Recovery Gains Steam as 1959 Outlook Improves
Industry and government reports show a robust recovery with 100000 cars and 3 200000 sold this year. The National Industrial Conference Board and the President's Council of Economic Advisers predict continued growth, higher GDP at 429 billion, rising personal income, and a surge in plant spending into early 1959. New stereo records rush to market with need for new needles, cartridges, and dual amplifiers and speakers, replacing older monaural discs.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Martin R. Grainsburgh
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Angus
Republization Rates For Focal Hws And AP News Dispatches
Advertising terms for republication of focal weeklies and AP dispatches at 1. per year 3.75 for six months by mail in restricted territory. Carsler price seven cents per copy forty two cents weekly. Display ad rates upon request. Mail subscription eight dollars per year four dollars and five cents monthly prior publication deadline nine x oe on previous issue.
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al AP News
Mail
Carsler
Segregation Debate Divides South as Desegregation Sparks Backlash
The piece outlines moderates' strategies in the desegregation clash, blaming militant NAACP leaders and state legislatures for school closures in Virginia and Arkansas. It argues laws cannot force love, urges responsible Southern leadership to intervene, and notes the nation’s schools face upheaval while education remains the nation’s business. It also reports on Business Advisory Council’s optimistic 1959 recovery forecast, with steel and automotives cited as drivers.
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South
Virginia
Arkansas
Mllitant
NAACP
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
New York
Supreme Court
Business Advisory Council
Hot Springs
Washington
Com Merce
Sinclair Weeks
Steel
Wales
Satch May Quit Game For Acting
The famed Negro pitcher Satchel Paige is signed by producer Chester Erskine for a feature film The Wonderful Country. Paige, reached at his Kansas City home, says he is not quitting baseball but suggests the sport may be running out of him as he shifts to acting opportunities.
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Bullet Wuul Lah
Leroy
Satchel
Stereo to reshape phonograph market says Dawson
New York based music industry reports stereo sound could sweep the country like high fidelity did. Enthusiasts see annual stereo set sales reaching about 500 000 units, roughly ten percent of total phonograph business. The new device creates surround sound in the living room, not just from the front speaker. Existing equipment can be upgraded or a new stereo system bought outright.
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Phonograph
Grove
New York
Music Box
Albert Coates Succumbs At 88
Albert Coates aged 88 of Youngsville died suddenly yesterday afternoon. Born August 10, 1870 in Cochranton he spent most of his life in Grand Valley later moving to Youngsville. Retired for years he worked in the timber business. Surviving are several nieces and nephews including Charles Bughee of Hare Creek road. Funeral at 3:30 p m tomorrow at Young Funeral Home Youngsville with interment at Maulty Cemetery Grand Valley.
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Albert Coates
Youngsville
Cochranton
Coates
Grand Valley
Charles Bughee
Hare Creek Road
Young Funeral Home
Pa. Artist Valuable On DC Force
Cpl Vyrl Cooperthwaite formerly of Windber Pa now serves as official artist for Washington DC Metropolitan Police. He uses mug photos and witness descriptions to draft sketches aiding in suspect identification and has helped capture criminals including a 1953 murder gunman. He trains recruits at the training division and promotes Pennsylvania ties.
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Washington (Ap
Washington
Metropolitan Police Force
Cpl
Vyrl Cooperthwaite
Windber
Coliperthwalter
Cooperthwaite
Smithsonian Institution
Metropolitan Police Department
Corcoran School of Art
France
Hyattsville
Couperthwaite
Pennsylvania
Somerset County
F. H. Couperthwaite
John
Joseph Holt
Charles Durst
Central City
Births Report From Corry Area Hospitals
A daughter was born yesterday morning to Mr and Mrs Howard Wright of Clymer at Corry Memorial Hospital. Another daughter arrived last evening to Mr and Mrs Guy Vanderhool Jr of Bear Lake at Corry Memorial Hospital.
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Howard Wright
Clymer
Corry Memori) Hospital
Corry Memorial Hospital
Guy Vanderhool Jr
Bear Lake
Satellite release system powered by Ray mond Lab in Conn
A 26 pound shove frees the satellite from the rocket’s third stage after 300 miles ascent. The force powers the release mechanism designed and built by Raymond Engineering Laboratory Inc of Middletown Connecticut, enabling satellite deployment.
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Raymond Engineering Laboratory, Inc
Middletown
Conn
Chuck Connors a West star guns and horses man
In New York AP profile, Chuck Connors the Brooklyn born actor who became The Rifleman describes his path from Chicago Cubs pitcher to Western TV star. He details learning horsemanship, buying horses, building a stable, and mastering rifle handling as he prepared for the ABC series. The piece notes his sports past and Hollywood casting ties.
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New York
API
Kevin Joseph Connors
Chuck
Brooklyn
ABCTV
Steks
West
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Connors
Hollywood
Four Power Pact Seals Sudetenland Cession Peace Promise
A 1938 record recalls a four power agreement sealing Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland cession with a British German pledge to seek peace and never again go to war. Churchill and Hitler commit to consultative dispute settlement and ongoing peacetime efforts in Europe. Police investigate a 125 dollar MetLife hold up near Justin Butters’ garage. Health official cites Route Creek pollution, urges council action to curb the nuisance.
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Munich
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Germany
Europe
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Puehrer
Adolf Hitler
Schools Closed At Noon As Influenza Spreads In City
On authority of the Board of Education and local Health Board, city schools were ordered closed at noon for an indefinite period. Physicians report 500 to 600 influenza cases in the city at present. Mayor Alexander elected vice chairman of the Republican County Committee at a courthouse meeting in Erie on Saturday. Tia Cady, long employed in Fore River shipyards at Quincy, is visiting the city. Miss Blanche Keppel died at her home corner of Center and West Pleasant streets last evening.
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Board of Education
Board of Health
Alexander
Republican County Committee
Erie
Tia Cady
Fore River Corporation
Quincy
City
Blanche Keppel
Center and
West Pleasant Street
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Corry Pharmacy
Satch May
Business Mirror
Sam Dawson
Turkey
Lisbury
Hellman
DC Force
Associated Spring Corporation
Wallace Barnes
Bristol
Chuck Connors
Citizens National
Citizens National Bank OF Corrammote
Frederal Deposit
Wisveanch Correlation
Mumote Pechral Atterve Titan
Tl Bank
Orne
Corry
Justin Butters
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Hare Creek
C.H. Young
Health Department
Motorola
Roberts
Columbus
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