Step up in public works forecast in Pennsylvania GOP
Harrisburg report says Republican leaders work to complete the party slate for the May 20 primary amid a four way gubernatorial tussle. McGonigle and Scott aid the ticket while contenders for lieutenant governor and internal affairs secretary remain debated.
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Harrisburg
Arthur T. McGonigle
Reading
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Philadelphia
U.S. Senate
McGonigle
Scott
GOP
Harold E. Stassen
William S. Livengood Jr
Somerset
Internal Affairs
River Ice Breaks Up After Six Mile Gorge Threat
River ice in a six mile gorge between Hooks Station and Allegheny River Lock 9 broke up today after a week with flood warnings. Ice drifted downstream as break up began around 8 am. Lock 9 reported no ice upstream while Kittanning observed heavy chunks and only a slight river rise.
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Hooks Station
Allegheny River Lock 9
No. 9 Dam
Kittanning
Weather Outlook for Pennsylvania Cloudy and Cool
Generally cloudy skies and occasional sun are expected across Pennsylvania as warm moist air from the Gulf moves in. Temperatures range from the upper 30s north to the low 40s south with nights near 15 to 20 degrees in the mountains and 20s elsewhere. Sunday rain and possible snow are forecast with similar daytime highs.
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United Press
Pennsylvania
Gulf of Mexico
Bradford
Stolen Willys Jeep Recovered Near Freeport
Freeport police chief Raymond Rogers located a Willys Jeep Station Wagon stolen February 25 near Jamestown New York. Vincent Strom the owner phoned in from Jamestown to say he would arrive about 5 p.m. to retrieve the car.
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Freeport
New York
Jamestown
N. Y
Raymond R. Rodgers
Vincent Strom
Weather data at Allegheny River Lock No 7 station
The 24 hour readings show air temperatures from 32 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit with a Saturday morning 8 a.m. reading of 26. River stages held at 14.9 feet in the upper pool and 15.7 feet in the lower pool with small falls. No precipitation reported. One-eighth inch ice formation noted.
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Allegheny River Lock No
Oil Map Jury Remains Out in Gulf Oil Theft Case
A federal jury in Pittsburgh resumed deliberations in the conspiracy trial of Odie Seagraves Emanuel Lester and Edward Leiberman accused of transporting 22 geological survey maps stolen from Gulf Oil Corp in interstate commerce. Each map valued over 5000 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corp
E.s.t
John L. Miller
Odie Seagraves
Houston
Tex
Oil Wildcatter
New York Brothers
Emanuel Lester
Edward Leiberman
Geological Survey
Police search for dog linked to schoolyard bite
Police hunted a small black and white dog after it allegedly bit a young girl near the Fourth Ward School yesterday. Robert Kilgore of Fair Street reported the incident. authorities ordered the dog captured and placed under 10 days observation.
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Kittanning
Fourth Ward
Robert Kilgore
Fair St
Quickies by Ken Reynolds Classified Ad Voice
One line fragment urges readers to use the Leader-Times Classified Pages for selling buying renting and trading. It promotes fast results and provides a contact phone number 42 2551 for placing ads.
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Leader-Times
Nominating Petitions Filed in Western Pennsylvania
Nineteen western Pennsylvania candidates filed nomination petitions with the state Elections Bureau for the May 20 primary. Included are two Democratic congressional hopefuls John Harhaid Monessen and Wabie P. Sahady Jeffer son. also list Sen Leroy Chapman and multiple state House contenders across Allegheny Washington and Armstrong counties.
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Pennsylvania
State Elections Bureau
John Harhaid Monessen
21St
John H. Dent
Jeannette Dent
Augustine B. Kelley
Greensburg
Wabie P. Sahady
Jefferson
Thomas E. Morgan
Fredericktown
Senate
Leroy Chapman
R. Warren
48Th
Joseph P. Rigby
R. Pittsburgh
Allegheny 4Th Dist
Stanley Blair
R. Alton
Erie
C. O. Williams
D. W
Brownsville
Washington
Dominick E. Cioffi
New Castle
Lawrence
W. Mack Guthrie
Apollo
Armstrong
Edwin W. Tompkins
Emporium
Cameron
James H. Cole
Altoona
Blair Ist
Herbert A. Moritz
Marienville
Forest
William R. Korns
Somerset
George E. Jenkins
D. Braddock
Allegheny
Charles J. Mills
Westmoreland
John J. Vaughn
Pittsburgh
D. Rayburn Campbell
Mars
Butler
Carl Bartley
Seminole
Wendell H. Miller
Lawrence Pledges Leader Programs To Be Continued
Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence pledged that if elected governor he would continue Gov. George M. Leader's programs. In Beaver rally, Lawrence praised Leader as humanitarian and noted his record in mental health and welfare. He framed his campaign as preserving Democratic Party gains and leadership in Pennsylvania.
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LLP
Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
George M. Leader
Lawrence
Leader
Beaver County
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
At Least 40 Die in Brazil Rail Disaster Near Rio
Rio de Janeiro reports an engineer ignored a weather warning and slammed a train into three stalled electric trains near Pacencia Station, killing at least 40 with fears it may rise to 80. Rescue efforts continued as authorities investigated the fatal crash.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Pacencia
Campo Grande
Tidal Woman 93 Years Old Celebrates Birthday
Mrs Emma Heath of Tidal aged 93 yesterday marked her birthday at home on Heath of Tidal Road.
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TIDAL
Emma, Heath
Mahoning RD 1
Chuckle Caption on a Poor Loser Jibe
A brief cartoon caption parodies sports banter with the line He’s a poor loser and the retort Did you ever hear of a rich one It appears in a general feature section credited to Copt Gen Fea Corp.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Jobless Pay Filings Hit 2-year High
Washington reports unemployment benefit claims rose to 3,268,000 in the third week of February, the highest in 20 years. The insured unemployment rate climbed to 79 percent of covered workers, with weather and industry cuts driving increases in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York.
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Washington
LLP
Labor Department
Department
Labor and Commerce Departments
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New York
Ford City Youth Treated For Gym Class Injuries
Dennis Lefchek fifteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Edward Lefchek of 1306 Sixth Ave Ford City was admitted to Armstrong County Memorial Hospital after gym class injuries at Ford City High School. He is listed in good condition suffering from neck and back injuries. Also treated in the emergency room Grace Slagle sixty nine Dayton RD 3 fell and struck her right knee and was released after X rays.
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Edward Lefchek
Sixth Ave
Ford City
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Ford City High School
Grace Slagle
Dayton RD 3
Educators Schedule In Service Program in Armstrong County
Arm strong County school administrators will meet for their fourth In service Education program at 12 30 p m Wednesday at the Steim Hotel Kittanning The discussion topic is The Role of the School Administrator in School Bard Activities Dr Guy N Harriger superintendent of schools at Butler will speak James Jordan is president and Willis Baum is secretary
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Armstrong County
Steim Hotel
Kittanning
Bard
Guy N. Harriger
Butler
James Jordan
Willis Baum
Walters jailed on court order in Ford City
Leonard Walters of Ford City was committed to Armstrong County jail by probation officer Ray McKissick yesterday for failure to comply with a court order, according to the sheriff's docket.
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Leonard Walters
Ford City
Armstrong County
Ray McKissick
Officials Say Russia Will Concede More for Summit
US officials say Moscow would offer more concessions if it seeks an East West summit. Bulganin’s latest letter to Eisenhower, released in Moscow, maintains the impasse on talks while proposing continued exchange of leaders of thought. Dulles leaves for Manila as allies urge a softer stance and link space control to closing foreign bases.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
White House
Moscow
Christian A. Herter
Bulgarin
John Foster Dulles
Southeast Atlantic Treay Organization
Manila
Christian Pineau
Selwyn Lloyd
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U.S
State Department
Bulganin
James C. Hagerty
United States
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Ifs
United Nations
Europe
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Voter Registrations Scheduled by Commission
The Armstrong County Election Commission will begin field sittings next week to register eligible residents for the May 20 Primary Election. Twenty-seven sittings are listed, with hours 6 to 9 p.m. unless noted, and offices open for registration through March 31. Naturalization papers required for citizens. party af filiations may be changed.
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Armstrong County Election Commission
Ross B. Mc Owain
William H.claypool
Floy L. Campbell
Democrat Is Hinted Next FCC Choice
President Eisenhower reportedly considers John S. Cross a State Department official and Democrat to replace Richard A. Mack who resigned amid scandal over a TV Channel 10 Miami award. Cross, 53, has led telecommunications work since 1946 and represented the U.S. at many international broadcasting conferences.
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Eisenhower
John S. Cross
State Department
Richard A. Mack
Federal Communications Commission
Cross
United States
Birmingham
Ala
South Carolina
Eureka Springs
Ark
Mack
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Leechburger Cleared In Youngster's Death
Coroner's jury clears Henry F Kochmanski of Leechburg in the death of 10 year old Wayne R Carnahan of New Kensington struck while crossing Allegheny Two road last January 23 in Greensburg.
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Greensburg
Armstrong County
Wayne R. Carnahan
New Kensington
Carnahan
Henry F. Kochmanski
Leechburg
Allegheny Two
Parker Man Pleads Innocent In Bank Robbery Case
Robert Clay Rose 35 who had pleaded guilty to robbing an Armstrong County bank changed his plea to innocent at a Friday arraignment in Federal Court. He previously admitted stealing 10 211 dollars from the Peoples National Bank of Rural Valley before Christmas. Rose is free on a 5 000 dollar bond.
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Pittsburgh
LLP
Robert Clay Rose
Armstrong County
Rose
U.S
People’s National Bank of
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Principal Dies at School in Sarver
Rolland A. Kirkland, 45, principal of Consolidated School in Sarver, collapsed and died of a heart attack yesterday morning inside the school building. Gifted educator and community figure, he served at Buffalo Two. Obituary note appears on page two.
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Rolland A. Kirkland
Buffalo Two
Sarver
Easter Seal Drive Sets $7,000 Goal for 1958
Armstrong County Society for Crippled Children and Adults announces a 1958 Easter Seal goal of $7,000 to fund local care including a Saturday physical therapy program at Memorial Hospital. The 1958 appeal runs March 6 to April 6, with about 90 percent of funds staying in-state.
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Armstrong County
Armstrong County Society For
Albert Pechan
Pechan
Society Finance Committee
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Easter Seal Society
Granger Says Benson Parity Plan Won't Work
Harrisburg, UP. Collins McSparran, master of the Pennsylvania State Grange, says Ezra Taft Benson's dairy parity proposal to cut supports to 75 percent will not lift consumption. He cites a four year earlier action that boosted output without raising intake and urges Congress to keep supports constant while debating the Grange backed Self Help Dairy Program.
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Harrisburg
J Collins McSparran
Pennsylvania
State Grange
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
McSparran
Grange
Woman Recovering After Stroke in Florida Hospital
Mrs. Henry Holley of North McKean Street is reported to be improving at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg Florida after a slight stroke two weeks ago. Discharge is expected next week as the Holleys were wintering in St. Petersburg when illness occurred.
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Henry Holley
N. McKean St
St. Anthony’s Hospital
St. Petersburg
Fla
Soviet Said To Have Detonated Large Nuclear Devices
A government spokesman in Leeds says the Soviet Union has detonated nuclear devices within the last week or two. The explosions are described as equivalent to three million tons of high explosives.
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Leeds
England
Soviet Union
Eisenhower May Disclose Plans Tuesday
Senator Styles Bridges predicts Eisenhower will tell GOP leaders on Tuesday about stepping up public works spending to combat the recession. The defense procurement program aims to spur jobs, with 450 million dollars in projects in unemployment areas. Unemployment benefits claims rose to 3,268,000 in the week ended Feb 22.
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ULP
Styles Bridges
R-N.h
Bridges
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Eisenhower
GOP
Willam F. Knowland
White House
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Defense Department
Johnson
Defense
Donald A. Quarles
Labor Department
Vanguard rocket in top shape for moon satellite launch
Navy and Martin Co officials report the Vanguard ready for a third launch carrying a 6.4 inch moon. Weather and last minute checks could still delay the countdown. officials say no launch after dark and aim to fly next week if conditions hold.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
Martin Co
Army
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