Woman to be married dies in Route 66 collision
A 24 year old woman Judy Wernsing of New Hartford died at Clarion Osteopathic hospital after a head on crash on Route 66 near New Bethlehem. Her fiancé Richard George 22 Hawthorn and car driver Thomas Hankin 50 Clarion were severely injured. Firemen and hospital staff treated several others including George's parents and three firemen who fell ill.
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Clarion, Pa
Charles Reitz
New Bethlehem
Clarion Osteopathic Hospital
Judy Wernsing
New Hartford
Richard George
Hawthorn
Thomas W. Hankin
Clarion
George
B. E. George
Miss Wernsing
Warren
Rankin
Family Planning Debate Heard Across Pennsylvania Hearings
Mrs. Harry S. Cobey of Lancaster County urges public funding for Planned Parenthood clinics as a Pennsylvanian welfare hearing continues. Witnesses advocate making medically approved family planning available to all on public assistance and stress cost savings over expanded aid.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Harry S. Cobey
Lancaster
Jol M
McCloskey
Maguire
White House
Arthur Sinkler
Lancaster Organization
Public Welfare Department
Pennsylvania Council of Churches
George L Evans Jr
Faf
Council
State and Local Welfare Commission
Philadelphia
Franklin
Williamsport
Hollidaysburg
Recast Cast in Eddie Fisher Elizabeth Taylor Split
Rome reports a reshuffled cast around the Fisher Taylor divorce with Richard Burton linked to Taylor while Joseph Mankiewicz denies romance and asserts his own affection for Burton. ABC notes Grace Kelly’s return to films as Taylor’s public stake in star power.
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Rome
Telasera
Pennsylvania
Liz
Joseph Mankiewicz
Mankiewicz
Burter
Miss Taylor
ABC
Fisher- Taylor
Grace Kelly
Grace of
Monaco
Death penalty for Senk in Belz murder case in Pennsylvania
A jury sentenced Frank Earl Senk to death for the murder of 13 year old Jane Benfield near Centralia. The verdict came after two days of testimony to determine sentencing and follows a prior conviction for first degree murder. The case details include the victim’s disappearance on July 11 and discovery on Aristes Mountain.
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Bloomsburg
Frank Earl Senk
Senk
Jane Benfield
Centralia
Lenk
Pennsylvania
Polk
Silas R. McHenry
Stillwater
Aristes Mountain
Russell
Warren County
Benfield
Pittsburgh
Williamsport
Washington
Columbus County
Felix Frankfurther
Supreme Court
Mary
Frankfurter
George Washington University Hospital
Elsie L. Douglas
George A. Kelser Jr
Douglas
Te Hospital
High Tribunal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles E. Whittaker
Kennedy
Byro R. White
White
Senate
Air Scares Spark FBI Look At Hoaxes Across Nation
FBI officials say most plane bomb scares are hoaxes from practical jokers rather than deranged individuals. They identified nearly 400 hoaxers over six years, noting many are mature and connected to business. examples include a Fall River man fined 250 dollars and a Denver man jailed for four months.
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Washington
FBI
Fall River
Mass
Miami
Boston
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Minneapolis
Michigan
Fort Wayne
Ind
Denver
Tax Trial In Recess For Knox Coal Case
The Knox Coal Co and defendants August J. Lippi and Mrs. Josephine Sciandra pause trial until Monday as Judge Folmer cites other court duties. They are accused of conspiring to evade 30 000 in 1957 corporate taxes. Sciandra faces 39 000 in personal taxes. Burke led government effort, calling relatives to show improper payroll deductions.
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Lewisburg
Knox Coal Co
August J. Lippi
Josephine Sciandra
Frederick V. Follmer
Harrisburg
Coal Company
Lippi
United Mine Workers District 1
Wilkes- Barre
Michigan secession talk rises over gambling plan
In Michigan, Upper Peninsula residents advocate secession to push legalized gambling after mining declines. Supporters argue gambling could provide steady jobs, while opponents frame the move as a publicity stunt amid regional economic strain.
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Ignace
Michigan
Straits of Mackinac
Upper Peninsula
Tosion
Ohio
Atty
Gen. Frank
Kelley
Hood
Mich
Regal
Moonship capsule unveiled for Apollo program
Downey California AP reports the Apollo land capsule, a three man moonship, is unveiled by North American Aviation. The cone shaped craft includes a full instrument panel, three windows, airlock, and a shirtsleeve cabin designed for two weeks in space. Manned lunar orbit is planned for 1967 or 1988 with a late 1960s US landing goal.
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Downey
Calif
Space and Information Systems Division
North American Aviation
J. W. Small
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
United States
Earth
Father climbs 150-foot tower with baby, talked down
In Austin, Joe Avila Garcia, 36, perched with his two month old son atop a 150 foot tower for 40 minutes, threatening to jump. A Roman Catholic priest coaxed him to surrender the infant and descend by maintenance elevator. Police held Garcia after a fight with his wife left her injured. the baby and man descended unharmed.
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Austin
Tex
Joe Avila Garcia
Garcia
Antonio Gonzales
Mrs. Garcia
X15 Plane Reaches 34 Miles In Test Flight
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Califa AP pilot Neil Armstrong reports minor issues during a test of a new automatic control system on the X15 rocket plane. The flight reached nearly 34 miles with potential to reach 400,000 feet in future tests.
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Armstrong
U.S. Space Agency
Nuclear Shot Fired at Nevada Test Site
The Atomic Energy Commission conducted another underground nuclear test at the Nevada site. Thursday’s blast, the 25th in the current series, was described as equaling 20 000 tons of TNT in force.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Millersville student funded by Manheim Township pupils
Toni Dugba, a 23 year old first year student at Millersville State College, attends classes while his tuition and living costs are paid by junior high students. The project started as a school wide effort to fund his education and cultural exchanges. The group formed a company to sell engraved Anger rings for 1.10 to 1.50, with a $40 loan from the student council to start mass production. The funds support three more years of study as Dugba plans to teach industrial arts in Sierra Leone.
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Lancaster
Toni Dugba
Millersville State College
Manheim Township
Dugba
Sierra i Leone
Africa
Dugha
America
Tom Dugba
Millersville
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Serew) Andrews
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
Cuba
London
Ghana
Mary Edusel
Selfridge's
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Frank P. Perlich
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