Britains fastest aircraft pilot killed in cargo yard crash
Transshipment firm yards witness the crash that killed the pilot and left a nickel valued around 126000 dollars unaccounted. Pa resident Delbert Measel, 46, of Butler County, lived alone near Harmony. Meyersdale resident Gardhill, 22, gave details about a traffic crash that injured her and killed her infant daughter.
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Butler County
Harmony, Pa
Meyersdale
Vuline Gardhill
Council To Meet Tomorrow for City Session
A special City Council session is set for Friday at 8 p.m. announced by Mayor R. D. Stout. Items expected include parking meter revisions on East Main and Bridge streets, a uniform for Acting Police Chief Joseph Mask, and hiring a patrolman, with two potential appointments discussed for the police force bringing total to eight.
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Hugh Woodford
Cannes
Frances
Garbo
Coun
New York
Monte Carlo
Woodford
East Main Street
Bridge Street
Joseph Mask
Washington WI
Council
Iee
Purman Funkhauger
Mask
Frank Wiseman
Clarksburg
Grafton
Wiseman
Coluna
Navy Coast Guard Rescues After Blue Star Distress Call
Coast Guard and vessels searched New Jersey coast after a distress call from the Blue Star with 21 aboard. Intercepted SOS messages traced to Moran towing near Sandy Hook. Final distress at 4:30 a.m. with survivors plucked from wreckage remains, weather and sea conditions hindering full identification.
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Atlantic
Coast Guard
Weill
Floyd
Gentian May
N. J
Miami
New Jersey
SOS
Moran Towing Andportation Company
Oy ) Moran
Sandy Hook
Blue Star
Ambrose Ae
New Yawk Harbor
Sound
Nancy
Moran
Michael Sullivan
Sullivan
Smpgre
River boat capsizing near Calcutta drowns feared thirty five
Calcutta reports thirty five feared drowned after a boat capsized on the Gan dak River on Wednesday. In Santiago Chile the heaviest snowfall in two decades disrupts the region as a cold snap grips South America. In Atlanta a federal judge seeks to test constitutional limits during the era.
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Calcutta
India
Gandak River
Bantiago
Chile
South America
Berlin Oder Neisse anniversary marked with exchanges
Berlin reports dispute over road taxes as Poland and East Germany exchange government delegations to mark the fifth anniversary of the Communist cession of the Oder Neisse territory. In Cincinnati the AFL Window-Glass Cutters League debated a settlement proposal for a six day strike affecting 650 workers across five cities including Clarksburg. Wayne West Virginia lost water service after the town works superintendent quit without notice. More than $109,000 in state veterans bonuses have been paid to 481 veterans under a 1955 extension. In Washington the Senate Agriculture Committee backed a tobacco research program while scrapping a study on smoking and lung cancer or heart disease.
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AFL
Window-Glass Cutters League
Clarksburg
W. Va
STONA
State Veterans Affairs Department
Washington
Senate
Used Car Bargains From Local Dealers Today
Your hometown dependable automobile dealers offer a wide selection of used cars with slashed prices and easy terms. Samples include a 1953 DeSoto Firedome 8 four door sedan and a 1950 Oldsmobile eight door. For more details and a larger selection, see the Classified Advertising Section on page five.
C&A seeks $765,000 annual gas rate rise in WV
Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Co asked the Public Service Commission for a $765,000 a year rate increase for 16,500 customers in central and eastern West Virginia. The hike, the second in 29 years, would take effect Aug 8 but may be suspended up to 120 days pending hearings. The firm serves Keyser Elkins Buckhannon Weston and nearby rural areas.
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Charleston
Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Co
Public Service Commission
West Virginia
C&a
Keyser
Elkins
Buckhannon
Weston
Record Personnel Airlift Carries 7,000 Troops Overseas To Japan
The 18th Air Force Globemasters began rotation of 7,000 troops from the United States to Japan. At 2:10 a.m. EDT the first flight carried 3,900 paratroopers of the 508th RCT to Ashiya AFB, Japan. They will relieve 3,100 men of the 187th Combat Team now in Kyushu, to be brought to Fort Bragg on return.
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Globemaster
United States
Japan
James Nix
Globemasters
508Th
Ashiya Air Force Base
Kyushu
Ft. Bragg
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86-92 Forecast As Sun Comes In
Rain-threatened skies gave way to sun and heat as noon hit 86 degrees on track for a high between 86 and 92. Yesterday’s high reached 86, with a 65 degree low overnight. More thunder showers are expected this afternoon and evening, with tonight’s low between 60 and 68.
Tenants Defuse Steam Heat Outburst in Paterson
In Paterson New Jersey tenants clashed with their building superintendent Eugene Bernard after he in a rage turned on the steam heat full blast He also burned his wife s clothing and was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge by police witnesses say the incident happened Monday at the apartment house.
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Paterson
N. J.P
Eugene Bernard
Fireworks Fire Blows Up Float in Plainfield Parade
Spectators at a Plainfield New Jersey Independence Day parade saw an atomic explosion as firecrackers used for sound effects blew up a parade float. No injuries reported.
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Plainfield
N. J
Robber Pays For Insurance Heist Near German Farmhouse
Police report a thief robbing a farmhouse in Ueberlingen was interrupted when an insurance collector arrived. The burglar handed over a stolen premium worth 47.62 dollars and dismissed the insurer as he fled, leaving the house unguarded.
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Ueberlingen
Germany
Here
Mendoza Faces Record Cold Sweep
Western Argentina cities endured a night of freezing temperatures, with the region recording near twenty two year lows. Authorities warned residents to brace for continued chill as frost and subzero wind chills impacted daily life. Local hospitals reported limited weather related incidents.
Nation Endures Muggy Heat and Water Shortages
A muggy heat wave grips the nation with Americans pulling at collars and hoping for relief. Temperatures rise into the 90s across the northeast and mid-Atlantic, with the western plains hitting up to 107 degrees. Expect at least three more days of heat and continuing water shortages nationwide.
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mid-Atlantic States
Plains
New York
Rockies
Girl Re-Robes Pals In Cells
In Bridgeport two residents were arrested on intoxication charges after an argument over a restaurant bill drew state and county officers. After the men paid and left, officers found both inebriated and a third party, a naked woman, present. She had been in a bathing suit but removed it. She was told to redress and sent home. The men were jailed.
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Bridgeport
Prison guards press shakedown for concealed knives
Walla Walla Washington State Prison security guards demand a thorough cell block search after a 26 hour riot ended with a nine hostage release. Warden Lawrence Delmore Jr agreed to meet at 9 a.m. EDT as guards warn they will not enter blocks without all prisoners in the yard.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Lawrence Delmore, Jr
Washington State Prison
Delmore
National Guard
Ringwood Police Install First Phone in 17 Years
Ringwood New Jersey police added a telephone to their three man force, ending a 17 year period without one. The move comes as the stock market showed narrow irregularity after Wednesday’s rise, with General Motors among notable issues.
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N. J
New York
General Motors
Primate Urges Peron Peace Plea Be Heeded
Buenos Aires Santiago Luis Cardinal Capello, primate of Argentina, urged Catholics to heed President Peron's plea for peace. He ordered a pastoral to be read at Masses nationwide and called for intensified prayers and sacrifices, signaling church support for Peron while aiming to ease church state tensions that have sparked violence and arrests since last fall.
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Buenos
No Red Carpet For Turncoats
Washington reports a reception awaits former American soldiers who joined Communism at Panmunjom and now regret it as government officials say the Defense and Justice departments are probing all aspects of their conduct since capture. Upon crossing the Red China border and handing to U S authorities they will be told they face U S laws for any wrongful acts committed if they return home.
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Washington
Panmunjom
Defense and Justice Departments
Red China
United States
U. S
Her Corn Pone Trips Up Thief
Mrs J Sumpson identified a stove found lashed to a suspected thiefs car in Columbus Georgia The corn bread in the oven was part of a meal she prepared for her husband when the stove disappeared from her kitchen
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Columbus
He Played Safe But Car Smashed in Sideswipe
MIAMI h L D Tanner kept his car parked to avoid Fourth of July mishaps. Two of the fenders were ripped off when another car sideswiped it.
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Miami
H—L. D
Stolen Heat Incident in Chicago Involves Teenagers
In Chicago a man named Mouzakiotis was robbed of $100 after an early morning walk to escape the heat. The incident follows another report noting 1425 city vehicle stickers stolen in Q1 1955, with over 4000 stolen last year. Sticker prices are $15 for cars up to 36 horsepower and $30 for larger engines.
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Chicago
Thomas Mouzakiotis
Mouzakiotis
Senate Debates Two Year Extension of Defense Production Act
The Senate opened debate today on a two year extension of the Defense Production Act, which provides for allocations and priorities of defense materials.
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Senate
Damaged Text: Washington TV Permit Suspended
The sentence fragment notes a construction permit for a new Channel 12 television station at Clarksburg West Virginia has been suspended by the Federal Communications Commission. The action was taken pending a hearing or ordered by the U.S. Court amid capital city transit notes.
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Washington
Clarksburg
We Va
Federal Comcations Commission
U.S
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