Offer 14500 Cash For Riesel Attacker
The FBI and local and federal agencies hunt an unidentified young man who threw sulfuric acid into labor columnist Victor Riesel’s eyes. Rewards totaling 14500 dollars have been offered. State and city officers join in the case with medical updates from Dr. Bonaccolto noting Riesel’s current limited vision and the uncertainty of long term effects.
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New York
Victor Riese
Justin Terra
Betty Nevins
St. Clare's Hospital
Broadway
Riese
International Union of Operating Engineers
Nevins
FBI
Victor Riesel
City Police Department
Manhattan
28 Per Cent Blue Cross Boost Asked
The Hospital Service Assn. of Pittsburgh seeks a 28 percent rate increase for two thirds of its 1,900,000 Blue Cross subscribers in 29 Western Pennsylvania counties. It asks State Insurance Commissioner Francis J. Smith to approve the increases and a new payment method for 98 participating hospitals. The spokesman cited higher hospital labor costs as a major factor in the appeal. Under the proposal the monthly charge for a semi private room would rise from $1.80 to $2.20 for individuals.
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Pittsburgh
Hospital Service Assn. of
Blue Cross
Pennsylvania
Rancis J. Smith
Burgess Kline Remains Seriously Ill at Indiana Hospital
Burgess Kline, 74, was admitted as a medical patient Wednesday at Indiana Hospital. Doctors described his condition as serious this morning.
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Indiana
Warren P. Kline
Indiana Hospital
Burgess Kline
Governor Opposes Immediate 31 Million Teacher Pay Plan
Harrisburg AP reports Gov Leader objects to funding a 31 million dollar teachers' salary increase for the current biennium. He signals no veto but shows no chance of immediate approval, while tentative support for a 200 dollar raise next school year starting July 1.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Bright future for mining says interior official
New York based remarks by Felix E. Wormser assistant secretary of the interior forecast rising production and sales of anthracite and bituminous coal. He told the Interstate Solid Fuel Conference that nuclear competition will be small in 25 years and coal will remain essential, with a long term outlook stronger than ever for 1956 to 1975.
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New York
Interior Department
Felix E. Wormser
Interior
Wormser
Paying Off Debt Befriended Dog Becomes Blind Guide
In Columbus Ohio a Labrador named Spats graduates with pilot dog Christine McMaster of Pittsburgh after four years of training with Pilot Dogs Inc. Spats, once abandoned near Pittsburgh, aided his owner who went blind from diabetes, transforming to a guiding companion amid her claim that his presence means she can walk around the block with confidence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Spats
Pittsburgh
Christine McMaster
Pilot Dogs, Inc
Hou
Joseph McMaster
Just Like Role New York TV Actress Sue Blake in Pistolero
New York TV actress Sue Blake stars with Farley Stanger in Pistolero on NBC Monday night playing an expectant mother. The Cincinnati raised performer, linked with photographer Ormond Gigli, is due in August. The piece outlines training, a band act at Club Savoy, and a graduate finale with music by Carl Spaniel.
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New York
Sue Elep Blake
Farley Stanger
NBC
Ormond Gigli
Homing Pigeon Returns After Three Mile Trek
In Vista California a homing pigeon that lost flight returned to its owner after a three mile hike. Rickie Hill aged 15 traded the bird to Dale Anvil aged 13 for a parakeet. Dale clipped the pigeon’s wing to keep it nearby, then the weary bird walked home.
Boy Dies After Excavator Incident in Irwin Pa
A six year old, James K Durnin, was fatally struck by an excavating machine near his Penglys home in Irwin Pennsylvania. The operator reportedly backed up the machine while the boy played nearby.
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Irwin
James K. Durnin
Penglys
Pearby
Twin's Mom Sobs Star Of Trndy Twin's Mom Sobs Star Of Trndy
Kathleen Williams, mother of 14 year old Tommy Williams convicted of first degree murder in Wheel ing West Virginia, speaks with sorrow in a Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph signed story. She says her son is changed and needs help while expressing remorse for the death of David Powell, a Cub Scout selling tickets for a Boy Scout fundraiser.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Tommy Williams
Ohio County
Williams
David Powell
Wheeling Island
Pittsburgh
Kathleen Williams
Pittsburgh Sun-glegraph
Tommy
Estes, Adlai To Visit Pa
Adlai E Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauver campaign in Pennsylvania this month. Stevenson will appear on the April 24 Democratic preferential ballot only for Stevenson in the primary. Stevenson plans stops in Harrisburg Philadelphia and possibly Pittsburgh while Kefauver will speak at Duquesne University Law School Alumni Assn on April 26 in a non political juvenIl delinquency talk.
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Pittsburgham
Adlai E Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Pennsylvania
Stevenson
Illinois
David L. Lawrence
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Kefauver
Duquesne University Law School
Assembly’s Early Quit Delayed in Budget Pact
Harrisburg bipartisan accord moves to rush a 5 mills capital stock tax speedup to close a 52 million dollar hole. Senate Rules sends House pass to floor with Gov. Leader veto overturned on provision matching out-of-state tax calculation. Date shift to Jan 1 1957 mitigates revenue risk. leaders expect final vote Monday.
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Commonwealth
Senate Rules Committee
Gov. Leader
Pennsylvania
Senate
Sen
Ruth
D-Berks
Washington
House Conference On
S.cencower
Aspha- See Assembly
United States
Local Bull Roundup Ends With Return To Truck
Indiana borough officers and farmer Michael Gima corral a stubborn Hereford that escaped from a dump truck near Sixth and Church Streets. Sgt. Harry Owns Patrolman Charles Keller and the farmer pull rope and shove the bull back into the truck bed after a brief yard standoff.
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Indiana
Harry
Charles Keller
Sixth
Church Streets
Keller
Michael Gima
Barnesboro
RD 2
Owens
Meller
Snow Blankets Western Europe Amid Spring Backlash
Western Europe experienced a rare spring snow event with 6 to 10 inches blanketing northern Italy and western Austria. Sleet hit southern England as London cooled to 36 degrees overnight. In Paris April opened bright before turning overcast with a snow flurry. Eagles Dance Saturday night. Harry Finley. 99x
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London
Europe
Italy
Austria
England
Paris
State vacation publicity OK'd to boost Pennsylvania tourism
Harrisburg legislation authorizes 300000 dollars to the Commerce Department to promote Pennsylvania as a vacation land. The House unanimously approved a Senate revision that tripled the initial 100000 dollar proposal. Governor Leader now holds the measure for signature.
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Harrisburg
Commerce Department
Pennsylvania
Gov. Leader
House
Senate
Five Cent Papers Decline In U S Dailies
AANP report shows 5 cent papers fading as daily papers priced 6 7 and 10 cents rose to 282 last year. S cent papers fell from 1594 five years ago to 1422 by March 30. Only one daily sells for 2 cents and 17 for 3 cents.
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New York
Too Hot To Work Halts Marilyn Monroe Bus Stop Filming
Marilyn Monroe fell ill with a fever of 101 degrees, forcing a shutdown of work on the film Bus Stop. She was ordered to bed yesterday as producers await her recovery and resumption of filming.
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Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Tornado Hits Bryan Texas. A&M Radar Warns City
A central Texas town of about 20 000 faced a tornado that destroyed or damaged more than 200 homes and several businesses. The radar warning from Texas A M College helped avoid mass injuries as the storm passed near Bryan and the nearby campus.
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Bryan
Tex
Texas
Texas A&m College
Citiding
A&m
College
Stephen F. Austin High School
Cease-Fire Appeal By U N Helps Gaza Front Quiet
In the Gaza Strip front, Israeli and Egyptian artillery fire flared briefly before a U N cease-fire appeal appeared to halt shooting. U N truce chief Maj. Gen. Burns postponed his Rome departure as Hammarskjold prepared a first step toward a Middle East solution. Both sides blamed each other for the latest exchange, casualties listed by each, while a U N spokesman said the northern Gaza border was quiet by midmorning.
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Palestine
Israel
Gaza
den Et Balah
Abasan
Beeri
Ein
U. N
E. L. M. Burns
Rome
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Burns
Middle East
Kissufim
Egypt
Mixed Armistice Commission
Nitre States Canada Seek Maple Syrup Title
In Cooperstown New York Gov Harriman and Governor Joseph Johnson lead a maple syrup contest with nine states and Canada vying for an official title. The event coincides with a bill to name New York's official tree the maple amid regional maple fever and controversy. Weather dampened hopes but syrup quality drove participation.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
Averell Harriman
New York
Democrat
Joseph B. Johnson
Vermont
Canada
New York State
Harriman
Will Face Jury In Boy's Death
Emil Santavicca, 30, accused of fatally injuring his stepson Kenneth Burgun, a cerebral palsy patient, last August. Kenneth died eleven days after an incident in which he was restrained for not using a spoon. Mrs. Mary Santavicca testified at an alderman’s hearing that she delayed reporting the abuse out of fear.
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