Emergency Mideast Session Opens By U N Amid Tensions
The United Nations General Assembly plans an emergency special session on the Middle East starting late today with real work slated for next Tuesday or Wednesday. The session, called by Security Council vote, aims to address troop withdrawals and broader regional issues despite competing US and Soviet positions.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
United Nations
Security Council
U. S
Council
General Assembly
Middle East
Ations
U. N.general Assembly
Soviet Union
Communist China
Special Assembly
U.S
United Arab Republic
Lebanon
Jordan
Arkady A. Sobolev
Hoffa Tied To Rackets In Philly
Washington AP reports a Pennsylvania labor leader testified that James R. Hoffa aided a Philadelphia hotel and restaurant workers union local. William Brennan, a State Federation of Labor VP, said a racketeering group around Sam Feldman gained a charter for Local 410 in 1956, led to intimidation charges, and left the local $23,000 in debt before their ouster in spring 1957.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
James R. Hoffa
Philadelphia
Willian J. Bretman
State Federation of Labor
Brennan
Senate
Hoffa
Chicago
Paul
the Walter) Ricca
Owen J
Bert) Brennan
The
Teamsters
William Brennan
Vacketeer
Philadelphia Teamster
Sam
Shorty) Feldman
Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union
Ibs
Tle
Highway Bldg. Contracts Let
Harrisburg AP reports the Property and Supplies Dept awarded over 1.3 million dollars in contracts for a state highway district office and maintenance building in Indiana. General Construction goes to L D Building Co Latrobe for 867000 with heating by John Haney Indiana at 209400 plumbing 166507 and electrical by E D Fry and Son Inc Puossitawary at 132000 approximately.
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Harrisburg
State Highway District
Indiana
L. D. Building Co
Latrobe
John Haney
Haney
E. D. Fry and Son, Inc
Puossitawary
Unemployment Dips in July After Seasonal Adjustment
Washington reports 143000 fewer unemployed in July bringing total to 5294000 while employment rises 198000 to 65179000. Despite the decline the unemployment rate rose after seasonal factors. The Commerce and Labor Departments note the jobless rate at 7.3 percent versus 6.8 percent in June.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Nautilus Completes First Transpolar Undersea Voyage
Washington AP United States announces that the atomic submarine Nautilus has completed historys first transpolar undersea trip above the Arctic Ocean from the Bering Sea to the Greenland Sea. President Eisenhower honors Cmdr. W R Anderson and crew at a White House briefing.
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Washington
United States
White House
Eisenhower
Arctic
Easton
Western
Hemis
Arctic Ocean
Bering Sea
Greenland Sea
North Pole
Cmdr
W. R. Anderson
Waverly
Tenn
Kierdorf Confessed Arson Say Kierdorf Confessed Arson
Michigan Attorney General Paul L. Adams said Frank Kierdorf on his deathbed admitted setting a dry cleaning store fire in Flint that caused fatal burns. Adams noted his uncle Herman Kierdorf, 68, was at the scene and is now being sought nationwide.
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Pontiac
Mich
Michigan
Paul L. Adams
Frank Kierdorf
Flint
Adams
Teamsters Union
Herman Kierdorf
Frank
Tony Spiel
Oakland County Prosecutors Office
Kierdorf
Inside The Gazette William Ingersoll on annexation questions
The column explores questions about borough township annexation in the Point of View feature by William Ingersoll. A church news item covers preliminary plans for the church service opening the Indiana County Fair, noted on page 6 and page 8.
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Church Newschurch News
Page
Partly Cloudy With Showers Forecast This Weekend
Weather notes predict partly cloudy conditions with afternoon thundershowers. Temperatures range from 37 to 62 degrees, with cooler air settling in. Saturday looks sunny but cool, then continued mild conditions after.
Two Air Alerts Called In Matsu
Air alerts were issued tonight at Matsu as planes from the Chinese mainland approached. The aircraft wheeled and returned to the mainland amid reports of a large Red Chinese air buildup across the Formosa Strait, with the island 150 miles northwest of Formosa under emergency alert.
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Taipei
Formosa
Ap—Matsu
Formosa Strait
Severe thunderstorm lashes Indiana County causing damage
A severe summer thunderstorm swept parts of Indiana County last night with hail high winds heavy rain and lightning. Indiana Borough reported downed trees power outages and two traffic lights out while a Clarksville woman escaped injuries after a Route 680 crash. Heilwood saw a toppled chimney blown windows and damaged fences as crews worked to restore lines.
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Indiana
Carter Ave
Clarksburg
Route 22
Heilwood
Electric Company
Unemployed Down During July In US
Washington AP Secretary of Welfare Arthur S Flemming said he would veto the Social Security bill if the Senate adopts the House form He approved the 7 percent old age and survivor benefits increase but opposed boosting federal grants to states for public assistance by 288 million dollars in the first year Eisenhower believes states should bear a larger share and Sen Paul H Douglas asked if a veto would be recommended Flemming replied I would.
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Washington
Arthur S. Flemming
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Capitol
Flemming
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ii
Gore Renomination in Tennessee Meets Strong Challenge
Sen Albert Gore easily won renomination in the Tennessee Democratic primary with Buford Ellington named gubernatorial nominee. Former Gov Prentice Cooper attacked Gore's civil rights stance. Ellington narrowly beat rivals including Memphis Mayor Edmund Orgill and Judge Andrew Taylor. Commodore man Mike Sapp identifi es assailant after a midweek beating. police seek the suspect as hospital reports call Sapp's condition satisfactory. Sapp, 52, is a coal miner and father of nine facing further treatment after the incident near his home.
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Nashville
Tenn
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Buford Elington
Gore
Prentice Cooper
Shelbyvil
Cooper
Ellington
Memphis
Edmund Orgill
Jackson
Andrew Taylor
Clifford Allen
Sapp
Indiana
Tanker Collision Deaths Reach 16
The Newport Harbor tanker crash death toll rose to 16 with Samuel Williams of Port Arthur Texas dying at Newport Hospital. Fifteen others died, 25 hurt, one missing. All dead were Gulfoil crew. ship listed as 10 40 ton vessel en route empty. Capt Montreville Eden and second Raymond C Day, both of Port Arthur, among the deceased.
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Newport, RI
Newport Harbor
Samuel Williams
Port Arthur
Tex
Newport Hospital
Gulfoil
Montreville Eden
Raymond C. Day
Should married couples sleep in same or separate beds
Chicago AP reports on a medical debate over spouses sharing beds. Dr. Nathan Kleitman says physiologically individuals sleep better alone in a double bed, especially in summer, though psychological factors and personal security influence the final decision. Other consultants emphasize mutual choice.
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Robert Goldenstein
Chicago
T. R. Pratt
Pismo Beach
Calif
Journal of the American Medical Assa
Nathan Kleitman
University of Chicago
Kleitman
Tot Dead At Cresson Find Tot Dead At Cresson
Akron mother Eleanora Conklin admitted killing her three year old son in a Cresson motel and said she tried to take her own life by swallowing sleeping pills and crashing her car near Armagh. She led police to Gary Allen Conklin after abandoning the body. His third birthday would have been tomorrow.
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Armagh
Akron
Cresson
Eleanora Conklin
Johnstown
Gary Allen Conklin
Mother Confesses to Kidnapped Child? No Autopsy Details
Autopsy on three year old Gary Allen Conklin shows death by asphyxia from suffocation. Cambria County deputy coroner Richard Wilkinson says the boy’s mother Eleanors Conklin admitted placing a towel over his mouth and face. Death at about 1:30 a.m. police to file homicide charges. Conklin also admitted taking about 50 sleeping tablets but they did not take effect.
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Johnstown
Gary Allen Conklin
Richard Wilkinson
Cambria County
Eleanors Conklin
Wilkinson
Woman in motel linked to son's death and car crash
Police say a California husband is estranged from a Akron area mother who muttered incoherently about her son's body found at the Cresson Ridge Motel near Armagh. A note to her father stated she chose death for both herself and Gary. An autopsy was ordered after the boy’s body was found. The mother was hospitalized with injuries after wrecking her car on Route 22. Domestic trouble is cited amid inquiries. An additional note to a Akron friend was found. Dance tonight at Hotel Homer with Don Ravido and his Five Notes.
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California
Fred Ullrich
Akron
Gary
Cresson Ridge
Cresson
Armagh
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Richard Wilkinson
Cambria County
The
Gazette
Conklin
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