White House backs Nixon sub zero readings in Indiana County
Severe cold wave grips Indiana County with readings dropping as low as 15 below zero in Rural Valley NuMine area and two below in Indiana. Temperatures rose to 20 above by noon as officials forecast sub freezing weather to continue with snow and cloudiness later. Two deaths linked to the cold and hazardous roads were reported.
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Indiana
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Saltsburg
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Brookville
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Greensburg
Williamsport
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Erie
Henry E. Wasserman
Wrightstown
N.J
McCreary Tire
Pittsburgh
Rubber Co
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
UMWA
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New York Major Papers Strikebound
New Yorks leading daily papers halted publication as deliverymen strike spread. Afternoon papers in Manhattan and Queens the World Telegram Sun Journal American Post and Long Island Press and Long Island Star Journal stopped. Morning Daily News Time and Herald Tribune suspended after final editions. See New Page 4 Col 2.
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NEW York
Manhattan
Queens
World-Telegram & Sun
ournal-American
The
Post
Long Island Press
Long Island Star-Journal
Daily News
Time
Herald Tribune
Post Office Plans Longer Hours Here
Mrs. Mary Martin postmaster of the Indiana Post Office announces extended parcel post and stamp windows until 5 p.m. on the next two Saturdays before Christmas to speed holiday mailings. She warns that slow mailing could cause jams and late deliveries, urging residents to mail packages early.
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Mary Martin
Indiana Post Office
Fire damages Wilkinsburg apartment block in freezing weather
A general alarm fire in subfreezing temperatures heavily damaged a brick apartment building in Wilkinsburg. Firefighters rescued an elderly resident, eight families fled, and one firefighter was overcome by smoke. Crews faced frozen hydrants and low water pressure while flames rose into the sky.
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Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg
Howard de Haven
Richard Shaffer
Freed Tankers Freed From Ice In Lake Erie
An American ship and three Canadian tankers trapped by ice in Lake Erie, 30 miles south of Windsor, were freed by two U.S. Coast Guard cutters. Vessels involved include Dow Chemical Boland and Cornulius Fleet, Imperial Oil Toronto fleet, Northcliffe Hall of Halt Montreal, and Britamnei Gayport Shipping Toronto. Market note mentions ripe bananas at 10 cents a pound from Sharty's Fruit Market.
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Windsor, Ont
Lake Erie
Windsor
U.S. Coast Guard
Dow Chemical
Boland and Cornulius
T He Imperial Oil Ltd
Toronto
Northcliffle Hall
Halt Corp
Montreal
Britamnei
Gayport Shipping Ltd
Family of six dies in Ohio blaze
A family of six perished in a two-bed, three-room frame house fire in Ironton Ohio early today. Victims Elmer Littlejohn 29 Betty 25 and their four children Gary 7 Gail 5 Dorothy 3 and a 3 month old son died as flames spread quickly. An oil cooking stove likely started the fire. Deputy sheriffs said bodies were found in or near beds.
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Ironton
Ohio
Elmer Littlejohn
Betty
Gary
Gail
Dorothy
Millionaire’s half-sister windfall linked to Indiana man
Retired glass blower C Binkley of Montpelier Indiana won a court claim to half of an estate totaling 3.1 million left by his half-sister’s mother, Mrs Cora Nidever. The Superior Court jury ruled after reviewing Civil War pension records. Binkley plans no immediate changes to his life in Montpelier and remains focused on his seven year old pacer Grand Ripple Mite.
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Harry Jupiter Binkley
Fresno
Calif
Charles
Montpelier
Ind
C. Binkley
Theo
Indiana
Nidever
Hes
Will Wasi
Binkley
Shoplifters Apprehended In Indiana
Alert store managers and local police detained two Iselin women, Esther M Bankape 21 and Mary B Gordish 37, for shoplifting after goods valued at about nine dollars were taken from Philadelphia Street stores. They were stopped near the Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station and released after paying 34 dollars in fines and costs per Justice A M Cox.
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Iiselin
Esther M. Bankape
Mary B. Gordish
Iselin
Harry H. Owens
Peggy’ Kiral
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Cox
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Boyle Column Delights Pet Party Consultant Readership
Animal lovers will want to read Boyle's page six column about a Pet Party Consultant. Blairsville won a wrestling match at Kiski. more sports coverage appears on pages 20.
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Boyle
Blairsville
Kiski
Weather Forecast: Cloudy, Slight Snow Tonight
Increasing cloudiness and not quite so cold tonight with some light snow possible in the afternoon. Low six to 14. Friday partly cloudy with little temperature change.
Recording Traces Plot Behind Fountain of the World Blast
Police say tape recordings found near the Fountain of the World monastery wreckage point to two former cult members as bombers. Nine to ten people were killed in the explosion in Chatsworth California, with Ralph Muller and Peter Kamenoff believed to have died. The recordings show grievances against Krishna Venta and a plan to depose the cult leader. Detectives describe the tapes as farewell messages and note a manually triggered blast.
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Krishna Venta
Krishna
Mallee
Menta
Venta
School Bus Involved in Three Vehicle Route 119 Collision
A three vehicle crash six miles north of Indiana on Route 119 at 1 p.m. no injuries. A Marion Center school bus with 18 students stopped to discharge when a Barr car was struck from behind by a truck, pushing the Barr vehicle into the bus. Damages: bus 75, truck 150, car 900.
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Indiana
Marion Center
Arthur C. Edwards
Mayne Barr
Thomas E. Kline
Sykesville
Barr
San Francisco Area Shaken by Early Morning Quake
A powerful quake struck San Francisco and nearby areas within about 50 miles at 1 52 a m causing minor damage such as broken dishes and cracked walls with no injuries reported. The quake was likely centered southwest of Daly City, according to UC seismologist Don Teichert.
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San Francisco
Daly City
Don Teecher
University of California
Nixon consults on State of the Union plan with Eisenhower aides
President Eisenhower's White House says Vice President Nixon is being consulted on the policy to be outlined in the State of the Union. A meeting with Cabinet members and the president’s aides followed Nixon's retreat at the Capitol and a later discussion with President Eisenhower. Hagerty stressed the process is normal and that Malcolm Moos also conferred with Nixon. The session occurred after a National Security Council meeting and before the message is delivered to Congress.
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White House
Nixon
James C.hagerty
Atty
William P. Rogers
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Welfare
Arthur 5
Flemming
Capitol
Eisenhower
Congress
Hagerty
Associated Press
Bec
Malcolm Moos
National Security Council
Rep Johnson Reelected To Floor Post In 1959 Legislature
Harrisburg AP reports Rep Al ibert W Johnson of McKean was reelected Republican floor leader for the 1959 session by 102 minority members in the closed caucus. Also reelected were Rep Allen M Gibsonson Warren as assistant floor leader Rep Norman Wood Lancaster caucus chairman and former Speaker W Stuart Helm Armstrong as chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee. The House composition stands 108 Democrats and 102 Republicans, two votes shy of the threshold to pass a bill.
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Harrisburg
Alibert W. Johnson
McKean
House
Johnson
Allen M. Gib Ison
Warren
Eader
Norman Wood
Lancaster
W. Stuart Helm
Armstrong
Republican Policy Committee
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