Five U.S. Missionaries Missing in Ecuador Jungle
Five American missionaries are feared seized by indigenous tribes in northeastern Ecuador after their Piper Cub vanished in the Amazon. Air Force planes and a U.S. Army helicopter join the search with reconnaissance reports of a body nearby and canoes seen on a river as efforts continue to locate them.
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Quito
Ecuador
Amazon
Canal Zone
Nat Saint
Huntingdon Valley
Philadelphia
Edward McCully
Milwaukee
Peter Fleming
Seattle
Wash
James Elliot
Portland
Ore
Roger Youderian
Billings
Mont
Air Force
John Keenan
Crash Fatal To Area Man
A 75-year-old Alverda man died in Indiana Hospital after injuries from a one car crash in Heilwood Saturday. Constanti Cheeri died at 2 33 a m Tuesday from a pulmonary embolism linked to a fracture and dislocation of the left hip jaw fracture and multiple contusions. He was a passenger in a car driven by James Abate 53 also of Alverda which veered off the highway and struck a tree.
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Alverda
Indiana Hospital
Heilwood
Constanti Cheeri
William H. Eastment
Indiana County
James Abate
Indiana
Indiana County People To Farm Show Honors
Three Indiana Countians were elected to top posts in state agriculture groups at the 40th annual Pennsylvania State Farm Show in Harrisburg. Fred C. Brehm of Dilltown was reelected president of the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association. Murray C. Stewart of Homer City R. D. 2 was reelected president of the Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Association, his 14th consecutive year in that role. Mark Anthony of Rochester Mills R. D. 1 was named to the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Crop Improvement Association, joining the Small Grain Growers Division. Four Indiana County area girls were presented with the Pennsyl- See Namted-Page 6, Col. 3
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Indiana
Harrisburg
Fred C. Brehm
Dilltown
Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association
Murray C. Stewart
Homer City
R. D
Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Association
Mark Anthony
Rochester Mills
Pennsylvania Crop Improvement Association
Stewart
Christmas Tree Group
Anthony
Small Grain Growers Division
The
Crop Improvement Association
Indiana County
Jury excusal over language concern in Omaha court
An elderly foreign-born woman asked to be excused from District Court jury duty in Omaha. She stated she had lived in the United States 50 years and could understand ordinary words but not legal terms, noting the lawyers. Judge Ross Newkirk granted her excuse.
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Omaha
United States
Ross Newkirk
Widow Won $32,000 on CBS Quiz Show Charity
Mrs. Mabel Morris a 74 year old London born widow living in New York won $32 000 on the CBS quiz The 64 000 Question She may double or take a Cadillac next week per Dickensian world references and Welfare Department aid she plans to use $7 000 to repay city shelter costs and reflects on her life while modeled after Dickens characters.
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New York
Mabel
Morris
Dickens
Mar
Jin Chuzzlewit
America
Raven
Charles Dickens
Barnaby Rudge
Mr. Micawber
Shelin
David Copperfield
CBS
The
Benevolent Brothers
Ned Tion
Charles Cherryble
Quesl
Nickleby
William
Dan
Jier
Grant
Ify
Manchester
Marywinnings
Shelsea
Homer City Father Alleges Son Stole 17500
Michael Kokolis of Homer City accuses son Stephen Kokolis of Pittsburgh of stealing 17500 from a family strong box during the Russian Christmas holidays. Stephen Kokolis, 42, is jailed in Indiana County awaiting larceny hearings after Pittsburgh police arrested him on Homer City authorities’ request.
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Homer City
National News Service
Pittsburgh
Stephen Kokolis
Indiana County
Michael
Kokolis
Homer City Authoities
Indiana
Justice of the Peace
South Negley Ave
Mine Union Official Claims Ike Pledge Is Propaganda
Harrisburg AP: United Mine Workers spokesman Lester Thomas denounces Eisenhower's promise to aid distressed Pennsylvania coal areas as an empty cup and politically motivated. He cites 240000 unemployed in coal counties and questions funding of plants in existing mining regions. Duff and Martin call the remarks political propaganda but pledge to keep helping.
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Harrisburg
United Mine Workers
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Lester Thomas
UMW International
Duff
Martin
Thomas
UMW
Washington
Sen
Minc
Kent Miner Dies in Kent 2 A Mine Rock Fall
Johnt Knopic, a 7 year old McIntyre miner, died instantly in a rock fall at the Kent 2 A mine of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company. The rock weighed about five tons and struck him as he walked beyond roof supports after loading. Indiana County Coroner Dr William H Eastmeht said death was due to skull fractures. No other workers were injured. The incident occurred about a mile and a quarter from the mine portal during a shift that followed a roof loosening earlier. This is Indiana County's first mine fatality this year and the second at Kent 2 A this month, following a December 15 worker death.
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McIntyre
Kent 2
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Johnt.Knopic
Indiana
H. L. Edison
Coal Company
Lester D. Kimmel
Kimmel
Knopic
Indiana County
Kent 2-A
Sheppard's Review Due in Ohio Supreme Court
In Columbus the Ohio Supreme Court agreed to review the 1954 murder conviction of Dr Samuel H Sheppard for the second degree murder of his pregnant wife Marilyn. He is serving a life term at Ohio Penitentiary after being found guilty for the Bay Village bludgeoning. The court will consider the merits of the appeal but denied a new trial based on newly discovered evidence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court Today
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
Sheppard
Ohio Penitentiary
Bay Village
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Judge Clark fills county posts today in Indiana County
Judge Edwin M. Clark appointed a new jury commissioner and two upstates for Indiana County and named members to the board of law examiners and the law library committee. Verna Bennett and Nelson Whitacre of Indiana named as court upstates replacing Compson and Moore. Tomb of Armagh named Democratic jury commissioner replacing Calhoun. Republican jury commissioner Levi Houck of Clymer R D. Court order sets January 17 to fill the jury wheel with 328 county citizens for future jury duty. Committee members named: J M Peeler George Jerko R Carlyle Fee James W J Mack John S Simpson. Law examiners named: Ralph Gessler H Vernon Fritchman Thomas Barber Joseph W Serene James L Jacker. Terms run through 1956 for library board and five years for examiners.
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Edwin M. Clark
Indiana County
Board of Law Examiners
Law Library Committee
Verna Z. Bennett
Nelson Whitacre
Indiana
Marie Compson
Bill Moore
Mary Tomb
Armagh
George A. Calhoun
Levi Houck
Clymer
R. D
Ronald Johnson
Clark
J. M. Peeler
George Jerko
R. Carlyle Fee
James W.J. Mack
John S. Simpson
Board of
Law Examiners
Ralph Gessler
H. Vernon Fritchman
Thomas Barber
Joseph W. Serene
James L. Jacker
Granny Virginia Burks Turns 100 With Sharp Wit
In Los Angeles Granny Virginia Burks, age 100, claims she’s just as mean and ornery as ever. At her birthday party she shared a long life recipe: black eyed peas, turnip greens, salt pork, corn pone, whiskey and snuff. Elks Party tickets promoted.
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Los Angeles
Granny Burks
Granny
Virginia
Westinghouse Strike Talks Held In Secret
Philadelphia AP report says federal mediator John Murray began secret negotiations to forge a basis for genuine collective bargaining to end Westinghouse Electric workers strike. He cautioned a settlement would take at least two weeks despite optimistic hopes.
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Philadelphia
Westinghouse Electric Corp
John Murray
Murray
Robert D Blassey
Weatinshouse
Intaughlations
Jatt B. Caray
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical and Radio Workers Union
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Blasier
Carey
Sea Westinghouse
Col
Truck Crash Blocks 422 Injures One on Chestnut Ridge
A three-truck collision on Route 422 six miles east of Indiana at 11:50 a.m. left one driver injured and traffic tied up. Jacob Shaffer, 29, of Johnstown, was hospitalized after being pinned in his panel truck. An Army transport from Utica Michigan driven by Ronald Dobson, 22, and a tractor-trailer driven by Kenneth Steffey, 28, of Reading, Pa, were east bound and attempted to pass when the crash occurred. Dobson suffered a facial cut. Steffey escaped injury. Traffic remained stalled at 12:40 p.m. as investigators evaluated the scene.
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Chestnut Ridge
Indiana
Jacob Shaffer
Indiana Hospital
Shaffer
Johnstown
Ft. Belvoir
Ronald Dobson
Utica
Mich
Kenneth Steffey
Reading
Dobson
Steffey
Reward Offered by Georgetown Garage Owner
George Gaines, a Georgetown garage owner, offered a reward to thieves who return valuable papers stolen from his safe. He said if the thieves return the papers he would let them keep $200 and would pay a $150 reward and would not prosecute. The safe contained records and other papers.
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Georgetown
George Gaines
Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer Expect Second Child
Hollywood couple Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer announced they are expecting their second child in late summer. The actors already have a son who is several months old.
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Hollywood
Rosemary Clooney
Jose Ferrer
Ferrer
Take No Chances at Denver General Hospital
Denver jail inmate James J. Giron 31 slugged a guard and tried to escape as officers removed his shackles before a dentist appointment. Warden Gordon Dolliver ordered prisoners remain cuffed when entering the chair amid the incident.
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Denver
Denver General Hospital
Gordon Dolliver
James J. Giron
Giron
Three Top Physicians Report Eisenhower Health Excellent
Three physicians examined President Eisenhower and reported his physical condition is excellent. The White House medical team included Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder Col. Thomas W. Mattingly and Col. Byron E. Pollack. They noted a fine electrocardiogram and blood tests, reinforcing the President’s claim of feeling fine.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Thomas W. Mattingly
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Mattingly
Denver
Snyder
James C. Hagerty
Compromise Tax Session Opens Today in Harrisburg
Rep Readinger and House Democratic leaders begin third attempt at ending the year long tax impasse. They seek a 2 percent personal income tax with federal exemptions as the keystone of a compromise to balance an $1.8 billion budget. Readinger warns there is no room for failure.
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Harrisburg
Readinger
Polygamy Strife Erupts Over Short Creek Children
Utah child welfare workers led by Lamar Andrus attempted to seize eight Black children in Short Creek Utah on grounds of polygamy amid resistance from locals. Officials planned contempt actions and court petitions in Cedar City while guardians argue against loyalty oaths. The Black family reportedly has 24 children from multiple marriages.
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Salt Lake City
Short Creek
Utah
Lamar Andrus
Utah-Arizona
Leonard
Vera Black
John Farr Larson
Bureau of Services For Children
Andrus
Cedar City
Arizona
Latter-Day Saints
Mormon) Church
Black
Walter L. Budge
Leonard Black
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