Lawmakers reject 3 per cent sales tax in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports the House defeated a 3 per cent sales levy 157 to 38, with 21 Republicans and 17 Democrats voting yes. Speaker Andrews urged cross party support to craft a new tax plan and send it to the Senate, leaving the budget picture unsettled after 13 months of marathon sessions.
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Commonwealth
House
Andrews
D-Cambria
Senate
Cooper
Down
Bnngood
Eshleman
Ewing
Goldstein
Gramlich
Haudenghield
Helm
Hocker
Hewitt
Markiey
Paul G. Murray
Ogilvie
Royer
Steckel
Tompson
Wood
Young
Ziegler
Cochran
Flynn
Cerby
Maxwell
McCann
McWherter
Olsen
O'Neil
Paulhamus
Petrosky
Polen
Readinger
Sarraf
Snider
Stephens
Swartz
Eisenhower Receives Soviet Letter on World Peace
President Eisenhower met Soviet Premier Bulganin's letter describing ideas for world peace. Soviet Ambassador Zarubin read the letter in Russian to Eisenhower and Dulles, with an English translation provided by an interpreter. Hagerty said the White House would consider the ideas and did not reveal details or publication plans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bulgania
White House
Georgi N. Zarubin
Bulganin
Dulles
Zarubin
James C. Hagerty
Geneva
Hagerty
Bulgarin
Lem
See French Premier Choice As Socialist See French Premier Choice As Socialist
Communist leader Jacques Dubos urged President Rene Coty to nominate a Socialist premier. Indications point to Socialist Guy Mollet, likely by Friday, as Coty weighs forming a government winning assembly support. Mollet’s allies could secure a majority with 81 Socialists and about 70 Radicals in the new National Assembly.
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Paris
Jacques Dubos
Rene Coty
Guy Mollet
Coty
Duclos
National Assembly
Dukes
Molfet
Radical
Pierre Mendes-France
Mollet
Republican Front
Two Indiana County Bus Crashes Cause Minor Injuries
Two separate highway crashes in Indiana County involved school buses. Charles Fink, 53, suffered head lacerations and received treatment after his car collided with a bus driven by Forrest Coy on Route 553. property damage totaled around $350 to the car and bus. In a second incident on Legislative Route 32-020 west of Homer City, Emma E. Thomas’s car struck a bus driven by William R. George. damages were about $100 to the car and $75 to the bus.
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Indiana
Charles Fink
Ernest
Indiana Hospital
Penn Run
Fink
Forrest Coy
Clymer RD 2
Homer City
Emma E. Thomas
William R. George
Employees Take Over The Firm At Shannon Construction Co
Shannon Construction Co. of Omaha passes into the hands of its eight employees led by president Norman R. Shannon. He says the move keeps the team together and will distribute 25000 in company stock by gift and purchase. Stock sale closed until Feb 6. The notice also references unrelated business strings.
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Omaha Ue
Shannon Construction Co
Norman R. Shannon
Shannon
Conenty
Abrams Heads Local Merchants Association President
Leonard Abrams was elected president of the Indiana Merchants Association at a meeting at Stapleton's Restaurant. Other officers named include Charles Rosa as vice president, Harry Jones as treasurer, and Morton Brody Mark Drye and Sam Berson as executive committee members. The unit, a part of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, discussed a spring sale promotion for member stores.
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Leonard Abrams
Indiana Merchants Association
Abrams
Ash Shoe Company
Clyde McAllister
Charles Rosa
McCrory’s
Harry Jones
Jones Furniture
Morton Brody
Mark Drye
Sam Berson
Stapleton's
Merchants’ Group
The
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
State Mental Patient Aid Under Fire
Charles H. Frazier, president of Pennsylvania Mental Health Inc, condemned the niggardly policy of appropriations as fueling the sad state of mental patients in Pennsylvania. In an address prepared for delivery to about 50 organizations, he called for stronger research and resources in state mental health programs. See State Page 8, Col. 3.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Charles H. Frazier
Pennsylvania Mental Health Inc
Frazier
Fatal head-on crash near Elizabeth kills Power man
Joseph M. Power, 55, of Monongahela, died in a head-on collision at Routes 51 and 48 near Elizabeth. The other driver, Sylvester Merritt, 46, of Donora, was injured. Both cars had only the two occupants.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Power
Monongahela
Elizabeth
Sylvester Merritt
Donora
Power
Merritt
Time To Remodel and Build Your Dream Home
Planning a new home or remodel find local experts ready to help with construction materials paints and fixtures. Weekly features over 26 weeks showcase model homes with plans sketches and details to assist future homeowners.
Campaigning Foreign Aid Debate Faces Bipartisan Boundary
Washington reports Senate Democrats resist labeling foreign policy issues as off limits in campaigns. Chairman George of Georgia urges room for constructive criticism of Eisenhower actions while Secretary Dulles discusses excluding one or two foreign problems from debate.
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Washington
U.S
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Senate
George
Six Children Die In Blaze Near Bridgeton New Jersey
Six children perished in a rural Bridgeton area fire that destroyed a two story frame house occupied by Austin Pitts and Hazel Pierce. The blaze started in an oil store and the couple’s four month old grandson Andrew was saved by Pitts who suffered severe burns. The six victims aged 16 11 10 5 3 and 14 were all asleep on the upper floor. Both parents remained in shock.
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Bridgeton
N. Z
New Jersey
Austin Pitts
Hazel Pierce
Pitts
Andrew Pitts
Margaret
Thomas
Perry
Sheila
Harvey
Paula
Eisenhower Plans Early Medical Checkup Before Feb
President Eisenhower said he will undergo another full-scale medical examination before mid-February but declined to say if it will influence his decision on a second term. He plans a trip to the South and would not confirm timing for any White House bid. He noted no family opposition to re election, and gave no answer on Nixon as running mate.
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Washington
Eisenhower
South
White House
Maj
John Eisenhower
Nixon
Blairsville District Board of Trade eyes industrial development corporation
Blairsville officials push a plan to organize an industrial development corporation to attract new industry and finance the venture. The board instructed the secretary to prepare incorporation data and report soon as possible. A rally and a February meeting with a regional Commerce official are planned, with William F. Robinson as president.
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Blairsville
Development Corporation
Board of Tract
State Department of Commerce
William F. Robinson
Robinson
P.R.R
Latrobe
Board of Trade
Young Editor Writes 30
The Boston Rocket editor 9 year old Robert Decker died of cirrhosis in Massachusetts Memorial Hospital. He had published a pencilled sheet from his bed noting patients, nurses, and Christmas soon. An AP reporter interviewed him and a photographer captured his image, brightening his days before his death.
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Boston
Boston Rocket
Robert Decker
Bobby
Massachusetts Memorial Hospital
Associated Press
Dies At Age 94 Commodore Jacob Ellsworth Bash
Commodore Jacob Ellsworth Bash died at his son Orren Bash's home in Green Township early yesterday morning. He was 94. An obituary with full details appears today. Nile, T.W. confirms a party is planned for Wednesday.
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Jacob Ellsworth Bash
Orren Bash
Green Township
Peace plan agreed by Israel and Egypt over El Auja zone
Israel and Egypt accept a three point U N peace plan for the El Auja demilitarized zone after Dag Hammarskjold conferred in Jerusalem and Cairo. The plan urges demarcation by U N, withdrawal of encroachments, and removal of forces mines and obstacles. A Gaza incident reported with no casualties.
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Israel
Egypt
U.N
el Auja
U.N. Palestine Truce Supervision Organization
Dag Hammarskjold
Cairo
Hammarskjold
Negev
U. N
E. L.M. Burns
Canada
Gaza Strip
Strip
Tel Reim
Demos Claim Big Victory In Pittsburgh
In the 30th Pennsylvania District special election, Democrat Elmer J. Holland defeated Republican David J. Smith 16,019 to 1,781 in a Pittsburgh area swing. Holland hailed the win as a sign Democrats advance toward a national presidential contest, while Republicans framed it as a local upset and questioned significance.
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Adlai Stevenson
Pennsylvania
David J. Smith
McKeesport
Smith
Allegheny County
GOP
Edward Flaherty
Holand
Pittsburgh
Lee Demos
Page
Col
Lincoln school board bars fundraising gifts to staff
Lincoln Neb readers report the school board today clamped down on collecting money for gifts to school personnel by students and teachers citing undesirable conditions among youngsters. Exceptions may be made only in cases of serious illness or special honor. The action restricts fundraising by the school community.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln School Board
T.W
On The Job 40 Years Homer City Teacher Has Record
Miss Harriett Alexander, grade teacher at Homer City Grade School, completed forty years on the job with perfect attendance until illness last weekend. She values the many friends and hospitalities she received, and expects to return to teaching soon in the same room where she has taught about 1,208 students across Indiana County.
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Homer
Harriett Alexander
Homer City
Gazette
Miss Alexander
Indiana County
Beligfs
Eden Leaves For U.S. To Seek Pledge
Prime Minister Eden sails from Southampton aboard the Queen Elizabeth for Washington to press the United States to join Britain in warning and potentially joint air action against any major aggression in the Arab Israeli dispute. He aims to deter frontier changes and may seek U S carrier involvement in the Mediterranean.
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Southampton
England
Eden
United States
Eisenhower
Middle East
Britain
Royal Air Force
Cyprus
U.S
Mediterranean
Holy Land
Dulles
U. S
Fiden
Selwyn Lloyd
Washington
New York
Fresno writer arrested for stealing tools from WKYW station
SQUISVILLE Ky. Jonathan Faris Parks 31 of Fresno California was arrested yesterday after telling police he was a writer carrying tools of the trade He was charged with stealing a typewriter and a phonograph from Radio Station WKYW Also appears a garbled line about McGill Motors Allstate batteries and Sears prices ending with a stray figure
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Jonathan Faris Parks
Fresno
Calif
Parks
WKYW
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