Death Toll Sets Record Likely For Independence Day Holiday
National Safety Council experts predicted 535 traffic deaths for the 102 hour holiday period from Wednesday to Sunday. Early reports showed tolled deaths running below the nonholiday pace but a surge during the night raised concerns that the 535 figure could be matched, potentially setting a new Independence Day record. The previous high was 491 in 1956, with 137 fatalities on the one day July 4 last year. The AP survey noted 378 traffic deaths in a nonholiday period for comparison. The worst drowning occurred at Anacoco Lake in Leesville, Louisiana, where six of a group of seven drowned during a rescue attempt. all victims were Black.
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National Safety Council
Council
Associated Press
Anacoco Lake
Leesville
Weather Bureau blamed for Audrey death toll in Louisiana
Senator Russell Long charged the Weather Bureau was 12 hours off on its forecast before Hurricane Audrey. He toured Cameron Parish where about 700 died and 20 foot tides struck. Long faulted the bureau for not warning residents earlier and warned about accountability for the missed forecast.
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James McLean Cameron
La.i
Louisiana
Russell Long
D-La
Weather Bureau
Audrey
Long
Cameron Parish
Robert N. Andrea
Philadelphia
Willard Huntsinger
Rosslyn
Neshaminy Creek
Croyden
Weather bureau faulted over Audrey warnings and deaths
Sheriff Carter said the 10 o'clock forecast gave no alarm for Audrey reaching the coast until the next afternoon with evacuees ready. Weather officials defended their advisories as accurate while officials noted 414 bodies and 74 missing in Calcasieu Parish after the hurricane struck Lake Charles.
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Ansiwers
O. B. Carter
Long
Audrey
Carter
Weather Bureau
Raymond Kraft
New Orleans
Louisiana
Lake Charles
F. W. Reichelderfer
Washington
Val Peterson
Civil Defense
Henry Reid
Calcasieu Parish
Pittsburgh police recover body from river drowning
Police dragged the river today searching for the body of Pauw Tower, 15, who drowned Wednesday while attempting to swim to a raft near the Arlington Heights district.
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Pittsburgh
Pauw
Arlington Heights
Red Star denounces four deposed Soviet leaders in purge
The Red Star attacks Nikolai Kaganovich, V. M. Molotov, Georgi Malenkov and Dmitri Shepilov for “fractional activity” aimed at weakening the USSR. Kalchenko in Kiev accuses Kaganovich of unfounded charges as Moscow reacts to a Kremlin shakeup with Khrushchev and Bulganin heading to Czechoslovakia.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Kaganovich
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Dmitry Shepilov
Red Star
Kaganoovich
Nikifor T. Kallchenio
U.S
R. Kalchenio
Kalchen Jko
Central Committee
Ukrainian Communist Party
Molotov
Moscow
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Czechoslovakia
A. I. Mikoyan
Lazar Kaganovich
Dmitri Shepilov
Mikoyan
Malenkov
Shepilov
Communist Party
Warsaw
Alexei St. Pavlenko
Pavlenko
Moscow Radio
Marines Witness Massive A bomb Test Blast
The AEC reported a nuclear test near Nevada produced a peak power near three to four times the largest WWII bombs. Marines in trenches faced cave-ins yet emerged unhurt after 15 minutes. The blast created a green red fireball and wide smoke, with 886 Marines airlifted and 204 aboard amphibious tractors to secure the target area.
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Tschrigi
Theodore Sturgion
St. Louis
AEC
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
News
Nob
Nevada Desert
News Nobs
News Nob
Inyokern
Bishop
Calif
State Leads Country In Road Deaths
A list of fatal traffic incidents across multiple states details the deaths of Leasha 16 of Beaver, John R Wahl gren truck driver of Mineola New York, Glenda Wharton 24 of Saddlebrook New Jersey, Ferdinand Rhode 26 of Hackensack New Jersey, James Letta 18 of Oil City, and Robert Ward 16 near Conneausville. The report notes the incidents occurred along routes and interchanges including the Varrisburg East turnpike and Route 198 with vehicles colliding or skidding.
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Leasha
Beaver
John R. Wahlgren
Mineola
N.Y
Varrisburg East
Dallas
Wilkes
Barre
Glenda Wharton
Saddiebrook
N.J
Ferdinand Rhode
Hackensack
James Letta
Oil City
Tivlusville
Robert Ward
Arthur Ferguson
Conneausville
Meadville
Hiv Meth
Fireman Killed In Electrocution Amid Small Fire
Richard Winper, 98, assistant fire chief of Wampum, was electrocuted Wednesday night when he touched an electrical line while battling a small blaze. Municipal officials mourn the veteran emergency responder who served for decades.
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Richard Win
Governor signs broad automation of penalties for bus stop violations
Gov. Leader signed a slate of laws in Harrisburg including a provision allowing magistrates to jail motorists who illegally pass school buses for up to 10 days if fines are refused or unpaid. The measures also authorize annual county appropriations for industrial development, daylight saving time allowances for liquor license holders, toll bridge fund allocations, school district reclassification flexibility, and extended county nursing support.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Gov. Leader
Leader
Toll Bridge Fund
U. S
State Council of Eduucation
Board of Commis ‘Sioners
State Banking Department
Twelve Apply For Postmastership At Kane Pa
Twelve men have applied to the Civil Service Commission for the Kane Pennsylvania postmastership. The list includes Joseph V. Chairalmonte John P. Campbell Harry R. H. Jones Victor N. Deane Edward T. McDermott Lloyd P. Thompson Ernest Evans John C. Caldwell George J. Lingle Lawrence R. Newton Lloyd R. Peterson and Victor J. Westerberg.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Kane
Joseph V. Chairalmonte
John P. Campbell
Harry RH. Jones
Victor N. Deane
Edward T. McDermott
Lloyd P. Thompson
Ernest Evans
John C. Caldwell
George J. Lingle
Lawrence R. Newton
Lloyd R. Peterson
Victor J. Westerberg
Girard and Candy Wed Again in Camp Whittington Ceremony
Soldier Girard, 21, and Haru Sueyama, 27, tied civil vows in a simple Camp Whittington chapel. The couple exchanged rings after depositing marriage documents with civil agencies, then planned a small wedding party with friends inside the camp. Girard, under base restriction amid an international dispute over the killing of a Japanese woman last January, returned to his barracks without Candy that night.
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Eugene Kramer
Camp Whittington
Japan
Gi Williams
Girard
Haru
Candy) Sueyama
Army
Candy
Heavy Rains Hurt Wheat Crop (Continued From Page One)
The Kansas wheat crop faces losses from heavy rains and sprouted grain. Farmers like Wilton B. Thomas and Melvin Leckton remain hopeful despite drought years and water shortages. Kansas planted 6,653,000 acres last fall with 5,084,000 expected for harvest, a 24 percent drop. Kansas wheat prices rose to about $1.95 a bushel in June amid forecasts of reduced yields nationwide. Don James notes excessive rainfall and unseasonable temperatures threaten the 22-county north Texas and southern Oklahoma area.
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Wilton B. Thomas
Dickinson County
Kan
Melvin Leck- Ton
Abilene
Tom Maxwell
Allen County
Iola
Kansas
Santa Fe Railroad
Texas
Don James
Wichita Falls
Obituaries From Indiana County Area
Obituary notices for Michael Trocks Som of Clymer detailing July 4 death in Indiana Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Sarah one son Andrew Detroit three daughters Edith Milkovich Mat Muchnock Becy Anna Bian co seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements and services listed at Bence Funeral Home and St Michael's Greek Catholic Church with internment at Greenwood Cemetery. Also notices for Mrs Tessa Marshall Zrossman former Indiana County resident who died July 2 in Whitewater Wisconsin survived by husband Marshall three children sister and three grandchildren with services at Ely Funeral Home Dayton and Smicksburg Cemetery. Clyde Franklin McKinney 36 of 95 Franklin Street Clymer died July 4 in Lock Haven area after residence there. survived by wife Mina Meat McKinney and one son Raymond with two grandchildren. Services and interment scheduled at Helt Funeral Home Lock Haven and Lock Haven Cemetery.
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Michael Trocksom
Hancock Street
Clymer
Indiana Memorial Hospital
St. Michael's Greek Catholic Church
Sarah
Andrew
Detroit
Edith Milkovich
Mat Muchnock
Becy Anna Bianco
Tessa Marshall Zrossman
Inndiana County
White Water
Wisconsin
Smicksburg
James Wilson
Katie
Aul) Marshall
Edward Zrossman
Wilkinsburg
Indiana
South Dakota
Marshall
Edward
Catherine
Pearl Mundorff
DuBois
Ely
Dayton
Harry Nicholson
Dayton Methodist Church
Oklahoma
Alliance Church
Mina
Fry) McKinney
Raymond
Youngstown
Ohio
Helt Funeral
Lock Haven
J. Glenn Miles
Oilman H.R. Cullen Dies After Philanthropy Span
Houston memorial reports oilman H R Cullen dies at 76 after three months illness. He made a fortune drilling wells others passed by and gave nearly 60 million in gifts. His Cullen Foundation, over 100 million, will be funded by future oil income, with the University of Houston receiving about 30 million. He died one day after his 70th birthday and 103 days after hospital admission.
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Houston
Tex
Hugh Roy Cullen
Cullen
Cullen Foundation
University of Houston
Herman Hospital
Manu Mine Used Best Methods Says Witness
Dauphin County Court heard Robert M. Fleming testify that Manu-Mine Research and Development Co. of Reading used the most feasible method to support sections of the turnpike's northeast extension over abandoned coal mines. Fleming, a retired mine manager and PSU instructor, said he didn't know of a better system than Manu-Mine's. The testimony occurred during the trial of nine men charged with conspiring to defraud the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission of 19.5 million dollars.
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Bob Holton
Harrisburg
Manu- Mine Research and Development Co
Reading
Dauphin County
Robert M. Fleming
Pennsylvania State University
Manu-Mine
Fleming
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
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US Weather Bureau
Jan Runyard
Chicago
Drag River
Surgical
Morton
New
Mark Duffy
Kansas City
the Communiations Workers of America
Gazette
Clyde Franklin McKinney
Franklin Street
Clayton Fye
Lock Pavan
H.R. Cullen
Indiana Theatre Bldg
Indiana, Pa
First Mortgage
Federal Home Loan Bank
J. Ellsworth
Campbell Andrew J. Stahura
John 4. Simpson
J. Boyd Barclay, R. Carlyle
Fee David S. Luxenberg
Lewis J. Stephens
James D. Sutton
H. Torrence
Wallace Nordby
Exec
Mary Biconik
Teller
Page Gerbheim
Asat
Mgr
Betty Houck
Life
Eightikded and Loan Association OF
Indiana Theatre
LDG
Indiana Pa
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