07 Jul 1958
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1958
Page
1
Cuban rebels hold 36 U.S. citizens and one Canadian as talks for release continue. Hope remains for speedier freeing, though rebels show little urgency as American presence in camps has halted Batista forces air attacks. Four Americans and one Canadian were flown to Guantanamo yesterday.
MESSELDORF Germany AP An election win for Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's Christian Democrats in North Rhine Westphalia signals support for his atomic weapons plan. The CDU gained control of the provincial parliament rising from 89 to 104 seats while the Socialists moved to 81. The CDU won 50.5 percent of the vote as the national debate over nuclear armament intensifies.
In Westmoreland County coroner inquest a auto dealer, Nick Petrichen, free on 2000 bond, faces charges over a July 4 collision on the Allegheny River near Arnold that killed Edwin George, 42, and left Stanley Sabalsky missing. Sabalsky was rescued with help from Petrichen and Paul Andrejcik.
The Soviet Union released nine U.S. airmen whose transport was forced down inside Soviet Armenia 11 days earlier. Names and destinations appeared in Moscow and Washington lists, with some discrepancies in ranks and home towns. The men were delivered to U.S. authorities at the Astara border town on the Caspian region edge.
The State Tax Equalization Board reports Indiana County real estate values declined by about 1 percent between 1956 and 1947, the third drop since 1955. Market value totaled 132,077,200 with assessed value at 56,549,400 or 42.8 percent, down from 1956 and 1955. The survey helps school districts estimate revenue for the new term.
Traffic fatalities fell short of the holiday forecast as cautious driving by motorists reduced deaths during the July 4 weekend. No fatalities on Indiana County roads. several injured in a Route 119 crash north of Indiana involving Rev. Joseph Gilkey and others, all reported in satisfactory condition. Police noted the accident occurred Saturday and Sunday with multiple vehicles involved.
Inside The Gazette Drew Pearson argues the Vanguard program of the United States is far worse than public perception. Page 6 notes the column with strong critique and implications for policy and public understanding.
Burglars broke into Homer City American Legion on Mullen Ave before dawn, taking $335 from receipts and cash from five vending machines. Entry was through a second floor window after 3:30 a.m. and the robbers left behind a radio. three pinball machines, a cigarette machine, and a juke box were opened. Joe Olish found the scene at 9 a.m. Kenneth Davis commented.
Allegheny County schools superintendent Dr. Alfred W. Beattie criticizes state demands for classroom frills such as running water in every high school and several elementary rooms. He argues these features drive up construction costs due to plumbing and pipeline installation.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson predicts Congress will pass defense reorganization foreign aid and reciprocal trade legislation in a form acceptable to President Eisenhower. He notes House actions on aid reductions and a five year reciprocity extension and says some funds may be restored by the Senate. Johnson avoids details and cites a busy month ahead with no clear adjournment date.
Bradford AP reports a fatal heart attack Sunday in Redhouse New York. Raymond Wolfe 48 of North Braddock near Pittsburgh was hunting turtles along the Allegheny River when the incident occurred.
Baltimore circuits judge Joseph L. Carter ruled two city ordinances imposing 4 percent and 2 percent taxes on advertising space and receipts unconstitutional. He cited freedom of the press and precedent from Huey Long Tax as invalid. The decision could force refunds of collected revenue and affects 17 lawsuits challenging the measures.
Reported theft of Bernard Goldfine's confidential papers from a Washington hotel room sparks a FBI and police probe. A microphone was found planted in a room near Goldfine aides as an investigation into his ties with White House aide Sherman Adams expands to involve congressional staff.
Adolfo Lopez Mateos, 48, former labor minister, won the Mexican presidency in a landslide according to PRI claims between 70 and 85 percent. The PRI also kept a strong majority in a new Congress of 60 senators and 162 deputies. One voter died and a soldier was injured in Ciudad Obregon during a local election dispute. Women voted for the first time in a presidential election. Official results will take a week. Lopez Mateos takes office December 1 for a six year term.
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