Middle East Resolution Expands U S Aid and Military Readiness
President Eisenhower signs a Middle East resolution authorizing up to 200 million dollars in military and economic aid and a readiness to use armed forces if needed. Ambassador James P. Richards will lead a presidential mission to explain the program to Middle East governments, visiting potentially 18 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle East
James P. Richards
Richards
Mideast
Richard
South Carolina
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Sen. Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wiley
U. S
Secretary of
State Dulles
Congress
House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
United States
Portland Mayor Faces Lie Detector Test in Probe
Portland officials and witnesses testified in a probe into vice operations led by Frank Brewster's Teamsters faction. Maloney and Joseph McLaughlin invoked the Fifth Amendment after being recalled, while Clyde Crosby admitted Teamsters paid for political advice in 1954 and 1955. Elkins was labeled a blackmailer and drug addict by a juror. Sheriff Schrunk and Police Chief Hilbruner disputed the investigators’ claims of widespread illegal joints and pledged ongoing checks and closures where needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph McLaughlin
Portland
Frank Brewster
Teamsters Union
Maloney
McLaughlin
Brewster
Clyde Crosby
Teamsters
Oregon
Crosby
Elkins
Schrunk
Kennedy
VEW Confab Sunday In Johnstown VEW
The 26th District of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at the Johnstown VEW Sunday afternoon starting at 1:00 p.m. Department Commander Morton Fromm and other state officials will attend. Auxiliary units will also meet. A separate item notes a Chicago truck driver, Frank Purness, pleaded guilty to impersonating a federal officer and transporting stolen goods, sentenced to six years with eight suspended, to begin May, after expressing a wish to continue a correspondence course in industrial engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Indiana County
Johnstown
Morton Fromm
Lark Haven
Indianapolison
Frank Purness
Chicago
Federal
Terre Hate
Ind
William E. Stickler
Purness
Niles City
Mont
Veterans Administration Hospital
Crossette
Ark
Marine Sergeant Porter Faces Trial For Tapping Incident
Porter testified he was struck and kicked by Walsh in Porter's platoon and gave conflicting accounts of how his injuries occurred. Senior drill instructor Hamilton denied Porter's statements while other recruits disputed charges against Walsh. Walsh's civilian lawyer argued many recruits testified under pressure and that no evidence proved cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Walsh
Ben L. Hamilton
Front Royal
Fred
W. Shields
Mount Vern
Iva
Quakes Hit Central Greece After Day of Shocks
In Athens, new earthquakes add to destruction in central Greece where two quakes have already devastated about 45 villages and damaged around 4000 buildings. One person is dead and 40 to 50 injured, with estimates of over 20,000 homeless. Volos and Larissa areas are hardest hit, with Volos nearly wiped out in earlier quakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Volos
Larissa
Suez Canal Nears Reopening Amid Salvage Move
Salvage crews led by Lt Gen Raymond Wheeler prepared to raise the Edgar Bonnet and a 1461 ton Egyptian frigate at Ismailia after explosives removal. Egyptian officials withheld final permission, as eight small ships moved through the canal marking a major transit since closure. UN forces expanded patrols with UNEF taking over Sharm El Sheikh guiding the Gulf of Aqaba entrance. Arab demonstrations in Gaza and the Strip warned against Egyptian exclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Bonnet
Egypt
Israel
Palestine
Nasser
Suez Canal Authority
Washington
State Department
United States
Britain
France
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
World Bank
UNEF
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of ‘Aqaba
Gaza Strip
Two Bodies Wash Ashore In Mexico
Two bodies found on a Mexican shore prompt murder suspicions in a case involving Michel and Mrs Hallock. The pair stayed in Acapulco after traveling from Mexico City, luggage left behind, jewelry missing, and suspicions of robbery or foul play grow as investigators note unanswered questions and a possible link to prior New York cases. Mayor O'Dwyer, now a lawyer in Mexico City, commented on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michel
New York
J. Gonzalez
Mexicc
Acapulco
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Hallock
Mexico
Montreal Bank Hold Up Ends With Gunman Shot
A masked youth with hazardous material belts and a wire device attempted a bank holdup in Montreal. He threatened to kill, forced manager John McFarlane to sit hostages, and fired at officers before police constable Joseph Perron shot him after a standoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion Bank
John McFarlane
McFarlane
Leo Plouffe
Joseph Perron
Rock Slayer Indicted In Girl's Death
A Ramsey man faces indictment in the death of a local girl. The victim was found with head injuries and three large bloodstained rocks in a pit. The suspect, married 19 months, father of a 2 month old, admitted driving her to the gravel pit after offering a ride home. He signed a statement but cannot recall the events. The Zielinski family moved from Honesdale to Hoboken in 1942 and bought their Ramsey house in 1948.
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Ramsey
Smith
Calissi
Victoria
Zielinski
Honesdale
Hoboken
Andy Mock To Quit Homer Borough Post
Council held an adjourned meeting at the fire hall last night with no indication Mock planned resignation. After the session, it was revealed he intends to quit the Homer Borough post. Budget actions set a property tax of 141 mills and a per capita tax of 5 dollars for residents 21 and older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mock
Council
Theodore Medvetz
Herbert McAnulty
Mr. Medvett
Carlisle Street
Elm
Third Streets
Indiana
Homer City
Anthony Gallace
Supinka
Ralph Smith
Medvetz, McAnulty
Ben Harris
UN Faces New Gaza Strips Withdrawal and Custody Clash
U N diplomats seek Egypt consent for any Gaza administration plan as Hammarskjold weighs keeping U N forces in the Sharm El Sheikh area. Gaza's 200 000 refugees and 100 000 residents spark calls for Egyptian control and free passage for Israeli ships through the Gulf of Aqaba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N
Gaza Strip
Sharm
el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Kammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Gaza
Egypt
U.N. Agency For Arab Refugees
Cairo
Suez Canal
Sharm el Sheikh
Israel
United States
Obituaries from Homer City and nearby towns paint losses
WALTER R KIFER 69 died unexpectedly at home in Homer City. Born November 13, 1837 in Philipsburg he leaves three brothers and three sisters, retired coal miner and WWI veteran. Services Sunday at 3 p.m. at Hallow Funeral Home with interment Coral Chapel Cemetery. EDWARD H ALTMAN ERIE former Rochester Mills resident died March 8 at Fairview. Survived by wife Minnie five daughters one son, burial Laure Hill Erie. WILLIAM H MARRON 39 Indiana RD 3 killed in auto crash on Cramer Pike. Born September 17 1917 in Parkin Arkansas veteran of WWII. Survived by wife Gladys and several relatives. Services Monday 1:30 p.m. at Church of The Living God Indiana RD 3 with burial in Parkin Arkansas. MARK ALDEN BEERS died at birth March 8 in Brookville. Parents Lester and Muriel Beers of Brookville. Grandmothers Mayme Cochran Dayton and Burrie Beers Vanceboro Me. Interment Glade Run Cemetery following Ely Funeral Home service.
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Walter R.kifer
Homer City
Philipsburg
Henry
Mary Preister Kifer
Kifer
James
Erie
John
Mather
Edward
Nemacolin
Dollie Freemantle
Cleveland
Ohio
Bess Jenkins
Blairsville RD
Clara Cute
Coral
Latrobée
American Legion Post
Ulm.w
Grace’ Ston
Hallow Funeral Home
James Cook
Coral Chapel
Edward H. Altman
Rochester Mills
Fairview
J. G
Mary Craig Altman
Indiana County
Rockbridge Presbyterian Church
Altman
Minnie
Mildred van Cise
Eric
Martha Owens
Youngstown
Wilda Clinger
Mary Mazoggoti
Grace Yates
Ray Altman
Cloud Altman
Chester Schoal
Rev. Clayton
Up Laure Hill
William H. Marron
Indiana
Cramer ‘Pike
Cramer
Parkin
Arkansas
Robert
Hattie Brown Markon
Mr. Markon
Cross County
Pacific Theatre of Operations
RD 3
Gladys Lamb Marken
William and
Lena Davis
Ark
Emma R. Cotton
Wynne, Ark
Missouri Drake
Los Angeles
Calif
Church of the Living God
J. M. Gerideau
Wynne
Mark Alden Beers
Brookville Hospital
Jefferson County
Lester Alden
Muriel Leone Cochran Beers
Henderson Street
Brookville
Mayme Cochran
Dayton
Burrie Beers
Vanceborough
Ely Funeral Home
T.R.R. Stull
Glade Run Presbyterian Church
Glade Run Cemetery
Water Taxi Man Killed In New York Harbor Collision
In heavy rain in New York Harbor a water taxi operated by Thomas O Rourke was crushed after a tanker rammed an anchored freighter. O Rourke, a retired police officer, had pulled alongside the 486 foot Steel Admiral to pick up crewmen when the freighter was struck by the Val T. The freighter and the taxi were damaged but no one on either ship was hurt. Coast Guard towed the Val T to a pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Harbor
Thomas O'Rourke
O'Rourke
Isthmian Steamship Line
Valentine Oil Corp
Coast Guard
Tin mill price hikes by U S Steel and units noted
U S Steel Corp and its Columbia Geneva Steel Division and Tennessee Coal and Iron Division announced a 35 cent per base box price rise for electrolytic and hot dipped tin plate and black plate. The move, effective Oct 31, mirrors an average 4.44 percent increase across other tin mill products. A 9,000 pound coil toppled from a semi trailer and crushed Joseph Babiarz, 43, of Washington, yesterday on Route 30 five miles south of East Liverpool Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U S. Steel Corp
Columbia-Geneva Steel Division
Tennessee Coal and Iron Division
Liverpool
Ohio
Joseph Babiarz
Washington
U.S
East Liverpool
Ledger’s new building fronts as a newspaper
The Mexico Missouri Ledger unveils a modern front facade designed to resemble a newspaper front page. The building showcases a 52 plaque collection of awards from national regional and state contests and marks the paper’s 100th anniversary in 1955 with the motto Dedicated to the people's right to know.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico, Mo
Ledgers
Ledger
Three Accidents On County Roads Listed
Three accidents on county highways resulted in damages estimated at about $1,500. Rosario L. Stabile, 16, of Lucerne Mines, crashed into a car and a truck on Route 11 north of Homer City, with damages totaling $200 to the Stabile car, $10 to the parked truck, and $400 to the parked car. Lulubelle Hughey, 35, of Brookville, and Hilda Mae Gaston, 27, of Rossiter RD, collided four miles north of Marion Center on a legislative route, with damages of $200 to the Hughey car and $350 to the Gaston auto. A two-car collision on Oak Street east of Indiana caused $250 in damages. drivers Winifred Hoover, 22,23 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, and Donna Jeany Edwards, 4M, 218 Chestnut Street, Indiana, sustained $100 and $150 damages respectively.
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Rosario L. Stabile
Lucernemines
Route
Homer City
Indiana
William Kephart
Black Lick
Lulubelle Hughey
Brookville
Hilda Mae Gaston
Rossiter RD
Marion Center
Hughey
Gaston Auto
Oak Street
Winifred Hoover
Philadelphia Street
Donna Jeany Edwards
Chestnut Street
Hoover
Edwards
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Daniel Mabeusx
Pierre Mabeux
Set
Mabeux
al. Travis Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Pacific Ocean
Gazette
Suez
Terry D. Schrunk
Ore
James B. Elkins
Wilber M. Rucker
United States Army
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Bunker Hill
Robert Goodier
Red Wing
Minn
Paul J. Kilday
Montreal
Rock Slayer
Girl
Andy
Homer Borough Post
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