18 Mar 1958
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1958
Page
1
Harrisburg authorities rule state police fire marshals may inspect buildings suspected of fire hazards without owner permission. Inspections must occur at a reasonable hour, and the ruling notes that constitutional protections against unreasonable searches do not apply to this authority.
SAN ANGELO Tex fire swept through a small frame house killing five children. Willie B Bradshaw the father was at work and the mother away from home. Victims were Patricia Ann five Willie Jr four Manuel three David two and Ellison about one. Cause undetermined. All were Negroes.
Rebels toppled Medan as loyal Indonesian paratroopers retook the city. Captain Pohan’s force advanced in Sumatra’s Tapanuli while radio Medan suffered outages. Jakarta announced purchase of 23,000 tons Soviet ships at $4 a ton to replace Dutch KPM operations.
California state senator Nelson Dilworth urges Congress to keep the Star Spangled Banner in its historic version. He condemns proposals to lowercase the word power, arguing it would reference God and amount to atheism.
A Greyhound bus collided with an auto on Route 10 near East McKeesport killing Eu jgene Feller 20 of North Versailles and injuring Lennart Carlson 22 of Rosemont and four others. Joseph Tate 51 of Pittsburgh and two passengers were released after treatment.
Senate investigators eye an agreement to shorten stormy hearings on the Kohler strike. They expect to call Walter Reuther and Herbert Kohler as witnesses if the talks succeed. The four year dispute pits the UAW against Kohler Co. in litigation over labor actions.
Mrs. Stella McFetridge, 58, of Darlington Beaver County, must return to U S District Court in Pittsburgh to plead innocent or guilty to embezzling 2945 from William Penn Bank of Commerce. She said in court she did not take the money. earlier she pleaded guilty but Judge Willson postponed sentence. Her attorney said restitution was made by mortgaging her home.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules Universal Trades Inc must pay state capital tax on corporations. The firm appealed to the Supreme Court claiming exemption from a $670 tax. The case centers on corporate tax liability and cross state operations.
State Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Washington County residents seeking to block a $2,600,000 interceptor and disposal plant. The court ruled the case was not started within the required time, leaving the Washington East Washington Two Joint Sewer Authority’s project intact.
Washington County bartender John L. Miller, 30, shot his girlfriend Esther Scott, 34, near Washington, then killed himself with a .22 caliber rifle. Deputy Coroner Stewart Barnhill said it appeared to be murder followed by self-inflicted death. motive not established.
Pittsburgh officials report that the State Supreme Court admitted several attorneys to practice. Named are Richard K. Bennett from New Castle Floyd A. Rauschenberger Jr. of Butler Robert J. Stock of Butler Paul E. Clouser of Harrisburg Larry F. Knepp of Lewistown B Ernest Long of Greensburg and Bernard Redlich of Greensburg.
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