Khrushchev Tours French Provinces In Wartime Reverie
Khrushchev began a six day tour of French provinces landing in Metz and visiting Verdun Reims and Lille. He linked France closer to the Soviet Union and urged against a growing Franco German alliance. He spoke of past invasions and urged amity with West Germany while reflecting on France history.
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Verdun
France
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn Republic
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Dijon
Metz
Lorraine
Eims
Epernay
Lille
Moscow
Central War Memorial
Reims
West Germany
Germany
Six Children Hurt by Malnutrition In Oregon Shack
Six children underfed and sick were removed from a plywood shack near Portland after two sisters died of malnutrition and pneumonia. A Juvenile Court judge placed the children in temporary custody while authorities, aided by Sister Francella of Our Lady of Providence Nursery, work to improve their condition. The Morris couple claimed earnings from logging and a small car repair business, but authorities cited severe neglect despite the claimed income.
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Ralph S. Kennedy
Nancy
Francella
Sisters of Charity
Our Lady of Providence Nursery
Providence Hospital
Carol Ann
Shack
Carol
Texas
Portland
Kenneth
Joyce
Thelma
Mary
Robert
David
Morris
Carl Dahl
Seek To Control Highway Weeds
Harrisburg AP reports the state to expand weed and brush control along highways. The Highways Department will hire private firms to spray 2,500 miles, up 1,000 miles from 1959, while the maintenance net handles spot spraying as part of a broader highway safety push under Gov. Lawrence.
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Harrisburg
Highways Department
Flood Threat In Midwest Areas Grows
Storms and showers drenched flood-threatened Midwest zones as rivers rose from melting snow. Oklahoma to Nebraska saw strong gusts up to 63 mph and a tornado near Shattuck causing minor damage. Light drizzle and fog affected the Dakotas through Wisconsin and northern Illinois amid widespread Missouri River tributary flooding.
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Associated Press
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Nebraska
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Kan
Shattuck
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
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Missouri River
Michigan
Pacific Coast
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Montana
New Mexico
Texas
New England
Great Lakes
Camp David Talks On British American Nuclear Plan Progress
At Camp David Aspen Lodge senior aides and officials from the United States and Britain refine a joint plan for nuclear test talks with the Soviet Union in Geneva. Eisenhower and Macmillan review key issues and aim to announce a broader approach at Paris talks with de Gaulle and Khrushchev. A possible short term moratorium on certain underground tests is discussed.
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Aspen Lodge
Camp David
Douglas Dillon
Harold Caccia
Con O'Neill
British Foreign Office
Soni
Washington
Macmillan
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Geneva
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Gettysburg
James Hagerty
Charles de Gaulle
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Hagerty
Leslie Glass
Glass
London
United States
Britain
Veteran disputes Rosenthal flag photo phony claim
Louis Lowery, Marine photographer then on Iwo Jima, confirms that Joe Rosenthal’s flag raising image was not staged. He notes he captured the first flag raising hours earlier, clarifying the sequence and denying any rehearsed setup. The AP and Rosenthal maintain the photo’s authenticity amid renewed controversy sparked by a television play depiction.
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Ira Hayes
Rosemthal
Hayes
Associated Press
Rosenthal
San Francisco Chronicle
Lowery
Africa in Contrast and Change Across Nations
A compact report surveys Africa’s diverse scenes from bustling capitals to rural towns, highlighting shifting economies, political currents, and cultural profiles shaping the continent’s evolving landscape. It notes growth in markets, infrastructure efforts, and a tapestry of languages and traditions.
Obituary notices for Edward T. Brink and Gallagher Lamb
Edward T. Brink 72 of Oil City formerly Smicksburg R D died 9 05 Sunday en route to Rawlins Wyoming Hospital from Portland Oregon ill. He lived in Oil City since 1926 born near Smicksburg Sept 24 1887 son of Charles and Laura Brink married Edna Stucheil and had a history in Smicksburg R D and Oil City. Services Thursday April 1 at 2 00 pm at the funeral home with interment North Point Cemetery. Gallagher Lamb 63 Commodore died Saturday at home of her sister in Brookville born Sept 4 1896 in Clarion County daughter of William and Anne Gallagher member of Church of God Indiana Chapter 299 OES survived by husband James Lamb one brother Chauncey Gallagher of Dutch Hill and sister Mrs James McNeil of Brookville with nieces and nephews. Friends at Bence Funeral Home Clymer until 1 pm Wednesday. burial Dutch Hill Cemetery. Indiana Chapter C E S to meet Tuesday 7 30 pm in the funeral home.
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West Front’ Street
Oil City
Smicksburg R. D
Rawlins
Wyoming
Portland
Ore
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Smicksburg R. C
Smicksburg
Charles and
Laura McGaughey Brink
Edna Stucheil
Brink
Lois Brink
Seattle
Ington
Malcolm Brink
Oil-City
Nancy
eret-Hollowell
Fryburg
William Ferguson
Struthers
Ohio
Roy ‘Brink
Ferguson
F.W
William Altman
North Point
Free State
Transvaal
Natal
Union
South Africa
Nelle Gallagher Lamb
James McNeil
Brookville
Clarion County
Willam
Anne Kmble Gallagher
Lamb
Church of God
Indiana
Order of Eastern Star
James Lamb
Chauncey Gallagher
Dutch Hill
James
Hattie) McNeil
Bence Funeral Home
Clymer
R. W. Falls
Frederick Charles
Tininze
Mountain Home
Tenn
Veterans Hospital
Salisbury
North Carolina
Italy
Frank and
Catherine DeFrancisco Pistininzi
Veterans Home
Tennessee
Vira
Lyden Lee
Lottie Viola Shields
Smithport
Banks Township
Indiana County
Spangler Miners Hospital
William and
Mary Elizabeth Jeffries Bowers
Grant Township
Dell Grove Shields
Ernest
Virginia) Huey
Lynn Shields
Ada Huey
Hillsdale
Raleigh
Linn Cutler
Pine Grove
Rochester Mills
Negroes Returning To Work
Obituary notice for Rev. John Owen Martin, longtime Methodist minister born 1893 in Washington County, who died March 27 1960 in Brush Valley after a long illness. Survived by wife Bertha Leona, two brothers Clyde L. Martin and Harold M. Martin, two sisters Winifred Mason and Marion Riker, with funeral services scheduled March 29 and burial in Greene County Memorial Cemetery. Also brief world news items on South African riots, hospital releases, and political reactions. note on lung cancer research.
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John Owen Martin
Bertha Leona Martin
Brush Valley
Clyde L. Martin
U. S. Navy Dental Corps
Drexel Hill
Harold M. Martin
Centerville
Herbert
Winifred) Mason
Largo
Fla
I Marion Riker
Peoria
Ill
Robinson + Lytle’s
Indiana
E. L. Boetticher
W. S. River
R W Falls
Greene County Memorial Cemetery
Baragwanath Hospital
Col
J. C. Lammer
Johannesburg
African National Congress
Cape Town
Jacobus Fouche
Senate
Are Safer Cigarettes On Market
Mrs Zelda Margaret Secrist died March 27 1960 at Olsen Rest Home Creekside RD. Born August 1873 near Plumville Indiana County she leaves many children and siblings with services March 30 at Bowser Plumville. Interment Atwood cemetery.
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Zelda Margaret Sf Crist
Olsen
Creekside
Sagamore
Plumville
South Mahoning Township
Indiana County
Joseph M
Rebecca Neal Wilson
John W. Secrist
Sherman W
Elderton
Stella M. Secrist
Herbert M
Grove
John C
Joseph H
Ira R
Hazelwood
William G
Chula Vista
Calif
Flora P. Secrist
Detroit
Mich
Helen M. Secrist
Stella Hoopengardner
Marion Center RD 2
Herbert M. Wilson
Fairbanks
Alaska
Bowser Funeral Home
Paul A. Betz
Atwood
Would-be bandit learns women resist robbery in Meadville
In Meadville Pennsylvania a man armed with a pistol tried to rob a supermarket cashier and later a second cashier at a drive-in window. He was thwarted when both women refused demands and police later charged James L. Boyd 17 of Erie with attempted armed burglary.
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Meadville
Pat Conrad
Ion Church
Esther Hillman
Nixon Promises Hard Fight For Expanded Program
Dick Nixon vows a hard fought campaign defending the Republican record while building a broader program. He says not to attack personally and urges the Democratic Congress to act on farm issues or risk failing farmers. Seaton touted as a potential running mate at a Nixon banquet in Hastings Nebraska.
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Nixon
Jon
Congress
Eisenhower
Fred Seaton
Seaton
Robert Gray
Hastings
Neb
Midwest
Firemen Injured Answering Alarm in Chambersburg
Two Chambersburg firemen were seriously injured when their fire engine collided with a tractor trailer while answering an alarm. Hall Bisert aged 65 and Theodore Lesher aged 3 were identified by Chambersburg Hospital. Driver Lester Coldsmith, 31, of St Thomas, and another Chambersburg fireman Edwin Walls were treated for minor injuries and released. Police said the fire engine struck the truck broadside at an intersection. Damages were estimated at 9000 dollars to the fire truck and 1500 dollars to the tractor trailer.
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Chambersburg, Pa
Chambersburg
Hall Bisert
Theodore Lesher
Lester Coldsmith
St. Thomas
Edwin Walls
Chambers‘burg
Evangelist Pietropaulo to Lead Crusade Series For Youth
The Evangelist Pietropaulo will conduct Frank Talks for Jr. High and college age youths on Thursday Friday and Saturday at 615 PM and Sunday nights at 6 PM All young people are welcome His background includes full time evangelistic work eight years pastorships and training at Practical Bible Training Institute Binghamton NY and Moody Bible Institute Chicago He has toured widely with Moody Chorale and the Students League of Many Nations Pastor Leonard Pearson invites the public to attend any or all services.
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Practical Bible Training Institute
Binghamton, N. Y
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Moody Chorale Choir
The
Students’ League of Many Nations
Pilot Said Weak Link In Tragedy
A government investigator identified the pilot of the Piedmont Air wreck near Charlottesville, Virginia, as the weak link in the crash that killed 26 others and left one survivor. George Lavring, 32, of Bridgewater, Pa., had recent psychiatric treatment and tranquilizer use, with a troubled domestic life noted.
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Washington
Virginia
Oscar Bakke
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bureau of Safety
Piedmont Airlines
Blue Ridge Mountains
Charlottesville
Bakke
Relati
George Lavring
Bridgeswater
Alexandria
Pipe Pierces Youths Body In Mishap
Mount Pleasant Michigan AP reports Bruce E. Wixon a 24 year old Barryton resident was in fair condition after his car skidded on ice and crashed through a 130 foot 1 1 2 inch guard rail plunging into a frozen mill pond. He was pierced by a pipe but survived and helped start the car heater before rescuers arrived.
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Mount ‘Pleasant
Mich
Community Hospital
Bruce E. ‘Wixon
Barryton
Wixon
Donald Ramsdill
Seek To Cut Farm Vehicle Accident Toll
Agriculture Department launches a campaign to reduce highway crashes involving farm equipment. Secretary William L. Henning asks C. D. Shipley for statistics to guide an active safety drive informing farm families of precautions for operating farm machines on Pennsylvania roads. Unofficial data show frequent injuries and deaths from autos interacting with farm machinery. permits required only for movement on major highways.
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Harrisburg
State Agriculture Department
William L. Henning
C. D. Shipley
Highway Safety
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Rural Safety Council
Henning
Pennsylvania
Senate Unit Studies Bill On Rights
The Senate Judiciary Committee meets today to discuss the House passed civil rights bill and consider possible amendments. After six hours of questioning Justice Department officials, several members indicate minor changes may occur, risking House authority and potential delay. Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Walsh returns for further inquiry.
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Joe Hall Washington
Senate Juidiciary
Senate
Justice Department
Judiciary Committee
Lawrence E. Walsh
Dog blamed in stair fall death in Pittsburgh
Police report Michael Purtell aged 56 died after tumbling down stairs while preparing to walk his dog. Officials say the leash issue may have caused entanglement or a sudden yank, leading to a fatal skull fracture.
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Pittsburghap
Michael Purtell
Purtell
Equitable Gas Rates Boost Approved by PUC in Pa
Equitable Gas Co of Pittsburgh gains approval for an 858000 dollar annual rate increase effective April 5, raising costs by 1.1 cents per thousand cubic feet in several counties. The Public Utility Commission suspended a larger 3289000 dollar request for April 6 and ordered hearings to consider the suspension. Local cities and boroughs objected to the hike, citing insufficient supporting data.
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Equitable |Gas Co
Pittsburgh
Public Utility Commission
E Equitable
Equitable
Allegheny
Armstrong
Butler
Greene
Indiana
Washington
Westmoreland
Monggogahela
Duquesne
McKellport
PorteVue
Munhall
Wilmerding
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