Damaged Porch Menaced After Car Hits Moore Hotel
A car clipped a right bumper at the Moore Hotel in Indiana causing a porch support post to fail and the structure to sag over the sidewalk. Mrs Daisy Miller of 540 Maple St reported as the driver, with $75 damage to her car and the porch briefly supported by jacks until repairs could secure it. The incident occurred about 4:40 pm Monday, police said.
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Moore Hotel
Indiana
Daisy Miller
Maple St
Gita
North Fourth
Chestnut Streets
Church St
Ing South
Taal Fourth St
Phila
St. Indiana
Kenneth E. Caldwell
Ernest
Births set first quarter record in nation
The National Office of Vital Statistics reports 1,034,000 registered live births in the first quarter, up 1.7 percent from 1957 and 2 percent from 1958. The high rate reflects conceptions during April to June 1958 amid a 7.2 percent civilian unemployment rate. Harrisburg notes a bill to fund coal as roadbed material, sponsored by Rep. William G. Buchanan, aims to finance research and development by the Department of Mines and Mineral Industries with no specified appropriation.
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Washington
National Office of Vital Statistics
Harrisburg
Gazette
House of Representatives
William G. Buchanan
Indiana County
Buchanan
Department of Mines and Mineral Industries
Harris G. Breth
Clearfield County
Anthony J. Petrosky
Westmoreland County
Albert W. Johnston
McKean County
50 Cent Exemption On Food
Harrisburg AP Gov Lawrence backs House Ways and Means plan to restore a 50 cent exemption from the 344 percent sales tax on restaurant meals. He said restoring the 50 cent exemption would cost the state 14 million dollars per biennium but could be offset by other bills before the House.
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Harrisburg
Lawrence
House
Ways and Means
Commonwealth
Fair View
Indiana County United Fund Elects Officers in Leonard Hall
McMahon elected president of the newly formed Indiana County United Fund at Indiana State Teachers College Leonard Hall. Wally Barr first vice president Pat Hallow second vice president Stewart Robinson third vice president Vance McCracken secretary treasurer and ten directors named. Reports from committees show strong county wide support and plans to recruit health and welfare agencies to join the fund.
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Indiana County United iFund
Leonard Hall
Indiana Stateeachers College
Joe McMahon
Indiana Community Chest
United Apeal
Wally Barr
Blairsville
Pat Hallow
Homer
City
Seciofid
Stewart Robinson
Saltsburg
Vance McCracken
Indiana
County United Fund
Falk
Blairsvill Hig
Indianavy
Mine Workers of America
Humphrey
Grover R. Keating
Commodore
Melvin Martin
Salisburg
George Mottey
Clymer
United Mine Workers of America
United Appeal
Clare McCreary
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Clymer Woman Found Dead at Home
Mrs. Sarah Greer of 5H State Street was found dead in her Clymer home early this morning by a neighbor visiting the residence. The death appears to have occurred sometime during the night, with authorities or officials not yet detailing a cause. A local event listing shows Fair View Friday May 29 at 9:00 P.M., with mentions of a Homer City Legion party and an Early Bird 40x item.
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Clymer
Sarah Greer
State Street
Little Indians Win Sixth Straight Tri-County League Game
Indiana won their sixth straight tri-county league game yesterday. See sports pages 18 and 19.
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Little Indians
Indiana
Weather Update: Warm Humid with Scattered Storms Today
Today's outlook shows variable cloudiness with warm, humid conditions tonight and Wednesday. Scattered showers and thundershowers are possible. Lows range from 60 to 85, with highs reaching 80s to near 90.
Recess Steel Talks For Week
New York AP reports steel negotiators met for two hours and adjourned for a week without disclosing progress toward a new contract. Newsmen could not learn the status at the midpoint of the time left before expiration. Negotiations have lasted three weeks with a few recesses. Talks resume next Tuesday, four weeks from contract end, raising the possibility of a major steel strike.
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New York
Dulles Body Lies In State In D C
John Foster Dulles lies in state at Washington National Cathedral chapel as a flag draped casket is carried in by six servicemen. Family mourners enter Bethlehem chapel for a private moment while the public view lasts 24 hours. Plaques honor late leaders including Cordell Hull amid marble columns and floral wreaths. A wreath from Princeton Nas s aau Hall bears school colors.
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Washington (Ap
John Foster Dulles
Washington National Cathedral
Dulles
Bethlehem Chapel
Cordell Hull
Princeton University
Nassau Hall
Lee Dulles
Big Ed Walsh Dies Former White Sox Pitcher at 78
Edward A. Walsh known as Big Ed and a star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox died in Pompano Beach Florida at age 78 after a cancer illness. He had been bedridden for over a year and received last rites as he slipped toward coma. He could still talk with visitors recently before the long confinement.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
Chicago
White Sox
Edward A
Walsh
Coalport Boy Dies In Blaze Near Coalport Fire
Nine year old Calvin Gregory died in a Friday night fire that destroyed a frame home in Lyleville near Coalport Clearfield County. His father Jesse 50 and sister Rebecca 6 were admitted to Spangler Hospital with extensive burns. Kenny Gregory was injured leaping from a porch roof. Firemen from Coalport and Irvona fought the flames but could not save the house. cause under investigation, possible defective wiring.
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Coalport
Lyleville
Clearfield County
Calvin Gregory
Spangler Hospital
Jesse
Abutt
Rebecca
Gregory
Kenny
Irvona
Calvin
Memorial Day Pike Patrol to Intensify Across Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports that the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be patrolled by an extra 168 police and additional state officers over Memorial Day weekend to manage expected peak traffic. Governor Lawrence endorsed the plan, urging drivers to obey the law with a warning of possible arrests.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission
Lawrence
Herter urges Berlin constitution for unified city
Geneva AP report: amid Big Four talks, US Secretary of State Herter urges the Soviet Union to negotiate a Berlin settlement uniting the city under its own constitution as part of a broader German unification package. He cites 1948 disruption of four power control and insists Berlin cannot be annexed by East Germany while Western forces and access remain safeguarded.
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Herter
Berlin
Arthur Gavshon
Geneva
Germany
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Soviet Union
Her ‘Ter
Valerian Zorin
Andrei Gromyko
Washington
Gromyko
Lloyd
West
United States
Britain
France
Sia
East Germany
West Berlin
Hertere
Moderates Retain All Three On Little Rock School Board
In Little Rock Arkansas Governor Faubus backed three segregationists in a recall over the firing of 44 teachers. All three moderates retained their seats after a vote of confidence, while the three segregationists were defeated. The Pulaski County Board of Education now must fill the vacancies as five members consider plans.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval EB
Faubus
Ed I. McKinley
Pulaski County
A. d
Segrega
Pittsburgh Newspapers End Brief Delivery Strike
Pittsburghs three daily papers resumed publishing after a one hour meeting with Federal Conciliator George Woomer. Local 211 union drivers settled the dispute over pension funds union steward employment and wage package ending the weekend strike that halted Sunday editions. negotiations will resume next week.
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Pittsburgh
George Woomer
Post-Gazette
Sun-Telegraph and Press
Sun-Telegraph
Post Gazette
The
Press and
Local 211
Theodore Cogza
Grand Jury Meets June 1 in Indiana County
Indiana County District Attorney J. Murray Butterbaugh released the list of cases to be considered by the grand jury starting Monday June 1 at 1 30 p m John Pierce Jr Rogister and John C Pearce Glen Campbell RD 1 face separate counts of operating a motor vehicle after suspension James Barry Rochester Mills RD 1 has three counts of receiving stolen property Also listed is a larceny of growing property charge against John Pearce Jr Glen Campbell The last case is an involuntary manslaughter charge against Rufus L Ling Mileton Pa
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Indiana
J. Murray Butterbaugh
John Pierce, Jr
Rogister
John C. Pearce
Glen Campbell
James Barry
Rochester Mills
John Pearce, Jr
Rufus L. Ling
Mile Tom
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