Massive Philippines quake kills and traps thousands
A series of earthquakes in northern Mindanao devastated towns from Ozamis to Iligan City. Government and Red Cross reports cite over 200 dead and 1,500 injured with thousands rendered homeless as Lake Lanao dropped six feet and Fort Santiago sank four feet.
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London
INS
Reuters
Manila
Philippines
Mindanao
P.I
Red Cross
Philippine Islands
Panay Island
Misamis Occidental
Lanao
Ozamis City
Iligan Bay
Ozamis
Fort Santiago
Angel Medina
Iligan
Ramon Magsaysay
Cagayan de Oro
Philippine Weather Bureau
Iligan City
Mail misaddressed piece shows local post office accuracy
A stray mail item destined for Pa Newe was properly cancelled and delivered to the News office. The card was cancelled March 31 at 6 p.m. and delivered this morning. Citizens note milder weather, brush fires risk, and Easter vacation plans for city students from Wednesday to April 12.
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Pa Newe
New Castle Post Office
Weather Forecast and Extremes for the Day
Fair tonight with a mild Saturday and possible showers by night. Highs in the 60s and a low around 34 to 44. US data show a max 59 and min 28 with no precipitation. River stage 7.4 feet. A year ago, max 40 and min 18 with traces of snow.
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March
United States
Eisenhower believes Russia would not back attack on Quemoy Matsus
Sen. H Alexander Smith said Eisenhower told Senate leaders that Russia is unlikely to support a Red Chinese assault on Quemoy and the Matsus. The President warned the Oriental mind is unpredictable and backing by Moscow remains a big question mark. Democrats back policy to deter aggression by keeping Red China guessing on defense commitments.
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Raymond Lahr
United Press
Washington
H. Alexander Smith
Eisenhower
Russia
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
New Jersey
Republican
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Senate
Smith
United States
Matsus
Emergency Powers Granted to Premier Faure in Algeria
The National Assembly voted 379 to 219 to grant Edgar Faure emergency powers to quell Algerian nationalism. A state of emergency could shutter theaters and bars and require Algerians to surrender arms as attacks by the Army of Allal persist in the Aures region near the Tunisian border.
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Paris
National Assembly
Edgar Faure
Algeria
Faure
France
Tunisia
Morocco
Assembly
Allal
Aures
Reminder to display 1955 plates as 1954 plates expire
Harrisburg notices drivers to avoid using 1954 license plates after midnight as 1955 plates must be displayed. The reminder targets passenger car owners who have not yet obtained the new plates.
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Harrisburg
INS
Dust Storm Spreads Across Five Southwest States
A massive dust cloud up to 500 miles wide, with possible tornadoes and heavy rain, swept across Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Mexico. Visibility dropped to near zero in parts, with 3 to 6 inches of snow and disrupted travel in the Panhandle. Forecasters warned the gritty dust would linger through today as winds remained high.
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Amarillo
Tex
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Panhandle
R. W. Reed
Guymon
Oklahoma City
Bill Cook
Gainesville
Cleburne
Dallas
Taylor
Beaver County Officers Smash Slot Machines
Beaver County detectives destroyed 80 confiscated gambling devices in raids including 7 slot machines 23 console machines 10 reels of indecent film and 125 punchboards A court order authorized the destruction District Attorney Richard P Steward said the devices had accumulated over three years.
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Beaver
Beaver County
Dist. Atty
Richard P. Steward
Erie Receives 100000 State Funds for Presque Isle Park
Harrisburg reports Erie will get 100000 in state funds to rehabilitate Presque Isle Park after storm damage with completion planned for early summer. Gov Leader and Erie Mayor Arthur Gardner announced after a 45‑minute meeting.
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Harrisburg
Erie
Presque Isle Park
George M. Leader
Eric
Arthur J. Gardner
Berlin Airlift Could Quickly Be Revived
Washington reports that the United States and Allies could revive the Berlin airlift quickly if the Communists renew a land blockade. Officials note Russia is unlikely to close land routes but new truck taxes threaten Berlin traffic while the State Department coordinating with Britain France and West Germany considers measures to keep goods flowing.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
West Berlin
West
West Germany
State Department
Henry Suydam
White House
Defense Department
Four-Day Hunt For Minister Intensified
A four day search for Rev. R. B. Detrick of Slippery Rock was intensified by state and city police, firemen, and Civil Air Patrol. Route 108 between New Castle and Slippery Rock was surveyed while a CAP plane scanned the area from Gardner street viaduct to Slippery Rock. Firemen used walkie talkies and watched Neshannock creek from North street bridge. Wallet and coat found beside the creek have fueled speculation he may be in the water.
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R. B. Detrick
Slippery Rock
Civil Air Patrol
Norman McFarland
New Castle
Sharpsville
North Street
Neshannock
Derrick
Gardner Street
Detrick
CAP
Gus Kelly
Robbers Truss Up Three Take $1300 In Bonds
In Erie Pennsylvania two masked men bound two women and a crippled man with adhesive tape and escaped with government bonds valued at 1300 dollars. They detained Mary Maras 54 and Ruth Havercam 54 and the crippled son John 36 after threatening to search a safe. Maras freed the victims and returned home about an hour later.
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Erie
Stanley Mavas
Gold Chevron Club
Maras
Mary
John
Ruth Havercam
Senate set to ratify West Germany pacts in Senate vote
Washington reports the Senate is prepared to ratify London Paris pacts that recognize West Germany as an independent state and rearm it as part of the Atlantic Defense Alliance. Chairman George expects only 4 or 5 votes against after committee approval 14 to 1. Mansfield urges Spain inclusion to complete Western Europe defenses.
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Washington
INS
Senate
West Germany
Atlantic Defense Alliance
Senate Foreign Relations
Walter F. George
William Langer
N. D
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Spain
Atlantic Alliance
Europe
Mansfield
Germany
North Atlantic
France
Noted Publisher Robert R. McCormick Dies at 74
Chicago editor and publisher Col. Robert R. McCormick, famed Tribune head and controversial journalist, died at his Cantigny estate near Wheaton of heart failure after abdominal surgery and prolonged ill health. He died shortly after Joseph Pulitzer, another leading press figure, who passed away in St. Louis at age 70.
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Chicago
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Cantigny
Wheaton
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post Dispatch
McCormick
Pulitzer
St.Louis
Flying Saucer Advertising Stirs Detroit Police
Police in Detroit were flooded with calls about a red tubular flying saucer seen over the city. Investigators found the craft was a red neon sign for an auto agency being towed by a plane, revealing an advertising gimmick.
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Detroit
In His Footprints in His Footprints
A short reflection on Jesus on the cross using Psalm 22 verse to show faith under suffering. The piece notes comparisons between Christ and David and suggests Psalm 22 provides comfort and strength during pain.
Freighter Collision Damages Navy Destroyer in Delaware Bay
In Delaware Bay off Cape May New Jersey a commercial freighter Mormac Spruce collided with the USS William T Powell injuring two Navy sailors. The Powell suffered a 10 by 10 foot hole and propeller shaft damage but no lives were lost. The two injured were taken ashore for medical exams with skull fracture fears.
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Cape May
N.J
Delaware Bay
Navy
Mormacspruce
William T. Powell
Powell
Philadelphia Naval Base
William B. Jackson
Naval Base
Saigon Faces Blockade as Rebel Forces Seize Posts
In Saigon Indochina rebel troops seize government outposts and block main food routes. Buddhist guerrillas led by General Ba Cut isolate the capital from rice areas to the west while Hoa Hao and Binh Xuyen factions threaten meat supplies. Armored patrols patrol streets as price spikes and hoarding begin amid a shaky government.
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Saigon
Indochina
Ba Cut
Viet Nam
Binh Xuyen
Hoa Hao
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bao Dai
Daylight Time Extended in Pittsburgh Through October
Pittsburgh will keep daylight saving time until the last Sunday in October. Mayor David L. Lawrence plans a formal proclamation next week after a Chamber of Commerce survey and strong public opinion in favor of the extension.
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Pittsburgh
INS
David L. Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Texas man seeks vacation at nonexistent Niagara prop motel
Richard D. Grundy of Texas wrote Niagara Falls authorities expressing a desire to vacation at a motel he recalls from three years ago at the falls. He believes the fictional motel in the Marilyn Monroe film Niagara was a prop and wants to stay there.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Richard D. Grundy
Falls
Niagara
Marilyn Monroe
Death notices of five elderly residents listed
Five obituaries appear for Benjamin Hart Hobel 66 of 715 City Line street. Mrs Lewis W McClung 69 RD 3. Mrs Gertrude Josephine Yoho 74 RD 8. Mrs Alice Grove 83 202 Elm street. Miss Hattie Anna Sickafuse 75 Bhenange Township.
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Benjamin Hart Hobel
City Line Street
Lewis W. McClung
R. D
Gertrude Josephine Yoho
Alice Grove
Elm Street
Hattie Anna Sickafuse
Bhenange Township
Berlin Faces Soviet Blockade With Heavy Truck Taxes
Western Allies accuse the Soviet imposed blockade on West Berlin as politically inspired and demand immediate lifting of the expensive road tax on trucks. The East German Communists levy taxes expected to total about 10 million dollars annually, while denying blackmail aims.
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Berlin
West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
G. M. Pushkin
Bonn
Free World
Guilty Verdict In Jelke Case
New York report says ten men and two women were convicted of two counts of compulsory prostitution against Jelke heir Minot F. Mickey Jelke age 25. Jury Foreman Jesse J. Berlin delivered guilty verdicts at 1 15 a m EST after court clerk George Kelley requested the verdicts.
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New York
Minot F
Mickey Jelke
Social
Oleo
Inside Todays News
Classifieds and notices appear with want ads and telephone numbers for reader inquiries. The page highlights contact lines NEWS PHONES NEWS OL and WANT ADS for local assistance and listings.
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Inside Todays News
Grandma's ill fate foreshadows April departure noted
Arthur Mometer warns of his Grandma's serious decline with an April 14 passing expected this year, claiming she has been buried in April for years and the season opens on a bright fifty nine day.
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