Coroner's Jury Rules Deaths Murder in New Wilmington
A Lawrence County coroner's jury ruled that Judy Barber and Theodore Fordney died by murder and death by own action. Barber, 19, was found May 28 strangled with an electric sweeper cord at her home, while Fordney, 29, a postal worker, was later found shot in his backyard. The couple had been dating, and Barber had talked of breaking off the relationship.
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Lawrence County
Judy Barber
Theodore G. Fordney
New Wilmington
John A. Meehan, Jr
John D. Barber
W. Market St
Fordney
William S. O'Brien
Judy
New Wilmington High School
Westminster College
Roadwork on S Jefferson St and Rt 18 detour spurs activity
Va MMSE repairs continue on S Jefferson St railroad crossings with blacktop fill. Rt 18 detour traffic brings busy conditions. Pa Newe notes a truck with a flat tire. Neighbors paint and fix homes, while children handle lawn mowers and air compressors work citywide. Horseback riding rises across the county.
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S. Jefferson St
Pa Newe
Rt. 18
Daily Weather Report Sunny and continued cool today
Weather report shows a high of 68 to 74 degrees with clear skies and a chilly night. Lows near 40 in eastern Valleys and 45 to 52 elsewhere, followed by a warmer Wednesday with highs 75 to 82. 24 hour stats: max 72, min 43, no precipitation, river stage 5.2 feet. Year ago: min 65, precip 1.66, river 12.8 feet.
Senate probes sweetheart labor contracts in Dio case
The Senate Rackets Committee opened a probe into a sweetheart contract alleged to benefit employers and Dio tied unions. It summoned officials from two Dio dominated AFLUAW locals in New York now allied with the Teamsters and questioned Dio associate Teddy Rij who invoked the Fifth Amendment. Kennedy said further witnesses from UAW AFL Local 224 would testify as the inquiry targets a personal interest in the contract and ties to Equitable Research Corp.
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Herbert Foster
United Press
Washington
Senate Rackets Committee
John
Johnny Dio
James R. Hoffa
Teamster
Hoffa
Teamsters
Robert Kennedy
Dio
Equitable Research Corp
Theodore
Teddy Ray
Rij
Kennedy
Uawafs
Bulganin seen at events but rumors of power loss persist
London dispatch notes Bulganin's public appearance failed to quell rumors he is losing influence in the Kremlin. Observers question why he was dropped from a Soviet delegation to East Germany and absent from Khrushchev Tito talks. Departure for East Berlin is awaited to clear the matter. Bulganin attended a reception for Syria's Khalid El Azem and a Kremlin garden party for Moscow Youth Festival leaders.
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London
INS
Nikolai Bulganin
Kremlin
Bulganin
East Germany
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Marshal Tito
Khrushchev
East Berlin
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Moscow
Khalid el Az
Car Hits Boy Then Flees on Huron Avenue
A six year old boy escaped serious injuries after being brushed by a car on Huron Ave. John Widelko of 1718 East Washington St. sustained facial bruising from the impact. Police are seeking the car's driver for failing to stop and aid the boy.
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Huron Ave
John Widelko
East Washington St
Small Boy Choked to Death Eating Hot Dog
A three year old boy named John Bowers of 2160 W Norwegian St Pottsville died after a hot dog became lodged in his throat causing suffocation. He was taken to Warne Hospital when parents could not dislodge the blockage. Dr A Wesley Hildreth confirmed the cause as a half inch section of the hot dog stuck in the throat.
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Futtsville
John Bowers
Norwegian St. Pottsville
Warne Hospital
A. Wesley Hildreth
British Troops Ready To Battle Oman Rebels
An official communique said British troops are prepared for ground operations against Oman rebels. A spokesman cited concentration of forces including Cameronians with Oman scouts and Muscat frontier troops, with stores and ammunition airlifted to the base. Last Saturday they announced ground troops would enter the fight against the Imam of Oman amid air attacks on rebel strongholds.
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Manama
Behrein
INS
Oman
Muscat
800 Engineers Walkout Halts ABC Chicago Show
About 800 television engineers walked out in four cities including Chicago San Francisco New York and Los Angeles causing WBKB to go dark briefly. Supervisors filled the gap and restored operations in an hour while ABC blamed a dispute with the WFIL station in Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Lawrence Welk
American Broadcasting Co
WBKB
San Francisco
New York
Los Angeles
National Association of Broadcasting Engineers and Technicians
ABC
Hollywood
Welk
Philadelphia
WFIL
Optimist Club Board Members Set Meeting at Castleton
Optimist Club board members will meet tomorrow following the regular club dinner at 6 30 p m at Castleton. The gathering will discuss club affairs and upcoming events.
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Optimist Board
Optimist Club
Castleton
Bodies Of Two Babies Found In Erie Lockers
In Erie Pennsylvania two fully developed infant bodies were found in a sealed bread box among unclaimed packages in Greyhound Bus Station lockers. Coroner and pathologist expect autopsy to determine cause of death. police have no leads on identity.
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Erie
Greyhound
Erie County
Warren W. Woods
John Fust
Hammon Hospital
Woods
Fust
Impounding Of McDonald Ballots Asked
The Senate Rackets Committee urged United Steelworkers locals to impound ballots used in McDonald reelection last February. McDonald and the union cooperate. Committee probes alleged campaign fund use and voting irregularities. Rarick claims and dues increase sparked the bid. Ballots retention ends Aug. 12 per union constitution.
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Washington
Senate
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
McDonald
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Donald C. Rarick
McKeesport
Rarick
USW
McElroy Seen as Wilson Replacement for See
Washington sources report soap czar Neil H. McElroy plans further talks with Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson about succeeding him. McElroy, president of Procter and Gamble, could take the $22,500 a year post if he wants it, though conflicts of interest and related matters are under review.
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Washington
Llp
Neil H. McElroy
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
McElroy
Procter and Gamble
United Press
Temperature records fall in Philadelphia as 55 degrees tied
The Philadelphia Weather Bureau at International Airport reported a 55 degree low this morning, tying the Aug. 6 all time low first set in 1951. Overnight drop reached 27 degrees while Monday’s high topped out at 82.
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Philadelphia
INS
Weather Bureau
International Airport
President's Wife Undergoes Benign Operation at Walter Reed
Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower underwent a successful operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital for a benign condition. Col Humbert L Riva performed the procedure. The White House described her condition as good and said the operation was not serious with no release date announced.
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Washington
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Humbert L. Riva
White House
Army Medical Center
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Inventor Charged With Bank Cashier Slaying
Richard Klink, 47, a day laborer and self styled inventor, is to face first degree murder charges for shooting Wolcottville bank cashier Maurice Kent four times after the cashier refused to cash a bad check. Klink was seized by townspeople and arrested by Sheriff Myron Welker after allegedly saying I’ve done this town a favor. He claimed a long standing dislike of banks and cashiers and said he once invented a home bank to avoid regular banks.
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Wolcottville, Ind
INS
Wolcottville
Maurice Kent
Richard Klink
Farmers State Bank
Klink
Lagrange County
Myron Welker
Atwood Park
Kent
State Bank of
Auburn
Ind
Hiroshima Observes Atom Bomb Attack Anniversary
Almost 400000 residents marked 12 years since the A bomb devastated Hiroshima. Prime Minister Kishi and Prince Mikasa attended memorial rites as Mayor Watanabe laid names in a stone casket and 700 pigeons were released at the peace park.
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Hiroshima
INS
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Prince Mikasa
Mikasa
Peace Park
Tadao Watanabe
Hiroshima Peace Monument
Watanabe
Battleship Iowa to be decommissioned in fleet reductions
Washington reports the battleship Iowa along with 59 other ships will be withdrawn from the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and decommissioned within five months as part of a nationwide military economy drive. The move, under the administration's plan to save 2.2 billion dollars this fiscal year, signals a shift from battleships to aircraft carriers in U.S. naval strategy.
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Washington
Iowa
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Worker suffers finger injury at milling machine
Raymond Augustine, 29, of 103 E Fairmont Ave employed by Johnson Bronze Co, injured a finger catching his hand in a milling machine early this morning. He was treated at New Castle Hospital and released.
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Raymond Augustine
E. Fairmont Ave
Johnson Bronze Co
New Castle Hospital
Jefferies Obituary Notice From August 6 1957
Mrs. Samuel N. Jefferies, 80, of 122 East Grant Street, passed away on Tuesday August 6 1957. Funeral arrangements to be announced by the local mortuary.
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Samuel N. Jefferies
E. Grant St
Russia Likely Refuses Open Skies Plan Over North Africa
London dispatch says Soviet officials likely reject the open skies proposal unless it covers U.S. and British bases in North Africa and the Middle East. Valerian Zorin will test Western willingness to extend aerial inspection to that region as a condition for Soviets’ final reply within a month. Harold Stassen attended today’s session to hear Zorin’s questions.
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London
Russia
North Africa
Middle East
John Foster Dulles
Valerian Zorin
Peyton Leaves Prison Today After 10 Years
Charles Peyton, 60, once central to a sensational Allegheny County murder trial, walks out of Western Penitentiary after serving 10 years of a 10 20 year sentence. He had been convicted of second degree murder in the death of his wife Mary. Relatives meet him at Ellwood gates and plan to take him to Miami where brothers secured a janitor job. Peyton had four appeals on record.
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Pittsburgh
Charles Peyton
Allegheny County
Western Penitentiary
Peyton
Mary
Ellwood Gates
Miami
Fla
NSD Small News Phones Want Ads
Local classified page lists want ads for NSD small news items with contact numbers OL 8 8511 and OL 4 6651 for readers seeking services or postings.
President May Sign If Change Is Made Civil rights bill may pass with jury trial limits
A White House source says President Eisenhower would sign the civil rights bill if the jury trial guarantee is limited to voting violations. Senate amendments are under review as House conferees prepare for final passage this week.
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Washington
INS
White House
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Tice
George Smathers
Fla
Dixie Bloc
Majority
H. Alexander Smith
R N. J
Ike
Erie Soldier Held In France After Fatal Auto Crash
Specialist 3-c Frederick J. Gehredes of Erie Pennsylvania was held by French police charged with causing the death of Raymond Remy 29. Four others were injured when his car struck a parked vehicle triggering a sequence that crushed a roadside picnic. Gehredes is with a SHAPE signal unit and faces trial under the Status of Forces Act.
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Fontainebleau
France
Erie
Frederick J. Gehredes
Berst Ave
Raymond Remy
Gehredes
Gehrides
SHAPE
Army
Brickner Again Postpones His Channel Swim
Gustave Adolph Brickner a 45 year old steelworker from Charleroi Pa postponed his Channel swim attempt again due to rough English Channel seas. He plans to swim from Cape Gris Nez to Dover England and is a father of five.
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Calais
France
English
Gustave Adolph Brickner
Charleroi
Brickner
Cape Gris Nez
Dover
England
Hub Cap Theft Reported by Local Resident
John M. Stiffler of 308 E Wallace Ave reported van vandalism to his car last night. Two hub caps were stolen along with a damaged vent window and a broken valve core on one tire. hub caps valued at 18.50 dollars each.
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John M. Stiffler
E. Wallace Ave
Farmer Celebrates Bountiful Sixty-Nine Tomato Harvest
Arthur Mometer proudly displays his harvest of tomatoes and cucumbers, praising the soil and care that yielded a crop described as worth the toil. He notes sun, rain, and weeding as the key factors behind today’s plentiful produce, marking a notable milestone.
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James J. Brennan
Charles St
Kennetth Ave
Daily Weather Report
Texas
Kerrville
Tex
Carolyn Calvert
Austin
Calvert
Yawl
United Press Telephoto
Ill
Bremen
Germany
Alfred Wolforth
Caroline
Robert
Robert Jobin
Indiana Bank
By James Grass
Hiroshima of Ithe
United States
By Ruth Montgomery
N.S
I.N.S
Channel Swim
Arthur Mometer
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