Leader Faces State Cinder Scandal Involving Highway Officials
Gov. George M. Leader said a broad cinder scandal may involve three Democratic appointees to the state Highways Department and a Frackville contractor. Victor Patrikonis, aka Vic tor Prep, owner of Prep Contracting Co., was cited in the Justice Department inquiry and previously arrested on false pretenses and conspiracy charges. He faces perjury and bribery indictments tied to the Pennsylvania Turnpike swindle. Other implicated officials include Frank S. Jamieson, district maintenance engineer. Philip J. Prite of the Highway Purchasing Division. and John Cre.
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Harrisburg
George M. Leader
State Highways Department
Leader
Victor Patrikonis
Prep Contracting Co
Justice Department
Patrikonis
Victor Prep
Gov. Leader
Frank S. Jamieson
Highway Department
Haverford
Philip J. Prite
Property and Supplies Department
John Cre
Gustafson Receives Post Card From Son On Inspection Tour
News brief notes Gustafson of Pu laski Road receiving a 7 by 10 inch postcard from his son Russell a service engineer for Westinghouse Air Brake Co on an inspection trip in northern Minnesota.
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Billy) Gustafson
Pulaski Rd
Russell
Westinghouse Air Brake Co
Minnesota
Gustafson
Daily Weather Report Sunny and mild today
The forecast calls for sunny and mild conditions with a high around 78 to 82 and a cooling night reaching 46 to 54. Thursday will be warmer and more humid with highs near 90, no precipitation recorded. river stage at 5.2 feet.
Record Low Temperatures Expected Across Pennsylvania
A high pressure system keeps cool dry air across Pennsylvania as record cold returns. Philadelphia hit 53 degrees, breaking an 85 year old mark and Scranton and Pittsburgh also saw record lows, with more records likely to fall today under sunny skies and low humidity.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Scranton
Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
McElroy Nominated to Succeed Wilson as Defense Secretary
President Eisenhower plans to nominate Neil H. McElroy of Procter and Gamble to be defense secretary, pending a routine government fitness investigation. The 52 year old executive met with Eisenhower and Charles Wilson at the Defense Department and White House before the nomination is sent to the Senate. Wilson plans to leave the administration by fall.
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Eisenhower
Neil H. McElroy
Charles E. Wilson
Cincinnati
Defense
Charles F. Wilson
United Press
McElroy
Wilson
Administration
Senate
Procter and Gamble
White House
Defense Department
Plan For Probe Of Collision Of Two Submarines
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters appoints a board of inquiry to investigate the underwater collision of two submarines off the New Jersey coast. The subs Tusk and Cobber collided at 4 39 a m EDT Tuesday during routine maneuvers about 100 miles south of New London Connecticut. No injuries were reported.
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New London
Conn
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
U. S. Navy
New Jersey
Tusk
Cobbler
Atlantic
Probe Charge Hoffa And Dio Rigged Election
United Press reports the Senate Rackets Committee will call 10 witnesses mainly union officials tied to Johnny Dio as it probes Hoffa and Dio in the 1955 New York Teamsters election. The panel seeks evidence on forged charters and paper locals used to influence votes in the joint council election.
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Washington
Senate
New York
James R. Hoffa
Teamster
Johnny Dio
Robert F. Kennedy
Dio
Kennedy
Joint Council of Teamsters
Hoffa
AFL
United Auto Workers Union
British Forces Reach Izz Ahead of Nizwa Assault
British and Muscat troops moved to the village of Izz fourteen miles from the rebel stronghold at Nizwa in Oman. No contact with rebels was reported as forces prepared to advance on Nizwa, aiming to end phase one of operations against Imam led rebels. RAF jets dropped leaflets urging locals to aid the sultan’s army.
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United Press
Bahrein
Persian Gulf
Muscat
Izz
Nizwa
Oman
Nuclear Device Fired Today at Nevada Test Site
The Atomic Energy Commission fired a device at Yucca Flat Nevada during a summer series. The 5 25 a m pdt detonation used a 67 foot balloon suspension at 1506 feet, yielding about 20000 tons of TNT. Fort Lewis troops and 30 Canadian soldiers watched from 10 miles away in battle dress as pacifists held a vigil nearby.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Ground Zero
Queen's Own Rifles
Calgary
Canada
Deaths in local area on August 7 1957
Obituaries list three residents with ages and addresses Ross D. Rosenberger age 59 of 15 Orchard Way Walma Mrs Louis Gensante age 70 of 505 E Division St and Charles L Goodman age 50 of 118 Decker Dr death notices dated Wednesday August 7 1957.
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Ross D. Rosenberger
Orchard Way
Walma
Louis Gensante
E. Division
Charles L. Goodman
Decker Dr
Khrushchev Visits Berlin Amid Party Campaign Efforts
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev flies to East Berlin with Anastas Mikoyan and Andrei Gromyko for a staged arrival and speech. Premier Bulganin sees him off at Moscow airport as Berlin declares a public holiday for the visit.
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United Press
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Russia
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Anastas Mikoyan
London
Mikoyan
Bulganin
U.S.S.R
Khrushchev
East Germany
Nikolai Bulganin
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Andrei Gromyko
East Berlin
West Berlin
Berlin
Korea
Report Four Red Chinese Gunboats Sunk In Sea Battle
Nationalist Chinese naval patrol sank four Red Chinese gunboats and heavily damaged five others in the Formosa Strait early today. The communique said all Nationalist vessels returned undamaged.
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Taipei
Formosa
Formosa Strait
Defense Ministry
First Lady Eisenhower Recovers From Benign Surgery
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower underwent a two hour gynecological operation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to relieve a benign condition. The President visited her, noting she was sleeping, as doctors described no cancer or emergency.
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Washington
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
White House
James C. Hagerty
Harvard Football Coach Telephones Wife During Day
Harvard football coach John Yovisin, wanted by police in five states after missing on a motor trip from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, called his wife Betty to say he was all right.
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Harvard
Cambridge, Mass
INS
John Yovisin
Gettysburg
Betty
Countywide Incinerator Plan Presented to County Officials
A privately financed incinerator to serve New Castle and 25 Lawrence County communities was proposed to about 50 local officials at a courthouse meeting arranged by City Councilman Herman Steinbrink. Spokesmen described financing, construction, and operation by Inciner City Inc with disposal at 5.71 dollars per ton and a potential municipal purchase after five to ten years.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Court House
Herman F. Steinbrink
Incinercity Inc
Cleveland
Russia Rejects 10 Month Nuclear Test Ban Proposal
Soviet disarmament envoy Valerian Zorin calls a 10 month ban for nuclear tests impractical. He argues for a real halt of two to three years and says such a proposal would hide future testing. The Tass report notes Western Open Skies ideas not quoted.
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Soviet Union
Medical Unit Seeks Return Of Pathologist
The Lawrence County Medical Society votes unanimously to urge reinstatement of Dr. William Goodpastor as pathologist at Jameson Memorial Hospital. At the hospital staff meeting led by Dr. Charles Whalen a resolution requests a board meeting and reversal of the prior dismissal. Both groups say the move serves the community and hope for a successful conclusion.
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William Goodpastor
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Dr. Goodpastor
Medical Society
Wilbur Flannery
Charles Whalen
Hospital
Eisenhower Opposes Jury Trial Amendment to Civil Rights Bill
President Eisenhower reiterated opposition to the Senate amended civil rights bill and said the jury trial provision would be damaging to the federal judiciary. He would not say if he would veto the bill in its current form and warned the measure would hamper federal court operations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Brickner Fails Channel Swim From France to England
Gustave Adolph Brickner a 45 year old steel worker from Charleroi Pennsylvania gave up his attempt to swim the English Channel at 10 50 a m Calais time after starting earlier today He carried a fishing boat Ro land Sonia with supplies and began the crossing wearing grease for buoyancy This was his first attempt this summer and he hoped to cover about 30 miles from Cap Gris Nez to Dover within 15 hours
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France
Gustave Adolph Brickner
Charteroi
English Channel
Charleroi
Cap Gris Nez
Dover
England
Roland Sonia
Brickner
Dulles Sees Armament Reduction Through Open Skies
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles argues that if the Soviet Union accepts the Open Skies air-ground inspection plan a weapons cut would be almost automatic. He says the treaty could enable disarmament on both sides of the iron curtain by removing the threat of surprise nuclear attack. This would lessen the need for vast armed forces and ease taxpayer burdens.
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Washington
INS
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Dulles
Iron Curtain
Kremlin
U. S
Jameson Memorial Hospital Board Set for Friday Meeting
A special meeting of the Jameson Memorial Hospital Assn. Board of Directors will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the hospital solarium. The session is called by Lauri G. Laurell, president of the board.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital Assn
Solarium
Lauri G. Laurell
Oliver Hardy Dies of Stroke at 65 in Hollywood
Oliver Hardy, half of the Laurel and Hardy team, died at 7:25 a.m. PDT 10:25 a.m. EDT. He was 65.
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Hollywood
Oliver Hardy
Compromise Sought On Civil Rights Bill Amid Vote Pressure
Washington reports administration lawyers working on a new compromise to the civil rights bill as the Senate aims to pass amends tonight or Thursday. The House faces obstruction while a veto looms if the jury trial amendment stays. Republicans suggest narrowing the jury trials to federal elections violations only.
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Washington
Administration
House
Senate
Eisenhower
House-Senate
Air Force Jet Pilot Killed In Sabre Jet Crash
An Air Force F86L Sabre Jet crashed during a routine training takeoff near Youngstown. The 23 year old pilot from the 79th Fighter Squadron based at Youngstown Municipal Airport died. Only the next of kin will be notified before his name is released.
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Youngstown, CO
Ins
Air Force
Youngstown
Newsprint Blaze Rages Through Cleveland Warehouse
A spectacular fire fueled by newsprint roared through a Cleveland Terminal warehouse, causing extensive damage. About 100 firefighters battled the blaze for nearly an hour as the brick structure stored rolls of newsprint for Forest City Publishing and the Art Gravure Company.
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Cleveland, O
INS
Cleveland Terminal
Cleveland Fire Department
Forest City Publishing Co
Cleveland News
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Art Gravure Company
Inside Today’s Classifieds and Sections
The page announces sections including Comics Society Crossword Editorial and Obituary. Brief listings indicate theater notices and classified ads with contact lines for readers seeking assistance or submissions.
Outdoor Picnic Feels Like Sunny 77 Day Snack Idea
A playful description lists dogs hot from the grill, fresh green corn cobs, tomatoes beans and potato salad. It invites gathering with a few friends for an outdoor eating event on a 77 degree day.
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