Alec Guinness Life Sketch From Birth to Star Royal
Born 2 April 1914 Alec Guinness endured a lonely childhood and late discovery of his birth name. He trained at Fay Compton School of Acting after hardship, then rose in Ealing comedies and later as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai. A Navy officer, Smiley roles, and Star Wars fame marked a long, varied career.
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Guinness
Martia Hunt
Fay Compton
Acting
John Gielgud
Gielgud
Osric
Hamlet
Merula Salaman
Matthew
Petersfield
London
Ealing Studio
Lavender Hill
d’Ascoyne
Royal Navy
Fagin
Kwai
Col. Nicholson
Nicholson
Jock Sinclair
David Lean
Herbert Pocket
Dr. Zhivago
India
Obi-Wan Kenobi
John le Carre
George Smiley
Smiley
People
Charges Filed in Mercer Prescription Pad Case
New charges were filed against Brian Hammerle 30 of Mercer in a case linked to a July 29 incident where his 11 year old daughter Gioanna swallowed an oxycodone pill. Hammerle faces multiple counts of acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation and conspiracy, while his wife Gloria Hammerle 31 faces one count. Gioanna was treated at Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh after being revived by bystander CPR.
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Brian Hammerle
Mercer
Court of District
Melissa A. Amodie
New Castle
Hammerle
Gloria Hammerle
Gioanna Hammerle
Children’s Hospital
Pittsburgh
Gioanna
Halco Drive
Beaver County
Minor tremor rattles Alliance area in Ohio
A 2.8 magnitude tremor struck near Alliance Ohio at 10 02 p m yesterday centered in the Alliance area The U S Geological Survey official called it very minor saying quakes in Ohio are not frequent and a 5 0 or higher is needed for damage The 1885 quake near the area is the only prior record in the region
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Alliance
Ohio
Waverly Person
U.S. Geological Service National Earthquake Information Center
Golden
Colo
Canton
New Castle
Indiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Bruce Presgrave
Golden, Colo
Mike Hansen
Storms blamed for power outage in Lawrence County
About 1,400 Penn Power customers in Lawrence County lost service around midnight as storms moved through. Outages were mainly south and east of New Castle with additional reports in New Castle, near Interstate 79 and Route 19, and Ellwood City. By 4 a.m. more than half were restored. fewer than 100 remained to be restored by 9 a.m. Restores expected by early afternoon.
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Penn Power
Lawrence County
New Castle
Randy Coleman
Route 19
Ellwood City
Coleman
Man Arrested After Stabbing Case in New Castle
Clifford Hollins, 41, of City Rescue Mission, was arrested after allegedly forcing into Lisa Simms 32, at 1112-1A Pin Oak Drive, cutting her head and face and stabbing her back. Simms treated at St. Francis Hospital and released.
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Clifford Hollins
City Rescue Mission
New Castle
Lisa Simms
Pin Oak Drive
Simms
St. Francis Hospital
Explosion damages parked car in New Castle
An explosion damaged a parked car in New Castle early Saturday morning. Barbara Hetrick’s auto at 204 W Lincoln Ave was wrecked around 3 40 a.m. Police say an explosive device was used and investigators continue the probe.
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New Castle
Barbara Hetrick
Lincoln Ave
Blaze Damages Sharon Cleaners in $1.5 Million Fire
State police estimate the loss at 1.5 million dollars after a Saturday night fire at Imperial Cleaners on East State Street in Sharon. The blaze, around 6 30 p m, was contained mainly to the washers and dryers area. Fire units from Sharon, Farrell and Brookfield responded as investigators continue inquiries.
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Imperial Cleaners
Sharon
East State Street
Farrell
Brookfield
Ohio
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