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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1955

Page

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North Gate Plaza Shopping Center Planned in Neshannock

The Nesbitt estate executors plan a four million dollar North Gate Plaza Shopping Center on Nesbitt farm at Nesbitt Road and Wilmington Road Route 18. The 36 acre site will host 30 to 40 units, a department store, and 2100 parking spaces with air conditioning modern lighting and stores including A & P Sun Drug Woolworth. Construction to start around May 1 after months of meetings with local officials and developers.

Neshannock Township George W. Nesbitt North Gate Plaza New Castle Area Elmer D. Nesbitt George W Nesbitt Robert H. Nesbitt Nesbitt Wilmington Rd Sun Drug Woolworth

Nine Other Directors Term Expire at Greater New Castle

Thirteen directors named to GNCA board. nine terms expire. Nominating Chair B J Hanlon lists new directors Sidney L Lockley William Robinson Alfred H Owens Thomas J Foley George A Ritter Richard FE Rentz Robert Sweeney Harvey B Bush James A Rugh Dr J L Reed Patrick Cosgrove Lewis C Dayton Margaret Nelson. expired: Gerald Morris P J Laurel R A Bailey William Coban Joseph Gilmore Daniel Woolcock Merle Hart Lauri Laurel Alvin Shenken. Budget committee appointed. James Foster Jr named school board rep. Harry Walker hired as assistant to executive VP Murray S Stephens. Votes pending next week announcement.

The Greater Margery Nelson Gerald Morris P. J. Laurel R. A. Bailey William Coban Joseph Gilmore Daniel Woolcock Merle Hart Lauri Laurel Alvin Shenken Citizens Hire Walker G. B. Zahniser

Downtown stores brace for second Christmas shopping period

Merchants expect an avalanche of downtown shoppers this evening as stores run a second period of extended hours for the holiday. Residents rush to finish errands before Christmas while highway crews stay ready for snow and keep key lanes open. Salt and cinders are stocked, and Pa Nene urges residents to lock windows and doors as home robberies begin.

Pa Nene

Cloudy Windy Cold Weather With Snow Flurries

Weather report notes cloudy windy and cold conditions with snow flurries today tonight and Saturday. Local lake effect snow near Lake Erie. Highs in the 20s to mid 30s, tonight’s lows 17 to 25, Saturday highs in the 20s. River stage seven feet. Year ago highs 38 and lows 33 with .04 precipitation.

Lake Erie United States

New Castle Stores Extend Hours for Christmas Shopping

New Castle stores will stay open tonight until 9 PM to accommodate Christmas shoppers. Additional extended hours are planned for next Friday and Saturday nights December 16 and 17 and the nights of December 21 22 and 23, supplementing regular Monday shopping nights.

New Castle

Labor Leaders to Debate Industry Owes To Each Other

Public lunch summit today pairs AFL-CIO president George Meany and NAM chairman Charles Sligh. Meany will argue What Industry Owes To Labor, Sligh will reply What Labor Owes To Industry. Debate follows NAM Congress winding down and AFL-CIO convention closing. Meany to preside over a post-convention executive council meeting.

New York George Meany Afl-Cio Charles Sligh National Association of Manufacturers NAM Meany Coun

Cold snap grips Pennsylvania with freezing overnight forecast

A cold air mass blankets Pennsylvania with snow flurries spreading from the west to central regions. The Weather Bureau expects temperatures to dip into the teens in western mountains and reach the 20s to 30s elsewhere, with snow continuing through Saturday and easing Sunday under generally fair skies.

Pennsylvania Weather Bureau New Jersey Iule

Knowland May Announce For President In 1956 Bid

Senate GOP leader William S. Knowland believes an early Eisenhower decision on 1956 re election could aid his agenda. Friends say he rejects delaying tactics and would run if Eisenhower has not declared by January 23 Illinois primary filing deadline.

Washington INS Senate GOP William S. Knowland Eisenhower Friends of the California Republican Congress Knowland Illinois

Eisenhower to seek tax relief only with revenue, defense assured

President Eisenhower and top advisers met at Camp David to map 1956 policy. They agreed any tax cut must be offset by revenue gains and defend national needs, with a broader plan to be reviewed before GOP leaders at the White House. Discussions covered the budget foreign policy aid farm prices and domestic legislation.

Gettysburg Eisenhower U. S President's Mountain Camp David Maryland Mountain Lodge Russia

Chicago beer war claims Capone era king

Police fear a new Chicago beer war may have claimed Alex Greenberg, 64, financier of Canadian Ace Brewing. He was shot four times after leaving a restaurant as South Side tavern owners report resumed muscle tactics reminiscent of the 1920s. An underworld roundup and inquiry were ordered.

Robert T. Loughran United Press Chicago Alex Louie Greenberg Capone Greenberg Ace Brewing Co al Capone South Side Ace

GSA United Nears Deal on New Castle Foundry Takeover

Roger W. Rowland reports Washington discussions where GSA and United Engineering & Foundry discuss a counter-proposal to continue operation of the New Castle foundry and machine shop. United offered to pay the government 500000 dollars annually for twenty years. details remain undisclosed.

General Services Administration United Engineering & Foundry Co Roger W. Rowland Greater New Castle Assn Development Corporation Rowland Washington D. C GSA United Engineering New Castle

Nationalist China to block UN members plan at Security Council

At the United Nations the Chinese delegation proposed 13 resolutions urging admission of 11 western nations plus South Korea and South Vietnam, omitting any communist states and signaling a veto against the broader 18-nation package. The move follows reports that Chiang Kai-shek rejected Eisenhower's appeals on Formosa.

Pierre J. Huss United Nations N. Y China Security Council U.N Outer Mongolia Tingfu F. Tsiang South Korea South Vietnam Chiang Kai- Shek Eisenhower Formosa

Governor Leader threatens veto over sales tax plan

Gov. George M. Leader said he would absolutely veto a sales tax and warned that exemptions to the manufacturers excise tax might raise the corporate net income tax. He noted exemptions reduce expected revenue from the 3 percent levy to 320 million while 465 million is needed, proposing a group of business taxes to offset the gap.

Harrisburg George M. Leader Leader Senate

Soviet Leaders Arrive in Srinagar for Kashmir Visit

Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Communist Party head Nikita Khrushchev land in Srinagar for a two day visit. Bulganin says the trip strengthens old ties of friendship and trade between Kashmir and Russia as officials view Moscow’s stop as recognition of India's claim. They traveled from Jaipur, Rajasthan, about 500 miles away. Pakistan disputes the 1947 partition and a UN cease fire has been in effect since 1949.

Srinagar, Kashmir INS Nikolai Bulganin Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev Srinagar Kashmir Bulganin Russia Jaipur Rajasthan India Pakistan U. N

Faure Mendes-France Engage in Power Battle Within French Left Alliance

Paris reports Premier Edgar Faure and ex-Premier Pierre Mendes-France clashed over control of the Rally of Left Republicans. The feud splits the Radical Socialist Party and RGR as they vie to influence the next government and midnight Saturday election alliances.

Paris Edgar Faure Pierre Mendes RGR Mendes - France Faure Radical Socialist Party Mendes-France Mendes France

Christmas Feast in Norway Honors Animals and Birds

A poem excerpt set in cold Norway describes a Christmas Day feast with grain for birds and extra dairy feed, avoiding hunting. Houses display star lights for four weeks before Christmas, honoring the nativity and animals that witnessed Him in swaddling clothes.

Norway Julien C. Hyer

Americans May Be Barred From Berlin

East Berlin Communist authorities hint they will bar Americans from East Berlin citing moved to defend against alleged attacks. The crackdown follows the arrest of two American soldiers and a propaganda drive around it. The Soviets may trade the captives for a Soviet officer seeking asylum in West Germany.

Joseph Fleming United Press Berlin East Berlin East West Germany G. L Werner Lierck

New Cold Wave Reaches Deep South and Plains

A severe Arctic air mass pushed south from Canada bringing subzero readings and heavy snow. The cold extended to the Gulf Coast and Tennessee with Aberdeen South Carolina reporting 20 degrees below zero. The Dakotas Nebraska Minnesota stayed below zero while New York City faced mixed precipitation as forecasters predicted 1 to 6 inches of snow.

Gulf of Mexico Tennessee Canada Aberdeen S. C Dakotas Nebraska Minnesota John Wallace New York City New Jersey Oklahoma Texas

Death Record W. E. Dean 83 at 11212 South Walnut Street

W. E. Dean, aged 83, is reported dead at his residence 11212 South Walnut Street on Friday December 9, 1955. The record notes the decedent's age and address.

W. E. Dean S. Walnut St

Slayer Leads Police To Two Old Wells Today

The 34 year old Fillmore Young of Carlyle Illinois confessed to murdering Harold Smith and Arlene Smith on November 27. He directed officers to two abandoned wells where he hid the bodies, one four miles south of Carlyle and the other northeast of town. A bloody towel found in his car linked to the victims' blood prompted the arrest and confession.

Carlyle Ill INL Lebanon Fillmore Young Harold Smith Arlene Young Clinton County Dan Parker Smith Newton Edward Vogel Ernest Arnold Parker St. Louis

Plane Crash Kills Pilot and Injures Crewman

A fighter pilot Lt. (jg) Alfred G. Walker, 23, of Akron Ohio, was killed when their plane crashed about 90 miles off the New Jersey coast during carrier maneuvers. A02C William E. Deering of Atlantic City was seriously injured aboard the Leyte.

Atlantic City N. J Here U. S. Naval Air Station Pomona Alfred G. Walker Akron Ohio William E. Deering Deering Leyte

Todays News Page Radio TV Society Sports

Inside Todays News Page Radio TV Society we. Sports .asccess, Stocks M" NEWS PHONES WANT ADS-8-8511 NEWS-OL 4-6651.

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Memeter Reflects on Cards and Early Mailing

Arthur Memeter notes that yearly cards bring hope and cheer for holidays and the new year. He recalls enjoying colorful greetings and urges readers to make lists and mail early as the weather remains 38 degrees.

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New Center Gnca Board of Nesbitt and Wilmington Roads Williams Cleaveland Co Neshannock Township Supervisors Neshannock Township Planning Commission Greater New Castle Assn Welcome Foster A.newcea Daily Weather Report By Jack Woliston U. P Sen House White House Capone Syndicate Rockefeller Center United Red Kasmir Hes the Shepherds Acts Dan Cross Word Ellwood Ree Arthur Memeter
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