City County Officials Sworn In For New Terms
Eight county and four city officials will be sworn in on Monday January 2 1956 in two ceremonies one at the Court House at 9 am and the other at the Municipal Building at 10 am. New court house appointees include Powers McConahy Gilmore Ingham Davis Meehan Jr Bailey and Dodds. At the city building Edward A DeCarbo will administer oaths to two new councilmen Ches ter C Sweesy and Herman F Steinbrink and to incumbent Edith M Cleaveland.
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Court House
John §. Powers
Lawrence County
W. Walter Braham
Edward E. McConahy
Joseph Gilmore
M. M. Ingham
Richard C. Davis
John A. Meehan Jr
Ray Bailey
Andrew M. Dodds
Edward A. DeCarbo
Chester C. Sweesy
Herman F. Steinbrink
Edith M. Cleaveland
Weather and daylight cues mark early 1956 outlook
Local residents report a slippery Thursday with minor injuries and cautious driving. Almanac notes predict nine hours nine minutes of daylight on January 1 1956 and a total lunar eclipse on November 18 1956. Schools reopen January 3 1956 while Mrs. Erickson advertises a large poinsettia at 416 Hillcrest Ave.
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Eric Erickson
Hillcrest Ave
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report Colder Tonight Then Weekend Conditions
Much colder tonight and Saturday with fair weather in the south and partly cloudy skies with some snow flurries in the north. Low tonight 8 to 14, high Saturday near 20. regional readings show 41 maximum and 2 percent precipitation, river stage 6.5 feet. Year-ago figures include 38 maximum, 33 minimum, 0.75 inches precipitation.
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Twomy
Russia to Step Up Activities in Asia
Western diplomats say the Bulganin Khrushchev report on their India Burma Afghanistan tour shows Moscow will intensify Asia policy. The leaders’ Supreme Soviet speeches signal allies among non Communist Asian powers on colonialism nuclear weapons and recognition of Communist China. A shift elevates anti colonial sentiment as a key strategic asset for the Soviet Union.
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Henry Shapiro
United Press
Moscow
India
Burma
Afghanistan
Russia
Asia
Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
China
Nikolai Sulganin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Diplo
East German Reds Back Down From Berlin Barge Threat
East German Communists will not end barge traffic permits to West Berlin. West Berlin Traffic Senator Otto Theuner said permits will remain valid beyond Dec 31, easing fears of a renewed blockade and promising continued supply routes through the Soviet zone.
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West Berlin
Reds
Berlin
Pilot Dies In Plane Crash Near Connellsville
Rain and poor visibility blamed for the crash of a two engine Salem Brosius Co. plane killing pilot Robert Long 33 of Pittsburgh as he returned to Pittsburgh after flying company officials to Baltimore. The ship burned after the crash and Long a former Tucson instructor leaves a widow and three children.
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Connellsville
Robert Long
Pittsburgh
Laurel Ridge
Here
Long
Salem- Brosius Co
Carnegie
Baltimore
Tucson
Ariz
Public Housing Wins Second Labor Endorsement
The Lawrence County Industrial Union Council and the Lawrence County Central Labor Union endorsed public housing for New Castle. Delegates including George T. Barberio, Dan Skelly, Martin Kovach, Pete Costello, Sam Haddad, Ted Piatek, and Sam Aver will attend the January 9 city council session urging participation in the housing program. The unions also discussed CIO AFL CIO merger plans and approved a $10 donation to the county committee on employment of the handicapped contest prize money for a high school competition.
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New Castle
Lawrence County Industrial Union Council
Lawrence County Central Labor Union
CLU
Industrial Union Council
George T. Barberio
United Steelworkers
Daniel W. Skelly
Martin J. Kovach
United Auto Workers International
Pete Costello
Local 4194
Sam Haddad
Ted Piatek
Sam Aver
Counci
Barberio
CIO
Afl-Cio
New York
LCIUC
IUC
More Than Half Supply Of Salk Vaccine Not Used
The government reports that more than half of the national Salk polio vaccine supply has gone unused in recent months. Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele urges vaccinations now to protect children before the next polio season. A Public Health Service survey across 36 states shows only 45 percent of shipped vaccine used since August 1 under the voluntary allocation program, with New York and California holding nearly a quarter for mass programs starting soon.
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Washington
Sns
U.S
Leonard A. Scheele
Public Health Service
New York
California
Two Pilots Die In Gulf Oil Plane Crash Near Freeport Ohio
A Gulf Oil Corp airplane crashed near Freeport Ohio about 75 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. Pilot Gordon W. Sylva, 46, and co-pilot Lloyd L. Cotton, 38, both from Tulsa Oklahoma, were killed. It was the first Gulf Corp crash in four million miles of flight.
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Freeport, O
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Gulf Oil Corp
Freeport
Pittsburgh
Ohio State Police
Gordon W. Sylva
Lloyd L. Cotton
Tulsa
Oklo
Gulf Corp
Eisenhower to appear on Pennsylvania ballot in primary
Harrisburg Republican leaders decide to place President Eisenhower on the state presidential preference ballot for April 24. The action, taken by 35 upper echelon GOP leaders, is without firm assurance he will seek reelection. Nomination petitions will circulate January 31 requiring 100 names from each county. Delegates at large and alternates to the San Francisco convention will be chosen January 14.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Miles Horst
Republican State Committee
Cisse
Horst
U. S
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
State Committee
House Chamber
San Francisco
Bus Contract Expires Dec 31 No Strike Planned
Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motormen Workers deny any strike after the Shenango Valley Transportation Co contract ends at midnight December 31. David Matthews says wage demands and better conditions lead to resumed talks January 11 after a Farrell meeting with International VP Paul Fitzgerald. The union offers arbitration. the company refuses.
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Amalgamated Assn
Street Electric Railway
Shenango Valley Transportation Company
David Matthews
Farrell
Mercer County
Paul Fitzgerald
Aaseme
Matthews
Roundup Of 55 Events Set For Saturday Publication
New Castle and Lawrence County activities of 1955 will be summarized in a Saturday News roundup. The feature will include labor, industry, retailing, churches, society, politics and other general interest stories and will offer predictions for 1956.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Message For Congress Near Completion
President Eisenhower edits a near final draft of the State of the Union to be read by Congress on January 5. An Air Force courier travels the draft to Key West with White House speech writer Kevin McCann.
Traffic death toll for 1955 rises to 38500
The National Safety Council estimates 1955 traffic fatalities at 38 500, up seven percent from 1954 and the highest since 1941. About 420 deaths are expected on highways during the New Year weekend, with enforcement tightened nationwide. The holiday period runs from 6 PM tonight to midnight Monday.
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Chicago
INS
National Safety Council
Council
Yalta Documents Suggest Soviet Trickery Surface
Newly released Yalta papers from the State Department fuel debate over Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin. WW II ambassador Averell Harriman reported strain in U S Russian relations as the wartime alliance wavered on cooperation.
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Washington
Yalta
State Department
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Averell Harriman
Moscow
Harriman
New York
Chinese Reds May Attempt To Invade Matsu
Reports from Taipei say Chinese Communists bombard ends of the Nationalist island chain in an apparent bid to invade Matsu or Quemoy. Nationalist air and sea patrols surround Matsu and Kao-teng as artillery duels with Quemoy continue. No immediate Formosa attack predicted, but Red harassment to pressure talks noted by American sources.
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Taipei
Formosa
Matsu
Quemoy
Kaoteng
Quemoy Island
Chiang Kai-shek
7Th Fleet
U.S
Okinawa
Philippines
Fire destroys plane at San Francisco airport hangar
Fire swept a hangar at San Francisco International Airport destroying a twin engine plane valued at 500000 dollars. Flames fed by oil and gasoline stores raged for almost an hour as airport firemen aided by nearby departments controlled the blaze with no injuries reported. The report also notes a woman, Anna Marie Korab, reporting a collision after her car was struck on Butler Avenue and providing the other vehicle’s license number.
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San Francisco
INS
San Francisco International Airport
Southwest Airways
Anna Marie Korab
S. Jefferson St
Butler Ave
Korab
Seek To Head Off Record Breaking Highway Deaths
The National Safety Council warned of a potential 420 traffic deaths from 6 pm today to midnight Monday, signaling a national emergency. The year’s roads saw about 38,500 fatalities, the highest since 1941, with Christmas holidays yielding a 621 total. Illinois and Michigan activated National Guard units to curb the toll as states tighten highway patrols.
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Illinois
National Guard
William Stratton
Michigan
Bailey Names Daily Deputy Chief Deputy Treasurer
Deputy James L. Daily Sr. of 1202 Highland Ave was named chief deputy county treasurer by Treasurer-elect Ray Bailey. Both men will begin duties after swearing in at the Court House Monday. Daily, a widower, grew up in New Castle and worked 12 years at Standard Steel Car Co and 12 years at United Engineering & Foundry Co. He has three grown sons with residences in New Castle, Zanesville, and Sandusky.
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James L. Daily
Highland Ave
Ray Bailey
Bailey
Daily
Court House
Lawrence County
New Castle
St. Mary School
Standard Steel Car Co
United Engineering & Foundry Co
James Jr
J. T. Daily
Zanesville, O
Singh
Sandusky, C
Soviet Attacks Show Moscow Moving To Hard Line
UN diplomats view Khrushchev's sharp denunciations of Eisenhower and the West as a prelude to new Cold War moves. They see his rhetoric echoing Molotov’s Geneva Spirit defeat, tying to renewed blows at U.S., Britain, and France during the October foreign ministers meeting in Geneva.
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United Nations
N. Y
INS
Eisenhower
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Bald
Pudgy
Soviet
Communist Party
Geneva
Soviet Union
V.M. Molotov
U.S
Britain
France
Molotov
Six Westinghouse workers fired amid strike clashes
At Sharon and Greenville in Pennsylvania, six striking Westinghouse employees were fired for picket line incidents. Arrests occurred at Sharon and Lima while violence and vandalism were reported in Winchester Indiana and Columbus Ohio. Bargaining with IUE stalled. talks with IUE-Independent United Electrical Workers Union resumed with no progress. The 75 day strike involves about 14 000 IUE and 10 000 UFL members.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Lima
Winchester
Ind
Joseph Armstrong
Columbus
Westinghouse
Sharon
Greenville
Pennsylvania
Mercer County
Greenville Westinghouse
Cno-Iue
UFL
Deaths The City Records 1955
Obituary notices list five individuals with ages and addresses Mrs Bessie May McKim 71 64 S Lee Ave Miss Elizabeth McConaghy 97 707 Cleveland Ave Paul Caravella 45 West Pittsburg Yvonne Crunkleton seven mongas 322 Locust St
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Bessie May McKim
S. Lee Ave
Elizabeth McConaghy
Cleveland Ave
Paul Caravella
West Pittsburg
Yvonne Crunkleton
Mongas
Locust St
Cold Air From Canada Brings Freeze Across Pennsylvania
A Canadian air mass moves into Pennsylvania bringing below freezing highs through the weekend and potential hazardous roads. Rain sleet and hail moved out, with some western central snow flurries. Daytime highs in the 20s to 30s, nights in the teens to single digits in many areas.
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Canada
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Todays News Radio Society and Sports Briefs
A compact listing from Todays News page highlights radio society notes and sports items. Includes stock, theater, and want ad references plus contact numbers for classifieds and listings such as NEWS-OL and 4-6651.
Farewell for Old Fifty Five as Fifty Six Takes Stage
A short narrative frames Arthur Mometer, a weary retiree, packing his bag and clearing his desk for tomorrow. In contrast, a younger eager apprentice awaits to begin, as the transition from Fifty Five to Fifty Six is framed as a milestone at age twenty five.
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