Muddy Creek State Park land deal advances in Butler County
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania Forests and Waters Department plans to spend 130000 to buy 2300 acres in southwestern Butler County from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy for a new Muddy Creek state park featuring the state’s largest man made lake, with completion expected this month.
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Harrisburg
API
State Forests and Waters Department
Muddy Creek
Butler County
Pennsylvania
Maurice K. Goddard
Goddard
Conservancy
United Press International
State Budget Balances With New Taxes In 1959 PA
Harrisburg UPI report notes the 1959 legislature kept four existing taxes: corporate net income, real estate transfer, cigarette per-pack, and utilities gross receipts, while expanding others such as gas company coverage and bank share taxes. The planned 3 percent sales tax rose to 4 percent, but many governor proposals died in a Democratic House.
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Harrisburg
UPI
David L. Lawrence
General Assembly
Lawrence
Plane Plunge Probe Started
Plane crash near Cofield North Carolina killed 29 passengers and five crew when a National Airlines DC6B exploded or disintegrated above the Cape Fear River during a Miami bound flight from New York. Rescue workers found bodies scattered over muddy fields and woods.
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Bolivia
UPI
E.s.t
Dale Southard
National Airlines
New York
Miami
Cape Fear River
Southard
Wilmington
Gateway
Cofield
N.C
Carolina Beach
Inside Today's News Page
Inside Today's News Page lists brief items from the paper section. It appears as a roundup of notices and small items across topics. The page is compact and lacks cohesive narrative, focusing on quick-read briefs.
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Inside Today
New Castle Hospital Fund Reaches 254 596 In Campaign
The New Castle Hospital Expansion Fund total climbed to 254 596 at a report meeting of Major Gifts Medical Staff and Corporate Divisions held in the Mandarin Room Castleton Hotel. General Chairman Louis Sandler praised the turnout and money raised to date.
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New Castle Hospital
Castleton Hotel
Louis Sandler
Reuben J. Elliott
Edward Flaherty
Dr. A. Acquaviva
Sandler
Castleton
Connecticut Prison Riot Quelled After Turmoil Night
A 400-strong mob led by 50 rioters stormed a century old Connecticut state prison before tear gas and high pressure hoses restored order. No escapes or fatalities. one fireman and one inmate injured. Guards remained on site as 25 troopers stayed overnight. Authorities will report to Gov. Ribicoff.
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Wethersfield, Conn
UPI
Connecticut State Prison
Abraham Ribicoff
National Guard
Mark Richmond
Robert V McKenzie
Death claims Rep Simpson at Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Rep Richard M. Simpson of Pennsylvania died at 8 15 am at Bethesda Naval Medical Center at age 59 following a brain operation on December 14 He had served 22 years in Congress and held leadership roles including chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee and ranking minority member of the House Ways and Means Committee He had been ill since late last year and entered Bethesda November 10 with ongoing hospitalizations.
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House
Ways & Means Committee
Simpson
Bethesda Hospital
Deaths in brief on January 7 1960
Mrs. Emily L. Johnston 89 of New Bedford. Mrs. Robert EF. Dean 46 of 151 Huron Ave. Abraham A. Rashid 1410 EF Washington St. Ralph H. Gardner 76 of 40 percent F Wallace Ave. Dennis Toth 58 of Ellwood City.
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Emily L. Johnston
New Bedford
Robert EF. Dean
Huron Ave
Abraham A. Rashid
Washington St
Ralph H. Gardner
Wallace Ave
Dennis Toth
Ellwood City
Russian Christmas Spirit Shines at Enon Valley Farm
A large Shulack Evankowich Kriechi family group gathers at Anthony Shulack’s Enon Valley farm to celebrate Russian Christmas. The 22-person table features 10 meatless courses, hay and straw symbols for Christ’s birth, and a multigenerational tableau. Services await at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church.
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Anthony Shulack
Enon Valley
Christ
Shulack
Mr. Shulack
Michael Evankowich
William Evankowich
Anthony Kriechi
William Shulack
John Shulack
Enon Valley Rd
Pittsburh
United States
New Castle
Union Officials Plan Talk On Sewer Problems
School directors agreed to meet with township supervisors the sewer and disposal authority New Era Realty Co and the Union Citizens Council to study a township sewer issue. Joseph Johns said directors will attend the meeting to learn ramifications before taking a stand on the proposed 4500000 disposal plant and possible funding links from Westgate Plaza interests. The council intends to mail notices and postponed a regular meeting until after the talks. Weather notes show 40 high 29 low with no precipitation.
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Union Two
Sewer and Disposal Authority
New Era Realty Co
Union Citizen's Council
Joseph Johns
Memorial School
Johns
Ralph Beck
Westgate
President Sees 1960 Prosperous Year and Harmony
President Eisenhower pledged to devote the full energies of his final White House year to promote world peace and unprecedented prosperity at home, calling for national harmony as 1960 begins.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
White House
Turnpike Plans Two New Tunnels Between Donegal and Bedford
The Pennsylvania Turnpike consulting firm Michael Baker Jr. recommends constructing two additional two lane tunnels between Donegal and Bedford at an estimated 11 million dollars each to ease bottlenecks. The study calls for starting by next September and later modernizing the old Laurel Hill and Allegheny tunnels.
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Harrisburg
Conflicting Claims Over Steel Settlement Reported
Washington reports a dispute over the steel settlement cost with the United Steelworkers union arguing higher value for members while management downplays gains. Government economists circulate a 33 cent package claim, rebranding the 3 1/3 cent per hour figure.
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Washington
UPS
United Steelworkers’ Union
Manaement
Big 11 Steel Companies
Year of politics brings talk of posts and plans
The piece notes a young man eager for public office, claiming others in the race are unfit and should step aside. It also marks the date as thirty seven today, amid campaign chatter and changing expectations.
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Ellwood
Connecticut
Rep. Simpson
Len Kolasinski
Lawrence County
Galicia
Poland
Russia
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Evankowich
Ferchans
Baron
Komare
Pajak
Cele
Marshall Matheny
Charles H. Diugokenski
Daily Weather Report
Merriman Smith
Plan Purtner Studies
James F&f. Trimarchi
Wilbur Smith & Associates
New Haven Conn
Congress
Senate
James P. Mitchell
Arthur Mometer
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