Governor urges Butler resignation over DNC venue choice
Governor David L. Lawrence denounces Los Angeles as the Democratic National Convention site and urges Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler to resign. He criticizes the decision as harmful to the party and cites concerns about smog and discord. Mayor Norris Poulson responds with irony.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Paul M. Butler
Lawrence
Butler
Los Angeles
California
San Francisco
Norris Poulson
Pennsylvania
Child Testimony Unfolds in Finch Trial Mystery
In Los Angeles 12 year old Patti Daugherty testified as the Finch murder case opened with about 50 witnesses. She described hearing her mother scream and seeing Dr Bernard Finch chase a maid into the night.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Bernard Finch
Finch
Barbara Finch
Patti Daugherty
Terry Moore
Eisenhower Plans Getaway to Gettysburg Farm This Weekend
President Eisenhower will travel by helicopter to his Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm for the weekend weather permitting. Mrs. Eisenhower prefers car travel. He plans to return to the White House by Monday morning after a Sunday night or early Monday departure. He will hold a Monday breakfast with congressional leaders to brief them on his recent multinational goodwill tour.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White House
James C. Hagerty
Ellwood Obituary Page Highlights Local Figures
Obituary notices from Ellwood and area reflect community ties with names and dates. Short tributes honor residents, noting burial locations and service details where available.
Obituary and notices list several residents and addresses
James Mike aged 46 of 411 FE Long Ave is listed along with Mrs William C Young aged 72 of East Palestine and Miss Mary Amelia Moore. Other entries include RD 4 residents Ellwood City Michael Gierling aged 70 at 1607 Har lansburg Rd and Mrs Charles M Rowland aged 64 of Ellport plus Mrs Mary Sabo aged 84 of 1503 Belmont Ave.
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William C. Young
East Palestine
Mary Amelia Moore
Benjamin Brownstein
Ellwood City
Michael Gierling
Harlansburg Rd
Charles M. Rowland
Ellport
Mary Sabo
Belmont Ave
Applications Pile Up for HRC Jobs in Pennsylvania
Gov. David L. Lawrence faces a flood of applications for the new Harness Racing Commission posts to regulate pari mutuel betting at four tracks. The three member panel will operate under the Agriculture Department after a Dec. 22 law. Lawrence details a forthcoming safety code and notes plans to ban drag racing on state highways while the Justice Department rejects arguments about soap box derbies.
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Harrisburg
UPI
David L. Lawrence
State
Harness Racing Commission
Lawrence
State Agriculture Department
Justice Department
State Police Survey Pinball Machines Banned by Court
Harrisburg police launch on the spot survey of multi coin pinball machines banned by a state Supreme Court order. Commissioner McCartney said the study follows the December grace period and aims to count machines still in existence after about 5 800 found earlier. Dragged machines seized in Lackawanna and Punxsutawney areas. At Butler a murder arraignment began for George W Craig 46 in the slaying of Clarence Ellsworth Nellis 48 last February 28.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Supreme Court
Frank G. McCartney
Anne X. Alpern
McCartney
Moosic
Lackawanna County
Punxsutawney
Butler, Pa
George W. Craig
Craig
Clarence
Ellsworth Nellis
Boyers RD
Aid Clarified For Poor Areas In State Policy
Harrisburg reports the Public Instruction Department moves toward a law allowing state takeover of financially distressed districts. Deputy Supt Ralph C Swan says criteria are being set to decide when state administration should occur though implementation will take time. He notes previous aid practice was loose and emphasizes the new definition will clarify distressed status.
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Harrisburg
API
Public Instruction Department
Ralph C. Swan
Swan
County Farm Show Growth Is Studied
About 100 persons heard Butler Farm Show president LeRoy Miller describe efforts that led to purchase of 100 acres for the county farm show and its ongoing growth. The dinner business meeting in the Fast Brook Grange Hall elected seven new directors amid leadership changes. A new president will be elected later this month. Rentz proposed ox roast downtown with a parade to draw 8 000 to 10 000 people, aiding state and national recognition. Miller noted the show’s exhibitions benefit participating firms and cited about 1 000 000 dollars in equipment on site in 1959, most of which was sold by exhibitors.
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Butler Farm Show
LeRoy Miller
Fast Brook Grange Hall
George F. Bolinger
Glenn Lockhardt
Richard E. Rentz
Miller
Rentz
New Castle
Amon
Butler Farm
Eisenhower Boosts School Aid Debate in State of the Union
In a printed State of the Union message President Eisenhower floated a two year installment plan for school aid and noted a large surplus to be used against the national debt. House Democrats see this as leverage for bigger grants, while critics call it political theater amid ongoing funding fights. A related political furor over the steel settlement also flares as parties trade blame.
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Eisenhower
Congress
House
Frank Thompson Jr
Thompson
Cleveland M. Bailey
W.va
Bailey
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
McDonald
Nixon
John IF. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
UPI
Richard Nixon
Sam Rayburn
25 Men Await Rescue Today From Ice Floe
FAIRBANKS Alaska UP I reports 25 scientists at a Arctic Ocean station sit on a breaking ice floe awaiting airlift rescue in brutal sub zero weather. Two earlier crew were removed and planes from Ladd Air Force Base were due to reach the site.
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Sno
Charlie
Ladd Air Force Base
Jce
Air Force
Alpha
Point Barrow
Alaska
Kenneth Bennington
University of Washington
Meteorology Department
Department of Defense
International Geophysical Year
IGY
Highway Asks Rehearing On Viaduct Allocation
The Pennsylvania Highway Department seeks a PUC rehearing and cost allocation modification for Mahoning Ave viaduct repairs in New Castle. It contests paying 76 000 to 112 000 while opposing inclusion of the viaduct as state highway work and requests to present evidence on General Assembly adoption of the route.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Highway Department
Public Utility Commission
Mahoning Ave
New Castle
Highway Department
General Assembly
PUC
General
Moravia St
Democrats Doubt Ike Surplus Forecast From State of the Union
Democratic lawmakers questioned President Eisenhower’s $4.2 billion surplus forecast for the next fiscal year saying it rests on unlikely assumptions such as a postal rate hike. They warned the large surplus could spur more spending and delay tax cuts, while Byrd criticized the forecast as an unreliable long-range revenue estimate.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
State Finance Committee
FBI probes anti Semitism letters nationwide wave
The FBI opened an investigation into two letters promising death to all Jews as part of a broad anti Semitism wave from Iowa to the Atlantic coast. Nazi swastikas appeared on synagogues in Des Moines Milwaukee Harrisburg Tampa Jacksonville and two Jacksonville synagogues received threats. Six pointed Stars of David and eye for an eye chalk marks appeared at two New York Protestant churches. Jacksonville FBI Director Dick Brown said the typewritten threats were provided by local Jewish temples.
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FBI Today
Iowa
Atlantic Seaboard
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Wis
Harrisburg
Tampa
Jacksonville
Ila
New York City
FBI
Dick Brown
Farmer watches wonder rooster lay doubled eggs in one week
In Stellembosch South Africa a Rhode Island red believed to be a rooster laid two eggs in a week. The farmer Herman Schumer stood watch as the bird crowed like a rooster and laid two more eggs weighing about two ounces each, while typical hen eggs weigh about three ounces.
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Stellembosch
South Africa
UPI
Herman Schumer
Rhode Island
Schumer
Fire Hazard Relief Funds Aid County Schools
County school districts face mandatory repairs for fire hazards with total projected spending around 620500 dollars. New Castle leads with about 250000 dollars in repairs as Gov. Lawrence signs a bill offering state reimbursements. Reimbursement rates depend on district valuation per teaching unit, ranging from 75 percent to 5 percent for higher valuations.
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New Castle
David L. Lawrence
Neshannock
Morning lighter days hint at coming spring
The speaker notes each morning grows a bit lighter, a sign that winter is leaving. They describe a mild winter overall and expect spring to arrive gradually, a day at a time, mentioning today is forty four and warmer.
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Newtle News
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Reed Miller
Glenn Patterson
Pomona Grange
Oscar Riley
Guy Fullerton
J. Francis Boak
Daily Weather Report
Ness
Eleet Directors
Lok
Fairbanks, Alaska
Richard M. Nixon
James P. Mitchell
Paul M Butler
Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Drew Pearson
D-Tex
Rayburn
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