Icy Highway Fatality Near East Brook Claims Grace Bucci
Mrs. Grace Bucci 55 was killed instantly when an icy Route 168 collision with a southbound truck driven by Bucci occurred near East Brook. Her husband Biaggio and son Eugene were hospitalized with non life threatening injuries.
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Grace Bucci
Volant
R.D. 1
Route 168
East Brook
Biaggio
Benjamin” Bucci
Eugene Bucci
New Castle Hospital
John A Meehan, Jr
Marshall
Bucci
Winter Ice Turns Lawrence County Roads Into Nightmares
Lawrence County motorists endure an icy 16 hour stretch with streets and sidewalks coated in ice. Pedestrians cling to trees to stay upright while street lights rely on the electric eye as darkness grows. Tax season looms with many rushing for the January 31 deadline and April 15 for income filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Nixon Birthday Spotlight Boosts Presidential Timber Talk
Vice President Richard Nixon was showcased at a birthday event by the Chowder and Marching Club a GOP group of 16 House Republicans. More than 200 Republicans from the House Senate White House staff and cabinet attended as Nixon remains seen as a potential successor if Eisenhower does not run again.
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Raymond Lahr
United Press
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
House
Senate
White House
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Train Station Meeting Set for Wednesday in New Castle
City county and Pennsylvania Railroad officials will meet at noon in New Castle to decide on Mahoningtown station improvements or a new station. Jaycees want toilets lights phone lines and better lighting after 11 pm with railroad officials including C S Herr and Mahlon H Griffin expected.
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Pennsylvania
Castleton
New Castle
Jaycees
Mahoningtown
Love
C. S. Herr
Cleveland, O
Mahlon H. Griffin
Mahoningtown Station
Daily Weather Report Forecast Cloudy With Light Rain
Cloudy tonight and Wednesday with occasional light rain. Low tonight near 32 with a 33 high. United States weather statistics show 0.17 inches of precipitation and river stage at 5.8 feet. Year ago records note a 38 high and 32 low with 0.1 inch precipitation and snow.
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United States
Byrd Makes Third Flight Over South Pole Expedition
Rear Adm. Richard Byrd led a Navy Skymaster flight from McMurdo Sound on December 8 for a 500 foot polar survey. The mission, part of Operation Deepfreeze, aimed to scout sites for a future American observation post as Byrd’s third pole crossing in this era.
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Little America
INL
Richard Byrd
South Pole
Adm
Byrd
McMurdo Sound
Pole
Washington
National Press Club
Cmdr
Henry P. Jorda
San Francisco
Auto accidents crowd Slick Streets report Monday night
Multiple city crashes left several vehicles damaged with no fatalities and few injuries. Alice Hilton 15 of 739 Ridge St. hospitalized after a collision involving Charles Morgan and Edward Nevetone. Morgan turned east on Sutton St. and collided with Nevetone’s car. Hilton’s condition reported good but she remains under observation. A separate hit and run struck Mrs. Jones on N Mill St., bruising her side. police recovered the driver’s number.
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Alice Hilton
Ridge St
New Castle Hospital
Charles M. Morgan
Butler Ave
Sutton St
Edward Nevetone
Pennsylvania Ave
Morgan
Harry Jones
E. Long Ave
N. Mill St
Jones
Virginia approves plan to fund segregated schools
Virginia voters backed a pro segregation referendum by a two to one margin authorizing the General Assembly to call a constitutional convention to permit using public tax funds for educating children in private segregated schools. Governor Stanley hailed the result as approval and lawmakers planned to act after Wednesday’s session.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
Thomas B. Stanley
State Farm Show in Progress at Harrisburg
William Zeidler reports the State Farm Show enters its second session in Harrisburg with 12,000 farm entries judged through Friday. The event features livestock and crops in courts of honor and closes with a rural talent festival. Gov Leader dedicates the exposition.
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William Zeidler
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Free
America
Farm Show Commission
George M
Midget Charged In Slaying Near Hibbing
A 46 inch, 16 year old midget faces an inquest into the fatal shooting of 59 year old John Kostis in a lumber shack near Hibbing Minnesota. Police say he admitted firing after an argument on Monday and was bruised by shotgun recoil.
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Hibbing
Minn
MNS
John Kostis
Hostis
Roy McDermott
Lawrence County Leads In State Wool Show At Harrisburg
Lawrence County farmers dominated the opening day of the Pennsylvania State Farm Show in Harrisburg with grand champion Merino ram, four firsts, and four seconds in wool fleece judging. George Bolinger of New Castle placed high in wool judging, while the Lawrence County Wool Growers Assn won Medium Wool Fleeces. The Susquehanna County group took second. Attendance was among the smallest since 1947 due to hazardous highway conditions.
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Lawrence County
Harrisburg
Guy Fullerton
Enon Valley
George Bolinger
New Castle
Lawrence County Wool Growers Assn
Susquehanna County
Fullerton
Bolinger
North Beaver Township
Western Allies Confer On Syrian Complaint
The Western allies meet in New York to discuss action by the UN Security Council on Syria's complaint against Israel over last month's Sea of Galilee raid. Syria seeks expulsion and sanctions, but a majority view favors censuring Israel and possibly compensation for civilian injuries.
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United Nations
Britain
France
Israel
Eckles Ready With Survey On Parking
New Castle parking authority will hear a report on parking at a 7:30 p.m. city building meeting. Authority board chairman Thomas J. Foley said a bonding house representative will discuss a contract proposal. The annual report to the mayor and city council was not presented due to missing signatures.
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New Castle Parking Authority
Thomas J. Foley
Authority Board
Authority
First Fatal Crashes On New Northeast Extension Turnpike
Two Philadelphians die in a crash on the recently opened Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike ten miles south of the Lehigh Valley Interchange near Allentown. Benjamin Brooks age 40 and Paul Springer 32 died. Brooks’ car skidded on ice and hit a divider and another car driven by Daniel Delato of Coaldale injured Delato and his wife Isabelle 50 and Richard Evans.
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Allentown
Ins
Benjamin Brooks
Lehigh Valley
Paul Springer
Brooks
Daniel Delato
Coaldale
Delato
Isabelle
Richard Evans
Turnpike Commission
T. J. Evans
Albert J. Shear
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Helen Desantis
Palmyra
Tony
Hamburg
Grace Bucci
Volant RD
New Castle
Larry Vogle
Renfrew
Butler Memorial Hospital
Rte. 8
Butler
Deaths: John J Kwolek and others listed in local record
Death notices include John Joseph Kwolek 63 Ellwood City Carrie Bucci 54 Volant Anna Allen 61 Wampum Daniel Boyle 76 Fort Lauderdale Lucinda Means 90 Beaumont John Minteer 67 Portersville listed for January 10 1955 in local records
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John Joseph Kwolek
Ellwood City
Grace
Carrie Butch) Bucci
R. D
Volant
Anna P. Allen
Wampum
Daniel F. Boyle
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Lucinda Means
White
Beaumont
Calif
John Minteer
Portersville
East Coast Winter Storm Triggers Heavy Damage
A severe icy storm, described as the East's worst in seven years, disrupted travel from Ohio to Chicago and beyond. Traffic accidents spiked with up to 200 per hour in Chicago park districts as freezing rain froze highways and caused widespread damage to crops and infrastructure valued around 1 million dollars.
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Chicago
East
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Six Die In Pennsylvania Storm Traffic Toll Rises
Snow and freezing rain paralyzed Pennsylvania highways as at least six people died in traffic accidents since storms began Monday. Names include Albert J. Shear of Lancaster 41 and Philadelphia residents Benjamin Brooks 40 Paul Springer 32.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Erie
Greensburg
Punxsutawney
Washington
Pittsburgh
Eisenhower to Resume Weekly Conference With GOP Leaders
President Eisenhower schedules a 9 a.m. White House meeting with key Republican leaders including VP Nixon and Senators Knowland Bridges Saltonstall and Representatives Martin Halecki Arends and Allen. He resumes full White House duties after his September heart attack, seeking steady leadership.
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Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
White House
Richard M. Nixon
William F. Knowland
Calif
Styles Bridges
N.H
Leverett Saltonstall
Mass
Joseph Martin
Charles Haleck
Ind
Leslie Arends
Ill
Leo Allen
Three Construction Workers Die in Paola Sewer Cave-In
In Paola Kansas a trench collapse trapping three construction workers killed them. Rescue crews of more than 100 men labored for hours before the bodies were recovered Monday night from the sewer line ditch.
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Paola, Kas
Paola
Kas
Rain And Sleet To Continue In Pennsylvania
An off coast storm threatens continued rain and sleet for Pennsylvania through today and Wednesday with no subside until Thursday. Despite the dismal weather, a rising thermometer eases ice risk as precipitation begins as freezing rain sleet or snow in western counties then changes to plain rain as highs reach the upper 30s. in the eastern half, similar patterns were expected.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Classifieds Snapshot From Todays Page
A compact peek at radio and TV listings, comics, cross word, society notes, editorial sale IRR 50.5, Ellwood, stocks, obituary, theaters and news phone lines for Want Ads.
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Cross Word
Society
Sale Irr
Ieeeee
Ellwood
Glazed Streets Slow Morning Commute
A description of icy sidewalks and glassy tree surfaces on a frigid day, with pedestrians moving carefully and drivers taking turns cautiously. The scene notes a thirty six degree temperature and emphasizes safety and caution for travel.
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Volant R.D. 1
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Pa. 18
Ellwood City Hospital
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Meadville
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