Legislators Seek Bipartisan Pact On State Tax Plan
Harrisburg leaders from both parties gather to hammer out a compromise tax program ending the year long General Assembly session. The talks in the offices of Senate Leader Mahany include Readinger and Dent with key Republicans, focusing on a 2 percent personal net income tax, an excise tax, and a 1 percent corporate tax hike.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
House
Albert S. Readinger
D-Berks
Senate
Rowland B. Mahany
R-Crawford
George M. Leader
Readinger
John H. Dent
Westmoreland
Mahany
M. Harvey Taylor
Edward J. Kessler
Senate Finance Committee
Charles C. Smith
City notes stray dogs and worsening streets in Pa Nene report
Pa Nene reports on public issues including stray dogs allegedly dumped in rural areas, women in open toed shoes on slippery streets, a toppled Diamond pillar, traffic light operation at Moravia and Mahoning avenues, poor residential walkways, and ongoing rural water concerns despite recent rains helping cattle and residents.
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Pa Newe
Pa Nene
Moravia
Mahoning Avenues
Daily Weather Report SignalsCloudy Skies and Showers Tonight
Cloudy with occasional light showers or drizzle tonight and Thursday. Low temperatures in the low 30s. United States weather stats cover a 24 hour period ending at 7 am today with a high of 38 and a low of 34, precipitation 0.07 inches, river stage 5.5 feet. Year ago values show a high of 36, low 20, and traces of snow.
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United States
New Constitution for Egypt Studied
Egypt's new constitution is under extensive review by military and civilian government members ahead of a planned proclamation next week. The cabinet studied the document at a special session Tuesday night after earlier review by Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser's Revolutionary Command Council.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Revolutionary Command Council
Storm batters New Jersey coast as vast system spans region
A massive Atlantic storm battered the New Jersey coast with high tides and blocking waves while winds disrupted roads inland. The system lingered off Virginia for days, reversing normal weather flow and triggering ice on Midwest highways. Texas drought deepened as farmers faced crop losses worth over 10 million dollars and Baptists in Texas urged prayer for rain.
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New Jersey
Florida
Virginia
Mississippi River
Seaboard
Midwest
Texas
Allan Shivers
Forrest C. Feezer
Baptist General Convention
GSA UEF Hold Technical Phrasing Meeting
Officials from the United Engineering and Foundry Company met with General Services Administration technicians in Washington Tuesday to phrase technical provisions of a proposed contract. Administrator Edwin F. Mansure did not attend, and another negotiating session is expected soon.
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United Engineering and Foundry Company
General Services Administration
Washington, D. C
Edwin F. Mansure
GSA
Banks Name Directors And Officers
Banks name directors and officers for the year after stockholders of the First National Bank of Lawrence County and Union Trust Company of New Castle met Tuesday afternoon. Directors named include Reginald A. Bailey Thomas S. Blair Robert H. Cunningham Ivor V. Davis Alex Crawford Hoyt Howard M. Kirk Jr Lauri G Laurell Norman A. Martin Thomas V. Mansell John C. Moore Joel S. McKee Charles W. Nolan David S. Pyle J Fred Rentz Roger W. Rowland Clyde M Whittaker. Officers named include Alex Crawford Hoyt president Laurie Laurell vice president Joel S McKee vice president Edgar L Thompson cashier William M Boston assistant cashier Lawrence H Cromie assistant cashier Harry F Loy assistant cashier. Stockholders of Union Trust Company of New Castle named directors including Reginald A Bailey Thomas Blair Robert H Cunningham Ivor V Davis Alex Crawford Hoyt Howard M Kirk Jr Lauri G continued on page 2.
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First National Bank of
Lawrence County
Union Trust Company of
New Castle
First National Bank
Reginald A. Bailey
Thomas S. Blair
Robert H. Cunningham
Ivor V. Davis
Alex Crawford Hoyt
Howard M. Kirk, Jr
Lauri G. Laurell
Norman A. Martin
Thomas V. Mansell
John C. Moore
Joel S. McKee
Charles
Thomas §. Blair
Lauri G
Five American Missionaries Missing After Jungle Rescue Bid
Ecuador rescue teams search the Amazon jungle for five American missionaries reported missing after their light plane landed on a river bank near Shell Mera. The group includes Nate Saint Edward McCully Peter Fleming James Elliot and Roger Youderian all linked to Christian missions.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
INS
Amazon Jungle
New Castle Man Killed In Pike Crash
A New Castle man, Walter Smith of 837 Almira Ave., died when his car struck a trailer truck that had skidded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Donegal. Five others were injured in two related crashes involving autos and trailer trucks. The truck driver was Linwood Mumbauer, 45, of Pennsburg.
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Donegal
INS
New Castle
Walter Smith
Almira Ave
Linwood Mumbauer
Pennsburg
JC State Head Will Attend Annual Dinner
New Castle's Junior Chamber of Commerce plans the third annual Distinguished Service Awards banquet expecting about 800 attendees. Poet Ogden Nash will speak at 6 30 p m, and Ralph Peters, a State College construction engineer, will attend with the Pennsylvania Jaycees president. The Young Man of the Year and the Jaycee Key Man will be honored for the first time, both unseen before the ceremony. Mayor Edward A DeCarbo will attend.
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New Castle
State College
Harrisburg
Edward A. DeCarbo
Transfer Of Brazil Capital To Interior Nearing Reality
Rio de Janeiro plans to move Brazil’s capital to the central highlands with expropriation of a 400 square mile site completed and a two mile landing strip laid out. Streets and sewers will follow for a Washington like new city on the Formosa plateau one mile above sea level ensuring cool year round.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Central Highlands
Transfer Commission
Jose Pessoa
Washington
Formosa Central Plateau
Committee Chairmen In Drive Named
The Greater New Castle Association named J. Preston Flaherty as preparation division chair, Robert G. Dickson as auditing chair, and others under Flaherty to push the Keep Pace with Tomorrow campaign. The drive, starting January 31, aims to expand services and funding for a continuous program in the Greater New Castle area.
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Greater New Castle Association
Reuben J. Elliott
J. Preston Flaherty
Edward A. DeCarbo
Robert G. Dickson
Flaherty
Greater New Castle
Greater
New Castle
Citizens National Bank elects new officers and reelects directors
At the annual meeting held Tuesday in the directors rooms, Citizens National Bank re elected all existing directors for the coming year and announced changes in officers. Harry C Dinsmore was re elected president Alfred H Owens was named executive vice president and Trust Officer Kenneth H Myers was elevated to cashier Ralph R Carlson Robert Brest Robert Hoyland and Helen Mc Bride were named assistant cashiers. Directors include William D Coban Harry C Dinsmore Thomas L Dove Reuben J Elliott Edward M Flaherty Dr Earl F Henderson William B Howe Thomas G Lamoree Alfred H Owens B D Phillips and Richard E Rentz.
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Citizens National Bank
Harry C. Dinsmore
Alfred H. Owens
Kenneth H. Myers
Owens
William B. Howe
Thomas L. Dove
Ralph R. Carlson
Robert Brest
Robert Hoyland
Helen McBride
Bank
William D. Coban
Reuben J. Elliott
Edward M. Flaherty
Earl F. Henderson
Thomas G. Lamoree
Japanese Destroyer Inazuma Lightning Passes First Test
Tokyo reports the destroyer Inazuma Lightning passed its initial trial runs, the first of 16 ships to be built by Japanese shipbuilders for defense purposes.
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Tokyo
TTP
Eisenhower Meets Brownell In Nonpolitical Conference Today
President Eisenhower holds a non political conference with Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr to discuss the special immigration message to Congress. Brownell, a close adviser, is likely to be consulted as the President finalizes his second term decision. Continued on page five.
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Robert E. Clark
Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Chef Executional
Brownell
Congress
Ohio Supreme Court To Review Dr. Sheppard Case
The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to review the Bay Village osteopath Samuel H. Sheppard murder conviction on second degree murder charges. It admitted the case for constitutional review and possible trial error, while throwing out appeal on newly discovered evidence. He has been serving a life term in Ohio Penitentiary for Marilyn Sheppard's 1954 death.
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Columbus, O
Ohio Supreme Court
Bay Village
Samuel H. Sheppard
High Court
Marilyn Sheppard
Sheppard
Ohio Penitentiary
Another Fifty Million Aid Is Approved For India
The United States approves a new 50 million dollar foreign aid grant to India to support the second five year plan. The International Cooperation Administration states the funds come from Congress appropriations, raising total U.S. assistance to India to 324.474 million dollars.
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Washington
INS
India
International Cooperation Administration
Congress
U.S
Suggest White House Be Made National Museum
Washington INS reports advisers propose converting the White House into a national museum and shrine. The plan would move the President and executive staff to a new federal office building and offer year-round public access to the mansion and grounds. The proposal calls for removing crowded wings and restoring the original plan.
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White House
National Museum
Washington
INS
Eisenhower
National Shrine
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Automatic Signals At Sharon Crossings
Harrisburg report says the Erie PRUE RE NE BUbIe Uuitte commission will order automatic flashing lights and gates installed at the Pitt and Silver Street grade crossings in Sharon to enhance safety.
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Harrisburg
Erie
Nic Utility Commission
Pitt and
Silver Street
Sharon
County Girls Lead In Lawrence County Farm Show Honors
Lawrence County youth dominated the State Farm Show with top finishes by the Nesbit sisters Suzanne and Beth of New Castle in three vegetable classes. Beth won Connecticut field type pumpkins, Suzanne took table queen butternut squash, and Suzanne placed third in Hubbard Delicious squash. Other 4-H winners included Helen McCoy in machine darn on cotton, Violet Wolf in dress western district, Delta Stearns Mahoningtown in cloth ing club judging, Kathy Pitzer and Caroli Kennedy in district placements, and Thelma McClain second in cotton jump.
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Lawrence County
State Farm
Nesbit
Suzanne
Beth
Mercer Rd
New Castle R. D
Connecticut
Helen McCoy
Enon Valley R. D. 1
Violet Wolf
Enon Valley R. D
Delta Stearns Mahoningtown
Hong Kong worker linked to Bandung Air India crash
The British Colonial Office says a Hong Kong airport employee Chow Tse-Ming alias Chou Chu sabotaged an Air India flight carrying Cambodian diplomats and reporters to Bandung last April. He escaped to Formosa and Nationalists refuse to extradite. Fifteen perished when the plane crashed into the sea.
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London
Hong Kong
Air India
Bandung
Chow Tse-Ming
Chou Chu
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Corp
Formosa
Indonesia
Deaths Include Heston and Turner in Edenburg and Ellwood City
Obituary notices list Emmet C. Heston aged 84 of R D 1 Edenburg and Lyndell Rae Turner aged 61 of Ellwood City. Funeral details are not provided in the snippet.
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Emmet C. Heston
R. D
Edenburg
Middle East Crisis Is Now Most Pressing
United States seeks quick agreement with Britain on a peaceful Arab–Israeli settlement and limiting Soviet influence. Secretary Dulles may outline views at a news conference as Eisenhower and Eden prepare for talks on January 30, amid London reports on possible proposals including a Marshall Plan–like framework.
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Donald J. Gonzales
United Press
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Middle East
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Eisenhower
White House
Anthony Eden
London
Eden
Arrests Made In Sharon Clash At Westinghouse Plant
In Sharon Pennsylvania authorities arrested two pickets and a union representative after a clash between non-strikers and massed union forces at the Westinghouse Electric Corp plant. More than 100 pickets disrupted access and seven cars were damaged during the confrontation. One picket identified as Charles Robertson was arrested for contempt of court after stepping in front of a departing car. the driver fled.
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Sharon
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Richard Knowles
Charles Robertson
Knowles
Bradshaws Leave For United States
Dr and Mrs Homer Bradshaw Presbyterian missionaries held by Chinese Communists for nearly five years left Manila by Air Force evacuation plane. They will reach Honolulu Thursday and proceed to Travis Field California.
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Manila
Homer Bradshaw
United States
Honolulu
Travis
Force Base
California
Eden orders 2000 airborne troops to Cyprus
Prime Minister Anthony Eden moves to bolster British prestige in the Middle East by sending 2,000 airborne troops to Cyprus. He plans a cabinet meeting and a January 24 trip to Washington to meet President Eisenhower as Jordan’s stance unsettles the Baghdad Pact alliance.
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Middle East
London
Anthony Eden
Cyprus
Britain
Eden
Washington
Eisenhower
Jordan
Hussein
Florida Endures Record Cold Wave Hampers State
A deep cold front grips Florida with Miami at 4 degrees and power outages in parts of the city. Frosts hit the Everglades and crop damage may exceed ten million dollars. Broward County schools close as the storm south of the mid Atlantic coast blames the chill.
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Chicago
Florida
Miami
Lake Okeechobee
mid-Atlantic
Classifieds and notices page overview
A concise frame of the Elwood newspaper page features classified ads, comics, cross word, editorials, obituary, radio and TV listings, society notes, sports, stocks, theaters, and want ads with the contact number WANT ADS-8-8511 and News-OL 4-6651 for reference.
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Cross Word
Ellwood
Compromise Tale of a Suit and Life’s Gentle Tradeoffs
A narrator reflects on life as compromises and gives a humorous account of choosing a suit. He seeks tweed and double breasted but settles for a single breast charcoal gray with warmth and humor about compromise in marriage and everyday decisions.
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Aeeah Ae
Capital
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Daily Weather Report
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UEF
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Jungle
JC State
GNCA
Citizens Bank
Fla
Robert G. Nixon
Sharon Crossings
U. S
Bradshaws
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