Plane Bomber Is Executed For Taking 44 Lives
John Gilbert Graham, 24, was executed in Colorado by gas chamber after a 1955 bombing that killed 44 people including his mother. He faced death with faint humor, spoke to Warden Tinsley, and claimed love for his mother. His last meal of steak and ice cream contrasted with a nine and a half minute gas death.
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Canon City
Colo
John Gilbert Graham
Colorado
State Penitentiary
United Air Lines
Harry Tinsley
John Gibbons
Denver
Diary keeping spans 61 years in local records
Mrs. Charlotte A. Cox of RD 5 has kept a diary since January 1, 1896 and still preserves them all. The diaries have settled many family arguments over the years. Local residents endured the cold on the day, with the official low at seven above zero. Farmers travel to Harrisburg for the farm show, some with exhibits. The Post Office marks Alexander Hamilton's 200th birthday with a three cent commemorative stamp to be sold next week. Gas Company warns in cars and trucks with Stop signs and slow down notices. Taxpayers use the Bureau of Internal Revenue assistance services.
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Charlotte A. Cox
Post Office
Alexander Hamilton
Court To Decide Reward Split In Turnpike Slayer Case
The phantom killer case on the Pennsylvania Turnpike returns to court in a non juried trial before a federal judge to decide how the $11 000 reward should be divided among those who aided the capture. John Wesley Wable was executed for the killings at Rockview Penitentiary in September 1955.
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Pittsburgh
S UP
Pennsylvania Turnpike
John Wesley Wable
Rockview
Daily Weather Summary With Lake Erie Snow Flurries
Partly cloudy and moderately cold today and tonight with snow flurries expected Sunday near Lake Erie. Highs reach 27 to 33 degrees, lows 18 to 26, river stage 5.9 feet. US weather record shows 24 hour max 23 min 11 with no precipitation, year ago had 38/31 and 12 inches rainfall and snow.
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Lake Erie
United States
Labor Party Moves to Force Early British Elections
The Labor Party in London urges immediate elections over Queen Elizabeth’s role in choosing a new prime minister after Sir Anthony Eden’s resignation. They argue Macmillan’s appointment was unconstitutional and seek to force a general vote before the 1960 parliamentary term ends.
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United Press
London
Eng
Eisenhower
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Washington
Mussolini
Macmillan
Tunisia
William Sexton
Labor Party
Queen Elizabeth
House
R. A. Butler
Anthony Eden
Laborites
Storm toll climbs as wintry blast hits nation
A severe winter storm left at least 43 dead across the eastern two thirds of the country. Illinois led with 15 fatalities while Nebraska Indiana and Iowa followed with five each. New York Massachusetts Michigan New Mexico and Vermont reported smaller totals as the cold moved from the central East Coast.
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Atlantic
East
Middle Atlantic
United Press
Illinois
Nebraska
Indiana
Iowa
New York
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Mexico
Vermont
Canadian Pacific Strike Ends After Nine Days
A nine day strike by railroad firemen against the Canadian Pacific Railway ended Friday night. Work began to clear 17 000 miles of track for resumption of service. Prime Minister Louis St Laur ent announced the end of the strike to the House of Commons shortly before 5 p.m. EST. The first train to run since then was scheduled shortly after.
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Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Railway
Louis St. Laurent
House of Commons
Price increases announced for newspaper delivery
The notice informs subscribers of price hikes effective Monday January 14. Single copy costs 7 cents and home delivery rises to 42 cents per week. The publisher states the change is reluctant and based on careful study, hoping for continued reader support.
Free Polio Vaccine Plan Sought Here
Lawrence County Chapter for Infantile Paralysis seeks mass polio vaccination for county school children up to age 15. Chairman H M Fenati says the plan would follow suit of Pennsylvania counties distributing free vaccine from the State Health Dept. Continuous note indicates continuation on page 5.
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Lawrence County
H. M. Fenati
Pennsylvania
Pineau Pushes International Supervision of Suez Canal
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau urged UN oversight for Suez before reopening the waterway. He backed Israel's stance on Gaza and Tiran until Egypt blockade and raids stop, and sought clarity on France’s Algerian ceasefire position in talks with Secretary Dulles.
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Joseph H. Singer
I.N.S. Washington
INS
France
Suez Canal
Christian Pineau
John Foster Dulles
Pineau
Dulles
Israel
Gaza Strip
Straits of Tiran
United Nations
Gulf of Aqaba
U.S
Three Die in Chicago Fires Blamed on Smoking in Bed
Chicago fires killed four people including 64 year old Joseph Wasser man and his four year old son Charles Jackson as fire from smoking in bed and an exploding oil heater spread through a residence.Charles' father Joseph 32 suffered burns while trying to save his son. Mrs Amalie Gallas 74 died from burns after her dress caught fire. The other children escaped unharmed.
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Chicago
Joseph Wasserman
Charles Jackson
Charles
Joseph
Amalie Gallas
Service Station Collapses On Owner In West Virginia
Aaron Henry aged 63 from Wellsburg was trapped when a service station roof collapsed after a car backed into the wall. He was hospitalized in Wheeling in critical condition with possible fractures to both legs.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Aaron Henry
Wellsburg
Henry
Wheeling Hospital
Yemen Britain dispute may threaten global crisis
The Yemen Britain dispute risks a full scale international crisis as British reinforcements move to Aden and Cairo hosts talks among Yemen Egypt and Saudi Arabia military leaders to address alleged continued aggression. The joint command discussions aim to decide steps in response to Yemeni attacks and shifting regional alliances.
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Charles P. Arnot
Cairoins
Yemen
Britain
London
Daily Express
East Africa
Aden
Cairo
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Pravda Warns Britain Over Yemen Crisis
Pravda urged Britain to keep hands off Yemen as tension rose in the Middle East. An Arab leader met Yemen’s ambassador in Cairo to address British military actions on the southern Arabian peninsula.
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London
Communist Party
Pravda Today
Britain
Yemen
Middle East
Radio Moscow
Egypt
Arabian Peninsula
Contenders for GOP National Chairmanship Lead Field
Meade Alcorn Jr of Connecticut and Ohio Chairman Ray Bliss lead as contenders for the Republican national chairmanship to replace Leonard Hall who leaves Feb 1. The National Committee meets Jan 19 to name a successor and Hall will resign Jan 22. Scribner is moved to assistant secretary of the treasury at the White House request. Other names include L Judson Morhouse of New York and ex-Gov Howard Pyle of Arizona.
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James Lee Washington
INS
Meade Alcorn Jr
Connecticut
Ohio
Ray Bliss
Leonard W. Hall
Hall
Eisenhower
New York
W. Averell Harriman
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
National Committee
Treasury Department
Fred C. Scribner Jr
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
White House
Humphrey
Scribner
Nine Die in Argentine Plane Crash Near Mar Del Plata
A Viking twin-engine airliner of the Argentine State Airlines crashed on takeoff near the River Plate en route to Mar Del Plata. Nine people died including eight aboard and an unidentified fisherman struck by debris. nine were injured, two seriously, as the craft bounced off the runway, plowed into trees, and exploded beside a highway.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Mar del Plata
River Plate
French Patrols Kill 10 Rebels East of Algiers
French patrols killed 10 rebels Friday during search operations in the Kabylie Mountains east of Algiers. French casualties were 1 killed and 3 slightly wounded in the engagements as patrols swept the area to flush out growing rebel bands.
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Algiers
Kabylie
U N Mission To Hungary To Report To Hammarskjold
United Nations representative Philippe De Seynes arrives to brief Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold on relief inspection results in Hungary. He heads a four man U N team to Budapest for on the spot observations and consultations on relief needs of the Hungarian people. The mission, the first official U N probe since the freedom uprising, arrived in Budapest last Friday.
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Bruce W. Munn
United Press
United Nations
N.Y
Philippe de Seynes
Dag Hammarskjold
Hungary
de Seynes
U.N
Budapest
Father admits killing wife then exposes children in Chicago case
A 55-year-old Melrose Park man Leo Glenn told police he shot his wife Betty 33 in their home while she slept and drove his five children around Chicago for three days. The infant Alexander David died from abdominal wounds after being exposed in a snowbound car. The other children Martha 6 Daniel 5 Christopher 4 and Edward 2 were shaken and exposed.
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Chicago
INS
Melrose Park
Leo Glenn
Glenn
Betty
Martha
Daniel
Christopher
Edward
Violence Flares as Budapest Clash Sparks Wider Hungary Unrest
Reports from Vienna say factory workers across Hungary may join Budapest protesters over mass dismissals and government interference with workers councils. Red troops and Soviet tanks crushed demonstrations, with fatalities reported near the Csepel works as authorities extend march 31 controls on demonstrations.
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United Press
Vienna
Budapest
Janos Kadar
Hungary
United Nations
Csepel Steel and Iron Works
Specta
Colomn
Mad Bomber Not Located In Manhattan Case
Police pursued leads without a suspect as a handwriting check failed to link a deceased Bronx machinist, Andrew Kleenen, to the Manhattan mad bomber. Investigators found papers suggesting a possible connection but a handwriting expert ruled out similarity to the bomber’s script. Kleenen, a Latvian, died in Fordham Hospital of pneumonia two days earlier.
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United Press
New York
Manhattan
Andrew Kleenen
Kleewen
Bronx
Fordham
Basketball demands height and reach change the game
The piece notes a shift in basketball favoring very tall players. It claims players around six nine or ten are needed to compete, leaving shorter players on the bench. The commentary emphasizes the era’s emphasis on extreme height and long arms.
Deaths from Citywide Notices January 12 1957
Deaths reported Arthur F. Martin 226 Hillcrest Ave Joseph Lechner 69 Wampum Rd Ronald J Orrico 7 months 806 Morton St and Mrs Clara Stadelhofer 83 1213 Albert St. Local records list ages and addresses for the deceased.
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Arthur F. Martin
Hillcrest Ave
Joseph Lechner
Wampum RD
Ronald Joseph Orrico
Morton St
Clara Stadelhofer
Albert St
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Ray Bailey
Marie C. Hanlon
Edward A. DeCarbo
Robert M. White
United Engineering & Foundry Co
General Services Administration
Mesta Machine Co
Washington, D. C
Edwin Kluemper
Alcorn
Bliss
G.O.P
Argentine
Rona As
Charles W. Ridley
John A. Cavanaugh
Arthur Mometer
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