Five Missing In Bridge Collapse In Texas Area
Divers and rescue workers searched the Brazos River for the bodies of five men believed drowned when a bridge at Hempstead Texas collapsed under a heavy crane. Three other workers were seriously injured as the structure plunged 75 feet into the water. The bridge lies between Bellville and Hempstead on state highway 159.
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United Press
Hempstead
Texas
Brazos River
Tex
Bellville
Postmaster ruling ends five percent insurance deduction on chick shipments
The Postmaster General states shipments of baby chicks claimed for insurance no longer incur a five percent deduction when the entire shipment is lost. The prior rule assumed this percentage matched normal death rates in transit. Residents report urban dog issues and snow related hazards as winter persists.
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Postmaster General
Post Office Department
U S to Respond to Red China's Charge on Talks
The State Department will publish a 1,000 word statement and documents rebutting Red China’s charge that U S negotiators stall talks on renouncing force. China refuses to include Formosa in any declaration, citing it as an internal matter.
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William Galbraith
United Press
Washington
State Department
China
United States
Department
Red China
Wang Ping-nan
Geneva
Formosa
Far East
U.S
U. Alexis Johnson
Weather Report Cloudy And Colder With Light Snow
The daily weather report notes cloudy skies and a drop in temperatures tonight and Sunday with light snow or snow flurries. Low temperatures range from 20 to 25 degrees, while the 24 hour maximum reached 30 and minimum 19 with trace precipitation. River stage sits at 5.3 feet. A year ago the minimum was 9 degrees.
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United States
Tanker Blast Probed After 19 Dead or Missing
Coast Guard was to finish its inquiry into a tanker explosion at Cities Service refinery docks that killed or left missing 19 aboard the Maritime Salem. Testimony cited a leaking tank and a hot pipe as possible causes. Salvage crews recovered six more burned bodies, bringing total found to nine, with identification efforts underway among survivors.
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Lake Charles
U.S. Coast Guard
Maritime
Salem
Cities Service
Fred Hall
State College
Joe Morgan
Holland
Leo J. Kennedy
Lynn
Mass
Ford City Man Killed By Train Collision
Ford City Pennsylvania Albert L Johnson 40 was killed when a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train struck his automobile at a grade crossing in Manorville He was taken to Armstrong County Memorial Hospital in Kittanning with head injuries and died two hours after admission His wife Lenora 41 was not injured Police said Johnson was apparently thrown from his car against the locomotive after the train dragged the car along the tracks
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Ford City
Albert L. Johnson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Manorville
Johnson
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Kittanning
Lenora
Police In Five States Hunt Mad Dog Killer
Jittery citizens identify fugitive Leslie Irvin as involved in multiple sightings across Illinois Indiana Ohio Kentucky and Missouri as the escaped Gibson County Jail inmate sought an electric chair sentence for six murders. FBI joins Evansville warrant and guards protect witnesses while fear subsides.
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Princeton
Ind
Leslie Irvin
FBI
Illinois
Indiana
Dayton
Ohio
Louisville
St. Louis
Mc Irvin
Gibson County
Evansville
Mt. Carmel
Irvin
Budget Director Hughes resigns after balanced budget
Budget Director Rowland R. Hughes steps down for personal reasons. President Eisenhower names deputy Percival F. Brundage to succeed him on April 1, following the submission of the first balanced budget in five years.
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Washington
INS
Rowland R. Hughes
Eisenhower
Hughes
Percival F. Brundage
Dud Shell Kills Eight Children in Korea
South Korea police said eight Korean primary school children were killed and two seriously injured at Sanju near Taegu last Tuesday when a discarded shell believed to be a war relic exploded. Police could not confirm the shell type but assume it was from the Korean War era.
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Seoul
KNS
South Korea
Sanju
Taegu
Autoist Injured At Portersville
Harold Mirkle twenty from Union City injured seriously when his automobile struck a utility pole on Route 19 in Portersville Borough. Butler County Memorial Hospital reported a back injury.
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Butler, Pa
Harold Mirkle
Union City
Portersville
Butler County Memorial Hospital
Mirkle
Violence Flare Spreads Across Bombay Riots Continue
In Bombay violence flared again as police opened fire on looters after an early lull. Two injured and 42 dead so far as riots spread across India. Police arrested six Communist leaders as industrial workers defy a union call to return to work.
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Bombay
INS
India
Calcutta
Cuttack
Tax debate resumes in state assembly over use levy
In Harrisburg Democrats plan to take up a three percent consumer use tax with no exemptions next week. A 3 percent sales levy was defeated after GOP illness left no constitutional majority. Republican leaders oppose the tax while Democrats back changes and a vote could occur Tuesday.
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Senate
Philadelphia
Sub Zero Weather Grips Midwest and South
An Arctic air mass brings sub zero temperatures across Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota and eastern South Dakota with Spencer Iowa reporting 20 below. Morning readings stay freezing into Texas Alabama Georgia and Virginia while Tallahassee Florida hits 31 degrees. Pacific states stay warmer with 40s in Washington Oregon and low 50s in California as a light snow and rain mix runs from the West to the Great Lakes region.
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Chicago
INS
Iowa
Wisconsin
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Spencer
Southland
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Virginia
Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Atlantic Seaboard
California
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Hunt Mother Who Abandoned Baby In Newark Hospital
Newark police seek Elizabeth Jones a 30 year old woman said to have fled from Newark to West Virginia after abandoning a day old daughter at St Michael's Hospital. The infant nicknamed Cuddles is reported to be in good condition.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Newark
N. J
West Virginia
Elizabeth Jones
Margaret Miller
St. Michael’s Hospital
Stevenson Targeted by Nixon in Chicago Speech
Vice President Richard Nixon attacked Adlai Stevenson at a Salute to Eisenhower dinner before 6 000 in Chicago International Amphitheater calling Stevenson a sniper quibbler and quavering critic. A record $500 000 was raised with half earmarked for the national Republican fund and half for the Illinois campaign. Stevenson planned to enter the Illinois Democratic presidential primary on Monday.
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Chicago
Richard Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Nixon
International
Stevenson
Republican National Fund
Illinois
White House
Arctic air grips South as Midwest endures heavy snow
An Arctic air mass pushed south from the Midwest bringing temperatures well below normal into northern Texas Alabama and Georgia after the season's biggest snowstorm. Snow totals reached 8 to 15 inches across areas while at least six deaths were blamed on the storm.
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Midwest
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Oklahoma
Five Die As Car Plunges From Ottawa Bridge
An automobile believed to hold five people crashed through a damaged railing on a bridge over the Ottawa River, sank 35 feet into icy water, and drowned all aboard. Police planned a dive today to locate the car. a witness described the sedan as well loaded and crossing from Hull into Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Ont
Hull
Que
Communism Is Dying Philosophy Says Lodge
Pittsburgh News Conference with Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. asserts communism is a dying philosophy and the East will not be taken over by it. Lodge says China may remain under free nation influence and warns brink of war is a rhetorical phrase in a dangerous world. He denies interest in a presidential run.
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Pittsburgh
INL
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
U.S
United Nations
Lodge
Eisenhower
East
China
Free Nations
Dulles
United States
Heavy Snow Leaves State Roads Slippery Across Regions
Subfreezing temperatures after a heavy snowstorm kept danger signs on Pennsylvania highways while primary roads reopened thanks to quick highway crews. Yet secondary routes remained snowbound and dangerous with multiple accidents and fatalities reported in Western counties including Punxsutawney Butler Washington and Greensburg areas.
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Pennsylvania
Highway Department
Punxsatawney
Butler
Washington
Greensburg
22 School Districts May Close Feb 1 In State
State Rep Steven McCann said 22 districts across Pennsylvania may close Feb 1 if state funding is not provided immediately. He spoke to Greene County Township Officers about looming aid shortfalls and potential school shutdowns.
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Waynesburg
Steven McCann
Greene
McCann
House Committee On Education
Greene County
Death Notice and Political Forecast Amid Harrisburg Session
The notice lists William Elmer Swope age 69 of R. D. 1 Harrisburg area and mentions Hewitt Patricia Oesch nine months. It also notes a sales tax bill expected to be defeated when it reaches the House floor next Tuesday.
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Hewitt Patricia Oesch
R. D
Hetrick St
William Elmer Swope
Harrisburg
GNCA Dinner Reservations End Monday
Residents of the New Castle area are urged to reserve for the Greater New Castle Association annual dinner meeting. It will be held next Thursday at 6 30 p m in The Cathedral with Edward McFaul of Chicago as speaker presenting How confused can you get. The event is open to members and their guests.
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New Castle
Greater
Eisenhower Holds Off On Candidacy Decision
President Eisenhower refused to declare a decision on running in 1956. He told about 100,000 GOP workers at fundraisers that his future role remains undetermined whether he seeks the nomination or serves as a party worker. The event aired via closed circuit TV and radio as part of celebrations marking his third anniversary in office. The dinners raised about five million dollars for the Republican campaign chest. He said he would announce his decision once his mind is made up.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
GOP
Sheraton Park
Suspected Car Thief Shot After Breakout Attempt
Philadelphia report says a suspected car thief, identified as 22 year old James Tilghman, was shot and killed after attempting to flee a police trap. Officers spotted the car matching an earlier theft, one officer waited in the back seat, another blocked the street, and a man climbed in. Officer Georg Mariner fired after the suspect ignored demands and fled, with a warning shot followed by a fatal second shot. The death occurred at Graduate Hospital.
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Philadelphia
INS
Georg Mariner
Mariner
Graduate Hospital
James Tilghman
First United Presbyterian Church to Launch $25,000 Drive
At a Friday evening congregational meeting J R McGeorge was named head of a 12 member special committee to liquidate the debt from church improvements. The campaign starts February 16 aiming to raise $25,000 to lift mortgage obligations and free the congregation. The committee includes three trustees four elders and five members at large with a women’s group representative.
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First United Presbyterian Church
J. R. McGeorge
Ellwood Obituary Highlights Local Society Notes
Ellwood obituary page lists community members and church notices alongside society news. Brief items reference local events, retirements, and upcoming church activities within the town.
Calendar Signals Spring Arrives in Two Months
Weather notes point to spring in two months with groundhog activity and seed catalogs arriving. Frost thaws as sunshine returns and farm tasks resume. thermometer reads thirty four.
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