House Defeats 3 Percent Sales Tax Bill in PA
The Pennsylvania House rejected a 3 percent sales tax bill by 38 to 157 after three hours of partisan debate. Speaker Hiram Andrews urged bipartisan fiscal action as GOP Leader Read inger planned talks with Rep. Smith to seek a workable program for the Senate.
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Lloyd R. Rochelle
United Press
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Hiram G. Andrews
Dcambria
Senate
Albert S. Readinger
Andrews
Charles C. Smith
Smith
Spring Arrives in Seven Weeks, Almanac Predicts
The Old Farmer's Almanac says spring will begin on March 21 at 10 21 a m. Olive M McCurdy of Fording Road reports a flock of robins while neighbors fret over icy walks and insufficient snow removal. Street safety notes warn against dark sledding and coasting into intersections as winter lingers.
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Olive M. McCurdy
Fording Road
Daily Weather Report Partly Cloudy and Cold
Weather summary notes tonight and Thursday stay partly cloudy and cold with low temperatures 15 to 20. It records 24 hour period ending 7 am today with max 29 and min 9, trace snow, river stage 5.3 feet. Year ago data shows 32 high, 19 low, .05 inch precipitation and snow.
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United States
Eden heads to Washington for Anglo American talks
Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden sails from Southampton aboard the Queen Elizabeth bound for New York and Washington to meet President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles. Selwyn Lloyd accompanies Eden as the four day conference aims to shape Middle East policy in close alliance with the United States.
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London
INL
Anthony Eden
U.S
Middle East
Eisenhower
Southampton
Selwyn Lloyd
New York
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Eden
Age
Six Children Burn to Death in Bridgeton Fire
Six Pitts children aged 18 months to 16 years died as flames swept through a two story house three miles east of Bridgeton New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Pitts escaped with four month old Andrew after awakening to a blaze on the first floor. The parents failed to reach the second floor where the other children slept.
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Bridgeton
N. J
INS
Austin Pitts
Andrew
Margaret
Thomas
Terry
Sheila
Harry
Paula
Station Wagon Skids Injures Three on icy road
Three people were injured when a station wagon skidded on an icy East Brook Neshanock Falls road at 5 45 p m Tuesday. Injured were Mrs Lucille Henderson R D 5 in Jameson Memorial hospital severe contusions Donna Henderson daughter in some hospital lacerations and abrasions Jennylind Hull R D 5 treated at Jameson Memorial for knee ankle and thumb injuries. Warren Miller 35 of Verona drove the southbound station wagon which struck Mrs L H Henderson 53 in a head on collision.
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East Brook-Neshannock Falls
Lucille Henderson
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Donna Henderson
Jennylind Hull
Warren Miller
Verona
L. H. Henderson
Death Notices for Maxwell, Robinson, and Spurgon
Miss Sara Emma Maxwell aged 44 of 454 Croton Avenue is noted among recent deaths. Lawrence Edward Robinson aged 58 of 1009 West State Street and Howard Spurgon Ruby aged 61 of New Bedford are listed in the same notice.
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Sara Emma Maxwell
Croton Ave
Lawrence Edward Robinson
State St
Howard
Spurgon Ruby
New Bedford
Holland Wins In Battle For Congress Seat
In Pittsburgh a Democrat with labor backing Elmer J. Holland won a special election to fill Pennsylvania 30th district. He defeated Republican David J. Smith by about 3 to 1 as 309 of 311 precincts reported. The race followed the death of Vera Buchanan last November and had light turnout.
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Pittsburgh
Elmer J. Holland
CIO
David J Smith
Pennsylvania
George M. Leader
Vera Buchanan
Holland
Smith
Buchanan
Pike Extension Boosters Back West Pennsylvanian Link
Lawrence county boosters returned from a conference with Western Pennsylvania extension advocates saying the project will be built but without dates or locations. Governor George M. Leader and Turnpike Commission Chairman Frank McSorley offered no firm timetable. Attendees from nine western counties included New Castle leaders Paul G. Dingledy James A. Rugh and Alfred J. Mascaro.
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Lawrence County
Western Pennsylvania
Beaver Valley
Erie
George M. Leader
Turnpike Commission
Frank McSorley
Leader
New Castle
Paul G. Dingledy
James A. Rugh
Greater New Castle Association
Alfred J. Mascaro
GNCA
Governor Seeks Early Turnpike North-South Extension
Gov. George M. Leader announced a plan to build a major northwest stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike within three years. He urged aerial surveys between Erie and Pittsburgh to begin in winter, aiming to speed construction by up to eight months and boost Erie harbor use after the St. Lawrence Seaway project.
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Harrisburg
INL
Pennsylvania Turnpike
George M. Leader
State Turnpike Commission
Erie
Pittsburgh
Leader
Turnpike Commission
G. Franklin MacSorley
Western Pennsylvania Regional Planning Association
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
St. Lawrence Seaway
Break Through Of Water Into Tunnel Under River
A flood occurred in the Lincoln Tunnel third tube under the Hudson between New York and New Jersey. No injuries were reported. An engineer said water entered a 10 by 16 foot drift tube during a meal break, 103 steps below street level, as seepage spread in the section linking the two sides.
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New York
INS
Lincoln Tunnel
Hudson River
New Jersey
France to Name Mollet Premier After Cabinet Crisis
President Rene Coty discussed naming Socialist Guy Mollet as premier to replace Edgar Faure after Le Troquer’s election as speaker and the resignation which triggered France’s 22nd postwar cabinet crisis. Mendes-France noted France’s absent role ahead of the Eisenhower Eden conference. Coty met with key officials including Sarraut and Herriot.
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Wilburg
Landrey
United Press
Parish
Rene Coty
France
Guy Mollet
Edgar Faure
Mollet
Andre le Troquer
National Assembly
Faure
le Trouquer
Pierre Mendes-France
Republican Front
L'Express
Mendes
Washington
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
Mendes-France
Coty
Albert Sarraut
French Union Assembly
Emil Roche
Economic Council
Edouard Herriot
le Troquer
Senate
Gaston Monnerville
Calfornia Train Wreck Engineer to undergo full exam
Los Angeles reports that Frank B. Parrish the 61 year old Santa Fe train engineer will receive a complete medical and psychiatric examination. District Attorney S Ernest Roll also said coroner inquest results will go before the new county grand jury. Homer Smith the fireman will be among witnesses February 3.
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Los Angeles
Roll
Parrish
Homer Smith
Smith
Railroad
Adolph Alexander
Public Housing Questions Answered By Local PHA Administrator
The New Castle Public Housing Initiative faces approval from two of three local taxing bodies. Earl Wimer explains that public housing helps low income families occupy decent homes funded by bonds and federal guarantees, not direct government construction.
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PHA
Department of Public Housing Administration
Department of Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Lawmaker Says Governor Delayed School Subsidies
State Rep. Albert W. Johnson charges Gov. George M. Leader with delaying subsidies to needy districts. He says treasurer’s data show checks could have gone out in December, after Leader signed a $561 million education appropriation on December 22. Johnson suggests liquidating $57 million in federal bonds last December to fund payments.
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Harrisburg
Albert W. Johnson
McKean
George M. Leader
Johnson
Leader
Egypt Accepts UN Plan to Ease Sinai Tensions
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold announced Cairo agreed to easing proposals after talks with Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. Israel had accepted the plan Jan 4, aiming to resume border demarcation in the El Auja zone. The plan includes mine and weapon withdrawal and troop reductions as part of a broader settlement path.
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Jerusalem
INS
Israel
el Auja
Dag Hammarskjold
Cairo
Sinai Peninsula
Hammarskjold
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Slayer Of Six May Have Made It Across Border
Princeton Indiana police say Leslie Irvin, the man accused of killing six people, may have fled to Mexico or found work in an institution after a dramatic jail escape from Princeton a week ago. He was last seen in Missouri and faces the electric chair for the murder of an Evansville filling station attendant. Investigators note he has worked as a pipefitter, landscaper, and farm laborer and may be pursuing one of those jobs.
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Princeton
Ind
INS
Leslie Irvin
Mexico
Irvin
Missouri
Evinsville
Nominates Davis To Head Local Labor Union Again
Richard C. Davis was nominated without opposition to another term as president of the Lawrence County Central Labor Union at a Tuesday night meeting in the Teamsters hall. Other officers and executive board members were renominated without opposition, and merger steps between CIO and AFL county units were outlined with CSU and Industrial Union Council delegates appointed to meet this week.
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Richard C. Davis
Machinists Lodge 1671
Lawrence County Central Labor Union
Teamsters Hall
Arthur Shaffer
Raymond J. Nolte
Paul R. Cunningham
Ebnor Skunder
Howard Houston
Mike Anarella
Anthony Priscaro
Elizabeth Miller
Fred Fulkerson
Davis
Charles Shepp
Raymond J.nolte
Joseph P. Wright
CSU
Industrial Union Council
CIO
AFL
Fair And Cold Is Predicted For Pennsylvania
The Weather Bureau forecasts fair and cold weather for most of Pennsylvania with snow flurries in the northcentral and northeastern mountains. Night lows may dip to as low as four degrees in some north central counties, with other areas dropping to 24 degrees in the southeast. Overnight and tomorrow look to bring mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 20s to mid 30s as a high pressure ridge from Hudson Bay stabilizes conditions.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Northcentral
Bureau
Hudson Bay
Canada
Middle Atlantic States
Soviet Premier Bulganin delivers White House message to Eisenhower
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin sent a personal message to President Eisenhower via Ambassador Georgi Zarubin. Zarubin declined to discuss contents. The White House did not reveal details, making this first ever delivery by a Soviet ambassador to the president. Diplomatic staff will attend. no inkling of the message’s subject was provided.
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Washington
Georgi N. Zarubin
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
White House
Zarubin
Ins
Zaroubin
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Ambassa
Freshman Life and Campus Customs Feature
The piece reflects on Arthur Memeter’s freshman year and the campus rhythm. It notes half a year passed, a week or so of fun, then advancing toward sophomore status with odd colored dinks and customs. Students send home laundry kits and must stay clean during breaks and the return to dorm life.
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Pike
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Charles R. Moser
Earl R. Wimer
Public Housing Administration
Wimer
Knoxville
Tenn
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Egypt
Slayer of Six
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