Turnpike Crisis Dominates Pa Legislature Reopen
Harrisburg braces as lawmakers reconvene amid drive for investigations into midterm firings and turnpike contracts. Gov. George M. Leader names Merritt Williamson to a $13 000 post to restore a three member quorum amid suspensions and indictments. Williamson, 41, is Penn State Engineering Dean succeeding Eric Walker. He will serve only for the emergency period.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
George M. Leader
State Senate
Merritt A. Williamson
College of Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Williamson
Senate
Commission
G. Franklin McSorley
Pittsburgh
Evans
Torrance
Williams
David E Watson
Philadelphia
Penn State
Eric Walker
Walker
Philadelphia Fire Losses Drop to 8 Million in 1956
Philadelphia fire losses totaled 8,195,000 in 1956, easing from 1955 levels. Fire Commissioner Frank L. McNamee said the figure marked the lowest in six years and showed a 1,488,000 drop from the prior year amid a rising national trend.
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Philadelphia
Frank L. McNamee
Groundhog Day forecasts and city maintenance needs
Groundhog Day arrives Saturday with predictions unclear while officials plan repairs on Mahoning Ave. Via duct and the long bridge require revamping. Unseasonably good traveling weather Sunday drew many cars after a busy weekend. A week long youth celebration opens across city churches with several banquets planned this week.
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Mahoning Ave
Hazardous driving conditions due to wintry mix across Western Pennsylvania
Forenoon freezing rain sleet and snow spread northward across the south, shifting to rain south by night and most of the north by Tuesday. Highs 25 to 30 north 30 to 35 south. Winds increase with a Tuesday shift to snow flurries, windy and colder. River stage 7.6 feet. Min temps 23 to 28. Precipitation traces noted in Sunday period.
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Pennsylvania
Eisenhower asks Congress for 1.3 billion for school construction
President Eisenhower sends a four year 1.3 billion federal aid plan for school construction to Congress. The House Labor Committee will begin work immediately with expectations of backing a larger six year bill around 3.6 billion. The NEA cites a need for 120 000 classrooms to serve over 32 million students.
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United Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House Labor Committee
Augustine B. Kelley
D-Pa
National Education Assn
NEA
Cleveland M. Bailey
DWV
House
Senate
Snowbound Pass Trains Trapped 26 Men Rescue Effort
A three engine railroad snowplow slowly moves toward Cumbras Pass on the Colorado New Mexico border to reach 26 men trapped on two snowbound Denver and Rio Grande Western freight trains. Crews of 14 and 12 are aboard as 15 foot drifts and four feet of snow fall. relief and work trains carry three days of food.
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Chama, N.M
INS
Cumbras Pass
Colorado-New Mexico
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Chama
N.M
Boy 5 Treated After Finger Laceration At Hospital
Lawrence Henry Jr. of Gardner Road was treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital at 12 40 p m Saturday for a middle finger cut on his right hand after his finger was placed in a metal flashlight cylinder.
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Lawrence Henry Jr
Gardner RD
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Deaths in Portersville and nearby towns aged list
The notice lists local deaths for January 28 1957 including Miss Margaret Blanche Stickle 71 of Portersville RD 2 George L Whitman 75 Coopers Town RD 1 James Johnson 84 Portersville RD 2 and others Angelo Riccio 72 16 E Division St Paul Hamilton 31 Pinehurst Dr Leon Napoleon 75 938 Rose Ave Nicola Zona 76 and Howard E Wilson 76 Ellwood City plus Joan Elsie Gilmore 4 Mr Jackson Angeline Attisano 71 West Pittsburg and James M Ewing 84 Canton O.
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Margaret Blanche Stickle
Portersville
George L. Whitman
Cooperstown
James Johnson
James M. Ewing
Canton
Joan Elsie Gilmore
Mr. Jackson
Angeline Attisano
West Pittsburg
Angelo Riccio
St. Paul Hamilton
Pinehurst
Leon Napoleon
Rose Ave
Nicola Zona
Ellwood City
Howard E. Wilson
Confession in Slaying of Chicago Girls
Authorities seek an alleged accomplice after Edward Lee Bedwell confessed to killing 15 year old Barbara Grimes and 13 year old Patricia Grimes. Bedwell reenacted the crime for thousands, describing two suspects stripping the victims and dumping them in a snow filled ditch amid drink fueled violence. Services were held at St. Maurice Church for the sisters as their mother mourned beside their coffins.
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Robert T. Loughran
United Press
Chicago
S UP
Authorities Today
Edward Lee
Bennie
Bedwell
Sheriffs Police
Frank
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
St. Maurice
Weather notes coldest in U.S. at West Yellowstone
The U.S. Weather Bureau reports West Yellowstone Montana as 36 below zero the coldest spot this morning. Sunday’s high reached 83 at Fort Myers Florida in the same bulletin.
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New York
U.S. Weather Bureau
West Yellowstone
Mont
Fort Myers
Fla
President Eisenhower Returns to White House After Camp David Break
President Eisenhower resumed duties at the White House after a three day holiday at Camp David in Maryland. He and Mrs. Eisenhower traveled from Gettysburg and visited their farm twice with guests General Alfred Gruenther and George Allen of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Camp David
Catoctin Mountains
Maryland
Alfred M. Gruenther
George E. Allen
Gettysburg
Dr Reid to resign from Highland church for Rome N Y
Dr Jennings B Reid pastor of Highland UP Church since 1949 has submitted his resignation to the session and congregation He will end his work after services Feb 24 to begin duties as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Rome N Y He said it will be difficult to leave due to deep roots of friendship and affection for the congregation
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Jennings B. Reid
Highland UP Church
Reid
First Presbyterian Church of
Rome
N. Y
Highland Church
Gilmore Twin Dies At Home
Joan Elsie Gilmore four died at her home at 2.30 a.m. Sunday after a 15 months battle with cancer. Her twin sister Jean survives and is recovering from heart surgery. Joan was born Oct 21 1952 to Robert and Eileen Gilmore. Continued on page 2.
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Joan Elsie Gilmore
Jackson
Jean
Joan
Robert
Eileen
Egypt Says It Will Act If UN Fails Gaza Withdrawal
Egyptian government sources in Cairo warned that Egypt will take action if the United Nations does not force Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. They said measures could include closing the Suez Canal or a military counter-offensive, as Cairo denounced Dag Hammarskjold’s UN approach amid a General Assembly debate on the Middle East.
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United Nations
N. Y. UP
Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Gaza Strip
Suez Canal
Hammarskjold
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
U.N
Middle East
Middle-East
Heavy gales lash Britain's west coast and Hebrides
Gales with gusts up to 80 miles an hour pounded the west coast and Hebrides today. An Air Ministry spokesman said the strong winds would continue through the day and ease this evening.
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London
Britain
Hebrides Islands
Scotland
Air Ministry
President Will Back Dulles In Middle East Clash
President Eisenhowerpledges support to Secretary John Foster Dulles in any showdown with Congress over his Middle East handling. The move comes as Dulles faces new questions from Senate Democratic critics in a closed hearing on the counter Communist Middle East resolution. Senator Fulbright calls for a full congressional probe of Dulles policies, likely delaying the inquiry until after the doctrine is enacted.
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William Theis Washington
INS
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Congress
Middle East
Dulles
Senate
Mideast
J. William Fulbright
Ark
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Fulbright
Arkansas
Worst Winter Storm Sweeps Southern California
The worst winter storm in eight years dumps rare snow on suburban Los Angeles and strands hundreds at mountain resorts. California patrols with chains rescue skiers and sightseers marooned by heavy snows as Red Cross serves warm meals. Temperatures plunge in the North and West with subzero readings across the Northern Plains and beyond.
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California
Los Angeles
Gulf Coast
South Atlantic Coast
California Highway Patrol
Red Cross
Weather Bureau
Plains
Wero
Montana
Dubois
Idaho
Fire kills one and injures sixteen in Saratoga Springs
A five hour blaze and two explosions in a bowling alley in Saratoga Springs N Y left one dead and 16 injured. Police officer Fred Pettit 41 died when a wall collapsed from a second explosion. Fire Chief Robert Carroll was hospitalized after being trapped. About 30 families were left homeless.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
I'red Pettit
Robert Carroll
Plane Crashes Near Alaska. All 13 Aboard Safe
A U S Air Force C 124 Globemaster crashed into Cook Inlet near Anchorage while en route to Tacoma. All 13 airmen were rescued with no serious injuries. one engine caught fire after takeoff, the pilot attempted an emergency water landing, and helicopters from the 71st air rescue squadron quickly reached the scene.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Ins
Cook Inlet
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Air Force
Elmendorf
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Ten Die In Weekend State Traffic Toll
A United Press tally reports ten people killed on Pennsylvania highways from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday amid speeding and carelessness. One man died at Erie after being struck by a train while crossing a grade crossing.
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Pennsylvania
United Press
Erie
One Airman Injured in Navy Neptune Crash Near Winslow
A two engine P2V Neptune of the Navy crashed in a snow storm about 25 miles east of Winslow Arizona while en route from Los Alamitos California to Hutchinson Kansas. Eleven crew members parachuted to safety. one airman sustained a probable broken leg. The cause cited engine trouble and stormy conditions. no identities released.
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Winslow. Ariz
Here
Los Alamitos
Calif
Hutchinson
Kan
Navajo County
Skating Injury Sends Miss Reynolds to Hospital
Miss Thalia Reynolds, 17, of 110 Park Lane, was treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital at 9 p.m. Saturday for a severe sprain of the right ankle after a fall while skating, twisting her ankle.
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Thalia Reynolds
Park Lane
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Grand Jury to Hear Secrets of Spy Ring Case
New York reporters outline a federal grand jury hearing on a large Soviet spy ring. Indictments against three suspects tied to espionage, with possible death penalty. Witness secrecy to protect informants. Links to Canadian and French ties under review. Sable, Myra Sable, and Jacob Albam held on $100000 bail. Albam allegedly cooperating with investigators probing ring since 1944.
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New York
INS
America
Russia
FBI
U. S
Paul W. Williams
Williams
Washington
Herbert Brownell, Jr
U. N
U.S
Thomas B. Gilchrist, Jr
Jack Sable
Myra
Jacob Albam
Columbus Baby Gorilla Reaches Five Weeks
The Columbus Zoo announces its famous baby gorilla is now five weeks old. X rays indicate teeth will appear soon while the infant, weighing 52 pounds, grew from 3 pounds 5 ounces at birth.
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Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Coln
Zoo
Zoological World
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RED
Daily Weather Report
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Glendora
Carta
Mike Salafia
Petty Pryor
Dr. Reid
Highland
North Hill
DR. Jennings B. Reid
Gilmore
East Haddam
Conn
Coast Guard
Connecticut River
By Bruce W. Munn
San Francisco
CALIP
Robert Aria
Aria
San Francisco Coast Guards
Secretary Dulles
Bulletin
By Jack Lotto
Spomre
Kl Ellwood
Arthur Mometer
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