Local Fireman Electrocuted In Wampum Fire
Lawrence County reports a tragic incident during a Wampum district blaze as J. Richard Winger 38 of Mahoningtown RD 7 died while assisting the effort at a former chicken house on Harry J. Davis property. Fire Chief Donald Tindall and Coroner John A. Meehan Jr. provide the account as the scene continued to unfold.
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Lawrence County
J. Richard Winger
Mahoningtown RD
Wampum
Winger
North Beaver Two
Wampum Fire Company
Harry J. Davis
Wampum RD
North Beaver
Mr. Jackson
Route 18
Mahoningtown
Donald Tindall
North Beaver Fire Department
Tindall
John A. Meehan Jr
Arkansas and Wheat State slogans clash in Edenburg report
A local Edenburg note recalls Arkansas as the Land of Opportunity while Kansas credits the Wheat State on its plates. Albert Cervone grows peppers and tomatoes at home since June 25, Pa Nene reports. Fireworks night sparked heavy East Side traffic and many private displays despite bans. Pools saw large crowds as hot weather persisted.
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Edenburg
Arkansas
Kansas
Albert Cervone
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report Fair and cool tonight with a low in the 50s
Fair and cool tonight with a low near 55. Saturday will be partly cloudy with a chance of showers. The 24hour statistics end at 7 am show a max of 84, min 68, precipitation .53, river stage 6.8 feet. A year ago data: max 72, min 65, precip 1.26, river stage 10.2 feet.
Thousands of Soviet Officials May Lose Posts
Washington reports a bloodless Kremlin reshuffle that may oust thousands of Stalinist proteges, signaling Khrushchev dominance after the purge that removed Molotov Malenkov and two presidium members. Eastern European Stalinists are expected to be squeezed from power as well.
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Russia
U.S
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Europe
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Presidium
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Truman's New Library Set to Open in Independence
The $1,750,000 Truman library funded by public subscription opens Saturday in Independence. Harry S Truman, who spent much of his youth at the library, will move his office there to host students and VIP visitors as he aims to inspire young Americans about the republic.
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Independence
Ins
Independence Public Library
Harry Truman
White House
Truman
Four Hundred Die From Oriental Flu in India
In New Delhi health authorities report last month 400 deaths from oriental influenza and about 900000 affected. The outbreak is now on the decline.
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New Delhi
India
Monster US nuclear test releases record power at Yucca Flat
At 7 40 a m e d t American scientists detonated a monster atomic device at Yucca Flat Nevada. The blast was more than 500 times brighter than the sun and visible for miles. Test director Jamie A Reeves estimated the yield near 60 kilotons, similar to the 1953 high yield shot.
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Robert Bennyhoff
United Press
Nev
United States
Desert
Yucca Flat
Las Vegas
E.d.t
Jamie A. Reeves
Iran earthquake death toll climbs to 1500 bodies found
Rescue workers recovered at least 1500 bodies from the Caspian Sea region after Tuesday's quake. Officials said 500 deaths and 6000 injuries were reported in the Gabul and Mazanderan areas.
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Iran
Tehran
Caspian Sea
Kabul
Mazanderan
Fourth Period traffic Deaths Near 200 Mark
United Press reports a surge in Fourth of July traffic fatalities with 124 deaths, 74 drownings, 5 plane deaths, and 9 misc deaths by 5 am ECT. Texas leads with 12 traffic deaths, followed by Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and New York tied at seven in some states. A tragic drowning chain near Leesville, Louisiana, involved six Black youths aged 8 to 20. The National Safety Council had projected 535 traffic deaths for the 102 hour holiday ending Sunday midnight.
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United Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
E.ct
Council
Texas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
New York
California
Leesville
State Holiday Death Toll Climbs Across Region
The death toll from the Independence Day weekend rose across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with at least 14 traffic deaths in the state and seven more at nearby sites in New Jersey Ohio and West Virginia. Four Detroit residents died in a Turnpike crash near West Harrisburg Interchange and John R Wahlgren of Mineola New York died when his tractor trailer overturned near Harrisburg. Eight deaths were reported in eastern Pennsylvania including the Philadelphia area.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
West Virginia
Detroit
Mich
West Harrisburg
Willie May Conway
Sara Davis
Dan Hill
Gloria Rowland
John R. Wahlgren
Mineola
N. Y
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Stassen to unveil open skies plan in U N session
U S delegate Harold E. Stassen faces a session of the five power U N disarmament subcommission to present a European open skies proposal. The plan seeks suspension of nuclear tests and includes aerial inspection across a wide European area with Atlantic pact partners to participate.
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London
U. S
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
U.N
Europe
Girard Marries Japanese Girl in Quiet Army Chapel
Army Specialist 3C William S. Girard and Haru Sue yama wed at Camp Whittington Japan in a private Methodist ceremony with a military policeman as best man. The MP presence underscored a grim shadow as Girard faces alleged fatal shooting of a Japanese woman scavenger. The case raises questions of whether trial will occur in Japanese or American courts amid U.S. Supreme Court arguments on the foreign-trial issue.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
William S. Girard
Haru
Candy) Sueyama
Ottawa, Ill
Girard
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
United Press
Whittington
Candy” Sueyama
Post Chapel
Kremlin shakeup not to change red arms
Sen Richard L. Neuberger said the Kremlin shakeup does not signal a shift away from militant Communism. He warned Moscow will stay against democracy and for the spread of communism and predicted the federal education aid bill would fail, attributing opposition to big taxpayers and business groups rather than the administration.
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Philadelphia
Richard L. Neuberger
D-Ore
Kremlin
Neuberger
National Education Association
Moscow
National Association of Manufacturers
Chamber of Commerce
President Eisenhower Finds Time For Golf And Horseback Ride
President Eisenhower, visiting his Gettysburg farm for a routine inspection, was spotted riding one of his quarterhorses through a south cornfield. He wore tan breeches, a white shirt, a bow tie, and a wide brim stetson as he prepared for possible golf and another ride.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Five Escape From Clarion County Jail
Four men and a youth escaped from Clarion County jail after breaching an 18 inch wall between the men's and women's sections. The escapees are Eugene Hollenbaugh and McClellan Hollenbaugh of Summerville Jefferson County, Kenneth Galbraith of Strattonville RD 1, Clarion County, Ro land Hawk of Mahoning Armstrong County, and Carl R. Biehl of Clarion. Sheriff Mong issued a state wide teletyped alert and suspects possibly stole a car.
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Clarion
Clarion County
Eugene Hollenbaugh
McClellan
Summerville
Jefferson County
Kenneth Galbraith
Strattonville
Roland Hawk
Mahoning
Armstrong County
Carl R. Biehl
Walter A. Mong
Pennsylvania
Death records list local obituaries for seven residents
A July 5 1957 death notice lists J Richard Winger 38 of Mahoningtown Rd Mrs Byron W Pitzer 75 of 803 Lathrop St Mrs Myrtle Pierce White 83 of Wampum Mrs Emery Book 92 of Wampum Benjamin J Thomas 65 of Service St Margaret May Shoaff 82 of 2001 Moravia St Robert Snedden 87 of Ellwood City Francis C Cummins 26 of W Oakwood Way Ellwood Page George Cross 71 of Ellwood City.
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J. Richard Winger
Mahoningtown
Byron W. Pitzer
Lathrop St
Myrtle Pierce White
Wampum
Emery Book
Benjamin J. Thomas
Service St
Margaret May Shoaff
Moravia St
Robert Snedden
Ellwood City
Francis C. Cummins
W. Oakwood Way
Ellwood Page
George Cross
Fireworks Blast in Silver City Injures Ten
A faulty skyrocket backfired into a truck loaded with fireworks during a Fourth of July display in Silver City New Mexico. About 10 000 people witnessed the explosion. Two men Melvin H Porterfield 41 and William E Ward 45 were critically injured and five others treated for minor burns at Hillcrest General Hospital. The blast occurred as locals assisted in setting off the fireworks and after the skyrocket malfunctioned.
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Silver City
N.M
Hillcrest General Hospital
Melvin H. Porterfield
William E. Ward
Porterfield
Ward
Tornadoes Rake Midwest Injuring Dozens and Damaging Property
A Midwest tornado outbreak injures at least 12 and causes nearly 800000 in damage across Michigan Indiana Ohio Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois. Homes barns churches and power lines are damaged or destroyed, with multiple injuries reported near Brighton Lake City Ogden and Rice Lake.
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Chicago
INS
Midwest
Brighton
Mich
Livingston County
Michigan
Presque Isle
Hawks
Metz
Posen
Bryan
Bengal
Magietta
Ind
Lake City
Fort Dodge
Ogden
Des Moines
Rice Lake
Wis
Rep Kearns In Hong Kong Comment on China Opening
UPI reports Rep Carrol Kearns of Pennsylvania arrived in Hong Kong from Formosa and urged Communist China to change its ways. At a press conference she said Red China might one day view the United States as a friend, not Russia, amid Kremlin shakeups.
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Hong Kong
Carroll Kearns
China
Free World
Kearns
Formosa
Kremlin
United
States
Russia
Khrushchev Gains Grip as Opponents Fall in Disgrace
Soviet military leaders back Khrushchev amid a purge of Stalinists and old Bolsheviks. Moscow confirms top figures face removal while defense chiefs pledge support to his policies. Reports mention Molotov Malenkov and Kaganovich as targets. farmers gain delivery relief in pending reforms.
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United Press
London
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Josef Stalin
Khrushchev
Russia
Warsaw
Moscow
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Georgi M. Malenkov
Lazar M. Kaganovich
Stalin
Trybuna Ludu
Presidium
Communist Party Presidium
Ivan Koniev
Washington
Kremlin
Red Army
News brief notices and phone numbers listed
Short classified items list contact numbers for local news and ads. The snippet presents two telephone lines SDs OSs NEWS PHONES WANT ADS and shows two numbers OL 8 8511 and OL 4 6651 for inquiries or classified placement.
July Fourth Weather and Holiday Outlook
The day started warm and pleasant with a calm morning ideal for a picnic, golf, or a walk. Evening showers brought life giving rain, but no fireworks mishaps occurred, making it a near perfect Fourth of July with no holidays until Labor Day in September. Temperatures reached seventy nine degrees.
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Daily Weather Report
Washington, D. C
Ed Alley
Hay-Adams Hotel
Washington Monument
Truman's
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Nikolai Schvernik
Richard Davis
Anastas Mikoyan
Mikoyan
William C. Sexton
Girard and Bride
Rep. Kearns
Molotov
Malenkov Kaganovich
By Daniel F. Gilmore
Cross Word
Etna
Ellwood
Uveves
Etesee
Arthur Mometer
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