CAP Performing Valuable Job For Nation
CAP activists spotlight the Civil Air Patrol as a vital civil defense group. Capt. Alan Barnett notes volunteers, 150 search parties, 13 500 flying hours, and 145 cadets touring 21 countries, with local squadrons in Lawrence County training cadets 100 to 150 hours.
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Pittsburgh
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Alan Barnett
New Castle
Barnett
Lawrence County
31St Wing
US Air Force
Air Force
Civil Defense Office
Freedom Cost: A Pound of Pepper in Burgundy
In medieval Burgundy a serf’s freedom could be bought for one pound of pepper, a tale of barter and social status reflecting the era’s harsh feudal privileges and price of emancipation.
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Paris
Burgundy
Scout Pack 19 Holds Meeting in Hillsville School
Cub Scout Pack 19 of Hillsville held its last indoor pack meeting of the season Tuesday night in Hillsville school. Awards went to Johnny Tarnaski Chris Michaels Patsy Pugliese Ricky Whting Russell Patton Jack Glasgow Nelson Mc Conahy Tommy Riley and Steve Glasgow. Den 1 led by Mrs Leoda Glasgow and Mrs Mary Stiese performed a skit.
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Hillsville
Johnny Tarnaski
Chris Michaels
Patsy Pugliese
Ricky Whting
Russell Patton
Jack Glasgow
Nelson McConahy
Tommy Riley
Steve Glasgow
Den 1
Leoda Glasgow
Mary Stiese
Pollock P T A Honors Departing School Personnel
Pollock Avenue School bid farewell to departing teachers and the principal at a Crisswell s dinner hosted by the P T A. Honorees included Miss Margaret Lowery Miss Clara Cotton Mrs Louise McKissick Miss Helen Ryan Miss Della P Vaughn Principal Peter Grittie and John Matthews who will head South Beaver Consolidated School.
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Pollock Avenue School
Parent Teacher Association
Crisswell’s
Margaret Lowery
Clara Cotton
Louise McKissick
Helen Ryan
Della P. Vaughn
Peter Grittie
John Matthews
South Beaver Consolidated School
Beaver County
Grittie
Armand Ascione
Howard Stewart
Orlando Lucidore
Dom Morgan
Freda Sampson
Richard Rubeis
Robert Covert
W Ungar Graduates From Traffic School in Pittsburgh
William Ungar of 124 W Northview Ave. graduates from the Traffic and Transportation Association of Pittsburgh class after four years of study earning diplomas in traffic law interstate commerce law and transportation He works in the traffic department of the Universal Rundle Corp.
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William Ungar
W. Northview Ave
Traffic and Transportation Association of Pittsburgh
Traffic Department of
Universal Rundle Corp
Miami Air Passengers Reach New Record in 1955
Miami airlines carried 3,059,142 passengers last year, a record total. More than a quarter were international travelers, and overall passenger numbers rose by 523,445 since 1954.
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Miami
Educational TV Set to Debut in City Schools Next Year
New Castle public schools will pilot Educational Television in 1956-57 with WQED Pittsburgh. A fifth grade class at Highland Ave school will use TV for reading arithmetic history and geography, plus a short conversational French course, with matching texts and a TV setup provided by the station.
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Educational TV
New Castle
WQED
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Highland Ave
Walter A. Kearney
Howard S. Stewart
Kearney
Odd Postcards and Curious Encounters Across the World
A collage of brief vignettes from around the world. An optometrist mails, but returns, postcard ads with no addresses. Hong Kong reports a man found clinging to a drainpipe and jailed for loitering with intent. An Indianapolis library quip about hypnotism. Manila police arrest teens from a club after a dance stabbing. Derby court denounces a henpecked husband in a divorce ruling. In Rome a court dismisses a 10 000 lire bet dispute. Houston hosts a Mother’s Day style treat at the phone office while a woman pays a bill. El Monte hosts a lion sighting at a hotel after a patron arrives with a big cat.
West Pittsburg Class Graduates At Evening Exercises
West Pittsburg eighth graders were honored at graduation. Lincoln High School principal John Shepley spoke on Becoming Important. Mario T. Tumminella presented diplomas. Dolores Vukovich and Linea Papasalutatorian led the class with Dolores as valedictorian.
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West Pittsburgh
John Shepley
Lincoln High School
Ellwood City
Mario T. Tuminella
Board of Education
M. F. Carmody
St. Margarets
Holy Cross
Dolores Vukovich
Linea Papa
American Legion
Dolores
Linda
John Demenico
Paul A. Schenker
Mary Sparr
Rose Camerot
Rosalind Cionni
Linda Papa
Marilyn Pavkovich
Carol Santangelo
Anthony Thomas
David Capots
Samuel Froella
George Pavkovich
Beverly Rylott
Linda Tanner
Carrie Tusaie
Sharon Zelic
Attendant Held for Beating Frail Hospital Patient
A 200 pound Mayview State Hospital attendant, Peter Rupnik of Hill Station, Washington County, is charged with beating 85 year old patient John Monaghan after a quarrel between inmates. Rupnik, who has worked at the hospital about ten years, admitted roughing the man and was relieved of duty. Monaghan, injured during Memorial Day incident, remains in guarded but improved condition. police have not yet secured a statement from him.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Mayview State Hospital
John Monaghan
Henry Pieper
Husky Peter Rupnik
Hill Station
Washington County
Rupnik
Monaghan
President Eisenhower Plays Golf at Gettysburg Amid Fine Weather
President Eisenhower hopes to golf today at Gettysburg after clearing skies and cool temperatures. He canceled a flight to his farm due to Friday’s rain and drove 85 miles in under two hours. He recently played 27 holes, the first since a heart attack, at Cherry Hills in Denver during his summer vacation.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Cherry Hills
Denver
Eighth Graders Honored At George Washington Junior High
Jean Elder Jack Flannery and Richard Flannery received American Legion awards at a Washington junior high assembly. Jean won the Auxiliary award for outstanding eighth grade girl. twins Jack and Richard were named most outstanding eighth grade boys, presented by Mrs. Ida M Suber and Kenneth Smith.
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Jean Elder
Jack Flannery
Richard Flannery
American Legion
George Washington Junior High School
Jean
Paul R. Elder
Boyles Ave
American Legion Auxiliary
Ida M. Suber
Auxiliary
Jack
Richard
Wilbur E. Flannery
E. Moody Ave
Kenneth Smith
Legion
U S Denounces Soviet Propaganda on Charges
Washington reports the United States blasted Soviet complaints as propaganda over charges related to American requirements. The statement labeled Moscow's assertions as disinformation while defending U S policy.
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Washington
INS
U.S
State Dept Reveals Thumb Prints for Seamen Passports
The State Department disclosed that Soviet authorities require right thumb prints on seamen's passports, replying to a Russian protest that fingerprints are only for crime vials.
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State Department
Helicopter Assault Carrier Planned for Atlantic Fleet
The Navy plans an amphibious warfare innovation with a helicopter assault carrier for the Atlantic Amphibious Force. The move aims to enhance landing capacity and carrier operations in future naval campaigns.
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Copter
Great Lakes
Navy
Atlantic
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