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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1957

Page

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Restoration of Budget Cuts Urged By Leader

Governor George M. Leader appeals to the public to back his bid to restore 94.5 million dollars cut from his budget by Republican leaders as the fight moves to a Senate with a 27 to 23 GOP edge. Both sides trade accusations of distortion over two year agency cuts while Leader notes he already slashed about 175 million from agency requests prior to his February budget submission.

Harrisburg George M State Senate GOP Senate House

Huge mobile home trailers wind through city streets

The text notes annual growth of longer taller house trailers and the challenge of maneuvering them through corners. It mentions safety concerns from cars protruding on side streets, painting a picture of city traffic and a topsy turvy hitchhiking spot on East Washington Street bridge with a reversed No Hitchhiking sign.

East Washington St

Daily Weather Report Western Pennsylvania Forecast

Sunny and cool today with a high in the upper sixties. Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with a low in the mid fifties. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and scattered afternoon showers. 24 hour stats show a max 78 min 43 precip lite river 5.6 ft. Sunday stats report max 80 min 48 precip 0.18 inch river 5.5 ft.

United Press Pennsylvania

Mayflower II 500 Miles From Bermuda Heading to Plymouth

The Mayflower II, a replica pilgrim ship, radioed on Sunday that it was 500 miles south of Bermuda en route to Plymouth Massachusetts at a speed of four knots.

London Iup Bermuda Plymouth Mass

Three Killed Nine Injured In Worcester Hotel Fire

A predawn blaze at the Hotel Pleasant in Worcester Massachusetts killed three women and injured at least nine others. About 50 residents escaped, some via fire ladders. four of the injured were in critical condition at City Hospital and at least one was not expected to survive. The six story brick wood structure housed many permanent residents and the fire, of undetermined origin, swept from the first floor and was put out within an hour. Those in critical condition included Maurice O Connor 53 his wife Lillian 46 Miss Margaret OBrien and an unidentified man. Five more suffered smoke inhalation in satisfactory condition. Those who escaped were given temporary lodging at a welfare home.

Worcester Mass Hotel Pleasant City Hospital Maurice O’connor Lillian Margaret O’brien

Romulo Says Neutral Nations Aid Communism at Latrobe

Philippine ambassador to the United States and United Nations Carlos P. Romulo told graduates at St. Vincent College Latrobe that neutral nations aid the spread of Communism. He warned neutrals equate freedom with tyranny and cited an Abraham Lincoln anecdote to illustrate indifference.

Burglars Hit Detroit Laundry Plant. Night Watchman Remains Safe

Six burglars broke into the Wayne Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. plant early Sunday and ordered night watchman Bedford Patterson to stay put. Patterson called police five hours later. burglars apparently stole nothing.

Detroit Wayne Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co Bedford Patterson Patterson

Cornell Dorm Fixtures Stolen In Weekend Prank

Proctor Lowell George of Cornell hopes pranksters who lifted 105 commode seats worth 1000 dollars from five men's dormitories over the weekend will return the loot.

Ithaca, N. Y Cornell University Proctor Lowell George

United States Joins Baghdad Pact Military Committee

The United States accepted an invitation to join the Baghdad Pact Military Committee, taking part in a discussion on defensive coordination in the pact region. The move follows U.S. joins to anti subversion and economic committees, with Iran's Shah named as possible commander. Britain, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan are full members.

Karachi Pakistan INS Middle East United States U.S Iran Awni Khalidy Britain Iraq Turkey

President seeks 149 500 000 for Post Office funds

President Eisenhower asked Congress for 149.5 million dollars to run the Post Office Department in the new fiscal year and warned that service could be cut back without the money. The request covers 57.4 million already cut by Congress and 92 million more due to higher mail volume.

Washington INS Eisenhower Congress Post Office Department Post

Death Record Listing For June 3 1957

Local death notices report John F Kimpel 52 of Wurtemburg Myrtle R Chapman 63 of North Sewickley Frederick L Magee 70 of Volant Merle William Spate 58 of 824 Harrison St Joseph Niemczyk 65 of 1142 Miller St Robert F Long 26 of RD 4 Mrs Robert F Long 24 RD 4 Earl Jeffrey Long 4 RD 4 Robert Brian Long 17 months RD 4.

John F Jack) Kimpel Wurtemburg Myrtle R. Chapman North Sewickley Frederick L. Magee Volant Joseph Niemczyk Miller St Merle William Spate Harrison St Robert F. Long Earl Jeffrey Long Robert Brian Long

Westminster College to Hold 103rd Commencement Today

Westminster College awards 200 degrees in 103rd commencement with 152 bachelor degrees 48 master degrees and two honorary degrees to Rev. William B. Gamble and John E. McCalmont. Dr Kenneth McFarland to deliver address titled The A in Education. Baccalaureate Service featured Dr W Donald McClure missionary to Ethiopia with sermon Your Hope of Glory.

Westminster College South Terrace College Field House Kenneth McFarland General Motors Corp American Trucking Associations, Inc William B. Gamble John E. McCalmont Westminster Gamble Christian Associations Service New Wilmington United Presbyterian Church Valley Community UP Church Portland Ore MccCalmont Rev. Gamble McCalmont W. Donald McClure Ethiopia Satan and the World

Air Force Captain Reaches 18 Miles Up In Balloon Flight

Captain Joe Kittinger of Holloman Air Force Base climbs to 96,000 feet about 18 miles in a balloon ascent. He remains aloft nearly two hours before radio problems force a descent. The record surpasses previous balloon highs but is below the overall manned altitude mark.

Clyde Donaldson United Press Minneapolis Joe Kittinger Holloman Air Force Base N.M Lake Michigan Rapid City S.D Kittinger Air Force

Two Air Force Men Swept Away In Flood

Flooding across Texas rivers and creeks swept away two Air Force enlisted men near San Antonio. Residents of Fort Worth's Richland Hills evacuated for a fifth time in a month as a 40 man Air Force search team used helicopters to hunt for the missing servicemen.

Fort Worth Tex Texas Air Force Richland Hills Denison Lake Texoma Texas-Oklahoma Salado Creek San Antonio Richland Hill

White House office space plan would replace Old State building

Eisenhower and a special study commission urge demolishing the Old State Department building to build a modern office complex on its site costing 32.35 million dollars. The plan shifts the president’s office to the new facility and connects to the White House by a tunnel, while the west wing becomes guest quarters.

Washington INS Eisenhower State Department White House Congress Sam Rayburn D! Tex Old State State War Navy Executive Mansion

Probe Seeks Shield From Nuclear Blast Radiation

Las Vegas scientists study irradiated mice, pigs and monkeys at the Nevada proving grounds to develop practical shielding against prompt radiation from a small A-test blast atop a 300 foot tower. Dosimeters measured internal and external doses as the UFC test series progresses.

Las Vegas Nev Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Proving Grounds UFC Here United States Hiroshima Nagasaki AEC

Disarmament Talks Resume in London With Khrushchev Views

Five nation disarmament talks reopen in London as Khrushchev voices readiness for a first step and the U S proposes a limited plan. Harold E. Stassen is to present the proposal this week, including an aerial inspection test centered near the North Pole and extending toward North America and Russia.

Charles H. Klensch London INS Nikita S. Khrushchev U. S Eisenhower Harold E. Stassen North Pole North American Russia Khrushchev Columbia Broadcasting System

Paratrooper Killed In 2000 Foot Jump At Indiantown Gap

Sgt. James E. Thornton 25 a Lena Mississippi native and Fayetteville North Carolina resident died after a 2000 foot jump from a private plane at Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania. Coroner H W Reed said the rip cord opened but the reserve chute failed and shroud lines were jerked from the harness. He was part of a paratroop unit aiding reserve and National Guard training. The crash site was northwest of Fredericksburg Airport. Pilot of the two seater was not identified.

Indiantown Gap Lebanon County H. W. Reed James E. Thornton Lena Miss Fayetteville N.C Ft. Bragg Reed Thornton National Guard Fredericksburg

Eden Returns to Britain After Prolonged Vacation

Sir Anthony Eden sails home to Britain from Canada aboard the Empress of Britain after five months away for medical treatment. Queen Elizabeth II dispatches a plane to pick him up in Liverpool and fly him to Rose Bower, his Wiltshire country cottage.

London Anthony Eden Britain Eden Boston Canada Liverpool Rose Bower Broade Chalk Wiltshire

Girl Killed by Lightning While Seated on Park Bandstand

In Plainfield New Jersey a 15 year old girl Patricia O'Neill died after a lightning strike struck her while she sat on a wooden bandstand railing at Green Brook Park. She sought shelter under an elm tree during a thunderstorm and died en route to Muhlenberg Hospital.

Plainfield N. J Greenbrook Park Patricia O'Neill Joseph O'Neill Muhlenberge Hospital

City Council Rejects Parking Site Proposals

City council rejected two sites proposed by the parking authority but allowed the agency to select one or two more sites and submit them for council approval. A motion to approve the original sites failed to gain a second, while a later motion to authorize new site selection passed despite dissent.

Edward A. DeCarbo E. Gene Schweinsberg Chester C. Sweesy Edwin M. McBride Schweinsberg Herman F Steinbrink McBride DeCarbo Sweesy Orville Brown Steinbrink

Tragic crash kills New Castle family en route to Florida

A light plane crashed into foggy Allegheny Ridge near Somerset Pennsylvania killing Robert F Long 26 his wife Jessie Joan 24 and their two sons Jeffery 4 and Robert Jr 17 months They were returning from a Florida vacation to New Castle with Long an Bell Telephone installer The crash occurred on Albright Ridge leaving bodies mutilated but not burned The National Guard and volunteers began a six hour search hampered by fog and clouds before recovering the victims The family had stopped in Martinsburg overnight and was off course at the time of the crash The bodies were taken to funeral homes in Berlin and then transferred to a local funeral home in New Castle Long was a Korean War veteran and head of the New Castle Flying Club

New Castle Allegheny Mountains Somerset Robert Fields Long Jessie Joan Jeffery Robert Jr Long Gilbert E. Long Bell Telephone Co Martinsburg W. Va Winterhaven Fla Florida Cletus Luttmiller New Baltimore National Guard Radford James A. Blair Blair Leechburg Johnson Funeral Home Berlin Somerset County Boyd Myers Funeral Home Robert F. Long

Flash Floods Hit Dallas Fort Worth Area

A flash flood rolled through portions of Fort Worth with limited evacuations as more rain was forecast for Texas. Two people were feared dead in Sunday's severe weather. Lake Texoma gates opened sending Red River water downstream while Fossil Creek surged, flooding Richland Hills neighborhoods in Fort Worth.

Dallas Tex Fort Worth Texas Lake Texoma Oklahoma Red River Louisiana Fossil Creek Richland Hills

Classifieds and Editorials Overview

A fragment listing sections such as Classifieds, Radio TV Comics Society Cross Word Editorial and stock obituary notices. Includes page headers and department identifiers for Eau Claire newspaper. No readable event details or names provided in the clipped text.

Society Cross Word Ellwood Eernee

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