Threat Of Tornadoes In Midwest Faced Today
A new storm front brought tornado warnings for parts of Nebraska and Kansas. Lincoln suffered major damage with 400 to 500 power lines down and power outages at two hospitals.
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Midwest
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Kansas
Pleasonton
Neb
Inman
Kan
Bemidji
Minn
Lincoln
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Capitol City
Lincoln Naval Air Station
Traffic counts underway on city routes and school winds down
A New Castle note reports traffic court activity on city routes by the State Highway Department. Counts occur several times yearly with a station on North Jefferson Street near Wallace Avenue. June promises typical weather. Friday marks the last day of New Castle public schools with promotion cards to be issued. An excavation on Wilmington Avenue near Moody Avenue continues the area's street service work. Sunday School children prepare day programs across city and county churches.
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Pa Newe
State Highway Department
Jefferson St
Wallace Ave
New Castle
Pa Nene
Wilmington Ave
Moody Ave
Daily Weather Report Fair and mild with warm humid period
Fair and mild tonight with a low of 50 to 57. Friday mostly sunny and warm with scattered thundershowers by afternoon or night and a high in the 80s. Maximum temperature 79, minimum 51, precipitation heavy, river stage 7.1 feet. One year ago the date recorded 88 maximum, 64 minimum, 0.03 inches precipitation.
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United States
States boast most 5 000+ cities with zero traffic deaths
Pennsylvania led the nation in 1955 with more cities over 5 000 population reporting no traffic fatalities. The National Safety Council cited 112 Pennsylvania communities for safety records while awarding certificates to 750 other communities nationwide.
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Harrisburg
Sns
State Revenue
Gerald A. Gleeson
Pennsylvania
National Safety Council
Chicago
Gleeson
Hearing On Turnpike Rates To Be Resumed
A Pennsylvania Senate special committee will resume hearings next Wednesday on the Turnpike financial condition. Engineering firms backed by bondholders urge toll hikes, with passenger cars up about 41 percent and trucks down 21 percent. The commission approved a May 26 change, but Democrats halted action during a new study.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Pennsylvanian Turnpike
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
J. F. Greinger Co
Baltimore
Coverdale
Colpitts
New York
Pro British Greek Cypriot Executed in Limassol
A Greek Cypriot execution squad shot and killed Andreas Serghides a former British army captain in Limassol as British troops hunted underground leaders in the mountains. The killing occurred in the backyard of a major British installation near the city courts.
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Nicosia. Cyprus
Limassol
Andreas Serghides
Cyprus
Limassol Law Courts
Two East Liverpool Officers Cleared in Lumber Yard Robbery
A Columbiana County jury acquitted Ira Cunningham and Jerry Raimond, two East Liverpool patrolmen, of the June 1954 Joseph Berman Lumber Co. robbery. They still face charges over two other area burglaries investigated during their shift.
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Lisbon
Ohio
Liverpool
Columbiana County
Ira W. Cunningham
Jerry Raimond
Joseph Berman Lumber Co
Robert McBane
Raimond
Cunningham
James MacDonald
Robert Carroll
Louis Sattler
J. C. Penney Department
Pearl China Co
High level U.S.–Soviet visits tied to reciprocity
President Eisenhower opened the way for a series of high level U.S. Soviet exchanges on a fully reciprocal basis. Indications point to possible visits by Zhukov G K Bulganin and Khrushchev. The Twining Moscow invitation signals planned reciprocal outreach to Sokolovsky.
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William Galbraith
United Press
Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
United States
Georgi K. Zhukov
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Twining
Moscow
V. D. Sokolovsky
Solo Atlantic hop ends in Prestwick landing
Peter Gluckmann a 30 year old San Francisco pilot arrived solo in Prestwick Scotland after a five hour fifty three minute hop across the Atlantic from Reykjavik Iceland. He left New York Monday and stopped in Greenland and Iceland amid weather delays.
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Prestwick
Scotland
Peter Gluckmann
San Francisco
Atlantic
Reykjavik
Iceland
New York
Greenland
Close Votes Seen on Foreign Aid Bill Fight
Washington In a tense session House leaders from both parties plan to restore part of Eisenhower’s foreign aid bill. The aim is to add 600 million to a 1 billion military aid cut while trimming 109 million from economic and technical assistance. James P Richards predicted a very close vote.
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Washington
Ins
House
GOP
Eisenhower
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Joseph W Martin Jr
Mass
Foreign Affairs Committee
James P. Richards
S.C
Richards
Truce Inspectors Ordered Out of Korea by UN Demand
Maj. Gen. Robert Gard said the neutral nations truce inspection teams will depart the Republic of Korea. He reported the 16 United Nations forces will set a date for their withdrawal after rejecting a Communist bid to keep inspectors.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Neutral Nations
United Nations
Republic of Korea
Robert Gard
U.N
Military Armistice Commission
Gard
North
South Korea
North Korea
Four Are Killed In Auto Crash Near Weston West Virginia
Four people died in a single vehicle crash on U S Route 19 about six miles south of Weston West Virginia. The car driven by George S Buzzerman 20 of Lorentz Upshur County appeared to be traveling at high speed and failed to negotiate a curve. Passengers included Francis Washburn Jr 23 Jimmy D Bennett 19 and Betty Lee Hart whose ages were not provided. The car left the road vaulted a small bank struck a gas pipe and overturned.
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Weston, W. Va
U. S
Weston
Prince Rainier and Grace Back From Mediterranean Honeymoon
Prince Rainier and American actress Grace Kelly return to Monte Carlo aboard the honeymoon yacht Deo Juvante after a seven week Mediterranean trip. They remain on board in Monte Carlo harbor and send word to photographers to stay away from the quay.
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Monte Carlo
Prince Rainier
Princess Grace
Mediterranean
Deo Juvante
Rainier
Governor Leader to Visit Gaza Border Front
Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader planned a trip to the Gaza border to observe clashes between Israeli and Egyptian forces. He arrived at Lydda Airport with Pennsylvanians and will stay in the Holy Land through June 15 to assess the security situation and the status of Arab citizens in Israel.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
George M
Pennsylvania
Gaza Strip
Lydda
Holy Land
Nahal
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Ofakim
Gaza
Public Schools Wind Up Term for County Pupils
The county and city public schools close their 1955-56 terms this week with New Castle and West Pittsburg ending Friday. Neshannock and Shenango finished earlier, while parochial schools plan a delayed schedule with half days and an upcoming report day on June 14.
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New Castle
West Pittsburg
Neshannock Two
Shenango
St. Mary
St. Joseph
St Vitus
Ss. Philips and James
St. Michael and Madonna
Pleasant Weather Arrives In State
Weather Bureau forecasters say scattered showers and thunderstorms will begin in western Pennsylvania Friday night and spread to most of the state by Saturday afternoon or evening. An early warning cautions the weekend may bring rain.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Tito hints at U S visit amid aid cut talk
Marshal Tito suggested a U S visit would be welcome while dismissing congressional moves to cut aid to Yugoslavia as insignificant. He spoke at a Kremlin reception and began a 10 day tour of Soviet cities with Premier Bulganin and Foreign Minister Shepilov.
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Whitman Bassow
United Press
Moscow
Marshal Tito
U.S
Yugoslavia
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Tito
Kremlin
Leningrad
Nikolai Bulganin
Dmitri Shepilov
Kliment E. Voroshilov
Steel Wage Talks Continue Between USW and Big Three
In New York leaders of the United Steelworkers Union and the Big Three firms meet again to seek a new contract. The USW seeks a 22 point package including wage boosts 52 week unemployment pay and premium for weekend work. Settlement could set patterns for the remaining industry. Talks moved to New York after earlier discussions in Pittsburgh.
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New York
INS
United Steelworkers Union
Basic Steel Industry
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
USW
Pittsburgh
Murder suspect to be taken to Nevada
Vermont state police turned William Boswell 35 over to Nevada authorities for the slaying of Philadelphia socialite Anne Harris Van Ryne 22. Boswell waived extradition after being captured near his wife's home, and was transported by car to Albany then boarded a train to the West. Van Ryne's body was found May 24 in Boswell's Carson City apartment where he worked as a bartender.
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Middlebury
MNS
Vermont
Nevada
William FE. Boswell
Philadelphia
Anne Harris van Ryne
Boswell
Arline
Carson City
Albany
N. Y
New York State
Death Notices for Homer E. Garrett and Teressa B. Friend
Two deaths reported. Homer E. Garrett, 76, of 1950 E Seventh St Erie PA, and Teressa B. Friend, 75, of Plaingrove Two R D 2 Volant.
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Homer E. Garrett
E. Seventh St
Erie
Teressa B. Friend
Plaingrove
R. D
Volant
Republicans Pledge Unity For Election In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Republicans gathered for a harmony dinner to pledge unity for the November election. Senators Duff and Edward Martin praised cooperation as they reconciled their feud over George Bloom’s GOP chairmanship. Attending were nearly the entire state delegation, Bloom, Horst, and national leaders Leonard Hall and Bertha Adkins. Joseph Martin Jr. also spoke.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
Edward Martin
Duff
United
Martin
George J. Bloom
GOP
Miles Horst
Leonard Hall
Bertha Adkins
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Truman Talks To Adenauer In Bonn Visit
President Truman met Chancellor Adenauer for a half hour in Bonn on a one day trip. They discussed world peace with patience and effort and called the conference one of the most pleasant since his White House years.
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Bonn
INS
Harry S. Truman
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
U.S
Truman
White House
Addressig Truman
Two Workmen Die On Mackinac Bridge Cat Walk Break
Two workers died when a chain link cat walk on the Straits of Mackinac bridge broke sending them into the water more than 500 feet below. Five crew members escaped. Victims were Jack C. Baker 28 of Pagosa Springs Colorado and Robert Koppen 28 of Plymouth Michigan.
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ST. Ignace, Mich
INS
Straits of Mackinac Bridge
Jack C. Baker
Pagosa Springs
Colo
Robert Koppen
Plymouth
Mich
GOP Chairman Hawkins Endorses Clare Roberts for Acting Postmaster
Alfred G Hawkins, Republican county chairman, recommended Clare Roberts foreman of the mails at New Castle post office to be Acting Postmaster succeeding the late William Hanna. The recommendation, sent to Senators Martin and Duff, follows a prior recommendation of A Wesley Mann Jr. by W Fillmore Campbell. Roberts, a 44 year postal veteran, would face a civil service exam for a permanent appointment, likely in 1957, with retirement age looming.
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Alfred G. Hawkins
Clare Roberts
New Castle
William R. Hanna
Edward Martin
James H. Duff
Roberts
Postal Department
W. Fillmore Campbell
Republican Party
A. Wesley Mann, Jr
U. S
Duff
Martin
Mann
Mr. Roberts
Hawkins
Youth Killed Near Greenville
A car rolled over several times on Route 18 near Reynolds Village three miles south of Greenville Pennsylvania. James Wells 17 of N Mead Street Greenville died on arrival at Sharon General Hospital. James McClure 17 and David Cole 17 from Greenville were taken to Greenville Hospital with satisfactory conditions. Police have not determined who was driving.
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Greenville
Reynolds Village
Here
James Wells
N. Mead St
Sharon General Hospital
James McClure
David Cole
Greenville Hospital
Classified Comics and Editorial Notes and Obituary
Brief page item listing sections and features including society, sports, stocks, theaters and radio TV notes. Includes contact lines for ads and general page navigation.
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Cross Word
Ellwood
Roses and warm sun bring garden hopes to bloom
Arthur Mometer notes late roses, green shoots breaking through the ground. The sun returns, promising warmth and growth for vegetables and flowers. He praises the mild weather, saying eighty three degrees today boosts spuds lettuce and hay while signs of spring appear.
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Bialik On
Sasi Aoe
Herbert Hoover School
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover Senior High School
Daily Weather Report
Lloyd R. Rochelle
By Raymond Wilcove
Korea Republic
Pyle
Bride
Washington, D. C
Penna
Eliav Simon
Postal Service
Tos
Arthur Mometer
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