U S Air Force B 29 Crashes in German Alps Killing 10
A U S Air Force SB 29 crew of ten died when a B 29 training flight from England crashed near Kirchheim Germany in foggy conditions The aircraft reportedly flew into a peak with visibility about 30 feet Officials confirmed the tragedy after initial police reports The crash occurred in the Swabian Alps late Friday night continuous firefighting and rescue efforts followed the incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirchhcim
Germany
England
Here
Air Force
Stuttgart
Swabian
Alps
Japan
Diana Barrymore’s Husband Found Dead on Train in Rochester
Robert Wilcox a 44 year old actor and husband of Diana Barrymore was found dead in his sleeper berth aboard a New York Central train arriving at Rochester. The Rochester coroner tentatively ruled death likely due to a heart attack. Wilcox lived in New York and was en route to his Rochester family home. his mother Mrs Elizabeth Wilcox was overwhelmed by the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Ins
Robert Wilcox
Diana Barrymore
New York Central
New York
Wilcox
New York City
Elizabeth Wilcox
Miss Barrymore
Pa UNEWC MOBSERVES Weather and road work disrupt locals
June rainfall is above average with ground saturated and warm weather expected to aid crops. Court Street near the courthouse is blocked for days due to ongoing excavation between Walnut and Washington Streets. Local youths will attend Camp Allegheny in the Würtemberg area, opening next Tuesday, with Local Citadel representatives present for the camp season serving Western Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Court Street
Court House
Walnut Street
Washington Street
Camp Allegheny
Wurtemburg
Citadel
Pennsylvania
Daily Weather Forecast Showers and Cool Transitional Day
Showers and cool today with a high near 64 to 68 and a mostly cloudy night. Sunday remains cool with possible rain and a low around 53 to 58, with Sunday highs in the low 50s. The 24 hour period ends at 7 am recorded a max of 74 and min of 60 with 0.19 inch rain and a 6 foot river stage. Year ago this date saw a max of 89 and a min of 112 with 1.14 inches of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Leaders Seek Speed On New Steel Contract
Pittsburgh United Steelworkers leaders push for a fast settlement of wage demands as June 30 strike deadline nears. President David J. McDonald rejects nickel and dime offers and urges rank and file support after preliminary talks with six major steel makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Marines Leave For Two Week California Training
U S Marine reservists from New Castle airport head to California for two weeks of intensive training. About 128 officers and men of the Sixth 90mm Gun Battery will train at Camp Pendleton and a Marine base at 29 Palms. Cmdr Gerard T. Chiarazzi leads the unit. They will fire small arms and the 90mm gun, with travel by three planes from Youngstown Municipal to Lindbergh Field and buses to airfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marine
New Castle
California
Gerard T. Chiarazzi
Camp Pendleton
29 Palms
Youngstown Municipal
Lindbergh Field
San Diego
Calif
Police avert gang battle in New York near Grant's Tomb
New York police dispersed about 200 teenagers before a planned civil war between the Balkans and the Villains near Columbia University. Police arrested 38 youths aged 13 to 18 for unlawful assembly and juvenile delinquency as gangs equipped with knives clubs and pipes faced off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grant
Columbia University
Balkans
Hoods
Black Knights
Scorpions
President Eisenhower to Visit Paris and London En Route to Geneva
Authoritative sources say President Eisenhower may stop in Paris and London en route to the Big Four summit talks in Geneva, Switzerland, next month. No arrangements are yet made and visits depend on formal Soviet assent to the July 18 talks. He could meet Premier Edgar Faure, Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay, and President Rene Coty in Paris, and Prime Minister Anthony Eden in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eisenhower
London
Geneva
Switzerland
Russia
Edgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Rene Coty
Anthony Eden
Deaths in City Districts and Fairfax Area
Death notices list Arnold W. Julian 46 of 804 Arlington avenue Miss Hallie B Elliott of New Wilmington Mrs W L Davidson of Fairfax Va and George F McConnell 74 of 917 East Washington street all noted for Saturday June 11 1955 in the local column
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold W. Julian
Arlington Avenue
Hallie B. Elliott
New Wilmington
W. L. Davidson
Fairfax
George F. McConnell
East Washington Street
Pilot Dies As Plane Crashes Near Flint
A United States Air Force F-89S Scorpion crashed near Bishop Field Flint Michigan during a routine training, killing Lt. Joseph A. Bostic 27 of Springfield Missouri. Radar man Lt. Leo P. Bouska 23 of Shawnee Oklahoma was rescued by two civilians. The crash occurred during instrument landings from Wurtsmith AFB OsCODA Michigan after a right engine fire. Rockets were jettisoned before the crash and an armament team disarmed them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint, Mich
Air Force
Bishop Field
Joseph A. Bostic
Springfield
Leo P. Bouska
Shawnee
Okla
Bostic
Wurtsmith Air Force Base
Oscoda
Mich
GM wage talks edge toward Ford style guaranteed pay plan
United Press Detroit The pace of talks for 385000 GM workers suggests any settlement before the Sunday deadline could mirror Ford's guaranteed wage plan. A lengthy Friday session ended without a GM offer and wildcat strikes may have slowed progress as Walter Reuther's team weighs a potential wage framework emphasizing principle versus money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Reuther
John Livingston
Livingston
Rain Storms Cause Deaths Across the Nation
Week of heavy rains and fog spanned from the Dakotas to Virginia and from Colorado to Minnesota. A Clermont Indiana family died when their panel truck was struck by a New York Central train. A Brewster couple and infant escaped injury after a plane crash landing in Hobart Indiana. A flying great grandmother was guided to safety near Florence South Carolina during a storm attempting to reach Cuba. Panama City investigators probe false reports of a capsized fishing boat in the Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakotas
Virginia
Colorado
Minnesota
New York Central
Clermont
Ind
Lewis Jones
Theodore
Perry
Brewster
N.Y
Hobart
Florence
S.C
Washington
Cuba
Panama City
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Senate probes Lev questioning stretches into fifth session
Senate investigators planned to finish questioning Chicago contract magnate Harry Lev over bribery charges tied to federal employees and military hat contracts. Lev defended himself asking for a Congressional Medal as lawmakers pressed for alleged corruption notes from his accountant Theodore Weinberg in a closed session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Senate
Chicago
Harry Lev
Lev
Karl I. Mundt
R-Sd
Theodore Weinberg
Mundt
Leo
Charles J. Meise
Assistant Defense Secretary Nominee Gordon Gray Named
President Eisenhower nominates Gordon Gray former army secretary to succeed H Struve Hensel as assistant defense secretary. White House says nomination will be sent to the Senate next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Gordon Gray
Army
H. Struve Hensel
White House
Gray
Senate
Scheele Sees Salk Vaccine Theory Extending to Other Diseases
Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele told reporters there is good reason to believe the Salk vaccine theory could be adapted to vaccines for other diseases. He cited common colds influenza virus pneumonia measles and even cancer as possibilities. The remarks followed release of a Public Health Service report to President Eisenhower admitting initial federal safety standards for the vaccine had failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. O'Neill
United Press
Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
Public Health Service
Eisenhower
Seek Further Easing Of Far East Tension
United Nations New York V K Krishna Menon pressed for more steps to ease Far Eastern tensions after talks with Dag Hammarskjold. The Indian envoy and the UN chief discussed freeing American airmen and other U N command personnel held by Beijing and the potential for direct talks with Nationalist China on Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
V. K. Krishna Menon
India
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Chou En-lai
U.N
Peiping
Red China
Menon
Chou
Red Chinese
China
Formosa
Winterbottom Found Guilty in Slaying of Peacemaker
Russell Winterbottom, a 32 year old Turtle Creek steelworker, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for fatally wounding Walter Henry who intervened during a quarrel between Winterbottom and his former girlfriend Lorraine Rodgers at a Homestead hotel. The verdict came after a four hour jury deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Turtle Creek
Russell Winterbottom
Harold Gondelman
Winterbottom
Walter Henry
Lorraine Rodgers
Homestead District
Miss Rodgers
Secretary Dulles To Receive Honor
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will deliver the baccalaureate address at Indiana University Sunday night and will be awarded the Doctor of Laws degree at commencement exercises on Monday honoring his visit to Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
INS
John Foster Dulles
Indiana
Indiana University
University
Emesis Classified Comics and Society Page miscellany
A compact snippet lists sections including Classifieds Comics Ross Word Editorial Ellwood Obituary and Society Page with references to radio TV and churches theaters and sports as part of a columned newspaper page. Local phones are indicated for news and want ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Word
Ellwood
Abington Engineer Found Dead At Brentwood Pumping Station
Oliver L. King Abington Township engineer died by self inflicted hanging at the Brentwood Pumping Station. He was discovered by workers during a routine check of the wells. King had served the township for 25 years and the death was ruled a suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abington
Oliver L. King
King
Brentwood
Eisenhower urges extension of atoms for peace program
President Eisenhower, delivering Penn State commencement remarks in rain at Beaver Stadium, proposed extending atoms for peace. He urged half-cost atomic reactors for friendly nations and teaching them to build power reactors, while inviting the Soviet Union to join an international pool to harness atom energy for good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Park, Pa
INS
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
U. S
Pennsylvania State University
Soviet Union
Milton Eis
Mount Asama Erupts With 30000-Foot Smoke Plume
Tokyo dispatch reports Mount Asama erupting with a thundering blast sending dense black smoke about 30 000 feet high. The 8340 foot volcano lies 80 miles northwest of Tokyo near Karuizawa, with climbers likely off the mountain as night fell. The last major eruption occurred in September last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Mount Asama
Mt. Asama
Karuizawa
Hansa
Japan
Longest Total Solar Eclipse Comes June 20
The century's longest total solar eclipse occurs June 20 lasting under eight minutes. Hayden Planetarium experts estimate the moon will fully obscure the sun along a narrow eastward strip from the Indian Ocean, with precise timing to the fraction of a second. Admission is free but observers must travel to the eclipse path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P.arnot
New York
INS
Hayden Planetarium
Hayden
Indian Ocean
Fruits across nations delight in flavors and aromas
The speaker expresses a fondness for fruits from the north like apples peaches and cherries and from the south including Texas Miami and Durango. The mango is praised for its fragrance and exotic appeal as the writer notes enjoying it at meals and mentions a temperature of sixty seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Miami
Durango
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Britain
Daily Weather Report
San Francisco
St. Francis
Ray Pinon
Mexico
Ambrosio Fabian
Philippines
Union Square
Michigan
W. Brune
Eisenhowers
Penn State
Park
Eisenhower Brothers
Penn State University
President Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
State College
Earl Eisenhower
la Grange
Illinois
Defense
Cleveland
New Castle News
Indians
New York Yankees
Far East
Dulles
Page Radio
Ment
Beaver Stadium
Robert E. Clark
Mount
Asama
Arthur Memeter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!