Jordan Closes Her Embassy In Cairo
Jordan announces closure of its Cairo embassy as a courier measure after Syria and Egypt refuse to aid Jordan financially. Foreign Minister Samir Rifai says relations are not broken, following publication of alleged Egyptian documents alleging Jordanians conspired to overthrow King Hussein.
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Charles P. Arnot
Cairo
INS
Jordan
Syria
Samir Rifai
Amman
Feypt
Hussein
Summer heat brings Bermuda shorts and stray dog calls
As temperatures climb downtown workers wear Bermuda shorts and a man washes a shop window. The weatherman warns of hotter days and owners are urged to watch dogs closely for nips. Census takers struggle to get numbers from wage earners whose households lack data. Some North Hills residents welcome brief rains.
Daily Weather Report Active Heat and Humidity Persist
The forecast calls for hot and humid conditions today and Tuesday with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Tonight remains warm and humid with a high of 87 to 93 and a low of 65 to 70. Temperatures show little change into Tuesday with a 24 hour period ending 7 am recording a max of 88, min 61, precipitation 0.5 inch, river stage 6.1 feet. A separate Sunday period logged a max of 99, min 67, no precipitation, river stage 5.7 feet.
American Lawyer Doubts Fair Trial for Girard in Japan
Raymond N. Bushell, first American admitted to the Japan Bar, says U S Army specialist William S. Girard cannot get a fair trial in a Japanese court. He calls Japanese justice a joke and likens it to 19th century methods. Girard faces a murder charge at Camp Weir while on guard duty.
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United Press
Tokyo
Raymond N. Bushell
Japan Bar Assn
U.S. Army
William S. Girard
Bushell
Charles Dickens
Girard
Ottawa
Camp Weir
Ministerial Changes Made By Methodists In Erie Area
At the Erie Conference closing its 122nd annual meeting two ministers were named successors in East Brook and Wampum churches. Rev. Jack Best will replace Rev. J. D. Patterson and Rev. William Metz will take over from Rev. D. J. Blasdell. The Western New York Northwestern Pennsylvania conference covers 80 000 members. Other pastors remain in their current posts, including Rev. R. B. Withers at Christ Methodist and Rev. Henry Morris at Croton Methodist.
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East Brook
Wampum
Erie
Methodist Church
Jack Best
J. D. Patterson
William Metz
D. J. Blasdell
New York
Pennsylvania
R. B. Withers
Christ Methodist
Henry Morris
Croton Methodist
L. A. Shindledecker
Epworth Methodist
Wallace Calvert
First Methodist
G. E .Shaffer
Greenwood Methodist
Rodney Croyle
Mahoning
Death notices from June 17 1957 list six residents
Frank Carbaugh aged 89 of 18 Atlantic Ave William J Shepard aged 82 of 806 Vogan St Mrs Charles A McCandless aged 89 of 444 Croton Ave Clyde E Beighley aged 63 of 115 Quest St Jennaro Conti aged 79 of 216 Power St Mrs Anna R Moore aged 71 of 40 N Beaver St
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Frank Carbaugh
Atlantic Ave
William J. Shepard
Vogan
Mrs
Charles 8. McCandless
Croton
Clyde E. Beighley
Quest
Jennaro Conti
Power St
Anna R. Moore
N. Beaver St
Three Die and Three Injured by Lightning at Scranton Golf Course
Three men were killed instantly and three others critically injured when a bolt struck under a tree at the Country Club of Scranton golf course during a heavy rain. The dead were Dr. Horace Birchard John Whitmore and Frederick De Wilde. Principal Christian Robinson was among the injured along with two caddies.
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Scranton
Horace D. Birrchard
John W. Whitmore
Frederick de Wilde
Dunmore Iron Works
Christian Robinson
North Scranton
Scranton State Hospital
John Marshalek
Throop
John Fabian
Dickson City
Country Club of Scranton
Robinson
Lackawanna County
Otto P Robinson
Michael Yevies
New England
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
New Jersey
Scranton Country Club
Red Cross
St. Louis
Nebraska
Heavy French assault escalates Algeria fighting
French forces used planes bombs and rockets across Algeria in the weekend clashes. An estimated 319 Arabs were killed, 14 French soldiers died, and 57 French and loyal Arabs were wounded in the heaviest fighting of the 22 year guerrilla war. A major engagement near Cheria involved 1500 French troops against 250 guerrillas. Casualties exceeded 260 with many wounded on both sides and seven guerrillas taken prisoner.
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Algiers
Algeria
Tunisian
Morocco
Cheria
Police order to watch for marijuana plants in city spaces
Chief Inspector Thomas A. Nielson directed all officers to survey vacant lots, farm plots, yards, roofs and window boxes for marijuana plants, noting they can grow wild or be cultivated by narcotics addicts.
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New York
Thomas A. Nielson
Men In Blue
Haiti weekend violence leaves dozens dead and hundreds wounded
Port au Prince reels as army squads kill at least 50 and wound about 200 amid clashes after exiled political leader Fignole fled. Up to 1,000 prisoners were reported to be jailed as roving Fignolist bands attacked buildings and hotels. International reports varied on casualty totals.
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United Press
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Antonio Rebreau
Daniel Fignole
Fignole
Louis Dejoie
Port au-Prince
Porfirio Basora
New York
Post-au-Prince
Lamolli Case Opens Today at Courthouse
An all male jury is seated to hear the Hosea Lamolli case in Youngstown. Prosecutors accuse Lamolli of assault with intent to kill and armed robbery. Jury selection took one hour thirty five minutes under Judge John G Lamoree with voir dire to root out bias. One prospective juror was disqualified for fear of serving due to work in a Puerto Rican section. <continues on page 2>
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Hosea Lamolli
Youngstown
John G Lamoree
Voir Dire
Three Killed In Auto Collision Near Sharon
A two car crash on U S Route 62 near the Ohio border killed three men from Sharon and Farrell. John Dolci 33 of Sharon Frank Carine 19 and Edward Bruno 26 both of Farrell died in the collision. Dolci’s car pulled into the highway and was struck by Carine’s car, according to Ohio Patrol in Warren.
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Warren, O
INS
Pennsylvania-Ohio
Sharon-Farrell
John Dolci
Sharon
Frank Carine
Edward Bruno
Farrell
Ohio Highway Patrol
Warren
Dolci
Carine
Bomber Pilot Killed In Lake Erie Crash Near Dunkirk
AKRON, Ohio. Lieutenant Robert Campmiller 35 of Uniontown Pa died when his Douglas Skyraider bomber based at Akron naval air station crashed on a routine flight into Lake Erie near Dunkirk New York. Skin divers recovered the wreck and the pilot's body in about 15 feet of water but could not unlock the canopy.
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Akron, QO
INS
Robert Campmiller
Uniontown
Akron Naval Air Station
Lake Erie
Dunkirk
N. Y
Campmiller
Attorney Dies In Auto Crash In Fallsington Bucks County
Paul J. Barrett a 45 year old attorney of Bristol and a member of Barrett and Monroe was killed when his car veered off Route 13 in Fallsington and struck a steel guardrail. His wife Virginia Barrett 35 suffered bruises.
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Fallsington, Pa
INS
Bucks County
Route 13
Fallsington
Paul J. Barrett
Bristol
Barrett and Monroe
Virginia Barrett
Hot Humid Weather Forecast For Pennsylvania Statewide
More hot and humid weather with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers is forecast for Pennsylvania. Highs will be mid 80s in northern mountains and mid to high 90s elsewhere. overnight lows mid 60s to low 70s. A cold front from New York’s border area signals cooler air by late Tuesday. Philadelphia tied a 100 degree high as other cities across the state reached 86 to 96 degrees.
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New York
Philadelphia
Philipsburg
Altoona
Erie
Harrisburg
Wilkes-Barre
Allentown
Scranton
Pittsburgh
Violence in Lebanon elections ends in bloodshed
In Lebanon a pro Western government secured a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections marred by a family feud that left 30 dead and dozens wounded. The violence erupted in Zogharta. elections there occur next Sunday and authorities found no direct link to the Sunday voting. Government candidates captured 19 of 20 seats in the region.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Zogharta
Floods Sweep Western Iowa Amid Widespread Storms
International News Service reports thousands of Iowa acres inundated as torrential rains hit the Midwest and Northern Plains. Tornadoes and hail add to flood damage across Iowa and Nebraska, with severe rain and evacuations in St. Louis where 19 people died and 3,500 fled homes. Cleanup will take weeks as mud and floodwaters recede.
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International News Service
Iowa
Midwest
Plains
Nebraska
Minneapolis
Minn
Kansas
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
St. Louis
Big Storms Kill and Injure Dozens Across Italy and France
At least 19 people died and 80 were injured over the weekend as storms floods heat landslides and a tornado struck northern Italy and eastern France. The tornado devastated the village of Rebecco Pavese and damaged five other towns while floods claimed many lives in the Alpine regions.
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International
Italy
France
Rebecco Pavese
Vilages
Alpine
Europe
Miller survives Lake Michigan capsize on maiden voyage
John E. Miller, vice president of the Midwest Steamship Co., was soaked when his 17 foot sail boat capsized on its maiden voyage in Lake Michigan Saturday. He said his devotion to boating remains undiminished.
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Chicago
John E. Miller
Lake Michigan
Miller
Midwest Steamship Co
Heat wave and floods kill dozens across Midwest and New England
The nation endures a severe heat wave following deadly storms that caused catastrophic floods from St. Louis to the Midwest. At least 20 people died in St. Louis area floods, with nationwide drownings spreading from Maine to New Jersey. Red Cross teams assist after widespread damage and evacuations amid record rainfall and lightning deaths.
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St. Louis
Midwest
Turnpike Trial Enters Third Week
Harrisburg report details the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission conspiracy trial in its third week as prosecutors expect at least 40 more witnesses and potential Saturday or evening sessions to accelerate proceedings. The case centers on alleged fraud tied to mine rehabilitation contracts with Mann Mine Research and Development Corp. in Reading.
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Harrisburg
Vincent G. Panati
Panati
Mann- Mine Research and Development Corp
Reading
Classifieds and notices page overview
Community newspaper page shows sections including radio and TV listings comics society cross word stock market obituaries theaters and sports. Editorial and various news briefs are also indicated with page numbers for location and reference.
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Pace
Society
Cross Word
Ellwood
Warm June Day Echoes Back to Snowy December Grumbles
The narrator notes a hot spell with a cloudless sky and a brazen sun, contrasting it with December’s cold. Residents wished for warmth and now enjoy a roughly ninety three degree day in June, reflecting on past complaints about winter weather.
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Girard Fair Trial
By Dick Horning
James F. Cunningham
Lamolli
Bellefontaine
Here
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E. A. Atkinson
Willowdale
Ontario
Dwight G. Werle
Toronto
Canada
Thomas H. Hines
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Rona Ts
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