Police Hold Suspect In Burglary Case
City police chased two men from the Oldsmobile garage on W Washington St at 4 25 am after a caller reported two intruders. One man fled toward the Pennsylvania tracks, Sgt Del Weis fired a shot, a second man was found hiding in bushes with a hand laceration. A sledge hammer and damaged safe were found. the captured suspect was treated for throat injury before jail.
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W. Washington St
del Weis
Stg
Weis
George Sigler
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Treamen
General Business Gain Reported in State Index
Harrisburg reports a three percent gain in general business from March to April. The Penn State Business Research Bureau says the index rose to 172, a four percent increase over April 1956. The index relies on bank debits factory payrolls and power sales with 1947-49 as the base period.
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Harrisburg
INS
Business Research Bureau
Pennsylvania State University
Heavy Damage Reported After Pittsburgh Storm
A violent electrical storm swept the Pittsburgh district over the weekend causing hip-deep water on Bricelyn Street and four feet of mud on lawns. In McKeesport lightning struck the Rensiehausen Park bathhouse, cutting power and sparking panic. 14 year old Micheline Awasek was slightly injured.
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Pittsburgh
Bricelyn Street
McKeesport
Rensiehausen Park
Michelene Awasek
Young Boy Fires Guns in Small Town Night Incident
A 10 year old boy named Joseph Coleman from Canonsburg used two Colt pistols to fire over twenty rounds in MUSE Pennsylvania. He wounded no one and was subdued after about an hour as his ammunition exhausted. Police detained him for observation and later placed him in a juvenile detention home.
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Muse
Pennsylvania
Joseph Coleman
Canonsburg
Pittsburgh
Washington, Pa
Washington County
Pa News Observes Community Summer Scene
Yesterday residents walked outdoors as children wore bathing suits for an event. New drinking fountains in the city see heavy use in warm weather. Parks Department reports many compliments on constant cold water all day. Some residents prepare for winter with large trees cut into sections for fireplace fuel.
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Parks Dept
Lebanon election violence spurs government-backed victory
The government claimed victory in the Lebanon vote a week earlier. The lone opposition candidate elected on Sunday acknowledged that President Camille Chamoun's acceptance of the Eisenhower Doctrine was a wise move.
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Camille Chamoun
Death notices and interment details from local records
A long obituary list notes William J. Shepard at 82 dying at his daughter's home, with surviving family, church and lodge affiliations, and funeral details. Other notices include Mrs. McCandless, Frank Carbaugh, Gennaro Conti, and Mrs. McCandless with birth, marriage, survivor details, and service times. Interments planned at Graceland, Oak Park, and St. Lucy cemeteries.
Mob Attack in India Injures Two American Women
Two American women and their Indian driver were beaten by a village mob on a road between Junagadh and Ahmedabad. Miss Alice McKinney and Miss Dorothy Barbee suffered multiple injuries while the embassy blamed no one and declined protests.
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New Delhi
INS
Ahmedabad
Alice McKinney
Dorothy Barbee
Junagadh
Miss McKinney
Top Astronomers At Flagstaff Conference Session
Flagstaff hosts a three day conference opening session between the International Mars Committee and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Twenty one technical reports by society members are to be presented focusing on recent observations of stars and galaxies at Arizona State College.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
INS
International Mars Committee
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Arizona State College
Tornado Warnings Stretch Across Midwest States
Severe weather alerts extend from Minneapolis to central Kansas with a revised danger zone stretching from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls and back, including Mason City and Hutchinson. James Leese suffered second degree burns on both hands and a leg, plus a third degree burn to the right heel, from a gasoline explosion while working on his car. condition reported as good at Jameson Memorial Hospital.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Mason City
Iowa
Hutchinson
Kas
Dodge City
Sioux Falls
James Leese
Blaine St
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Ronald Hodge Treated for Twisted Ankle at Jameson Memorial
Ronald Hodge ten year old was treated and discharged from Jameson Memorial Hospital after suffering a twisted right ankle.
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Ronald Hodge
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Sidewinder Missile Called Superior Air Weapon
Aboard the U S S Lexington a Seventh Fleet pilot says the Sidewinder air to air missile is vastly faster than conventional rockets and can shoot down enemy planes more effectively. Lt Commander Paul E Payne notes the weapon’s speed and lethality making it a dominant addition to VF124 Demon jets.
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U.S.S. Lexington
INS
Red China
U.S
Lexington
Payne
Far East
Safecrackers Fail in $1200 Pittsburgh Heist
In Pittsburgh, safecrackers looted $1200 from an auto parts store after forcing a basement door and two floors, smashing a safe. A three year old girl, Denise Francazio, was hit by a stone and treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital.
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Pittsburgh
Yeggs
Denise Francazio
Home St
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Junior Church Group Serves Tureen Dinner at Home
The Junior Church of the Calvary Independent Church on Moody Ave held a tureen dinner at Jan Ziegler's home at 236 Elizabeth St. Tommy Kimmel gave the invocation.
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Calvary Independent Church
Moody Ave
Jan Ziegler
Elizabeth St
Tommy Kimmel
Parks Cover Large Portion of Bronx Land
More than one fifth of the total area of the Bronx is devoted to parks. The fact highlights urban planning and green space allocation in New York City's borough.
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Bronx
New York
Former Local Man Edward Ritty Dies in Washington
Edward Ritty, formerly of New Castle, died suddenly at his Vancouver Washington home at 3 p.m. yesterday. He was born December 1900, survived by wife Mabel two daughters Lucretia Monica and two sons Edward and David two grandchildren and siblings including Joseph Ritty Annette Ritty Emil Ritty and parents. He belonged to St Josephs Church and the Knights of Columbus in New Castle and worked at Hitchcock s Meat Market. Interment will be in Vancouver Washington on June 20.
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Joseph Ritty
Leasuwre Ave
Ritty
Vancover
Washington
New Castle
Edward
David
Michael Pazzo
James Steiner
Annette Ritty
Emil Ritty
St. Joseph's Church
Knights of Columbus
Mrs. Mary Tebay Dies in Lexington Kentucky
John L. Tebay of Tacoma received word his mother Mrs. Mary L. Tebay aged 92 died yesterday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Mary Garside in Lexington Kentucky. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Lexington. Surviving daughter Mrs. Myrna Hardesty of Los Angeles. husband Orville Tebay preceded her in death.
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John L. Tebay
Northview Ave
Mary L. Tebay
Tacoma
Lexington
Burning Banana Boat Towed After Port Fire
A 3,000 ton banana boat carrying fuel oil was towed three miles from New Orleans after hours of fire and a near explosion. The U S St Mary owned by Standard Fruit and Steamship Co burned at a dock and ran aground on the Mississippi River bank with 1,400 gallons of fuel oil aboard.
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New Orleans
U.S. St. Mary
Mississippi
Standard Fruit and Steamship Co
Legislature Near End Of 1957 Session In Harrisburg
Lawmakers began the final week of the 1957 session in Harrisburg with a House-Senate conference seeking a compromise on a 1.1 billion general appropriations bill. The last adjournment date hinges on budget talks, and Sunday conference meetings produced no agreement.
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Harrisburg
INS
House-Senate
Beighley and Moore Rites Noted in Local Obituaries
Clyde E Beighley 63 of 115 Quest St died at Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh from injuries in March. Funeral services at DeCarbo Funeral Home Wednesday 2 PM interment Oak Park Cemetery. Survived by wife Clara Gould son Earl F Beighley daughter Rosemarie nine grandchildren one great grandchild. Anna R Moore 71 of 40 N Beaver St died at Jameson Memorial Hospital after lingering illness. Funeral at Leyde Mortuary with service at 1:30 PM tomorrow. grave Graceland Cemetery. Survived by son Howard Moore daughter Blanche Donnelly two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Vogan
Harry Hagerty
Walnut St
Mr. Shepard
Slippery Rock
James
Myra Barr Shepard
Ethel Lena Wise Shepard
Clyde
Vivian Shepard Moore
Third United Presbyterian Church
Loyal Order of Moose
Cunningham Funeral Home
E. Washington St
Chestnut St
Graceland Cemetery
Thomas Cross
Cuyler Ferguson
Garth Koch
Oak Park Cemetery
McCandless
Mercer
John and
Jane Sell Shaffer
Charles S. McCandless
Jane Porter
Clyde ‘E. Beighley
Quest St
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
DeCarbo
Oak Park
Mr. Beighley
Apollo
Jose
Ethel Sylvis Beighley
B and C. Railroad
Beighley
Bethlehem Reformed Church
Butler
New Castle
LOOM
BRT
B and O
Clara Gould
Earl F. Beighley
Rosemarie Beighley
Anna R. Moore
N. Beaver St
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Joseph B. Leyde
J. N. Croxall
Moore
Roanoke
William
Elizabeth Viar
Howard Moore
Blanche Donnelly
City
Young Semi narian Electrocuted in Philadelphia Store
Police report a 17 year old seminarian Stephen Andriuk was electrocuted while cleaning an air duct in a downtown Philadelphia department store. He had just completed his third year at St Basil's Seminary in Stamford Connecticut.
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Philadelphia
INS
Stephen Andriuk
St. Basil's Seminary
Stamford
Conn
Lamolli Case Opens Today At Courthouse
Lamolli appears with court appointed attorney Richard Audino as jurors are questioned for bias. Julius failed to appear after Lamolli had earlier chosen him. Torres testifies as the first state witness in a case involving shooting beating and robbery in Mahoning Two.
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Audino
Lamolli
Joseph Julius
Youngstown
Julius
Edith Stowe
Gonzalo Torres
Mahoning Two
Lampree
Mary Becker
New Castle
Torres
Perry L. Reeder
Drownings After Flood Sweep Near Beaufort Missouri
Extreme rainfell in St. Louis area over 13 hours with 8.72 inches. Belleville Indiana recorded 13.75 inches. Floodwaters claimed seven members of one family when their car was swept away near Beaufort. Reports note multiple communities saw 10 inch plus totals across the region.
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Beaufort
St. Louis
Belleville
Inl
Ministerial changes announced by Methodists
Rev. Hames Williamson of Edensburg Methodist and Rev. Harold Hinderliter of New Wilmington Methodist join the ministry. Also listed are Rev. A. J. Renwick of Pulaski Methodist and Rev. LaVerne Proctor of Volant, as new appointments.
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Hames Williamson
Edenburg
Harold Hinderliter
New Wilmington
A. J. Renwick
Pulaski
LaVerne Proctor
Volant
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