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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1956
Page
1
A 50 man posse scoured a Warren quarry at dawn seeking Alfred Wilson, 37, a truck driver who murdered three people after his common law wife left him. Sheriff Stockdale led the Portage County hunt, discounting suicide theory from a note in Wilson's abandoned car.
City workmen cleaned debris after a Friday evening rainstorm that flooded streets and overwhelmed sewers. In Har lansburg area fields were damaged and streams rose sharply, with Neshannock near bridge levels. In Enon Valley and New Wilmington rainfall was lighter and normal.
Partly cloudy warm and humid with showers and thunderstorms today tonight and Sunday. High today near 85 and low tonight 65 to 70. US weather stats for 24 hours to 7 am show max 84 min 66 and 0.59 inches precip. River stage 8.9 feet. For the same date last year max 80 min 54 with no precipitation.
Washington insiders report GOP governors rallied behind President Eisenhower's renomination. Gov. Arthur Langlie was chosen to keynote the Atlantic City conference as party leaders forecast a Eisenhower Nixon ticket at the San Francisco convention amid delegate realignment in Texas and Texas Taft concerns.
Weather forecasters warned of more showers and thunderstorms across Pennsylvania as heat rose into the high 80s in most areas. Rain from storms drenched western communities with ongoing chances of showers overnight and into Sunday, followed by warm, humid conditions and upper 50s to low 70s in parts of the state.
The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association asked truck users across the state to limit transport to emergency and essential services during the Fourth of July holiday to ease peak traffic and reduce highway accidents.
Raymond Laur reports from Washington that about 40 members of the Republican arrangements committee outlined convention duties with San Francisco set to host the event August 20. They assume President Eisenhower seeks renomination despite illness, naming Langlie Knowland Martin and Bush to key posts.
President Eisenhower, recuperating at Walter Reed, faces a later public statement on his second term. White House aides expect a full briefing from Sherman Adams on GOP conventions and party plans in San Francisco, with recovery guiding timing.
Bulletin from Hong Kong says Communist China claimed Red forces shot down a Nationalist Chinese bomber over Shangjao in Kiangsi province. The bomber reportedly went down in flames, though initial details were sparse.
A flash flood swamped YMCA Camp Fred L. Rentz forcing 74 boys from Lawrence Beaver Butler and Mercer counties to evacuate. Eight cars transported the group to high ground by 6 30 p m. No major injuries reported though Richard Stouffer of Butler suffered a leg gash needing stitches.
State officials will visit Union Township Neshannock Township Laurel Junior and Ellwood City districts next week to review existing classrooms current programs preschool and enrollment data and facilities under Act 417 funding. Cortez E Fisk heads the delegation with Daniel L Auchenbach and Max C Harwick assisting.
Gen Nathan F Twining U S Air Force chief of staff arrives in Moscow with six generals for an unprecedented Western inspection of secret Soviet military aircraft and facilities. Zhukov to head airport reception as Western delegates gather in the capital.
Heavy rains lasting 30 hours in northern Korea caused five deaths and left over 3,000 homeless. Nine inches of rain fell in Seoul, marking the heaviest June rainfall on record. No American military casualties were reported. A 56 year old man and two children died when their home washed away. A woman drowned in a river and a nine year old girl also perished.
President Eisenhower held a long discussion Friday with his brother Dr Milton Eisenhower, confidant and adviser, about his decision to seek a second term. Republican leaders voiced confidence as Presidential Assistant Adams prepared to brief Ike on convention results, while Hagerty said no political talks have occurred since the operation.
Chauncey Dean of East Brook recounts back to back flood damage from recent heavy rains. A new river cut through his kitchen while water surrounding his property rose, forcing him to evacuate upstairs as two road racers smashed into his living room weeks earlier near the Hickory Two fire hall.
Egypt holds a plebiscite on a new constitution with Premier Abdel Gamal Nasser unopposed for a six year term. Officials expect over 95 percent approval from roughly 5.5 million voters across more than eight thousand polling places, results due Sunday night.
Roy R. Ruhl 19 of Shamokin Dam was killed when his car failed a curve four miles south of Danville and plunged down a 75-foot embankment. Twin brother Fred and two companions Elwood Starr 15 and Richard Herbert 16 suffered minor injuries and were treated at Sunbury Community Hospital.
Mary F. Wettich aged 82 of Round Street and Stephen A. Hudak Sr. aged 75 of 2813 Old Pittsburgh Road are listed in the death record for Saturday June 23, 1956.
New York United Press reports only one week remains before the June 30 steel strike deadline. A single industry source voiced optimism that a three year contract with a 20 cent per hour raise in year one could be reached. Both sides are portrayed as stubborn and far apart on long term contract terms.
Heavy flash floods swept through Lawrence County causing about one million dollars in property damage with no fatalities. East Brook and Harlansburg were hardest hit as creeks overflowed, washing out bridges and flooding homes. Sixty four 4-H boys at Camp Fred L Rentz were evacuated, and a farmer reported 15 cows lost. Red Cross prepared to assess needs as New Castle and surrounding areas faced widespread flooding.
Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov began talks in Damascus with Syrian leaders on Arab Israeli and Algerian issues. He arrived from Cairo and will visit Beirut and Athens over a three day stay. Nasser plans a Moscow visit in August to strengthen Soviet Egyptian ties.
Miss Barbara G Williamson received a graduate nurse diploma Monday June 18 at Northwestern University Evanston commencement exercises. She lives at 121 Fairfield Ave.
Sparser readable items note sections for Society, Editorial, Obituary, Churches and Theaters. The page lists page references and contributes to community notices, ads, and local listings without detailed event descriptions.
A ten year old toils not at chores but fills long summer days with play. He swims, hikes, and exercises dogs, builds sand castles by a stream, runs errands, and finds a new game to try. The day measures 80 degrees in the heat.
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