Pestilence Threat Adds To Misery In Agadir Ruins
Rescue teams from the United States France and other nations sift through debris in Agadir Morocco where thousands feared buried after an earthquake. The death toll could reach 5000 or 6000 with epidemics looming and sanitation deteriorating. American service members Moroccans and European troops pull survivors and the injured from the rubble as hospitals receive patients from the disaster zone. One rescued woman Mrs Sue Martin of St Albans West Virginia described amid shock.
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Morocco
UPI
Mohammed V
International Red Cross
Moroco
Sue Martin
St. Albans
W. Va
Gerald
Air Force
Snowstorm Drags On Halting Schools And Kills Local Teacher
Hazardous driving conditions from four inches of snow paralyzed the area. Florence Mitchell, 61, of 14 Upland Drive, was pronounced dead on arrival at Jameson Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack attributed by coroner John A. Meehan Jr to the strain of driving to school. Four schools closed as city and county authorities struggled to cope with the storm.
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Walt Whitman
Wilmington Area
Edwin C. Beatty
Shenango Area
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St. Mary
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Edenburg to Get Modern Post Office Facility
Senator Hugh Scott announced that a modern Edenburg Post Office has been authorized. The Department will seek competitive bids for an 800 square foot facility with parking and truck maneuvering space, to be privately owned and leased to the federal government with local taxes paid by the owner.
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Arthur E. Summerfield
Edenburg
Thomas S. Duncan
Arthur J. Parsons
Philadelphia
Duncan
Post Office Department
City Council to Meet with Housing Authority on Public Housing Plans
The City Council and Lawrence County Housing Authority will convene at 2 p.m. Tuesday to discuss changes in the third phase public housing projects. The changes were disclosed during a council discussion with LCHA executive director Richard M. Hietsch.
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City Council
Richard M. Hietsch
LCHA
Obituaries and Ages From Leesburg Area
A brief listing notes the deaths of Mrs. Mary Jane Wolf of Leesburg aged 80, Mrs. James R. Mitchell aged 61 of 14 Upland Drive, Mrs. Josie N. Gormley aged 72 of 106 East Clayton Street, and Andrew H. McClure aged 63 of 107 Quest Street.
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Mary Jane Wolf
Leesburg
James R. Mitchell
Upland
Josie N. Gormley
E. Clayton
Andrew H. McClure
Quest St
Daily Weather Report Warns of Snow and Hazardous Driving
Moderate to heavy snow forecast with five inches or more in the north and three inches or more in the south. Highs near 30, lows in the teens to mid twenties. Snow or flurries tonight with windy cold. Friday varies with more snow and wind. 24 hour stats show max 30, min 18, precipitation .24 inch, river stage 7.1 feet.
On Flight Homeward Plans Puerto Rico Stop
President Eisenhower ends a four nation South American tour marred by student riots and tear gas in Montevideo. He departs Uruguay aboard Columbine III then heads to Buenos Aires for an Air Force jet transfer and a Puerto Rico stop for golf before returning to Washington.
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City Officials Weigh Airport Grant Amid Budget Tensions
City Hall discussions reveal Mayor Steinbrink and County Commissioner Bolinger weighing a $5,000 airport grant. The Authority seeks city support after being turned down in 1959, with conditions tied to a matching city contribution and potential work in lieu of funds. Meanwhile Eisenhower's Latin American swing includes brief Buenos Aires stopovers and heightened security.
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Herman F. Steinbrink
George F. Bolinger
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Steinbrink
R. H. Forney
Robert W. Rainey
Rainey
A Lenten Message Choose Discomfort As Penance For Sin
The Rev John CC Ford SJ argues during Lent to deny comfort from intoxicants and comforts. He urges choosing discomfort as penance, citing virtue and grace, self-denial, and the cross as paths to overcome addictions and slavelike dependence on chemicals. He identifies smoking and drinking as examples and calls for personal conversion through self discipline.
Planning Commission Moves To Elect Planner For Federal Aid
Lawrence Regional Planning Commission will elect a planner, with a basic task of drafting part of a regional plan to qualify for up to 25 000 dollars annually in federal aid. Volant first to approve a regional planning ordinance funding the commission and naming Raymond Thompson as borough representative. Articles of agreement sent to 27 Lawrence County subdivisions. organization meeting to follow after acceptances.
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McQuiston
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Regional Planning Commission
Raymond Thompson
Lawrence County
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Ordi
Elder Wallace
City avoids borrowing as tax income covers bills
The city reports tax receipts cover tomorrow’s payroll and current bills. Finance Director Robert W. Rainey says use of the wage tax suspend fund isn’t necessary and expects steady income to stave off further borrowing. He notes $6,000 to $7,000 in bills remain and aims to repay $200,000 in temporary loans in April if tax collection reaches $300,000.
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Robert W. Rainey
Rainey
Record-Setting March Storm Hits Wide Nation
A record breaking March storm delivered ice snow and sub zero cold from the Rockies to the Atlantic. The late but powerful system crippled parts of the Midwest and South as spring neared.
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Johnson Proposes End to Rights Filibuster
President Johnson offers a five page compromise to end the Senate civil rights filibuster with a plan aimed at gaining two thirds support for a cloture-like limit on debate. The move comes amid an extended around the clock session and severe winter storms disrupting the Capitol and national travel.
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William M McCulloch
Ohio
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Ballot Spots Drawing Set for Harrisburg April Primary
Ballot spot drawings for Pennsylvania's April 26 primary will occur at the state Capitol with three daily times. Statewide candidates include Republican Charles C. Smith and George J. Brett for treasurer, Blair F. Gunther v. Gerald F. Flood for appellate court nomination, and unopposed contenders Robert F Kent Thomas Minehart Grace M Sloan. Nixon leads the presidential preference primary.
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George J. Brett
Lancaster County
Blair F. Gunther
Superior Court
Pope Names Seven New Cardinals From Africa and Asia
Pope John XXII named seven new cardinals from Africa Tanganyika and the Tokyo and Manila archbishops. The cardinals will be installed at a Vatican ceremony on March 28, with three consistory sessions set for March 26. The college grows to 85 members, the largest in history.
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Sacred College of Cardinals
Commissioners Approve Regional Planning Alliance Budget
County commissioners unanimously adopt a resolution to join a regional planning body. They postpone choosing a representative and allocate 15000 dollars in the 1960 budget for regional planning efforts.
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Lawrence Regional Planning Commission
Snow Storm Delays Traffic and Closes Roads
Arthur Mometer notes a heavy snowfall blocking sidewalks streets and driveways. Three foot drifts fill the yard while cars pile up and highway crews toil around the clock as winter art turns into daily nuisance on a thirty two degree day.
City County Confer On Viaduct Plan In Pa
City and county officials discuss a petition to the PUC to change the orders governing the Mahoning Ave viaduct repairs. The aim is to begin work this summer without delaying construction while the city seeks financing for its share.
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Mahoning Ave
Orville Brown
Brown
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Highway Department
State Highway Department
Consoer, Townsend and Associates
City Consulting
Conn Welding and Machine Co
Dominick E. Cioffi
Harrisburg
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