Jury Selection Near End in Wable Trial
Greensburg Pennsylvania March 4 The exhaustive process to select jurors for the John Wesley Wable Phantom Killer trial continued into the fourth day with 50 new prospects drawn from Westmoreland County towns. Deputy sheriffs worked through a snowstorm as 162 candidates were questioned and only eight were chosen, while District Attorney L Alexander Sculco accused defense lawyers of stalling.
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Greensburg
INS
John Wesley Wable
Westmoreland County
L. Alexander Sculco
March gales cause damage and bus delays in county
Strong winds of 50 to 60 miles an hour sweep the county causing damage to television antennas and signs. East side bus service increases wait times from 15 to 20 minutes as fewer riders are seen. Commercial vehicle plates will reuse 1953 plates until June while new plates go out in mid April. Old Shar on fire tower may be removed as officials call it a hazard. Highway officials report dry roads with icy spots and wind continuing to whip roads.
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East Side
Cascade Park
Harrisburg
Old City Hall
Sharon
Snow Flurries Today Near Lake Erie Forecast
Weather forecast calls for snow flurries today with occasional snow squalls near Lake Erie and a high of 22 to 26. Tonight remains cloudy with light snow flurries and a low around 14. Friday turns partly cloudy and cold as a secondary update notes a 0.05 inch precipitation and river stage at 13 feet.
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Lake Erie
United States
New Castle News
Shenango
Erie Railroad
West Washington Street
Seek To Spur French Action On European Army Treaty
The United States plans a policy declaration to push France to ratify the European defense community treaty and ease French fears of renewed German power. Washington says occupation forces in Europe will stay near full strength while Britain and West Germany support a mutual program aiming for swift Paris action. Premier Laniel signaled in November he would bring the treaty to a vote.
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Washington
U. S
France
Europe
Britain
West Germany
Paris
Joseph Laniel
Psychiatrist To Be Witness In Schwable Case
The Schwable case moves to a psychiatrist testimony aimed at proving actors in a germ warfare confession could be hypnotized. Dr Winfred Overholser of St Elizabeths Hospital was to testify on hypnotism. Maj Gen William Dean delayed to Monday to allow his appearance. Dr Alan Little testified no one can resist a full mental treatment from the Soviets.
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Washington
INS
Frank H. Schwable
Korea
Winfred Overholser
St. Elizabeth's Mental Hospital
Washington, D. C
State Department
Schwable
Marine Corps Court of Inquiry
Overholser
William F. Dean
Dean
Alan M. G. Little
Foreign Service Institute
Moscow
Contracts Let For New School In New Castle Area
Local building authority of the New Castle public schools let contracts for the new Harry W. Lockley elementary school on the East Side. General, kitchen, plumbing, heating and electric bids were awarded to lowest bidders. Architect Robert A. Eckles reported that the general contractor indicated work will begin soon.
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New Castle
House Leader predicts broad excise tax cuts in new bill
Washington March 4. House Majority Leader Charles A Halleck said the House will approve a bill cutting several federal excises and extending levies on liquor tobacco gasoline and automobiles The measure would reduce nearly one billion dollars a year in taxes while preserving expiration date levies The list of cuts covers transportation tickets telephones telegraphs luggage handbags jewelry furs cosmetics light bulbs pens automatic pencils and cigarette lighters
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Washington
INS
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
House
Halleck
Eisenhower
White House
New Security Measures Implemented for Parliament
London March 4 Police Commissioner Sir John Notthower ordered new secret security measures to guard the Houses of Parliament after Monday's shooting in the U S House of Representatives.
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London
INS
Sir John Notthower
U. S
House of Representatives
Lent, Penitence, and Prayer Emphasized by St Joseph Church
The Rev C H Becker urges penance during Lent as Jesus taught. He cites Luke 13 3 and outlines fast abstinence and mortification alongside prayer. Mentions mental prayer and meditation on redemption and sin as essential during the six weeks before Easter.
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C. H. Becker
St. Joseph's Church
Renee Thruout
Chicago Police Hold Five Puerto Ricans Suspected Nationalists
Chicago police announced the arrest of five Puerto Ricans suspected Nationalist Party members and held for FBI investigation over the Washington shooting of five congressmen. Names include Jorge Luis Jimenez president and Angel Gonzales Marin, amid ties to Lolita Lebron.
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Chicago
INS
FBI
House of Representatives
William Walsh
Special Investigations Unit
Walsh
Washington
Jorge Luis Jimenez
Nationalist Party
Angel Luis Medina
Almaredo Diaz Matos
Angel Gonzales Marin
Pedro John Rosario Rosa
Gonzales Lebron
Lebron
Lolita Lebron
National Party
Jimenez
Illinois
Timothy J. O'Connor
Pike Extension Hearing Planned In Pittsburgh
Backers of the Pennsylvania Turnpike extension to Erie plan a Pittsburgh hearing on Friday March 5 at 3 oclock. The session, held by the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce traffic and transportation committee, gathers officials from GNCA Ellwood City Beaver Falls and Farrell to review routes via Unionville Farrell Sharon and Meadville for truck traffic access and regional benefits.
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Pennsylvania
Erie
Pittsburgh
Traffic and Transportation Committee
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
C .Lock
GNCA
Murray S. Stephens
Greater New Castle Association
H. F. Lightner
Ellwood City
Lawrence County
Farrell
Sharon
Meadville
Beaver County
Youngstown, O
Hearings Set For Four Philadelphia Teachers
The Philadelphia Board of Education scheduled hearings for four suspended teachers over refusal to answer questions on political associations. David Perloff is slated for March 15, with Nathan Margolis March 19, Bernard August March 22, and Sophie Elfont March 29. All except August previously appeared before a House Subcommittee on Un American Activities in Philadelphia last November and invoked the Fifth Amendment regarding Communist Party membership.
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Philadelphia
INS
Philadelphia Board of Education
David Perloff
Nathan Margolis
Bernard August
Sophie Elfont
August
House
World Prayer Day Speaker To Head New Castle Event
With the theme That They May Have Life New Castle women gather at First Methodist church Friday March 5 for World Day of Prayer. Mrs Charles E Manwiller Pittsburgh head of United Church Women Pennsylvania Council of Churches leads the program expected to draw more than 1000 attendees from area Protestant denominations. Noon meditation by Rev Thomas E Pletcher precedes the afternoon program at 1 pm.
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New Castle
First Methodist Church
Charles E. Manwiller
Pittsburgh
Department of United Church Women
Pennsylvania Council of Churches
Thomas E. Pletcher
First Christian Church
Forecast Premature Says Spring Is Here in Chicago
A linen supply company issued a release before a 12 inch Chicago snowfall declaring spring would arrive early. The release cites lipstick stains on towels in men's restrooms as proof of more kissing and dismisses robins as a reliable sign of spring.
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Chicago
INS
McCarthy Says He Has No Fight With President
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy insists he is not involved in a feud with President Eisenhower. He rejected reports that he retaliated after Eisenhower’s remarks at a news conference. White House sources say the President delivered a sharp rebuke without naming McCarthy.
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McCarthy
Washington
INS
Joseph R. McCarthy
Eisenhower
Eiisenhower
White House
Two Children Die in Snowstorm Crash in Youngwood
In Youngwood during a snowstorm a car and a tractor trailer collided killing Frank Bohla age five and Marica Ann Bohla age three who were riding with their father Frank P Bohla of Bovard. The father was hospitalized in Greensburg. truck driver William A Gross of McVeytown was uninjured.
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Youngwood
Frank Bohla
Marica Ann
Frank P. Bohla
Bovard
Greensburg
Westmoreland Memorial Hospital
William A. Gross
McVeytown
Mifflin County
Former MacArthur Aide To Tell Real Story Of Ouster
Retired Col. Laurence Bunker, former MacArthur aide, testifies before a Senate Internal Security subcommittee. He outlines what he calls the real story behind General Douglas MacArthur's ouster while serving as Far East commander. Bunker, a Wellesley attorney, completed two days of private interviews with subcommittee counsel Charles Grimes.
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MacArthur
Washington
INS
Douglas MacArthur
Senate
Far East
William E. Jenner
Ing
Laurence Bunker
Internal Security
Bunker
Wellesley, Mass
Charles Grimes
Shifts In Soviet Policies In Year Since Stalin Died
Diplomats mark the first anniversary of Stalin’s death by noting a gradual shift in Soviet tactics toward coexistence. Western officials say Moscow aims to maintain empire, avoid broad war, and tolerate limited détente without surrendering Eastern Europe.
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Stalin
Kinsbury Smith
Paris
INS
Russia
Europe
V. M. Molotov
Dulles to Outline U S Policy at Inter-American Conference
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will spell out U S economic policy for hemispheric allies and outline the approach to Communist subversion during the Inter-American Conference. Observers expect emphasis on economics and infiltration with the division agenda shaped by input from Peru, Venezuela, and Cuba delegations.
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Coracas
Ane 4
INS
John Poster Dulles
America
Dulles
U. S
New World
Baby Dies in Vandergrift Fire at Eagles Lodge
A seven month old, Robert Clyde Nelson, suffocated as flames swept the third floor of Vandergrift Eagles Lodge causing over 100000 in damage. Firemen could not reach the crib. parents away. Police evacuated 25 residents. no injuries. Fire Chief Burl Dunmire could not determine the fire’s origin.
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Vandergrift
Eagles Lodge
Robert Clyde Nelson
Harry Nelson
Burl Dunmire
No More Hard Candy For Prison Inmates
Officials at the county jail in Muncie ban hard candy deliveries after one piece found to contain a hacksaw blade fragment threatening inmate safety and security.
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Muncie
Ind
Nurse dies of heart attack at University of Pittsburgh
Robinson Township school nurse Vera Mangiamelle, 35, collapsed during a history class she was tending at the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. The coroner ruled the death a heart attack.
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Pittsburgh
Robinson Township
University of Pittsburgh
Vera FE. Mangiamelle
Death Record for Daniel Semonza and Anthony Vitale
Two obituary notices list Daniel Semonza age 73 of Lowellville Carbon Pa and Anthony Vitale age 67 of 8 South Kromt Street. The brief notices appear in the March 1954 Death Record column.
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Daniel Semonza
Lowellville
Carbon, Pa
Anthony Vitale
South Kromt Street
Action Planned After Attacks on Congressmen
A congressional committee ordered a full-scale probe into Puerto Rican nationalist plots as nationwide crackdowns on conspirators unfold. Security measures for top U.S. officials expanded while safety in both Houses undergoes review after the Rose shooting. Four Puerto Rican extremists indicted for wounding five congressmen face potential long sentences. Rep. Alvin Bent continues speaking on the matter.
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Washington
INS
Congressional
House of Representatives
Howe of Rose
District of Columbus
Alvin M. Bent
Parker House Fire Evacuates 600 Guests in Boston
A blaze at the Parker House in Boston forced 600 guests from their rooms. Two watchmen and two elevator operators helped evacuate guests from the 14 story hotel. Three men on the fifth floor were rescued by ladders as investigators assess the cause and damage estimated at 4500 dollars.
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Boston
Parker House
Edward Gaughan
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