09 Mar 1955
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1955
Page
1
Two armed men robbed a Firestone Tire plant guard and paymaster in Akron at 6 30 am stealing more than 15000 dollars. They escaped in the company car then a stolen dump truck and eluded police roadblocks.
The Ohio River flood crest neared Cincinnati and Louisville with thousands displaced and millions in damage. Crests of 61.5 feet at Cincinnati and 37 feet expected in Louisville threaten riverfront areas as Catlettsburg remained worst hit. Red Cross officials monitor rising waters while 200 families seek higher ground in the Ashland region.
City crews face a heavy spring workload smoothing streets from north to south as the east side gains a new Lockley elementary School next fall. Pedestrians ignore signs, and some residents walk on a bridge cartway instead of sidewalks, forcing detours for drivers.
Mostly sunny with some clouds and a warmer day. Highs 45 to 55 with fair night and lows 32 to 40. Thursday: increased clouds and mild in the south, cooler in the north by night. 24 hour max 36 min 30 precip 20 inches with two inches of snow. River stage 8.2 feet. Last year’s date: max 45 min 20 precip 0.
Far East military chiefs warn Washington a general war in Asia could begin within weeks and involve atomic strikes on military targets. Dulles has urged clear US retaliation to Communist China if aggression expands. Intelligence says China plans a limited spring campaign against Quemoy and Matsu with forces opposite the islands.
A sharp earthquake rattled buildings in downtown Taipei Formosa for 26 seconds with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The State Health Department may inoculate 456,000 Pennsylvania school children with the Salk polio vaccine this spring pending the 1954 field test evaluation. Free injections would be for first and second graders, with eligibility extended to those in trials who did not receive vaccine then, contingent on parental consent.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned Red China of new and terrible U S weapons that could destroy its war making power if it launches new Asian aggression. He said the U S will never capitulate to a peace at any price policy and stressed that there will always be a Free China if America has its way. Dulles cited mutual defense treaties with nations bordering Red China and noted U S power in Asia including new precision weapons that can hit military targets without harming civilians. The broadcast also left undecided whether the United States would defend Quemoy and Matsu, with Eisenhower to decide if and when those outposts are attacked.
Four persons died and four were injured in a blaze at the Lind Hotel in Grewntown Portland. Sixteen firemen were overcome by smoke as crews searched the three story building. About 80 guests fled in night clothes when the fire broke out shortly after 1 am and authorities conducted a full guest check for missing persons.
A devotional reflection on the wedding at Cana from John 2 3, noting Jesus power and kind deeds for His mother and guests, highlighting the scene where water becomes wine to aid the family and feast. The author Julien C Hyer frames Jesus actions as gracious and purposeful in modest hospitality.
The Hungarian Communist Central Committee accused Premier Imre Nagy of duping workers and failing heavy industry in 1954, calling him a right wing deviationist and signaling a shift back to Rakosi Khrushchev aligned policy. Nagy had taken over from Rakosi in June 1953 amid Berlin unrest.
Rep. Carrol D. Kearns of Pennsylvania proposes a special House committee to study the reciprocal trade program. He says the panel would tally job losses and plant closures while also assessing gains in jobs, pay, and business activity to judge the program’s net national impact.
Four American paramedics and Chinese troops pressed toward the U S Air Force C54 crash site on Minami Daibu Mountain in southern Formosa seeking 14 presumed dead airmen. Ground party hoped to reach the wreckage later today after the Sunday crash spotted from the air.
Washington says the justice department will announce that Russian student editors will be allowed to study in the United States. The plan involves 11 editors, some aged over 40, who reportedly write for publications rather than being enrolled students. The proposal has backing from Rep Francis Walter and Hearst Jr, who urged lifting the Soviet student ban at the National Press Club.
Defense Department says it knows the identity of likely espionage suspects and that some work in defense plants where sabotage would harm the nation. Wilbur M. Brucker testified before a Senate subcommittee seeking authority to bar subversives from privately owned defense facilities.
A former Erie postal superintendent, Howard C. Miller, 58, was indicted by a grand jury on a false statement charge related to Hatch Act violations. Prosecutors say Miller denied soliciting Democratic Party funds in 1950 when questioned by postal inspectors, while the government alleges he accompanied Daniel Collins to the home of three mail carriers to seek contributions of 200 to 600 dollars.
The Greater New Castle Development Corporation reports 4890 shares sold or pledged totaling $97,800, with several major sales expected. Richard E. Rentz, campaign chairman, urges reporting of sales and timely purchase before the April 21 annual meeting. Paid shares grant one vote per share for 15 directors serving three-year terms.
Cmdr. William McLaughlin 38 a Villanova graduate and 16 year Navy veteran attached to the U S Seventh Fleet was killed when his jet plunged into the sea after takeoff from the USS Essex near Formosa The death was relayed to his Camden widow Barbara a resident of Alameda Calif He is survived by three children Dina nine Robert seven and Steven three
In Vatican City Pope Pius XII appeared at his study window and blessed more than 1,000 kneeling pilgrims on the rain-soaked cobblestones of St. Peter's Square.
Three obituary notices list Joseph Chiapparri aged 80 of 1104 Butler Avenue, Blanche Sample Shafer aged 86 of West Middlesex, and Zelia Bell Gray aged 68 of Ellwood City. The items appear in a March 9 1955 publication.
Two Mexican crashes within 24 hours killed 32 people in remote mountains. A DC-3 on the Pacific coast struck a peak near Puerto Vallarta killing 26, including four Americans and two infants. The other crash near San Luis Potosi killed six, including Jorge Pasquel, with wreckage located after nightfall.
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson asserts the U S will maintain a substantial lead in super bombs for at least three or four more years. He notes atmospheric radioactivity data show Russia has not exploded hydrogen weapons rivaling U S tests. Wilson confirms a U bomb described as a hydrogen bomb with a uranium casing, calling it more terrible than the H bomb.
Obituary notices and theater listings appear on the Ellwood City page with brief notices. Classifieds include radio and TV sections along with a cross word entry and cinema listings for the edition.
As winter fades and spring training begins, candidates flood restaurants and streets promoting their platforms. They pledge actions and timelines, rally town and country, then return home. The voter landscape mirrors the changing weather and seasonal optimism.
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