Suez Canal May Be Reopened To Israel
Washington reports indicate Egypt may reopen the Suez Canal to Israel if the International Court orders it. U S officials say Egypt seeks a court ruling and would abide by a decision permitting Israeli shipping. Fawzi shows restrained tone and optimism in talks with Hammarskjold amid Asian pressure urging UN mandates.
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Washington
INS
U.S
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
International Court
Mahmoud Fawzi
Fawzi
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
March Weather Sparks Wind and City Developments
A strong March wind rattled windows and swayed branches while Pa Newe notes large storm sewer openings that risk a child’s fall. Cities adopt new school zone warning lights and wells are being dug for forthcoming homes as county buses echo 1955 shop urges with outdated signs awaiting a 57 update.
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Pa Newe
Occasional Snow Flurries Forecast Tonight and Sunday
The Daily Weather Report notes flurries tonight and Sunday with a low near 30. For the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. the high reached 39 and the low 29, with 0.17 inches of precipitation as rain and snow. River stage stood at 7.8 feet. A year ago the date showed a 32-degree high, 23-degree low, and 0.64 inches of precipitation as snow.
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United States
Bombs explode in Santiago. Havana arrests reported
Police and Cuban army patrolled Santiago after five bombs exploded causing damage but no casualties. In Havana police announced arrests of numerous subversive elements amid the unrest.
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Havana
INS
Santiago
Egypt Rejects Western Plan on Suez Canal Tolls
Egypt to demand full payment of Suez Canal tolls and warns a new Middle East crisis may follow. Abdel Khar Hatem, Cairo information director, says tolls must be paid in full as per the 1888 convention and Israel shipping could be barred. The warning came in a Cairo Radio broadcast monitored in London.
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United Press
Egypt Today
Mideast
Abdel Khar Hatem
Cairo
Egypt
Hatem
London
Lent Reflections From Local Senior Miss Campbell
Miss Myrna Campbell 17, of 314 Bell Ave and a New Castle High School senior urges self denial and cross bearing during Lent. She emphasizes strengthening faith, religious contemplation, and moderation in food and entertainment to devote more time to spiritual matters.
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Myrna Campbell
Bell Ave
John B. Campbell
New Castle High School
Second Baptist Church
Miss Campbell
U N Assembly Delegates Return Home After Suez Crisis
Delegates to the 11th General Assembly leave New York for home with orders to report immediately if Hungary or the Middle East flare ups recur. Dag Hammarskjold is urged to push a permanent Middle East settlement after Britain France and Israel pulled troops from Egypt. The session recessed after 12 days plus 100 hours of emergency meetings ending with Suez war resolution.
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United Nations
N.Y
L1th General Assembly
New York
Middle East
Dag Hammarskjold
Britain
France
Israel
Egypt
Assembly
Bandit With Dynamite Strapped In Bank Wound By Police
A 21 year old bandit named Andre DeBlois entered a Montreal bank with dynamite strapped to his waist and demanded all the money. He was wounded in the neck by a police marksman through a window while fidgeting with a crude switch. A key found on him led police to a ticking bomb at the Canadian National Railways Central Station which was dismantled by explosives experts. the device could have killed many and rocked the building if it had exploded.
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Montreal
Andre DeBlois
DeBlois
Canadian National Railways
Soviet Union detonates another nuclear device
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that the Soviet Union conducted a nuclear weapons test. AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss said the detonation occurred Friday March 8 and was in the size range of their recent explosions. Brenda Lee Wylie received treatment at Jameson Memorial Hospital for a left shoulder contusion and returned home to 1102 Center Church Rd.
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Washington
Ins
Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Strauss
Brenda Lee Wylie
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Center Church Rd
Eisenhower Signs Middle East Doctrine to Defend Oil Rich Area
President Eisenhower signs the Middle East doctrine promising U S troops ready to defend the oil rich region from Communist aggression. Congress approved the doctrine with overwhelming support as the president becomes the third to have a doctrine named after him, after Monroe.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Oilrich
U. S
Congress
Monroe
Portland Mayor Denies Bribe In Gambling Raid
Senate investigators push lie detector test for Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk who denies taking 500 from gambler Clyde Bennett after a raid. Schrunk, former Multnomah County Sheriff, says FBI should test him. witnesses claimed he received the money. Schrunk and Nate Zusman testimony sent to the Justice Department for review.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Terry D. Schrunk
Portland
Ore
Schrunk
Multnomah
Senate Labor Management
FBI
Secret Service
Clyde D. Bennett
Bennett
Nate Zusman
Justice Department
County Probe Weighs Ending Free Food Program
Two Lawrence County commissioners M. M. Ingham and Edward F. MecConahy agreed in an informal session to study ending the county surplus food distribution. They said they will investigate the surplus program's future.
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Lawrence County
M. M. Ingham
Edward FE. MecConahy
Nixon Pushes Ahead On Tour
Vice President Richard M. Nixon, sick with flu, planned to fly to Entebbe Uganda this evening. He still inspected Africa's largest iron mine Friday afternoon amid a slight fever as part of his tour.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Insi
Richard M. Nixon
Entebbe
Uganda
Nixon
Africa
Gaza Arabs Demand Return of Gaza Strip to Egypt
Gaza Arabs called for the 125 square mile Gaza Strip to be returned to Egyptian administration less than a day after Israeli troops pulled out. UN commander Burns said no immediate plan to reintroduce Egyptians and that governance remains with UN through local officials. Violent clashes in Gaza City left at least one dead and others wounded as mobs hunted alleged Israeli collaborators.
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Charles P. Arnot
Gaza
INS
Burns
General Assembly
Gaza City
Mesta Co Units Shift to Six Day Week at Plant
Mesta Machine Co workers at the local plant will switch to a six day week starting Monday to meet higher production. FE A Trautman says the machine shop leads the change, with 975 employees total including 485 in the machine shop and 355 in the foundry. The staff rise of 87 since February 1 reflects demand for steel mill equipment.
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Mesta Machine Co
FE. A. Trautman
Mesta
Trautman
Bodies Of Man And Woman Found In Mexico Today
In Acapulco police report two bodies found in a remote area are believed to be missing New York tourists Mrs Ediy Hallock a 42 year old widow and Joseph Mitchel a 59 year old attorney. The pair disappeared on February 20 triggering a major investigation with initial foul play suspicions.
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Acapulco
Mexico
INS
New York
Gonzalo Gonzalez
Ediy Hallock
Joseph Mitchel
University Deserted By 570 Students Protest
Mississippi college officials meet in Jackson to decide Alcorn A and M fate after 570 students abandon classes to protest a professor's Uncle Tom type role in the South's segregation fight. Florida Supreme Court ruling on admission rights is reviewed in Daytona Beach as a Daytona Beach Negro seeks entry to an all white school. Louisiana charges accuse Communists of driving NAACP integration efforts amid rising Dixie tensions. Governor Coleman says Alcorn will reopen in summer with a new student body.
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Mississippi
South
Mississippi College Board
Jackson
Miss
Daytona Beach
Fla
Florida Supreme Court
Louisiana
Dixie
J. P. Coleman
Little Alcorn A & M College
Greece hit by renewed quake shocks and Greek relief efforts
A series of tremors rocked central Greece and Athens as the U S Sixth Fleet stood by to aid if needed. One death reported with thousands homeless and 3 470 homes damaged including nearly 2 000 severely. Government mobilized tents supplies and food.
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Athens
Greece
U. S
George Allen
Sixth Fleet
Piraeus
Thessaly
Apiganos
PRR Yards Ordered to Improve Safety in New Castle Area
The Public Utility Commission ordered the Pennsylvania Railroad to eliminate dangerous working conditions in three New Castle area yards. The order requires realignment and resurfacing of tracks to improve clearance for workers and trains, plus lighting drainage and safer footing by January 1. The Bessemer branch faces no further action.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania Railroad
Public Utility Commission
New Castle Area
Brotherhood of Railroad
PRR
Fairgrounds
Bessemer
PUC
New York Harbor Strike Ends After 36 Days
New York harbor boats resumed operation as fuel oil goods returned by sea. Local 333 United Marine Division of the National Maritime Union approved a four year contract overwhelmingly, ending a 36 day strike that halted sea-borne fuel oil and threatened famine.
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New York
INS
United Marine Division
National Maritime Union
Dulles Arrives in Australia for SEATO Ministers Meeting
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles landed in Canberra to attend SEATO council of ministers. He voiced optimism about SEATO progress and anticipated fruitful discussions and further achievements in the year ahead.
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Canberra
Australia
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Council of Ministers
Seato
Obituary notes and theater listings in local pages
Classified section highlights obituaries, theater listings, radio and TV notes, comics, society items, and a cross word. Ellwood and local churches are mentioned among miscellaneous notices and editorial content.
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Cross Word
Sisteens
Ellwood
Nostalgia for Steam Locomotives in a Modern World
A narrator reflects on progress and nostalgia for the era of steam locomotives. He recalls the chug and hiss, the thrill of old rail travel, and memories of “hogheads and tin pots” while noting the day’s 39 degree weather and continued push toward newer transportation at home and work.
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