Ben-Gurion asks U S to block Egyptian Gaza move
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion personally urged the United States to stop Egypt from taking over the Gaza Strip. The appeal was delivered by Abba Eban to the State Department as Christian Herter conferred with British and French diplomats on the Gaza crisis. Ben-Gurion warned that halting Egypt now is essential for Middle East stability and sought to rely on Eisenhower’s alleged moral commitment to prevent a quick Egyptian return to Gaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
David Ben-Gurion
U. S
Gaza Strip
State Department
Abba Eban
Christian Herter
Gaza
Ben- Gurion
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
Israel
Eisenhower
Egypt
Garden prep and road work loom as warmer days arrive
Residents begin spring garden cleanup and highway rebuilding plans accelerate. Ellwood Road reports dead rabbits and skunks, illustrating broader concerns over highway maintenance and safety. 1957 license plates arrive by mail as daylight hours balance with night on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood Road
Pa Nene
Windy and warm with late showers and cooler Friday
Weather report notes windy warm conditions with occasional showers late tonight and Friday. Tonight’s low near 50, colder Friday night, 24hour stats show max 70 and min 40 with no precipitation and river stage at 8.6 feet. year-ago figures record 42/30 with .07 inches of rain and snow.
Proclaim Martial Law Amid Crisis in Indonesia
President Sukarno declared martial law and a state of war across Indonesia and took almost dictatorial powers. He accepted Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo’s resignation after two Islamic party ministers left the coalition, promising a new premier designate soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
INS
Sukarno
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sastrooamidjojo
Islamic Party
Commissioners Meeting Erupts In Heated Argument
A county commissioners meeting erupted in a dispute between Commissioners Edward E. McConahy and Joseph Gilmore over an employee's pay. Sheriff Frank L. Cohen reported his office clerk complained of being the lowest paid worker in the courthouse after a $1 monthly raise was deemed insufficient following a job evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. McConahy
Joseph Gilmore
Frank L. Cohen
Court House
Commis
Lent Reflections Highlight Personal Faith and Community
The article by Miss Jo Ann Snyder, a sophomore at New Wilmington Area Joint High School, reflects on Lent as a season of fasting and solitude. It emphasizes drawing closer to God the Father, seeking forgiveness for sins with sincere sorrow, and notes the piece is continued on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Snyder
Volant RD
New Wilmington Area
Plain Grove Presbyterian Church
Joseph H. Snyder
Miss Snyder
Board Votes Incentive Pay For Teachers
The New Castle school board approved an incentive pay program for teachers who take additional college credits toward advanced degrees. Authorized by Superintendent Walter A. Kearney, the plan grants salary increases for credits beyond bachelor or master requirements from accredited colleges. Effective Sept. 2, 1958, raises begin in the 1958-59 school year. Continued on page and column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Walter A. Kearney
Airliner Crashes in Britain Near Ringway Airport
A British European Airways Viscount turbo-prop airliner crashed short of Ringway International Airport near Manchester. Twenty people aboard were reported killed, with fire and collapse after it struck a row of houses. The plane was on a scheduled Amsterdam service with 15 passengers and 5 crew. the status of house occupants was not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
England
Ringway International
British European Airways
Ringway
Midlands
BEA
Amsterdam
Death notices from Ellwood City area March 14 1957
Obituaries list several residents with ages and addresses including Adam Goshinski 73 Osage St James W Miller Sr 71 1040 Beckford St Joseph M Donnelly 67 915 Cro ton Ave Mrs T C McDanel 56 North Sewickley Mi Rte 11 Ellwood Page and John S Aiken 79 Portersville Ellwood Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Miller Sr
Beckford St
Joseph M. Donnelly
Croton Ave
T. C. McDanel
North Sewickley
Rte
Ellwood
John S. Aiken
Portersville
Havana Uprising Suppressed by Batista Government
Government troops and tanks crushed a brief uprising by university students in Havana. About 46 people were killed or missing, including five soldiers and a police captain. two Americans were injured and one tourist killed by a stray bullet. Batista directed defense from the palace as rebels attacked key sites before relief forces drove them out within two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
UNS
Fulgencio Batista
Peter Korenda
Clifton
Edward Butts
Garfield
N.J
Batista
Bolthers
Francisco Tabernilla
Fidel Castro
Carlos Prio
Castro
Prio
U N Officials Inspect Gaza Strip Ahead of Egyptian Admin
In Cairo U N officials led by Ralph Bunche and Major General Burns prepared for Egypt’s return to Gaza under UNEF. Salah Gohar says a new Egyptian governor general will soon oversee Gaza per the 1949 armistice, with possible troop deployment to be decided by Egyptian authorities. Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi asserts Egypt’s right to add troops if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Upi
United Nations
Gaza Strip
Egypt
U.N
Ralph Bunche
FE. L. M. Burns
UNEF
Gaza
Salah Gohar
Palestine Affairs Department
Bunche
Burns
Gohar
Mahmoud Fawzi
New York
Frankfurt
Germany
Fawzi
President Eisenhower sails for Bermuda on leisure cruise
President Eisenhower boards the USS Canberra at Norfolk to cruise the Atlantic for six days seeking relief from his cold. The voyage aims to reach Bermuda by March 20 for a meeting with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and will include top aides traveling abroad.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Bermuda
Norfolk
Canberra
Gulf Stream
Harold MacMillan
Atlantic
United States
Richard M. Nixon
John Foster Dulles
Australia
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Canberra named official White House cruiser for Eisenhower trip
The Canberra will serve as the official White House cruiser from Eisenhower boarding tonight until Bermuda next Wednesday. The president remains single holder of executive power and only death removal resignation or incapacity would transfer the presidency. Princess Nicholas of Greece dies at age heart ailment with Duchess of Kent and Princess Olga at her bedside.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Canberra
White House
Bermuda
Richard M. Nixon
Athens
Ins
Nicholas of
Greece
Duchess of Kent
Olga
Yugoslavia
Hoffa Charged With Bribery In Secret Probe Files
FBI arrests Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa at a Washington hotel after a month long FBI stakeout with the Senate Rackets Committee. A former committee counsel Hyman Fischbach is charged with bribery and Hoffa’s secretary Mrs Dobrescu is held as a witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aflcio Teamsters Union
James R. Hotta
Senate
FBI
Hoffa
Congressional
Hyman I! Fischbach
Coral Gables
Fla
Fred Dobrescu
Detroit
Fischbach
Dobrescu
City School Board Delays Actions Over Budget Shortfall
New Castle school board postponed several superintendent requests due to tight finances. Members authorized borrowing up to 200000 if state funds do not arrive before the April meeting, while awaiting a clearer budget outlook from the budget committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Walter A. Kearney
Five Below Zero and Eighty-Seven Above Across the Nation
The U S Weather Bureau reports a low of 5 degrees below zero at Fraser Colorado and a high of 87 degrees at Presidio Texas and Laredo Texas. The range illustrates extreme regional temperatures across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Weather Bureau
Fraser, Colo
Pressidio
Laredo
Tex
Neshannock Board Claims Huge Saving
Neshannock school directors say taxpayers saved over $1 million by funding a new high school with State School Building Authority aid instead of local financing. President B. J. Hanlon cited high local interest rates as the main obstacle, noting state money at 3.5 percent versus 4.8 to 5 percent locally. The proposed school near Memorial Elementary on Mitchel Road is in planning after preliminary approval from the State authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neshannock Two
B. J. Hanlon
Memorial Elementary School
Mitchel Rd
Three Dickinson College Students Die in Auto Crash
Three Dickinson College students were killed and a fourth injured critically when their car struck a bridge near Mt. Holly Springs Cumberland County. Francis D. Ventura Jr. of Norristown survived in critical condition at Carlisle Hospital. Victims identified as Anne Hilton of Carlisle John C Kelly of Bay Shore Long Island and Edna C Walton of Baltimore.
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MT. Holly Springs
Dickinson College
Cumberland County
Francis D. Ventura, Jr
Norristown
Carlisle Hospital
Anne Hilton
Carlisle
John C. Kelly
Bay Shore
Long Island
Edna C Walton
Baltimore
Ships Collide in Mid Atlantic Morning
The Dutch 9177 ton Waterman colliding with Italian SS Merit 7174 tons occurred 566 miles west of Bishop's Rock Lighthouse off Scilly Islands. Both ships reported no immediate danger and no casualties were reported. RAF Shackleton stood by near Plymouth as ships converged on the scene amid mild seas and 20 knot winds.
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Lands End
England
Waterman
Canada
Merit
mid-Atlantic
Bishop's Rock
Scilly Islands
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Plymouth
Egypt plans Gaza takeover despite UN force
Egypt speeds preparations to seize the Gaza Strip from the United Nations Emergency Force. Maj. Gen. Hassan Abdel Latif named governor to travel to Gaza. Israel warns a move could trigger war and cites past incursions. Ben-Gurion warns Israel reserves action rights in Gaza crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Logan
United Press
Egypt
Gaza Strip
United Nations Emergency Force
Israel
Gaza
al Goumhouria
Hassan Abdel Latif
Two Boys Drown While Searching for Lost Dog
In Ocala Florida authorities recovered the bodies of Leon Bostic aged 9 and Alfred Bostic aged 7 from a murky lagoon. The brothers disappeared Tuesday afternoon after school while seeking their lost dog. They were found in a mud hole in a deep section after the lagoon was drained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocala
Fla
Leon Bostic
Alfred
Sports News Briefs and Stock Totals Digest
Readable fragments show brief items on sports results and stock listings. No full details are present for teams players or prices. The text indicates a newspaper page section with sports notes and market lines.
Spring Cleaning Season Returns to Homes
The piece describes the annual spring cleaning ritual where women tidy shelves and wash walls while husbands endure the disruption. It notes the round of chores will finish and normal comfort returns, mentioning a warm 68 degree day as a sign of progress and renewed routine.
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Washington, D. C
Christian A. Herter
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
London
Ben-Gurion
Daily Weather Report
Britain
Adam Goshinski
Osage St
Cuba
By Carlos Tellez
U.S
Norfolk, Va
S. Robert EF. Clark
Charge Hotta
Herbert Foster
John A. Goldsmith
DuPont Plaza
City School Board
Neshannock Board
Sinai Desert
Ee Cross Word
Eliwood
Eae
Soriety
Psce
Arthur Mometer
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