Six Die In Wyoming Hotel Fire
A 55 year old Johnson Hotel in Laramie, Wyoming burned, killing six men and injuring five. Most victims were elderly single residents. several died from smoke in the blaze with one identified as Harold C. Dahl and others named locally. Fire officials suspected the fire began on the first floor rear office with possible explosion beforehand.
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Laramie
Wyo
Johnson Hotel
James E. Bushey
Harold C. Dahl
la Porte
Colo
Ed Smith
Eric Irene
Heinrich Berglund
Walter Finnell
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Bushey
Blake Fanning
Workmen liming grounds around Court House area
Men work Monday to lime the large expanse of lawn surrounding the Court House property along County Line and Court streets to beautify the area. Neighbors swap garbage can lids blown from last Friday’s strong breeze. Federal tax deadline moved to April 15. Easter anticipation grows among children.
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Lown
Court House
County Line
Court Streets
Daily Weather Report
Cloudy and mild with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight turning clear in the north. Wednesday remains cloudy and colder. United States statistics show a 24 hour period ending at TM a.m. with a max of 62 and min of 41 and no precipitation. river stage 8.6 feet. Year ago data recorded a max 40 min 25 and precipitation 0.6 inches with 0.5 inch snow.
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United States
Congress Leaders Split Over Yalta Papers Plan
GOP and Democratic leaders in Congress split over whether to accept the Yalta papers for private committee study. The State Department said it would submit 12 copies only if chairmen request them, while Senate Foreign Relations Chair Walter George signaled no plan to seek them.
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Rose McKee Washington
INS
GOP
Congress
Yalta
State Department
Capitol Hill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walter F. George
D. Ga
Department
Senate
House
George
U.S. Carrier Arrives Unannounced in Singapore
The aircraft carrier Kearsarge with destroyers Wedderburn Hopewell Uhlmann and Kidd docked at Singapore harbor around noon. Rumors circulated they were sent to intercept the Finnish tanker Aruba carrying 13,000 tons of jet fuel to Red China, but U.S. naval officials offered guarded and later flat denials.
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Singapore
Kearsarge
Aruba
Red China
Wedderburn
Hopewell
Uhlmann
Kidd
U.S. Naval Liaison Office
40 Hour Week Proposed for Police and Firemen
Harrisburg report notes Senate intro of companion bills to set borough and township police on an eight hour day five days a week and firemen to a 40 hour schedule with no fixed tour length. Police would gain three weeks paid vacation. other bill would shield paraplegic veterans from personal and real estate taxes with broader exemptions for those with severe disabilities.
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Harrisburg
Senate
John C. Miller
Beaver
John J. Haluska
Cambria
Miller
Theodore H. Schmidt
Death notices and ages from March 15, 1955 record
Fred T. Gehrkin age 84 of R D 9. Mrs Mella Mackey Smith age 81 of 742 Croton Avenue. Mrs Margaret Asselton Shawn age 71 of Youngstown Ohio. Henry A Schweinsberg age 90 of Ellwood City.
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Fred T. Gehrkin
R. D
Mella Mackey Smith
Croton Avenue
Margaret Asselton Shawn
Youngstown
O. Henry A. Schweinsberg
Ellwood City
Dulles Praises Australia At Menzies Dinner
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles called Australia the top U.S. ally at a state dinner for Prime Minister Robert Menzies. Dulles said Australia’s loyalty and shared concepts make it indispensable, while Menzies lauded Dulles and warned against division by the Communists. The ovation for Menzies was noted by officials as unusually strong.
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Robert G. Menzies
Dulles
U.S
Australia
Menzies
State Department
Menzies and Dulles to discuss Far East issues
Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies and U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles set for mid afternoon talks on mutual problems in the Far East including Korea and Southeast Asia. Menzies, arriving for a three day state visit, spent the morning laying wreaths at Arlington and Mount Vernon and planned a lunch with Harold E Stassen before meeting Eisenhower.
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Washington
Robert Gordon Menzies
John Foster Dulles
Far East
Korea
Southeast Asia
Orient
Menzies
Arlington National Cemetery
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Reading Jury Stuck Elevator Creates Hung Jury
In Reading Berks County Court House 12 jurors were delayed for 45 minutes when an elevator trapped them en route to lunch triggering a new kind of hung jury in the local case.
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Reading
Berks County Court House
Tornado and Severe Storms Roar Across Nation
A vast storm system from the Southwest swept the midwest with a tornado in Missouri, 49 miles east of St. Joseph, injuring Mrs. Glen Jones. Farther south storms foul timber land burn across Alabama Georgia and Florida totaling about 175000 acres as cold fronts threaten to dampen fires. In Kansas the storm brought heavy rain 1.05 inches at Aitchison and hail up to 25 cents in Cleveland Oklahoma with strong winds and dust in Colorado.
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Southland
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Kansas
St. Joseph
Glen Jones
Leonard Jones
Aitchison
Kan
Cleveland
Okla
Colorado
Defeat Seen For Democrats Tax Cut Plan
In Washington the Senate vote on the Democrats tax cut plan was expected to be close with both parties predicting defeat for the package. Supporters argued they might lose the battle but win the war, while Republicans anticipated a narrow pass and a year long political pull. Senate leaders traded barbs over Treasury Secretary Humphrey as the dispute centered on extending rates for another year.
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William Theis Washington
INS
Senate
Treasury
Lyndon Johnson
Tex
George M. Humphrey
Big Business
Andrew Mellon
Courage in Crises and Call on Strength
Poetic meditation on faith and endurance urging readers to summon courage when crises strike. The piece emphasizes trusting Christ, maintaining faith, and drawing strength in difficult moments as a path to victory attributed to Julien C. Hyer.
Air Force unveils supersonic Falcon missile
The Air Force shows a six foot orange cigar shaped Falcon missile with autonomous guidance under jet fighter wings. Since 1950 it and forerunners have tracked target drones and jets, now produced by Hughes in Tucson and developed in Culver City. Trevor Gardner linked the device to continental air defense and radar milestones.
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Washington
INS
Air Force
Falcon
Hughes Aircraft Co
Tucson
Ariz
Hughes
Culver City
Calif
Dayton
Trevor Gardner
Gardner
North American
Giant Siege Guns Shell Quemoy Today
Nationalist sources report light shelling of Quemoy Island by long range siege guns, with Communist naval activity around the island near Amoy. Premier O K Yui vowed Quemoy and Matsu would not be given up, while Nationalist air forces claimed success against gunboats and junks in the area.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy Island
Amoy
China
O. K. Yui
Quemoy
Matsu
Soldier Admits He Killed His Parents
22 year old Pvt Eugenie D Salzman confessed to Air Force authorities that he killed his parents at Hayward Wisconsin because he got mad at the whole world. He admitted the murder after being picked up in a Waco tavern and placed in the stockade for AWOL since March 2 from Fort Hood Texas.
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Waco, Tex
INS
Air Force
Hayward
Wis
Eugenie D. Salzman
Waco
Fort Hood
Tex
Churchill Seeks Summit Parley To Promote Peace
Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, 80, expressed hope that a summit parley might aid peace. He told the House of Commons that such talks should await West German rearmament approval and indicated he would not retire while health permits.
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Allen R. Dodd, JR
London
INS
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Winston
Churchill
Eisenhower
Red China plans smear campaign over Aruba tanker
UN diplomats say Red China aims to spark a U.S. smear at the Security Council by accusing Washington of piracy if the Aruba tanker, carrying 138000 tons of jet fuel from Romania, is seized. Sen McClellan notes U.S. steps to block the delivery. Aruba is chartered to Far Eastern Enterprises and under Finnish control.
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United Nations
Red China
U.S
Washington
John L. McClellan
Ark
Romania
Aruba
Far Eastern Enterprises, Ltd
Hong Kong
State Department
Attack Reported On Red Fleet Near Quemoy
The Free China air force announced an air attack on a Red Chinese fleet concentration near Quemoy. A communique claimed the sinking of three 150 ton gunboats and seven armed junks west of Wuyu seven miles southwest of Quemoy. The action occurred Monday afternoon with all Nationalist planes returning safely.
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Taipei
Quemoy
Free China Air Force
Wuyu
Horse Betting Bill Seems Left At Post In Pennsylvania
United Press reports Pennsylvania’s first horse betting measure, a statewide refer endum proposal, stalled on the legislative calendar amid GOP opposition. Senate leaders Mahany and Dent warn chances are slim, with at least 10 Republican votes needed for passage and a bi partisan showing urged.
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Burton W. Siglin
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Legislative Committee
Senate
Rowland B. Mahany
Mahany
John H. Dent
Dent
Cable Cutting Reported In Southern Strike
Southern Bell reports a wave of cable cuttings tied to a day old strike by about 50 000 workers. In Atlanta a bold attempt to disable police communications cut lines at police HQ and near Grady Hospital. A 1200 pair line severed disrupted six trunks to Georgia Power and left only five phones usable in their building. Additional cuts affected Peach Tree Street and Sears Roebuck pay receivers. A $5000 reward was offered for arrests of those responsible for at least 15 incidents.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Co
E. O. Mullen
Grady Hospital
Georgia Power Co
Power Company
Peachtree Street
Sears Roebuck & Co
Southeastern
Telephone Company
Record List Of Candidates File Petitions
Rumor gave way to fact Monday afternoon March 14 when the time for filing petitions for nomination at the May 17 primary ended. The county Board of Elections offices were busy with petitions for city and county offices and election board posts across 100 precincts. Eleven Republicans and nine Democrats filed for county commissioner with four potential winners.
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County Board of Elections
Election Board
Sixth Atomic Blast Delayed by Weather Briefing
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed the sixth shot of the 1955 test series for 48 hours after a weather briefing found conditions unacceptable for the sensitive detonation. A new weather review is set for Wednesday to decide if the blast can occur Thursday in Las Vegas Nevada.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Ellwood City Obituary Notice
Obituary brief notes a local resident's death with basic details. Indicates survivor mentions and service information may follow in public notices.
May 17 Primary Candidacy Battle Draws Near
The article notes candidates filing in the race for council and school board with a May 17 primary test. It mentions filing names, declarings principles, court house records, and a schedule of speeches and arguments as campaign activity unfolds.
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Court House
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