Red China Refuses Jet Fuel Tanker Move
Helsinki reports Red China will not dispatch a tanker to recover Aruba’s jet fuel cargo. Peiping fears Chinese warships awaiting Aruba would seize the relief vessel. Aruba crew remains in port near the Nicobar Islands, north west of Singapore, with no voyage toward Red China.
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Red
China
Helsinki
Finland
Red China
Peiping
Aruba
Finnish Seamen’s Union
Nicobar Islands
Bay of Bengal
Singapore
Red Romania
Gunnar Damstroem
Spring Weather Brightens Streets and Looming Plate Deadline
A weekend of pleasant conditions drew shoppers and pedestrians outdoors, with crocuses and blooming plants signaling spring as daylight increases. Officials warn of potential late-season frost while residents anticipate tax and vehicle license plate deadlines. Postal and civic notes mention school attendance rising and March 31 as the license plate deadline for 1955.
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Revenue Bureau
Harrisburg
Cloudy and windy with rain and high in upper 50s
Weather forecast calls for cloudy and windy conditions with rain and highs near 58. Thunderstorms possible in the south with southeast showers tonight and lows near 40, elsewhere colder to the 20s and 30s. Snow flurries near Lake Erie and further snow flurries possible Tuesday.
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Lake Erie
Democratic Leader Urges Big Four Conference
The White House indicated President Eisenhower has no immediate plan to seek a Big Four conference this year. James Hagerty referred reporters to Eisenhower's prior statements when asked about Senator Walter George's proposal.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Walter George
James C. Hagerty
George
George suggests Big Four conference before year end
Sen Walter F George, Democratic foreign policy spokesman, proposes a Big Four meeting with President Eisenhower and the leaders of Russia Britain and France to pursue peace. Diplomatic reaction was cautious but supportive of considering the idea within policy.
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Howard Handleman
I.N.S
Washington
INS
Democrats
Walter F. George
Senate Foreign Relations
Eisenhower
Russia
Britain
France
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Box Score On Disarmament Proposed by Senator
Sen. A. S. Mike Monroney proposed an international box score to track which nations actively pursue disarmament versus mere talk. He urged Harold E. Stassen to consider the idea, framing it as a thermometer of belligerency. Stassen indicated the cabinet post aims to aid disarmament without leaving the United Nations framework.
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A. S
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma Democrat
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Stassen
Monroney
United Nations
Inspection Teams Complete North Korea Investigation
Three neutral nation inspection teams returned from North Korea after probing UN charges that MIG-15 jets were imported in violation of the armistice. An authoritative source said the supervisory commission will take several weeks to announce its findings.
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Seoul
Korea
North Korea
United Nations
Supervisory Commission
Police Officer Struck and Fatally Hurt in Pittsburgh
John Timmins, 45, an Allegheny County police officer, was killed when a speeding automobile struck him. George Demas, 22, is jailed awaiting coroner action after admitting he traveled at least 70 mph at impact.
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Pittsburgh
INS
John Timmons
Allegheny County
George Demas
Demas
Reinforcements for Red China Reported Along Coast
Official sources in Formosa report new Communist reinforcements including submarines and heavy siege guns. The Central News Agency says Soviet Union handed over 10 submarines at Port Arthur last month as part of a fleet of 100 vessels to Red China. Taiao News Agency notes 160 millimeter siege guns near Quemoy, with no new fighting in 48 hours.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Soviet
Russia
Port Arthur
Red China
Taiao
Ministry of Interior
Quemoy
Jones Returns To Detective Bureau
Thomas Jones, sanitary police officer, was transferred back to the detective bureau on Monday on Mayor Edward DeCarbo's recommendation. He previously served in the bureau and will help relieve a shortage there.
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Thomas Jones
Sanitary Police
Detective Bureau
Edward DeCarbo
Jones
Bureau
Local Resident List of Names and Addresses
A readable extract lists individuals with ages and street addresses including Donald Neyman 51 at 505 Pine street and Minnie Sewall Klumph 73 at Pulaski with others such as James Beck 75 New Galilee Nellie Park 74 522 West Madison avenue and Grace Stewart 81 West State street. Additional entries include Harry Brush 71 R D 3 English avenue Charles Hickey 67 Bes semer Frank Bush 80 231 Hill crest avenue Thomas Keys 29 Rt 259 West Falls street Anna Vargo 70 New Castle and Mary Ann Richardson 84 531 Lyndal street.
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Minnie Sewall Klumph
Pulaski
James J. Beck
New Galilee
Nellie Park
Madison Avenue
Harry H. Brush
R. D
English Avenue
Charles M. Hickey
Bessemer
Frank L. Bush
Hillcrest Avenue
Grace Stewart
West State Street
Thomas W. Keys
West Falls Street
Anna Vargo
A. D
New Castle
Thomas Peter Presjsnar
Morris Street
Mary Ann Richardson
Lyndal Street
Sixth Atomic Blast Delayed By High Winds
Las Vegas weather forced a postponement of the sixth atomic explosion at the test site. Weather experts planned a meeting to decide if the test can proceed on Tuesday.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Sns
Proving Ground
Heavy Snows Across Midwest Mark Spring Entry
Spring arrived amid severe weather with tornadoes across Missouri and Arkansas, blizzards in Iowa Colorado, and heavy snows in Nebraska South Dakota Wyoming and New Mexico. An American Airlines plane crashed at Springfield Missouri in heavy mist killing at least 13.
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Midwest
American Airlines
Springfield
Missouri
Arkansas
Iowa
Colorado
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
New Mexico
Rawlins
Wyo
California
Citrus
Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Oklahoma
Great Lakes
Louisiana
Kentucky
Child Dies Of Auto Injuries In New Castle
Thomas Pressnar aged five of 1711 Morris St died at New Castle hospital at 3 20 a m Sunday from injuries after being struck by a car driven by Leonard Lidak of 1948 Morris St The driver said the child ran into the street Friday at 11 25 a m near his home He suffered a right leg fracture and head injuries with death from brain laceration Coroner Charles E Allen and city police investigate The boy born November 3 1949 to Peter and Wanda Dombrowski Prejsnar attended SS Philip and James school He leaves parents a sister Janet Rose grandparents Stephen Prejsnar and Anthony Dombrowski Funeral mass and interment at SS Philip and James Madonna cemetery Police Noga Funeral Home Millard Reynolds St temporarily hosting calling hours today 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m
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Thomas Pressnar
Peter Pressnar
Morris St
New Castle Hospital
Leonard Lidak
Morris Street
Charles E. Allen
Allen
Peter
Wanda Dombrowski Prejsnar
SS. Philip and James
Peter Prejsnar
Janet Rose
Stephen Prejsnar
Anthony Dombrowski
SS. Philip and James Church
Pressnar
W. V. Stancelewski
Madonna Cemetery
Noga
Millard Reynolds
Grandstand Collapse Hurts Ski Fans in Norway
About 50 ski fans were injured when a grandstand collapsed during an international ski jumping event in Drammen Norway on Sunday.
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Drammen
Norway
South Seeks End to Rail and Phone Strikes
Union and company officials and Tennessee Governor Frank Clement worked to halt widespread rail and telephone walkouts across the South. Talks at top levels followed the Louisville and Nashville Railroad strike as 50,000 CIO Communications Workers pressed for a settlement with Southern Bell. Both sides entered a second week of walkouts severe to the region’s economy, with AFL members involved.
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Tennessee
South
Louisville and Nashville
Frank Clements
Southern Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications
AFL
Fragmentary religious reflection attributed to Julien C Hyer
A fragmented devotional noting biblical phrases from Mark 11 and prophecies of Jesus. It hints at curses on a fig tree and a warning about betrayal, suggesting harsh judgments. The fragment presents oblique moral reflections without clear narrative.
Former Panama President Goes On Trial Today
Former Panama President Jose Ramon Guizado faces a National Assembly tribunal on charges of instigating the assassination of President Jose Antonio Remon at the JuNn Franco racetrack. The case centers on Guizado as the alleged intellectual author, with four party members dead and Ruben Oscar Miro altering his account as four foreign investigators await.
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Panama City
INS
Jose Ramon Guizado
Jose Antonio Remon
Junn Franco
Guizado
National Assembly
Ruben Oscar Miro
Miro
Remon
Assembly
Panama
Belief Grows Churchill To Retire Soon
British newspapers speculate that Prime Minister Winston Churchill may retire early, with reports he altered Big Four hopes and could announce retirement before Easter recess on April 7. Observers note a possible farewell dinner at No 10 Downing Street for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
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London
INS
Winston Churchill
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
No 10
Downing Street
Five Year Old Crushed by Garden Ornament in Whitemarsh
Agnes Nesbit Montgomery, five, daughter of Charles Montgomery of the Henry Francis du Pont Museum, was crushed when a concrete garden ornament toppled during a weekend visit in Whitemarsh township Montgomery County. Two pieces weighing a total of 300 pounds were involved.
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Whitemarsh
Whitemarsh Township
Montgomery County
Agnes Nesbit Montgomery
Charles Montgomery
Henry Francis du Pont
Winterthur
Del
Montgomerys
Matthew Sharpe
Spring Mill
House Vote On Postal Pay Raise Set Amid Farm Price Fight
The House schedules a vote on the postal pay raise under a limited debate rule with a two thirds threshold. A bipartisan push to defeat the measure aims to allow amendments later, while Eisenhower signals a veto if the raise exceeds the bill. Senate action and a separate farm price supports clash loom.
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Washington
INS
House
Post Office
Eisenhower
Post Office Committee
Tom Murray
Tenn
Sam Rayburn
Tex
John W. McCormack
Mass
Senate
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
Man shoots wife then kills himself in Homewood
Pittsburgh police report Ward Kent aged 41 shot his wife Virginia 35 during a reconciliation attempt. He then fled, returned with a .22 rifle, wounded her arm and thigh before killing himself in the head. A 16 year old nephew Timothy Mise Kent allegedly disarmed the suspect during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
INS
Homewood
Ward Kent
Virginia
Timothy Mise Kent
Polic
Ken
Airliner Crash Near Springfield Kills Twelve
A Convair 240 carrying 32 passengers and crew of three crashed four and a half miles north of Springfield Municipal Airport. Twelve were killed, 23 seriously injured, and one missing amid chaotic post crash conditions. investigators awaited findings while crews tended to the injured. Gilbert J. Starkweather said the cause was unknown and an investigation would determine what happened.
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Springfield
INS
American Airlines
Roy Hance
Minneapolis
Hance
Airlines
J. L. Starkweather
Civil -Aeronautics Board
Kilauea Eruption Expands On Hawaii Island
Kilauea erupted again sending lava and rocks as high as 1000 feet while a long ash haze swept Hawaii Island. A 2200 foot wide lava river moved three miles toward the sea over 21 days of activity, with Deputy Civil Defense director Peter Pakele saying no homes or crops were endangered.
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Pahoa
Hawaii
Kilauea
Mount Kilauea
Peter Pakele
Hawaii Island
Ellwood City Classifieds Highlight Today’s Local Pages
A compact notice page signals classifications across radio and TV listings, comics, cross word, society notes, editorial, sports, obituaries, and theatre items. Local readers find want ads and stock updates among page 16 to 21 and 2 for obituaries.
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Ey Cross Word
Society
Ellwood City
Opening Day Weather and Spring Lathes Welcome
The scene greets a visitor with rain instead of sun as critics mutter that it is all wet. Yet local hosts express delight and look forward to lasting spring warmth and new outdoor equipment, despite leaden skies and damp weather.
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Cunte
Romania
Inewc
March
Daily Weather Report
United States
United Press
Washington, D. C
D-Ga
Lawrence Spivak
Churchill
Bulganin
Donald Neyman
Pine Street
Mark Springs Entry
Rita Mary Maday
Chicago
Here
Mark
Jesus
Wrath
Julien C. Hyer
By Ernesto Jamieson
Allen R. Dodd, Jr
Thomas J. Foley
Inside Todays News
Arthur Mometer
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