Hennon Withdraws From Supt. Race Amid Basketball Focus
Wampum mentor Hennon withdraws from county superintendent race citing desire to continue in basketball. Guinness wins top Oscar with Kwai, Sayonara also leading, while Woodward stars in a busy Hollywood awards night. Congress moves toward a large highway bill with job promises and tax changes as Reuther and Hyde testify on related issues.
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L. Butler Hennon
Wampum
Filmland
Glover
Alec Guinness
Joanne Woodward
River Kwai
Hennon
Red Buttons
Miyoshi Umeki
London
Guinness S
Four days left to replace old license plates locally
Four days remain for residents to switch to new license plates with a hard March 31 deadline and April 1 compliance. A noisy cargo of pork arrives as Pa Nene notes damaged street markers, gum-stained sidewalks, and looming Easter hopes amid unclear weather forecasts.
Daily Weather Report Cloudy with Intermittent Rain
Cloudy conditions with occasional rain ending west in the morning and east in the afternoon. Highs 35 to 45, tonight 28 to 35. Friday partly cloudy and warmer highs 45 to 52. 24 hour stats: max 45, min 35, precip 0.0 inch, river 8.4 feet. Prior year date: max 53, precip 0.12 inch, river 6.9 feet.
Congress Likely to Cut Excise Taxes This Year
Democratic sources say Congress will reduce excise taxes, at least on autos, and may extend cuts to other industries as tax legislation moves through the session. President Eisenhower and aides push price reductions to spur recovery while signaling no immediate income tax relief.
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Senate
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Republican Committee
UAW
Kohler Co
Wisconsin
Federal Communications
Rosel H. Hyde
House
Miami TV
Washington
Eisenhower
Hhis
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Obituary Notices for Local Residents
Mrs. Clarence B. Campbell Sr. aged 72 of 30 N Jefferson St Mrs Ludwig Beisecker aged 78 of Ellwood City Pa Angelo F Cozza aged 52 of 906 Pollock Ave and Laura Strickler of 415 E Winter Ave named in notices from the local paper.
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Clarence B. Campbell Sr
N. Jefferson St
Ludwig Beisecker
Ellwood City
Angelo F. Cozza
Pollock Ave
Laura Strickler
E. Winter Ave
Union Two district wins state OK for 2 million high school
Union Two receives final approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction to build a 2 million junior senior high school. Architect B J McCandless presented initial plans as the board favored further study. Other actions include a 25 thousand loan, tuition basis cooperation with Edenburg, a 23 thousand transfer tax issue tabled, and a 65 acre land gift from Miss Hoyt.
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Union Two
Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction
B. J. McCandless
McCandless
Edenburg
Edenburg Jointure
Emma Hoyt
Youngstown Hill
Hoyt
Jointure
Mason J Bodkin
Mahoning
Mike Amnarella
Khrushchev Elected Premier Also Becomes Soviet Leader
In Moscow the Supreme Soviet ousted Nikolai Bulganin as premier and chose Communist Party Secretary Nikita Khrushchev to replace him. Khrushchev becomes Russia’s most powerful figure since Stalin’s death as Bulganin resigns at the joint session.
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Supreme Soviet
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Bulganin
P. A. Lobanov
Soviet of the Union
Stalin
Georgi Malenkov
Khrushchev Bulganin
Malenkov
Nikita
Kremlin
Soviet of Nationalities
Bulgaria
Kliment Y. Voroshilov
Explorer III launches as Army tracks new moon data
The Army shipped valuable data from the Orbiting Explorer III launched with a Jupiter-C rocket on March 5. Explorer III rises to about 100 miles altitude, 2,000 miles from Earth, with potential lifespans from two days to two weeks. The launch marks the end of the Explorer phase unless a fourth satellite is ordered.
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Russia
U.S
Washington
Candidates Draw for Ballot Positions and Worker Strike News
In Harrisburg eight Glazier's Local 1628 members are set to return to work Monday after a 46 day strike over a two year contract with wage increases. In the primary race 23 contenders vie for statewide offices and ballot positions with noontime draws for U S Senate governor lieutenant governor and internal affairs secretary.
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Glazier’s
John Yaccabel
Glaziers
Walter Dance
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Johnson Bronze
Harrisburg
U.S. Senate
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Congress
Senate
House
Democratic Organization
Lawrence
York
George M. Leader
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Elvis Ordered To Fort Hood
Pvt. Elvis Presley received orders for shipment to Fort Hood Texas for eight weeks of basic training. The Army fitted him with a wrinkled green fatigue uniform and a 75 pound duffel bag of clothing and vaccinated him against tetanus typhoid and Asian flu. He was told to depart Friday for Texas.
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Fort Chaffee
Ark
Elvis Presley
Fort Hood
Tex
Army
Texas
Moon Rocket Is Next Step In Space Program
President Eisenhower's science panel outlined an initial moon mission target as part of a broader timeline to reach Mars and Venus and eventually land a man on the moon. The plan, led by Dr. James R. Killian Jr., emphasizes nontechnical milestones and depends on funding over years.
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Eisenhower
James R. Killian, Jr
Mars
Venus
U. S
Earth
Defense
Outer Space
Moon
Cross Word
Inside Todays News Phones Wants Ads
Classified page blurb lists contact lines 8 8512 and 4 6651 for readers to place advertisements and inquire about listings.
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Inside Todays News
Eisenhower Orders Oil Import Quota Cuts
President Eisenhower directs a reduction and redirection of voluntary oil import quotas and bans federal agencies from buying imported petroleum from noncompliant companies.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
New Castle School Budget Set at 3,274,292
New Castle school directors set a proposed 1958 budget of 3,274,292 dollars with a 27 mill tax levy. Budget Committee Chair Lester F. Johns said the plan is balanced with no tax increase, reflecting a 42,484 dollar decrease from last year. The board approved the budget in a closed executive session after a two-hour delay.
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PTA
Bodkin
Union Two Pta
Peterson Company
Fire Chiefs’ Association of
Lawrence County
New Castle
Budget Committee
Lester F. Johns
Johns
William Thompson
Quiet Spring Plans And Indoor Daydreams
A reader lists spring chores and garden purchases including hedge trimming yard cleanup seed onions petunias cosmos bulbs. The tone blends practical outdoor work with indoor planning and a playful note on the weather described as thirty sia r today.
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Cosmos
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Pa Nene
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