Death in Pa 288 hot rod crash claims teen Harry Cory
A late Saturday race on Pa 288 near Wampum killed 14 year old Harry Cory of Wampum RD 2 and injured four others. State police say Harry Stephenson 21 tried to overtake Roger Swagger 18 when he collided with Herman Guy 13 and caused a three car crash. Cory died in Ellwood City General Hospital from a fractured skull.
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Wampum
Harry Cory
Wampum RD
Ellwood City General Hospital
John A. Meehan, Jr
Viola Thomas
West Pittsburg
Harry Stephenson
New Caste
Harold Frederick
Stephenson
Roger Swagger
Swagger
William Harvey
New Castle Seniors Parade Through Downtown on Shopping Day
New Castle High School seniors appear in traditional white and purple headwear as downtown stores on Grand Central Station area see heavy shopper turnout on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Roofs are visible removed from several downtown structures during dismantling work.
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New Castle High School
Grand Central Station
New Castle
Weather: Partly cloudy and cooler with regional lows
The daily report notes a cooler night with low temperatures from 40 in the north to 70 in the south. It records a 24 hour period ending at 7 am with a max of 84, min 67, precipitation 0.02 inches, and a river stage of 12.9 feet.
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United States
Tornado Barrage Ravages Six States Prompting Death Toll Confusion
Tornadoes struck across six states, with at least 10 fatalities reported and many injured. Damage ran into millions as weather officials chased the threat with a cold front while heat lingered in the East. Red Cross tallies cited 17 deaths, but confirmation was pending.
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Midwest
Cleveland
Ohio
Flint
Mich
Itahac
Red Cross
Western Pennsylvania hit by storms and floods
A weekend storm system battered western Pennsylvania with tornado force winds and flash floods. Damages reach about a million dollars with emergencies declared in Duquesne and multiple towns in Cambria and Somerset counties. Ten injuries reported as rivers and creeks rise and a 21 foot crest is forecast in the Pittsburgh area.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Pennsylvania
Duquesne-West Mifflin
Windber
Cambria
Somerset
Hopewell Township
Aliquippa
Duquesne
Meadville
Ross
Penn
Turtle Creek
British Troops Kill Cypriot Greek During Polis Search
In Polis a Cypriot Greek was shot by British troops who said he refused to halt during a search operation. British forces patrolled Nicosia as a general strike ended. The deaths followed the hangings of Michael Karaolis and Andrea Demetriou last week for political crimes. Two British soldiers were wounded in Famagusta when a grenade was thrown at army headquarters. Terrorists damaged three military vehicles at Xylotymbou with no casualties reported.
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Nicosia
Polis
Michael Karaolis
Andrea Demetriou
Army
Famagusta
Xylotymbou
Severe Flood Threat Looms in Flint Michigan
Severe flood threatened Flint after tornado outbreaks left four dead and 132 injured across Michigan. About 250 families evacuated near the Flint River, with Army Engineers cautioning against a dam burst at Halloway Dam 11 miles northeast. Over 250 homes damaged as Gov Williams seeks federal disaster aid.
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Flint, Mich
INS
Flint
Mich
Michigan
Flint River
Army
Halloway
G. Mennen Williams
Eisenhower
Detroit
Soviet Concentration Camps To Go Report
Diplomatic informants cite a Moscow official's claim that Red concentration camps will be wiped out in 12 to 18 months. The State Department gave no comment and analysts await official confirmation before judging the report's validity.
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Washington
Russia
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Moscow
State Department
Ships Collide Off California. at least two dead
A collision off Point Sur, California between the freighter Marine Leopard and the lumber vessel S. S. Howard Olson left two crewmen dead and four missing among the Olson’s 29 crew. Coast Guard reports 22 survivors and one body aboard the Marine Leopard, with another body and a seriously injured man taken from the Olson. Names not yet released.
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Monterey
Calif
INS
Marine Leopard
California
Call
S. S. Howard Olson
Oliver J. Olson Co
Sam Mateo
Point Sur
Coast Guard
S. S. John
Weather Bureau Warns of More Floods After Storms
Pittsburgh weather bureau warns that additional thunderstorms could trigger flash floods after weekend damage. Ohio River rises beyond Montgomery Dam in Beaver County as Allegheny crested early today and Monongahela was lightly affected with cars towed from the wharf as a precaution.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Pittsburgh Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Montgomery Dam
Beaver County
Allegheny
Monogahela
Eisenhower Returns to Washington From Gettysburg Stay
President Eisenhower flew from Gettysburg to Washington after a quiet Mother's Day visit to his farm. Weather permitting he might use a different plane if conditions worsen, with his brother Dr Milton Eisenhower and a secret service agent aboard.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Washington National Airport
White House
Milton Eisenhower
Secret Service
Scouting group tragedy deepens as two youths missing
French Creek in Erie County still has not yielded the bodies of two boy scouts and an assistant scoutmaster after a canoe trip capsized Saturday south of Mill Village. The missing are Fred Coe 21 of Union City Harvey Brady 16 and Robert Sandoski 14 both from Hammett near Erie.
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Erie
INS
French Creek
Erie County
Mill Village
Pennsylvania
Fred Coe
Union City
Harvey Brady
Robert Sandoski
Hammett
Rebels Advance Toward Tlemcen In Algeria Clash
A 3,000-man rebel force marched toward the garrisoned Algerian town of Tlemcen as France rushed reinforcements. A French colonel was shot dead in Algiers amid curfew conditions. Across the region, Europeans faced arms bans, and violence spiked in Constantine, Tunis, and Morocco with Arabs killed and wounded.
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Algiers
Tlemcen
Oran
France
Constantine
Algeria
Tunisia
Tunis
Morocco
City approves sewer hookup for Call's plaza
City Council approves a sewer hookup for Call's new shopping plaza at a total initial cost of 4000 with 900 annually thereafter. The decision follows a long battle and is noted to continue on page 2.
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City Council
Call's
Local Death Notices Clutch Names and Ages From Area Records
A batch of death notices lists Mrs. N. Daisy Slater 74 of 346 E Washington St and others including Harry B Cory 54, Allan Fitzpatrick 20, Roscoe Williams 30, Robert Leo Markwell 38 and family members Dorothy 33 Ruth Ann 12 Mary Louise 15 and William 6 all cited with street or city origins. Additional obituaries include William T Shallenberger 81 R D G Jacob Slosaresik 73 Edward Small Fike 89 Nancy Houk Shaffer 92 Melville S Brenneman 78.
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N. Daisy Slater
E. Washington St
Harry B. (Tubby) Cory
R. D
Wampum
Allan Fitzpatrick
Knox Ave
Roscoe Williams
W. Grant St
Robert Leo Markwell
Niles
Ohio
Dorothy Markwell
Ruth Ann Markwell
Mary Louise Markwell
William Markwell
William T. Shallenberger
St. John St
Dorothy May Markwell
Knox St
New Castle
Portland woman crowned Mrs America of 1956
In Daytona Beach Florida 31 year old Cleo Maletis of Portland Oregon became Mrs America of 1956 at the pageant’s end. The mother of three and wife of Chris Maletis faces ten days of events and publicity duties as she assumes the title after Ramona Deitmeyer of Lincoln Nebraska. Anne Mitchell of Monroe Louisiana and Gloria Ruth of Columbus Ohio were runners up.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
America
Cleo Malets
Portland
Ore
Ramona _ Deitemeyer
Lincoln
Neb
Anne Mitchell
Monroe
Gloria Ruth
Columbus
Ohio
Raab s Party Wins Austria Election
In Vienna the People's party, favoring free enterprise, captured 82 of 165 Nationalrat seats, gaining eight to lead the government again. The Socialists won 75 seats, down from before, with coalitions likely to form amid continued stability and employment, while Communists and independents fell.
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Vienna
INS
People’s Party
Austria
Julius Raab
Nationalrat
Socialist Party
People's Party
Socialists
Communists and Freedom Party
Independent Party
Eden faces new questions on Crabb disappearance
British prime minister Anthony Eden may be forced to reveal more about the frogman Lionel Crabb case as Russia publicizes his apology and demands rise over U S intelligence ties. The Commons debate on Crabb’s 1945 disappearance amid Portsmouth Harbor tensions looms after Eden cut a Scotland holiday short to brief his cabinet.
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London
Russia
Anthony Eden
Lionel
Buster) Crabb
Eden
U. S
Crabb
Portsmouth
House of Commons
Scotland
Britain
Harrisburg Youth Dies From Gasoline Stove Explosion
An 18 year old Harrisburg youth died Sunday from burns suffered when fumes from a gasoline stove exploded. J. Donald Blicker Jr. was burned Saturday while using gasoline to clean the luncheonette nail.
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Harrisburg
J. Donald Blicker, Jr
H Bomb Test Delayed Again by Weather and Safety
Atomic officials postponed the air dropped hydrogen bomb explosion from May 1 to May 8, then delayed seven times as weather and winds were regarded. The test will not occur until winds carry fallout away from inhabited areas of the South Pacific, with a possible reschedule to Tuesday U S time if conditions allow.
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United Press
MT. Mckinley
Eniwetok
Atomic Task Force
Atomic
South Pacific
U. S
Two Royal Air Force Jets Crash in Hong Kong
Two Royal Air Force jets collided during takeoff at a suburban Hong Kong airfield. One pilot died as the leading plane collapsed on the runway, while the second aircraft attempted to take off and then crashed and burned killing its pilot.
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Hong Kong
Royal Air Force
Agence France Presse
Mother Three Children Die In Crash
Grim tragedy struck a Tarentum visit for the Robert L. Markwell family of Niles Ohio as a three car collision on Route 422 near New Bedford killed Robert Markwell 38 and his wife Dorothy 33 and three children. Two New Castle men also died and five more Markwell children were listed in critical condition at Jameson Memorial Hospital in New Castle. The family were returning from Tarentum when the crash occurred about 8 40 p m Sunday. The hospitalized children include William 6 Ruth Ann 12 Mary Louise 1 Allan 30 Cecelia 7 Robert Jr 8 Dorothy May Jr 13. The story continues on Page 1 Col...
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New Castle News
US 422
New Castle
Robert L. Markwell
Niles
Tarentum
New Bedford
Markwell
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Thomas Markwell
Susan Markwell
Cecelia
Robert Jr
Dorothy May Jr
Markwells
Tragedies Hit Western Pennsylvania with 18 Deaths
Weather and storms cause multiple fatalities across the region. Eleven people die in highway crashes including a head on collision in Lawrence County. Five drownings and two electrocutions reported. A prior crash near Irwin in Westmoreland County claimed four teens and three steelworkers.
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Pennsylvania
Lawence County
Lawrence County
Irwin
Westmoreland County
Classifieds and Local Pages Note
A snippet from a page lists sections such as News Ads Sports Obituary and classified areas with phone numbers for want ads and news. The OCR shows section headers like Radio TV Comics Society Editorial and Stocks with page references and lines.
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Wel Radio. TV
Society
Weeteses
Arthur Mometer Golfer Cartoon Satire On Alibi Rounds
A humorous sketch notes the golfer as a noisy or quiet presence in every state who never plays well when “on their game.” It mocks missed putts and claimed better shots, with a jaunty alibi noted as seventy one today.
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Lad
Herman Guy
W. Grant Sr
Pa Newe
Lee
Parence
East St
Daily Weather Report
West Penna
Coast
Weather Bureau
Portland, Ore
Raab S Party
Joseph L. Myler
Jack Melder, JR
W. Penna
Arthur Mometer
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