Johnson Bronze Plans 550000 Modernization Expansion
Johnson Bronze officials announced a 550000 modernization and expansion to be finished by year end. The project adds 60000 square feet of new manufacturing space near Mahoning Avenue by Mooney Brothers and includes a strip line furnace and auxiliary equipment. Three furnaces will move from South Mill Street to the new plant as operations consolidate. The firm says current expansion will not add jobs yet, but further growth is planned within two years. The 55 year old company favors New Castle for growth amid the local economy.
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New Castle
Johnson Bronze
Local voter in Korea opposes new income tax plan
A GI in Korea mailed a ballot vote against the proposed state income tax, noted in The News. Separate items report ongoing exterior repairs at Croton Methodist Church, frost effects in Lawrence County, Route 422 expansion plans in Armstrong County, and a public square tree removal in Pa New.
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Korea
Daily Weather Report
Sunny and cool today with a high around 60 to 66 degrees. Tonight frost forms with a low near 32 to 38. Thursday looks fair and slightly warmer. US observations show 7 am 55 high and 31 low with heavy frost and river at 5 feet. A year ago the high was 71 and low 36 with heavy dew.
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United States
Dulles Sees Treaty as Beacon of Hope for Eastern Europe
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said the Austrian state treaty marks a beacon of hope for oppressed peoples in Soviet dominated states and that the Big Four talks could open new paths to peace. He cautioned against over optimism and urged US strength in dealings with Russia. A Big Four summit may be set in Stockholm or a quiet Swiss location in about a week.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Europe
Dulles
Eisenhower
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
United States
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
Anthony Eden
Edgar Faure
Stockholm
Sweden
Switzerland
Eisenhower Defends Hobby as Vaccine Supply Seen Sufficient
President Eisenhower assured reporters that Salk polio vaccine quantities will cover first shots for first and second graders soon. He defended Health Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby against charges of incompetence, calling her record highly efficient. If some children miss the end of the school term, plans for post school inoculation days are considered, especially in the South.
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Michael J. O'Neill
United Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Oveta Culp Hobby
South
Ohio Turnpike May Be Completed By October 1
Ohio Turnpike chief Robert Beightler says the 241 mile stretch from Pennsylvania to Indiana should be fully opened by October 1 pending no unforeseen events. He notes prime road contracts will be ready though some service areas may remain incomplete with temporary gas stations for travelers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Robert Beightler
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Beightler
Commission
Strongville
Deaths from Mercer and Ellwood City Area
Death notices for Joseph Kerr Black aged 83 of Mercer. Mrs. Ida May Wallace aged 73 of Ellwood City. and Thomas D. Hairston aged 60 of R D 2.
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Joseph Kerr Black
Mercer
Ida May Wallace
Ellwood City
Thomas D. Hairston
R.D. 2
Stay In Strikes by Singapore Students
Thousands of Communist inspired Chinese students staged stay in strikes at three Singapore schools amid anti government rioting that claimed four lives including UP correspondent Gene Symonds. Students vowed to stay until schools reopen on their terms as government imposed precautions marked reopening.
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Singapore
United Press
Gene Symonds
Eisenhower outlines new American diplomatic offensive
President Eisenhower speaks in a radio TV address from the White House pledging a strong vigilant course for world peace. Secretary Dulles calls Western Europe unification the greatest Soviet diplomatic defeat since World War II and hints of a turning in history.
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Howard Handleman
I.N.S
Washington
INS
Russia
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
White House
Dulles
Western
Europe
Downpours Bring Mixed Blessing To Dust Bowl
NEAR TEXASPANHANDLE farmers report up to five inches of rain as more downpours hit Texas Colorado Nebraska and western Kansas. A tornado near Chillicothe Texas caused minor vehicle damage while storms brought flood threats and wild electrical activity. An eastern central Oklahoma area was shaken by an explosion believed to be meteor caused.
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Southwest
Dust Bowl
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Chillicothe
Tex
Texas - Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Rubber doll mistaken for baby found in lake near Atlanta
Police recovered a body reported as a baby from a lake near Atlanta. Investigators announced the lifelike figure was in fact a large rubber baby doll, relieving responders who had risked time in the search.
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Atlanta
Here
Ambulances Respond To Imminent South Africa Train Collision
Ambulances with sirens blazing sped toward the scene minutes before a head on freight train crash occurred near Johannesburg. Station masters at two distant stations realized they had sent two trains toward each other on the same track but could not stop them. One man was hospitalized with minor head injuries as others evacuated before the collision that telescoped several cars.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Here
Possible new moves to free U.S. airmen in Red China
A private dinner in Washington with Dag Hammarskjold and John Foster Dulles sparked talk of efforts to secure the release of American fliers jailed in Communist China. Hammarskjold has been pressing Peiping for their freedom, with Bandung discussions fueling speculation on a Big Four summit site in Stockholm.
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Washington
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
John Foster Dulles
China
Hammarskjold
Bandung
Indonesia
Peiping
Stockholm
Sweden
Tractor Driver Injured In Collision Near City Limits
Matt Ehrman of RD 6 was injured when his turning tractor was hit by an auto driven by Waddy J. Moses of 1112 Cunningham Avenue one mile beyond the city line on Frew Mill road at 9 15 a m. Ehrman suffered a compound fracture and severe laceration to the left leg and was in poor condition at noon. John Moses of 415 Galbreath Avenue was a passenger. no injuries reported to them. State police investigated the crash.
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Matt Ehrman
RD 6
New Castle Hospital
Waddy J. Moses
Cunningham Avenue
Frew Mill Road
Ehrman
Katie Roth
Moses
John Moses
Galbreath Avenue
Freak Storms Hit Britain
A mid May storm lashed Britain with snow hail and rain causing near freezing temperatures. Lifeboats saved a Dutch freighter crew, a coast guard cutter rescued victims from a disabled yacht, and four ships distressed in the Channel as London faced gales and the Queen Mary anchored off the Isle of Wight.
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London
Britain
Goodwin Sands
Coast Guard
Midlands
Bournemouth
Wales
Derbyshire
Southampton
New York
Isle of Wight
Government sets release of more polio vaccine
The United States plans to announce the release of several hundred thousand doses of Salk polio vaccine from Wyeth Laboratories Pennsylvania. Wyeth is the third firm cleared for immediate inoculations after expert review by the Public Health Service. About 2.5 million doses from Parke Davis and Eli Lilly were re checked and released earlier. The expert team will finish its survey later this week after visiting two additional firms.
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Washington
Wyeth Laboratories
Pennsylvania
Wyeth
US Public Health Service
Parke Davis
Eli Lilly
Twomore Companies
Judge Nominees In Mercer County Primary Winners
In Mercer County Pennsylvania Herman M. Rodgers and Leo H. McKay won the Republican nominations for the two county judgeships in Tuesday's primary. Democrats John R. Boland and Hiram M. Drake won their party’s nominations. All four candidates had cross filed and ran in both contests, with results aligning to party lines.
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Grove City, Pa
Herman M. Rodgers
Leo H. McKay
Mercer County
John R. Boland
Hiram M. Drake
U S Jets Set 4800 Mile Pacific Flight Record
Four U S Air Force F84 Thunder jets flew non stop from Tokyo to Newcastle Australia covering 4800 miles in 12 hours one minute setting a speed around 400 mph The mission included mid air refueling by KB29 tankers and was part of Operation Handclasp The trip included a crash of one escort plane in Japan and the goodwill tour to Australia ending at Williamtown R A F Base
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Newcastle
Australia
Tokyo
Pacific
New York
Moscow
Japan
Guam
Port Moresby
Townsville
Williamtown
Royal Australian Air Force Base
U.S. Far East
Southeast Asia
Boy Who Ran Away From Home Found in Atlantic City
A 14 year old Squirrel Hill boy, Steven Hoffman, who left home eight days ago after a bad report card, was found in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Travelers Aid Society reports his whereabouts as his parents, Mr and Mrs Hy Hoffman, travel to bring him home.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Squirrel Hill
Atlantic City
N. J
Travelers Aid Society
Steven Hoffman
Hy Hoffman
Surprising Voter Turnout in New Castle and Lawrence County Primaries
Primary elections in New Castle and Lawrence County showed minimal surprises aside from turnout. About 68 to 70 percent of 48 454 registered voters participated, with counting delayed in Shenango township and a sick list affecting a precinct. Republican Leroy K Donaldson led with 8017 votes and earned the nomination, followed by John S Powers and Michael A Barletta. Barletta led Democrats with 3500 votes.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Leroy K. Donaldson
John S. Powers
Powers
Michael A. Barletta
Ellwood City
Barletta
Election Returns Tables and Missing Precincts
Election tables for the primary results appear on pages 26 to 28 with county and city wide offices. The News reports 98 of 100 precincts counted in the county while two precincts were impounded due to sickness and will be counted later. Shenango township precinct two had not reported by 11 30 this morning.
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Seventh Ward
Election Board
Shenango Township
Bargains On Thrifty Days At New Castle Stores
New Castle merchants advertise Value Days from Thursday to Saturday offering low prices on a wide range of goods. Cotton fabrics wrinkle free linens drapes and labor saving home items are highlighted as affordable, stylish choices for summer living.
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New Castle
Inside Todays News Page Classified
Classifieds and listings from Ellwood City section with crosswords, obituaries, theater notes and stock data on page 24 and 34. Includes brief notices and society items alongside sports and radio TV features.
Fayette City Man Ends Life With Dynamite
Alexander Gola, 63, of Fayette City RD, Fayette County, died after using a stick of dynamite in a shed about 75 feet from his home. Authorities report despondency as the motive and say he held the explosive in his hand and touched it off Tuesday.
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Fayette City
Alexander Gola
Fayette City RD
Gola
Voters decide which candidates rise or fall
Yesterday was the voters day as the team faced leaders for November. Some boys won and others faded, with only future elections offering another chance. Seventy four today marks the tally of the moment.
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Kittanning
State High Department
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Armstrong County
Pa Nene
Gaston
Cascade Park
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report
Donald J. Gonzales
United Press Staff
Mrs. Hobby
Atty. Donaldson
Atty. Powers
Jacarro
Paul Dougherty
U.S
New Castle News
Board of Elections
Neshannock Township
Kathryn Pearson
Doris Dufford
Ila Fisher
Margaret Murphy
Dorothy Black
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Arthur Mometer
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