Eight Akron Residents Die in Collision With Train
Eight Akron residents returning from a church meeting in Elyria die when a 13 car Chicago to New York Pace setter No 2 train hits their southbound car. The wreckage extends three quarters of a mile along the track with no survivors. Names include Millward Martin Augenia Martin Timothy Martin Sharlene Martin David Martin Donald Martin Warren Edwards and Mary Edwards.
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Elyria
Ohio
Akron
New York Central Railroad
Lorain County
Carl Finegan
New York
Millward Martin
Augenia Martin
Timothy Martin
Sharlene Martin
David Martin
Donald Martin
Warren F Edwards
Mary Edwards
Roads and skies bustle as county enjoys sunny weekend
Traffic crowds the county roads while New Castle Airport sees heavy weekend activity. Observers note floral displays along highways and vacationers from Washington Missouri California Ohio Michigan with licenses found in a lot. Gardeners hope for dry days to turn sod and cemeteries prepare plots for Memorial Day amid aging stones and varied upkeep.
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Parkers
Pearson St
Pa Nene
Washington State
Missouri
California
Ohio
Michigan
New Hydrogen Bomb Test Planned for Mid June
The first American hydrogen bomb airdrop success paved the way for an even sharper test around mid June aboard the Mt McKinley en route to Kwajalein. Scientists reportedly plan a hydrogen warhead mounted on a pilotless missile for this next shot.
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New Castle
Pa Nene
Joseph L. Myler
United Press
U.S.S. MT. Mckinley
Kwajalein
Daily Weather Report Partly Cloudy Warm With Showers
Partly cloudy and warm tonight and Tuesday with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Low 50 to 60 across the region. United States weather statistics cover the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. today with a max of 64 and min of 46 and 0 precip. River stage 8.7 feet. A separate note covers the 24 hours ending Sunday morning: max 67 min 30 and frost.
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United States
Samuel Haddad Appointed To Iran Post
Friends gave a testimonial dinner for Samuel Haddad at Cathedral after a spread of speeches from labor leaders industrialists jurists lawmakers and candidates. Haddad 1408 Primes St sails soon for Teheran on a two year assignment with the International Cooperation Administration a State Department unit. He departs for Washington D C Wednesday for a two week orientation before leaving for Iran with his wife and three daughters.
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New Castle News
Samuel Haddad
John W. Grasciar
USW District 21
Haddad
Bossert
U. S. State Department
Iran
Sam
Teheran
International Cooperation Administration
United States State Department
New Castle
Washington, D. C
City Council to Toughen Construction and Demolition Rules
City Council approves an ordinance to regulate construction and demolition crews with stricter requirements and permits. Councilman Schweinsberg calls for bonds to cover injuries to bystanders and stricter safety enforcement.
Death Records from Ellwood Page listings
Margaret Jane Wimner 84 Wurt emburg Ellwood Page. Lawrence Lagnese R D 4 Cort land O. Violet Marlin Rubinfield 48 Los Angeles Calif. Gertrude Irene Houk 74 West Pittsburg Ellwood Page. Sarah Eva McBride 88 MR 11 Elwood City.
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Margaret Jane Wimner
Wurtemburg
Ellwood
Lawrence Lagnese
R. D
Cortland
Violet Marlin Rubinfield
Los Angeles
Calif
Gertrude Irene Houk
West Pittsburg
Ellwood Page
Sarah Eva McBride
M. R
Elwood City
Teenage car crash kills three in Portage area
Three teen aged boys died and three others were injured in a head on collision near Portage Pennsylvania. Victims named are Anthony Sassano 17 Stanley Skibick Jr 16 Melvin Gonsman 17 all of Cresson. Another local, Ralph Maloney 19 in critical condition at Johnstown Memorial Hospital.
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Portage
Anthony Sassano
Stanley Skibick, Jr
Melvin Gonsman
Cresson
Ralph Maloney
Johnstown Memorial Hospital
Thiel College
Greenville
William Poper
Donegal
Greenville Hospital
West Springfield
Erie County
Frank Guernsey
William Salsbury
St. Vincent Hospital
Erie
Girard
E. Wilson Groover
Lewisburg
Ohio Woman Flier Killed in Cuban Plane Crash
Marjorie Miller of Reynoldsburg Ohio died when her twin engine Beechcraft Bonanza overshot a Havana runway and plunged off a cliff during a Sunday pleasure flight. Co pilot Bonnie Butler of Zanesville Ohio was critically injured. The incident followed the Canada to Cuba International Women's Air Race where Miller finished 14th.
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Havana
Cuba
Ohio
Marjorie Miller
Reynoldsburg
Bonnie Butler
Zanesville
Hamilton
Ont
Varadero Beach
Santa Fe
Ariel Naval Air Base
Miller
Butler
Marion Betzler
Columbus
Fulgencia Batista
Eddie Rickenbacker
Recording star Yogi Yorgesson dies in Nev car crash
Tonopah Nevada reports the death of recording artist Harry Stewart age 48 known as Yogi Yorgesson and Harry Kari after his car struck a culvert Sunday in a fatal accident.
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Tonopah
Nev
Harry Stewart
Yogi Yorgesson
Harry Kari
Truman Lunches With Italian President Today
Former President Truman dines with Italian President Giovanni Gronchi in Rome and plans a Naples vacation trip with Mrs. Truman possibly to Capri. Earlier, he met Pope Pius XII at a Sunday audience.
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Rome
Truman
Giovanni Gronchi
Naples
Mrs. Truman
Isle of Capri
Pius
Pastor Nominee Dr Gene Stone Extended Call to City Church
Dr Gene Stone general secretary of the International Society of Christian Endeavor with headquarters in Columbus Ohio has been extended a call to serve as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in this city The unanimous call was approved at a Sunday meeting with Dr William Wishart moderating Stone is to assume duties by June 10 and will succeed Dr Robert Galbreath the emeritus pastor Stone 49 has a background as journalist editor pastor army chaplain and youth leader He has led the Endeavor society since July 1949 and has edited the Christian Endeavor World He is a Temple University graduate in journalism Continued on page 5 column 5
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Gene Stone
International Society of Christian Endeavor
Columbus
Ohio
First Presbyterian Church
William L. Wishart
First Presbyterian Church of
Stone
J. Roy Snyder
New Castle Dantile Co
Robert F. Galbreath
Galbreath
Dr. Stone
North America
Christian Endeavor World
Temple University
Philadelphia
Kefauver and Stevenson Clash in Florida Democratic Contest
Sen Kefauver joined Adlai Stevenson in Florida for the two week windup of the Democratic presidential primary. They will debate tonight on ABC at 10 p m EDT. The Florida primary on May 29 offers 28 convention votes in a South showdown with California looming a week later.
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Raymond Lahr
United Press
Washington
Betes Kefauver
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Florida
American Broadcasting Co
Stevenson
Kefauver
Oregon
Minnesota
South
California
Large Group Of Draftees Is Inducted
A large group of fifteen draftees left the Seventh Ward P and S.E. station for Pittsburgh where they were sworn in and sent to camp for basic training. Six men from the city and nine from the county volunteered for an early start. Officials from Selective Service and several groups attended the farewell ceremony. Dr. Garth Koch spoke at the event. Mementos were given by the Gideons American Legion Red Cross and Salvation Army.
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Armed Forces
Pittsburgh
P and S.E
Seventh Ward
Selective Service Boards
Garth Koch
First Baptist Church
Gideons
American Legion
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Pennsylvania Ohio settle reciprocal license dispute
Ohio and Pennsylvania resolved a long running license registration dispute. Ohio police had halted Pennsylvanians working in Ohio from driving with Pennsylvania plates, prompting cross state exchange of plates. The agreement was issued to law enforcement agencies outlining new rules and cooperation.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ohio Motor Vehicle Bureau
Showers Forecast Across Western and Central Pennsylvania
The weather forecast from United Press predicts widely scattered showers today and tonight in western and central Pennsylvania as a weak cold front moves southeast from Quebec to Lake Michigan. The showers are expected to spread east Tuesday as air moves from the south, with clear skies and cooler temperatures expected Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania
Quebec
Canada
Lake Michigan
Bloom becomes Pennsylvania GOP chairman amid internal battles
Philadelphia based report notes George S. Bloom was elected state Republican chairman by 113-member committee. The move strengthens the Old Guard against Duff faction, as Duff boycotted the meeting and Miles Horst relinquished the post after two controversial years. The party seeks to reverse 1954 and 1955 election losses. Henry W. Lark led Duff backed bid but withdrew.
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Philadelphia
INS
George S. Bloom
Pennsylvania
Bloom
U. S
James H. Duff
Four Die as Auto Race Tragedy Rocks Belgium Track
In Chimay Belgium a Grand Prize of the Frontiers auto race ends in four spectator deaths and nineteen injuries. Two cars locked wheels on a curve and veered into the crowd as drivers escaped, with onlookers aiding the rescue. The event follows Le Mans disasters that year and spurs calls to ban public races.
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Chimay
Belgium
Europe
le Mans
France
Idaho flood threat prompts state of emergency at Bonners Ferry
Four hundred infantrymen from Fort Lewis worked on dikes in Bonners Ferry as Kootenai River floodwaters neared 37 feet. Governor Smylie declared a state of emergency with 50 families on alert for potential evacuation. The river read 33 feet and rising, with engineers ready to assist.
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United Press
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Kootenai River
Robert E. Smylie
Kootenai
Fort Lewis
Wash
Legislature Session Nears Final Adjournment In Harrisburg
A lengthy Pennsylvania General Assembly faces a possible end tonight if agreements on appropriations and taxes are reached. If disputes persist leaders may delay adjournment until next week due to hotel space limits for lawmakers. The Senate may drop its push for an option clause to accelerate capital stock tax collections around 51 million dollars after Democrats secured a majority to strike the proviso.
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Harrisburg
INS
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Senate
GOP
Republican State Committee
Philadelphia
Optimists urged to strengthen partnership with youth
Dr. Donald J. Twiss president of Optimist International urged adults at a Brantford banquet to reduce tension and boost understanding in the partnership with youth. He cited 1200 Optimist Clubs in the United States and Canada as context for boys' work.
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Donald J. Twiss
Optimist International
Ellwood Weeee
Brantford
Canada
Dr. Twiss
United States
Cana
Hydrogen Bomb Test In Mid-Pacific Reveals New Weapon
Aboard the USS Mt. McKinley en route to Kwajalein, the United States conducted its first public test of a deliverable hydrogen bomb. The multi-megaton blast from a B-52 over Namu Island formed a mushroom cloud reaching 100 miles high and four miles wide, signaling a new era in nuclear weapons capability alongside Soviet claims. I witnessed the dawn detonation at the Eniwetok proving grounds with 14 news crew members and federal officials aboard.
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MT. Mckinley
Kwaja‘lein
INS
United States
Namu Island
mid-Pacific
America
Russia
U.S
Hell
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Seventeen Killed in Algeria Rebel Raid Near Philippeville
In eastern Algeria, anti French rebels attacked a village five miles east of Philippeville, slitting 17 loyal Moslems throats. Six women and seven children among the dead. The raid follows a pattern of terror in the Constantine area as villagers sought protection from French authorities.
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Algiers
Algeria
Philippeville
Constantine
Rededicate Old Pine Street Church In Philadelphia
Old Pine Street Church in Philadelphia was rededicated during pre assembly meetings ahead of the 1680 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A. The week includes the 20th anniversary of the first Presbytery organized in 1706 noting the denomination totals 2 656 000 members.
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Philadelphia
Old Pine Street
Presbyterian Church
Possessive Pooch Brightens Seventy One Birthday
A narrator mocks Arthur Mometer a pampered dog who enjoys luxuries, avoids work, and acts as if he owns the house car and street. The piece ends noting the dog’s celebrated seventy first birthday with a humorous tone.
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Robert M. White
Schweinsberg
Chester Sweesy
Sylvan Heights
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Paul Cuba
Herman
Wage & Colump
Italy
City Church
First Presbyterians
Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific
Lawrence County
Ashtabula
New State Gop
By Joe Paget
Twiss
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Arthur Mometer
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