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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1956

Page

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U S Air Force Delegation Likely to Attend Moscow Aviation Day

A high level U S Air Force delegation is near certain to attend the June 24 Moscow aviation day if a formal invitation arrives. The White House backs the trip as part of an exchange policy with possible broader reciprocal visits by top U S and Soviet military leaders.

Washington INS U.S Moscow White House U. S John Foster Dulles Royal Air Force State and Defense Department Ments Joint Chiefs of Staff Russia Congress

Pittsburgh Man Dies After Reporting Slippery Rock Fire

Guy S. Schettig a 68 year old Pittsburgh resident died of a heart attack at 12 30 a m after walking a half mile from Hook Road Slippery Rock Two to report a fire at Carl Ferree s home He had spent summers in Slippery Rock Township and now lies in Ellwood City His death occurred soon after the fire call was received by the Slippery Rock Two Volunteer Fire Department Continued On Page 4 Column 4

Pittsburgh Hook Road Slippery Rock Guy S. Schettig R.D. i Ellwood City Carl Ferree Ferree Slippery Rock Township James Morrison Slippery Rock Two Schettig

City work halts muddy streets and aging buildings

Workmen dump mud and cinders on W Washington St causing ruts and rapid scouring by traffic. A West Side old building is removed for park space while a nearby new business rises. Bus stop signs will be revamped to reduce traveler confusion as cemeteries expect busy weekend decorations and veterans flags.

W. Washington St

Daily Weather Report Partly Cloudy and Warmer Today

Partly cloudy and warmer today with a high in the 70s and a low in the mid 50s. Sunday will be partly cloudy and warm with possible showers and thunder showers. United States statistics for the 24 hours to 7 am show a max 65, min 34, no precipitation, river 7.7 feet. A year ago the date recorded a max 84, min 48, and 0.16 inches of rain.

United States

New Castle Sewer Bond Proposal Approved By State

The State Internal Affairs Dept approves a $150,000 bond for New Castle to extend improve and reconstruct parts of the sanitary sewer disposal plant and related projects.

New Castle Harrisburg INS State Internal Affairs Dept

Baccalaureates At Four More Schools Sunday

Four more baccalaureate services for county high school graduates are set Sunday night. Ellwood City Wampum New Wilmington and Union Two high schools schedule programs with local pastors as speakers and church leaders assisting.

Ellwood City Wampum New Wilmington Union Two D. J. Slasdell Wampum Methodist Church Earl Ford Memorial School J. G. Allison Washington Union Christian and Mis

Eisenhower Golfing At Gettysburg After Baylor Trip

President Eisenhower enjoyed a clear warm day for golf at his Gettysburg farm after returning from Baylor University in Waco Texas where he spoke on communism calling it a gigantic failure and urged an educational program to broaden peaceful world prospects. He met with Mrs. Eisenhower and her mother before flying home and held talks with GOP leaders and Gov. Allan Shivers. Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn helped defeat Shivers for Texas delegation control at the Democratic national convention.

Gettysburg INS Eisenhower John S. Doud Waco Tex Baylor University U.S

Three Escape From Fire In Pittsburgh

In Pittsburgh an infant was dropped to a patrolman from a third floor apartment as a family fled a blaze. Rita Connley 22 saved her six month old Susan by tossing her to Patrolman Fred Brown while Irene Myers grandmother fell onto the street after hanging from the ledge. Ronald Connley the father was last to exit suspended from the window as fire crews arrived. First and second floor occupants escaped uninjured.

Pittsburgh INS Rita Connley Susan Fred Brown Ed Jones Pete Ortlieb Ronald

Ten Injured In Clash At Flint Plant

In Flint Michigan a jurisdictional dispute sparked a wild union clash at the Grand Blanc Fisher Body plant. About 500 union riggers drove out millwrights pipefitters and iron workers injuring ten, one critically, as plant workers battled over production lines. GM is converting the plant to civilian production with Darin and Armstrong Detroit as general contractor. A weekend effort aims to present the dispute to international union presidents. No arrests Friday. sheriff warned possible later arrests after inquiry.

Flint, Mich Grand Blanc Fisher Body General Motors Corp Grand Blanc Darin and Armstrong, Inc Detroit Darin and Armstrong Sheriff's Office

Memorial Day Observance Planned by Local Veterans

Lawrence County Veterans Council announces Memorial Day events to be held Wednesday at 11 at the county war memorial. The Perry S. Gaston Post band will provide music, no parade, services at the memorial then water ceremonies at the North Street bridge led by Councilman E Gene Schweinsberg with Howard W. Lyon delivering the address.

Veterans and Patriotic Organizations Lawrence County Veterans Council Edward Buntman County War Memorial Court House American Legion Band Perry S. Gaston Post Legion North Jefferson St War Memorial North Street Bridge Inesse Gene Schweinsberg Howard W. Lyon Perry S. Gaston American Legion

15 Year Old Boy Shoots Foster Parents in Illinois

In Watseka Illinois a 15 year old boy killed his foster parents Lester Deffenbach fired three rounds from a 12 gauge shotgun at Stanley Jensen 34 and then killed Margery Jensen 31 with a .22 rifle. He told deputies he had planned the killings for months and had taken the guns while the couple were away. He had been an inmate at a state reform school before the Jensens took him in July 1954.

Watseka Ill Lester Deffenbach Stanley Jensen Jensen Margery Deffenbach St. Charles, Hl Jensens

Tremor Shakes Montreal Rattle Not Earthquake

A mysterious tremor struck West End Montreal Friday night, the second unexplained shake in four years. Jean de Brebeuf College seismograph recorded a sharp jolt, ruling out an earthquake. Deep rumbling lasted several seconds from 8:44 p.m. EDT. authorities dismissed jet sonic boom as cause. A 1952 tremor had a similar pattern five miles apart.

Montreal Jean de Brebeuf College Air Force

Bandit Robs Hopedale Bank Today of $6000

A bandit robbed the Hopedale bank at 10 20 a m EDT and escaped with 6000 dollars. Police said the gunman fled in a 1956 Ford with Pennsylvania plates heading south on Route 151 toward Smithville. A waiting driver was suspected outside the bank. No further details were available.

Cadiz INS Hopedale Pennsylvania Smithville

Full Crackdown Planned on Slum Areas Tour

City officials led by Councilman Herman Steinbrink announce a complete crackdown on blighted neighborhoods on the south and west sides. He plans to condemn aging houses deemed dangerous with swift legal action. Accompanying him were City Solicitor Robert M. White, Sanitarian Robert L Solomon, and Sanitary Policeman Harry Mack. Councilman Paul J. Cuba joined in early inspections.

Herman Steinbrink Public Safety Steinbrink Robert M. White Robert L Solomon Harry Mack Paul J. Cuba

Plywood Cargo Stolen in Smooth County Robbery

In one of the smoothest robberies in months a truck and 1600 dollars worth of plywood were stolen from the Georgia Pacific Plywood Co Cherry Street Extension after 5 p m Friday. Thieves broke into the warehouse and loaded an empty trailer before fleeing.

Georgia Pacific Plywood Co Cherry St

Death Notices From Various Locations

Death notices for Guy Ti Schettig at Ellwood City and Paul Von Moltke of Atlantic City aged 74 plus Mrs Margaret T Walls of Grayson Kentucky aged 81 and Mrs Emma Moore residing on West State Street listed among obituaries.

Guy TI. Schettig R. D Ellwood City Paul von Moltke Atlantic City N. J Margaret T. Walls Grayson, Ky Emma Moore W. State St

British Navy Searches Greek Liner Agamemnon in Cyprus

A Royal Navy party boarded the 5540 ton Greek liner Agamemnon near Nicosia to search for arms or fugitives amid Cyprus tensions. The minesweeper escorted the ship into Limassol Harbor for a two hour check and found nothing suspicious on the route from Alexandria to Piraeus via Cyprus.

Nicosia Cyprus Royal Navy Agamemnon Limassol Harbor Alexandria Egypt Piraeus Greece

Start on Two More U S Atomic Submarines

The Navy will begin construction next Tuesday in Groton Conn of two additional atomic powered submarines one to be the largest and the other the fastest Keels will be laid at Electric Boat Division General Dynamics bringing total to nine atomic subs built or under construction with six more planned in the new fiscal year The large submarine will be a radar picket vessel weighing about 6000 tons twice Nautilus 3000 tons and designed to screen task forces from air sea or undersea attacks.

Washington Navy Groton Conn Electric Boat Division General Dynamics Corps

Rebels Blow Up Dam Near Bogni In Algeria

French authorities report rebel commandos blew up the Tizi Madden Dam two miles south of Bogni causing major damage to the water supply feeding a nearby hydro electric plant. The strike occurred Wednesday night with unspecified effects on electricity. rebels in the nationalist army faced heavy losses, nearing twenty deaths in the last 24 hours.

Algiers Algeria Tizi Madden Bogni

Road Race Ends In Living Room Of Dean Home

Two cars racing side by side last night plowed into the East Brook home of Chauncey Dean after striking a utility pole and tearing a porch off the house. Four teenagers were injured slightly. state police said they may face arrest.

New Castile News East Brook Chaunce Dean William Cosgrove New Wilmington James Lee Black Volant Dean Chauncey Dean East Brook Road Bruce Cosgrove New Wilmington RD 1 Ronald Carr Cosgrove James Black Jerry Carr Ronald Kerr Kerr

Warmer Weather Sweeps Pennsylvania After Cool Spell

The Weather Bureau reports unseasonably cool conditions ending as south winds push temperatures into the 60s and 70s today. A low westward pressure area brings cloudiness and a chance of rain Sunday and Monday with widely scattered showers expected statewide.

United Press Pennsylvania Weather Bureau

How Telephone Calls Find a Way Across the Sea

The speaker ponders how telephones connect calls across distances and cables while noting quick voice links and good service on a pleasant seventy two degree day. He seeks a clearer picture of the wiring, gadgets, and methods behind the seamless communication.

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