Millions of Motorists Pack Nation's Highways
Chicago report says Labor Day exodus began Friday as millions hit highways for a three day holiday. By 6 p.m. Friday 13 deaths had occurred on highways nationwide with 480 projected to die by midnight Monday, a Labor Day record. Authorities warned drivers to stay cautious during generally good weather.
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Chicago
Texas
Ohio
Illinois
Georgia
Iowa
New Jersey
North Carolina
National Safety Council
Page & Colamo
Weather and Holiday Traffic Warmth Mark Labor Day Weekend
A late evening lightning storm brought little rain and humidity has been unusually high. Labor Day traffic began early as residents start a three day holiday, with Pennsylvania reporting one traffic fatality by 8 am. Cascade Park pool drew hundreds of swimmers this summer as autumn approaches and homeowners plan seasonal cleaning and upkeep.
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Pennsylvania
Lawrence Countians
Cascade Park
Daily Weather Report With Warm Humid Trend
Partly cloudy and warm today with scattered showers and thundershowers. Thunderstorms end tonight followed by cooler conditions. Low 54 to 62. Sunday and Monday look mostly sunny, cooler, and less humid with highs in the 70s. US weather stats show 24 hour total precipitation 0.5 inches, max 86, min 65, river stage 7.8 feet. A year ago there was no precipitation and higher temperature range.
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United States
Egypt Sees Little Hope for Suez Parley
Cairo sources say unless the Menzies committee offers alternative plans to internationalize the Suez Canal the talks will be short. President Nasser remains uncompromising, confident Egypt holds the cards, despite a week of tense developments.
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Charles P. Arnot
Cairo
INS
Menzies
Suez Canal
Robert G. Menzies
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S
Nasser
Schools Set For Opening Next Week
Upwards of 29,000 Lawrence County students will head back to school next week with most districts starting Tuesday or Wednesday. New Castle area schools begin Wednesday with parochials on Tuesday. Ellwood City starts Wednesday. many county districts follow Tuesday or Wednesday calendars. A new roof at Wampum High may affect activities but classes start as scheduled. about 100 buses will operate countywide serving the reopened schools.
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Lawrence County
New Castle Area
Ellwood City
New Castle
Ellwood City Area
Ellwood
Union Two
Neshannock
Laurel Wilmington Area
Bessemer-Little Beaver
Mahoning
Shenango Area
Taylor
Wampum-Big Beaver
North Beaver
Wampum
Colama
U S Opposes NATO Use Against Egypt
Washington officials said the United States will oppose any attempt to deploy NATO against Egypt. The NATO permanent council in Paris will hear British Foreign Minister David Lloyd report on the London conference addressing the Suez canal crisis.
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Joseph H. Singer
Washington
I.N.S. Washington
IINS
London
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Egypt
NATO Permanent Council
Paris
Lewlyn Lloyd
Britain
Lloyd
Labor Day Schedule: News Not Published on Sept 3
In observance of Labor Day the News will not publish on Monday September 3 this year. The absence follows the annual program and applies to the regular issue for that date.
Strikes Hit Two Plants Idle 700 Men
Strikes at Bossert Division of Rockwell Spring and Axle in New Castle and at Bessemer Limestone in Bessemer idled about 700 workers. Pickets began as contracts expired. Local 4194 voted 133 to 102 to strike at Bossert after talks, while 2728 negotiators at Bessemer accepted the basic offer but opposed changes to seniority and holiday pay proposals. Company officials declined comment.
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Bossert
Rockwell Spring & Axle Co
New Castle
Bessemer Limestone & Cement Co
Bessemer
United Steelworkers Local 4194
Nsw
Automati
Eisenhower Opens Second Term Labor Campaign Speech
President Eisenhower spoke briefly on the White House lawn at a Labor Day stamp dedication, praising 66 million workers as the free world’s bulwark against communism and signaling a broad, international theme to improve workers’ lot worldwide. The speech, part of his labor vote bid, was to mark the stamp’s issuance.
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Robert FE. Clark
Washington
INS
Eisenhower
America
White House
United States
Free World
James C. Hagerty
Nixon stays by dying father in California vigil
Vice President Richard M. Nixon kept a bedside vigil for his gravely ill father Frank Nixon at the family home in La Habra California arriving after a hurried flight from Washington. Doctors reported the elder Nixon's condition was grave as the vice president arrived Friday night and his presence brought some reassurance to the family.
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LA Habra
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Frank Nixon
Nixon
JL. N. Kraushaar
United Press
Orange Crate Derby Returns Led by Wayne Reynolds
Wayne Reynolds will lead 19 contestants in the 11th annual Orange Crate Derby on Monday after 10 a.m. on Taylor Street with his 1955 car. His brother Charlies races, aiming to keep the trophies in the family, while a 9:45 a.m. parade precedes the event. Rev Thomas J. Jones will open with an invocation and Mayor Edward A. DeCarbo will deliver the welcome. Johnny Pappas, 12, was hospitalized for appendicitis, delaying his planned entry.
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Wayne Reynolds
Taylor St
KiJl
Wayne
Charlies
Thomas J. Jones
Edward A. DeCarbo
Local Notices List of Residents and Addresses
Readable fragments show names and addresses including Jesse R. Newton Ellwood City Fannie Lewis 320 Falls Street Nettie Crothers Law 70 206 S Walnut Street Mary Susan Young 81 Slippery Rock Virginia area residents referenced with street details in unclear order.
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Jesse R. Newton
Ellwood City
Fannie Lewis
Falls St
Nettie Crothers Law
S. Walnut St
Mary Susan Young
Slippery Rock
Brink's Trial Jurors Relax During Labor Day Holiday
In Boston, the Brink's jury rests after watching a Baltimore-Boston baseball game as the eight accused robbers face a Labor Day holiday break. They are to tour a historic inn and see a movie before resuming evidence Tuesday. The men are charged with the 1950 $1,219,000 heist and described as pitiless, diabolic, ready to kill.
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Boston
Suffolk County
Gar
Stevenson Drafting Labor Day Speech in Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson at his Libertyville country home drafts a Labor Day address amid Democratic party maneuvering in Illinois. He plans to confer with Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley on selecting a new Democratic candidate for governor as party leaders face headaches from his pre campaign tour.
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Tom Nelson
United Press
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
Stevenson
Libertyville, Ill
Richard J. Daley
Close Approaches of Mars 1948 1958
United Press feature notes Mars and Earth approach on Sept 7 1956 the closest since 1924 at about 35 million miles. Diagram by Dr Lloyd R Wylie of Wittenburg College explains Martian year 687 days and Earth catching Mars every 780 days with plans to observe for possible life signals.
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United Press
Mars
Earth
Lloyd R. Wylie
Wittenburg College
Springfield
Ohio
Wylie
Mob Violence Flares Over Integration in Clinton Tennessee
A mob swelling to near 2000, fueled by exuberant teens returning from a football game, disrupted Clinton Tennessee when a federal district court order on integration was opposed. Cars carrying Negro occupants narrowly escaped damage as crowds pressed the courthouse. Police were unable to prevent the confrontation, with segments demanding the release of a white supremacist jailed for contempt.
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United Press
Clinton
Tenn
UPI
Mansfield
Tex
Federal District Court
Stores Observe Late Hours Tuesday In New Castle
New Castle stores will be open from 12.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday as announced by Al Perelman, chairman of the Retail Merchants division of the Greater New Castle Assn. This change moves Monday hours to Tuesday in observance of Labor Day for shopper convenience.
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New Castle
al Perelman
Retail Merchants Division
Greater New Castle Assn
French Troop Convoys Rush to Cyprus Before Suez Talks
London reports say French troop convoys moved toward Cyprus in a rush to bolster a premeeting buildup ahead of the Suez talks. Egypt accuses Britain and France of pressuring Nasser as the five member Suez committee plans to meet him Monday in Cairo. Eden opposes emergency Parliament session amid Foreign and defense tensions.
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United Press
London
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Egypt
Britain
France
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez
United Nations
Anthony Eden
General Council of Britain
Cooler Air Is Forecast Across Pennsylvania
The leading edge of cooler air would move eastward tonight across Pennsylvania. Thunderstorms were expected before the front arrives, with temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s and high humidity. The cool front would end the showers bring fair skies lower temperatures and less humidity.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Classified Ads and Community Notes Preview
A compact glimpse of local listings with sections for radio and TV ads, comics, society notes, church items, obituaries, theater notices, and want ads. Includes editorial and society references as part of the community page.
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Foss
United States to lodge formal protest over China attack
Washington announced a formal protest against Communist China for shooting down a Navy patrol plane and its 16 crew members off the China mainland. The State and Defense Departments demand damages for loss of life and the aircraft, with a precise amount to be calculated before delivery, date uncertain.
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Washington
United States
China
State and Defense Departments
Navy
Red Kina
Peiping
State Department
Defense Department
Red China
Signs and driving cautions on a hot eighty two day
Pay heed to speed warnings and traffic signals as you drive. The poem warns that ignoring signs leads to hospitalization, notes heavy loads on roads, and urges careful travel on a hot eighty two degree day with many people abroad.
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New Castle News
New City
Edwin M. McBride
Paul J. Cuba
Cumberland
Daily Weather Report
NATO
San Rafael
Richmond San Raefel
San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bossert, Bessemer Limestone
York
Ike
York County
Johnny Pappas
Ben Franklin
Brink
Miles
Orb
T & Mars
Mill
Tennessee
Clinton, Tenn
W. F. Middlebrooks
William Sexton
Suez Committee
Robert Gordon Menzies
Cairo Dispatches
Dulles
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