NATO Braces as Greek Turkish Crisis Surges Over Cyprus
The North Atlantic Council held a secret emergency session in Paris to review the Greek Turkish Cyprus crisis. Officials warned the violence threatens NATO's Middle East front but expect Greece and Turkey to unite against outside threats amid riots in Izmir and Salonika and the transfer of Greek officers and families to Greece.
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Paris
North Atlantic Council
Cyprus
NATO
Lord Ismay
Mediterranean
Middle East
Turkey
Greece
Allied
Europe
Izmir
Smyrna
U.S
George W. Reed Jr
Salonika
First Day of School Sparks City Hopes and Local Updates
Excitement fills downtown as pupils begin a new year with best attire. Residents note arbors declining, mailbox house numbers aid routing, and leaves are not swept into streets. Taggart stadium ready for Red Hurricane opener Friday. pollen hits 845, highest in 20 years.
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Taggart
Red Hurricane
Daily Weather Report Sunny and cool with warm Friday
Sunny and cool today with a high between 64 and 76 depending on location. Clear tonight with frost in the northeast and lows around 45 to 50. Friday looks sunny and warmer. 24 hour period ends at 7 am shows max 84 min 39. River stage 5.6 feet. Last year same date had max 82 min 60 and 29 inches precipitation.
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United States
Miss Alabama Leads Early In Miss America Contest
Miss Alabama Patty Byrd Huddleston advances in the Miss America contest as a cold hits rival Patricia, threatening her Verdi aria rendition. Lily Mae Caldwell, sponsor from the Birmingham News, notes Huddleston’s early head start and Crowded pageantry soon continues.
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Harmon W. Nichols
United Press
Atlantic City
Patty Byrd Huddleston
Lily Mae Caldwell
Birmingham News
Patricia
Lily Mae
Further Delay On State Taxes Plan Is Certain
Harrisburg observes ongoing partisan deadlock over Pennsylvania taxes as the 1955 General Assembly nears adjournment. Gov. George M. Leader and leaders from both parties show no compromise plan to replace the failed income tax, with talks having collapsed during August recess.
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Lloyd R. Rochelle
United Press
Harrisburg
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
John S. Fine
George M
Death notices from September 8 1955
John W. Miller age 68 of 1708 E Washington St. Fanny Levine age 74 of 23 E Reynolds St. Matthew Bender age 49 of Ellwood City. Mrs William J Nagel age 72 of Ellwood City.
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John W. Miller
Washington St
Fanny Levine
E. Reynolds St
Matthew Bender
Ellwood City
William J. Nagel
Battle Against Forest Fires Still Rages in California
United Press reports California’s heat and tinder-dry conditions dampened by storms in Texas while firefighters battled ongoing blazes in forests and brush areas. Yreka and a Sequoia grove faced threats as crews fought to control the flames amid limited progress elsewhere.
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United Press
California
Texas
Yreka
Miami
Fla
Los Angeles
Plane Crash at Burbank Airport Kills Two
A DC3 passenger plane carrying 25 people crashed on takeoff at Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank. Police said the aircraft struck a hangar at the north end of the field and burst into flames. The plane, identified as a Great Lakes Airlines craft operated by Transcontinental Airways under lease, had two fatalities reported.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed Air Terminal
Great Lakes Airlines
Transcontinental Airlines
Two Men Die In Cleveland Fire At Franklin Recreation
A $75,000 blaze destroyed the Franklin Recreation and Bowling Alleys in Cleveland. Two maintenance men, Joseph J. Treacy of New Jersey and James G. Proffitt of Detroit, were burned to death. A fireman suffered minor injuries when brick collapsed. Eighteen units fought the fire. the cause is undetermined. A cash drawer theft of $7.60 was noted.
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Franklin Recreation
Cleveland
Joseph J. Treacy
New Jersey
James G. Proffitt
Detroit
Steve Starynchak
Proffitt
Starynchak
Harold Stanton
Lutheran Hospital
Elmer Cain
Congressman's Detention Sparks US Soviet Visa Debate
Rep Joe Holt urges stricter limits on Soviet visitors after he was detained at gunpoint in a Moscow suburb on Aug 31 during his 15 day tour of Leningrad Moscow and Kiev. He calls for a formal State Department protest and a curtailment of Soviet delegations if no satisfactory explanation or apology is issued.
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James F. Donovan
United Press
Washington
Joe Holt
State Department
Russia
Holt
Leningrad
Moscow
Kiev
Hol
United States
Jameson Nursing Grads Receive Diplomas
Eighteen young women completed training at Jameson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and were graduated with exercises at George Washington Junior High School. Dr Wilbur E Flannery urged pursuit of higher education and called nursing a career of love and service. He spoke of the pearl of great price in service to the sick and injured and the need for dedicated nurses. Roger W Rowland, hospital board president, was noted as part of the event.
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New Castle News
Jameson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
George Washington Junior High School
Gayle Ann Anderson
Joan Lorene Surrena
Doris J. Meister
Patricia A. Kerr
Lucille M. Palumbo
Evelyn A. Zemla
Barbara J. Orris
Elizabeth A. Kirk
Jeanne J. Barr
Pearl E. Thomas
Hazel L. Kildoo
Wilbur E. Flannery
Roger W. Rowland
Jameson Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
Find Another 320 Ransom Bill in Quincy Ill
Quincy Illinois residents aid the Greenlease ransom hunt as a Quincy housewife finds a $20 bill from the hoard. Mrs Fred Gehring notes the serial number matching the transom bills printed in a newspaper advancing the investigation.
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Quincy
Ill
Quincy, Ill
Midwest
Fred Gehring
Barbed wire fence urged to halt new fighting
The Western Big Three ask the United Nations Security Council to approve a physical barrier along the Egyptian Israeli border to separate armed forces and curb further clashes. The plan cites Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns truce supervision recommendations as the council convenes in New York.
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Bruce W. Munn
United Press
United Nations
N.Y
United Nations Security Council
United States
Britain
France
Palestine
Russia
Eisenhower
E. L. M. Burns
U.N. Palestine
State Highway Worker Killed by Live Wire
John W. Miller age 68 of 1708 E Washington St died in Ellwood City when a 8320 volt wire struck and he was electrocuted while operating a traveling crane on Legislative Route 37012. The boom knocked wires down at noon and Miller, after borrowing a screwdriver, stepped on the live wire behind the crane.
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John W. Miller
E. Washington St
Wayne Township
Bridge St
Ellwood City
Miller
Penn Power Company
Mr. Miller
George Fobes
Japanese Minister Denies Overseas Deployment Pledge
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Shigemitsu denying any commitment to send Japanese troops abroad for Asian defense. Washington sources and the U S State Department say no pledge was made to deploy Japanese forces overseas.
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Tokyo
Shigemitsu
Washington
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Japan
U. S. State Department
Longshoremen Strike Could Extend From New York
New York longshoremen kept the Port of New York idle amid threats to spread the walkout to the East and Gulf coasts if grievances with the waterfront commission are not resolved. The International Longshoremen's Association met to decide whether 20 000 stevedores would defy a court order to return to work. Justice S Di Falco issued a temporary restraining order blocking the strike at the request of 170 shipping companies seeking damages of 1 million dollars for alleged contract violations. A hearing was set for Friday.
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Patrick Carr
United Press
New York
East
Gulf
Waterfront Commission
International Longshoremens Assn
Independent
S. Samuel di Falco
Lorder
New York Shipping Assa
Commission Ila
Weather to Be Clear And Cool Across Pennsylvania
The Weather Bureau forecast clear, cool weather for Pennsylvania through the weekend as a high pressure ridge moves in from the north. Winds shift east then south, with warmer air returning by Sunday. Day temperatures reach 60s to 70s, nights fall to the 30s in the mountains and 50s elsewhere.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Canada
Hoa Hao Rebels Killed In Indo
Government troops clashed with Hoa Hao rebels in southwest Viet Nam killing 51 and capturing 15 prisoners according to the army. The fighting occurred in two engagements as authorities tightened security in the region.
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Indo
Saigon
Indochina
Viet Om
Adenauer Arrives In Moscow For Five Day Talks
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Moscow with 14 advisers for five days of talks with Soviet leaders on diplomatic and trade questions. The visit aims to normalize relations and discuss German prisoners of war and reunification amidst tight security.
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Moscow
Konrad Adenauer
INS
Bonn
Adenauer
Kremlin
Russia
Westinghouse Plants Taking Strike Votes
Westinghouse Electric Corp faces a company wide strike vote by CIO IUE with about 45,000 members in 27 locals. Several plants have approved strike action while Lima Ohio Jersey City New Jersey workers voted against walking out. Mansfield Ohio failed to reach two thirds needed for a strike.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Westinghouse Electric Corp
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
New Jersey
Ohio
West Virginia
Lima, O
Jersey City
N. J. Works
Mansfield, O
Classified Comics Cross Word Editorial
Obituary and society notes appear alongside theatre listings and sports briefs in the page scan. Local ads request readers to place wants and classifieds via the listed phone numbers.
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Cross Word Editorial
Ellwood
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