Westinghouse Strike Ends At East Pittsburgh Plant
The CIO electrical workers at 28 Westinghouse plants end a time study dispute with Local 601 at East Pittsburgh voting to return to work. The union seeks a substantial pay increase of about 18 to 22 cents an hour, with wage talks recessed until next Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh
CIO Electrical
Westinghouse Electric Corp
East Pittsburgh
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
County Fences Fade Out As Route 19 Find Noted
Pa New notes few old rail fences remain in the county with one along Route 19 north of Harlansburg found recently. Dust from dustier fields marks dry conditions. Residents warned fires can spread to grass. 15 mph school zones rise as safety push. Enon Valley Co adds to building in prep for dial switch next spring. Homes rush to completion before cold weather. new cellar work observed in Enon Valley.
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Pa Newe
Route 19
Harlansburg
Enon Valley Telephone Co
Enon
Dail Telephone
Enon Valley
Daily Weather Report Forecast Mostly Sunny Warm
Mostly sunny and warm today with high near 82. Fair and mild tonight with low around 60. Saturday remains sunny and warm with possible scattered afternoon thundershowers. River stage about 5.5 feet. No precipitation reported. Weather stats compare with last year showing higher temperatures today.
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United States
Two Americans Freed From China Return Home
Two American captives, Rev Harold W Rigney of Chicago and Walter A Rickett of Seattle, were deported from Communist China after more than four years in prison. Rigney spoke of solitary confinement in the final weeks and expressed happiness to be back, while Rickett, alert and voluble, hinted others would soon follow.
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Hong Kong
INS
Peiping
China
Freedom Today
Harold W. Rigney
Fof
Chicago
Walter A. Rickett
Seattle
Rickett
Red Police
Rigney
Vatican
Adele
United Press
Hurricane Ione Threatens Florida Coast as Change of Pace System
United Press reports sea breezes cleared Los Angeles fog but a changeable hurricane named Ione raced in the Atlantic near the Caribbean, threatening the Florida coast. Forecasters noted rapid fluctuations in intensity as Ione wandered hundreds of miles offshore, with officials watching closely for a potential Florida strike.
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Vy United Press
California
Atlantic
Florida
Los Agelinos
Los Angeles
Ione
Paul Moore
Miami Weather Bureau
Four Alarm Philadelphia Fire Routs Downtown Firm
A four alarm blaze in a three story downtown Philadelphia building injured about 20 firemen and forced evacuations from a toy distributor and a school uniform maker. The fire began in the basement at 21 North 7th Street, with about 10 workers escaping to the street and 15 more led out by police. Damage to stock was estimated at $70,000 by Kurt Muldauer.
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Philadelphia
INS
North 7Th St
Kurt Muldauer
Two Kansas Farmers Missing in Abandoned Mine Near Georgetown
Rescue parties searched a 6000 foot shaft for Kansas farmers Glenn Dew and Melvin Leblowe of Ulysses. They entered the mine Thursday seeking uranium and have not been seen since. Authorities reported little hope for their survival as nightlong efforts continued with floodlights and oxygen.
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Georgetown
Colo
Kansas
Glenn Dew
Melvin Leblow
Ulysses
Kan
Soviet Premier Bulganin Reported Quite Sick
Former Finnish foreign minister Reinhold Svento said Bulganin is quite sick but not dangerously ill after a Finland Soviet talks meeting in Moscow. He cited Russian officials for the health update during the talks.
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Moscow
Reinhold Svento
Nikolai Bulganin
Svento
Bulganin
Utility Union Still Awaits Authorization
International authorization for a strike by CIO Utility Workers Local 140 at Penn Power has not been granted. Everett McCracken, local president, said the process requires approval from international president Joseph A. Fisher. No union meetings were scheduled, and mediation with the company has ceased after several talks with federal mediators failed to resolve the dispute.
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International
Cio-Utility
Penn Power Company
Everett McCracken
Joseph A. Fisher
McCracken
Dulles Returns From Canada Amid Busy Diplomatic Schedule
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles returns to Washington from a two week Duck Island Lake Ontario vacation to face a packed timetable. He plans sessions at the United Nations General Assembly in New York and an American Australia New Zealand Defense Council meeting, with travel to Ottawa for trade talks with Canadian officials.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Duck Island
Lake Ontario
Lodge
New York
New Zealand Defense Council
Dulles
Ottawa
Tragic Fall at Philadelphia Subway Rail Station
An unidentified young woman died after falling onto the 8th and Market Street subway track while searching for a dropped earring. Naval apprentice Donald C. Connors was burned and injured attempting a rescue, struck by an electric shock near the pillar. The handbag showed a Camden address and beauty culture school papers. She died at Jefferson Hospital.
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Philadelphia
INS
8Th and
Market Sts
Donald C. Connors
Naval Aviation
Camden
Jefferson Hospital
Adenauer Declares DGA as Sole German Representatives
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told reporters in Bonn that his government remains the sole true representatives of the German nation. He asserted 90 percent of East and West Germans back his stance, and supported restoring diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union to secure war prisoner releases.
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Tom Agoston
Bonn
INS
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Adenauer
Moscow
Heinrich von Brentano
Christian Democratic Party
Otto
Grotewohl
Wilhelm) Pieck
Hayes Heads Masonic Vets Commander of Legion of Honor
Ralph B. Hayes of Neshannock township was elected and installed as Commander of the Legion of Honor, a group of Valley of New Castle Consistory veterans. Elected with him were John Butterworth and C Leroy Martin as senior and junior vice commanders, with officers including Lawrence Cromie and Earl H Forney. Past Commanders Sampson and McFeaters installed. Hayes announced committees and appointed Howard M Tindal as adjutant.
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Ralph B. Hayes
Neshannock Township
Legion of Honor
Valley of New Castle
John Butterworth
C. Leroy Martin
Lawrence Cromie
Earl H. Forney
Charles A. Gee, Jr
A. Lewis Conn
Carl E. Turner
William J. Birt
C. C. Sweesey
Harold L. Sampson
Harry L. McFeaters
Hayes
Howard M. Tindal
Steel official John Hulst dies at 83 in Grand Rapids
Netherlands native John Hulst, 83, longtime U S Steel executive, dies at his home in Grand Rapids. He emigrated in 1874 with his parents, rose from draftsman to vice president, and retired in July 1952 after 40 years with U S Steel and affiliates.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
John Hulst
U. S. Steel Corp
Hulst
United States
U. S. Steel
For Sale Play Pen and Baby Items Ad Notice
Mrs. Kenneth Brenneman advertises a used play pen and pad and baby crib for sale at 1506 West State Street. After a canceled insert and about 15 calls the first buyer purchased the play pen. dial OL 2 8762 to inquire and OL 8 8511 to place ads in the paper.
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Kenneth Brenneman
State St
Revolts Reported Against Peron Across Argentina
State radio said revolts erupted at several interior points including Cordoba and Curuz Cuatia in Corrientes with some naval garrisons involved. Loyal forces proclaimed control and a state of siege while urging calm as authorities promise to maintain public tranquility. The uprising followed a Navy led rebellion three months earlier.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Cordoba
Curuzo Cuatia
Corrientes
Peron
Leader Denounces Eisenhower as Political Freak in Speech
Gov George M. Leader assailed President Eisenhower with strong rhetoric in Los Angeles, likening him to a political freak and declaring Democrats will abandon a soft approach in the 1956 campaign. He urged tougher Democratic opposition at $100-a-plate rallies in California.
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Douglas Diltz
United Press
Los Angeles
George M
Eisenhower
America
Pennsylvania
Truman
George Washington
San Francisco
Polio Fatality Hits Erie Expectant Mother at 26
A bulbar polio attack killed 26 year old Mrs Joseph P Abbitt just hours before she was due to deliver. The Erie woman was found dead in bed by her husband and becomes the citys third polio death this year.
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Erie
Ins
Joseph P. Abbitt
Lake City
Charge Supposed Auto Accident Murder Case
Preble county authorities build a case against 17 year old Kenneth Bowman for allegedly killing his parents and burning their bodies. Investigations show the blaze was confined inside the car and not the engine area. Harald Bowman died from a shotgun wound. Maybelle Bowman is believed to have died in the fire. Kenneth Bowman was lightly burned and sent to Miami Valley hospital.
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Eaton, C
INS
Preble County
Kenneth Bowman
Bowmans
Dayton
Harald C. Bowman
Maybelle
Kenneth
Young Bowman
Miami Valley Hospital
Harold Bowman
Draft Calls to Take Jump in Navy Men
Washington reports draft calls will rise to 20,000 in November doubling current rate due to Navy use of Selective Service for first time since World War II. Navy will draft 10,000 in November and 56,000 by next June. Army 10,000 in November. Air Force may face draft later. no plans stated.
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Washington
Navy
Defense Department
Army
Air Force
Flying Service
Sea of Ground Forces
Stassen Flies To Denver For Talk With President
Harold E. Stassen flew to Denver to brief President Eisenhower on UN disarmament talks and seek guidance on negotiating with the Soviets. They planned to discuss strategy for gaining UN General Assembly endorsement of the arms blueprint exchange proposal between the United States and Russia.
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Denver
INS
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
United Nations
Denver White House
UN General Assembly
U. S
Russia
Faure to unveil Morocco peace plan with self rule
Paris sources say Premier Edgar Faure will announce a Morocco peace plan within 48 hours. The plan reportedly grants Moroccans self rule while replacing Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa with a throne council of three until a nationalist government forms.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
Morocco
Faure
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Rene Coty
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Arafa
Rodney Brodie Celebrating His Fourth Birthday
Rodney Dee Brodie, first head joined Siamese twin to survive separation, celebrates his fourth birthday in Chicago at the Illinois Research and Educational Hospital. His parents Royt and Mrs Brodie of Ferris Alabama will join the celebration. Rodney was separated from twin Roger Lee on December 17, 1953, in a historic operation. Roger died a month later. Rodney recovered from a cranial hemorrhage and is now described as a normal four year old and quite spirited.
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Chicago
Rodney Dee Brodie
Rodney
Illinois Research and Educational Hospital
Royt Brodie
Ferris, al
Roger Lee
Roger
Obituary Swell: Portersville, Shenango, Ellwood City Victims
Death notices list Robert J. Lawrence 72 of Portersville R D1 William Finney 70 Shenango township Mrs Edna Kingston 66 Ellwood City and Mrs Anna Mary Shaffer 64 Pulaski dated Friday September 16 1955 all listed with ages and locales.
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Robert J. Lawrence
R. D
Portersville
William Finney
Shenango Township
Edna Kingston
Eilwood City
Anna Mary Shaffer
Pulaski
East German delegation heads to Moscow for conference
East German Premier Otto Grotewohl leads a delegation to Moscow to meet Soviet leaders in a crucial conference. The talks aim to discredit West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and cement Germany's division for years. The Soviet leadership refuted Adenauer’s claim to speak for all Germany and highlighted the East German role in prisoner releases promised in exchange for ties.
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Germany
Moscow
Konrad Adenauer
Kenneth Brodney
U. P
Weekend forecast for Pennsylvania shows mixed showers
The outlook calls for warm, fair weather overall with a high pressure trend in lower Canada. Western counties face showers and thunderstorms, while eastern regions expect sun with no rainfall on Saturday and Sunday. Maximum temperatures should reach the 70s and 80s, cooling to 50s and 60s at night.
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Pennsylvania
Lower
Canada
Weather Bureau
Inside Todays News Page Radio TV Sports
Fragmentary notice lists sections and contact numbers for this edition. No readable events or names present to summarize a specific story.
Two Men Named Arthur Mometer Share Odd Fortunes
A riddle-like note contrasts two men both called Arthur Mometer. One is financially poor yet happy, with a large circle of friends and a warm home. The other, despite wealth, keeps to himself, only a pile of gold as his fortune, celebrated as seventy-nine today.
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Snewe Ve L
Daily Weather Report
Marvin Stone
LNS
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New Castle
Charles Brown
Volant
Stassen
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Otto Grotewohl
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
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Snsas
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