East German Soviet Pact Near Unification Push
Moscow reports say Soviet and East German leaders will approve a pact solidifying ties with Russia and the Warsaw Pact, putting East Germany on the same legal basis as West Germany and edging toward unification talks. Also noted is I Bevan Griffiths turning 99 at 523 West Washington St, with daughter Olivia Griffiths nearby.
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Moscow
East Germany
Russia
West Germany
Britain
France
United States
Otto Grotewohl
NATO
Grotewohl
I. Bevan Griffiths
West Washington St
Mr. Griffiths
West Side
Olivia Griffiths
Firemen Battle Dump Fire on Cascade Street
East side residents watched as city firefighters fought a large blaze at Cascade Street dump where rubber tires fed the flames. Fire crews worked from shortly after 7 PM until well past midnight. A downtown motorist was seen manipulating a No Parking sign and leaving a nickel in a parking meter.
Daily Weather Report Forecasts Warm Sunny Day
Mostly sunny and warm today with highs 85 to 90. Tonight parts of the east may turn cloudy and windy with occasional rain. Low 55 to 63. Not as warm Tuesday. US weather data show 24 hour max 92 min 57 with heavy dew and river stage 5.5 feet.
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United States
Plans For 1956 Party Conventions In Chicago And San Francisco
Republican and Democratic leaders in Chicago and San Francisco outlined ground rules for the 1956 conventions and campaigns. Democrats invited former federal agricultural officials to frame the farm crisis as key ammunition for the bid. Debates over seating Southern delegates and a loyalty oath for delegates were also discussed by a special advisory committee.
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Chicago
San Francisco
American Missionary Freed in Joint Birthday Return
Levi A. Lovegren of Seattle was released by Communist China after signing a fake spy confession he later retracted. He crossed the border at 1:02 a.m. EDT and noted the gesture came on his 67th birthday, as his wife and daughter Mildred awaited near the border for a celebration.
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Hong Kong
China
Levi A. Lovegren
Seattle
Wash
Reds
Mildred
Kiwanis Convention Opens in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania District Kiwanis International opened its four day 38th annual convention in Philadelphia with a welcome from Mayor Joseph Glark. Henry J. Remisegger of the Philadelphia Kiwanis Club spoke as district members from 209 clubs attended the opening session. Tuesday featured luncheon golf tournament and district governor’s ball.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Kiwanis ‘International
Joseph
Glark
Henry J. Remisegger
Philadelphia Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Child Falls From Window In Second Story Accident
Sharon Richards aged two of 711 Court Street was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital at 11 Sunday for a fracture of the arm after falling from a second story window of her home.
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Sharon Richards
Court St
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Peron Resignation Crisis Deepens as Rebels Rally
A Buenos Aires revolt expands with the 2nd Army, navy flotilla from Puerto Belgrano, and air bases Mercedes and Tandil joining. Rebels threaten to bombard the capital unless President Juan D. Peron resigns by noon, raising the chance of a large scale coup across land sea and air.
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United Press
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Plaza de Mayo
Government House
Juan Peron
Peron
Plate River
Montevideo
Uruguay
Juan D. Peron
Mercedes
San Luis
Tandil
Puerto Belgrano
River Plate
Cornerstone For St Joseph School Blessed In Ceremony
Work begun last April to build the St Joseph church and temporary school reached completion with the blessing of the cornerstone. Rev J A Byrne of Ellwood City blessed the coffer contents in a Cascade Seaman St. ceremony. Addresses were given by Rev C H Becker and Rev D DeBlasio. Rev Thomas Smith assisted.
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St. Joseph Church
Seaman St
J. A. Byrne
Ellwood City
C. H. Becker
D. DeBlasio
St. Lucy Church
Mahoningtown
Thomas Smith
New Castle News
Cornerstone
St. Joseph School
Seaman Street
Cascade
Byrne
Jet Fighter Crash Kills Five Near Tokyo
A US F-80 jet fighter on a test flight crashed into a residential district near Yokota air base outside Tokyo, killing five people including two Japanese men and two Japanese women. The pilot also died. identity withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Yokota Air Base
US Takes Drastic Action to Avert Defense Breach
Secretary of State John Foster acts to avert a threatened breach in the European defense system as Washington responds to a looming crisis. The move is disclosed by Howard Handleman, INS chief Washington correspondent.
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Howard Handleman
Ln.s
Washington
INS
John Foster
German Reunification Discussed By Diplomats
American British French and German diplomats met at the State Department to study German unification and European security. They aim to propose security treaty ideas with Russia and possibly other Iron Curtain states for presentation to the Big Four and German Foreign Minister Brentano ahead of a Geneva ministers meeting. Douglas MacArthur chairs the working party.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
State Department
Geneva
United States
Heinrich von Brentano
New York
Douglas MacArthur
John Foster Dulles
Two Men Face Wolf Whistle Murder Trial In Mississippi
In Sumner Mississippi the trial of J W Milam and Roy Bryant for the kidnapping and slaying of Emmett Till began in a crowded courtroom. The defendants 36 and 24 appeared confident facing charges that could bring the death penalty in the Mississippi gas chamber.
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John Herbers
United Press
Sumner
Miss
Mississippi
J. W. Milam
Roy Bryant
Emmett Till
Chicago
Milan
C. Sidney Carlton
Milam
Bryant
Gerald Chatham
FBI
Robert B. Smith
Hugh White
Deaths List Names and Ages Across Local Homes
A death record item lists Blanche Davies 84 of 1028 W Washington St Emma Irwin 76 of Youngstown Rhys Wynder 28 of 307 W Orlando Ave Charles Campbell 71 of 740 Butler Ave William Koehner 73 of Ellwood City Steve Suten 79 of Zelienople Jennie Tau 91 of Zelienople E W Jarret 614 W North t Emma Mellvenny 500 Neshannock Blvd.
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Blanche Davies
Washington St
Emma Irwin
Youngstown
Rhys Wynder
W. Orlando
Charles Edward Campbell
Butler Ave
William H. Koehner
R.D
Ellwood City
Steve Suten
Zelienople
Jennie Samantha Tau
E. W. Jarret
North T
Hilda Hits Mexican Coast Near Tampico With 125 MPH Winds
Hurricane Hilda struck the coast near Tampico with winds up to 125 mph and high tides along a 150 mile stretch. Contact with Tampico was lost early this morning as the storm moved west-northwest. Heavy rains were forecast to reach the lower Rio Grande valley and possibly into the lower Pecos Valley in Texas.
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Mexico City
INS
Mexican
Tampico
Weather Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
Pecos Valley
Edward Plateau
Texas
Hilda
Isle of de Lobos
Girl Killed After Moonlight Fall From 180-Foot Cliff
Ruby Shorts a 15 year old from Union City Pa and Ralph Blaser 46 of Edinboro Pa died when they fell from a 180 foot cliff into Elk Creek near Girard while a carload of companions waited in a lonely Gudgeonville area. Police said the death appeared accidental but an investigation was ordered.
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Erie
Ruby Shorts
Union City
Elk Creek
Girard
Ralph Blaser
Edinboro
Blaser
St. Vincents Hospital
Fatally Injured As Car Hits Tree in Hanover
Edwin J. Sneeringer, 23, of Hanover was fatally injured when a car he rode in left the road and struck a tree north of Hanover Sunday night. The vehicle was driven by his brother Richard, 21.
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Hanover
Edwin J. Sneeringer
Sneeringer
Richard
Hurricane Ione blazes ashore with 120 mph winds in NC
North Carolina endures Hurricane Ione with 120 mile per hour winds striking from Morehead City to New Bern, flooding coastlines and disrupting communications as the storm moves toward Norfolk. No deaths or injuries reported initially, but outages loom as the system advances.
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Morehead City
N. C
North Carolina
Seaboard
Esaport
Norfolk
Ione
New Bern
Hurricane May Bring Rain
Hurricane Jone moves along the Atlantic coast and is expected to bring gale winds to eastern Pennsylvania tonight. Heavy rain accompanies the winds as they shift northwest late today and tomorrow. Central and western Pennsylvania will see windy, cloudy weather with showers, while the eastern and southeast areas bear most of the storm. Philadelphia should escape the full force with clearing by tomorrow afternoon and temperatures in the 70s for Wednesday.
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United Press
Jone
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Ellwood Obituary Featured In Today's Classifieds
Ellwood obituary appears among today's notices with biographical highlights and service details. Readers find timing and local organizations connected to the deceased, along with family names and burial information.
Yankees Rally For Likely Series Win As Season Near End
The text notes the Yankees surge in September as the hot streak resumes and suggests Cleveland is slipping, with the Yankees favored for the series as the season nears its end and the score marked at eighty two.
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Yankees
Cleveland
Yanks
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Emma R. Mellvenny
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