India Backs Arab Cause in Middle East Crisis
In New Delhi Nehru pledges sympathy with Arab nations and opposes Western guardianship in the Middle East. In New York Norway proposes a U N backed plan with U A R engagement, while India urges withdrawal of U S and British forces and supports Arab self determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Sims
New Delhi
India
Middle East
Nehru
Eisenhower
United Nations, N.Y
Norway
United Arab Republic
Hans Engen
U.A.R
Mahmoud Fawzi
U. N. General Assembly
U. N
West
Mideast
Jordan
Lebanon
Nasser
Nehu
Isral
Irving man jailed after shooting neighbor during elopement feud
James Sistrunk 89 of Irving Texas surrendered after firing a rifle at Coy Herrin 50 in his front yard over the elopement of Sistrunk's stepdaughter Patty 16 and Herrin's son Eugene 18. Herrin was hospitalized in good condition. Sistrunk said he did not intend to shoot. He faces assault to murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
James Pierce Sistrunk
Irving
Tex
Carpenter
Hubert Herrin
Herrin
Sistrunk
Patty
Eugene
Gene
Dexter
N. M
Earl E. Ball
Irving Sanitation Department
Kierdorf Surrenders After Two-Week Manhunt
Kierdorf, a missing former Teamsters official sought in his nephew Frank Kirdorf’s torch death, gave himself up to Asst. Prof. George Taylor in Pontiac Michigan. The 68 year old ex convict faced a silencer possession charge and claimed he had no role in the fatal fire. He said he was sick and planned a formal statement after meeting his attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Mich
Herman Kierdorf
Teamsters Union
Frank Kirdorf
George Taylor
Taylor
Kierdorf
Congress Sees Last Week Of Session In 85th Congress
Congress and the Senate expect the final week of the 85th Congress to hinge on major actions. Key items include a $3.518 billion foreign aid bill and debt limit raise to $288 billion. The House aims to pass 35 rules suspension bills including the Kennedy Ives labor control and housing measures. Johnson forecasts adjournment by midweek if debates don’t extend. Senate also may vote on W Wilson White for civil rights division head and spar over school integration research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
W. Wilson White
Justice Department
White
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Miss Mostoller Injured in Ocean City Car Crash
Betsy Mostoller fifteen of Friedens RD 1 suffered a brain hemorrhage and head concussion in a two car collision in downtown Ocean City New Jersey. She was taken off the critical list at Sommers Point hospital on Saturday. Her father John H Mostoller owner of the Hi Way supermarket chain drove the car and was not hurt. A sidewalk pedestrian child broke a leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Mostoller
Friedens
RD 1
Ocean City
N. J
Sommers Point Hospital
Betsy
John H. Mostoller
Hi-Way
Mostoller
Somerset
Amy Lutz
Paul Lutz
Sally Driscoll
Edward Driscoll
Riot at Collins Bay Penitentiary in Kingston
Prisoners rioted during recreation at Collins Bay penitentiary in Kingston Ontario. Five buildings burned as guards used firearms to quell the outbreak. One guard suffered head injuries, another prisoner was shot in the leg. Police army and provost units aided in restoring order and returned 400 inmates to their cells by 4 p.m. The disturbance began during the morning athletic period when inmates clashed with guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Ont
Collins Bay Penitentiary
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Army Provost
Zuni firefighting crew joins Glacier Park blaze battle
A 100 member Zuni Indian firefighting crew from Albuquerque joined volunteers to help control Glacier National Park's 1300 acre fire. Their addition raised the total fighting the blaze to 450. Nearby Moscow Pravda notes Yakob M Lomakin, 53, a counsellor at the Soviet Embassy in Peiping, died after a long illness. Philadelphia fire destroys a five story building near Old Christ Church but the shrine remained safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glacier Park, Mont
Albuquerque
N. M
Glacier National Park
Moscow
Pravda
Yakob M. Lomakin
Peiping
Philadelphia
Old Christ Church
Meyersdale Woman's Car Crashes Into a Tree
A Meyersdale woman, Pauline Landis 58, drove off Legislative Route 55036 six miles south of Berlin and crashed into a tree. She sustained a broken arm and facial injuries and was listed in satisfactory condition at Somerset Community Hospital. An estimate of vehicle damage was not available.
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Berlin
Pauline Landis
Meyersdale
Somerset Community Hospital
Unemployed man held in extortion plot against Beeghly family
John T. Casey Jr., 38, of Youngstown, an unemployed typewriter salesman, is jailed on extortion charges after allegedly trying to extort $50,000 from Charles M. Beeghly and his family. FBI tracked notes and calls, with a payoff planned near the Ohio Turnpike Interchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, Ohio
Mahoning County
John T. Casey, Jr
Youngstown
U. S
Willam Dornan
Casey
FBI
Ohio Turnpike
Charles M. Beeghly
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Beeghly
Leon A. Beeghly
Standard Slag Co
Charles Beeghly
Ohio
Turnpike
Hall withdraws from New York governor race
Leonard W. Hall withdrew from the Republican nomination for New York governor saying he is a realist and will not seek the post. He left three rivals: Nelson Rockefeller, Walter Mahoney, and Paul Williams as Rochester convention nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
Hall
Rochester
N. Y
Big Oyster Bay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Senate
Walter J. Mahoney
U. S. Atty
Paul W. Williams
Averell Harriman
Saw Blade Injures Fritz Richard Fritz at Barn
Fritz Richard Fritz, 26, of Friedens RD 1, was treated for a right wrist laceration at Somerset Community hospital Saturday after a saw blade fell from its storage place in his barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Fritz
Friedens, RD 1
Somerset Community Hospital
Pre School Bus Inspection Initiated by State Police
State police launched the annual pre school bus inspection in Somerset county starting today and will run through August 22. About 200 buses will be inspected for new front and rear stop lights along with standard safety equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Nationalists Hold Key Quemoy Island Against Reds
Quemoy remains in Nationalist hands with about 45 000 troops pinning down Communist forces opposite Fukien. The island serves as a frontline base for Chiang Kai shek's propaganda and could trigger broader war in the Formosa Strait if attacked. The United States under mutual defense vows could intervene if Formosa security is endangered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quemoy
Red
China
Chiang Kaishek
Fukien
Formosa Strait
United States
Formosa
U. S
Matsu Island
Que
Moon rocket explodes after launch at Cape Canaveral
America's first moon rocket failed 77 seconds after blast off as debris rained into the Atlantic. The 88 foot launcher viewed by hundreds of spectators blew at 50 000 feet. Officials expect another lunar probe no earlier than Sept 14.
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Vern Haugland
Jack King
Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Air Force
United States
Free World
Earth
Russia
Missile Test Center
Gold Medallion Home Draws 1200 Weekend Visitors
A new electrically wired Gold Medallion home by Paul E Lowry of Friedens RD 1 drew over 1200 visitors weekend and Sunday at Cannell Drive. C G Munzer demonstrated touch plate lighting while Ruth Bovria and Lowry staffed the registration desk. The interior featured a shining kitchen closets baths and furnishings by Penn Furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Village
Cannell Drive
Paul E. Lowry
Friedens
RD 1
C. G. Munzer
Penn Electric Co
Johnstown
Ruth Bovria
Penelec Company
Lowry
Penn Furniture Company
Somerset
Medallion
Widow Dies When Car Hit Trailer rear on Turnpike
A Montgomery County widow, Jean E Bochnowecz of Conshohocken, died from a crushed skull after her car rammed the rear of a tractor trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Somerset. Driver Joseph Richer Jr and passenger Barbara Richer were injured. the truck driver Louis Roy Taylor was unhurt. An octogenarian in another crash was reported injured as state police investigated in Stonycreek Township. An inquest for the fatality will be held later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Somerset
Jean E. Bochnowecz
Conshohocken
Joseph Richter, Jr
Barbara
Somerset Community Hospital
Louis Roy Taylor
Detroit
Mich
Stonycreek Township
Robert H. Halverson
Washington, D. C
Laurel Hill
Frank Carter
Rockwood School Opens August 25 for All Joint Districts
All Rockwood joint schools start the term Monday August 25 on the same schedule as last year. Bus routes remain unchanged. New assignments include Blanche Bowman teaching third and fourth grade at Walters, Alice Fullem teaching first grade at Kingwood, and Eleanor Romesberg teaching seventh grade. Early dismissal two hours on opening day for a teachers meeting.
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Rockwood
Blanche Bowman
Walters School
Alice Fullem
Kingwood
Eleanor Romesberg
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UAR
Mid East
William N. Oatis
Fawzi
Engen
U. N. Secretariat
Britain
Dag Hammarskjold
Donald C. Weeks
Portland
Robert V. Cox
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chapel Hill
N. C
Edward M. Smith
Silver Spring
Marvin M. Lowry
Moultrie
Edwards
Congress
Ontario
Vic
Bulletins
Fritz
Cape
Roy W. Johnson
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Army
Johnson
Kittyhawk
Bernard A. Schriever
Ballistic Missiles
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