Big Three reaffirm resolve to keep Berlin access rights
The foreign ministers of France Britain and the United States plus West German Heinrich von Brentano met at the French foreign office and issued a communique asserting the three powers will maintain their rights and free access to Berlin. They rejected any unilateral repudiation by the Soviet government and said West Germans have no role in the four power statutes.
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Preston Grover
Paris
Big Three
Berlin
France
Britain
United States
Heinrich von Brentano
United Kingdom
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Maurice Couve de Murville
Lloyd
von Brentano
Dulles
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Russia
Lawrence Bids GOP Support Of His Regime
New York message reports Democratic Gov elect David L. Lawrence calling Pennsylvania a two party state and urging GOP and Democratic support. At the Pennsylvania Society dinner he urged cross party cooperation, noting past Republican dominance and inviting business leaders to join in governing for the commonwealth. Attendees included Harold Stassen Edward Martin and James H. Duff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Society
Lawrence
Harold Stassen
Edward Martin Rpa
James H. Duff
U.S
Father of four slain with wife under investigation
In El Cajon California Thomas J Pendergast 39 examined for over seven hours after polygraph tests his alibi tied to the murders of his wife Lois 37 and their four children ages 2 to 9. A 16 year old fugitive Carl Eber from New York State is sought after being identified by the FBI.
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EL Cajon
Calif
Thomas J. Pendergast
San Diego
County Hospital
Joe O’connor
Pendergast
Lois Pendergast
U.S. Coast Guard
Montezuma Canyon
San Diego State College
Tijuana
FBI
Carl Eber
Rochester
N.Y
Trandequoit
David
Thomas
Diane
Allen
Eber
Gas Explosions Tear Apart Old Hotel Kill Six
ALLENTOWN A sequence of gas explosions ripped through a century-old hotel early Sunday killing six spectators on the porch and injuring at least fifteen. Officials warned the toll could have been higher if the first blast had occurred inside the building near Fifth Street and Emmaus Avenue in the Pittsburgh area outskirts.
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Allentown
Mountainville
WaLlening
John Butz
Fifth St
Emmaus Ave
Southwastern Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
George Andresack
Andresack
Veterans Preferential Hiring For Christmas Post Office
Somerst Postmaster George Cassett explains veterans receive preference for temporary Christmas jobs. He notes 10 to 15 extra staff were hired for heavy holiday mail and urges applicants to apply by November 15 and before Thanksgiving to ensure processing.
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Somerset Daily American
Somerset
eGorge Cassett
Cassett
Fire causes no damage at Luteri residence
A 5:45 p.m. Sunday flue fire at 202 West Catherine Street Lawrence Luteri residence caused no damage. Three Somerset fire trucks responded to the alarm.
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Lawrence Luteri
West Catherine Street
Somerset
Eisenhower May Widen Civil Rights Split With Congress
President Eisenhower plans to urge Congress to extend the life of the Civil Rights Commission and confront southern defiance of its subpoenas in Alabama. The move could widen the Democratic split on civil rights as he weighs school integration leadership and possible action in his State of the Union message.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Alabama
White House
Democratic Advisory Council
Nixon
Two-Car Collision Sends Four to Hospital in Friedens
Four area residents were injured in a Route 53 two car crash near Friedens at 9 30 a m Sunday. Donna Lee Pile 17 Bonnie J Shaffer 15 Barbara Shetler 21 and Dean E Shetler subject to hospital care. Shaffer's car and Shetler's car sustained 600 and 400 dollars in damage respectively.
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Friedens
Somerset Community Hospital
Donna Lee Pile
Bonnie J. Shaffer
Barbara Shetler
Dean E. Shetler
Dean Shetler
D. Scott Shaffer
Shaffer
Shetler
Storm Frosts South and Seaboard Heads Up
A wintry storm iced and frosted the South and moved northeast along the Atlantic seaboard. It brought heavy snow from the southern Appalachians to the coast of North Carolina Virginia and Maryland with up to 12 inches on Maryland’s eastern shore. Snow reached Virginia Maryland New Jersey and New York while winds drove subfreezing temps south into Florida. Many highways closed as the Arctic front ended precipitation in the Southeast and Texas saw a 32 degree low. See STORM FROSTS on Page Two.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Dixie
Southland
Appalachians
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
New England
Weather Bureau
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Morgantown
West Virginia
Richmond
Baltimore-Washington
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Wilmington
N. C
Columbia
S.C
Atlanta Ga
Corpus Christi
Tex
Morgan backs cutbacks in arms aid abroad
Congressman Thomas E. Morgan leader of the House foreign affairs committee argues for reducing military aid overseas. He also supports expanding the development loan fund to provide easy-term loans for building foreign economies after hearings by a special watchdog subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Morgan
Development Loan Fund
Lawrence Promises Tough Driving Policy for Pennsylvania
New York report says Governor elect David L. Lawrence will push a strict driver license suspension policy and support radar legalization to enforce speed limits. He spoke at a Pennsylvania Society gathering, noting personal losses from a 1942 accident and pledging life-saving reforms.
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New York
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Society
Russia Claims Super Child as Oldest Living Person Rival
Moscow radio reports Miragalim Nigmatulin, a boy claimed as a “super” child, is under four years old yet weighs 110 pounds and can lift 36 pounds. The lad reportedly weighed 16 pounds at birth and lives south of Kazakhstan in central Asia.
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Moscow
Miragalim Nigmatulin
Kazakhstan
Central Asia
Crack Down On Plans to Cheat Public
Washington officials pledge a federal crackdown on scams that defraud the public. Attorney General Rogers and Postmaster General Summerfield coordinate with U S attorneys and postal inspectors to prosecute schemes using mail or interstate commerce. Four flagrant types are cited, including advance-fee services and exaggerated vending machine profits.
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Washington
UPI
William P. Rogers
Rogers
U.S
Arthur E. Summerfield
Justice Department
Malcolm Anderson
Anderson
Accidents On Turnpike O'er Weekend
Last weekend featured two Pennsylvania turnpike crashes. At 7 p.m. Saturday Elmer E. Surtman 52 of Elkhart Indiana rear ended Nick Lustig 51 of Brooklyn New York near the Donegal interchange. Surtman cited for driving too fast for conditions. Surtman suffered a back injury and his wife Helen bruised. vehicle and trailer damages totaled $1,300. Lustig’s car damaged $800. At 6:45 p.m. Saturday seven miles west of New Stanton interchange a three vehicle collision occurred when John L. Opfer 55 of Loraina Ohio stopped to aid a tire change. Opfer’s car damaged $350. Donald J. Slusse 51 of Pittsburgh assisting had damage to his car. George F. Klockgether 22 of Soldier Iowa struck a guard rail to avoid Opfer.
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Elmer E. Surtman
Elkhart
Ind
Nick Lustig
Brooklyn
N. Y
Surtman
Helen E. Surtman
Lustig
Donegal
New Stanton
John L. Opfer
Loraina
Ohio
Donald J. Slusse
Pittsburgh
Opfer
George F. Klockgether
Iowa
Opfer Auto
Increases Membership to 74 Highest Number Ever
Pope John XXIII presides over a secret consistory to create 23 new cardinals raising the College of Cardinals to 74. The new cardinals come from nine nations including two from the United States, with 13 Italians. The events unfold across Rome from the Consistory Hall to St. Peter's Basilica as cardinals pledge loyalty to the faith.
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Pope John
Frank Brutto
Vatican City
John XXIII
United States
Sixtus V
Tilmilloull
College of Cardinals
Vatican Palace
Clement VIII
John
Rome
Sacred College
Richard James Cushing
Boston
John F. O’hara
Philadelphia
North American
Pontifical College
St. Peter’s Basilica
Catafalque
Litvak to Head Library Week
Bernard Litvak a Philadelphia businessman is named chairman of Library Week in Pennsylvania set for April 12 18 The appointment was announced by Witney North Seymour chairman of the National Book Committee which co sponsors the week with the American Library Association.
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Harrisburg
Bernard Litvak
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Witney North Seymour
National Book Committee
American Library Assn
Historic St. Pauls Church Burns in Summit Station Fire
Historic St. Pauls Church at Summit Station near Shenandoah was destroyed by a fire Saturday. The blaze caused about 75000 dollars in damage to the church building and its contents.
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Shenandoah
St. Paul’s Summerhill Church
Summit Station
Burkett Burned to Death in Home West of Scullion
Clark Burkett 40 died in a fire at his Route 653 house five miles west of Scullion. Firefighters found his mutilated body after extinguishing the blaze. Fire officials and neighbors investigated. no cause yet. The home and contents suffered about 3000 dollars in damage.
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Clark Burkett
Scullion
Burkett
New
Clark Sipe
Sipe
Fayette County
Centerville
Mill Run
Cramer
Three Pennsylvanians Win Rotary Fellowships for Study
Three Pennsylvanians are among 121 Rotary Foundation fellows chosen for the 1959-60 academic year. Mary A. Gemmill 21 of New Cumberland will pursue science and mathematics in New Zealand. Donald M. Kimmelman 23 of Eric will study theology in Europe. Robert F. Matthias 25 of Drexel Hill will study theology in New Zealand.
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Evanston, Ill
Rotary Foundation
Pennsylvania
Mary A. Gemmill
New Cumberland
New Zealand
Donald M. Kimmelman
Eric
Europe
Robert F. Matthias
Drexel Hill
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