Israelis Withdraw From Gaza as UN Takes Over
Israeli forces complete Gaza withdrawal after 125 days of occupation. UN troops prepared to assume civil control in the enclave while a small Sharm el Sheikh detachment vacates. Egyptian authorities consent to UNEF move as public order is urged.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Gaza Strip
United Nations
Sharm el Sheikh
U. N
Gulf
Phem
Sinai Desert
United Nations Emergency Force
Mediterranean
Egypt
Palestine
Nasser
Nehru
Peled
E. L. M. Burns
UNEF
Cairo
Government of
Ten Missing After Delaware River Tanker Collision
A freighter and a navy tanker collided at the Graveyard bend of the Delaware River near Pea Patch Island. Ten men on the tanker were missing and feared dead. thirty five others were rescued from the ship and slick fire. The Mission San Francisco sank to the river bottom after an explosion that burned for hours. The Etna Il and crew are not reported as seriously injured. An inquiry will begin in Philadelphia on Monday.
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New Castle
Pde
Delaware River
Elna Il
Mission San Francisco
Pea Pateh Island
Alexader Kaare
Elna
Kaare
Toronto
Hen Rice
New Milford
Del
Joseph A. Martell
Fall River
Mass
Ena
William C. Allen
Galveston
Tex
R. W. C. Smith
New York
Newark
N. J
Army Engineers
Liston
Etna
Coast Guard
Philadelphia
Bake Sale Set for March 9 at Cambria Savings Building
Union Street History Club sponsors a bake sale Saturday March 9 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Cambria Savings Building. Proceeds support historical club activities and local projects.
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Cambria Savings Bldg
Union St. History Club
Somerset Student Wins County Poster Contest
Ted Zeigler of Somerset joint high school is named county winner in a poster contest sponsored by the unemployment office. His tempera design features three chain links labeled dependability loyalty and service to promote employment of the handicapped. The entry advances to the state competition in Harrisburg. Zeigler IS a resident of the Methodist Youth fellowship and works part time at Automotive Supply.
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Ted Zeigler
Somerset Joint High School
Ted
Harrisburg
June H. Rush
Somerset High School
Williamsport
Roosevelt High School
The
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Calvary Methodist Choir
Automotive Supply Company
Somerset
Egypt Moves Toward Suez Clearance For Big Ships
Cairo reports Egypt will authorize final clearance of the Suez Canal by tomorrow. The sunken tug Edgar Bonnet blocks the route near Ismailia, with the sunken frigate Abukir also to be raised. United Nations salvage crews estimate three weeks to remove the wrecks before larger ships can pass.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Edgar Bonnet
Raymond A. Wheeler
U.S.A. Ret
Abukir
Ismailia
Midway
United Nations
Sinai
Gaza
Wheeler
U. N
Plane Crash Kills Florida Man and Bride in Poor Weather
A Florida man John E. Matthews, 29, of Gainesville, and his bride Patricia Adams of Encinitas, California, were killed when their single engine plane crashed into a mountain in bad conditions. State trooper Van Devender identified the victims. A tragedy noted as March 7 AP bulletin from Clay, West Virginia.
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Clay
W. Va
Florida
3. F. van Devender
John E. Matthews
Canaveral
Fla
Patricia Adams
Encinitas
Calif
President Eisenhower Confers Despite Cold and Ear Inflammation
President Eisenhower, under a lingering cold and inflamed ear, stays in Washington to handle the Middle East issue and review the budget to curb rising living costs. He noted plans to watch spending and said Dulles and Nixon are engaged abroad on other duties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Mideast
Nixon
Africa
Dulles
SEATO
Australia
Israel
Egypt
Emily Weyand Announces Borough Nomination Bid
Mrs. Emily C. Weyand of West Main Street files petition to seek the Republican nomination for borough post. She serves on Somerset Republican Women Council, belongs to Eastern Star Trinity Chapter, Rainbow for Girls advisory board, Star-Son club, and is VFW auxiliary chaplain.
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Emily C. Weyand
West Main Street
Weyand
Adolph Weyand
Penn Furniture Company
Somerset
Fisher
Somerset County Council of Republican Women
Order of the Eastern Star
Trinity Chapter
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Star-Son Club
DeLotto to Explain CD Surplus Property Program
Robert P. DeLotto former deputy director of civil defense will explain the CD surplus property program at a meeting of the Westmoreland County Firemen's Association Friday evening in Circleville.
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Robert P. DeLotto
Civil Defense
Westmoreland County Firemen’s Association
Circleville
Thirteen Hopefuls File For May Primary Election
A brisk filing drive continues in Ming at petitions for six county wide offices due in November. Republican hopefuls list candidates for township and borough posts including Black township, Milford, Shanksville, Stonycreek, Stoystown and more with names such as John P. Sembower, Grace R. Eagle, Merle Romesberg, Maurice S. Brant and others. New Democratic aspirants include Michael Materna and Frank Plasky seeking local posts.
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Ming
Petitions Tor
Somerset County
Black Township
John P. Sembower
Rockwood
Grace R. Eagle
Merle Romesberg
Brothersvalley
Maurice S. Brant
Berlin
Shanksville
Bertha Weigle
Stonycreek
Russel D. Miller
Stoystown
James E Whisker
George G. Riddell
Calvin W. Zufall
Ralph D. Branset
New Democratic
Central City
Michael Materna
Cedar Street
Conemaugh
Frank Plasky
Tire Hill
Three Hurt In Somerset Area Mishaps
Three people were admitted to Somerset Community Hospital after traffic mishaps in the borough. Harvey Grimes, 79, was treated for a possible left leg injury after walking into a car driven by Leroy Baker. Mrs. Mary Judy sustained leg injuries in a 4 am crash on East Main Street when her car skidded on a wet road and hit a utility pole. driver Sally OConner was uninjured. Willim Shaffer, 21, of Friedens, was hospitalized with a head injury from a fall during a basketball game.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Harvey Grimes
Leroy Baker
Somerset
Grimes
Mary Judy
East Patriot Street
East Main Street
Borough
Judy
Sally O Conner
West Church Street
Tri State Police Seek Man in Slayings and Assaults
Police across the tri state area warn they are seeking a 6 foot tall, 180 to 200 pound man with black hair and blue eyes for questioning in the hatchet slaying of Mrs. Helen Zubryd in Sewickley last November and the January 22 attempted assaults on two Beaver County women.
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Pittsburgh
Tristate
Helen Zubryd
Sewickley Two
Baughman Out on Bond in Larceny Case
Elwood Baughman of Meyersdale was released on bond from Somerset County jail after posting to face larceny charges. He is accused of involvement in the theft of Western Maryland railroad property.
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Elwood Baughman
Meyersdale
Somerset County
Baughman
Western Maryland
Leader Seeks Law on Conflict of Interest Hints
Harrisburg March 7 Leader pressed for a bill to define conflicts between state and private interests. He cited a case of a $10 000 a year consultant and Bond Sanitary co owner linked to Justice Cohen. He warned without a law conflicts remain moral and uncontrolled.
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Harrisburg
Joo
Rep. Hocker
Dauphin
House Appropriations Committee
Maurice D. Harris
York
Bond Sanitary Products Co
Justice Cohen
State Supreme Court
Appropriations Committee
Cohen
Harris
Bureau of Prison Industries
Pardon Board
State Pardon Board
Labor and Industry
William L. Batt Jr
Batt
Senate
Democrats
Toledo
Ohio
Philadelphia
Eisenhower Pleased as House Approves Middle East Resolution
The House approved the Middle East resolution 350 to 60, sending it to the White House. President Eisenhower, pleased with Senate language, welcomed the 72 to 19 Senate approval and backed warning against Communist aggression while authorizing up to 200 million dollars in military and economic aid through July 1.
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Eisenhower
White House Lawn
International Soundphoto
House
Mideast
White House
WA Hington
Senate
Middle East
Congress
United States
Egypt
Suez
Russia
Moscow
De Valera 74 Regains Control Of Parliament
Dublin reports Eamon de Valera, aged 74 and New York born, regains control in a political comeback. His Fianna Fail party wins 78 of 147 seats giving a narrow majority while Northern Ireland tensions rise and economic stress persists. He will be prime minister for a third time when the new Parliament meets March 20.
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Dublin
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
New York
Northern Ireland
de Valera
Fianna Vail
Men of Destiny
Sinn
Boy7 Is Beaten Taken For Dead
Police say a seven year old boy named David Grant was abducted by a black man and woman who severely beat him and dumped him near a partially built South Side residence. He needed 70 stitches for head wounds and possibly a skull fracture.
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Chicago
David Grant
Holy Cross Hospital
Army unveils four million dollar electronic brain Bizmac
Detroit March 7 the Army demonstrated Bizmac Radio Corp of America built the electronic data processor covering 20000 square feet with 220 units of 19 types It can inventory in 48 hours what once took three months and cut visible records by 85 percent next year The Tank Automotive Command oversees 12 depots and 170000 items from nuts to engines and transmissions.
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Detroit
Tank Automotive Command
Army
Radio Corp. of America
Bizmac
Charles §. Diehl
Diehl
United States
Missing Home Resident Found Dead in Somerset County
An 84 year old man, William H. Dickey, vanished from a Somerset county home Wednesday and was found dead Thursday in a swampy wooded area east of Somerset. Coroner Halverson ruled heart failure and exposure. He died after an apparent attempt to build a fire while wandering about the area since 8 am Wednesday. The death ends a two-mile search aided by a volunteer firemen posse led by Chief Newton B. Picking and Sheriff Norman F. Walker. Dickey, born November 17, 1872, is survived by a foster daughter and a sister. Funeral services are set for 3 pm Saturday at Hauger Funeral Home.
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Somerset
Robert H. Halverson
William H. Dickey
Richard Miller
Newton B. Picking
Norman F. Walker
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Miller
Halverson
Dickey
Courty Home
Wednesday
Somerset County
Alexander
Sarah John Dickey
Viola Miller Dickey
Walter M. Bowman
R. D
Ida Hoover
Wilson Creek
Hauger Funeral Home
Richard E. Shellenberger
St Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lavansville Lutheran Cemetery
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Sy Noah Tialper
Columbus
Mary A. Cunningham
Cleveland
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Chagrin Harbor
Eastlake
Peter C. Welsh
Common Pleas
Cleveland Press
the Press
By Douglas B. Cornell
Arizona
Ozarks
Emily Weyand
Borough Post
Milford Township
Ralph W. Saylor
Supervsor
Tri-State Area
Bond
J. W. Davis
By Ames F. King
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