Massive Dig Aims to Quell Ten Year Mine Fire in Carbonale
In Carbonale Pennsylvania a vast three direction dig fights a decade old underground mine fire. Federal state and city authorities plan to invest over two million dollars for 120 acres of blasting and excavation potentially lasting ten years. 320 families face relocation and 357 homes will be torn down as life in the anthracite town undergoes wide redevelopment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Pennsylvania
Frank P. Kelly, Jr
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
West Side
Peace talk urged as atomic power under UN control
Dr. D. H. Coop of the University of British Columbia urged world peace in Victoria BC claiming fear of atomic war almost assures peace. He noted nuclear power should be fully controlled by the United Nations or a similar body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
D. H. Coop
University of British Columbia
Canadien
Contro
United Nations
Petersburg Alaska A Center For Fishing And Shrimp Industry
Petersburg Alaska serves as a key hub for fishing and shrimp processing with a population around two thousand and a strong Scandinavian heritage among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Alaska
English Instructor Wins Big on TV Quiz Show
Columbia University English instructor Charles Van Doren has earned $104,500 after nine weeks on NBC's Twenty-One. He plans to buy a TV, keep teaching, and use earnings to fund writing, a house, and a future marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles van Doren
Columbia University
Joseph Cotten
Nbc-Tv
van Doren
Mark van Doren
Connecticut
Truck Fire After Flare Incident Near Frederick
Norman Stilley’s disabled truck burned to ashes after a warning flare was knocked under it by a passing vehicle. State Police say the flare ignited dry hay under the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Norman Stilley
Norfolk County Tops Virginia for Traffic Deaths at 33
Virginia state police statistics show Norfolk County led the state with 33 traffic fatalities in the 20 year period 1937 through 1956. Fairfax County recorded 582 deaths, while Craig County had the lowest toll at 16 and Charles City 24. Highland and King and Queen posted no fatalities for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Norfolk County
Virginia
Tidewater
Fairfax County
Craig County
Charles City
Albemarle
Frederick
Gloucester
Halifax
Wythe
York
Princess Anne
Pittsylvania
Norfolk
Slow Motion High Speed Death Shocks Readers Digest
An article by Walz and Wall in Reader's Digest presents crash-test visuals at fractions of a second. It details a 55 mph collision with a tree and the driver's fatal injuries as the car deforms and the seat, pedals, and steering shaft inflict fatal trauma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Walz II
Carl Wall
Reader's Digest
Opequon social notes highlight visits and illness
Mrs. John Moyers hosts the R N A Priday night. Mrs. Pearl Clagett visits her sister Miss Edna Hinkins. Mr. Guy Kneisley improves after illness and helps supervise Southern Lodge work. Mrs. Myra Hockman visits her daughter Mrs. Moyers. Mrs. Clara Keller ill for weeks. Mr. and Mrs. M J Billmyer and Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Billmyer dine with Mrs. Pearl Clagett. The Moyers family and Bonnie Marie visit Mrs. Murray in Winchester last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Kneisley
Myra Hockman
Moyers
Clara Keller
M. J. Billmyer
Jacques Billmyer
Pearl Clagett
John Moyers
Bonnie Marie
Murray
Winchester
Derailed Trains Halt Pennsylvanian Rails near Rahway
A freight train and four cars of a passenger train derailed in two separate wrecks a half mile apart in Rahway New Jersey. No injuries reported but five of six main line tracks were blocked, disrupting service on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rahway
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Prince Ranier III
U. S
Charles Mercer
Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
N.Y
Highland
King and Queen
Northumberland
Orange
Surry
Pairfax
Opequon
Edna Hinkins
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Strong
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rhodes Drug Co
Ireland
Amana Food Plan
Amana
Broven
Amana Food FL
Amana Tood Vlan
North America
The
AAA
Alcan
Chevrolet
Alcan Highwey
Loudoun St
Pocohontas Stove & Nut Coal
W. B. Snider Sons
N. Cameora St
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