Chute Fails To Open Kills Navy Pilot In Pennsylvania
Lt Cmdr Cordell of Northampton Hills died when his single engine jet crashed near a convent in Richmond Bucks County. Cmdr G T White at Johnsville Naval Air Development Center said the pilot ejected but the parachute failed to open during a research flight eight miles east of the center. Witness Stanley Stapoyra from Villa Joseph Maria Convent described the plane losing height as the canopy separated. Cordell, a Greencastle native, is survived by his widow Blaine MacLean and seven children.
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Johnsville
Richmond
Bucks County
Cmdr
T. W Cordell
Northampton Hills
Churchville
G. T. White
Johnsville Naval Air Development Center
White
Johnsville Center
Stanley Stapoyra
Villa Joseph Maria Convent
Stapoyra
Cmdr. White
Cordell
Greencastle
Blaine MacLean
Philadelphia
Linda D
Joseph E
Eric A
Cheryl Ann
Craig L
Ellen J
Michele
Critique of USO in wartime morale support
William Mathews-era letter questions USO value and wartime charity culture. The author argues USO ads promote dependence and comfort over patriot sacrifice, suggests funding from cigarette companies, and urges Young GIs endure hardship to prove manliness. He compares military allowances and Red Cross aid as alternatives.
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George
Cookles
USO
Red Cross
Salvation Army
William Mathews
Man Fined For Illegal Practice
A 61 year old Frewsburg man, George W. Rice, was fined 500 dollars and given two suspended one year terms in Monroe County Penitentiary for practicing medicine without a license. Arraigned on two misdemeanor counts, he pleaded innocent but switched to guilty and was placed on probation for three years. A police seized machine was ordered confiscated.
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Mayville
Frewsburg
Monroe County
George W. Rice
New Yor
William Alison
Jamestown
Edwin G. O'Connor
O'Connor
Rice
Ottaway chain to launch six-paper news service
Middle town Times Herald-Record editor Robert S. Van Fleet will head Ottaway Newspapers Radio Inc new news service. The president James H. Ottaway said the service will serve papers in Middletown Port Jervis Oneonta Plattsburgh Danbury and Stroudsburg.
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Campbell Hall
Middletown Times Herald-Record
Robert S. van Fleet
Ottaway Newspapers Radio, Inc
James H. Ottaway
Middletown
Port Jervis
Oneonta
Plattsburgh
Danbury
Hire 5 Teachers Lose Five in Sparta District Plan
The Joint Committee approves Edward Partch to teach mathematics at the junior high at $5,400 yearly, replacing J Scott Newell who moves to high school math and becomes assistant principal. Partch also coaches the junior high basketball team, taking over from Benjamin Calderone. Robert Hepler is hired as social studies teacher at junior high at $5,200 and will assist Brant with football. Hepler previously coached in Greenwood City and Brookville. The plan includes transferring Orpha Parkhurst from third grade at Concord to sixth grade at Conelway, leaving vacancies for Phyllis Hill, Miss Hill, Mrs Porter, Parkhurst, and Alfred Miller to fill before September.
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Stonymen
Rage One
Edward Partch
Spartansburg
J. Scott Newell
Russell Brant
Partch
Slippery Rock State College
Benjamin Calderone
Sparta
Sparta Merged Schools
Conneaut Lake
Robert Hepler
Brookville
Lydia Kapteina
Hepler
Brant
Greenwood City School
Greenwood
Ind
Brookville High School
Orpha Parkhurst
Concord School
Conelway School
Mowrey
Phyllis Hill
Porter
Wright School
Parkhurst
Alfred Miller
July 31 Target For Wind Up Of Pa. Assembly
Harrisburg AP legislative readers prepared to push the 1963 Pennsylvania General Assembly toward a July 31 adjournment. Committees worked to clear a backlog with major measures including calls for a constitutional convention and three states rights amendments. The House and Senate trimmed schedules while the administration introduced a $992.9 million general appropriation bill to fund state operations and additional spending measures were filed.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
U.S
House
Senate
State Board of Education
GOP
James S. Berger
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Scranton
Allegheny County Fire Dept Placed Under Elgil Serv Ice
Municipal borrowing debate sees Senate approve amendments to raise borrowing capacity for districts and sub divisions to 15 percent with voter approval and 5 percent without. present limits 7 and 2 percent. House adds cities towns to measure. Truck weights bill moves from 60,000 to 73,280 pounds for five axles. House backs stiffer assault penalties to five years. Sweepstakes bill proposes two contests with total prizes up to 200000 yearly. Senate also reviewing. Utilities bill targets gas main explosions and prohibits unnotified digging by non-employees.
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Allegheny County Fire Department
Elgil Service
Senate
House
State Chamber of Commerce
Freeman Hawkins
George B. Hartley
Joseph A. Sullivan
Philadelphia
Democrats
Bethlehem
Harriman To Represent U S
Harriman to represent the United States in ongoing nuclear test ban discussions. An optimistic view emerges that Khrushchev will focus on technical details for an underground test detection system. Kennedy signals leverage by pledging no above ground tests while others pause.
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Rage One West
Khrushchev
Geneva
U.S
Moscow
Khrushetiev
Kennedy
United States
Lake search for troubled cabin cruiser off Gordon Park
Coast Guard crews and Coast Guard air units searched a lake west of Cleveland for a 21 ton cabin cruiser that radioed for help during a violent thunderstorm. Fifteen foot waves hindered the nightlong hunt and no wreckage or persons were found, though operators heard the distress call and several boats joined the search.
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Cleveland
Moss Point
Eastlake
Donald Pyle
Greater
Coast Guard
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