House Okays Two Major Scranton Bills
In Harrisburg the House passed two Scranton Administration proposals a plan to expand care for aged mental patients and an exemption from Sunday blue laws for certain religious observances. The package heads to Gov Scranton for signature as the first major measures of his program to reach his desk.
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Scranton
Gov. Scranton
Senate
Philadelphia
Liberty Bell Park
Senate Advisory Board
House Public Health and Welfare Committee
Public Welfare Department
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Councils of Higher and Basic Education
Doctor Colley Named Acting Superintendent in Blairsville District
Dr. Arthur B. R. Colley of Grove City is appointed acting superintendent of the Blairsville District in the Methodist Western Pennsylvania Conference marking a leadership change in the regional church leadership.
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Pittsburgh
Arthur B. R. Colley
Grove City
Blairsville
Methodist Western Pennsylvania Conference
Cleaning Fluid Ignites Fire at Ritz Shop Injuring Two
Two women working at the Ritz Shop in Heights Center Shopping Plaza Natrona Heights were injured when a can of cleaning fluid ignited by a pilot light on a water heater exploded and started a fire. Mrs Evelyn Walters 51 Lower Burrell and Mrs Martha Caycykiewicz 42 Natrona Heights were treated with Walters in satisfactory condition and Caycykiewicz released after treatment. Dresses furs and coats suffered smoke damage though the blaze was quickly put out with no estimated loss.
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Natrona Heights, Pa
Ritz
Evelyn Walters
Lower Burrell
Martha Caycykiewicz
Natrona Heights
Walters
Caycykiewicz
Concord Music Concert Packs House
Long hours of practice were evident as nearly 150 fourth to sixth graders performed in the Concord Element School third annual spring music concert. Mrs H Lynn Rice directed the elementary band, with Fr Lowe Edwards guiding the fourth grade flutophone and chorus and Gerald Bagley at the piano. The program opened with the band’s Battle Hymn of the Republic, followed by fifth grade songs including Adelita Dixie and Sing Praise, with Susan Sample on tambourine and Douglas Bennink assisting.
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Concord Element School
Concord Parents Association
H. Lynn Rice
Concord
Fr. Lowe Edwards
Gerald Bagley
Adelita
Dixie
Susan Sample
Douglas Bennink
Casta
Operation Quick Kick VII Around Vieques Island Plan
NORFOLK AP reports Atlantic Fleet ships and almost 10 000 sailors sailoros air and Marines embark for Operation Quick Kick VII off Vieques Island Puerto Rico in April. Test of joint amphibious landings air assault nets and coordination with civilian schools and music program are part of the staged event with participation by multiple units and grades listed in the brief.
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Norfolk, Va
Vieques Island
San Juan
Strike Ends After 2 Days At Cape Kennedy
Cape Kennedy workers return to their jobs after a two day strike by construction tradesmen disrupted the base. More than 4,200 of 5,000 unionized workers refused to cross the picket lines leading to work stoppage across multiple projects at Harper Plumbing and Heating Co in Winter Park. An attorney for Seal 804 said Assistant Secretary of Labor James Reynolds will meet Sunday in Washington with plumbers union representatives to seek a resolution. Local 03 seeks bargaining rights for Harper subcontractor employees at the missile base.
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Cape Kennedy
Pla
Seal
Plumbers and Pipefitters Union
Richard H. Frank
Seal 804
Sade
James Reynolds
Washington
Unn
Harper Plumbing and & 2 Co
Winter Park
Missile Base
Medical historian Dr Benjamin Lee Gordon dies at 94
Dr Benjamin Lee Gordon ophthalmologist and medical historian died after a long illness in Atlantic City New Jersey. He was 94. Known for his scholarly works on medical history and contributions to ophthalmology. The obituary notes his long career and influence in the field.
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Atlantic City
N. d
Benjamin Lee Gordon
FBI and DOJ debate new Klan crime legislation
The article reports on the Kennedy administration's push to curb Klan activity and the Justice Department's dilemma over drafting specific crimes or penalties. Attorney General Katzenbach notes difficulty in making membership a crime and cites past enforcement challenges, with Un American Activities Committee and Judiciary potential roles in drafting proposals.
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FBI
Justice Department
Nicholas Katzenbach
Judiciary
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