Pa Legislature McKee Public Works Budget Sparks Caution
Pennsylvania lawmakers debated a near one million dollar public works plan for next two years. Critics urged restraint, noting capital needs and potential debt rises of up to 101 million through the General State Authority. Supporters pointed to urgent projects at state institutions and food control while planning boards urged a measured borrowing approach.
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Harrisburg
Uawinkce
George Bo Stevenson
Clinton
Ie General State Authority
Tie
Mir Frey
GSA
Hoting
State
Playmins Board
Public Way Pn
Lawrence
State Planning Board
W. Prenlis Jr
Lancaster
Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce
Senate
John T. van Sant
Lehigh
Labor and Industry Department
Senate Labor and Industry Committee
Sparta Schools Show Record Enrollment
Sparta Merged Schools opened with 208 elementary and 261 high school pupils on the first day of the 1959 60 term, totaling 469. Elementary enrollment rose 18 from last year’s 250 while high school enrollment rose 11 from 270. Supervising Principal Roland Putnam noted surprise at the elementary rise and expected higher secondary enrollment, cautioning late registrations may still adjust totals as periods shifted from four to sixty minutes.
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Spartansburg
Sparta
Roland Putnam
Putnam
First Day Oil Stamp Near Record
Titusville official reports first day cancellations for the Oil Centennial stamp near 829,000, close to the 829,000 Lincoln memorial record, with total still undetermined. Washington issues typically run high. Post Office official also notes the milestone remains a record for a non capital city. MGM trainer J. S. Trader Horne dies at 78 in Thousand Oaks after long illness, once supplied animals for numerous films.
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Titusville
Vavia L. Church
Postmaster General
Church
Washington
D.C
U. S
Post Office
Toval
Winshieton
MGM
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Melton Goldwyn-Mayer
J. S
Trader Horne
Plastic bag labeling and thickness rules advance in legislature
A House vote of 180 to 11 backed consumer protection measures for plastic bags. One bill would require labels on bags meeting certain size or thickness. A prior House bill seeking a ban on bags under 1/1000 inch thick is in Senate committee.
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House
Public Utility Commission
Milk Control Commission
Senate
Belafonte seeks lighter film roles amid race questions
Hal Belafonte says audiences crave lighter, sophisticated stories and aims to produce and star in a Pushkin life story. He emphasizes not dwelling on racial conflict, notes a million-dollar annual income from TV and music, and cites his hopeful view of progress and balance with family.
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New York
Harry Belafonte
Belafonte
Alexander Pushkin
Russian Literatura
Vicky
Orval E. Paulius
Arkansas
Above Normal Weather Seen Across Large Regions
The Weather Bureau reports a 30 day September outlook predicting above normal temperatures in the western half of the nation and the Middle and North Atlantic states. The Northern Plains and the Par Southwest show the greatest departures from normal, with near normal temperatures elsewhere except below normal in the Middle Mississippi valley. Eastern areas should receive above normal precipitation, the west drier than average, and the rest expect normal rainfall.
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Washingcon
Weather Bureau
North Atlantic
Plains
Par
Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Film Stars Millie Perkins and Dean Stockwell Engaged
Film stars Millie Perkins aged 20 and Dean Stockwell aged 28 announced their engagement yesterday in New York. No wedding date has been set.
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New York
Millie Perkins
Dean Stockwell
Veer Phrase Sparks Debate in Local Meeting
A terse remark about the meaning of actions in a community gathering triggers discussion on responsibility and consequences among residents, with several speakers weighing in on whether efforts have reached a decisive stage and what remains to be done.
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