Barry Goldwater vows to end military draft in campaign
Prescott Arizona dispatch reports Barry Goldwater pledging to end the draft and keep peace as he campaigns for the White House. He argues Republicans will end the draft as soon as possible while warning against the federal government’s growth. The speech underscores a preparedness through freedom platform. Continued on page three with forecasted event turnout over 35,000.
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Mewater Uecunen
Senate
Gold- Water
Prescott
Three Girls Hurt In Bee Caused Crash
Three area girls in one car were injured at 1 25 pm when the vehicle ran off Sample Flats road and hit a tree as they tried to kill a bee that entered the window. Driver Kathrine Keppel 17 of R D 2 Corry treated for knee and facial injuries. Two passengers Sandra Bailey 16 and Lynda Bemis 17 both of Corry treated for facial and nasal injuries. Possible charges pending against Keppel.
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Sample Flats
Corry
Kathrine Keppel
Miss Keppel
Corry Memorial Hospital
Sandra Bailey
Columbus
Lynda Bemis
RL D. 3
Elmer Schifke
Areatorists
Paul Sita
David Smoker
City
Wehitel
Waterford
Gary Johnson
Union City
Sita
Wish Comes True as Elderton Woman Reaches 100
In Elderton Pennsylvania an Armstrong County woman, Mrs. Jennie Beers, reached her 100th birthday as relatives recall her wish to live to a hundred. Despite losing most of her sight and hearing, she still manages household chores and celebrated the milestone quietly with family.
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Elderton
Armstrong County
Jennie Beers
George Ellsworth
Room Needed by Paralyzed Young Worker in Corry
Paragraph describes a 21-year-old paraplegic seeking first floor room with minimal entry steps for work at Tonnard Mfg Co in Corry. He is self-sufficient, drives, trains at St. Vincent's Rehabilitation Center, and will start Sept 14. Contact Olin W. Bracken Jr. to relay info to the Rehab Center.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Tonnard Mfg. Co
Corry
Ora
Olin W. Bracken Jr
Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect For 3.6 Million Workers
The federal minimum wage rises to $1.15 per hour today, impacting about 3.6 million workers under federal standards since 1961. Labor officials say roughly half a million will gain raises, while about 565,000 workers below $1.15 will see annual income gains around $115 million, averaging $200. The rise primarily affects retail, service, and construction sectors. next year the minimum will move to $1.25.
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Labor Department
UF Board Plans October United Fund Drive
United Fund board and division chairmen met at the Phoenix Hotel at noon to map plans for the October drive. Curt Townsend, Pennsylvania United Fund western director, spoke to local officials on proven fundraising methods. The drive runs October 5 to 15 with Ned Johnston as chairman.
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United Fund Board of Directors
Phoenix Hotel
Curt Townsend
Pennsylvania United Fund
Ned Johnston
Debate Limit Aids Health Care Measure Passage
The Senate moved to limit debate on the Social Security bill containing health care for the aged. Leader Mike Mansfield secured agreement to speed action on amendments while Winston Proudly proposed raising the minimum Social Security to 70 eight dollars monthly. A Friday vote loomed if late action failed before the Labor Day weekend. The chamber already embraced hospitalization and other benefits for those over 65, with tax and wage base increases to cover costs.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Winston L. Prouly
R-Vl
Mansfield
House
Senate
Malaysia imposes state of emergency amid Indonesian threat
Prime Minister Tun Abdul Rahman announces a countrywide state of emergency after talks with British allies following an Indonesian airborne attack. Security forces say four paratroopers killed, one Malaysian dead, as Malaysia seeks U.N. action and toughens penalties for arms possession.
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Malaysia
Tunki Abdul Rahman
Indonesia
Rahman
Malaya
Reginald. Maudling
Defense Ministry
Labis
Singapore
U.N. Security Council
Sukarno
Bobby Kennedy Resigns as Attorney General in 1964
Robert Kennedy resigns as attorney general to pursue a Senate bid in New York. He meets with President Johnson to formalize leaving the cabinet begun in 1961. He is the fourth original Kennedy Cabinet member to depart, with Abe Ribicoff Arthur Goldberg and J Edward Day among the earlier exits.
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New Frontier
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Supreme Court
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Connecticut
J. Edward Day
Robert Kennedy
Justice Department
Johnson M
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Virginia
Robert F. Kennedy
Goldwater launches campaign vows to end draft and curb federal growth
Sen. Barry Goldwater officially kicks off the Republican White House bid in Prescott Arizona promising to end the draft keep the peace and halt the growth of the federal government He says he does not intend to be a wartime president while details on RFK and other items appear in the digest.
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Prescott
Ariz
Var
Barry Goldwater
White House
Goldwater
Prescott, Ariz
Nik Shows Willingness To Meet Erhard In Bonn Talks
The government press office announced that Premier Khrushchev has agreed to visit Bonn for political talks with Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. The timing and agenda will be arranged later via diplomatic channels as stated by Soviet Ambassador Andrei Smirnov.
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Son
Germany
Khrushchev
Bonn
Ludwig Erhard
Khruschev
Andrei Smirnov
Marion Woltman Dies at 87 Widow of Ignatius Donnelly
Marion Woltman 87 widow of 19th century author statesman and orator Ignatius Donnelly died Tuesday in St Paul Minnesota. Her passing closes a quiet chapter in local history as friends recall her late husband’s influence and her own long life in the community.
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Marion Woltman
ST. Paul, Minn
Ignatius Donnelly
Aero Union Accepts 2-Year Work Contract
Aero Union votes 22 to 2 to accept a two year labor pact covering Aero Corry division. The agreement runs to September 17, 1966 and raises hourly wage by 2.5 cents this year with 4 cents next September, adds 20 hours vacation pay in 1965 and again after 1986 for long service, and boosts life insurance to 3,000, accidental death and dismemberment to 3,000, and health coverage to 45 a week. Union and management teams cited smooth labor relations and no further strife at the plant on North Center Street.
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Aero Union
Aero-Corry
Union
North Center Street
W. F. Masler Jr
J. Baressi
George Maloney
Michael Clark
Josephine Besson
Charles Hand
Francis Slattery
Sam Nalbone
Unon
Ex-AC Leader Dies in Pittsburgh Funeral Services Tomorrow
Funeral services for Lucile Mair, former national payper of the American Red Cross, will be held tomorrow in Pittsburgh. She died Tuesday at her Fox Chapel home and had been active in Red Cross work for more than two years.
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Pittsburgh
American Red Cross
Lucile Maira
Mairs
Fox Chapel
Red Cross
Concord and Columbus Openings Loom for 1964 65
School openings loom as Concord rushes to complete interior work for occupancy by the start of the 1964 65 year. Columbus Township plans moving students from Bean School to the old building to avoid congestion at the new elementary and high school sites during the opening week.
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Concord School
Wey
Corry
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Concord ‘School
Columbus
Allis
Dean Schissletharn
Thomas R. Shupe
Columbus Township
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