Dems Weakened School Consolidation Bill Sparks Senate Showdown
In Harrisburg the much weakened school district reorganization bill heads to a Senate showdown with hours of debate anticipated. Republicans amended it again to allow small districts under 2500 students to bypass consolidation with a comprehensive plan, while critics say the measure is a hollow sham that preserves wealthier districts and shortchanges broader educational equity.
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Harrisburg
UPS
Senate
James S. Berger
Potter
Council For Basic Education
State Board of Education
David L. Lawrence
Berger
Pennsylvania
Weiner
Council Settles On '62 Taxes In Kittanning
Kittanning Town Council finalized 1962 tax collection with Tax Collector James W. Ellermeyer and cleared way for 1963 notices. He is exonerated on occupation taxes of 2123.36 and per capita taxes of 8750, and named delinquent tax collector for 1961 and 1962. The president and secretary may sign a release of Ellermeyer from responsibility for the 1962 duplicate.
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Kittanning
James W. Ellermeyer
Ellermeyer
Solons
Democrats On Notice On Rights Debate Heats Up
UPI reports Senate Republicans press Democrats to lead any compromise on banning discrimination in public accommodations. Senator Prouty asserts major party responsibility for proposing and accepting amendments, while Attorney General Kennedy offers to craft language excluding small proprietors. The exchange highlights civil rights tensions as the 1968 tax and exoneration issues surface in local government finance debates.
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Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate Commerce Committee
Norris Cotton
N.H
Prouty
Kennedy
Congress
Pope Paul VI Meets Kennedy on World Peace and Equality
Pope Paul VI hosted President Kennedy in a private audience at the Apostolic Palace. The talks centered on world peace and racial equality, with the Pope praising Kennedy’s efforts and expressing hope for equal citizenship rights in the United States. Secretary of State Dean Rusk joined later, and the Pontiff gave a blessing to the President and his party. The meeting followed Kennedy’s 10 day European tour.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Kennedy
United States
Apostolic Palace
Dean Rusk
Vatican
Paul
John XXIII
Pius I
Pius
Rain To Bring Heat Relief Across Pennsylvania
A drier air mass will reach western Pennsylvania this evening and push to the coast by Wednesday morning with showers and thundershowers tonight. Lows will be in the 60s west and around 70 east. Wednesday looks generally fair and less humid with highs in the 70s to mid 80s across regions.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
By the time a boy owes his parents the boy grows up
The quip notes that as a boy matures to repay parental debt, a girl often appears, capturing most of the interest. The line satirically credits Gen. Fea. Corp. as copyright holder.
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Copr
Gen
Fea. Corp
NAACP Threatens Defeat of Civil Rights Opponents
At the NAACP convention in Chicago Roy Wilkins pledged active opposition to 1964 congressional opponents of strong civil rights laws. He named Barry Goldwater Everett Dirksen and Richard Russell among critics, denouncing a “conspiracy” to perpetuate Jim Crow through federal inaction and vowing to back challengers who support Kennedy’s civil rights program.
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Chicago
Apr
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Roy Wilkins
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Everett M. Dirksen
R-N
Richard B. Russell
Kennedy
Wilkins
Washington D.C
South Side
Goldwater
Sen
Russell
Barnett
Mississippi
Gov
Wallace
Alabama
Bull Connors
Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Supreme Curt
Town Hall Re-roofing Proposed for Market Street Structure
Kittanning Town Council acted to protect the Borough Building from the heat and elements. The borough engineer and superintendent of public works were authorized to prepare specifications for re-roofing the Market Street structure. The Building Committee received authority to purchase air conditioning for the second floor meeting room and borough secretary quarters, contingent on wiring adequacy for the cooling system.
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Kittanning Town
Market St
Firm To Map Kittanning Curb Lines
Kittanning Town Council accepted a proposal from R. B. Shannon & Associates to prepare detailed drawings of about 35 blocks of town streets. The plan, priced at 2150 dollars, would show features within curbing plus sewer and utility lines for future work. The storm sewer project was shelved after Spring Primaries defeated the general obligation bonds referendum.
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Kittanning
R. B. Shannon & Associates
Engineer Associates
Shannon
Sal‘ons
Senators Push November Referendum for Pennsylvania Constitution
Harrisburg area Republicans James S. Berger and Albert R. Pechan introduced an administration bill seeking a statewide referendum this November to authorize a constitutional convention. The measure differs from an earlier proposal by increasing delegates to 150, shifting dates to December 1964, reclassifying delegate pay as expenses, and proposing a 1965 primary vote for ratification rather than the 1965 general election.
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Harrisburg
UPI
James S.berger
Potter County
Albert R. Pechan
Armstrong County
Pennsylvania
Gates
Ers
Production To Be Resumed At Kaylor Limestone Mine
Bradys Bend Corp buys Michigan Limestone Division rights to the Kaylor mine in Armstrong County. Weisbaker says production will begin on a minor scale within three months, with local employment and a portable crusher setup planned. The 12 acre site, dormant five to six years, lacks a current market for the stone but expects a good outlet. Key members: Weisbaker, Bruce, Greenberg of New Castle, and Weber of Hibbing.
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Armstrong County
Kaylor
Bradys Bend Corp
Michigan Limestone Division
United States Steel Corp
W. R. Weisbaker
Bradys Bend i Corp
Weisbaker
Corporation
Himself
Howard Bruce
Joseph Greenberg
All
New Castle
H. R. Weber F
Hibbings, Minn
Charles Lynch Sr Financier Dies in Pennsylvania
Charles McKenna Lynch Sr., 79, Navy veteran of both world wars, financier and former Pittsburgh Stock Exchange president, died at his Greensburg home. He was a retired U S Navy commander, senior partner at Moore Leonard and Lynch, and a director and vice president of Dollar Savings Bank of Pittsburgh. A requiem Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral.
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Greenburg
UPI
Charles McKenna Lynch Sr
U. S. Navy
Lynch
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange
Moore, Leonard and Lynch
Dollar Savings Bank of Pittsburgh
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
Weather Station Readings Allegheny River Lock No 7
On Inside Pages the Weather reports temperatures and river stages from the Allegheny River Lock No 7 observation station for the period ending 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Temperatures range from the mid 90s F to 100 F with air masses and river levels showing minor changes. Upper pool at 11.6 feet and lower pool at 10.9 feet remain stationary, with small rises recorded. No precipitation noted.
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Allegheny River Lock No. 7
Yount Firm To Perform Street Work
Kittanning Town Council awarded a contract to Ray F. Yount Co. for blacktop resurfacing on parts of four streets at 4 185 41 dollars. The project covers sections on S McKean Alley N McKean St Hazel St and Montieth St near the railroad tracks Bauer Co. road. Younts bid came in about 600 less than Northern Industries of Gibsonia Pa which bid 4 758 23 dollars plus 13 70 a ton for extras.
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Kittanning
Ray F. Yount Co
S. McKean Alley
N. McKean St
Hazel St
Hazel Alley
Montieth St
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bauer Co
Yount Co
Northern Industries
Gibsonia
Mellvaine Dies at 56 US Jurist in Washington
U S District Judge John W. Mellvaine died at 56 after a heart attack in his Washington County chambers. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. in the Washington College Chapel. Mellvaine had been Washington County assistant district attorney and was appointed U S attorney in 1953. He led a government raid against the Hoxsey Cancer Clinic in Portage Cambria County.
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Mellvaine
Washington, Pa
UPI
Washington & Jefferson College
U.S
John W. Mellvaine
L. G. Tilley
Public Health Service
Rabe F. Marsh
McIlvaine
Washington County
Hoxsey Cancer Clinic
Portage
Cambria County
Kennedy Ends European Visit
President Kennedy wraps a 10 day European tour in Naples after meetings with Pope Paul VI and Italian leaders. He urges greater Allied unity and an end to self sufficient nationalism while signaling continued NATO collaboration and talks with the Soviet Union. He stresses stronger Western unity against the Communist threat and cuts his trip short to return to Washington.
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Italy
UPI
Kennedy
Paul VI
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NATO Southern Command
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Berlin
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Britain
Washington
Antonio Seeni
Segni
Soviet Union
NATO
United States
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Pontifical College
Rome
John III
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Europe
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