Judge Graff Receives Distinguished Service Medal
Armstrong County Judge J Frank Graff was honored today with the Pennsylvania American Legion Distinguished Service Medal at the 45th annual convention in Pittsburgh. Also recognized were Dr Kenneth D Wells and Col Phillip E Neuweiler for contributions to the American way of life and the betterment of mankind.
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Four Die In Three Vehicle Route 19 Crash Near Pittsburgh
A late night three vehicle crash on Route 19 in Upper St Clair Township killed four people. Among the dead were Willard Gilliland 57 and his son Raymond 15 plus daughter Julia 12 from the Gilliland family of Peters Township and C I E Buente 71 of Mount Lebanon. Three others were injured including Beth Gilliland 10 and sisters Nancy 8 and Ellen 4. The wreck occurred at 8:45 p.m. near the Upper St Clair fire house as investigators sought causes amid conflicting accounts.
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Butler County
Penn-Lincoln Parkway
Blair Ashbaugh
Salina
Westmoreland County
Upper St. Clair
Willard Gilliland
Peters
Nancy
Ellen
Alice Pigman
Mount Lebanon
Paul Pigman
Bridgeville
St. Clair Hospital
Upper St Clair Fire House
Gilliland
Aluminum Company of America
Buente
Scranton Praises Key Legislative Session At Legion Meet
Gov William W Scranton told Scranton delegates the current General Assembly session is the most important in state history citing the strip mine bill education measures and teachers salary increases as leverage He said miners protest at U S Steel Robena was noted but not fully explained while a special group examines mine safety and mining laws.
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UPI
William W. Scranton
American Legion Convention
General Assembly
Legionnaires
Senate
Scranton
U.S. Steel Corporation
Robena
Pennsylvania
Weather summary from Allegany river station report
Readings from Allegany River Lock No 7 show temperatures around 86 to 92 degrees with a 0.06 inch rainfall. River stages are upper pool ten feet and lower pool 10.7 feet both stationary. Climate notes include a 38 degree low at Redmond Oregon and 111 degree high at Blythe California.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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Hawaii
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Blythe
Calif
Falls From Chair Send Child to Hospital
Peggy Lee Cravenor, 13, of Kit Tanning Road 6, was admitted to Armstrong County Memorial Hospital for observation after falling from a chair and sustaining a concussion. Her condition is listed as satisfactory.
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Peggy Lee Cravenor
Kittanning RD
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Odd Exchange Cites Earring Comment at Corp Meeting
A clipped remark about earrings surfaces in a corporate feature. The quote hints at a broader cultural misunderstanding within the Cop. Gen. Fea. Corp. context, suggesting sensitivity to appearance versus identity in dress codes.
State May Hike Aid for Municipal Sewage Plans
Municipal authorities in Kittanning Freeport and Ford City would gain if a full 2 percent state aid for sewage treatment is approved. Current aid is 1.19 percent and funds go to bond retirement, not citizen bills. The House passed a 2 percent plan, with 6.1 million dollar appropriation, backed by statewide associations.
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Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association
Commonwealth
Helm Office Fete Honors Scranton
Gov. William W. Scranton was feted at a surprise 46th birthday party in the office of House Speaker W. Stuart Helm. Legislators, cabinet members and office workers joined the governor, his wife and three children for the brief event as photographers flashed and Scranton cut into a four layer cake.
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Harrisburg
Teacher Pay Hikes Studied In Harrisburg
A UPI report from Harrisburg states a special study group meets again to craft a plan for increasing teachers salaries without 4 million in local district costs. Scranton proposed raising pay to 4500 with a 58 million subsidy boost, while efforts to repeal the school district reorganization law face House votes and possible Senate rejection as session nears July 31.
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Harrisburg
UPI
William I W. Scranton
Public Instruction Department
Senate
House
Scranton
Aluminum Talks Start New York
Contract talks began in New York on Wednesday between the United Steelworkers of America and the five major U S aluminum companies.
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UPI
United Steelworkers of America
U.S
Rails Strike Possibility Increasing
Washington reports little hope for a voluntary settlement in the deadlocked rail work rules dispute as a presidential fact finding board sends a draft report to unions and management. Labor Secretary Wirtz will present the final report to President Kennedy Friday amid calls to avoid a crippling national strike. The president warned both sides but has no reports from Wirtz predicting a negotiated deal before Monday when the issue goes to Congress. No evident moves toward mediation from unions or management.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Congress
Commissioners Tour Bridges In Armstrong County
Armstrong County Commissioners Floy L Campbell and Kenneth J George oversaw an annual inspection and maintenance tour of 87 bridges. Over two weeks a four person crew of vacationing college students cleared brush, cleaned floors, and painted where needed. The workers will finish the week by repairing roofs on election houses.
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Armstrong County
Floy L. Campbell
Kenneth J. George
Bicycle Rider Hurt In Ford City Fall
Leslie Densmore, six, of 1327 Fifth Avenue Ford City, was admitted to Plat City hospital Wednesday after a bicycle fall causing a concussion and facial, hand, head, and knee bruises. Condition listed as satisfactory.
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Leslie Densmore
5Th Ave
Ford City
Armstrong County Memorial Hos
Kennedy asks Congress to enact a temporary tax on foreign borrowing
President Kennedy urged Congress to pass an offsetting tax on foreign borrowing to shrink the payments deficit and replenish U.S. gold stocks. The plan pairs the new interest equalization tax with renewed emphasis on exports, tourism, and reduced overseas military and aid expenditures to halt the rising balance of payments gap through 1965.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
Kennedy
Truck Scale Accuracy Bill Moves Through Harrisburg
Representative John B. McCue introduces a bill requiring truck scales to be inspected and sealed for accuracy by the county sealers of weights and measures. Permanent scales would be sealed by the local county inspector. portable scales by the county where maintained. The measure goes to the House Motor Vehicles and Highways Committee.
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Harrisburg
John B. McCue
Armstrong
House of Representatives
McCue
Kittanning
House Committee On Motor Vehicles and Highways
Four in Crash Still in Hospital
A father and mother William and Marjorie Cupec remain in satisfactory condition at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital with two other children also hospitalized after a crash that killed a fifth child Linda Cupec. Diana 11 and Sharon 1 continue under care. William 10 and Carol 9 were discharged. A Requiem High Mass was held for Linda Cupec at an East Vandergrift church after a station wagon hit a utility pole in Manor Township.
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Kittanning RD
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
William
Marjorie Cupec
Diana
Sharon
Carol
Vandergrift
Linda Cupec
Manor Township
McCue Seeks Recreation Aid in Armstrong County
Rep John B McCue petitioned Gov William W Scranton to develop Armstrong County as a natural recreation area instead of Butler County arguing Armstrong is undeveloped and could be aided with existing parks and roads. He noted no new state park in Armstrong in the 1963 65 capital budget while Butler parks are planned and cited the Allegheny River and Crooked Creek Flood Control Dam as notable features.
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William W.scranton
Butler County
John B. McCue
McCue
U.S
Mahoning Dam
Mahoning Creek
East Brady
Crooked Creek
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