Scranton to hear plan for teacher pay hike in Harrisburg
A state administration team proposes a $300 annual boost for teachers and a two step rise in minimum salaries to 4500, adding $4 million in district costs. Lt. Gov Shafer avoided specifics pending Scranton's review while the panel, formed after subsidy talks stalled, submits details. The broader subsidy package on the House floor would lift most pay scales by 900 a year and increase subsidies by 58 million.
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Harrisburg
UPI
William W. Scranton
Raymond P. Shafer
Scranton
Shafer
Eclipse Dims Sun Across Atlantic and North America
United Press International reports a rare solar eclipse crossing in a narrow Atlantic to North American path. Most will see a partial phase with totality in Maine. observers at Cadillac Mountain chase the shadow by jet at 1750 mph to extend viewing beyond ground time.
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Atlantic
North America
Maine
Cadillac Mountain
Soviet Talks Test Ban Again Amid China Warning
In Moscow the Soviet United States and Britain resume partial test ban talks while China denounces the negotiations as fraud. Western sources say remaining obstacles hinder a partial ban as Berlin and NATO Warsaw issues are discussed. Khrushchev questions war and imperialism while Beijing warns against binding arrangements.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
China
Berlin
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Andrei Gromyko
Lord Hailsham
Peking
Red China
Peesday
Ple
NATO
West Berlin
Kennedy Tax Retreat Stirs Market Turmoil in US
Washington reports President Kennedy urged a 15 percent tax on Americans buying foreign stocks to curb capital flight. Markets plunged as Aluminum Ltd and Royal Dutch dropped over 4 percent, wiping more than $2 billion in value. The Treasury delayed the tax to August 16 to avoid market confusion, signaling possible congressional exemptions.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Con.gress
Congress
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Aluminum Ltd
Royal, Dutch
Treasury
Glenn Glenn Weighing Political Fling In 1960s Era
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. left open the possibility of entering public office after leaving NASA. He noted politics as a future option but said he is not currently aiming to become a civilian. Rumors linked him to Ohio Senate race against Democrat Stephen M. Young in 1964, which Glenn said he had not been contacted about.
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Washington
UPI
John H. Glenn Jr
U.S
Glenn
Ohio
Senate
Stephen M. Young
Soft coal strip miners wary as law tightens controls
In Armstrong County operators fear reduced coal reserves and higher prices will push many firms out of business after the new strip mining law takes effect on Jan 1 1964. West Freedom Mining Co. cites lost business and higher costs while Butler officials expect continued operation with adaptation.
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Armstrong County
Elmer Snyder
Snyder Brothers
Pennsylvania
Russell Haller
West Freedom Mining Co
Butler
Franklin Mohney
Independent Mineral Producers Association
Mohney
Runaway Auto Strikes Walk Chalk Girl
A nine year old Walk Chalk girl, Vickie Denny, was seriously injured when a runaway car pinned her for about 45 minutes on an embankment at the edge of a hospital parking lot. She is in satisfactory condition at Butler Hospital with deep lacerations and abrasions.
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Butler County Memorial Hospital
Vickie Denny
Harry E. Denny Jr
Kittanning RD
Butler Hospital
Vickie
East Brady St
Butler
Denny
Hydroplane Racing Adds Regional Event in Kittanning
Hydroplane races on the Allegheny River Sunday in Kittanning sponsored by the Waterfront Redevelopment Corp gain added significance after APBA announced that D-stock regionals will be held in conjunction with the weekend event. Regionals were moved from Lake Columbia to Newport then to Kittanning. winners may advance to divisionals in Zanesville and nationals in Boston. Three Rivers Outboard Racing Association members race in nine classes starting at 1 p.m. south of the bridge.
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Allegheny River
Kittanning
Newport
Mich
DSH
Zanesville
Ohio
Boston
Mass
River's Outboard Racing Association
Draft calls 849 in Harrisburg for Pennsylvania
UPI reports Pennsylvania’s September draft call set at 849, about 7 percent of the national 12,000. Gen Henry M. Gross, state Selective Service Director, announced the quota, slightly below August’s 882.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Selective Service
Henry M. Gross
Commonwealth
Khrushchev Rejects China War Threats
Premier Khrushchev in a Kremlin speech calls imperialism a cowardly impulse and says only cowards seek war. He ridicules Beijing’s push for conflict to test socialism and asserts peace through strength, rebuking Red China.
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China
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Peking Radio
Tokyo
U.S
United States
Moscow
UPI
Red China
Peking
Governors Plan Rein On Rocky For Conference Rules
Governors from across the states indicate readiness to oppose Nelson Rockefeller at the upcoming governors conference in Miami Beach. A move to restore unanimous voting would let a single governor veto civil rights resolutions and other proposals. The plan sets up a clash with Rockefeller, a potential Republican presidential contender, who backs civil rights and aged care financing proposals.
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Miami Beach
Fla
New York
Nelson
A. Rocke
Feller
Rockefeller
Executive Committee
UPI
Iule
GOP
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
JohnChafee
Rhode Island
Bert Combs
Kentucky
Karl Rolyang
Minnesota
Combs
Secret Air Force launches two satellites over Southern California
A Thor Agena booster from Vandenberg launched a satellite as part of a secret program. One Atlas rocket carrying an Agena space vehicle produced a dramatic glow visible across Southern California and drew hundreds of emergency calls, while officials offered few details.
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Point Arguello
Calif
UPI
Air Force
California
Vandenberg Air Force
Freeport Bridge Job Contract Let At Freeport
State Department of Highways awarded a 3,861,526 contract to Bryman Construction Corp., Gibsonia, to build viaduct approaches to the Freeport-Garvers Ferry Bridge. The main bridge over the Allegheny River is about 70 percent complete, replacing a 67 year old span damaged by a floating barge. The 1.6 miles of work cover Routes 28 and 356 in Armstrong, Allegheny, Butler and Westmoreland counties.
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State Department of Highways
Bryman Construction Corp
Gibsonia
Freeport-Garvers Ferry
Allegheny River
Armstrong
Allegheny
Butler
Westmoreland
Fire damages garage and contents at Adrian Road
Firefighters from East Franklin Township and West Kittanning battled a blaze yesterday afternoon destroying a two car garage and its contents owned by John Smith on Adrian Road 1. Estimated loss stands at 3000 dollars with items including a grain drill water pump welder two electric motors and various tools lost. Cause of the fire remains undetermined.
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John Smith
Adrian RD
Franklin Township
West Kittanning
Weather report from Allegany River Lock No 7 observations
Weather and river data show the period ending at 7 am Friday and 12:30 pm Thursday with river pools steady at upper 11.7 feet and lower 10.7 feet. Separate note reports U S Weather Bureau records noting lowest 41 degrees in Redmond Oregon and Butte Montana, highest 114 degrees in Blythe California and Gila Bend Arizona.
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Allegheny River Lock No. 7
Serveneeseee Adm
Caeceesteseeees
Cieveceeenseees
New York
UPI
U. S . Weather Bureau
Alaska
Hawaii
Redmond
Ore
Butte
Mont
Blythe
Calif
Gila Bend
Ariz
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