Chester Wins World Biddy Crown in Jersey City
Chester Central League All-Stars capture International Tournament title defeating host Jersey City 61 to 55 in a crowd of 1,200 at St Peter’s College gym. Eddie Swain led Chester with 22 points, sparking comeback after 14-point second-quarter deficit and key steals late in the game.
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Edgerhart Daily Times
Jersey City
N. J
Chester
Keystone Lads
Biddy
Eddie Swain
Swain
Lee Chester
Page
Aldan Man Held on Leaving Scene Charge
Charles R. Owens, 100 block Albert Ave Aldan, was held on $500 bail after a Clifton Heights car crash injured Vernon Tremont of 257 Revere Road Clifton Heights. Tremont, 37, suffered a fractured arm and head injuries and was hospitalized at Delaware County Memorial in Drexel Hill in satisfactory condition. Hearing before Justice James J. McFadden was continued to Tuesday.
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Aldan
Clifton Heights
Charles R. Owens
Albert Ave
Vernon Tremont
Revere Road
Revere
N. Oak Ave
Tremont
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Drexel Hill
Owens
James J. McFadden
Quake Strikes Szekszard Hurting Buildings and Panicking 50,000
An earthquake shook Szekszard in southern Hungary today, damaging many buildings and triggering panic among its 50,000 residents according to Radio Budapest AP report.
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Vienna
Szekszard
Hungary
Radio
Budapest
Grissom and Young Chosen To Pilot Gemini Flight
Maj Virgil I Grissom and Lt Cmdr John W Young were picked to pilot the first two man Gemini mission a three orbit flight late this year The back up crew will be Cmdr Walter M Schirra Jr and Capt Thomas P Stanford The selection marks Gemini as the bridge to Apollo moon missions with the four men at the Manned Spacecraft Center bringing Apollo training Fundamentals into focus
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Houston, Tex
Virgil I. Grissom
John W. Young
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas
P. Stanfford
Gemini
Manned Spacecraft Center
Schirra
Grissom
Cape Kennedy
Young
Stafford
Mercury
College Is For Rent At Shimer College Campus
President F J Mullin of Shimer College said the 14 buildings and 45 acre campus near the Mississippi River in western Illinois will be available this summer for a modest fee to corporations or other groups. Renters may use the indoor pool outdoor tennis courts and a nine hole golf course as the college seeks extra income.
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F. J. Mullin
Shimer College
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Mullin
Child, 2, Killed in Accident at Grandparent Home
A two year old Collingdale boy, Brian Marsh, was struck by a car while playing at his grandparents home on Sharon Avenue. He died at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital from head injuries. His sister Kathleen, age four, witnessed the tragedy. The driver’s name was not released.
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Collingdale
Brian Marsh
Roland K. Marsh
Warminster
Robert C. Marsh
Sharon Ave
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital
Darby
Kathleen
Brian
Fair Acres Farm
Lima
Marsh
Walter Kelley
Willow Grove Naval Air Station
Chamber seeks tougher traffic safety rules in Philadelphia
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce reports a 25 percent rise in traffic deaths in the last six months of 1963 compared to the prior year and asks Gov. Scranton to tighten traffic safety regulations.
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Philadelphia
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Scranton
Unfair Labor Practice Ruling Hits Philadelphia Motel Project
NLRB trial examiner James F. Foley ruled that the Building and Construction Trades Council of Philadelphia and Vicinity AFL-CIO committed unfair labor practices by picketing to force union labor on a motel project and by pressuring a union contractor and suppliers to shun non union builders. Officers James J. O Neill and James L. Loughlin named in the action. The ruling, tied to post thirty day limit tactics, will be reviewed by the NLRB as the International Motor Lodge motel on the Industrial Highway nears opening. General contractor Fisher Construction Co. of Drexel Hill cited.
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Philadelphia
James J. O'Neill
Council
James L. Loughlin
Foley
NLRB
International Motor Lodge
Industrial High
Fisher Construction Co
Drexel Hill
Bernard N. Katz
Faley
Tornadoes Kill In 3 State Area
Dazed survivors search rubble after tornadoes hit eastern Kansas western Missouri and southwestern Iowa. Six dead and at least 50 injured as two storm lines moved toward the northeast near Garnett Pleasant Grove Independence and Yorktown. Damaged U S 59 traffic severed with vehicles hurled into a ravine. witnesses spoke of the powerful upheaval.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Jack L. Wilson
Independence
Kan
Warren Kenyon Sr
Neosho
Ella
Garnett
Policeman Faces Charge In Pittsburgh Shooting
AP report states Patrolman Robert Heard, 40, faces manslaughter charges after a disturbance at the Blue Bell Restaurant in Pittsburgh. Charles Mushinsky, 29, died from a gunshot wound to the chest at Allegheny General Hospital. Mushinsky was not involved in the disturbance.
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Pittsburgh
Robert Heard
Blue Bell
Eugene Coon
Charles Mushinsky
Allegheny General Hospital
Chester World Champion Parade Honors Team and Schools
Chester's World Champion basketball team led a city parade through center city today. Bands from Chester High School and Showalter Junior High joined the celebration with a police color guard and motorcycle escort. Fire companies Franklin Moyamensing Hanley Felton Good Will also took part in the march.
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Chester
Center City
Chester High School
Showalter Junior High School
Franklin, Moyamensing, Hanley, Felton
Good Will Fire
Move Made To Revamp Rights Unit
Chester mayor plans a reorganizing session for the embattled city human relations commission as officials reel from a dispute with the Chester NAACP and CRFN. Three resignations followed an aborted April 4 meeting. the panel dropped from about 25 to nine members. Resignations include Rev. Daniel A. Scott, Lawrence H. Jacobson, Rev. F. D. Jones, and Jack Nacrelli. The mayor said he would contact remaining commissioners to arrange a meeting this week.
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Chester
City Human Relations Commission
James H. Gorbey
Commission
Gorbey
Chester Naacp
Committee For Freedom Now
CRFN
Daniel A. Scott
West End
Lawrence H. Jacobson
F. D. Jones
St. Daniel’s
Sheriff Shot In Gun Fight In Richland Township
State police investigate a gun battle that wounded Clarion County Sheriff Cecil B. Daugherty and left a man dead at Landers’ home in Rich and Township. It was unclear if Sylvan Sanders, 37, was killed or killed himself. Daugherty in good condition at Oil City Hospital with wounds to arm and stomach.
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St, Petersburg
Clarion County
Cecil B. Daugherty
Syllvan Sanders
Daugherty
Landers
Richand
Oil City Hospital
FIRST IN 25 YEARS Woman Prisoner Flees County Jail
Thornton Broadmeadows Prison Warden John J. Gable believes he witnessed the escape of Lillian Ethel Ryan alias Lillian Doyle from the women’s section during the prisoners’ show Saturday night. Ryan, 28, facing forgery and conspiracy charges, is at large. Chester police checked her Crosby Street home without success. Detainers from York and charges spanning Chester Springfield and Brookhaven are cited.
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Thornton
Miss Ryan
Chester
Crosby Street
Gable
Ryan
Springfield
Brookhaven
York
Workers End 12 Day Stoppage At Westinghouse Steam Divisions
United Electric Local 107 members returned to work at Westinghouse Electric Corporation Steam Divisions after a 12 day shutdown. The 1,154 to 305 vote approved a Telegram backed agreement mediated by John R Murray. About 2,500 hourly employees reported for 8 am shift. 1,200 for 4 pm. 800 for midnight. The telegram clarified temporary job assignments do not destroy existing seniority units or job progressions.
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Tom Schmidt
Daily Times
Lester
United Electric
Local 107
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
John R. Murray
Murray
Carl F. Gray
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Gray
Hall
Essington
Gray J
Strike Hits Four Westinghouse Plants in Baltimore
More than 1,600 workers at four Westinghouse divisions in Baltimore walked out after settlement talks collapsed before the 7 a.m. deadline. Local 130 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers had authorized the action following a membership vote on grievances and representation questions.
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Baltimore
Westlinghouse Co
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
No Public Dollars for Private Schools Letter
A letter on page 6 denounces public funding for private schools, arguing against using taxpayer dollars for private education amid broader Section coverage. The Daily Times highlights community stories and notes a new downtown Chester bridge opening in Pages 8 and 9.
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Chester
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