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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
6
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The Senate Commerce Committee began work on Kennedy’s plan to avert a nationwide rail strike as negotiations stalled. If talks fail, a bill could reach the House early next week with action possible Friday or Monday. Wirtz said arbitration talks showed major differences. Unions warned of a national shutdown if work rules go into effect August 29.
The forecast notes scattered showers easing tonight with a chance of a thundershower later today. It calls for fair, warm, humid conditions tonight and Friday, with lows near 70 and highs near 90. Saturday should be partly cloudy and warmer as showers fade. Rain totals include .26 inch at Philadelphia and a localized storm that dropped over an inch in center city Philadelphia and adjacent New Jersey, causing minor flooding.
SHARON HILL A 52 year old Collingdale woman Mrs Evelyn Baker of 388 Glencove Road was injured Wednesday afternoon in a freak accident at a Chester Pike and Clifton Ave service station. Her car in reverse struck a parked vehicle and she was thrown from the car suffering back and leg injuries. Attendant Joe Denning had asked her to pull closer to the pump and the engine leaned backward knocking him into a pump. Mrs Baker was treated at ay Jor Hospital.
Upland councilman Richard Willing asked permission to use the Main St School parking lot for council needs during municipal events. School District Authority members Bagley Gillingham and Bristol Crooks sought a $200 budget increase. the board approved the raise and other items including filing cabinets and insurance policy copies. The board also approved a flag salute and moment of silence, but rejected a kindergarten program and an additional sixth grade teacher due to funds.
Hazleton Pennsylvania AP report recalls a miner in 1989 who survived 24 hours 600 feet underground after a cave in. Herman Trent 57 describes isolation and cold while the three men trapped near Sheppton faced a similar peril and were later dug out with help from fellow miners.
Rescue efforts at the mine continue amid conflicting reports of contact with trapped miners Fellin and Bova. A 12 inch hole drilling setback and a 24 inch ream plan threaten timetable while capsules designed by Earl Bush and built by Pagnotti to lift miners are prepared with safety gear and emergency procedures.
About 1 000 priests and lay leaders at the National Catholic Liturgical Conference in Philadelphia wore badges backing a August 28 integration march on Washington. Delegates applauded an interfaith group urging support, led by two Episcopal priests a Methodist minister a Lutheran minister a Catholic priest and three Protestant laymen.
Springfield motorist Frank Mazzitelli won an appeal to avoid another suspension after arguing he drove to work despite a suspended license to prevent losing his job. Judge Sweney sustained the appeal despite a prior $50 fine for driving during the suspension.
Beulah, a tropical storm, strengthens in the tropical Atlantic and may become the season’s second hurricane. The Miami Weather Bureau reports tighter circulation and lower pressure as the storm intensifies. About 600 miles east of San Juan, Beulah moves 12 miles per hour on a west-northwest to northwest bearing. Small craft are advised to seek port and Leeward Islands from Antigua on alert as peak winds reach 55 mph and gales extend up to 200 miles in the north and east quadrants.
A loaded concrete mixer truck toppled on Providence Road in Upper Providence when the driver swerved to avoid a car carrying five children. No injuries reported to driver John Maniganit or others. the 40 ton vehicle was uprighted after five hours using cranes and a winch.
Milton J. Shapp, prominent Pennsylvania industrialist and civic leader, was honored Wednesday by Frontiers International, a Negro service organization, in Chicago. The award recognizes his public and civic contributions.
Readable weather items show clear conditions with above normal highs. Temperatures reach 88 degrees and 84 on Wednesday with lows around 68. Normals are 64 and 74 for the date with a year to date high near 90.37. Tide times list 3:20 a.m. high and 10:56 a.m. low, sun times 6:19 a.m. rise and 3:53 p.m. set, moon set at 9:51 p.m. and 10:59 p.m.
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