Kennedy assassination inquiry forms first steps in Washington
A bipartisan Warren Commission met to set up procedures for its Dallas shooting probe. Rep. Hale Boggs urged a detailed record for the public, while the FBI and Justice Department pursued Oswald leads and Jaworski discussed state inquiry plans with Katzenbach. Mexico City reports Mexico investigating Oswald trip details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Earl Warren
Hale Boggs
D-La
Congress
Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Boggs
Dallas
FHI
FBI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Jack ‘Ruby
Ruby
Eastman ‘Kodak Laboratories
Justice Department
Leon Jaworski
Houston
Texas State
Department
Jaworski
Nuremburg
Germany
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
State Court of
Texas
Waggoner Carr
Mexico City
U.S
Thomas C. Mann
Mexico
Deep Cross Currents Hit Atlantic Alliance
Western ministers meet in Paris on December 16 for NATO talks led by Dean Rusk Robert McNamara and Douglas Dillon. The agenda will review the world scene with no action on the seaborne atomic force plan or a new military strategy. McNamara urges stronger Allied conventional forces amid De Gaulle's independent line and ongoing political changes in several capitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic Alliance
Paris
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
McNamara
U.S
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Guerrilla shelling hits river boat in Mekong delta
Communist guerrillas shelled a large river boat carrying two Vietnam troops companies in the Mekong River delta. The attack left 19 dead and 69 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
Frasch Elected Director as Tay Departs County Board
William J. Frasch of Darby was elected president of the Delaware County School Board, succeeding William Tay Jr. of Darby who resigned effective Jan. 2. Tay had not sought reappointment. Bruce L. Ritz of Media became vice president, and Frasch then named Darby Colwyn Board solicitor Lewis Beatty Jr. of Media was reappointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Frasch
Frasch
William Tay Jr
Darby
Presidor Jr
Haverford
Taylor
Delaware County
Lon
Bruce L. Ritz
Media
Presidre Darby School Board
The
Dent
Frasch. Darby - Colwyn Joint School
Lewis Beatty Jr
Media Board
Six Drivers Fined For Drunken Driving Pleas
MEDIA COURTHOUSE Six motorists pleaded guilty Wednesday to drunken driving before Judge Henry G. Sweney and were fined a total of 900 dollars. Harvey A. Carr of Philadelphia paid 250 dollars after a stop on Township Line Road. Barbara J. Reber of Wilmington, Frank Carosella of Clifton Heights, and Samuel Miller of Philadelphia were fined 150 dollars each for separate incidents. Theo dore J. Peretti of Drexel Hill and Robert E. Kidwell of Norwood were each fined 100 dollars for their respective accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Sweney
Harvey A. Carr
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Upper Darby
Township Line Road
Barbara J. Reber
Wilmington
Del
Springfield
Frank Carosella
N. Sycamore Street
Clifton Heights
Norwood
9Th St
Morton Ave
Ridley Park
Philadelphia man sentenced for multiple robberies faces mental exam
A 25 year old Philadelphian pled guilty to robbing Upper Darby and Chester finance firms and was committed to Haverford State Hospital for a 90 day mental exam. Judge Sweney granted the request following defense counsel's notes fearing mental illness. Police say he robbed Western Finance Co in Upper Darby taking 647 and Standard Loan Co in Chester taking 515, after earlier Sept holdups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Darby
Chester Finance
Haverford State Hospital
Henry G. Sweney
Stephen McEwen Jr
Jesse Scott
Scott
Philadelphia Finance Company
Western Finance Co
Market St
Standard Loan Co
W. Sth
Chester
James Ellis
Cpurt
Herbert Wright
Achester
Board Awards 18000 Backhoe Contract In Folsom Township
Folsom Ridley Township Commissioners approved an $18,000 contract for a backhoe and shovel to Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co. The board deferred a traffic light decision for Leonard Smith principal and scheduled a Dec. 14 meeting with Kedron Park residents over water overflow from Mitchell Avenue creek. Engineer John Damon described a plan to widen the creek requiring residents to surrender land. Edgar Wilkinson, 706 Stockton Circle, was ordered to move his vending machine business from the residential neighborhood with a court injunction sought by the solicitor after prior orders were ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Ridley Township
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Leonard Smith
Morton Ave
Kedron Park
Mitchell Ave
John Damon
Fraugh
Edgar Wilkinson
Stockton Circle
Wilkinson
Bomb hoax clears Upper Darby department store after search
Two calls to police within 15 minutes warned of bombs at the Lit Brothers department store in Upper Darby. Firemen and police evacuated and searched the store around 5 30 p m. no bombs were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Darby
Lit Brothers
Weather snapshot for County and nation
The Associated Press reports today’s high near 40 with a morning low around 28 and a normal mid 30s for this date. Forecast calls for upper 30s today, upper 20s tonight, and high 40s Friday with trace precipitation this month and year-to-date totals around 2.94 and 33.19. Tides at Chester show high and low cycles with sunrise at 7 07 a.m. and sunset at 3 49 p.m. and 4 12 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Tidewater Terminal Pier
House Votes on Reapportionment Proposals in Pa. Legislature
The House splits along party lines over reapportionment with Republicans backing amendments while several Democratic measures fail. Key changes target Washington Cambria Fayette and Westmoreland counties with district realignments proposed for Butler Allegheny and other areas. Murphy and Bower clash over a Washington County plan as amendments are debated and defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Austin Murphy
D-Washington
Adam Bower
Northumberland
Bower
Murphy
Rep. A.V. Capano
Cambria
Schuylkill
Allegheny
Butler
Lawrence
Fayett
Westmoreland
Bucks
Montgomery
Northampton
Lackawanna
Philadelphia
Berks
Delaware
Lancaster
Lebanon
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Harry Kramer
James F. Clarke
K. LeRoy Irvis
Edward Schuster
Paul W. Miller
Cambria County
Johnstown
Dale
Butler County
City of
Butler Township
Fayette County
Ohiopyle
Brownsville
Westmoreland County
Suterville
Sewickly
Scotdale
Chester Man Held In Beating Death
Phillip S Stansbury 53 of 500 block Elth Street Chester is held without bail for a homicide coroner's jury. Oscar Townsend 60 died after a Sept 7 beating at 730 Potter Street Ella Kozak's home. Townsend was alive for 24 hours after being beaten. Stansbury arrested Sept 8. Townsend worked 30 years at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co and attended Siloam Methodist Church. He leaves wife Annie, children Geneva Sylvester and David, mother Juanita Harmon, and sisters Helen Trader and Rosie Jones. Funeral services set for Browington Funeral Home Friday 8 p.m. and burial Saturday Haven Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Phillip Steven Stansbury
Elth Street
Stansbury
Oscar Townssend
St. Townsend
Ella Mays Kozak
Potter St
Anthony Smith
Townsend
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Siloam Methodist Church
Annie
Geneva
Sylvester
David
Juanita Harmon
Helen Trader
Woodlyn
Rosie Jones
Browington Funeral Home
E. 10Th St
Haven Memorial Park
Feltonville
Chester to Add Toilet Facilities at Franklin Elementary
The Chester School District plans to convert a third floor room once used as a library into a lavatory at Franklin Elementary. An estimated $2,000 cost is requested for state reimbursement after forms were approved by the county superintendent. Architect Jack Swerman is retained to determine the number of facilities, with final approval expected after district, state agencies, and Harrisburg review, a process likely to take about six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Chester
Clyde EE Dalton
Freedom Now
Charles Long
State Department of Public Instruction
Long
Chester Board
Jack Swerman
Harrisburg
Job Push Mapped by CFFN in Chester
The Committee for Freedom Now wants to hire Negroes first, launching a drive to recruit in industries and businesses. A voter registration effort for Negroes will run alongside, with Rev. Joseph Carter heading a five member employment committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Committee For Freedom Now
Stanley E. Branche
CFFN
Branche
Joseph T. Carter
St. Paul’s
CME
Lois Hobbs
Frank Brooks
Richard James
Mary Smith
Wilbur Johnson
Wilmer
Sonny) Woodland
Boots Anderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Arnold Fine
Brotherhood of the Washington Hebrew Congregation
Hoover
Peak Agnes
NGW
County School Board
William Frasch
Sweney
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla. City
Omaha
Clear
Phoenix
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
U.S. Weather Bureau
Araa
Lakes Region
Appalachians
Rockies
North
Pacific Coast
Mississippi
Tennessee
Fightin
Cincinnati Zoo
Ella Reed
10Th St
Miss Reed
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!