Wallendas Continue Show After Tragedy in Detroit
In Detroit at the Shrine Coliseum Herman Wallenda and his son Gunther performed a five minute high wire act 24 hours after two troupe members died. Gene Mendez joined to fill in as the trio walked a 35 foot high wire with no safety net amid 5000 spectators.
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Gunther Wallenda
State Fair
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Waldendas
Rancrele Moor
Gene Mendez
Stockholm
Sweden
Wallendag
Mendez
Wallendas
Richard Faughmaan
Jenny Wallenda
Dieter Schepp
Karl Wallenda
East Germany
Brooklyn
Schepp
Christina
Jana
Rusk Heads Back To Capital For Cuba Conference
Secretary of State Dean Rusk flew to Washington to brief President Kennedy on the hemispheric ministers conference on Cuba. The gathering splits the six soft-line nations amid Argentine pressure for a firmer stance, while Brazil and Mexico react with mixed views and fear of leftist agitation.
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Uruguay
Dean Rusk
Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
Latin America
Organization of American States
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Fidel Castro
OAS Council
Brazil
Mexico
Havana
United States
Old Time Senator Snooper Recollects Village Square
An old timer recalls the village square as a community hub in days past. The piece reflects on amusements and social memory, noting how places shaped public life more than any single person.
Bell Seeks State Funds for Delaware County Roads
Senator Clarence D. Bell of Upland told the Chester Chester County Businessmen’s Association meeting that Delaware County’s primary and secondary state highways need immediate repairs. He criticized the 1962 Lawrence budget for shortchanging road rebuilding and urged the state highway secretary to revise allocations and reconsider construction plans. The gathering installed officers for the year with John I. DiMeglio as president and John Phillips as toastmaster.
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Boothwyn
Clarence D. Bell
Upland
Delaware County
Bell
Chester Chichester
Lawrence
Chichester Avenue
Meelinghouse
Pennsylvania
State Secretary of Highways
Businessmen's Association
John I. DiMeglio
Edgar Seltzer
Edward Dodds
Fred Wooten
Dominic D’amica
John Phillips
170 Hospitals Divide Fund
Harrisburg AP The House Appropriations Committee agreed to divide an appropriation for state aided hospitals among 170 hospitals. The total appropriation is 14 351 640 the committee increased it in that amount Wednesday Gov Lawrence recommended 13 929 500 in his general funds budget for 1962 63.
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Harrisburg
House
Lawrence Recommendec
Regional Planning Commission Proposed for Delaware Valley
Delaware County treasurer J Warren Bullen Jr leads a proposal to form a 14 county Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission with advisory state powers. The plan aims to coordinate land use, transportation, ports, aviation, pollution, and growth while preserving local autonomy and avoiding added government layers. An upcoming conference of county planning commissions is planned to mobilize manpower and resources for regional progress.
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Delaware Valley
Trenton
N.J
Wilmington
Del
J- Warren Bullen Jr
Delaware County
Delaware Valley Council
Delaware
Vailey
Bullen Committee
Metra
Miami Beach - Dade County
Fla
Sven Arkonague
Bullen
Regional Commission
Kennedy Proposes 193 Million Welfare Expansion
President Kennedy urged a 193 million dollar expansion of federal welfare outlays focusing on rebuilding lives and careers. He pressed for broader, long term reforms in aid to dependent children, rehabilitation, day care for working mothers, and relaxed residence rules. The plan calls for major changes in federal grant rules to match state programs.
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Washington
Kennedy
Maylin H. Greaser
Council
Congress
Iislance
Newburgh
N.Y
Department of Sealth, Education and Welfare
Department— Health Care
Probation Granted After Manslaughter Plea
In Towanda Pennsylvania Judge James W. Cullen placed Joseph J. Yost on probation after he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. He must pay $5,000 and face a $100 million state program charge tied to dependent children aid. Yost testified Vanderpool and companions threatened his cafe in Spring Lake last September 9, and he shot Vanderpool in self defense.
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Joseph J. Yost
James W. Cullen
Bradford County Court
Pune
Yost
Vanderpool
Spring Lake
Chill Will Hang On With Cold Weekend Outlook
The forecast calls for a chilly period with a low near 10 degrees tonight and highs only in the mid 20s on Friday. Warming to clearing tonight and mostly fair Friday, with Saturday cloudy and light snow possible. Snow also spreads across parts of the state with 1 to 3 inches expected in several regions. Mountains and northern areas may dip 10 to 25 below zero.
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South Central
North Central
Adzhubei Hears Kennedy News Conference In New York
Khrushchev’s journalist son in law Adzhubei attended Kennedy’s news conference in the State Department auditorium and later held an impromptu session in the lobby with reporters. He and his wife sat with journalists as questions on U S Soviet relations were asked. He spoke of potential Laos accords and broader cultural exchanges while noting American press treatment of major events. The pair then departed for New York and a trip to Mexico planned for Monday.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Alexei Adzhubet
Izvestia
Kennedy
Adzhubei
State Department
Communist Party Central “Committee
Laos
Berlin
U.S
Soviet Union
Martyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Sarah Fails This Time at Kennedy News Conference
Washington AP report says Sarah McClendon attempted six questions at President Kennedy's press conference but was repeatedly not recognized. She had been rebuked a week earlier for calling two State Department employees “well known security risks.”
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Washington
Sarah McClendon
Kennedy
Kennedy Pushes Two Edged Probe on Stockpile Profiteering
President Kennedy announced a double edged inquiry into how the United States stockpiles strategic materials. He said the stockpile is excessive and invites profiteering and mismanagement and urged full public disclosure. A Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Stuart Symington will review the program and all administration evidence with few exceptions. The president stressed the need to ease international tension and to examine defense strategy and inter American relations.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
First Day Sale Sparks Quick Buyer for Dinner Tool Set
Fast action Daily Times Want Ad drives a rapid sale of a 10 piece dining tool set. Price quoted at 31.00, attracting a happy buyer on economical day plan. Advertisers urged to turn furniture into instant results with Daily Times Wanted Today.
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Daily Times
Molotov Reported Stricken In Moscow Hospital
Informants say V. M. Molotov, former foreign minister, suffered a heart attack and is hospitalized. The Foreign Office declined to confirm, saying the report is not politically important. Molotov returned Nov 12 from Vienna and has not appeared in public since.
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V. M. Molotov
Foreign Office
Molotov
Paulina
Vienna
Austria
International Atomic Energy Agency
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Goverment
Fibber McGee Marries Again in Honolulu
Honolulu AP reports Jim Jordan known as Fibber McGee aged 64 married the widow of stage comedian Yost Yorgessyn at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Jordan’s first wife Marian who played Molly on their radio show died in April after a long illness.
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Ricio
Fibber
Yost Yorgessyn
Our Lady of Peace
Fibber McGee
Jim Jordan
Wfe
Marian
Molly
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