New Redistrict Crisis Faces Political Leaders in Pa
Pennsylvania leaders react as a House bill may add one congressman after Gov. Lawrences approval to scrap three seats. With the May primary nearing, experts discuss timing for a new redistricting plan and potential statewide or district elections. Rep. Walter backs a brisk pace, while Bloom favors a special session to restore districts and incumbents.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House Judiciary Committee
Washington
Lawrence
Alty
David Stah
Congress
General Assembly
Otis B. Morse
Bill Could Merge Pa House Districts in Election Shuffle
Washington AP report notes a House plan to boost membership by three and merge the Fenton and Rhodes districts in Pennsylvania. A full federal action may still require a second special session to redraw districts and avoid a Rhodes–Fenton clash, leaving the state with one statewide at large option if needed.
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Fenton
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Rhodes
Ivor D. Fenton
Congress
George M. Rhodes
Pennsylvania
Berks County
Schuylkill - Northumberland
Delaware County
William E. Milliken
House Judiciary
Francis EB
Walter
House Judiciary Committee
Yenton
Waller
Tiros IV Weather Satellite Launch Delayed Again
Cape Canaveral officials cited technical troubles with the Thor Delta booster delaying the Tiros IV weather satellite launch for a second consecutive day. NASA announced the postponement after countdown neared the two minute mark.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Man Killed In Tragic Harrisburg Incident
A Harrisburg man, Harry Daniel Thomas, 36, died Tuesday night after being run over by a tractor-trailer. The cause and specifics of the collision were unclear, with reports referencing two potential vehicles. He was taken to Polyclinic Hospital where he died about four hours later.
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Harrisburg
Harry Daniel Thomas
Polyclinic Hospital
Blinking lights campaign targets truckers in tunnels
A Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission campaign aims to stop truck drivers from using blinking lights in tunnels to improve safety and visibility. The effort seeks broad compliance across routes and tunnels managed by the agency.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Warner Bros Buys My Fair Lady Screen Rights
After five months of negotiations Warner Bros purchases the screen rights to the Broadway musical My Fair Lady for a record 5.5 million dollars. Studio aims to translate the stage hit into a major motion picture with potential star casting and production plans.
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Hollywood
Warner Bros
Barbara Hutton Engaged To Charles W Mapes Jr
Barbara Hutton known as Bobo announces engagement to Charles W Mapes Jr at El Morocco night club. Mapes is son of a Nevada cattle baron. Bobo, 45, previously married to Winthrop Rockefeller and Richard Sears. They met in 1954 and planned the ring before extracting it from a safe deposit box.
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Bobo
Rockefeller
Charles W. Mapes Jr
Mapes
Nevada
Jievute Paulekiute
Lithuania
Richard Sears
Boston
Palm Beach
Fla
67Th St
Manhattan
Rep Whalley to Run Again in Pa House Race
Washington AP reports Rep J Irving Whalley R Pa will seek another two year term. The move follows Rep James E Van Zandt R Pa announcing a Senate bid with Robert E Woodside as governor candidate. Redistricting merged Blair County with Whalley’s 18th district to form the new 12th District, leaving Whalley with no clear Republican challenger in the primary.
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J. Irving Whalley
R-Pa
Whalley
James E. van Zandt
Senate
Pennsylvania Superior
Robert E. Woodside
van Zandt
Pennsylvania
van Zaner
Blair
Whatley
Republican Staters Up in Air
In Harrisburg a two hour GOP meeting discussed endorsing candidates for the May 15 primary. George S. Bloor expects to decide soon whether to call a convention of county chairmen vice chairmen and committee men to back a governor or U S senator candidate. The group heard from Woodside Van Zandt and Hugh Scott who favored unity while Scott warned the decision rests with party leaders and rejected a rush endorsement.
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GOP
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Superior Court
Robert E. Woodside
James E. van Zandt
U.S. Senate
Hugh Scott
Scott
State Committee
Woodside
van Zandt
Philip T. Sharples
State Finance Committee
Mexico
Philadelphia
Sharples
William Scranston
Phone Tieup Averted as Western Electric Reach Deal
The tentative agreement between Western Electric Co and the Communications Workers of America averts a coast to coast strike by 16 000 installers in 43 states including Pennsylvania. The settlement after 48 hours sets the 40 hour week wage at 109 49 with a 7.4 cent base rise and 9.94 cent overall increase including fringe benefits averaging 2 million dollars annually.
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Western Electric Co
Communications Workers of America
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Western Electric
Pennsylvania
Bell Telephone System
Beirne
Focus on Health: Baby Life and Readiness to Grow
Focus on Health chronicles how 95 out of 100 Western babies survive to adulthood, cites Dr. Ashley Montagu on birth readiness, and notes a National Institutes of Health study sampling blood from 75,000 pregnant women across 15 centers over a decade to search for links between maternal blood and infant brain or nerve disorders.
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Huuman
Population Reference Bureau
Ashley Montagu
Princeton University
Montagu
National Institut of Health
United States
Two Heavyweights Kennedy Khrushchev Read Each Other
James Marlow analyzes the Kennedy Khrushchev rapport as a tense but respectful exchange. Both leaders worked through Berlin Laos Vietnam and nuclear tensions while maintaining a cautious, gentlemanly stance.
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Associated Press
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Khrushchev
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Ater
Berlin
East Berlin
Communist Party
Statin
Harting
Romney Decision Awaited at AMC Stockholders Meeting
Detroit AP report on George Romney weighing a Michigan governor bid and potential White House run in 1964 amid American Motors Corp annual stockholders meeting. Romney to be asked about running while AMC chair announces no intentions until a Saturday news conference. Stockholder proxy issue raises questions over cumulative voting for directors.
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George Romney
Michigan
White House
American Motors Corp
Romney
AMC
Harry Korba
Yonkers
Argentina to Break Relations With Cuba This Week
Argentina plans to sever diplomatic ties with Fidel Castro's Cuba later this week, according to a Foreign Ministry spokesman. The move follows military pressure after Argentina and five others abstained at a recent Inter-American Conference resolution calling for Cuba's expulsion from the OAS. Frondizi recalled the Argentine ambassador to Havana but favors a gradual break, amid a boycott by service secretaries and senior officers of a banquet for visiting ex-King Leopold.
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Argentina
Foreign Ministry
Arturo Frondizi
Leopold
Belgium
Fidel Castro
Frondiz
Cuba
Organization of American States
Frondizi
Argentiine
Havana
Castro
Tax Course For Cuban Refugees In Miami
A U.S. official will conduct a Spanish language course today in Miami for Cuban refugees who chose democracy over Castro regime. The session covers U.S. income tax laws and how they apply to new residents and citizens.
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Miami
Fla
U.S
Fidel Castro
Diocese Buys 2 Large Homes in Bethlehem for Aged Care
Allentown Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church announced the purchase of the former Eugene G Grace mansion and Edmund F Martin home facing Prospect Street in Bethlehem. The Grace house will house aged persons from Lehigh Northampton Carbon Berks and Schuylkill counties, while the Martin home will host eight missionary sisters staffing the Grace mansion.
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Joseph M. Mec Skea
Eugene G. Grace
Edmund F. Martin
Bethlehem Steel Co
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McShea
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Lehigh
Northampton
Carbon
Berks and
Schuylkill
Martin
Senate Receives Lawrence Budget Amid Senate Tussle
Harrisburg AP indicates Gov Lawrence budgeted $1 billion in general funds as the Western state budget faced Senate rejection over milk sales and a stubborn budget package. House pressure aimed to cut $25 million in operating items while GOP and Democratic plans clashed over school subsidies and university funding. The session, spanning seven hours, focused on amending main appropriations and approving non-preferred allocations.
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Pennsylvania
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