Oil Rights Dispute Over Gulf Boundaries Reaches Court
The Supreme Court decision defines seaward mineral rights for Gulf states. Texas and Florida win a three league limit while Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama gain three to six mile boundaries that vary along the coast. The ruling prompts further litigation and possible congressional action as states assess motorized leases and escrow revenues.
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Washington
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf States
Supreme Court
Congress
Texas
Florida
Aries
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Gulf
Owhen
Jack Gremillion
Justice Black
Black
Twenty Babies Escape Fire at Chicago Hospital
CHICAGO AP Twenty babies were evacuated from a hospital wing after a boiler exploded in the Children's Memorial Hospital power plant Tuesday night. The incident prompted emergency response and a swift evacuation of infants from the affected area.
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Chicago
Leaks Hint Of Pact at Lester Letter
A letter to Westinghouse employes reveals four key points of a settlement with Local 107 UE. UE withdraws strike authorization and notifies the company. Grievances will be discussed while workers stay on the job. Three discharge cases go to arbitration. No retaliation for strike actions. The letter emphasizes costs of the strike and the potential dangers of a partisan report.
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Rowland
George D. Aiken
Senate panel probes NASA role in U2 weather mission
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee questioned NASA deputy administrator Hugh L. Dryden about the so called weather mission used during the U2 flight over the Soviet Union. CIA chief Allen W. Dulles refused to disclose what information the U2 sought, and Chairman Fulbright suggested the White House and State Department led the decision, not the CIA. He warned the panel may issue a report after its hearings wrap Thursday.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S
Soviet Union
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hugh L. Dryden
NASA
Dryden
Paris
Christian A. Herter
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Albert Gore
D- Tenn
Dulles
J.william Fulbright
D -Ark
Fulbright
Eisenhower
State Department
White House
CIA
Senator Snooper Summer Awaited Yet Feared By Many
The annual Senator Snooper Summer draws attention with heavy debate and public scrutiny as citizens anticipate its arrival and later reflect on its impact and disappearance.
Pennsylvania to require driver physicals for learners
Beginning today all Pennsylvanians must pass a physical exam to obtain learner permits. Gov Lawrence outlines a broad traffic program stressing periodic medical checkups for drivers as essential as vehicle inspections. Dr Charles Wilbur notes many with heart conditions may keep licenses. heart and circulation disorders do not automatically disqualify. Examinations start this fall for drivers already licensed. no schedule yet for others.
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Harrisburg
Charles ©. Wilbur
Western Big Three Plan Strategy Meeting
A Western Big Three strategy meeting was arranged after SEATO talks. British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville join in Washington with Christian Herter to review the summit collapse, assess Soviet and Red Chinese moves, and discuss broader regional threats and economic aid.
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Washington
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Christian A. Herter
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
Saatg Council of Ministers
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Pakistan
Lloyd
Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
SEATO
Kingdom
Laos
Southeast Asia
Asia
Voice Ordered Killing He Says
Theo dore Shaynick 40 told Philadelphia police a voice commanded him to kill a roomer and surrendered a 24 inch blade. Officers found the victim Paul Hankiewicz at the rooming house after the suspect's admission.
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Philadelphia
Theodore Shaynick
Voice
Paul Hankiewicz
Halleck Pushed For Chairman In Homicide Case
Charles A. Halleck of Indiana was the target of a stabbing spree that left him dead in a Washington D.C. hotel hall. Shaynick was charged with murder as the Republican National Convention considered a permanent chairman.
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Washington
Republic Hall
Charles A. Hal
Leck
Indiana
Shaynick
June Day Weather Arrives With Warm Temperatures
The day brings a fair spell with highs in the 80s and another warm day likely Thursday. Delaware County forecasts show five day averages about four degrees above the normal 63, with possible showers Friday and a cooler Saturday ahead. The next brief cool spell may arrive Sunday or Monday. Nationwide, storm systems bring rain, thunderstorms, hail and tornadoes, with Texas hit by tornadoes.
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Delaware
R.yi
Texas
Democrats Have Own San s at Beverly Hilton Dinner
BEVERLY HILLS Calif AP three top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination gathered at a $100 dem luncheons and a Brown for president fundraiser. Kennedy Johnson and Symington praised Rev Edmund G Brown who led an 81 vote favorite son delegation in California s June 7 primary. Brown said unity wasn t likely but any of the three could lead to victory. The summit mocked foreign policy and missile defense amid talk of Khrushchev and the U2 controversy and the need for a stronger defense budget.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
California
Edmund G. Brown
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Brown
Beverly Hilton
George McLain
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
America
Khrushchev
Symington—Kennedy
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
United States
1960 Census Shows Population Boom In Chester Townships
In the 1960 census Delaware County reveals Springfield and Aston lead gains with Springfield at 26,748 and Aston rising to 12,604. Millbourne falls to 793 and East Lansdowne dips about 200. Upper Darby and Haverford show strong growth, while many small communities post modest increases or declines.
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Chester
Aston
Millbourne
East Lansdowne
Peter B. Nolan
Delaware County
Springfield
Wast Lansdowr
Upper Darby
Haverara
Lanscowne
Yeadon
Clifton Heights
Aldan
Collingdale
Darby Borough
Sharon Hill
Swarthmore
Morston
Colwyn
Slain sportsman left nine million estate revealed
New York AP reports a tax appraisal shows William Woodward, a socialite sportsman who was killed in 1955 when his wife mistook him for a prowler, left a net estate over nine million dollars. Woodward, owner of Nashua, died at 33. Falter horse sold for over a million. Anne Woodward was found not guilty by accidental death verdict.
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York
William Woodward
Woodward
Nashua
Anne
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Bus Tioup Rolls Into June Bus Tioup Rolls Into June
A Chester area bus strike begun in spring continues into June with 86 drivers from Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co. walking out for a second day. The stoppage halts all 12 routes, affecting about 15,000 daily riders. The firm operates in and around Chester and its surrounding area.
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Chester
Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co
Hous Company
Island Tourism Slump Hits Nantucket And Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard suffer holiday losses totaling over a million dollars as a strike halts three state-run ferries. Hotel, cottage, and restaurant revenue falls sharply while ships rely on larger vessels from Hyannis. autos pay higher barge rates, and weekend visitors evaporate.
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Mass
Martha's Vineyard
State House
Boston
Cape Cod
Steanshin Authority
Leo J. Convery
Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce
Vineyard
John L. Hardy
Nantucket Inn
Selectman
Woods Hole
Nanitucket
Hyannis
Hyantis
al Bolt Islands
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