Scranton kept General Assembly busy with reforms and growth
Gov. Scranton’s 17 months in office produced a busy General Assembly agenda focused on economic growth. He expanded loan funds, launched a statewide ambassador program, retooled unemployment compensation, raised payrolls for teachers, and pushed tax changes. His administration pursued constitutional revision and civil service protections while navigating partisan pushback and policy risks.
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General Assembly
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Commission On
Paratroop Battalions Suffer Heavy Losses in Vietnam Action
Two Vietnamese paratroop battalions suffered their heaviest casualties as they charged Viet Cong positions in the Plain of Reeds. The engagement left several American advisers praising the bold attack while two U.S. helicopters were forced down by enemy fire. No U.S. casualties were reported.
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Fred A. Dilkes
Woodberry
N.S
Alfred Combs
Brooklyn
N.Y
Marcy
U.S
Guerrillas Attack Near Kuching After Summit Collapse
Indonesian guerrillas launched a major six hour assault near the frontier about 50 miles west of Kuching. Five Gurkhas were killed and five wounded, with guerrilla casualties unknown. The battle followed the collapse of a Malaysian peace conference in Tokyo.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Borneo
Sarawak
Kuching
Tokyo
Ford May Wed in Milan Two Italian Widow to Marry
London reports Henry Ford II and Christina Austin plan to wed in October. The Daily Sketch says Mrs. Austin, Italian widow of a British naval officer, will likely marry in Milan where she has a home. Ford's first wife Anne McDowell divorced him last February.
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London
Henry Tord W
Christina Austin
The
Daily Sketch
Kentucky youths aid Brooklyn church in reverse mission
Ten Perry County Kentucky students travel to New York with Pastor Robert Undercuffler to repaint and renovate a Brooklyn Sunday School building a mission in reverse. The group, funding their own trip, connects with locals as they prep the church for college students who will live there this summer.
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New York
Kentucky Hills
Kentucky Town
Brooklyn
New York City
Murdoch
Buckhorn
Lafayette Ave
Perry County
Robert Undercuffler
Buckhorn Presbyterian
Kentucky
Kitight
Platform Consideration Income Tax Hikes for Care
Washington AP reports the Republican Platform Committee will study raising income taxes to fund health care for the aged rather than increasing Social Security taxes. Chair Melvin R. Laird notes support for progressive taxes, with some leaders backing the existing Social Security route, while the idea remains in discussion with an unidentified professor origin.
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Washington
Republican
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
San Francisco
Laird
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Platform Committee
Illinois Is State To Watch In Republican Nomination
AP dispatch reports Senator Morton saying Illinois could decide whether Goldwater's delegates stay loyal. An AP tally shows Goldwater with about 694 first ballot votes, aiming to reach a first-ballot victory. Dirksen criticizes Goldwater for opposing the civil rights bill, while Scranton backers hope to win over Black voters turnout. Tower argues Goldwater remains favored to win on first ballot.
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Thruston B. Morton
Illinois
Barry Goldwater
Morton
San Francisco
Goldwater
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Ilinois
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Milnais
Arizona
Senate
Eglerett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Stranton
Republican National Committee
Richard M.nixon
Chicago
John F. Kennedy
Scranton
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Tower
Triton
Elizabeth Taylor Delivers Stage Debut Gaffes in New York
Elizabeth Taylor giggled through fluffed lines in her stage debut at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater as Richard Burton teased and clowned beside her. The program World Enough and Time featured varied excerpts directed by Philip Burton with musical and dramatic academy backing. Tickets at 35 per seat marked a bustling, starry night in New York.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
New York
Wirephnio
Elizabeth J. Taylor
Burton
Lunt-Fontanne
American Musical and Dramatic Academy of New York
Philip Burton
Richard
Shakespeare
D. 4
Lawrence
Edwin Markham
John Lennon
Beatles
Miss Taylor
Americans Perish in Formosa Air Crash
CAT planes grounded in Formosa for three day safety check after a crash killed 57 aboard. Among the dead were 200 Americans including Rev. Lottis E. Downs Jr of Virginia and Mrs. R. Lhamon of Florida. Others listed include Jack Schwanitzer and John Davidson with several spouses and relatives. The crash struck central Formosa near the sightseeing tour route.
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Taipes
Formosa
Ministry of Communications
CAT
Claira Chennault
Plydng
Tigers
Lottis E. Downs Jr
Clifton Forge
Downs
Ann
Presbyterian Church of America
R. Lhamon
Sarasota
Fla
Juda Shannon
Taipei
Jack Schwanitzer
Hialeah
John Davidson
Bellevue
Calif
Helen Lee
New York City
Herman D. Beach
Elliston
Navy
Raymond F. McElroy
Pensacola
Henry ‘F.tantalo
Rochester, N.Y
John E. Danel
Middle Village
N Y
Kid Ball Star Die s After Little League Game
In South Bend Indiana AP John J Metser 11 fielded the final out for a 54 victory and then collapsed clutching his chest Died en route to Memorial Hospital Doctors say Johnny suffered a heart condition since infancy His father noted the condition can be fatal even at rest He had enjoyed baseball but did more running at home Metz was at the park when Johnny faltered after a bases loaded hit He died on arrival and will be buried Tuesday.
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South Bend
Ind
John J. Metser
Norman Houzevard
Johnny
Metz
Khrushchev seeks simpler schedule during Sweden visit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, tiring after Denmark, sailed into Swedish waters seeking a lighter agenda on the second leg of his Nordic tour. Sweden pledged neutrality and independence, delaying talks and tightening security amid anti Soviet leaflets and threats tied to refugees from the Soviet bloc.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Swedish
Sweden
Khyushchov
Denmark
Erlander
Soing
Khrushchev
Haim
Soviet Bloc
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