Countian Dies in Car Flips Near Chadds Ford
A 24 year old Newtown Square man, William C. Welliver Jr., died after his car left Route 100 near Chadds Ford, struck an embankment and overturned. Passenger Diane Anderson escaped injury. Welliver, an engineer for Sun Oil, was born April 3 1937 and leaves a daughter Brenda and his parents, with services at the family's convenience.
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Chadds Ford
Newtown Square
Route 10
Here
William C. Welliver Jr
Jeanette Drive
Chester County Hospital
West Chester
Welliver
Diane Anderson
Fairmount Road
Ridley Park
Avondale
Good Fellowship
Sun Olio
Partial settlement reached in Local 542 engineers strike
A partial settlement ending an eight week strike by Local 542 Operating Engineers was announced by Federal Labor and Conciliation Service Commissioner John R. Murray. The accord involves the General Building Contractors Association, with heavy construction and highway work still stalled. Terms were not disclosed and local union members were to vote tonight.
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Philadelphia
Local 542
John R. Murray
Federal Labor and Conciliation Service
General Building Contractors Association
Contractors Association of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Excavators Association
Delaware County
Harold Windisch
Murray
Engineers’ Union
Senator Snooper hints at roadside restaurant truck scene
A wry line suggests that a row of trucks outside a roadside restaurant may indicate the presence of a waitress rather than the food. The remark plays on rumors and observational humor about local dining spots and staff.
Prisoners May Win Freedom From Cuba Tractors Standoff
Ten anti Castro prisoners in Key West await developments that could free 1,187 Cuban inmates as talks with the Tractors for Freedom Committee by John Hooker Jr. resume. Castro rejected a 500 tractor offer, while prisoner leader Ulises Carbo hints at a possible reduced price and further negotiations.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
John Hooker Jr
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Miami
Havana
Hooker
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Fidel Castro
Castro
United States
Washington
Ulises Carbo
Carbo
Associated Press
Tractors
Seven Die In Head-On Crash In Depew Overpass
AP reports seven people were killed in a Sunday night head-on collision on a hump-backed overpass carrying Walden Avenue over a railroad spur in Depew. Victims include Florence Benbynek and her daughters Diane and Elaine, Leon Korchoff, Donald Miller, Rose Marie Palewodzows ki, and Cornelius Sperduti. Only survivor is Anthony Benbynek.
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Buffalo
Walden Avenue
Depew
Florence Benbynek
Diane
Elaine
Leon Korchoff
Donald Miller
Cheek Fowaga
Rose Marie Palewodzowski
Cornelius Sperduti
Lockport
Anthony Benbynek
Wallingford Man Joins Peace Corps
George E. Kroon a 21 year old Wallingford native begins eight week Peace Corps training at Rutgers New Brunswick NJ ahead of assignment to Colombia. He is son of Prof Reinout P Kroon and Mrs Kroon of 308 Copples Lane. His mother said he quit Convair after telegram news and the family supports his two year service. He studied business administration at Clairmont College and Swarthmore schools. Other Kroons include Bert in San Francisco and Peter with General Electric in Schenectady NY.
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Wallingford
California
South America
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
N.J
Columbia
George E. Kroon
Reinout P. Kroon
Copples Lane
George
Kroons
Bert
San Francisco
Peter
General Electric Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Comic Pages Get New Look in Delaware County Daily Times
Delaware County Daily Times announces a new look for comic pages starting today. The television schedule moves from Page 7 to the Second comic page while The Family Doctor transitions to Page 3 and will appear in the Family Section on weekdays except Saturday.
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Delaware County Daily Times
Kennedy Feels Fine After Restful Virginia Weekend
President Kennedy, tanned and relaxed, returns to Washington from Middleburg Virginia. He tells reporters he feels fine and very good after church, walking erectly and leaving crutches at Glen Ora estate. He continues penicillin injections of 600,000 units daily for lingering infection post stroke.
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Middleburg
Kennedy
Washington
Virginia Sun
Glen Ora
Kennedy Support Pledged in Berlin Crisis Talks
Governors from both parties pledged strong support for President Kennedy in his dealings with the Soviets over Berlin and other crises. Republican critics included Gov. John Patterson of Alabama who lambasted the Freedom Riders controversy. Rockefeller urged restraint and unity, while Nixon and Goldwater offered differing critique.
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Honolulu
Kennedy
Berlin
John Patterson
Alabama
Patterson
Freedom Riders
Robert Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Revolt Hits Barcelona In Venezuela Uprising
In Caracas, Venezuela, the army garrison at Barcelona rebelled against President Romulo Betancourt. Loyal troops were sent to quash the uprising. A related attempt at La Guaira was crushed. Betancourt urged surrender or face attack. Barcelona’s force numbered about 350. The rebel move appeared localized, with others loyal to the regime.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Barcelona
Romulo Betancourt
la Guaira
Betancourt
National Guard
Britain rejects Iraq claim to Kuwait
London AP reports Britain refused Iraq Premier Abdeli Karim Kassem's assertion that Kuwait belongs to Iraq. Foreign Office says Kuwait is independent and sovereign, though Britain had last week ended its protectorate and will continue to guarantee Kuwait if asked. Kuwait's oil, led by Kuwait Oil Co. with BP and Gulf Oil, produced over 68 million tons in 1959, and Damascus notes possible Arab League action as Nasser shows interest in Kuwait's future.
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London
Britain
Abdeli Karim Kassem
Kuwait
Iraq
Foreign Office
Kassem
Sheik Abdullah As-salim
Sabah
Kuwait Oil Co
British Petroleum Co
American Gulf Oil Corp
Baghdad
Middle East
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Kassen
Damascus
Arab League Council
Public hearings on macing charges in Harrisburg region
The States Civil Service Commission will hold public hearings July 13 in Pittsburgh on charges of macing brought against Lawrence County Democratic organization.
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Harrisburg
States Civil Service Commission
Pittsburgh
Macing
Lawrence’ S County
Democratic
Executives Kept Inside Plant Gates at Sinclair Refining
A tense work stoppage at Sinclair Refining Trainers plant escalated into a clash over crossers and alleged illegal mass picketing. Union reps claim company officials attempted to exit behind a woman with her husband’s car, while Sinclair officials accuse unions of provocation. State police and local officials mediated as charges and countercharges flew on day 11 of the strike.
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Sinclair Refining Company
Trainer
New York
M Maritime and Oil Workers
Burgess
Sinclair
Delaware County
W. Ulrich Price
Burns Huttlinger
Industrial Relations Department
Burgess William H. Morris Jr
Steve Bostic
National Maritime Union
John P. Feeley
Kennedy invokes Taft-Hartley to halt maritime strike
President Kennedy invoked the Taft-Hartley Act to stop the seagoing unions strike, citing risks to national health and safety. He ordered a three member emergency board to report facts by Friday, with no recommendations, and potential 80 day cooling off injunction if unresolved.
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Washington
Kennedy M
National Health and Safety
Kennedy
Driverless tractor trailer dodges traffic on State Road
A driverless tractor-trailer rolled along State Road near Springfield Road during the morning rush hour. Browley Newnan of 408 Brighton Road Upper Darby owned the Stillwell of Media Co. truck. He stopped the vehicle after it rolled on the shoulder crossing the road several times. Police Chief Lester Forrester said it came to rest against an embankment with no injuries or damage reported.
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Springfield
State Road
Browley
Newnan
Brighton Road
Upper Darby
Stillwell of Media Co
Springfield Road
Lester Forrester
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George E, Kroon
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Saudi Arabia
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Tehran
Miles
Abdel Karim Kassem
Bob Osborn
Warren Renneisen
Skip Walz
Bob Corcoran
John Smedley
Rick Boccelli
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