Reading sewer ditch collapse kills Chester man
Thomas Calloway 40 of Chester was crushed when a shoring failure trapped him in an 18-foot sewer ditch in Reading. Co worker John Wilkerson 20 of Harrisburg survived with a fractured leg and internal injuries after more than 30 minutes of rescue work. Both men worked for Alcorn Lehigh Co installing sewers in Reading's 18th Ward.
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Harrisburg
Reading Hospital
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Wilkerson
Alcorn-Lehigh Co
Willow, Grave
Delaware County Bar Association Names Four For Federal Bench
The Delaware County Bar Association selected four attorneys for the new federal judgeship in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. R Winfield Baile Guy G deFuria and Edward H P Fronefield were named for the district bench and deFuria Francefield and C William Kraft were chosen for the Circuit Court of Appeals. Names will be submitted to the U S attorney general.
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Delaware County Bar Association
District
Pennsylvania
R. Winfield Baile
Guy G. deFuria
Edward H. P. Fronefield
Bar
deFuria
Francefield
C. William Kraft
Circuit Court of Appeals
Bar Association
Senator Snooper Electric Interoffice System Joke
A satirical note mocks engineers failing to improve interoffice communications beyond the water cooler. The page lists sections like Amusements Bridge Classified Ads Comics and a note about obituaries and death notices, with contact numbers.
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Electric
Gremminger seeks House action on Delaware County appointees
Democratic Rep. John E. Gremminger asked the House to urge Senate confirmation of eight Delaware County appointees, alleging Senator Clarence D. Bell blocked six non salaried positions and one $1 000 a year post for Democratic chairman James d i Connor. Bell defended his thorough review and said he supported three county Democrats on Embreeville Hospital board, while the House took no action on the resolution.
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Harrisburg
John E. Gremminger
Delaware County
House
Senate
Gremminger
Clarence D. Bell
James D.i Connor
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bell
Democratic Committee
Embreeville State Hospital
George A. Pagano
Springfield
Mary J. Gass
Broomall
Doris B. Lyons
Villanova
Edward Novak
Darby
General Assembly
Judiciary-General Committee
Novak
Farview State Hospital
Ella K. Jones
Katherine Jones
Fern St
Lawrence
Board
Panhandler Cashes Dime From Cincinnati FBI Pair
In Cincinnati two FBI agents dressed as vagrants were approached by a panhandler who spun misfortune tales. He received a dime from the first agent, moved to the second, and later returned to share a second dime from the first.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
FBI
Dentures Found by Louisville Gardener Stir Local Worry
Ernest Viel found an upper plate while mowing and placed it in a jar on a stick with a lost sign outside his Louisville home. He has seen no inquiries and remains distressed as the dentures sit on display.
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Louisville
Bud
Thumbaody
Ernest Viel
Viel
Kennedy Delays CIA Changes amid Killian Panel Review
President Kennedy will await a Killian committee survey before major intelligence system changes. Gen Maxwell D. Taylor is recalled to active duty with defense and intelligence duties, and Taylor may coordinate East Germany access talks. Kennedy signaled possible changes after the Killian review concludes.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
East Germany
Cial
West Berre
Kennedy Seeks Top Advisers On Berlin Crisis Actions
President Kennedy convenes the National Security Council at the White House to review military and diplomatic steps for the Berlin crisis. Proposals range from partial mobilization and NATO reinforcement to new East West talks and expanded civilian defense, with Acheson drafting the report. Kennedy aims for a two front approach with military readiness and renewed diplomacy, including a note to Khrushchev and a response to his Vienna memorandum.
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Kennedy
National Security Council
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Berlin
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Europe
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State
Defense Departments
Dean Acheson
Dean Rusk
United States
Khrushchev
Berli
West Berlin
Germany
Vienna
East Germany
Mother Dives to Save 12YearOld From Pool Drowning
In Upper Providence a 30 year old mother plunged into a private pool to rescue her 12 year old daughter Ruth Ellen Zulli who sank at the deep end. Neighbors and her sister helped revive the girl with artificial respiration. She was hospitalized in fair condition with a possible ruptured lung and oxygen treatment.
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Upper Providence
Ruth Ellen Zulli
Willam M. Zulli
Cash Ave
Ruth
Crozer Hospital
Upland
Media Fire Co
Zulli
Ruth Ellen
Nancy
Mary
Nancy Loveland
Dorothy J. King
N. Valley View Road
King Pool
Darby Man on Honeymoon Returns Stolen Hotel Key
Junius B. Carnes 92 from Canton Ohio, returning to room 849 key after 53 years, proves it still fits 849 but 849S key fails on 549. Carnes, a retired real estate man and harness horse breeder, presented the key at the St Francis Hotel in San Francisco, proving the long lapse in memory.
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San Francisco
Junius B. Carnes
Canton
Ohio
St. Francis Hotel
Carnes
Kassem May Drop Claim Seen in Kuwait
Kuwait officials expect Premier Abdel Karim Kassem to shelve his claim to Kuwait’s oil wealth for now due to lack of Arab backing. Daily life resumed as workers returned to the oil fields and port while Bedouins offered telegrams of support at the central post office.
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Kuwait
Iraq
Trant
Abdel Karim Kassem
Sheikdam
Persian Gulf
Sheikh Sir
Wma Ta Gare
Expressway Change Proposed in Harrisburg
The proposed Anthracite Expressway would be renamed the Susquehanna Expressway under a Senate resolution before the House. The change would affect the roadway's designation and branding as it moves through the legislative process.
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Harrisburg
Senate
United States fires first atomic battery into space
Cap Canaveral reports the Thor Able Star rocket carried three satellites including Transit 4A a 175 pound Navy device providing all weather navigation and a 40 pound detector unit GREB plus Injun radiation monitor The atomic battery operated at 2 5 watts signaling success and marking a US lead over the Soviet space program in atomic power for space missions.
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United States
Martin Co
Thei
AEC
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Soviet Union
Navy
U.S
James van Aller
University of Java
Viels
Easier Terms in New FHA Housing Bill Cleared by Congress
The 5.6 billion omnibus housing bill, approved 52-58 in the Senate and 221-175 in the House, moves to President Kennedy. It expands FHA insured home purchases with 36 year mortgages for up to 15000 dollars and 30 or 33 year options for low income buyers, raises ceilings to 25000 dollars, and alters down payments. It also funds urban renewal with 2 billion and permits land sales to developers at lower prices in renewal areas to boost middle income housing.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Kennedy
Ureban
Cage Fixer Is Arrested In Basketball Scandal
New York District Attorney announces the arrest of Charles Tucker a 25 year old Yonkers attorney as a basketball fixer. Tucker tied to a widening scandal involving 30 players from 21 colleges 44 games and offered 1900 to Connecticut captain Peter Kelly to fix a February 18 Holy Cross game in Storrs Connecticut.
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Frank
Hogan Today
Charles Tucker
Yonkers
N.Y
Tucker
Kalamazoo
Hich
Hogan
Peter Kelly
University of Connecticut
Holy Cross
Storrs
Conn
Kelly
Orlando
Fla
Post Hikes Price Across Sept Issue
The Saturday Evening Post will raise its price from 15 to 20 cents with the September 12 issue Curtis Publishing Co announced. The magazine has been sold at 20 cents on an experimental basis in seven states.
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Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
Curtis Publishing Co
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