CAW Proposes 14 Room High School Addition in Blairsville
Blairsville CAW meets with the Joint School Board to present a plan for a one story 22 102 square foot 14 room addition south of the current Walnut Street high school. The project, priced at about 400 000 dollars, would require state mandated alterations and is compared to a proposed athletic field site at 1 860 000 dollars. The cost totals rise to 2 094 780 dollars with alterations. The plan lists room sizes 5 1000 3 850 4 650 1 1200 and a 2500 square foot auxiliary gym and boiler room.
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Blairsville
CAW
Committee Against
Waste In Public Schools
Joint School Board
Gordon Pierce
Greensburg
Walnut Street
School Building Committee
Walnut Street High School
William Norman
Indiana
Fire guts home near Dilltown near Dilltown
A frame house northwest of Dilltown was destroyed by fire last evening with about 2000 dollars in damages. The owners, Robert Cheppell, were away, and Elmer Kerr family were not at home. Firemen from Vintondale and Armagh saved the shell and part of the contents. The Kerrs are in Buffalo, New York, reportedly seeking work there.
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Robert Cheppell
Homer City
R.D. 1
Elmer Kerr
Kerra
Alfred Pioli
Vintondale
Armagh
Pioli
Kerrs
Buffalo
N.Y
Kerr
Dilltown
Titov Recounts Historic 25 Hour Space Flight
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov told reporters at a jammed news conference that he was ejected from his Vostok II at the end of a 25 hour ordeal and parachuted to earth. He said two landing options existed and he could have landed with the craft if needed. Titov noted no ill effects from the intense start and landing.
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Moscow
Gherman Titov
Titov
Two Year Old Girl Killed by Auto in Kingston Driveway
Susan Ann Columbus, two, of Kingston was killed when struck by a car as she pedaled a tri cycle in a Kingston driveway. Police say Robert Govier, also two, was backing out and was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
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Kingston, Pa
Susan Ann Columbus
Kingston
Robert Govier
Govier
Khrushchev warns NATO, vows peace pact with East Germany
In a Kremlin rally honoring Gheorghiu Dej Khrushchev reiterated readiness to negotiate with Kennedy while warning Western leaders and NATO bases threaten the Soviet Union. He claimed millions could die in a new war, ridiculed low casualty figures, and vowed to sign a peace treaty with Germany, threatening rockets on Italian orange orchards if Italy pushes NATO, with further taunts at the United States.
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United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Communist Party
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Khrushchev
Amin‘tore Fanfani
Italy
Fanfani
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Greece
Norway
Kennedy
Nikita
JFK Gets Rusk Report On Berlin
President Kennedy received a personal briefing from Secretary of State Dean Rusk on Allied military and diplomatic steps for Berlin. Rusk reported NATO nations’ buildup growing and Khrushchev’s hard line limiting prospects for negotiations, signaling further U.S. measures may be needed.
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JFK
Rusk
Berlin
Washington
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
West Berlin
Western Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Khrushchev
U.S
Europe
White House
Jon
Hyannis Port
Mass
Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
Konrad Adenauer
Amintore Fanfani
Paris
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
State Department
Thompson
Lee Thompson
President Kennedys reservist order expands draft powers
President Kennedy issued an executive order elevating Pentagon authority to call reservists to active duty and extend enlistment periods. Congress already approved the move to bolster the armed forces amid the Soviet Berlin threat. Current duty terms may be extended by up to 12 months if they would expire before next July.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pentagon
Congress
Berlin
Weather Outlook Saturday Clouds Warm Humid Showers
Much cloudiness with a warm and humid Saturday and occasional showers. Highs in the lower 80s, tonight’s low in the 60s.
East Germany says talks under way for peace treaty
East Germany announced negotiations in Communist capitals for a German peace treaty demanded by Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Parliament endorsed measures to curb refugees from West Berlin and welcomed a Warsaw Pact call for a prompt peace treaty, while not detailing talks.
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Bolz
Soviet Bloc
Khrushchev
West Germany
Germany
Berlin
Ivan S. Konev
Warsaw Pact
Neues Deutschland
Marishal Konev
East Germany
Surplus Food Program Succeeds In Indiana County
Federal and state officials led by Charles Particelli and James Smithmyer reported the Indiana County surplus food distribution system is satisfactory with notable improvements since the last review. Administrator Paul McGillick oversees the program as the beneficiary count rises from about 5,000 in January to nearly 15,000 today, with only minor deficiencies attributed to rapid growth and local distribution by value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Charles A. Particelli
U.S. Department of Agriculture
James A. Smithmyer
Western Pennsylvania
Bureau of Surplus Foods
Paul McGillick
Valun
Military maneuvers span globe as diplomacy continues
U S and allied forces conduct Swift Strike in West Germany with up to 8000 troops and tactical aircraft. In Korea and Europe, Operation Sharp Edge and Unitas drills involve 2000 and multiple naval forces. NATO training Vrades wind Five runs in the Western North Atlantic, with exercises planned months or years ahead of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
West Germany
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
South Korea
Yeading
South America
North Atlantic
Iwo
U.S
NATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
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Federal Lab
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Hoover
Harry Ray
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