Labor Bill Confab Sparks Senate House Conference Debate
Senator Dirksen weighs labor bill paths as Ervin fears delaying action while Kennedy pushes for year end passage. Senate and House versions differ on Taft Hartley limits and no mans land provisions, with conferees named from both chambers ready to bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-Nc
Senate
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
House
Kennedy
Congress
Ervin
Pat McNamara
D-Midh
Jennings Randolph
D-W Va
Goldwater
Dirksen
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vi
Carl D
Perkins
Frank Thompson Jr
Phil M. Landrum
Robert P. Griffin
Dmic
Graham A. Barden
Labor Committee
Carroll D. Kearns
William H. Ayres
Ohio
Railroad Worker Dies In Fall In Altoona Hotel Room
Walter F Gerlach, a retired railroad worker, died from a fractured skull after an apparent fall in his son Max Gerlach's hotel room in Altoona. Pathologist Dr. George Heid of Altoona Hospital ruled the death accidental. The incident occurred Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona, Pa
George Heid
Altoona Hospital
Walter F. Gerlach
Max’ Gerlach
Nixon touts strong US position amid world tensions
Vice President Nixon says the United States must maintain offensive strength to deter Soviet aggression. He cites Korea and the Berlin blockade as triggers for abroad bases and arms production, telling Russians only an aggressor nation fears US power. In Akron he greeted fans, players, and officials, then attended a late supper before proceeding to Cleveland for the Soap Box Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Korea
Berlin
Free World
All-Stars
Colts
Cleveland
Akron
Ohio
Castro claims U.S. talks aimed at easing Caribbean tensions
Castro denounces Trujillo as the mastermind of regional instability and describes how an undercover American agent lured the exiled Dominican ruler into a plot against him. He cites arms shipments and money offered to the conspirators, saying he kept funds for the Castro government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Castro
Hetter
Latin America
Herter
Santiago
Caribbean
Cuba
Panama
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
William Morgan
Toledo
Ohio
United States
Morgan
Mother Saves Infant From Death In Well
In Bothell Washington Christina Moreland 24 frees infant Bradley from a 40 foot well where he floated for minutes. Her sister Gloria Moreland 29 from Ohio vacationing at their parents farm aided by a ragged rope and saved the child as she suffered rope burns. Bradley remained unharmed aside from the scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Christina Moreland
Mommie
Bradley
Gloria Moreland
Miamisburg
Ohio
William Carlson
Bothell
Mrs. Moreland
Charges On VietNam Aid Are Disputed Nam
Elbridge Durbrow admitted he had not checked his findings with all foreign aid officials. Judd said the word fiasco meant a complete or ridiculous failure. Colegrove acknowledged some good from the program but doubted its success given the money spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hades
Typhoon Geor gia hits central Japan killing 12
AP report says Typhoon Georgia killed 12 people in central Japan on Friday. Officials fear the toll will rise as 119 are listed missing and 712 injured. About 10,000 people are homeless. Twenty four fishing vessels were sunk and 1,185 bridges washed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Georgia
Japan
Caribbean Ministers Map Quiet Caribbean Tensions
Santiago Chile AP reports 22 Western Hemisphere foreign ministers begin shaping recommendations to calm Caribbean turmoil. Disputes linger, notably Castro versus Trujillo, with Cuba opposing a temporary OAS investigation committee. Proposals include a hemispheric declaration nonintervention and a committee to monitor the region for Quito talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Jat
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Havana
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Castro-Trujillo
Nicaragua
Panama
Quito
Ecuador
United States
Council of the Organization of American States
Cuba
Venezuela
Kimball Explains Identical Forms
Former Secretary of the Navy Dan A Kimball now heads Aerojet General Corp and says 26 retired Pentagon officers answering a congressional questionnaire did so in identical words after seeking guidance from higher ups in the company. The House subcommittee probes possible improper influence in defense contract awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Dan A. Kimball
Pentagon
House
Kindal
Aerojet General Corp
Catholic Vets Call for Special Religious Rites
The Catholic War Veterans at their 24th annual national convention in Pittsburgh adopted a resolution deploring Khrushchev’s invitation to visit the United States. They urged special religious observances for Russia’s conversion and a spiritual campaign asking God to guide U.S. officials in relations with the Soviet premier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Russia
Steel Barges Expected On Nile River
Cairo Egypt AP reports the government plans a fleet of 60 steel barges costing 3 300 000 to move iron ore from Aswan to a Nile side factory near Cairo. Feluccas now haul half the 700 thousand tons annual ore, with trains handling the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Nile
Cleopatra
Aswan
Upper
Iron and Steel
Faluccas
Moon Satellite Planes to Globe Wide Network
A Thor Able rocket aimed to launch a 142 pound ponyMoon satellite designed as a large balloon satellite to orbit 1000 miles up. The craft would inflate to 12 feet, remain rigid weather despite meteors, and serve as a forerunner to balloon satellites for a world communications network via radio bounce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frito
U.S
July Weather Boosts Pennsylvania Corn Crop Outlook
Harrisburg AP reports hot humid July weather favors corn growth and lifts the 1959 Pennsylvania corn crop forecast to within 3 percent of last year’s record. The Aug 1 yield estimate rises to 62 bushels per acre, near last year’s 65.5 record, with other crops varying: oats hit a record 44 bushels per acre, apples 7.5 million bushels, peaches 2.8 million, and grapes improving though below last year. The report notes hay conditions generally favorable, with recent rains aiding third cuttings despite spotty rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State
Agriculture Department
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Erie County
Veterans Bill Looks Likely To Become Law
The House accepted all but one Senate amendment to a veterans pension bill, adding 10 billion dollars to the program over 40 years. The Senate approved the bill 86-6. the House passed it 226-34 despite President Eisenhower’s opposition, signaling the measure may override a veto.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Obituary notices from Indiana area dated August 1986
Obituaries list Effie Reed Mary Juliet Rhodes and other local figures. Details include birth dates from 1886 1860 and 1846 with ages and residences in Indiana Greensburg Elderton Blairsville and Shelocta. Surviving relatives include siblings nephews and grandchildren. Services are announced at Robinson Lytle's with dates August 17 and 16 1959.
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Effie J. Reed
Fridi
Thdland Hospital
Bradenville
Charles
Emma Gate
Reed
Indiana
Te First Regular Baptist Church of Indiana
American Legion
Clymer
Pee
John Reed
Greensburg
Charles Reed
Indiana RD
George Weaver
Derry
Robinson-Lytte's
Oakland Cemetery
Mary Juliet (Black)rhodes
Robert Pebbel Rhades
South 12Th Street
Rhodes
William Riddle Black
Eliza Eleanor Stuchell Black
Christ Episcopal Church of
Rhode
Chesley Kearley
Robinson-Lytle's
Greenwood Cemetery
Orange
Scott
Shelocta RD 1
South Bend Township
Armstrong County
John
Rupert) Scott
Shelocta
Elderton
Elizabeth Marion
Bessie” McLaughlin
Indiana, Pa
Rayne Twp
Indiana Co
Laird
Louise Barber Thompson
Rayne Two
Indiana, RD
Home
Washington Presbyterian Church
Chas. W. McLaughlin
Paul
Mary) Smith
Atwater
Calif
Robinson-Lytle
J.K. Boston
Washington Chart Cemetery
Floyd Donahue
Pearl Hulda (Helman)Donahue
RD 2
Dixonville
Porter
Laura Lowman Donahue
Donahue
Five Points
U.M.W. of A
Funeral Home
Crooked Creek Baptists Church
Service bonuses for ex firemen OK’d by law changes
Harrisburg AP Gov Lawrence signed legislation allowing third class cities to pay optional service bonuses to retired firefighters, altering pension rules. The measure also enables certain Pittsburgh Health Department retirees with 20 years’ service to qualify for pensions, changes effective July 1, and broadens retirement and tax provisions across state and local agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Lawrence
Pittsburgh Health Department
Allegheny County Health Department
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Moncy
Blair Clay Co. Calls Shutdown After Steel Strike
The Blair Clay Products Co. will shut down for two weeks starting August 24 due to the nationwide steel strike now 32 days old. About 60 workers will be affected at the Altoona plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona, Pa
Blair Clay Products Co
West Covina Woman May Not Be Co Defendant
Carole Tregoff 22 faces no formal charge of helping Dr Bernard Finch in the slaying of his wife Barbara Jean Finch 33 as a preliminary hearing resumes. Prosecutor Whichello testified she admitted intimacies with Finch and the defense argues she was not advised her testimony could be used against her. The judge said no evidence of planning was presented. Finch remains held for murder trial after the July killing on the couple’s lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Covina
Calif
Carole Tregoff
Bernard Finch
Suon
Finch
Miss Tregoff
William Marg Tin
Barbara Jean Finch
Fred Whichello
Miss Trego
Whichello
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