Storke Awarded Lovejoy Honor for Press Freedom Work
In a Colby College ceremony, Santa Barbara News-Press owner editor Tom Storke was named the Lovejoy Award recipient for integrity and courage in journalism. The honor mirrors the 1837 martyrdom of Elijah Lovejoy, underscoring a tradition of fearless reporting and defense of free press.
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Driver Killed As Truck Overturns
Carlisle Pa AP a tractor trailer overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike east of Blue Mountain tunnel killing its driver Dale E Denlinger A bus carrying 17 passengers of Hollansburg Ohio and a truck loaded with 10 tons of coal collided at an intersection the east bound truck broke loose flipping bus and a passenger The victims were among 1 per sons who died in accidents over the weekend in Pennsylvania Seven traffic deaths were reported The bus driver was George Lord 54 of Pottsville and a passenger Mrs Elizabeth Campbell of Schuylkill Haven Mrs Ellen Schwartz of Schuylkill Haven was in critical condition Police said after the collision the truck careened into a service station pushed a parked car into gasoline pumps and then plunged through a garage wall The weekend victims included Reading Charles A Bubeck 43 Schuylkill Haven killed Friday night when a stock car skidded into a fence near Reading Jacob Hartman 31 Kutztown killed Saturday in a car crash 16 miles north of Reading Downingtown James J Maher 28 Philadelphia killed Saturday when his truck collided with a tractor trailer on Route 30 Chester County Gerry DeShields 2 Philadelphia killed crossing a street near his home New Bethlehem Richard A Lindenmuth 24 New Kensington killed when his car hit a tree near New Bethlehem Pittsburgh Gary Slagle 9 Penn Hills killed when bicycle struck a garage Wrightsville Jamie Michael Howe 3 Hanover drowned in Cabin Branch Creek near Wrightsville
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Carlisle
Blue Mountain Tunnel
Associated
Dale E. Denlinger
Hollansburg
Ohio
Pottsville
Senger
Pennsylvania
George Lord
Elizabeth Campbell
Schuylkill Haven
Ellen Schwartz
Reading
Charles A. Bubeck
Jacob Hartman
Kutztown
R.D
Downingtown
James J. Maher
Philadelphia
Chester County
Gerry DeShields
New Bethlehem
Richard A. Lindenmuth
New Kensington
Hawthorn
Pittsburgh
Gary Slagle
Penn Hills
Wrightsville
Jamie Michael Howe
Hanover
Cabin Branch Creek
Bogus Bills Seized in Multi-State Counterfeit Ring
Secret Service agents seized 118240 in counterfeit currency Sunday and jailed a third suspect in a South tied operation. Boxes of fake money were found in the trunk of Joseph Allan Stribland II's car in Pecos Texas. Arrests extended to Dayton Ohio where L Ellison and William Hydin Langdon admitted passing bills. pistols found in the vehicle and about 84000 in bills lacking serial numbers remain.
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Pecos
Tex
Secret Service
South
Joseph Stribland
Allan Jr
Miami
Midland
Dayton
Ohio
Ellison
William Hydin Langdon
Hamilton
Allan
Miss International Beauty Miss Verstak Returns to Australia
Tania Verstak of Australia, winner of Miss International, declines film offers and Wil tour, choosing to work as a welfare helper for refugees from communism. She earns 10,000 dollars from the title, plans to study languages and aids her father’s Sydney insulation business.
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John Flynn
Long Beach
Calif
Tania Verstak
Australia
Sydney
Tania
Lovely
Tientsin
China
Miss Verstak
Oscar Meinhardt
Sydney University
Switzerland
Obituary notices and services for multiple Pittsburgh area figures
Obituaries list Mrs Mary C Ferguson of Clymer who died after August 18 1962 with services at Browiski Ignatowski Cemetery and St Anthony's Church. Caroline Ruth Werthmer of 461 Elm Street Blairsville Pa died August 20 1962 at Latrobe Hospital with services at St Anthony's Clymer and Blairsville Cemetery. Percy G Gresh of Burrell Township D R 2 died October 10 at 200e Gl FAM BIT. John Watson Sr of Clearwater Fla died August 17 1962. services set in Blairsville with interment Oakland Cemetery Indiana Pa. Clarence P Jordan of Dayton RD 1 died August 19 1962. services at Glade Run Presbyterian Church with interment Glade Run Cemetery. Survivors and funeral details listed for each.
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Geneva
Ferguson Funeral Home
Blairs
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Wednesaana Hospital
Urey
Chesley Kear
Joseph and
Josephinelley
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Tian Mathers
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Themmer
Elm Street
Indie Lewis
Edmund
Ronald
Henrietta
Latrobe Hospital
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Emil
Stanley Tynatowski
Dee
Rabin
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Mich
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Glen Campson
Hell
Joseph
Helen) Button
Adam Franklin
Mary
Victoria Haggins
Detroit
Millie Kaydan
Pittsburgh
Barnesboro
Indiana
Bence
Charles Wertheimer
August Charles Jr
Harold H
Louise
Robert B. Jones
Derry
Frank Brothers
Daniel Foust
Akron
Cis Gresko
Wilbert E. Foust
Robinson
Harry
Therr
Foust
Bolivar
Church Cemetery
Leroy
Anna G.) Troup
Marion
Laura Palmer Gresh
Warren Gresh
Helena
Mont
Myrle Hawkins
Brenton
Wash
Blairsville
James M. Robbins
Robert G. Hooper
John Watson Sr
Clearwater
Fla
Jay Ford Hill
England
James and
Harriett Christpher Watson
Florida
Brewizer
Westmoreland Coal Company
St. Peter Episcopal Church
BPOE
Edith Moore Watson
Paul
John Jr
James
Homewood
James C. Watson
New Kensington
Howard Watson
Bessie Hadwick
Millie Drasey
Seong
Aim Man Vuues
Robinson - Lytle’s
Harry C. Lesier
Grace Evangelical Church of
Lastrobe
Oakland Cemetery
Clarence Parnell Jordan
Dayton R.D
St. Francis General Hospital
North Point
Indiana County
James Lott
Maria Catherine Cook Jordan
Wilda Marie Borland
Kittanning
Jordan
Glade Run Presbyterian Church
Lyle
Olive) Russell
Brackenridge
Ralph
Pearle) Mills
Natrona Heights
Frank C. Ely
Daveton
T.R.R. Stull
Glade Run
First U.S. Smallpox Case Since 1947 Triggers Citywide Tracing
U S Public Health Service confirms the first U.S. smallpox case since 1947. New York City mobilizes 12 vaccination centers in Manhattan and the Bronx and seeks contacts from Grand Central Terminal, Idlewild Airport, a cab driver, and Flight 322 passengers. Aerolineas Argentinas supplies the Brazil to New York passenger list as efforts continue to locate fellow train travelers to Canada. The family remained in their coach during the trip.
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United States
New York City
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Bronx
Idlewild
Orr
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Brazil
Canada
Richardson Dilworth challenges Scranton over payroll cuts
Democrat Richardson Dilworth pressed Republican rival William Scranton to reveal any plan to reduce state payrolls. Dilworth accused Scranton of claims of obsolescence without evidence and of adopting parts of the Democratic Program for Prosperity without understanding them. Scranton spoke against right to work at a rally, saying such laws would not help Pennsylvania. Dilworth spoke in Scranton to about 1,000 unionists and relayed a report that supporters of Scranton target rival groups.
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Associated Press
Richardson Dilworth
William W.scranton
Philadelphia
Dilworth
Scranton
Harrisburg
Hearst's Son Weds Sixth Wife For Second Time
LAS VEGAS AP Hearst's 68 year old George R Hearst eldest son of William Randolph Hearst married his sixth wife for the second time The couple had wed in Juarez Mexico July 16 1960 and were remarried in the United States They reside in Palm Springs California He is vice president of Hearst Corp and president of the Hearst Foundation Their son George Jr publishes the Los Angeles Examiner A twin daughter Phoebe lives in San Francisco
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Las Vegas
Nev
George R. Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Rosalie
Juarez
Mexico
United States
Palm Springs
Calif
Hearst Corp
Hearst Foundation
George Jr
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Phoebe
San Francisco
Falsely Reports Wife Kidnapped Charged in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA AP Larry Thompson aged 24 was fined $50 plus court costs after falsely telling police his wife had been kidnapped. The case centers on a dubious welfare claim and misused police resources. Thompson faced the penalty in a Philadelphia court for the not proven allegation.
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Philadelphia
Larry Thompson
Nuclear powered ship Savannah sails toward Savannah voyage
The Savannah, a nuclear powered merchant vessel, begins regular commercial service trials. Noted passengers include Governor Ernest Vandiver and Savannah officials as the ship sails toward Savannah, Ga, with a planned reception on arrival.
Scranton Emerges as Dark-Horse in 1964 Bid
Rep. William E Miller Republican national chairman on a TV program called William Scranton a dark-horse candidate for the 1964 presidential nomination while praising him as a very attractive candidate for Pennsylvania governor.
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Washington
Willam E. Miller
Naional
William Scranton
Miller
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Dr. Brayfield Resigns Psychology Head At Penn State
Dr. Arthur H. Brayfield who led Penn State psychology for four years quit to become executive officer of the American Psychological Association in Washington DC. He resigned Sunday and will assume the new role with the national group.
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University Park, Pa
Arthur H. Brayfield
Pennsylvania State University
American Psychological Association
Washington, D.C
Guerrillas Survive Big Offensive in Vietnam Swamps
AP reports Viet Cong guerrillas survived a four day government push across the Caban Peninsula aided by US Marines and aircraft. Government tallies differed, claiming 124 dead while US advisers counted 60. Main Viet Cong force fled into mangrove swamps as the operation ended.
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Saigon
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China
North Viet Nam
U.S. Marine Corps
Caban
Warsaw
Poland
Hedy Wisniewski
Pittsburgh
Paul D. Hark
U.S
Viet Nam
Thailand
Harkins
Reds Reject Partial Ban On Nuclear Tests
In Geneva at the disarmament conference a Soviet spokesman rejected a partial ban on atmospheric tests while Swedish scientists reported a new 12 megaton blast in the Arctic proving grounds. Brazil Sweden and Italy pushed a half way idea to halt atmospheric tests, as Kuznetsov affirmed Moscow’s aim for a comprehensive end to all nuclear tests.
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Dorian Falk
Geneva
Brazil
Sweden
Italy
Soviet Arctic
Vasily Kuznetsov
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