Scranton Heads State Delegates For 1964 GOP Convention
Gov. Scranton leads a slate of ten Pennsylvania delegates to the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco, chosen by a 20 member slating committee headed by Craig Truax. The list also includes W. Stuart Helm and Robert D. Fleming for auditor general and state treasurer, with final approval by the state committee forthcoming.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
San Francisco
Craig Truax
Pennsylvania
W. Stuart Helm
Robert D. Fleming
GOP
A. 5
Seni. C
Hugh Scott
Scott
Robert E. Woodsidej
Raymond P. Shafer
Little Scott
Commonwealth
George S. Bloom
Truax
Harvey Taylor
Fee
Senate
Honaman- Landieville
Chaka
Chester M. Rhodes
Rhodes
Helm
Fleming
Thomas 2. Minehart
Grace M. Sloan
House
Kittanning
Armstrong County
Allegheny County
Appropriations Committee
Minehart
Sloan
Saturn 1 Launch Delayed by Fuel Line Obstruction
The Saturn 1 launch faced delays after a fuel line issue in the first stage and a leak in the second stage hydrogen line, delaying from 10 a.m. A flange left from testing blocked fuel flow, with networks planning live coverage and officials noting the U.S. aims to surpass the Soviet Union in rocket power.
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Space Agency
U.S
Soviet Union
Hugh L. Dryden
Johnstown Priest Missing in India Presumed Dead
Rev. Richard J. Novak of Johnstown Pennsylvania disappeared about ten days ago while cycling to aid Hindu families near Dacca in East Pakistan. His superior said he is morally certain the 28 year old priest is dead. Novak taught philosophy at Notre Dame College in Dacca run by Holy Cross Fathers.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Richard J. Novak
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Cotton Mill
Burri Ganga ‘Divan
Robert F. McKee
Holy Cross Fathers
Notre Dame College
Father Novak
GM Sets Record Earnings in 1963 Across Auto Sector
New York AP reports General Motors earned 1.592 billion dollars in 1963, a calendar year record for any company, with 16.5 billion in sales. GM also set high marks in production payroll dividends and earnings per share, rivaled only by AT&T's reported 1963 figures. The year also saw GM lead in growth as space rockets and moon missions moved forward with Ranger 6 planned to launch from Cape Kennedy.
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New York
General Motors Corp
General Motors
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Co
At&t
Cape Kennedy
Soviet Union
United States
Scranton Nixon Seen Demos Foe in Big Cities
Democrats across the region view Richard Nixon as a formidable opponent who could win big cities in a presidential race, recalling his strong performance in California Ohio and Wisconsin and his near miss in several battleground states in 1960.
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Scranton
Nixon
Demos
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Kennedy
California
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
Federal plan aims to boost suburb growth and housing aid
Federal program proposals by Johnson seek grants and loans to states and localities for planning public facilities and for loan insurance to developers building them. It calls for public facility loans with deferment, insurance of private loans for land purchases, expansion of public housing, and a $5 million one-year study on low income housing needs including elderly. It also would allow elderly single persons and low income singles to qualify for federal housing and public housing when displaced by urban renewal.
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Johnson
Another Heart Transplant Trial Reported in Mississippi
Surgeons at the University of Mississippi Medical Center conducted a chimpanzee heart transplant into a patient dying of a heart condition. The three hour operation ended with the heart functioning for about an hour before the patient died. The team of 12 said the clinical course differed from prior plans and yielded cautious optimism for future cases.
British Troops Maintain East Africa Peace After Mutinies
British forces kept order in Kenya Tanganyika and Uganda after mutinies by former Queen's African Rifles troops. More than 3,500 troops remained to quell clashes with 17 killed in Tanganyika and several in Kenya and Uganda. Additional troops may be withdrawn as security improves.
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Dennis
Neeld
Nairobi
Kenya
East Africa
Khrushchev
Spice Island
Tanganyika
Uganda
Dar Es Salaam
Britain
Cyprus
Malaysia
Centaur
Pennsylvania Leaders Hear Call for New Ideas at Dinner
Lt. Gov. Shafer urged 170 northwestern Pennsylvania business leaders to pursue a new Pennsylvania built on proven principles and modern methods. He outlined three phases for growth planning, implementation, and promotion and noted increased tax depreciation for new and expanded plants as an admin support measure.
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Pennsylvania
Shafer
Gov. Scranton
Obituaries Honor Diverse Residents in Indiana County
Multiple obituaries detail deaths across Indiana County and nearby areas. Julia Liptak Gresko of Cleveland Ohio dies at 54 with funeral at St Benedict Cleveland and Calvary Cemetery. Annie Fuller Buterbaugh aged 85 of Cherry Tree R D 1 dies at home. extensive survivors listed along with service details. MRS MARY E GORMAN 78 Indiana dies in Detroit with Requiem High Mass planned in Indiana and multiple descendants named. MRS LUCRETIA DODSON widow of Indiana’s oldest residents dies. services in Indiana with interment at Oakland Cemetery. RONALD PATRICK 23 Burnside dies at home. brothers sisters and parents named. funeral at Joel T Pyott Funeral Home. OSCAR CLAIR JACOBS 78 former Cherry Tree and Pittsburgh resident dies in Florida. survivors include wife, children and sibling. SMALLEL WRIGHT BARK 86 of Creekside dies. services in Elderton. JOHN W RUDDOCK 88 of Brookville R D 4 dies. Scotland-born. heirs listed. PETER ZAPACH 79 Indiana resident dies. extensive survivor list. services at St Marys Greek Catholic Homer City.
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John C. Gresko
Parkview Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
George Liptak
Dixonsville
Jose
Mar
Jene
Rombaldo
New York City
Stephen Lip
Tak
Annal Toth
Michael
Margaret) Palchesko
St. Benedict Church
Francis R. Gresko
Clymer
Calvary Cemetery
Mary E. Gorman
Shryock Avenue
Indiana
Detroit
Michigan
Big Run
John and
Rachel Reed
Gorman
St. Bernard’s Church
Joseph Gorman
Johnstown
Alton Gorman
Ville Platte
Louisiana
William Gorman
Bedford
Bertha Layer
Anna Boddy
Binus Reed
James
Sally) Bence
John J. Gorman
Margaret
John Paul
Cecelia Irene
Richard T. Bell
Lucretia Dodson
John Dodson
Charles and
Nancy Fleming Mead
Kathryn) P. Clark
Robinson - Lytle’s
R. Byron Crozier
Oakland Cemetery
Ronald Patrick
Burnside
Charles Leroy
Ruth Young Patrick
Walter L
Pittsburgh
William S
Claude L
Larry G
Dennis L
Elaine Bowden
Louise Patrick
Nellie Young
Joel T. Pyott
John E. Stebbins
H.5. Taylor
Noof
Oscar Clair Jacobs
Cherry Tree
Tate
Dayton Ave
Holly Hill
Florida
Jacobs
Goodall Rubber Co
Trenton
New Jersey
Mary Jacobs
Edward C. Laud
Bethel Park
Edwin H. Jacobs
Smallel Wright Bark
Creekside R. D
Indiana Hospital
Washington Township
Indiana County
John
Anna Harmon Bark
Atwood
Aquilla Jack
Frank Bark
Tarentum
Charley
Spring Church
John W. Ruddock
Brookville R.D
Ayr
Scotland
Mary Wallace Ruddock
Ralph
Laura) Johns
Brookville
Harry
Mary) Nalph
William Ruddock
Louise Ruddock
Hulda Green
Leonard Ross
Willis Ruddock
Lakelawn Memorial Park
Reynoldsville
Peter Zapach
Chestnut St
Austria
Joseph and
Mary Czelejcsak Zapach
Ernest
Rochester
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Mary Bandzak
Marie) Kopchick
Tonawanda
New York
Jack
Margaret) Uberti
DuBois
Evelyn
John Zapach
North Braddock
Robinson-Lytles
Funeral Home
St .Mary's Greek Catholic Church
Homer City
John J. Baycure
St. Bernards Cemetery
Todiana
Legislature Begins Work On Budget
Legislation opens with Berger reportedly bedridden for weeks delaying action on major bills. Stroup, former task force chair on unemployment compensation reform, may slow approval as hearings and reforms are outlined. Project 70 faces rural opposition despite strong urban support and funding is tied to eminent domain updates. The budget covers general state spending for the next fiscal year starting July 1.
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Berger
Stroup
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Britain denies plan to intervene in Zanzibar affair
London says there was never any intention of Britain to intervene in Zanzibar following the coup. In Minneapolis, Michael Henson, a baker, lost his wedding ring while mixing doughnuts in the spice island off the East African coast. He warns against any forcible acts and a Soviet warning is implied.
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London
Commonwealth Relations Office
Britain
Zanzibar
Minneapolis
Minn
Michael Henson
Henson
Spice Island
East Dough
Aid Resumes as U S. Sends $14 Million Food Pack to Santo Domingo
The United States resumes aid programs after the Bosch overthrow. The U S. Embassy notified the Dominican government that aid resumes with a shipment valued at 14 million dollars of wheat rice and tobacco to the Caribbean island.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
United States
Juan Bosch
U.S
Caribbean
GM posts record 1963 world sales and payroll gains
GM announces a 1963 high in car and truck worldwide sales totaling 5,974,000, with payrolls rising to 4.3 billion and dividends up 34 percent to 1.136 billion. Employment reached 640,000 and earnings per share stood at 5.56, as dividends were split between regular and extra payments.
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United States
Scranton Rises to Second in GOP Presidential Poll
Washington AP report shows Gov. William W. Scranton of Pennsylvania finishing second to Barry Goldwater in a Young Republicans leadership poll. Of 211 voters, 82.7 percent backed Goldwater while Scranton claimed 5.2 percent. The group Young Americans for Freedom is a conservative political action organization.
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Washington
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Young Republican
Young Americans For Freedom ,Inc
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Scranton
Young Americans
Clymer Man Confined For Bad Check
Clymer man James B. Foster 43 was jailed in Indiana County to await further court action after a Jan 8 bad check attempt charge, with related charges of forgery and false pretenses. Ronald Frassener was ordered to pay prosecution costs and a $100 fine for furnishing intoxicants to minors. Robert C. Hoover, 19, Indiana R D 2, released on costs and a $200 fine for running a stop sign. Stephen Kondrat, 20, of J Armagh, found mentally unable to stand trial and confined to Farview State Hospital for observation. Grand Jury action possible pending mental competency.
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James B. Foster
Indiana
Fosters
Ronald Frassener
Saltsburg
R.D
Robert C. Hoover
Edwin M. Clark
W. Thomas Malcolm
Stephen Francis Kondrat
J. Armagh
Kondrat
Farview States
Grand
Du Pont Earnings Jump 1963 Record Hits $472 Million
Du Pont Co reported preliminary figures showing 1963 earnings of $472 million or $10.05 a share, a 5 percent rise from 1962's $452 million or about $19.60 a share. The year’s results include $8.84 per share from operations and $3.21 from General Motors dividends.
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Wilmington, del
du Pont Co
DuPont
General Motors
du Pont
Halt Overthrow Before Start
An ultra-rightist revolutionary movement in Montevideo Uruguay was discovered and quashed before any action could occur, according to major newspapers reporting Sunday night.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
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