30 Jan 1960
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1960
Page
1
A joint meeting of Homer City United Presbyterian churches will be held on Sunday January 31 at 11:00 a.m. in the United Presbyterian Church located at 35 East Elm Street. Rev. James Leitch will conduct the sermon.
Postal officials say route changes are developing due to area growth. The drive by path includes Warren Road, Shadowood Village, Rustic Lodge Road, Route 119, and Bryan Homestead, ending at the post office on Church Street.
Twelve Soviet officials arrived at Idlewild Airport and began meetings with American officials. D S Polyansky said Khrushchev sent best wishes. the group outlined tax and budget topics and noted shifts toward distributing based on need. They visited the United Nations and New York City sites before a multi state tour.
The Atomic Energy Commission in its Congress report says testing could resume on short notice if moratorium ends. The Nevada proving ground remains on standby since 1958, with a backlog of devices for smaller, quicker on the trigger weapons. The year 1959 saw progress across the program including hydrogen bomb production, civilian reactors, and the push for reduced fallout weapons.
The general, veteran of two world wars, left his apartment for a hospital visit and rested comfortably for the night. Tests include urinalysis, blood work, X ray and ECG. President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon and about 100 old comrades sent greetings on his birthday.
Airman J C Bruce Barwise completed a 72 hour survival capsule test in Lake Erie before dawn, describing the experience as rough yet doable. He said he would do it again but not tomorrow, and noted water leaks and frequent intercom alarms, while the Air Force promised no major capsule changes.
Washington reports Public Health Service doctors say Asian flu has broken out in parts of 20 or more states but evidence indicates the rate is tapering off. They predict flu-like diseases will be pretty well a thing of the past for this year and urge vaccination as outbreaks may spread to other communities in the coming weeks.
Frederick G. Ernick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Ernick of Indiana RD 2, is among the nearly 10,000 students attending the University of Kansas this year. He is enrolled as a graduate student in chemistry.
Billie Vickery in Houston seeks relief from a skunk in her attic after odors and noises. Humane options ranged from tear gas to shooting, but she worries about her three children and lacks another place to go. She believes the animal climbed up via an attic ladder and remains inside.
Arthur J. Grundy a former supervising principal at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School and one of four defendants in a federal surplus property case has been notified that the case against him was nolle prosequi. The letter from Scranton’s chief probation officer contains praise for the dismissal as a just act and notes the indictment was never pressed.
Nixon is widely favored for the 70 at large GOP delegates to Pennsylvania's primary. Names likely to appear include Hugh Scott Jay Cooke and Gaynelle Dixon with others possible. Ed ward Martin and James H Duff may also feature but conflicts loom over state chairman and delegation roles.
In Algiers the insurgent leadership called off the general strike except for essential services and urged residents to return to work Monday. Gen. Crepin urged population to resume labor as paratroops and Territorial forces sealed barricades amid cautious policing and fading pro insurgent enthusiasm. De Gaulle condemned the leaders as liars, while rightist figures like Ortiz and Lagaillarde faced possible treason implications.
Obituaries list multiple local residents with burial and service details. Edwin B McNaughton former Indiana Evening Gazette comptroller buried in West Union Valencia Butler County. services at Bell Funeral Home with Rev James B Reid. JOHN B AIKEN 56 McDonald PA died at work after 33 years with West Penn Power. WYOTT HILEMAN 58 Montgomery Township rural mail carrier auctioneer magician died. services at McCracken Funeral Home. ANGELINA PORTO 65 Clymer RD 1 Italy born. Requiem Mass at St Anthony Church. MARRY A BLACK 70 Marion Center area died at Veterans Hospital Pittsburgh. services at Marion Center Presbyterian Church with military rites. DOMINICK SERBIN 67 Homer City died. funeral at Hallow Funeral Home with sessions and interment Oakwood Cemetery. HARRY MATHEW CONRATH 89 Indiana died. services at Bell Funeral Home with burial at Wood Cemetery.
Miami authorities tighten controls on war material moving from the United States into the Caribbean. Customs seized five B- bug bombers at Miami International Airport en route to the Dominican Republic amid Cuba related accusations of gun running. A Chilean pilot, Oscar Squella, faces a February 23 preliminary hearing after posting bond in a probe into five B-36 bombers flown from Miami last July destined for Santiago, Chile.
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