Polaris Subs Seen Getting Action First
President Kennedy orders a faster Polaris program stressing weapon speed and fewer inter service rivalries. Navy plans to place additional firing submarines ahead of schedule, reallocating shipbuilding funds to Polaris and aiming for about 45 submarines in the fleet by year end.
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Kennedy
Polaris
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Eisenhower
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
GOP Debates Gas Tax Clash as Davis Vote Questioned
Reports say Lt. Gov. John Morgan Davis may vote on final passage after Atty. Gen. Anne X. Alpern ruled a Democrat can. Republicans discuss challenging the ruling as Sen Albert Pechan is vacationing. Lawmakers weigh hearings and extra funds for highway and bridge work tied to a proposed gas tax increase to boost rural roads and interstates.
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John Morgan Davis
Atty
Anne X. Alpern
Davis
Albert R. Pechan
Ford City
Miami Beach
GOP
Senate
Confair
Highway and Bridge Agency
Sharon
Stroudsburg
Lawrence
Sens Williant
Sente
Carbon
Robert Fleming
Allegheny
Harold Flack
Luzerne
Weiner
Democratic Caucus
American Hardware Plans $2 Million Pittsburgh Warehouse
The American Hardware Supply Co of Pittsburgh plans a $2 million one story warehouse near Butler to replace its South Side facility. General manager FL Herron Jr said construction should be finished by November 1 this year.
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Pittsburgh
American Hardware Supply Co
Butler
FL. Herron Jr
Herron
Kennedy outlines limited hope for peace in Cold War address
In a State of the Union style missive, Kennedy warns of national peril and worsening crises, urges flexibility to use economic tools in Eastern Europe, and proposes possible U S Soviet scientific cooperation. He stresses a shift from bitter competition toward shared work in space, weather, planetary probes, and agricultural aid, while not abandoning hard challenges at home and abroad.
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White House
Kennedy
United States
Europe
Congress
Soviet Union
Mars
Venus
Washington
State of the Union
Ruanda Urundi King Overthrown. Republic Declared
Native Ruanda officials oust Mwami Kigeri V and abolish the monarchy forming a republic. Bahutu leaders elect Mbongvu mutwa as president and establish a new government with a legislature and Supreme Court while recognizing the UN trusteeship under Belgian administration. Election dates postponed by tribal tensions and Belgian approval. Ground observers watch a crowd as the assembly convenes in a field ringed by burned fencing.
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Usumbura
Ruanda-Urundi
Ruanda
Mwami
Kigeri
Mbongvumutwa
Supreme Court
Republic
United Nations
Belgium
Eigen
Europe
O v
Missionaries evacuated as Congo tensions rise
The United Nations reported 164 American missionaries and their families evacuated from pro Lumumba Oriental Province to Mahagi near the Uganda border. UN forces escorted them by road into Uganda. Reports from Basoko suggest limited clashes between rebel forces and Kasa-Vubu loyalists on the Congo River.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
United Nations
pro-Lumumba Oriental
U. N
Joseph Kasa- Vubu
Basoko
Congo River
Stanleyville
Joseph Mobutu
Bumba
U.N
Mobutu
Mahaghi
Uganda
Isent
Swedish Free Church
Kivu
Red Cross
Walikale
Leader accepts post with Philadelphia mortgage firm
Former Gov. George O. Leader, longtime Democratic governor 1955 to 1959, will resign farming duties to become executive vice president of Bankers, Bond & Mortgage Co. in Philadelphia. He plans to move to Lower Merion Two this week, sell the main house, and keep the rest of the farm. He has no political plans and will remain in mortgage financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
George O. Leader
Bankers, Bond & Mortgage Co
Philadelphia
Leader
Lower Merion Two
Nover Two
Washington
Six Americans To Learn Fate In Cuba Trial
Six Americans accused of conspiring against Fidel Castro face a possible sentence from a Cuban military tribunal. The trial covered charges of arming rebel guerrillas and threats of death by firing squad, with defense pointing to Khrushchev’s recent releases as a potential leniency indicator. Defendants include George Beck, Tommy Baker, Donald Green, James Bean, Alfred Gibson, and Leonard Schmidt.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Kennedy
United States
Cuba
Castro
Luis Raul Fleitas
A.S
Fleitas
Sre
Alan Robert Nye
Nye
George R. Beck
Norton
Mass
Tommy Baker
Dothan
Ala
Donald Joe Green
Gastonia
N.C
James E. Bean
Cedar Falls
Alfred Eugene Gibson
Mount Gilead
Leonard Louis Schmidt
Chicago
Hammermill Buys 4th Envelope Co
Hammermill Paper Co of Erie Pennsylvania acquired Burgess Envelope Co of Chicago. This is the fourth envelope maker Hammermill has bought in seven months following Union Envelope, Old Colony Envelope, and Coast Envelope. The deal was announced via exchange of about 24000 Hammermill shares.
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Chicago
Burgess Envelope Co., Inc
Hammermill Paper Co
Erie, Pa
Burgess Company
Hammermill
Union Envelope Co
Richmond, Va
Old Colony Envelope Co
Westfield, Mass
Coast Envelope Co
Los Angeles
Clark Will Seek Reelection Amid Leadership Silence
Senator Joseph S. Clark D Pa says he will run for a second term in Congress next year and expects support from two top state leaders. Governor Lawrence declined comment while Rep. William J. Green was unavailable. Clark notes no pressure to run and doubts Green will oppose him.
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Philadelphia
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Congress
Clark
David L. Lawrence
William J. Green
Lawrence
Green
James Duff
Kennedy
House of Representatives
Conductor in New Orleans Rumor Sparks Confusion
A New Orleans resident seeking Leopold Stokowski in town called a prominent hotel to confirm his stay. The hotel replied with a joke about the Canal Street car barn, misdirecting the caller. The exchange highlights a rumor and playful misidentification involving the famed conductor.
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New Orleans
President Faces First Vote Test in House Rules Battle
President faces a pivotal test as Rep. Howard W. Smith of Virginia leads a divided Rules Committee in blocking potential Kennedy proposals. Speaker Rayburn proposes adding two Democrats and one Republican to shift momentum, aiming to free bills for action despite opposition.
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Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Smith
Kennedy
Senate
Rayburn
House
Pennsylvania study eyed 79 technical schools for labor force
Harrisburg AP report outlines a long range plan by the Department of Public Instruction to strengthen Pennsylvania's skilled labor pool to attract new industry. The proposal envisions 79 technical schools serving last three years of high school students and as vocational centers for non graduates. Estimated cost about 1 million per school with annual state aid around 400 dollars per classroom and 35 dollars per student plus potential federal funds. The plan, prepared by DPI's Bureau of Curriculum Administration, awaits Board of Vocational Education action after recommendations from Gov. Lawrence's Committee on Fabrication due by March 1.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Public Instruction
DPI
Bureau of Curriculum Administration
Board of Vocational Education
Pet dog guards body beside missing boy in ranch field
SAN MARCOS Texas AP A search party found one of two dogs that disappeared with 14 year old Bobbie Jack Mc Mullin guarding his body near the L. O. Backus ranch about 314 miles west of San Marcos. The boy died Friday from exposure to sub freezing cold according to county health officer M C Williams.
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San Marcos
Tex
Bobbie Jack McMullin
Bobbie
L. O. Backus Ranch
Here
M. C. Williams
Chimp Brain Tests Ahead of Space Flight In Orbit
Reported studies show chimpanzees exhibit near human mental responses and swift reaction times as scientists prepare for a potential crewed space milestone. Six trained chimps already respond to lights and mild shocks, with researchers studying performance under rocket takeoff and five minutes of weightlessness. Cameras will record vitals and behavior to gauge impact on cognitive function during flight.
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Earth
Benjamin Fine Named Dean At Point Park Journalism School
Dr Benjamin Fine Pulitzer Prize winner named dean of the School of Journalism and Communications at Point Park Junior College in Pittsburgh. He will continue his weekly column and join as dean while having a long career as education editor at North American Newspaper Alliance.
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Pittsburgh
Benjamin Fine
Point Park Junior College
Fine
North American
Newspaper
Alliance
New York Times
Ford Foundation
Graduate School of Education
New York City
Dorothy C. Finkelhor
Point Park
Obituaries from Iselin and Lucernemines area
Several obituary notices list deaths in January 1961 including David Durant Sr and Maria Mucci of Lucernemines plus Mrs Lillian Hawkins of Indiana and Mrs Gertrude George of Ernest. Services are scheduled at Robinson Funeral Home and Ash kew Funeral Home with interments in local cemeteries. Surviving children and extended family listed, with church and lodge affiliations noted.
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David Daniel Durant
Maria Laura Mucci
Iselin
House
Lucernemines
Indiana Hospital
Aus Ltinburg
Ohio
August
Mary Philips Durant
Clearfield
Somerset
Free Gospel Church of
Salisburg
U.M.W
McIntyre
Josephine
Pitchford Durant
David D. Jr
Pittsburgh
Francis
Clifford
Carl
Apollo R.D
Lester
Johnstown
Oscar
Naomi) Bruening
Stoyestown
Josephine Mayes
Greenville
Nate
Mildred) Boldo
Fred
Minerva) Balcom
Wenatchee
Wash
Harold
Ruth) Goss
Nelo
Marian) Schirato
John
Creighton
Verna Warrick
Madera
Seward
Minerva
Torsino
del Sangro
Chieti
Italy
Domenick
Natalie Fabrizio Renzetti
Mucci
Lucerne+ mines
Altar Society
Dons of Italy
Lodge
Elda
Frank Voyten
John Mucci
Leanore
Natalie Mucci
Luigi Renzetti
Rome
Itala Stella
Milan
Ashkew Funeral Home
Homer City
St. Louis R.C
H. A. Podowski
Sons of Italy Lodge 570
Lillian K. Hawkins
School Street
George W. Hawkins
T. Edgar
Gertrude) Walker
Andes
N.Y
Phoebe A
Walter W. Hammond
Delhi
Indiana
Robinson-Lytle's
James Burnett Reid
Frank A. Lawrence
Woodland Cemetery
N. Y
Gertrude (Flood) George
William D. George
Ernest
Joseph and
Roseanna Rogers
Phillipsburg
George
Ca Conemaugh
George McFooley
Archie
Raymond George
India
R.D
Met
Gladys) Alexander
Creekside
Thelma Larson
Creeksside
Gorge Flnck
Conentaugh
Raymond Flick
Barnesboro
Edsward Jones
Wintondale
Frank
Rose) Clear
Joseph
Ethel) Goody
Pearl) McFeeley
Ben
Sara) Manesell
Altoona
Thomas
Margaret) Davis
Alster
Leonard H. Pearson
Grove Chapel
Alta Z. Hoover
Miex CL Heaver
Penn Run
Brush Valley
William Harrison
Margaret
Win Empfield
Percy
Meyer
W. S. River
Lawrence Stahl
Brush Valley Lutheran Cemetery
Meeting on Galvao asylum and Santa Maria tug of war
Galvao may seek asylum in Brazil if the Santa Maria enters Brazilian waters while the ship could be held for return to Portuguese owners if it stays in port. Quadros promises not to seize the liner. U.S. officials prepare to confer with Galvao as tensions rise amid planned naval rendezvous east of Recife.
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Galvao
Colonial Navigation Co
United States
Kubitschek
U.S
Brazil
Quadros
Brasilia
Delgado
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Santa Maria
U.S. Navy
Recife
Smith
South Atlantic
Navy
Washington
Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Galvan
Humberto Delgado
Extedt
National Liberation Movement
Janio Quadros
Juscelino Kubitschek
Galvae
Navigation Ca
Henrique Galvan
Venezuela
Dutch West Indies
Party Car
Antonin de Oliveira Salazar
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Oriental
Baluba
Sean McKeown
Bakwanga
Elisabethville
Kaland
Gimena
Itanga
Equator
Katanga
United Na
Arab Republic
Tions
Nyanza
U. N. Congo
U. S
Clare H
Kongolo
Patriation
U. O
Timberlake
Albertville
Consulta
State Department
Philly
Earl Handler
Board of Trustees
Indiana State College
Hammermill Buys
4Th Envelope Co
Gazette
Point School
Gorge Washington
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