Freight Rams Into Halted Unit Kills Three In Pittsburgh Crash
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight rammed the rear of a halted train in Pittsburgh's west end. Three crewmen died trapped in the cab of the second engine. fireman R. J. Cook was rescued and hospitalized. Engineer C. M. Blundo and brakeman E. A. Smith perished. conductor Theodore H. Nally was in good condition. Six others uninjured. The halted train of 56 cars ran from Mingo Junction, Ohio, to Conway, Pa.
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West End
R. J. Cook
Carnegie
Theodore H. Nally
Steubenville
Ohio
C.G. Gray
East Liverpool
Mingo Junction
Conway
Pennsylvania
Fourth Warning Issued In Indiana County
Indiana County issues a Fourth of July safety advisory. Police Chief Harry Owens warns against selling or using fireworks including sparklers and urges caution around fireworks. State troopers will be out in force to reduce accidents and fatalities over the weekend. Fire officials urge parents to supervise children near pools and ensure lifeguards are present after meals.
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Indiana County
Harry Owens
Indiana
Fire Chiefs Association of
Belle Transferred to Connecticut for 24 Year Sentence
Earl Belle, once a youthful financier who fled to Brazil, was moved to the Federal Correctional Institution at Danbury Connecticut to begin a 24 year term. The Pittsburgh resident, 32, was ordered to pay a $875000 fine, receive a $10000 penalty, and serve five years of probation.
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Pittsburgh
Earl Belle
Brazil
Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury
Elks Host Fish Dinners and Friday Dance at Local Club
Elks and guests enjoy Friday fish dinners served 5 to 8 with Thursday and Friday ticketed events. A Graceton-Coral Sportsmen's Club Friday night dance features the Melodaires from 10 to 2, drawing local attendees.
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Graceton - Coral Sportsmen’s Club
Melodaires
Porcelain China Shipment Noted by Bank
A large delivery of fine porcelain china arrives, with Homer City State Bank referenced in connection to the shipment. The exact recipient or distributor is not specified.
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Homer City State Bank
Just
Homer City
Khrushchev Angers Hosts At Norsk Hydro Visit
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told his unwilling hosts at Norsk Hydro that they could not teach him about fertilizers during a tour of the Eidanger fertilizer plant. The firm’s general manager Rolf Oestbye replied that they could. Khrushchev asked which fertilizer is better, liquid or solid, and noted the problem remained unsolved.
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Norway
Khrushchev
Norsk Hydro
Rolf Oestbye
Eidanger
Oestbye
Destbye
Variable clouds and warm humid conditions with scattered storms
A weather notice describes variable cloudiness and warm humid conditions today tonight and Friday with scattered thunderstorms mainly in the afternoons and evenings. Highs reach the mid to upper 80s and lows settle in the 60s.
Scranton seeks movable delegates to block Goldwater bid
Eugene Oregon AP reports Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton tells Oregon GOP he fears lifeless Republicanism and seeks movable delegates to stop a first ballot Goldwater nomination at the San Francisco convention. Scranton aims to swing about 80 delegates from 344 in 23 states, with many leaning to Goldwater.
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Ore
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Oregon
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Arizona
Barry Goldwater
San Francisco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Iowa
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Minnesota
Missouri
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New Jersey
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Virginia
Washington
Planning Fight On Platform
The plan centers on testing Barry Goldwater’s delegate strength at the GOP convention with a platform fight. Scranton backers vet liberal House platform views while Mitt Romney holds back on releasing pledged votes. Dirksen predicts a minority report would be dismissed and Goldwater will secure the nomination.
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William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Republican House
Henry Cabot Lodge
Scranton
Goldwater
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Congress
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Platform Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Scranton Forces
Congress Approves Civil Rights Bill in Historic Move
Congress approved a sweeping civil rights bill after a year of tense debate. President Johnson is expected to sign promptly, with ceremonies possible tonight. The measure bans discrimination in employment and public accommodations and empowers federal action against programs funding discrimination.
Pound Dies Former Harvard Law Dean Endures as Law Authority
Roscoe Pound, famed law scholar and former Harvard Law School dean, died at 93 in Cambridge Mass. He was lauded as the greatest living authority on law by Justice Tom C. Clark and peers. Pound, born in 1870 in Lincoln Nebraska, shaped legal education. memorial service planned at Harvard Yard.
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Cambridge
Mass
Assner
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
Harvard Law School
Harvard
Stillman Infirmary
Memorial Church
Harvard Yard
Spain
Earl Warren
Him
University of Nebraska
Roscoe Pound
Lincoln
Neb
Stephen B. Pound
Laura Biddlecome Pound
New York
Roscoe
Louise
Olivia
Senate Edges Toward Final Vote On Congress Pay Hike
The Senate voted to retain a $7 500 yearly pay raise for each member of Congress as it advances a $564 million federal pay hike bill. Three amendments to strike the increases were defeated 60 25 64 21 and 53 32. The measure likely won’t reach President Johnson before the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. The House plans a recess at week’s end.
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Senate
Congress
Representatives
House
Johnson
San Francisco
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Jack Miller
Iowa
U.S
William Proxmire
D-Wis
OBrien Reelected President of Local 1843 at Hazelwood Works
Frank OBrien was reelected to his fourth term as president of United Steelworkers Local 1843 at Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp Hazelwood Works in Pittsburgh. He has led the local longer than anyone in its 25 year history.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Hazelwood Works
Frank O'Brien
O’brien
Oklahoma Supreme Court judge asked to resign amid tax evasion case
Oklahoma City AP report says Supreme Court veteran Judge Corn, 80, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $11,250 after pleading to tax evasion for 1957-59. Prosecution alleges a $150,000 bribe tied to a pending case. Corn had affirmed undeclared gambling winnings.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma Supreme Court
U. S&s
Corn
U.S. District Attorney
High Court
Supreme Court
Roy W. Harper
Harper
Sea- Eagles
Andrew Potter
U.S
Fidel Replies To Sister Defection Sparks Cuban Rift
Fidel Castro addressed his sister Juanita's defection in Havana calling her charges written in the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. He framed the act as a revolutionary price and compared it to Civil War family divisions, noting Lincoln's relatives on both sides. Juanita, 31, fled Cuba and appeared on a Mexico City TV program delivering a six page statement.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Juanita
United States
Mexico City
Castro
Cuba
Dance Frn. Rocky Glenn
Homer City State Bank invites bids for 272 pieces of china from the Rocky Glenn collection in a silent auction. Proceeds to benefit community programs. bidding ends next Friday at 5 PM.
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Rocky Glenn
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