06 Jul 1961
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1961
Page
1
Lee Hoover district 50 representative said the new contract raises wages by 13 to 25 cents an hour over two years, varying by job class. The vote was 109 for and 34 against, reflecting only those at the contract meeting. The local had struck June 13 over wage increases.
Homer City Lerster Dies Jr 19 of Homer City R D 2 is reported in critical condition in Indiana Hospital after a motorcycle collision with a car on Route 119 near Laura Lamar High School drive. The operator of the other vehicle William Harris 21 Blairsville faces fault. bike valued at 500, auto 300. The incident occurred about 9 p m and follows two prior Indiana County motorcycle accidents in a week. Local 12728 District 50 members voted to end their strike at Federal Laboratories with a new two year contract.
Senate Antitrust subcommittee hearings on deceptive packaging and labeling prompted a flood of consumer submissions and calls for tighter standards. Hart, chair, said trade group Produce Packaging Association formed a code committee to craft packaging standards with other associations. Stanley Marcus urged calorie labeling on food products in a letter to Hart.
Milo Martz age 37 from New Bethlehem Pennsylvania was among six hurt when three cars of a sightseeing train derailed and crashed into another train at Prospect Point near the American Falls. The crash happened 25 feet from a giant cataract as park police noted strong guard rails in the area.
LOS ANGELES AP Solly Hemus was fired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and replaced by veteran coach Johnny Keane. Keane, 50, will handle the balance of the 1961 season and 1962. The team, in sixth place, also named Red Schoendienst as playing coach and Vern Benson, manager of the Portland farm club, as coach.
James R. Hoffa tightens grip as a $12 million annual dues boost and new powers pass at a grueling Teamsters convention in Miami Beach. The move raises his salary to 70 000 and expands jurisdiction over all workers, with Liss losing reelection amid protests over reduced local autonomy. Curran urged AFL CIO reintegration and a broader union coalition.
Cambria County commissioner Frank Burns was convicted on 13 counts of embezzling county home funds totaling about 6,170 from 1957 to 1959 while superintendent. He claimed the money was put in a special account for patient needs. A new trial motion was filed and bond set at 2,500 after the verdict.
A Trailways express bus ran off Highway 29 211 east of Centreville Virginia killing Margie Biscoe 52 of Washington DC and injuring about 40 as six ambulances rushed victims to Fairfax County Hospital. Driver Wade Turner 37 of Danville said the back end began to switch after he touched the brakes. The Florida New York express with 36 passengers continued to Washington after leaving Danville at 1 15 pm.
Drew Pearson notes that Protestant leaders oppose government aid to schools in a column. Meanwhile Plumville delivers an easy victory over Lucerne in a referenced sports note. Other items include pages 18 sports, Dear Abby, Society, Bedivortattes, Hospital Notes, and obituaries on 37 TV Wheeter.
Howard C. Myers chairs the Business Division in a day by day events rundown. A dinner at Rustle Lodge starts at 6 15 p m. Advance Gifts Division led by R Hastie Ray reports gifts totaling 124000 toward a 250000 goal with plans to publish after the meeting.
Laborers for L S Wescott Co halted bridge construction at Sixth and Grant Streets as International Hod Carriers Union pickets protested after contract expiration. Only the targeted bridge crew walked off. carpenters and operators with signed contracts continued work on other project sections.
The General Synod of the United Church of Christ urged welcome of Red China into the United Nations after endorsing Social Action Council work. debate followed as Stephen West sought to exclude the council faction from endorsement but failed. Rev. Dr. Everett McNair argued U.S. policy harmsTai relationships by driving China toward Russia.
A Virginia crash near a grade crossing left Elisa beth Webb Howard seriously injured and her husband Ernest C. Howard shocked. Police chief George T. Eades said the incident may not be an accident and declined to release all names tied to the wreck. Witnesses noted the car may have been backing onto the tracks as the No. 1 train arrived at the crossing near Roanoke. The couple's car was struck, throwing Howard 25 feet, as the train continued past the scene.
Three year old Caroline Kennedy nearly drowned at a birthday party in a suburban Maryland home when she slipped from an inflatable ring. A young matron, Mrs. William Saltonstall, jumped in fully clothed to pull her out, with no ill effects. The White House confirmed the incident after a Society column reported it.
Indiana hardware owner and father of film star Jim my Stewart is listed as a patient at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio undergoing observation for a medical ailment.
Harrisburg AP State Police Commissioner Frank McCartney vows ongoing wide cooperation with newspapers radio and TV. He spoke at a meeting with Philadelphia Bulletin editor Earl Selby and Lebanon Daily News editor Ted Gress of the Pennsylvania Society of Newspaper Editors. He said the goal is to avoid turning the office into the sole source of news and noted a handout guiding police communications to aid field units.
Federal government files two voting rights suits in Clarke and Forrest counties Mississippi accusing a clear-cut pattern of discrimination against eligible Negro voters. Atty. Gen. Kennedy cites intrusions into local self government while Gov. Barnett condemns federal interference. Hearings set for August 7 in Meridian and Hattiesburg.
Indiana firemen answered an afternoon alarm for a grass fire on N Third St extension. A group of boys reportedly extinguished the flames before the department arrived.
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