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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1963
Page
1
Bonnie Edwards debuts as Town Teen Talk reporter with updates on post Blue Angel dance nights at the Recreation Room, entertainment by Cavalcades, 50 cent admission, and excluded teenage memberships. The column lists student jobs, hospital stays, travels, and summer plans, plus contact for items for next week.
The White House pressed unions and railroads to bargain hard with federal help if needed. Kennedy called for immediate, tough negotiations aided by the secretary of labor and the National Mediation Board as a four week stalemate continues. A labor spokesman gave no details on Kennedy’s invitation.
The Pittshire at Polk Festiva lW presents Scandinavian culture at Idlewild Park on Sunday June 6 with music dance and an antique Viking costume display. Ruth Judger Heyy Cue costumes and music Denmark and Frans performers. Shows at 5:00 pm and 8:30 pm daily entertainment includes Pinky Madison’s elephants.
One Homer City student Georgetta M Frye and one Indiana student Margaret Ane Shane joined 224 other seniors in receiving diplomas at Muskingum College commencement in New Concord Ohio Monday. The ceremonies took place in the Jon Glenn Physical Education Building.
Summer programs open at McCreary Field Playground with an umbrella parade amid drizzle. Prizes awarded for prettiest to most decorated umbrellas. weekly color themes run July through August including Green brown red pink black yellow purple blue and a Penny Carnival ending the season.
Representative William G Buchanan of Indiana announced a public hearing on Gov Scranton's anthracite coal stripping bill will continue next Tuesday. The Anthracite Institute will testify before the House Mines and Mineral Industries Committee, representing the stripping industry. The Citizens Committee for the Control of Anthracite Coal Stripping testified last week advocating more backfilling in stripping pits. After hearings, the committee will consider the administration's bill and proposed amendments. House Bill 1280 was introduced by Amin Alley Wayne Breisch and John Baris.
Six visiting fire company units won chief prizes at the Dayton annual firemen parade. West Kittanning claimed best pumper, Worthington best squad rear, Ford City best ambulance, Ringgold best tanker, Rayburn auxiliary best appearing ladies auxiliary, Brockway traveling the longest distance. Judges were Ralph Durbin Du Bais and Tom McCormick. Bands came from Dayon Elderton Shannock Valley Red Bank Valley and Marion Center. Drill teams included New Bethlehem Riflettes Butler Trojanettes Rimersburg Rhythmettes Apollo Legionettes Konny West Pointers and East Brady Starlettes. The celebration ends with a square dance at the fire hill.
Marion Center Miss Eye Lyn Brady among 35 Pennsylvania county extension agents at the Camp Leader's Training Conference hosted by Cooperative Extension Service. Workshops include song leading archery photography camp management and public spending. Sears Roebuck Foundation funds scholarships for many attendees.
In Jackson Mississippi thousands of mourners follow the hearse for Medgar Evers slain civil rights leader as his funeral proceeds. Leaders plan a mass marcher procession. police caution remains uncertain. Encircling reactions include church leaders calling for steps toward Negro grievances. The assailant remains at large with FBI investigation ongoing.
Commodore Joseph J. Shidie earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering at Drexel Institute of Technology during the 76th Commencement. The graduation program awarded over 1,190 degrees in total.
PEORIA Ill AP A woman named Marie Catherine Fuller was sentenced to one year and one day in prison after pleading guilty to impersonating a federal agent. She allegedly collected $600 from Frank Rolling of Rockland in December by claiming she was secretly trying to ransom FBI Director Edgar Hoover from kidnappers.
Fayetteville North Carolina saw crowds of chanting African Americans and jeering whites chased by tear gas after a peaceful anti segregation demonstration near city hall escalated. Police deployed gas as about 200 demonstrators were arrested while fire trucks with high pressure hoses were brought in following reports of rock throwing near the city hall. About 500 African Americans formed a ring around the arrested protesters as the third protest in a series unfolded near a segregated restaurant.
The Greensburg Diocese plans a memorial Mass for Pope John XXIII to be broadcast from Greensburg Cathedral with notes on Wooster College students traveling abroad as part of a nine week study itinerary through England and Western Europe. The piece also touches on cosmonaut Bykovsky’s orbital flight and anticipated involvement of a female cosmonaut amid space program news.
State Senator Robert D. Fleming of Allegheny says a tour of polluted streams in Butler and Venango Counties underscores the need for tougher strip mining laws. He predicts Gov. Scranton's bill will pass the Senate within two weeks as House action is completed. Fleming was joined by Reps. Ladadio and Mills and officials from Mines and the Sanitary Water Board on the Field trip sponsored by the Allegheny County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs.
New York AP reports the Iron Age says a steel industry wage settlement may include an extended vacation plan tied to a 1962 pact with the United Steelworkers Union. Can manufacturers granted 13 weeks vacation every five years for employees with 15 years seniority. six weeks under consideration.
Multiple obituaries dated June 14 1963. JOHN GIBART aged 64 of Coral died at Indiana Hospital. Survived by wife Julia and eight grandchildren. GERTRUD SMELIK of Blairsville died June 14 in Indiana Hospital, survived by husband Michael W and two sons. ALANA HAUGH COCHRAN of Saltsburg died June 14 at Elderd Crest Convalescent Home. MISS A KATHERINE KERR of Shelcoate passed away June 13 in Indiana Hospital. MRS CLARA UNDERWOOD of Seward aged 87 died June 14. survived by son Ridger, sister May Groft, and nieces. Services announced for each with local church and funeral home arrangements.
American actor Anthony Quinn said he has acknowledged fatherhood of a three month old boy born to a Malian woman. He plans to acknowledge his son legally and is in contact with lawyers in Mary to arrange this as he travels in France for a new movie. He declined to discuss his marriage or divorce with wife Katherine on his way to Moscow talks with Khrushchev.
A Franklin County woman, Mrs. Katherine Koontz, 63, was killed when a station wagon went off U.S. Route eight miles west of Wellsboro and overturned into a drainage ditch. Six others from Greencastle were injured, including Koontz’s husband Clarence, 78, and Mrs. Clara Meyers, 65, all hospitalized in serious or fair condition. The Forest family, Chester, 49, and children Deborah, 8, and Rundy, 6, were among the injured. the vehicle’s occupants were returning from vacation. State police at Mansfield investigated.
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