1960 job outlook and disarmament talks outlined
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell predicts a record 1960 with 1,306,000 more workers joining the labor force as global disarmament talks proceed. Eaton discusses Western three stage plan, five powers, and U N framework while Czechoslovakia raises questions on pace and terms in Geneva discussions.
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Altoona
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Eaton
Oppot
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Canada
TS Eaton
Valerian Zorin
U.N. General Assembly
Jules Moch
U.N
Geneva
Jiri Nosek
Midwest storm devastates towns and crops
A broad storm system walloped the Midwest and Southeast forcing hundreds from flood and tornado damage. Plant City near Tampa faced disaster area designation with 18 deaths overall from the severe weather as snow blanketed the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plant City
Tampa
Virginia
Midwest
Towa
Illinois
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
New York State
New England
Kansas
Ilinois
Iowa
Florida
Dakotas
Rockies
Washington State
Texas
Nevada
To Adopt Bright Girl Within Month
OLD BRIDGE NEW JERSEY AP Mr and Mrs Richard Combs may adopt their 4 year old foster child Altice Marie in less than a month. F Morse Archer Jr head of New Jersey Child Welfare Board said the board would speed up the process if they act quickly. The state initially said she was too intelligent for her foster parents but reversed decision under public pressure. Alice Marie will enroll in kindergarten next September and two college scholarships were offered amid nationwide attention.
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Old Bridge
N.J
Richard Combs
Altice Marie
F. Morse Archer Jr
Combs
Alice
Alice Marie
Argue New Date For Finch Case
Los Angeles AP reports the Finch murder case returns to court for date change arguments on the second trial. New accusations about the first trial surface with a juror alleging racial friction. Dr R Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff faced a 10 to 2 jury vote for conviction and 84 to acquit in last July 18 murder of Barbara Jean Finch.
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Los Angeles
Finch
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Barbara Jean
Carole
Group Educators Neglected In Oversight Committee
Dr. Robert A. Christie was named executive director as an eight committee task force plan unfolds with public instruction chiefs and area experts. Gen. Matthew Ridgway, initially a top candidate, declined due to prior plans. Lawrence and Davis avoided pre fixing the agenda, aiming for December ready recommendations, while financing questions for a billion dollar yearly school operation remain open.
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Public Instruction Department
Robert A. Christie
Lafayette College
State Office of Administration
Davis
Philadelphia
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
Ridgway
Lawrence
Bloodstained Club Slayings Reported From Cave Scene
Bloodstained club found in connection with the cave slayings. Searchers noted blood on a tce-coated floor and spots along a cave path. Fragments of brown comb and cord tied to wrists were found. Tracks led from the cave mouth up a steep bank before turning back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Armstrong
Warren
Grimes Sisters
Chicago R
Robert Peterson
Schuessler Brothers
John
Anton
Rob.Ingon
Chicago
Butler Denies Resignation Intent Amid Campaign Clash
New York AP report notes Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler says he has no intention of resigning following Humphrey’s demand. Butler also denies using his post to favor Kennedy, while Humphrey calls for his departure. House Speaker Rayburn calls the Kennedy prediction distressing and unfortunate.
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New York
Paul
M. Butler
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Illinois River
Butler
Sen
Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
W National Press Club
Washington
New York City
Richard M. Nixon
House
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic National Committee
Experience Pays Off Says Firm
Los Angeles based Rocketdyne division of North American Aviation says experience in building Thor and Atlas missile engines saved the government about 27 million dollars last year. The engines cost 45 million this year versus 72 million in 1957, reflecting efficiency gains from experience.
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Los Angeles
Thor
Atlas
Noth American Aviation
Rocketdyne
Ellwood City Youth Admits Hoax In Chest Cutting Tale
Ellwood City police say 9 year old James Stevens confessed a tale of three youths attacking him and carving an H on his chest was a hoax. He was jailed but not charged, after allegedly injuring himself with a razor and battery acid during the incident in an alley Monday night.
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Ellwood City
Clark Ricer
James Stevens
Ricer
Stevens
School District Annexations Approved by State Council
Harrisburg AP reports that the State Council of Education approved annexations in multiple counties. Fayette partly moved South Union Two to Uniontown School District. Blair section of Snyder Two to Tyrone. Lehigh portion of Salisbury Township to Allentown City School District. Westmoreland shifts Hempfield Township part to Greensburg District. Schuylkill part of Barry Two to Butler Township School District.
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Harrisburg
State Council of Education
Fayette
South Union
Uniontown
Blair
Snyder
Tyrone
Lehigh
Salisbury
Allentown City
Westmoreland
Hempfield
Greensburg
Schuylkill
Barry
Butler
Quiz Youth In Slaying Of Father
In Syracuse New York a 12 year old Boy Scout, an adopted son behind in school, was held in the pistol death of his father Leon Fairbank a contracting executive who had pushed for higher marks. Police found the seventh grader Robert Fairbank with a loaded pistol near a park after the shooting at their Onondaga Hill home.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Robert Fairbank
Leon Fairbank
Onondaga Hill
Helen
Cookout Ban In Allegheny County Approved
Tough air pollution regulations approved by the Allegheny County Board of Health tighten controls on emissions from steel mills and also curb individual actions. The plan limits car idling to three minutes and requires a written directive to allow backyard fires and open grills, with enactment left to county commissioners.
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Pittsburgh
Alegheny County
Blairsville Board Rejects Pay Boost and Approves Maintenance
Blairsville and associated township boards rejected a proposed pay increase while accepting a plan to match state health and industry maintenance requirements for all district buildings. Donald Campbell resigned as vocational agriculture instructor. Blairsville Borough School Board proposed a 1960 61 budget of 357574 and discussed forming a union school district with Black Lick and Burrell Townships. George Butler was elected to the Burrell Twp directors to replace Lloyd Smith who is moving out of the district.
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Eereeres
State Department of Health
State Department of Industry
Donald Campbell
Blairsville
Black Lick
Burrell
Burrell Two
George Butler
Mom and four children die in Nassau County fire
A mother Lottie Gottart 39 and her four children Martha 8 Peter 5 William 3 and Lydia 10 months perished in a flash fire at their Nassau County home in Franklyn Square New York. Only the father Paul Gottart survived and was hospitalized in serious condition. The cause was not immediately determined.
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Franklyn Square
N. Y
Naussau County
Lottie Gottart
Martha
Peter
William
Lydia
Paul Gottart
Meadowbrook Hospital
Nine Families Escape Blazing Braddock Building Fire
A general alarm fire heavily damaged a three story apartment and business building in Braddock Pennsylvania. Nine families fled safely as Braddock and nearby fire crews battled dense smoke from a blaze that reportedly began in the basement. A caretaker Kirsky Eddings aided his mother in law, while residents Agnes and Mary Bober aided others as the inferno burned two electronics and television films on the first floor.
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Braddock, Pa
Allegheny County
Braddock
Mary Bober
Kirsky Eddings
Louely Suggs
Eddings
Pittsburgh Fire Kills Girl 18 Months Old
Fire swept a home in Pittsburgh Scranton District Wednesday killing an 18 month old girl Genevieve Perzel and badly burning her mother Jenny 32 who escaped with second and third degree burns. Fire Chief Stephen Adley said a lit cigarette may have started the blaze and estimated damage at 5000 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Pitts
West Penn Hospital
Stephen Adley
Four-year-old Joey Cambron Wanders to Hospital Early
In Louisville, four year old Joey Cambron wandered from home and arrived at St. Joseph's Infirmary a day early for a scheduled tonsil operation. His grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Campbell, said he had been told to rest at the hospital before surgery. The hospital notified police after learning he was there eating cookies.
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Louisville
Joey
Cambron
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Mary Elizabeth Campbell
Shel
Southerners Seek Limit On Referees
Washington AP report says Southern lawmakers pressed to limit federal referees powers in elections from president to local offices. The civil rights bill shields minority voting with a referee system, while backers won two key votes. Senate timing uncertain as House fights continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Pa Insurance Investigation Underway in Hospitalization Study
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania's insurance commissioner launches the nation's most intensive study of hospitalization insurance. Financed one third by the state and two thirds by Blue Cross groups, the project aims to determine hospital operating costs over up to two years. A commission will be named to oversee the research and include industry, medical, and hospital leaders.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Francis R. Smith
Blue Cross
Smith
Insurance Commission
Lnter
Bus and Car Collision Near Meadville Leaves One Dead
A Meadville area crash involving a school bus carrying 45 students and a car occurred near Neason Hill Elementary School in West Mead Two. A woman, 20 year old Mrs. Harry Hope of Meadville, died. A student was treated for a cut at Spencer Hospital. State police cited wind driven snow obscuring the road and the bus crossing into the wrong lane.
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Meadville
Neason
Hill
West Mead
Harry Hope
Charles Marley
Meadville R. D
Spencer Hospital
Roy Knipper
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Rene RE
Sun Shueyao
Kinmen Island
Toor
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G. W. Graff
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Indiana
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