Two County Contests Highlight Blairsville Race Slate
In Blairsville William R. McMillen stands unopposed for Burgess. Hilary Ellison and John T. Peace vie to face him in November. Nine GOP candidates seek Blairsville tax collector. Democrat Clarence H. Yates is sole Democrat for that post. Burrell Township shows contests for tax collector on both tickets. Multiple contests appear in Center Township Clymer Homer City Indiana Saltsburg White Young Townships with varying Republican and Democratic nominees for Burgess council and tax collector roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folloing
Blairsville
William R. McMillen
Burgess
Hilary Ellison
John T. Peace, Sr
McMillen
GOP
Helen B. Frisz
J. C. Pearce
Paul H. Snyder
Helen DeVinney
Alfred T. Pierce
Mary Crawford
Roy J. For
Helen Hirko Joyce
Joseph A. Grassoni
John R. Jellison
Mary Jane Borish
Angelo C. Cravatta
Burrel Township
Robert W. Foreman
Jone
Constable
Philip Albert Seddon
Joseph C. Chapin
Merle Palmer
Samuel J. McAdam
James J. Joyce
Joseph DeMarines
Frank Gorton
Center Township
Supervisor
George Angelo
Steve Vargo
Sidney Mack
Anthony Gratosky
Leonard Domenick
Alfred Phillips
George A. Courry, Jr
Harry Taylor
Clymer
Trafford DB. Connacher
Andrew Balitski
J. R. Phillippi
Joe Kinter
R. Jay Miller
Marie Frazier
Olive W. Tartalone
Homer
George Schierer
Joe Potts
Margaret. Bukovskey
Homer City
Jessie C. Walker
Max E. Dick
Peter Clements
Indiana
Roy E. Schrecen- Rost
Albert M. Cox
William Jackson Fiscus
G. W. Marbach
C. A. Conrath
Kenneth Lohr
Third Ward
William 5. Johnston
Paul T. Bortz
John B. Bruce
Gilbert S. Parnell
Marion Center
Dale McKee
Dean Burr
Pine Township
Daniel W. Long
Richard D. Gressley
Peter Inno Cents
Antoinette Delfonso
George Turko
Kathryn A. Malenich
Rayne Township
James F. Washington
Lisle McKee
C. J. Cleland II
Audra Stephens
Fred C. Pollick
Hubert Reed
James J. O'Hara
Edward Mitkoski
Lester Johnston
Pete Gresock
Earte Kuntz
Sattsburg
Clair J. Shirley
Ronald V. Wagner
Robert §. Sloan
John M. Stahl
Nicholas A. Naponic
Salisbury
Ward E. Brown
Gene McCreary
Thomas L. Flaminio
James G. Wilson
Dan
Niel B. McDivitt
Saltsburg
Mae K. Coulter
Louise K. Nelmes
Betty J. Ann Baker
W. A. Cunningham
Nellie B. Loughry
R. Melvin Martin
Arthur Hart
White Township
Margaret Lebrato
L. T. Stadimiller
White
Anthony Gallace
E.H. Dorr
Clifford P. Fleming
James L. Watking
Harold B. Cunningham
William KK. Lowman
Thomas C. Fair
John A. Elias
Justice of the Peace
Delbert Nichols
Vince Gotto
W. 5. Gilpatrick
Ira J. Martin
John T. Edelman
Charles A. Chatfield
J. Clyde Johns
Young Township
Lawrence County Orphans Court Bill Advances in Senate
A bill to create an orphans court in Lawrence County moves through the Senate. Sponsored by Sens. John C. Miller and John J. Haluska, the plan calls for one governor appointed judge serving until a regular judge is elected in the 1963 municipal election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Lawrence County
Senate
John C. Miller
Beaver
John J. Haluska
D-Cambria
Congo Parliament Convenes Amid Congo Crisis and Split
Congolese Parliament members gather in Couquilhatville to draft a new constitution as Kasavubu presses to reassemble a legislature fractured by Lumumba loyalists, Mobutu’s coup, and Katanga’s secession move led by Tshombe who is now a prisoner. About 30 of 221 members are believed dead or jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanleyville
Lumumba
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Tshombe
Kasavubu
Congo
Couquilhatville
Joseph Mobutu
Steel Industry Recovery Gains Steady Momentum
Pittsburgh AP report says the steel industry is steadily recovering from a prolonged slump with rising production and employment. Mills operated around 68 percent capacity in late March, recalls of furloughed workers increased, and auto makers plus other buyers boosted steel purchases as 1961 output is expected to rise. Industry executives forecast improved activity through the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Swartworth
Pittsburgh
Avery C. Adams
Jones & Laugh
Steel Company
Jear
Corittan
Thomas F. Patton
Republic
C. G. Tourney
Weirton Steel Co
Economy Shows Break From Recession As Output Surges
Washington reports a 2.5 percent jump in industrial production over March, the first rise in nine months and the strongest sign yet that the economy has moved out of recession. BAC predicts GNP could reach 525 to 630 billion by year end. April factory payrolls rise modestly and unemployment benefits fall for the tenth straight week. retail sales dip 1 percent overall though department store sales climb for a third month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Federal Reserve Board
Business Advisory Council
Department of Commerce
BAC
Labor Department
Bumgan of Employment Security
Last Rites Given Gary Cooper
The spokesman said Gary Cooper is being fed intravenously as his physician marvels at his staying power. Daily bulletins note the precarious illness and sporadic gains. His wife and daughter remain at his bedside as the fight continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Cooper
Oaln
Cooper
Cowper
Election Theme In Broadcast The Ballot Box and You
A radio play titled In Broadcast The Ballot Box and You will be presented tomorrow night on the Indiana Public Schools Broadcast. The Senior Broadcasting Club of Indiana Joint High School features Lani Beck Ellen Pequignot Bonnie Harper Arnold Haberkorn Bob Miller Ron Fulmer and David Kunselman starting at 8 15 pm on the local station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Public Schools
Senior Broadcasting Club of
Indiana Joint High School
Lani Beck
Ellen Pequignot
Bonnie Harper
Arnold Haberkorn
Bob Miller
Ron Ful Mer
David Kunselman
Pine Township Audit Fight Spurs Counter Suits
Auditors Domingo Lingenfelter and Berringer are named as defendants in a dispute filed in Indiana County Court over a requested audit of Pine Township. Supervisors say the CPA appointment was denied, books were inspected at the township secretary treasurer’s home, deemed unsatisfactory, then delivered to the defendants in April and not returned. The supervisors claim the audit is overdue, jeopardizing state highway appropriations and urge court action to compel proper return and publication.
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Domingo
Lingenfelter
Berringer
Indiana County Court
Pine Township
Beaver Falls search for missing plane with official and student
Authorities launched a search for a light plane missing with Beaver County commissioner Gordon Camp and Geneva College student John Licker aboard. Civil Air Patrol planes combed the area between Beaver Falls and Harrisburg, the craft’s intended route, after the two left Beaver County Airport in a rented Cessna two seater with Camp piloting. Authorities had no further word on the plane’s status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Beaver County Commissioners
Civil Air Patrol
Harrisburg
Gordon Camp
John Licker
Geneva College
Beaver County
Camp
Arms Plan Outlined to Bolster Viet Nam Fight
A diplomatic communique details an eight point plan to strengthen South Viet Nam with a larger army of 170000, U S training and arms support, civilian guard roles, and cooperative programs in health welfare and rural development. Allies including Malaya and the Philippines are invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fune
Washington
Saigon
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
Viet Nam
Malaya
Philippines
United States
U.S
Diem
Johnson
Woman Heads Keystone Group Heads Keystone Group
Dr. Harriet M. Harry of State College becomes the first woman president elect of the Pennsylvania Academy of General Practice. She is married to William J. Henning Pennsylvania’s secretary of agriculture. Installed at the annual convention, she will succeed Dr. Winfield B. Carson Jr. of Pittsburgh next year as leader of the 1300-member academy. Dr. John J. Snyder of Harrisburg was elected vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. I
Harriet M. Harry
State College
Pennsylvania Academy of General Practice
Harry
Pennsylvania
William J. Henning
Winfield B. Carson Jr
Pittsburgh
John J. Snyder
Harrisburg
Fire Sweeps Hollywood Hills Homes and Park Area
A brush fire driven by strong winds scorched Hollywood Hills near Beachwood Canyon and Griffith Park Observatory. A major emergency was declared 17 minutes after the first alarm as 24 homes were damaged or destroyed. Camp Hollywood, a Girl Scout encampment with 46 girls, was briefly surrounded but evacuated safely. The blaze’ cause was undetermined, with a report suggesting a downed power line.
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Griffith Park Observatory
Aldous Huxley
Beachwood Canyon
Camp Hollywood
US Concealed Rebel Band Report Details Survival Flight
A U S official confirms Cuban invasion survivors were hidden on a Caribbean island then flown to the U S mainland. The last survivors left Vieques Island on May 2, with some hospital cases possibly in Miami. The escape followed the Cochinas Bay assault where about 1200 invaders faced Cuba's forces. After World War I Germany issued porcelain and papier mache coins.
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Washington
U. S
Caribbean
U. 5S. Marine
Vieques Island
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Cochinas Bay
Trimarchi Testimonial Scheduled
Trimarchi testimonial events list Thomas Malcolm Indiana Joseph Mazza Indiana Harold Mc Cormick Plumville Ward Nevins Homer City David Oswalt Clune Earl Peifer Indiana Trene Smith Salisburg Cecil Spadafora Indiana Michael Wh da Indiana Clarence Yates Blairsville. Assisting the committee will bar the Young Democrats of Indiana County headed by Joseph Hickey Jr. A committee to coordinate Citizens Committee and Young Democrats will be named early next week. Invitations go to Governor David L Lawrence former Governor George M Leader all cabinet members and leaders in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Malcolm
Indiana
Joseph Mazza
Harold McCormick
Plumville
Ward Nevins
Homer City
David Oswalt
Clune
Earl Peifer
Trene Smith
Salisburg
Cecil Spadafora
Michael Wh da
Clarence Yates
Blairsville
Young Democrats
Indiana County
Joseph Hickey
Citizens Committee
David L. Lawrence
George M. Leader
Cabinet
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Senate
Harrisburg
Laos Peace Talks Show Widening Split Among Factions
Representatives of neutralists and pro-Communists met with three-nation International Control Commission chiefs in a friendly Laos gathering. The rump government is claimed by both sides as regal, despite Souvanna Phouma’s exile and the king’s backing of the rival regime. The ICC said factions blamed for cease-fire breaches would respect the cease-fire unless attacked. Britain and the Soviet Union released the Geneva report on the Laotian peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Control Commission
Souvanna Phouma
Pheng Phongsavan
National Assembly
Souvanna
Laos
Cambodia
Geneva
Britain
Soviet Union
Four Injured In One Car Accident Continues
Police logged two separate one car crashes in the early hours. A parish auto collided with Mrs. Thomas J. McNells at 931 Chestnut Street, causing $750 in damage across the Morris, parish, and McNells vehicles. A second crash on Route 403 south of Cramer involved Lermon Carter of Toney Alabama, whose vehicle struck stones, blew a tire, and skidded into a parked trailer, with $1,000 damage. Time recorded as 3:45 a.m. today.
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Morris
Obituaries list from Indiana area May 1981
Obituaries note multiple deaths including Frank Madrid Medved 72 of Wintondale R D and Inga Finn 84 of Indiana R D 1. Also listed are William Henry Rittenhouse Jessie Jay Braughler Harry Hudson Oaks Delmas George Fulton and others with service details, birth years and burial plans in Barnesboro Heilwood Indiana and surrounding cemeteries. Funeral Home and church services are scheduled across Barnesboro, Indiana and Plumville areas with rosaries, masses and interments detailed.
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Frank Madrid
Medved
Wintondale
R.D
Hellwood
Bowers
Ebansburg
Yugoslavia
UMWA
Clymer
James J. Long
St. John the Baptist’s Catholic Church
Heilwood
Edward V. Curry
Cameron Bottom Cemetery
Inga Finn
Indiana
Barnesboro
Indiana Hospital
Finn
Norway
Hardy
Northport
Long Island
N.Y
Ruth Anderson
Lars Anderson
Carrolltown
Anton
Betsy Olson
Chicago
Rev. Ray , Hoch
William Henry Rittenhouse
Wayne Avenue
Louisa
Keys) Rittenhouse
Dora Belle McCracken
Bell Funeral Home
Funeral Home
F. Burton Long
Greenwood Cemetery
Harry Hudson Oaks
Pittsburgh
Stella Oaks
Cincinnati
Ohio
Roy W. Carson
Rural Valley
T. R.R. Stull
Delmas George Fulton
Home RD
Plumville
Donald S. Bowser
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Sagamore
Paul Betz
Smicksburg
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John Stewart
Arthur Weiss
Lisle C. Lafferty
Rose Krejoci Rotosky
Arthur Wellesig
Joseph Morgan
Louis Zambotti
Miri Smyers
Stanley Bendis
Joe Patrick
Lawrence County Orphan's Court
Misa Sara E. Stephens
Jean Beilchick
Patty Vehovic
Terry Ander
Toni Bassaro
Miss Stephens
Father Curry
Rev. Kopp
Tourney
Weirton
Keystone Group
Hollywood Hills
Germany
Trimarchi
Parish
Thomas J. Mc Nells
Chestnut St
the Gazette
Jessie
Jay) Braughler
Adam Clark
Sarah Donahey Braughler
Braughler
Calvary United Presbyterian Church
Una Rebekah Lodge
Dse
The
Indiana County Humane Society
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