Kennedy backs private aid amid Castro tractor swap fears
President Kennedy defended private humanitarian aid to free Cuban prisoners while avoiding official sponsorship of the Castro tractor-for-prisoners fund. He urged reputable citizens to head a central committee, noting private groups were forming after Castro proposed the exchange. Senator Capehart condemned the idea as blackmail and warned against government involvement.
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Andrew T. Hatcher
White House
Kennedy
Castro
Roosevelt
Reuther
Eisenhower
Hatcher
Richard N
Homer E. Capehart
R-Ind
Castro Tractor Committee
Cuba
Capehart
Divorcing protesters in jail demand alimony relief
In Jackson Michigan Bettie Brown 34 and 13 other jailed divorcees protest strict picket limits claiming lax enforcement of alimony and support rights. They were jailed after failing to post 300 bonds for contempt of a four person picket cap. A mother daughter pair Barbara Pickett 35 and Janet Nelson 17 were among those imprisoned. Nelson said jail may force action on ex husbands in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
Bettie Brown
Jackson County
Michigan
Barbara Pickett
Janet Nelson
Dagwood's Son Held In Robbery Case
Police in Santa Monica hold Arthur P. Lake Jr. 18 son of actor Arthur Lake on suspicion of taking part in a Palisades Park robbery for 1.93 dollars. Also arrested were Jan Paul Anderson 18 and a 17 year old youth. They allegedly targeted Roger Keith Miller 22 of Venice who reported the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Arthur Lake
Palisades Park
Arthur P. Lake Jr
Dagwood
Jan Paul Anderson
Roger Keith Miller
Venice
Pa Senate Set To Act On Over $15 Million Bills
In Harrisburg the Senate prepared to act on bills totaling more than 15 million dollars for state and municipal operations. Key item funds 4,251,866 for sewer plant costs under the clean streams law, with reimbursement up to 2 percent of plant cost and priority distribution from a federal allocation. Also 700,000 for Veterans Affairs, plus shifting funds to balance agency budgets. The action would clear the Senate docket ahead of House backlogs and follows the unanimous passage of the 907 million General Appropriations Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senate
Department of Military Affairs
Veterans Assistance
House
Lawrence
House Rules Committee
Stephen McCann
State Government Committee
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Senate Forests and Waters Committee
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Gov. Lawrence
Committee On Education
Spellman Discharged After Retina Surgery
Francis Cardinal Spellman was discharged from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after eye surgery for a detached retina on May 9. The Roman Catholic prelate, whose recovery was described as steady, went home on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
US backs Thai plan to widen Laos talks amid ceasefire debate
Geneva AP United States backs Thailand in expanding the East West conference to include Malaya and Indonesia to press for a neutral Laos solution. Washington says broader consultation aligns with policy, while urging caution on ICC expansion. In Vientiane the ICC delegates and local officials meet Souvanna Phouma and Pathet Lao to push for a coalition government and cease-fire enforcement, with little progress reported.
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John Bausman
Geneva
United States
Indonesia
Laos
Thailand
Lne
U.S
Burma
Cambodia
Malaya
Malajaya
International Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
ICC
Truce Commission
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Malcolm MacDonald
Britain
Control Commission
France
Jean Chauvel
Ior
Prince Boun Oum
Pathet Lao
Vietnam
Algeria
Conference Nations
Vientiane
Xieng Kohuang
Prince Souvanna
Prince Souphanouvang
Samarendra Sen
Lea Meyrand
Albert Morski
Ban Namone
Souvanna Phouma
Ban Bamone
Has Two Wives Cant Remember How It Happened
Carson City Nevada AP report says Richard J Rutkowski 24 of South San Francisco has two wives and cannot recall how it occurred. He was arrested Monday for passing bad checks and arraigned on a felony digamy charge after a routine police check revealed an extra wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson City
Ney
Rihard J
Rutkowski
San Francisco
Carson Ciy
Larger, More Efficient School Units Proposed in Senate
Harrisburg AP The legislature tackles a plan to reorganize Pennsylvania s 2400 school districts into larger units over five years. A nine member commission would force counties to complete statewide reorganization by 1966 with minimum district sizes and subsidies to rural districts tied to the tax equalization ruling of 1958.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Lawrence
Tax Equalization Board
Seyler
Sen. Stroup
Smaliler
Jo Hays
D+ Franklin
Raymond P. Shafer
Rcentre
Martin Silvert
D-Philadel
Crawford
Arthur E. Kramer
Aphia
Paul L. Wagner
R-Schuyl- Jefferson
Albert R. Pechan ‘Kill
R-Armstrong
Two Killed Serving Warrant in Florida Shooting
Sheriff John Whitehead reports two law officers were killed when Joe Redish, about 40, shot Croft from a house window then killed Jackson in the yard before allegedly shooting himself. Redish is in critical condition and expected to face charges if he recovers. the event occurred near Raiford and Lake Butler.
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Joe Redish
Redish
Jackson
John Whitehead
Lake Butter
Whitehead
State Prson Farm
Raiford
Purchase Line High School
Florida
U.S. Navy
Croft
Raiford Redish
Jackson Bell Wakehead
Jim Joe Redish
Jury selection in Hermine bank robbery trial continues
Greensburg AP reported jury selection proceeded today in the tense trial of Norman C Gray Jr. of Pittsburgh accused of an armed bank robbery at the First National Bank of Hermine, totaling 22,900 dollars in stolen cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Norman C Gray Jr
Pittsburgh
First National Bank of
Hermime
Goldwater School Bill Change Nixed
Washington AP report says the Senate rejected by voice vote Barry Goldwater's bid to divert funds from the $2.55 billion school aid bill to teacher salaries. The move marked the first of a series of votes on amendments on the bill, entering the seventh day of debate.
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Washington
Senate
Voice
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Seven year old boy spends and shares loot in Dayton spree
In Dayton Ohio a seven year old boy named Dougie bought many items and gave large sums to friends. Police traced missing home money from Elmer Keighley and recovered 479.04 dollars after a Sunday theft at the boy’s home led to the spree ending when he handed out high denomination notes at school.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dougie
W. K. Mortimer
Elmer B. Keighley
Keighley
New Element Injected Into Milk Hearing
AP Pittsburgh report on a Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission hearing where Dr. Roland Bartlett of the University of Illinois claims Pittsburgh's 44 county market ranks 78th in efficiency across receiving processing bottling and delivery. He urges dealers to offer quantity discounts and switch to 2 gallon glass jugs to cut costs and drive down consumer prices. He notes 36 of 90 markets study use gallon discounts.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission
Roland Bartlett
University of Ilinois
Bartlett
Dr. Bartlett
Allegheny County
Cleveland
Johnson Back From Asian Trip
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson returns from a 26 000 mile Asia mission with recommendations to President Kennedy on military tech and economic steps to counter a Communist advance in Southeast Asia. He called the journey the most challenging of his life and said the report embodies hope for progress.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Asia
Kennedy
Andrews Air Force Base
Johnson
Bermuda
White House
Dean Rusk
Stephen Smith
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Lawrence Commends Pa Labor at AFL-CIO Convention
Gov. Lawrence praised organized labor for backing progressive federal and state programs. He cited its role in education Civil Rights and national strength while highlighting Pennsylvania labor leaders' push for inclusive laws including housing discrimination protections.
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Philadelphia
Lawrence
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
Congress
Washington
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Guilty Verdict In Murder Of Golf Pro
Lawton Oklahoma jury found 23 year old George Doggett of Sweetwater Texas guilty of murdering a local golf pro. The court set death as the sentence amid protests from defense. Co defendant Ronald Lockwood of Altoona Pennsylvania had earlier been convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Meany urged a return to principles protecting workers and the labor movement.
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Peiupuse
Labor Lawton
Okla
API
Perior
Pennsylvania
Shotbyeon
Doggett
Lawton
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Sweetwater
Tex
Jimmy Lanman
Philos’ Augustophy
Ronald Lockwood
Altoona
Sylvania
Meany
Penn
Isylvannia
Lockwood
Obituaries From Stickville Area 1961
Obituaries list Mrs Mary Bendlyshok and several locals from Stickville and surrounding towns, with services in Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Grandview Cemetery. Survivors include three sons and two daughters, funeral arrangements by Robins Funeral Home Saltsburg, and other notices for Mrs Lizzie Marshall Mrs Morna Learn Gower and Harry Clair Henry with service details and survivors.
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Mary Bendlyshok
Stickvilla
Tusday
Galicia
Austria
Wasyl
Anna Béez Olyayk
Stickvillé A
Holy Gheat
St. Olga
Har Church
John Pendlyshok
Robinson Funeral Home
Salinburg
Holy Ghost
Slickville
Sonhin Schemetyio
Dmytro Martin Telenson
Grandview
Export
Funeral
A. C
Lizzie) Marshall
Olsen
Creekside
R.D
Atewood
Plumville
Donald S. Bowser
Morna Learn Gower
Latrobe R.D
Purchase Line
Indiana County
Thomas Ralph Gower
Hubert M. Gower
Thomas R. Jr
Norman
Westmoreland Counsry
Felton Funeral Home
New Alexandria
Harry Clair Henry
Gertrude Henry
North Fast
Pennsylvania
Veterans Administration Hospital
Erie
Robinsons Lyte's
Penn Run
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Spellman
NY Hospital
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Harry E. Seyler
D-York
Goldwater
Gazette
Raymond H. Chrisman
Salisbury
West Penn Hospital
Indiana
Sara James M
Caroline Nagle Chrisman
Saltsburg
Saltsburg Independent
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