Iran Shake After Quake Toll Mounts Across Frontiers
Iran reports 20 000 to 25 000 survivors without shelter. The shah tours quake zones as tremors rattle Igdir near Turkey. Tass says Armenia suffered a strong quake at 3 am with aftershocks. Authorities cite up to 1 070 bodies recovered and as many as 3 100 may have died in Rouein.
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David Lancashire
Yerevan
Tehran
Iran
Mt. Ararat
Turkey
Soviet Armenia
Ar Dama
Shah
Igdir
Tass
Ane Ares
Bouein
Rouein
Boro pushes Route 119 bypass and sewer work plans
Borough officials push a Route 119 bypass option and consider an additional leg from Route 422 to connect north of the borough. Council approves a sewer tap on Route 119 for Henry Sergeant Co. to build a Nanty Glo drive in restaurant south of McGill Motors. Planning begins to widen South Ninth Street to ease traffic, with tree removals. State health department sets a deadline for using the current garbage disposal site.
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Indiana
White Township
Henry Sergeant Co
Nanty Glo
McGill Motors, Inc
South Ninth Street
Philadelphia
Church Streets
State Department of Health
Nixon Avenue
North Sixth
North Seventh Streets
Chestnut Street
North 12Th Street
Station Avenue
Eleventh Street
Maple Street
Cuba
College of Soviet
Assis
Kennedy Sets Cuba Policy and Warns Castro
The White House released Kennedy remarks stating the United States will prevent the Castro regime from pursuing aggressive aims by any means necessary in the Western hemisphere. The president and aides briefed Senate committees on Soviet shipments to Cuba, with Rusk and McNamara to address the Foreign Relations and Armed Services panels. The announcements aim to inform the public, deter Castro and the Kremlin from expanding influence, and counter calls for harsher action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kennedy
Cuba
White House
Dean Rusk
Robert 5. McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Castro
Kremlin
Americas
Treasurer Subpoenaed In City Hall probe in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports say Francis R. Smith the treasurer of the Democratic Party City committee was subpoenaed to produce financial records for a special grand jury probing City Hall contracts. Prosecutor W. Wilson White arranged the subpoena with attorney Herbert Levin. eight more treasurers were to be brought in for examination as illness and scheduling affected the pool. The probe, ordered by Judge Alessandroni, is viewed by Democrats as politically timed ahead of fall elections.
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Philadelphia
Democratic Party
Hart
Francis R. Smith
Herbert $. Levin
W. Wilson White
Philadelphia Tnquirer
Smith
Epaper
Eugene V. Alessiti
Lavant
Alessandroni
City
Republican Alliance
Trans-Canada Highway Opens at Rogers Pass Summit
Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker declared the Trans Canada Highway officially open in a Rogers Pass ceremony near Revelstoke B C He wore a work hat and used a dirt tamper to mark the occasion The 4860 mile road began 22 years ago with over 700 million spent on construction Public Works Minister Edmund D Fulton said the opening to traffic from St Johns Newfoundland to Victoria British Columbia signals a historic milestone and a renewed sense of national unity and greatness for Canadians
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Revelstoke
B.C
John G. Diefenbaker
Rogers Pass
Edmund D. Fulton
Diefenbaker
Fulton
St. Johns
Nild
Victoria
Safeguards Considered On US Flights Near Russia
Washington AP reports the United States weighs new safeguards on military patrol flights near the Soviet Union to reduce border violation risk. The policy of barring U2 reconnaissance flights over Soviet territory traces to Eisenhower after 1960 border incidents, with radar equipped patrols monitoring conditions near Soviet borders.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Soviet Union
Ae Ee Ini Paice
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Far East
Japan
Kennedy
State Department
Moscow
United States
Stention
U.S
Francis Lalley
al- United States
Hemphill Treachrar
Philadelphia Probe Barred and City Finance Row
Zarl Keim of Westmoreland County, amid a 43 Democratic majority, fills a vacancy as graft probes in the Dilworth era and a governor bid persist. A court overrules a prior order. a $112,000 probe funds dispute lingers. officials debate U2 spy flights and navigation risk.
Executive Changes In Forest Unit Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the state forest fire fighting service will complete executive changes on Thursday. Eugene McNamara will become assistant chief, replacing Horace Revne land who resigned July 25. Cobbs successor is Gerald Robinson, with McNamara moving to Stroudsburg and Robinson taking his post there. The division oversees about 20,000 to 25,000 volunteer firefighters and 3,700 volunteer wardens.
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Harrisburg
State Forest Fire Fighting Service
Eugene McNamara
Stroudsburg
Horace B. Revneland
Samoug
Cobb
Rawland
Spur
McNamara
Gerald Robinson
Tioga District
Five Year Low in Unemployment For August Harrisburg AP
Harrisburg AP reports unemployment in August hit a five year low per the State Bureau of Employment Security. The decline marks a notable drop in jobless totals as the state economy shows signs of stabilization. The data underscores improving hiring momentum across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Mtn
Stile Bureau of Iemployment Security
Homer City Council Debuts New Ambulance Service
Homer City Borough Council heard a report on a new ambulance service for Indiana Homer City Blairsville and surrounding communities set to inaugurate September 15. Police logs show $409.78 collected in August from meters fines and justicia of the peace fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer City
Indiana
Blairsville
Justice of the J Peace
Dilworth Sees 50-50 Chance In Pennsylvania Governor Race
Pittsburgh AP Richard Dilworth says he now views his governor bid as a toss up after a weak start, predicting Joe Clark will win easily and that Scranton lagged early due to a liberal label. He notes Scranton’s backers slowed Pennsylvania’s clock and campaigns through Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties.
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Pittsburgh
Richardson Dilworth
Dilworth
U. S
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Philadelphia
Rockefeller Uber
Joseph Clark
Joe
Clark
James van Zande
Altoona
Allegheny
Westmoreland
McKeesport Plant Set By US Steel
U S Steel plans a new electric resistance weld pipe mill at National Tube in McKeesport Pa adjacent to the existing plant. construction will begin immediately on a 22 acre site creating 250 to 300 jobs. the mill will produce pipe from 8/5 to 20 inches for gas oil and petroleum lines and other uses. cost not disclosed. buildings will house production storage and shipping. the line will complement seamless pipe from one source.
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Mckeesport
U.S. Steel Corp
National Tube
Pennsylvania
Henry J. Wallace
Wallace
U.S. Steel
Duquesne Works
Wallace Pati
Cambridge Springs
Daniel J
Wel Smith
Daniel
Fcar
Wilson Belfiore
Union City
R. D
Fort
Mifes
Crawford
Erie Osteopathic Hospital
Judges rule special grand jury probe illegal in Philadelphia
The three judge court voided the special grand jury probe led by Judge Alessandroni ruling he lacked authority to empanel it and that regular juries should have been extended for the inquiry. The decision said a special prosecutor should be named by the Pennsylvania attorney general if the DA is to be superseded. The panel seeks to end funding for an improperly convened investigation while nine more jurors were summoned and six of the initial 21 excused. Francis Smith, treasurer of the Democratic city committee, was subpoenaed to provide financial records though his lawyer vowed to appeal.
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Alessan
Aldroni
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
United States
Alessandroni
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelpha
Francis Smith
Herbert S. Levin
Thirteen Die in Industrial Plane Crash Near Oberlin
A disaster near Oberlin Ohio claims 13 lives when a Frontier Oil crew plane crashes while attempting an emergency landing on Glen Sickle’s farm. Pilot Blaine Berkstresser and co pilot Ronald Roberts perished along with the in flight crew and passengers from Frontier Oil, Ashland Oil, and Allied at Cleveland. The crash scene 18 miles northeast of Oberlin left power outages for minutes as flames shot 50 feet above the wreckage. Survivors and funerals follow as families and communities mourn the loss.
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Air Traffic Control Center
Oberlin
Ohio
Yungstown
William Weimer
Wwe Moubingie
Wits
Kedwa
Youngstown
Murray
Grenninhe
Lake Milton
Marsh of
Indies
Mond
Kathryn) Testa
Pitty
Burgh
Norris
Raleigh
Purchase Line
Matthew
Bertha
Bril
Hart
Rachsetar Mille
Wei
Blaine Berkstresser
Ronald Roberts
Ash‘land
Glen Sickle
Shreveport
Continental Oil Co
Marion
Frontier Oil Co
Buffalo
Clayton G. Maxwell
Frontier
Newton A. Bricka
James A. Mahan Jr
James Whittaker
Joseph A. Collins
Ashland Oil Co
Allied Oil of
Cleveland
Jay P. Alexander
Allied Oil
Robert Wulff
Wayne T. Wiggins
W. H. Parr
Allied
Ashtabula
John W. Drennan
Ashland
James
Obituary: Henry Howard Rairigh 84 of Indiana
Henry H Rairigh 84 of 462 South Seventh Street Indiana died September 3 1962. Born in Grant Township near Nashville he was the son of John R and Nancy Jane Spicher Rairigh. He lived in Indiana forty four years as a self employed carpenter and painter. He survived by his wife and three other family members.
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George Washington Adams
Homer City
Brush Valley Township
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Jane Howard Adams
Mr. Adams
Leora Johnson Adams
Raymond D
James R
R.D
Martha B
Land
Mra
Robert
Mary L.) Simons
J. Howard Smith
Brush Valley
Evansgelical United Brethren Church
Brush Valley Lutherean Cemetery
Henry Howard Rairigh
South Seventh Street
Indiana
Mr. Rairigh
Grant Township
Nashville
John R
Nancy Jane Spicher Rairigh
Two Freight Trains Crash in Muhlenberg Park
Two freight trains each with two box cars collided on a single Reading area track. Ten crewmen injured, one critically, as diesel engines and a boxcar derailed. Damage estimated at $60,000. Authorities plan joint investigation by Pennsylvania Railroad and Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Reading
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. E. Wagoner
Schuylkill
Interstate Commerce Commission
Muhlenberg Park
William H. Knott
Grwigsburg
Knott
Wagoner
Sammé
Leesport
Livestock Grain Plan Pushed by National Farmers Group
CORNING Iowa AP Members of the National Farmers Organization pressed to keep livestock and grain off markets to raise farm prices. President Oren Lee Staley said markets showed receipts below normal for a second day, with St. Joseph and Chicago marked by very low volumes. Demonstrations and roadblocks were reported in Missouri, prompting Gov John M Dalton to demand firm action while auction houses cited sellers’ shortages. Receipts at Midwest markets Tuesday ran below estimates due to rainy weather and Labor Day effects.
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Corning
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Oren Lee Staley
Rea
St. Joseph
Chicago
Missouri
John M. Dalton
Staley
Sde
Lewistown
Midwest
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the Bridge
Memorial
Berlin
Russia
Phila. Probe Barredt
Zarl Keim
Eugene V. Alessandroni
Poorman
John Gallagher
Are
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Nike
Troq
Indonesia
Bloe County
Wist
Stite
Council
US Steel
Boy
Nh Strane Ae
Albert E. Raleigh
Rex Brickel
Montgomery Township
Montgomery Cemetery
Mary Persoskie
Isetin
Werblovy Jaworow
Europe
Holy Cross Church
Iselin
Chrisstian
Greek Catholic Union of
John
Apollo
Joseph R. Hunter
Robinson’s
Salisburg
Joseph Turek
Iselin Union Cemetery
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