Judge Warns of Retiring If Help Fails
NORRISTOWN Pa AP Presiding Judge William F Dannehower of Montgomery County says he will retire if not given two new judges to ease a rising backlog. He has chaired the court nearly 30 years and his term ends January 1964. The criminal docket was reassigned as he refrains from work pending aide.
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Norristown
William F. Dannehower
Montgomery County
Dannehower
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Seven Die In Two Plant Explosions Near Detroit and Mitchell
Seven people die in two industrial blasts. In Ecorse Michigan a 70 by 100 foot oxygen plant blast at Linde Division Union Carbide turns the facility into a ball of fire, killing three men who were fathers to eight children. In Mitchell Indiana a natural gas blast destroys an almost finished Lehigh Portland Cement Co building, killing four workers and a cleaning woman.
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Detroit
Mich
Mitchell
Ind
Linde
Union Carbide Corp
Ecorse
Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Indiana
Tshombe Freed In Congo After Two Months
Moise Tshombe, leader of Katanga, is released from prison in Leopoldville after two months in confinement. He arrives at Premier Tiepo’s residence with Gen. Joseph Mobutu, and Mobutu confirms the release to reporters.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Tshombe
Joseph Tieo
Leopoldville
Joseph Mobutu
Fireman Delivers Child From Measles Case in Santa Monica
In Santa Monica California fireman Louis De Bode aided in evacuating Deborah King 12 and her sister Pamela 15 from a residence damaged by fire. Deborah was ill with measles prompting the alert and De Bode had not received measles vaccination. The family mother Patricia King was also rescued.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Louis de Bode
Deborah King
Pamela
Patricia King
Deborah
de Bode
Kennedy Ailing With Mild Virus Halts Schedule
President Kennedy contracted a mild virus infection with fever peaking at 101.6 degrees and cancelled all appointments for the day. Doctors planned further examination for back issues, and he hoped to resume his routine by Friday.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Preston Wade
New York
Wade
Dayton Boy Admits Harmless Bomb Prank
A 14-year-old boy admitted leaving a device at Page Manor Shopping Center in Dayton. Police called it an expertly assembled bomb but he said it contained coal powder and calcium carbide as a joke for a friend who didn’t show up. An air force demolition team disarmed it. no charges were expected.
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Dayton, Ohio
Air Force
Page Manor
James Stewart
Stevenson Returns From South America Tour
Adlai Stevenson arrives in Washington with gloomy but hopeful views on South America. He will report to President Kennedy that conditions are worse than a year ago and that substantial funds are needed for the alliance for progress. He notes greater reform efforts and rising anti American sentiment since the Cuba invasion.
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Bogota
Colombia
Adlai Stevenson
Washington
South America
Kennedy
Stevenson
United States
Cuba
Middletown Area Forecast Scattered Showers Then Fair Skies
The Middletown area may see a few scattered showers or thundershowers with mostly fair skies and warmer temperatures. Highs around 78 today, with a tonight low off. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and steady temperatures. Yesterday’s high was 66 at 6 30 p.m. and the overnight low 48 at 5 30 a.m. today.
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Middletown
GOP Aims at Cheaper Housing Bill With Short-Term Plan
House Republicans moved to derail the administration housing bill by offering a low-cost alternative that simply extends existing provisions for a year. The GOP measure would cost about 1.1 billion, versus the Democratic plan priced at 4.9 to 9 billion. Democrats sacrificed Kennedy era programs, keeping only 4-year low-rent apartments for moderate income families.
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Washington
House
Administration
GOP
Kennedy
Federal Housing Administration
Albert Rains
D-Ala
Pressure Too Strong For Czech Spy To Fly Home
United Nations reports Czech U.N. delegate Miroslav Nacvalac agreed to depart the United States under U.S. pressure amid deportation threats. The 39-year-old official, accused by Washington of espionage, arranged to fly with his wife and two sons after losing his U.N. status and facing expulsion.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Miroslav Nacvalac
U.S
Nacvalac
New York
Czechoslovakia
Washington
United States
U. S
U. N
U.N. Secretariat
Compromise Highway Bill Reached By Senate and House
Senate and House conferees reach final agreement on an interstate highway bill. The measure retains a Senate provision for two more years of bonus payments to states that regulate billboards on the interstate system and raises 11.56 billion in revenues over 11 years. The compromised plan extends a federal gasoline tax and hikes vehicle taxes while omitting a provision to share road repair costs for missile bases. The bill goes to a final House vote early next week.
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Washington
Senate
House
Strike Worries Hawaii Grocers
Honolulu AP report says Governor Quinn met with the emergency food committee to plan for a prolonged maritime strike. Hawaii depends on foods imported from the West Coast and grocers warn panic buying could deplete stores in about two weeks despite usual four to five week supplies.
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Honolulu
William F. Quinn
Emergency Food Committee
U.S. West Coast
Lao princes form national union government plan
Three Lao princes from Western Premier Boun Oum neutralist Souvanna Phouma and pro Communist Souphanouvong agree to unite the country's three armies into a single force. They back a future government named by the king and signed a communique at Zurich's Dolder Hotel outlining a temporary coalition.
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Zurich
Switzerland
National Union
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Souephanouvong
Dolder
Maritime Strike Deepens Across U.S. Ports
Longshoremen resume work in New York while the nationwide strike expands to at least 150 ships idle across 30 ports on the East, West, and Gulf coasts. Oil producers urge Kennedy to invoke Taft Hartley for an 80 day cooling off. ILA members face cross picket lines despite not being directly involved. The waterfront commission faces broadening policing powers opposed by the ILA.
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East
West
Gulf Coasts
Texas
Kennedy
ILA
Waterfront Commission of
New York Harbor
New York State
Army pushes plan to build 10 division quick reaction force
Army high officials head to the Governors Conference in Honolulu to advocate a new scheme to create a 10 division quick reaction force from National Guard and reserve units. Governors will hear the case before the National Guard Committee led by Gov. Ernest Vandiver. Some divisions may gain manpower and gear while others face reductions in strength and funding limits.
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Washington
Army
Honolulu
National Guard and Reserve
National Guard
Ernest Vandiver
Georgia
Oltiers
Chuckle Says: Opportunity Knocks But You Must Open Door
A short quip notes that even when opportunity arrives a person still must rise and respond by answering the door. It frames everyday effort as essential to seize chances.
Laos princes fail to resolve power split in Zurich meeting
A Zurich gathering of three Lao princely factions ended without agreement on how power should be divided among pro Communist, anti Communist and neutral groups. King Savang Vathana seeks unity while avoiding direct political role and the government is to be formed by royal designation. The princes pledged neutrality and support for a cease fire with no date set.
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National Assembly
Savang Vathana
Laos
Zurich
Die In Truck Train Collision Near Bettendorf Iowa
Four Illinois men died in a truck train crash at a railroad crossing in Bettendorf Iowa. The Burlington Road freight train derailed 15 cars damaged and over 500000 dollars in losses were reported as a large fire burned gasoline and fuel oil. The deceased engineers and crew were A E Blakewell William G Lauder Robert R Jacobs and Howard Wierenga.
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Bettendorf
Iowa
Illinois
Burlington Road
A.E. Blakewell
Galesburg
Ill
William G. Lauder
Robert R. Jacobs
Howard Wierenga
Albany, NL
Dayton Girl Dies From Auto Injuries
Dayton Ohio Mary Ann Dickson a 17 year old Fairborn resident died at Miami Valley Hospital from injuries sustained when a sports car she rode in collided with another car in downtown Dayton Four other people were injured in the crash this week
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Dayton
Ohio
Mary Ann Dickson
Fairborn
Miami Valley Hospital
Soviet Leader Warns of Immediate Nuclear Testing If United States Tests
Khrushchev in a Kremlin address marking the 20th anniversary of the Nazi invasion warned the Soviet Union will resume nuclear tests if the United States does. He proposed a separate peace treaty with East Germany by year’s end and urged Western allies to join in a broader German settlement.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchevy
Soviet Union
United States
Kremlin
East Germany
Khrushchev
Grand Palace
Kennedy
Vienna
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