Committee To Wrestle With Free Bus Bill
Harrisburg lawmakers meet in conference to resolve differences on a bill allowing school districts to provide bus transport for parochial and private students. A Senate transfer of powers rider and subsidies addendum complicate the outcome as the bus clause faces adjournment pressure.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
Senate
State Council of Education
State Board of Education
Paul L. Wagner
Schuylkill
Board of Education
Wagner
McDonald Becomes Naval Chief After Anderson Relieved
Adm David L McDonald takes over as chief of naval operations at the Washington Navy Yard, succeeding Adm George W Anderson Jr who becomes US ambassador to Portugal. Kennedy’s pick surprised many, as Anderson had been a key figure in Cuba crisis operations.
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Washington
UPI
George W. Anderson Jr
David L. McDonald
Anderson
Portugal
McDonald
Washington Navy Yard
Navy
Fred Korth
Kennedy
Cuba
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
London
U.S
Europe
Atlantic
Navy sub rescues adrift admiral and crew from luxury yacht
Vice Admiral Gerald Bogan and six crewmen abandoned the 104 foot Freedom II after sailing from San Diego to Honolulu. They were picked up by the USS Razorback about 600 miles southwest of San Francisco just before midnight. The yacht remained afloat near the area with no immediate word on its fate.
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San Francisco
UPI
Hawaii
California
Gerald Bogan
1St Task Force
Coast Guard
Razorback
San Diego
Honolulu
Edward Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Bogan
Automation Stumbling Block in Milk Talks
Pittsburgh reports show automation as the main hurdle in a four day strike between union and management in Western Pennsylvania dairy firms. Eleven of forty one dairies signed contracts with Teamsters Local 205 while major dairies remain at odds. Market shifts affect prices for butter and cheese. New Castle supermarkets report ample milk, with local and Greenville dairies supplying outlets. Day long sessions closed at 10 p m with no evident progress.
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Pittsburgh
API
Pennsylvania
Teamsters
Lawrence County
New Castle
Dairies
Greenville
Management Warns JFKs Plan Best In Rails Dispute
Washington Senate Commerce Committee wrapped hearings on the railroad work rules dispute. Management spokesman J E Wolfe urged Kennedy plan as necessary, saying unlikely settlement without ICC transfer. Unions reps and AFL CIO president Meany criticize the proposal as compulsion, executive session planned Aug 8.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
J. E. Wolfe
Senate Committee
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
House Commerce Committee
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Senate
Lester P. Schoene
John O. Pastore
D-R.j
Pollen Testing Begins In City With Low Count
New Castle reports a pollen index of 10.8 during a two month testing program at New Castle Hospital under Sister Mary Agnese. Samples are collected from the roof using a microscope slide treated with silis grease to map ragweed areas for control.
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New Castle
New Castle Hospital
Mary Agnese
Agnese
State Department of Health
Judge Repeats Ruling Splitting Firemen Money
President Judge John S. Powers again ruled that half of the state insurance payments must go to the volunteer firemen, overturning the city council’s appeal and maintaining the split with paid firefighters. The $47,827 from the state tax and a new $17,131 payment are to be shared, with volunteers receiving half and the paid force the rest for their pension fund.
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John S. Powers
Powers
Robert W. Rainey
Marie C. Hanlon
Doctors Operate To Save Ward In London
Dr Stephen Ward, convicted on morals charges, swallowed sleeping pills and was rushed to hospital. He remained unconscious and gravely ill as doctors performed an operation to replace a temporary airway tube and possibly perform a tracheotomy to aid breathing.
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London
UPS
Stephen Ward
Ward
Society Osteopath
Britain
Proposed Trade School Endorsed by Ellwood City Chamber
Board of directors of the Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce endorses a proposed trade school. The report appears on page 23 of inside today’s NEWS Inside. Today’s NEWS also notes telephone sampling indicating New Castle residents favor more industry with suggestions to attract it.
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Ellwood City
New Castle
Centennial party seeks funds to cover $1500 deficit
The New Wilmington community plans socials to cover a $1500 shortfall from a centennial celebration held in early June. Centennial Treasurer Thomas L. Ashcom of 125 N. Park St. said multiple fund-raising ideas are under discussion, though none are definite. The borough centennial committee awaits receipts.
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New Wilmington
Thomas L. Ashcom
N. Park St
Doctors Plead Innocent Drunk Tests Scarce In City
Police report increasing difficulty securing local doctors to examine suspected drunken drivers. Lt. Dent Shields says examiner fees are paid via court costs but doctors balk due to court appearances and payment delays. State police notes drivers cannot be forced to take drunkometer tests at the barracks. Local papers show no city doctor currently, a broader regional issue with varied procedures.
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Dent H. Shields
Shields
Fred J. Norris
Norris
Wilbur E. Flannery
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Flannery
William A. Worner
Sharon
Purdy Seeks Good Local Police Force At Chief’s Conference
Purdy urged delegates to back a strong hometown police force as essential to state and regional law enforcement. He stressed the role of officers in shaping community values and maintaining lawfulness during the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association convention.
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Reading
UPI
Wilson Purdy
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Purdy
Edward H. Bateman
Newtown
Joseph Simononis
Girardville
James Loizes
McKeesport
Thomas J. Roach
Bethlehem Steel Co
Johnstown
G. Lester Downs
Broomall
Robert W Ruddy
Paxtang
Tyrone
James W. Hutchinson
Frank B. Titus
Lansdowne
Fred Correale
Hazleton
Correale
County approves extra aid to municipalities on liquid fuel fund
County commissioners authorize a 25000 dollar liquid fuel fund allocation for highway improvements in New Castle boroughs and townships. New Castle's share is about 6000 dollars. A 40000 dollar distribution approved earlier year funds bridge work and faster progress with state highway department payment.
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New Castle
State Highway Dept
George Bolinger
Bolinger
Ray Bailey
Second Judge For Butler County is Now Assured
The Pennsylvania Senate approved six common pleas court judge bills and sent them to Gov. Scranton. Allegheny County gains three extra judgeships effective immediately, while Blair Butler and Delaware counties receive one common pleas judge each. The measures passed 50 to 0 and now return to the Senate for concurrence. additional bills create three new common pleas positions and two county court seats in Philadelphia plus other regional judgeships.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Senate
William W. Scranton
Common Pleas Court
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Common Pleas
Blair Butler
Delaware
House
Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Orphans’ Court
Bucks County
Montgomery
Crawford
Skopje Officials Abandon Hope Of More Survivors
In Skopje, Yugoslav authorities say no more survivors are likely after a devastating earthquake. Six days after the disaster 854 bodies have been recovered with estimates of up to 1,500 dead total and thousands injured. Three new earthquakes caused panic but no further damage.
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Skopje
APS
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania and Lake Erie
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers today, then fair tonight. Highs 76 to 82, lows 55 to 64. Friday turns sunny and warm. Lake Erie small craft warnings in effect with NW 18–25 knots west half and SW 18–25 knots shifting to WNW over east half. thundershowers east today, clearing tonight. 24hour stats show max 84, min 63, precip .40 inch. Shenango River 4.4 feet. pollen 10.8 grains/cu yd.
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Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Shenango River
Mrs Myrtie F Glass 89 Lived at 291 Crawford Ave
Mrs Myrtie F Glass aged 89 of 291 North Crawford Avenue is noted in this brief obituary item. The notice records her residence and age without further details.
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Myrtie F. Glass
N. Crawford Ave
Kennedy to urge broad support for Moscow ban
President Kennedy is set to stress broad congressional and public backing for the nuclear test ban to be signed in Moscow next week. A 4 p.m. news conference will be televised as the White House signals caution on precisely detailing U.S. aid to France if it underground tests. A six-member delegation led by Rusk will accompany the trip, including Fulbright Sparkman Saltonstall Aiken Stevenson Foster Seaborg and others.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Moscow
United States
France
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Senate
Re Club
White House
Rusk
J.W. Fulbright
Ark
Hubert H. H
Inn
John O. Pastore
R.I
State Races Clock To End Own Deadline
The 1963 General Assembly pressed to finish its regular session by 7 PM EDT as both chambers met in late sessions Monday night to push through must legislation amid a tight deadline.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Senate
House
Loss Estimated At 33000 In Fires On Farm
Fire loss totaled 33000 across two blazes that destroyed the James Biros family home on New Wilmington Bethel Road and the nearby barn. State fire marshals investigated the incidents, with defective wiring blamed for the house fire and the barn blaze remaining undetermined. The Biros family and their four children are staying with relatives.
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New Wilmington
James Biros
James Elliott
New Wilmington-Bethel Rd
Elliott
Biros
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