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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
1
In Oruro two miles high in Bolivia a miners’ militia holds four Americans and 13 others as hostages amid a demand for the release of three imprisoned Communists. Col. Jorge Soruco takes civilian control as 3,000 troops reinforce the garrison with an ultimatum looming and threats of violence or civil war.
New Wilmington Area school directors voted 21 to 12 to halt Bible reading in classrooms citing state pressure. Four of seven districts within the jointure approved abandonment. five-district approval needed in some measures. Directors also weigh teacher raises and classroom funding options.
Death records list Anthony Tucker Kolodieski 54 of 1020 Williams Street Mrs Helen Zalewski 73 of 1001 Winslow Avenue Edward H Garner of Edinburg Road 1 and William I Hemming 53 of 1902 Audley Avenue dated December 10, 1963.
Mohawk area schools pursue about $41,000 more from the state over two years if a merger is approved by February 1. The plan would reduce the 25 member board to nine by 1965 and merge Bessemer New Beaver Little Beaver Mahoning and North Beaver districts. Three organizing options are offered for the nine member board.
Cloudy and windy today with occasional snow or light freezing drizzle. Local mountains may see 1 to 3 inches of new snow with drifting. Highs 26 to 34. Tonight cloudy with scattered snow flurries. Wednesday remains cloudy and cold with likely snow and continued cold.
Investigators shift from what happened to how it happened after Pan American 707 crash near Elkton Maryland. Twelve teams examine wreckage parts interview witnesses and review maintenance and flight history of the San Juan Puerto Rico to Philadelphia flight. Clues include possible lightning strike severe turbulence and a mayday from Clipper 214 as it plummeted to earth.
Shenango Township School Board will study wage attachment for residents behind per capita taxes. Solicitor Walter Kieler will seek a ruling. Justice of the Peace Ernest Glasser reports 90 wage and per capita tax collection cases, with 16 movers, 24 given to constables, and pending summons. A wage tax reciprocity talk with Ellwood City is planned.
Four district school boards reorganized with new presidents in the county last night. Robert B. Jackson Jr. leads Mohawk Area Joint. Bud Dean heads Laurel. John Greer presides Wilmington Area Joint. Vrabel elected vice president on tied first ballot. Jackson wins second ballot. Dean unopposed as director with four years left. Greer takes Wilmington post. Trimble defeats Strausbaugh for South New Castle board. Hillard honored by board.
Former Beaver Falls High star Joe Namath is removed from the Alabama football squad for the season. The article notes his departure as a major team disruption and details the surrounding reactions.
The Democrat Party filed in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to open 20 of the city’s 42 ballot boxes for a recount, with Republicans also seeking six boxes before withdrawing. The recount starts tomorrow at 9 a.m., the largest in New Castle history and the second in this mayoral race.
Police in two states search the snowbound Sierra for Frank Sinatra Jr after he was abducted from a Lake Tahoe motel. Six armed suspects were seized near the scene but an eyewitness could not positively identify any of them. The elder Sinatra remains in Reno as authorities pursue motives and potential family contact.
Leaders backing a move to force early action on a broad civil rights measure expect resistance. The plan to bypass the Southern dominated Rules Committee drew 131 votes Monday and may reach 165 to 170, still short of the needed 218 for floor consideration.
City Council accepted the resignation of City Engineer Danial B. Woolcock 84 of 316 Sumner Ave after nearly eight years in the post He previously served nine years as assistant city engineer and 26 years on the New Castle School Board including a stint as president. Streets Director Razzano announced applications for the post and the council planned to meet again at 3 pm for mayor Rainey to announce appointments to the new city sewer authority.
Harrisburg reports bitter debate over redistricting and non-preferred appropriations as lawmakers push a second special session. The General Assembly approved reapportionment bills after a near 12 hour session, with potential legal checks by the state Justice Department. Lawrence County gains a new 1st District in the House and joins the 21st District with Butler County. Rep. Dominick Cioffi and Rep. Donald W. Fox are the Lawrence lawmakers. Sen. John Carl Miller represents the county in the Senate. The House vote totaled 106 to 88 in favor.
RIDC president Robert H. Ryan told Rotary that Western Pennsylvania cannot rely on steel and coal for jobs. He urged workers to shift to technology, noting 40,000 fewer steel jobs despite 110 million tons produced in 1964. He cited California and New England as success stories and called for labor adaptation and state support.
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