New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Near But Falls Short Of Record
National Safety Council data show 1961 began with high highway deaths though not a New Year record. By 4 a.m. EST total fatalities stood at 478 across categories, with California reporting the most at 40.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Council
Safety Council
California
Texas
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
New York
Ohio
Florida
South Carolina
Michigan
New Mexico
Alaska
Hawaii
Maine
North Dakota
New Hampshire
District of Columbia
Riots Spread Across Belgium as Mounted Police Clear Brussels
In Brussels thousands of leftist demonstrators clashed with police as mounted gendarmes charged to scatter rock throwers near parliament. In Antwerp rioters damaged shops and attacked transit while armored cars and barbed wire fences marked government crackdown amid protests against austerity policies.
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Brussels
Belgium
Eyskens
Gaston Eyskens
Antwerp
Gazet van Antwerpen
First Baby of 1941 Born in Lawrence County
Ellwood City couple Mr and Mrs Roger Colao welcomed Melissa Ann a 7 pound 6 ounce daughter born at 3 55 p m New Year s Day at Mary Evans Maternity Hospital in New Castle County s first baby of 1941. The runner up was a son born to Mr and Mrs Eugene Veltre at 4 37 a m in New Castle Hospital.
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Ellwood City
Lawrence County
Roger Colao
Summit Ave
Colao
Mary Evans Maternity Hospital
Melissa Ann
New Castle
Loretta Lundy
Darlington
Eugene Veltre
New Castle Hospital
Jameson Memorial Hospital
David L. Bovard
Joseph Fallabell
Ferndale
Lumumba Loyalists Beat Europeans in Congo as UN Intervenes
UPI reports Lumumba loyalists assault and arrest Westerners in Bukavu, Kivu Province. UN intercedes for release, with a Swiss Red Cross worker and a local businessman among those seized. Frontiers with Ruanda Urundi sealed. Belgian paratroopers man barricades on the Ruanda Urundi side. Mobutu’s drive on Lumumba fails as he imprisons the premier.
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Leopoldville
Congo
UPI
Patrice Lumumba
United Nations Command
U.N
United Nations
Lumumba
Kivu
Bukavu
International Red Cross
Ruanda-Urundi
Mobutu
Lineup Washington Details House Party Split
UPI reports the Democratic and Republican division in the 87th Congress House with 262 Democrats and 175 Republicans. It notes the 86th Congress had 283 Democrats and 153 Republicans at its opening.
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Washington
UPI
Khrushchev Seeks Laos Talks and US Relations Reset
In a Havana embassy reception speech Khrushchev urged an international conference to resolve the Laos issue and urged improving Soviet US relations. He condemned the outgoing Eisenhower administration as the main obstacle and accused US monopolists of aiming at Cuba. He spoke with reporters later of wanting better ties with the United States.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Laos
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
U.S
Cuba
United States
Lumumba
Congo
Burglars Fail To Open City High School Office Safe
Burglary attempt at New High School over the weekend thwarted. Pri ncipal Vern Alderson reported the break in after discovering pry marks and damaged safe door hinge cover. Police said entry likely through south side dining area. burglars left tools and caused minor damage but nothing appeared stolen.
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Vern Alderson
Alderson
Jack Llewellyn
Alderman
Castro Orders U S Cut Staff At Its Embassy
Fidel Castro ordered the United States to reduce its embassy staff in Havana to 11 diplomats by Wednesday to halt spying. The move follows a three hour telethon and accuses the U S of packing its embassy with spies. Castro warned the U S would have no more officials than Cuba if they all leave.
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Castro
U.S
Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
Washington
Eisenhower
Laos Government Claims Xieng Khouang Re-taken
UPI reports the pro-Western Lao government says its troops retook the northeastern outpost Xieng Khouang from pro-Communist forces late Sunday as fighting continued around the town. Unclear word on Phong Saly Province and no immediate military details were available.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Xieng Khouang
Phong Saly
National Assembly
Boun Oum
United Nations
United States
Pacific
Pathet Lao
New China
Russia
Tass
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Prince Boun Jum
Sisouk Na Champassak
New York
Hammarskjold
Africa
Death notices list several recent passings
Death records report multiple individuals with ages and addresses: Mrs. John Phillips Sr. 67 of 405 Galbreath Ave. Alec Sam 85 at Lincoln Hotel Moravia St. Elmer Pander 65 at 711 S. Ray. J. Earl Newswonder 59 West Pittsburg. Mrs. Margaret Vance 88 Wainsum Rd 2. Otha Janet Pennington 17 Pu aski Rd 1. Mrs. Bernice Edna Johnson 83 Mwood City. Robert J. Craft 62 Mercer Rd 6. Mrs. Louis D. Petti 67 Koppel.
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John Phillips Sr
Galbreath Ave
Alec Sam
Linccoln
Moravia St
Elmer Pander
S. Ray
J. Earl Newswonder
West Pittsburg
Margaret Vance
Wainum
Otha Janet Pennington
Puaski
Bernice Edna Johnson
Mwood City
Robert J. Craft
Mercer
Louis D. Petti
Koppel
Inside Today's News
Local classifieds note daily updates from News Phones want ads listings. No readable event details or names present.
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Inside Today
McCloy Named To Head Disarmament Planning
John J. McCloy appointed by Kennedy to direct the Disarmament Commission at Palm Beach Florida. The move places McCloy in top planning role as Kennedy assembles a new administration with other anticipated appointments before his Washington and New York schedule.
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UPI
John J. McCloy
New York
The
World Bank
United States Disarmament Commission
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Springfield
Mass
O'Brien
Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
McCloy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Washington
Boston
Pierre Salinger
Miami
Navy
Missouri
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Defective Wiring Blamed For Blaze At Prescription Center
Fire officials list defective wiring as the likely cause of a 7500 dollar blaze at the Prescription Center pharmacy late Sunday. The fire confined to the rear caused smoke and water damage to adjacent businesses, with 3500 dollar building and 4000 dollar contents losses at 129 East North Street, owned by Henry Ginsburg. Smoke damage also cited at Mesal Shoe Service and The Teen Corner. No injuries reported. Fire crews also responded to a second call at 126 Quest Street where a stove overturned in Ralph McCormick’s home with no damage reported.
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City Fire Dept
Prescription Center
E. North St
Henry Ginsburg
Mesal Shoe Service
Quest St
Ralph McCormick
Daily Weather Report for Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania experiences mostly cloudy skies and continued cold with a few snow flurries today and tonight. Occasional light freezing drizzle is reported in the mountains with a high around 25 to 30 and a low near 15 to 20. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and similar temperatures with some snow flurries in the northern areas. For the 4 hour period ending 7 am today, maximum 32, minimum 17, precipitation trace of snow, river stage 4.0 feet. A year ago, the period recorded maximum 43, minimum 23, precipitation 0.65 inches of rain, river stage 9.6 feet.
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Pennsylvania
Democrats Face Internal Strife as They Lead Congress
The 87th Congress opens with Democrats in control and debating rules changes to push Kennedy era proposals. In Harrisburg the 145th General Assembly convened as Gov Lawrence plans to unveil a budget and seek highway funding, while reapportionment fights loom with PA to lose seats.
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87Th Congress
John F. Kennedy
General Assembly
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Congress
Senate
House
Western Europe Press Presses U.S. Over Laos Moves
Western Europe criticizes U.S. precautionary Laos moves and calls for political settlement. Britain and France urge diplomacy and a revival of the Geneva era international control commission to restore Laos neutrality.
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London
UPI
United States
Laos
Western Europe
Britain
France
Southeast Asia
West Europe
U.S
Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
International Control Commission
The
Evening Standard
Macmillan
Eisenhower
John Gold
New York
Evening News
Washington
Control Commission
Canada
India
Poland
Resolutions Bent by Force of New Year
The speaker notes resolutions are badly bent and their binding force spent. Despite intention to bind behavior, people revert to old habits like smoking and late nights, with renewal possible a year from now as the calendar marks thirty two today.
County Supervisors Reorganize Township Boards
Lawrence County boards in Hickory Mahoning Scott Slippery Rock Pulaski Plain Grove Shenango and Perry reorganized for 1961. Neshannock Tayor Union Wilmington Washington Little Beaver reappointed officers and set monthly meetings. budgets and depositories noted.
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Boards of Supervisors
Lawrence County
Hickory
Mahoning
Scott
Slippery Rock
Pulaski
Plain Grove
Shenango
Perry
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Ronald
Judy Russo
Lilac Rd
Ellwood
Khrush
State Department
Andaes
Let Them Go
Ellwood Wi
TV Log
Harrisburg
William L. Batt Jr
Park H. Martin
Maurice K. Goddard
Charles I Boehm
Lewis E. Evans
Ruth G. Harting
Andrew MM. Bradley
William L. Henning
Charles L. Wilbur Jr
John P. Robin
State Planning Board
Daily Weather Report
Dems
Ken
Arthur Memeter
Don Bodnar
Neshannock
Clyde E. Hutchison
Wallace W. Morris
Myrtle McBride
John F. Henderson
Michael Baker Jr
Rochester
Smith Lane
Taylor Twp
David Guy
Joseph Pauletich
Guy
Walter
Henry Huff
E. S. Hanna
Robert E. Jamison
Wilmington Twp
William Wilson
Eugene Kendall
Agnes Smith
Walter Wagner
Wilson
Fayette
Depositors National Bank
New Wilmington
Roy Donley
John Pherson
Robert M. White Jr
Citizens National Bank of New
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