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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1961
Page
1
In Havana students distribute handbills and paste stickers urging immediate and indefinite strikes. Six executions this week prompt calls for death penalty reconsideration as student leaders face long sentences and arrests occur.
Congolese guards beat former Premier Patrice Lumumba during a 1000 mile night flight from Thysville to Elisabethville, forcing the pilot to warn them against damage. Lumumba and two aides were later handed to Katangese guards at Elisabethville Airport, where U.N. officials said the beatings stopped.
House Democratic leaders in Harrisburg expect GOP votes for Gov. David L. Lawrence's 1961-62 budget proposals including a two cent gasoline tax hike. The tax would yield about $74 million for state road improvements under the 20,000 mile system. Republican Leader Willard Agnew warned the majority must muster 106 votes within its ranks, unless party caucus shifts.
A surge of cold air threatens Pennsylvania for 48 hours with snow today tonight and Friday. Lows dip to the teens and below 10 in mountains and north. highs reach the 20s to near 30 in southern areas. An eastward low pressure center over Arkansas drives snow and cold across the east. the Pennsylvania Turnpike posted a 35 mile per hour speed limit from Ohio Line to Reading.
More than 700 volunteers for the Y building fund gathered at George Washington Junior Wish School for an initial preparation session. Thomas W. Dickey chaired the men's section with co chairwoman Mrs Clyde Smith leading the women's section.
Washington reports a 32 thousand strong parade will honor John F Kennedy with Shriners on mules and floats along Pennsylvania Avenue. He will review the World Peace Through New Frontiers theme from the Executive Mansion as the showcase includes space, ocean, and frontier imagery and a weapons display.
Striking tugboat workers effort to shut down major New York hub risks halting rail service for about 200 000 commuters and endangering President elect Kennedy inauguration travel. Picket lines at Penn Station target Long Island Rail Road and Pennsylvania Railroad as mediators seek a new crew size proposal. Food stocks grow tight in New York with deliveries redirected by truck.
London dispatch reports famine in China reaching alarming levels with no sign of substantial Soviet aid. Diplomats say Beijing spurned outside relief and Moscow, busy at home, offers limited help. The disaster hampers the Great Leap Forward and leaves millions near starvation.
Snow and continued cold with highs 20 to 25 north and 25 to 30 south. Local snow accumulations up to five inches in the south. Tonight, snow will fade to flurries and colder air. Friday will be mostly cloudy with snow flurries and continued cold. 24 hour stats show max 37, min 27, precipitation 0.7, river 5.6 feet. One year ago, max 44, min 28, precipitation 0.38, river 8.3 feet.
Elliot Roosevelt and Harold Kistner Jr. revealed that Mrs Geiger, daughter of Sheldon’s prominent family, owned 130000 Northern Biochemical shares and funded purchases with cash. The frozen Sheldon National Bank holds the firm’s cash, while the mystery of the $2126859.10 embezzlement remains unsolved by authorities.
Weather threats loom over the inaugural events as Kennedy prepares to take office. UPI reports the forecast may disrupt ceremonies and related activities on inauguration day.
Washington buzzes with crowds visitors and celebrities awaiting John F. Kennedy's inauguration. Officials expect about one million attendees for the noon ceremony and parade with 32 000 marchers. Weather forecasters warn of possible snow but little accumulation.
Thomas A. Dooley, co founder of Medico Inc renowned for his Laos hospital work, died at 9 40 p m EST after chest cancer recurred following surgery in 1959. He died one day after his 34th birthday amid family and Cardinal Spellman visits. President Eisenhower sent a birthday telegram praising his humanitarian impact.
The government press in Havana reports six U S citizens attempting to join anti Castro forces in Pinar del Rio Province were arrested on arrival. They allegedly trained under former Cuban senator Rolando Masterrer with CIA support. Photographs allegedly show Miami training grounds for anti Castro forces.
Ches ter Bowles, under secretary of State designate, faces sharp questions today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about recognizing Red China and its UN admission. Adlai Stevenson warned admission may be inevitable, while Norris Cotton cautioned against signaling inevitability. Most Kennedy nominees await confirmation as Saturday’s inauguration nears. McNamara and other Pentagon picks must divest stock from firms doing Defense Department business.
Death records list James R. Covert 61 Slippery Rock RD 2 Joseph Ingram 54 17 S Mer cer St Herbert E Houk 55 204 Dick son St Mrs Domenick Carbon 19 Edenburg RD 1 Ralph Valetta 67 421 E Division St Mrs Paul Cortes Straw 47 Ellport RD 1.
Kennedy will place his hand on a Douay version family Bible during the oath administered by Chief Justice Earl Warren. The 16th century Catholic translation, owned by his grandmother Mrs Fitzgerald, will not be opened to any passage. Roosevelt is the sole president to omit the Bible in error, while Eisenhower used the American Standard Bible.
Rep. James Van Zandt introduced legislation to add equipment and trained manpower at the Philadelphia Naval Base for overhauling nuclear submarines. He said the changeover would cost about 34 million and urged immediate action to prevent unemployment in Pennsylvania.
A surprise celebrity will join Broadway and Hollywood star George Jessel at the Y building fund gala in the Cathedral Saturday night. The free event features an open house with a gigantic sing-along led by Penn State music professors Hummel Fishburn and Frank Gallo. Doors open 7:15 p.m. with grounds rules and a focus on entertainment, not solicitation.
Public hearings on a 389 million area redevelopment bill continued in the Senate Banking subcommittee with witnesses including Governor Lawrence Ellington Patterson and UAW President Walter Reuther. The loan and grant program aims to attract new industry to job-strapped regions.
The author notes the transition from citizen to president designate and urges prayers support and national unity as JFK assumes the four year leadership. The message underscores personal responsibility and collective ambition for the nation amid a cold day of twenty six degrees.
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