Cuba Rejects U.S. Complaint Over Seizures
Havana reports Cuban government rejects U.S. protest over expropriation of Esso Texaco refineries and Shell refinery. Castro regime allies China and Soviet Bloc denounce Washington while the sugar cutting and oil shipments loom as potential retaliation. Demonstrations erupt in Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio as rhetoric intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
UPI
Cuba
China
Russia
United States
U. S
Foreign Ministry
Washington
Esso
Texaco
U.S.A
Fidel Castro
Castro
Eisenhower
U.S
Radio Moscow
U.S. Information Service
Santa Clara
Pinar del Rio
Armando Hart
Communist Party
Harmony Short Line workers authorize sale talks
Mechanics and drivers of the Harmony Short Line bus firm authorized union officials to pursue buying the equipment and franchise after the company president asked the state to go out of business. The move follows a June 2 strike that idled 141 drivers and all operations as talks failed. James McKelvey said the owner offered to sell and would give the employer first opportunity to purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPS
Harmony Short Line Bus Company
Sharpsburg
David McCahill Jr
State Public Utility Commission
Harmony Mechanics
James McKelvey
Motor Coach Employes Division 1067
McCahill
Harmony
Fluoridation Debate Tabled In Perry Township
Perry Township Board of Supervisors tabled the fluoridation issue after hearing protests from 15 residents. Ellwood City Consoli dated Water Co. service areas were urged to support fluoridation by Dr. Fred A. Obley of the local health board. Ellwood City and Ellport Boroughs back fluoridation despite articles cited by opponents. A resident cited a doctor reporting damage, but the doctor’s name was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PERRY
Board of Supervisors
Ellwood City
Francis Beachem
Beachem
Mutinous Soldiers Seize Leopoldville In Congo Crisis
Reports from Brussels say native troops seized control of Leopoldville, firing on cars and forcing Europeans to flee to Brazzaville. Refugees crossed the Congo River as communications to Brussels were severed and Belgian planes could not land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
UPI
Congo Republic
Leopoldville
Congo River
Brazzaville
Dunkirk
Congo
Sabena Airlines
Equalization Meeting Sought by County Officials
County commissioners seek a meeting with J. M. Cleminshaw appraisal firm to discuss tax equalization. No date set, with Bolinger indicating it may occur late this month. The Cleminshaw contract, dated July 16, 1958, has been paused due to a legal question raised by Controller Dodds who would withhold payment until court review. A hearing occurred April 29, 1959, and was extended as the court awaited the commissioners’ case for a new reassessment program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Cleminshaw
George F. Bolinger
Board of Commissioners
Cleminshaw Co
Andrew M. Dodds
Dodds
John G. Lamoree
Foreign Youths Visit New Castle For American Field Service Tour
Sixty six high school students from 26 countries arrive in New Castle for a weekend hosting by local families. They will stay with host families, attend a Saturday dance, and enjoy informal gatherings and sights. The program, including the AFL committee and Mohawk Chapter hosts, aims to broaden cultural exchange before the group returns to their homelands in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
American Field Service
Minnesota
Wisconsin
United States
Brigitte Schneider
Germany
Gene Stone
South
AFL
Walter K. Conover
Helen Reder
S. W. Perry Jr
J. D. Crawford
Joseph Thompson
Richard C. Davis
Charles Edwards
New Wilmington
William Morgan
Martin Andrews
Manford Brockway
David Perry
J. N. Suliot
Paul Dingledy
Walter Conover
Joseph Tanner
E. M. Flaherty
Robert E. Ward
Russell Forney
Walt Williams
Dexter Haven
John Tenhula
Howard Kirk
CC. E.guthrie
Clark Miller
Evan B
Lawrence Keeps Card Close at Democratic Convention
Gov. David L. Lawrence of Pennsylvania weighs his 81 vote delegation at the 1960 Democratic National Convention. He remains noncommittal as Kennedy, Stevenson, and Johnson vie for support, with a caucus looming to reveal his choice. Lawrence cites Catholic ticket fears and hopes to aid Pennsylvania gains in state elections.
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Los Angeles
UPI
David L. Lawrence
Dpa
Lawrence
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kennedy
Stevenson
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pittsburgh
California
Edmund G. Brown
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Johnson
Relative Seek News On Congo Missionary Nurse
Relatives of Ruth Hess, a Nyack Bible College graduate and Missionary Nurse with the Medical Evangelical Institute Hospital in Kimpese near Leopoldville, Congo, report no word for four weeks as whites evacuate for safety amid unrest in the Belgian Congo. Hess is the niece of Mr and Mrs Charles McIlraith and Mrs Hannah McIlraith of 3214 Ellwood Rd. Her parents Rev and Mrs Enos Hess of Camp Hill Pa are retired missionaries and she is a member of Alliance Gospel Tabernacle in Harrisburg.
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Charles Mclrath
Hannah Mellrath
Ellwood Rd
Ruth Hess
Congo
Africa
Hess
Enos Hess
Camp Hill Pa
Alliance Gospel Tabernacle
Pearson St
Belgian Congo
Nyack Bible College
Medical Evangelical Institute Hospital
Kimpese
Leopoldville
Frilly In Memoriam Notable But Brief Listing
Cynthia Lee Craven 1, Elwood City and Mrs Phillip Kelly 82 Ellwood are named in a local obituary notice. The brief item lists ages and towns, noting a Saturday publication intention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lee Craven
Elwood City
Phillip Kelly
Ellwood City
Salt Lake City Beauty Crowned Miss U S A
Miss Utah, a Mormon girl whose father mines gems for a living, won the Miss U S A title in Miami Beach. She carried a dime-store bracelet as a good luck charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPI
U.S.A
Linda Bement
Salt Lake City
Utah
Miami Beach
U.S
Chewton Board Ends Business and Awaits Clarity
Chewton Independent School District directors voted 3 to 2 to pay $2,515.64 in outstanding bills leaving about $10,129 in the bank while the district’s future status depends on a Lawrence County court order to abolish the system.
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Chewton
Chewton Independent School District
Lawrence County
Wampum
Mansell and McKee
Thomas Houk
Robert Jones
Neil Guy
Jones
Houk
Guy
Carl Allen
Jack O. Hergenrother
Allen
Ellwood City Union
New Castle News
Chewton Independent School
Hergenrother
Weather Report Sunny Warmth With Mild Weekend Rise
Daily weather forecast calls for sunny skies and a warm trend with highs around 76 to 82 degrees. Tonight and Saturday remain fair with lows near 45 to 55 and a continuing warming trend. 24 hour stats show a max 77, min 46, no precipitation, river at 5.2 feet, compared with last year’s max 81, min 47, river 6.2 feet.
Platform planners seek broad civil rights plank at Democratic event
Los Angeles reports show Democratic platform organizers listening to a wide range of voices on civil rights. Governors Hollings and Barnett joined the witness list as southern views push for moderation. A subcommittee will draft the platform while Kennedy supporters back a plank endorsing campus sit ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Hollings
Barnett
Chester A. Bowles
Conn
American Municipal Assn
Aflcio
George Meany
Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Southerner Speaks
Spessard L. Holland
Florida
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Khrushchev Signs Quiet Victory From Austrian Visit
Khrushchev completes a nine day peace and friendship tour of Austria praising the mission on Vienna television. He seeks no new Austrian commitments while agreeing to lower reparations and expand economic and cultural exchanges with Austria. The Austrian government tolerates his use of Austria to spread peaceful coexistence and neutrality.
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Vienna
API
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Austria
Khrushchev
Moscow
Plenty Of Sugar In World Market
Washington reports that Americans will have ample sugar despite Cuba import cuts. Ezra Benson says the move should not noticeably affect supplies or prices. Robert Shields notes other nations hold about 2,288,000 tons of sugar, with 1,100,000 tons in raw form, while U.S. producers lack extra quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Cuba
Ezra T. Benson
Fidel Castro
Robert H. Shields
U.S. Beet Sugar Assn
United States
U.S
Bridge Opening Slated July 15 After Restoration
County Commissioners announced Paper Mill Bridge will reopen to limited traffic by July 15. Conn Welding Co. leads a $114,149 reconstruction, with concrete flooring laid and approaches pouring due soon. If passable, the county may receive a $15,500 flood damages grant. project stemmed from January 21, 1959 washout by Neshannock Creek and an extended deadline granted to July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bolinger
Paper Mill
Conn Welding Co
Neshannock Creek
Quiet Forest Retreat After Long Day
After the workday ends and the street noise fades, the reader imagines retreating to a tranquil forest. The scene evokes calm, shade, and silence while noting a mild eighty four degree day and the restorative appeal of nature.
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Hughes Research Laboratories
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Perry Two
William McClelland
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J. E. Chambers
Sam Perry
Claude Branscome
Robert McNees
al Figuly
Clyde Whittaker
Frances Haas
Paul H. Wilson
Robert S. Book
Harold Gasser
Ross Elles
Thomas Mansell
William Offutt
Robert Taylor
Robert Galbreath
Ralph McFarland
Ronald Cooper
Fredrick Rowland
John McCandless
Joseph Butia
Robert L. Cleland
R. F. Williams
Robert Weeds
Howard L. Shaffer
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Ellwood Space
Chewton Board
Norway
Teri Huntington
Linda
Mary Rocites
Port Jefferson
L.1
Miss Rocites
Alabama
Margaret Jo Gordon
Birmingham
North Carolina
Lyndia Ann Tarlton
Winfate
Nancy Wakefield
Winter Haven
Daily Weather Report
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