Delegates Begin Homeward Journeys From Democratic Nominating Event
Gov. David L. Lawrence stayed in Los Angeles for the national chairman vote as Democratic delegates headed home by train plane and chartered jet. Kennedy and Johnson spoke at the convention in the Coliseum while others toured Disneyland, shopped, or visited Hollywood. Lawrence then opened a town center dedication in Santa Fe Springs before plans to travel to San Francisco Chicago and New York before returning to Harrisburg July 24.
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Los Angeles
UPI
David L. Lawrence
Keystone State
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Disneyland
Hollywood
Lawrence
Santa Fe Springs
William J. McCann
Joseph M. Barr
Pittsburgh
John S&s. Rice
Gettysburg
William D. McClelland
Pulaski Youth Hurt After Car Crashes West of New Castle
A 19 year old Pulaski driver John R. Fennell is in serious condition at New Castle Hospital after a one car crash on U S 422. Three others including Harvey W. Murray Kenneth Breetz and Gerald Siddall were treated at local hospitals for injuries with varying conditions. State Police report the car failed to negotiate a curve, struck a guide post and overturned in a field. the vehicle was a total loss valued at 500 dollars.
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Pulaski
New Castle Hospital
New Castle
U.S
John R. Fennell
Harvey W. Murray
Lowellville
Kenneth Breetz
Youngstown
Southside
Breetz
Gerald Siddall
Edenburg
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Fennell
Crash Kills 3 as 4 Are Injured Near Ebensburg
A three vehicle crash on Route 22 west of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, killed Sawyer White, 7, Conemaugh. Lorraine Fields, 39, Johnstown. and Janet Fields, 10, mother and daughter. Four others were injured while traveling in the same car driven by Mrs. Fields.
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Ebensburg
API
Here
Altoona
Sawyer White
Conemaugh
Lorraine Fields
Johnstown
Janet
Belgian Troops Stay Put as Lumumba Demands Congo Withdrawal
Belgian forces held positions in Leopoldville as Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba demanded immediate Belgian withdrawal. He warned he would move to Stanleyville to establish a new capital and continue the fight for independence. Khrushchev offered support to Lumumba while denouncing Western aggression.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
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Leopoldville
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Belgium
Stanleyville
Lumumba
United States
Jean van den Bosch
U.N
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Joseph Kasa Vubu
U.S. State Department
Brussels
Inside Today's News
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Death claims Lawrence Tibbett famed American baritone
Lawrence Tibbett, renowned as Mr. American Baritone, died at 63 after surgery to repair a head injury. Memorial services were set for Monday at Riverside Church New York. He helped popularize opera and spirituals in the United States and performed at three presidential inaugurations.
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New York
UPI
Lawrence Tibbett
Roosevelt Hospital
Tibbett
D.t
Riverside Church
Manhattan
Metropolitan Opera Guild
Lincoln Center For
Old Man River
U.S
Sweden
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Emma Guffey Miller at 86 tops Democratic convention
Emma Guffey Miller the 86 year old from Slippery Rock Pa is the oldest woman delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. She campaigns for the Equal Rights Amendment and won a plank urging equal rights for women, arguing against mere equal treatment. Her 10th convention reflects her lifelong push for women's rights.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Emma Guffey Miller
Slippery Rock
Loyalty Pledge Clash Hits Democrats With Jackson Rising
A loyalty pledge dispute looms as the Democratic National Committee meets under new chairman Henry M. Jackson. Outgoing chair Paul M. Butler expects southern members to refuse to sign the declaration of support for 1960 candidates Kennedy and Johnson, while Brezhnev and Vereshilov are noted as released in Moscow.
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Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Foss
Paul M. Butler
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson
Johnson
Kennedy
National Committee
Wright Morrow
Butler
Jackson
Washington Democrat
Congress
Deaths in local area compiled for Saturday July 16 1960
Obituary notices list Felix Micozzi 71 of 517 N Cedar St Joseph Mosko Masko 83 of 508 E Friendship St Barbara Elizabeth Wellner 68 of 1412 S Apple Way John Zikeli 72 Ellwood City Charles Ertel Sr 76 Ellwood City featured in this death record column.
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Joseph (Mosko) Masko
E. Friendship St
Barbara Elizabeth Wellner
S. Apple Way
John Zikeli
Ellwood City
Charles Ertel Sr
Daily Weather Report Mostly sunny with mild humidity
A plain weather bulletin notes today will be mostly sunny with low humidity and highs between 78 and 83. Tonight will not be as cool with a low of 55 to 60 and Sunday expected moderate temperatures with a chance of scattered showers in the north.
Latin American Diplomats Huddle Over Cuban Crisis
Latin American diplomats meet privately late at night in Washington seeking a resolution as the United States and Cuba face a potential explosive showdown looming today.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Cuba
Nixon Rockefeller ticket eyed by Republicans
Republican leaders in Chicago pushed for a Nixon Rockefeller ticket while Rockefeller said he would not accept the vice presidency. Governors Wiley and Powell weighed in with supportive views as party plans moved toward the convention. Draft committees pressed Rockefeller to consider a VP bid, with Powell saying he would accept if asked as a duty to country and party.
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Chicago
UPI
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Thruston Morton
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Kentucky
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Wiley
Lyndon Bb. Johnson
Albany
N.Y
Nixon
New Hampshire
Wesley Powell
Warning On Bomb Attack Projections By Pennsylvania Health Official
Harrisburg reports state health official Dr. Dean Schamber warned that a daytime atomic attack could kill or injure seven million Pennsylvanians with 6.5 million casualties if it occurs at night. He named Allentown Erie Lancaster Olmsted Air Force Base Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Wilkes Barre York as potential targets and urged staying inside rather than fleeing.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania Disaster Council
Schamber
Famous German Marshal Albert Kesselring Dies
Former World War II field marshal and war crimes convict Albert Kesselring died at 74 in a Bad Nauheim nursing home after a long illness. The Stahlhelm veterans organization, which he led, announced his death and noted he contracted the illness while a prisoner.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
UPI
Albert Kesselring
Kesselring
Stahlhelm
City budget shows six month overspend of twenty thousand
The six month report by Director of Accounts and Finance Robert Rainey shows city spending $20,610 above the budget with June at $1,192 over monthly average. Major first half costs included new equipment and park pool repairs, while projected year end spending is expected to fall.
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Robert W. Rainey
Rainey
Herman F. Steinbrink
Howard L. Reynolds
E. Gene Schweinsberg
Richard H. Biddle
Public Affairs Department
Cascade Park
Parks Dept
Streets Dept
United Engineering ‘Corp
Kennedy Defeats Nixon Tone in L A Coliseum Nomination Speech
Sen John F Kennedy accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Los Angeles delivering a landmark speech that attacked Richard Nixon and urged sacrifice over security. He warned Nixon faces a bare knuckle contest and outlined a New Frontier challenge to Americans.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Los Angeles Coliseum
Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mississippi
Democratic National Committee
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Post Office Contract Set For Enon Valley Building
Senator Hugh D Scott reports Postmaster General Summerfield announced a signed contract for a new Enon Valley Post Office on Liberty Street at Route 351. Guy F Kennedy of Enon Valley is the winning bidder with groundbreaking to start now and completion by Oct 30 1960. The 1008 square foot facility includes an outside loading platform and parking. The five year rental with up to ten year renewals accompanies modern lighting and a low service counter as part of the modernization program.
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Hugh D. Scott
Arthur E. Summerfield
Post Office Dept
Enon Valley
Guy F. Kennedy
Liberty Street
Pa. Route 351
Summerfield
Post Office Department
Vacation Planning Amid Calm Before The Break
The narrator describes the rush of packing and tying up loose ends before a vacation. Just as everything seems ready a new detail interrupts the flow with a mention of the date 82 today signaling the approaching deadline or reminder.
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