Levine Proposed for State Attorney General Post
Sherman K Levine a deputy attorney general and former district attorney in Lawrence County was recommended for state attorney general to replace Anne X Alpern. Governor Lawrence said he is fairly well decided while Philadelphia or eastern PA candidates are also discussed. An informed source cited Pittsburgh City Solicitor David Stahl as the leading candidate under consideration.
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Sherman K. Levine
Lawrence County
Democratic Party
David L. Lawrence
Harrisburg
Anne X. Alpern
Lawrence
Miss Alpern
State Supreme Court
Levine
State Liquor Control Board
Dominick E. Cioffi
Beaver County
Robert K. Hamilton
Charles D. Stone
Bery H. Klein
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
William J. Green
Green
Otis B. Morse
Ralph Audino
Morse
Allegheny County
Fairfield Ave
Pittsburgh
David Stahl
West Pittsburg bingo shutdown made permanent
District Attorney Joseph Solo mon ordered the West Pittsburg bingo game closed permanently. He warned there will be no more bingo as long as he serves as DA and promised state police will continue the investigation into rigging claims linked to the Taylor Two Volunteer Fire Dept. bingo at the West Pittsburg Community Center. He defended charitable bingo but urged scrutiny of outside influences and professional gamblers.
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Joseph Solomon
West Pittsburg
Solomon
Common Pleas
Taylor Two Volunteer Fire Dept
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence County
New Castle
City of
Ellwood City
Censorship Law Illegal Court Rules
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules the 1959 film censorship law unconstitutional denying free expression and public trial by an impartial jury. The decision voids precensorship and bans by a three member board without full obscenity ruling, stressing due process protections.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Charles Alvin Jones
Jones
Palatka Claims Ellwood City Soap Box Derby Crown
Thirteen-year-old Andy Palatka set a new track record by winning the 22nd Ellwood City Soap Box Derby in 29.5 seconds. Palatka defeated 41 rivals on Lawrence Ave to secure a berth at Akron next month. Class A winner Palatka beat Maggi and Berendt in the finals. Class B winner Pete Greco finished second in the final. An estimated 6,000 spectators watched delays and reruns marked by a late start.
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Ellwood City
Andy Palatka
Pete Greco
Palatka
Lawrence Ave
Ellwood ‘City
Akron
Maggi
Chesko
Bill Gosciewski
Tom Fray
Bob Cunningham
Joe
Loyalty Issue Borhors Soviets Loyalty Issue Borhors Soviets
Western intelligence experts say the Soviet Union fears East German loyalty in a Berlin clash. East Germany fields a seven division army with modern Soviet arms and a small air force and navy. Uprising crackdowns in 1953 and 1956 showed soldiers reluctant to fire on compatriots.
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Berlin
UPS
Soviet Union
East Germany
People’s Police
Mahoningtown Mud Bath Solution Still Sought
City officials seek a solution to Mahoningtown mud flow after a storm sewer plan at cost of 15000 was rejected. Mooney of Moreco Realty with engineer Woolcock and Schweinsberg explore feasible drainage plans and update plot plans for planning commission approval.
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Mahoningtown
William O. Mooney
Moreco Realty Inc
Daniel B. Woolcock
Mooney Bros. Supply
Mooney
Woolcock
Gene Schweinsberg
Schweinsberg
City
Marjorie A. Young
City Planning Commission
Company
W. Clayton St
Ralph Mooney
William Mooney
Seventh St
Council
Schweinsberg and
Howard L. Reynolds
Palmer presses case after firing over political activity
Michael C. Palmer says he will pursue further legal action after his May 8 firing from a $389 monthly sales tax auditor post for political activity. At a June 19 Pittsburgh hearing he claimed he was fired for refusing to buy tickets to a Democratic dinner. He seeks a transcript of the hearing and may file suit regardless of civil service ruling.
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Palmer
Pittsburgh
Ralph D. Tive
Commission
Civil Service Commission
Dauphin County
Philadelphia
Auditor General
Charles Smith
Morse
Lawrence County
Congress To Rush Defense Planning
UPI reports Senator Hugh Scott predicts an at large election of Pennsylvania congressmen if districts are not realigned. He asserts Green would be heavily defeated in a 27 seat at large race amid municipal corruption issues and Philadelphia scandals benefiting Republicans. Pennsylvania loses three seats after the 1960 census.
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Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
William J. Green Jr
Scott
Green
Bill Green
Illinois
Philadelphia
JFK May Get More Than He Has Sought
Congress moves to approve two defense measures giving President Kennedy up to 250000 ready reserves and about 958.57 million for planes ships and missiles. House and Senate schedules align for rapid action as executive actions boost draft calls and procurement.
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JFK
Congress
Kennedy
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
Senate
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
House
Defense Department
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Senate Military Appropriations
College Bound Likely Spared From Draft Surge
A UPI report states selective service officials expect college plans to stay intact amid broader draft calls. About 70,000 men classified A are ready for induction and 1.5 million await examination. August calls rose to 13,000 and September need may exceed 20,000.
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Washington
UPI
America
Berlin
Selective Service
Defense Department
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Unity Urged By Morse Intra party fights over new legislation
State Democratic Chairman Otis B. Morse urged party unity at a rally in the Eagles Club. He backed County Chairman Ralph Audino against dissident factions and warned about the macing charges raised by Michael C. Palmer. Morse predicted passage of a strip mining bill and education reform measures.
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Otis B. Morse
Morse
Macing
Ralph Audino
Eagles Club
Lawrence
Michael C. Palmer
Railroader condemns Lake Erie Canal in Kiwanis talk
Pennsylvan ia and Lake Erie Railroad agent Russell C Hofmeister told the Kiwanis Club that the proposed Lake Erie Ohio River Canal would be a gargantuan ditch through Youngstown and cost about 1 3 billion dollars. He noted 105 mile length with 11 million dollars per mile and 230 million for the Youngstown stretch, arguing no one would use the canal due to required minimum shiploads.
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Kiwanis Club
Castleton
Russell C. Hofmeister
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Railroad
Hofmeister
Youngstown
Ford, Bacon and Davis
Pennsylvania Planning Board
Lawrence County
Daily Weather Report Shows Warm, Fair Conditions Ahead
The forecast calls for generally fair and warmer conditions today and tonight with highs around 78 to 85 and a low of 58 to 64. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and little temperature change over the period. Lake Erie winds 5 to 10 knots today and tonight with fair conditions. The 24 hour period ending 7 am reported a high of 81, low 58, no precipitation, river stage 7.3 feet. A year ago highs reached 89 and river stage was 5.7 feet with 48 rain inches.
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Lake Erie
Geniviva Teitelbaum hires notable defense for tax probe
Ellwood City discount operator Geniviva Teitelbaum engages former U S Attorney Hubert Teitelbaum to defend him in an income tax evasion probe. Ellwood City attorney Michael Barletta also represents Geniviva as IRS agents seek access to a safety deposit box containing recovered cash.
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Ellwood City
U.S
Hubert I. Teitelbaum
Teitelbaum
Western Division of
Pennsylvania
Cosmos
Geniviva
Michael Barletta
Jefferson Sr
Internal Revenue
Joseph Solomon
Ronnie Claytor
Fourth St
Thomas Stanley Houk
Marsh Hotel
Koppel
Castro to Unite Cuban Parties and Defy U.S. on Plane Recovery
Premier Fidel Castro announced merging all Cuban political organizations into a single Soviet type party, the United Party of the Socialist Revolution, and challenged the United States over recovering a hijacked plane. He warned of a hard line against enemies and implied possible renewed firing squad actions.
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Castro
U.S
Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
United States
Civic Square
Yuri Gagarin
United Party of the Socialist Revolution
Cuba
U.S. Senate
U.s.central Intelligence Agency
Nixon Urges JFK Support In Firm Talk
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon urged all Americans to back President Kennedy in his warning to the Soviet Union on Berlin. Nixon, now an attorney in Los Angeles, fully endorsed Kennedy's emergency program to meet Nikita Khrushchev's challenge.
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Los Angeles
UPT
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Berlin
Nixon
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Death Notices in Croton and Pulaski Areas
Richard Christian of 1 West Long Avenue and Maxwell Downs of 67 Croton Avenue are listed with ages 67. Mike Lawrence Sr. of Pulaski RD 1 is listed at age 69. The brief notice appears in the Thursday July 27 1961 issue.
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Richard Christian
W. Long
A. Maxwell
Max) Downs
Croton
Mike Lawrence Sr
Pulaski
Back yard patio memory evokes peaceful 83rd birthday
Arthur Mometer recalls a tranquil old back yard patio where flowers scent the air and conversations float in a quiet, carefree scene. The reminiscence ends with the line that the spot feels like heaven on a balmy day, marking 83 today.
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New Castle News
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Andrew Palatka
Earl Beighley
Andy
C 4v
Stacey
Derby
Ellwood
Inside Today
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Ee Ee
TV Log Society
Eereree
Eee Eeas
Borhers Soviets
State Civil Service Commission
GOP
Sen
McNamara
Committee
John A. Goldsmith
Robertson
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Senate House
Audino
Daily Weather Report
John G. Lamoree
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
First National Bank
Eastern Air Lines
Miami
Wilfredo Roman Oquendo
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Arthur Mometer
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