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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1961

Page

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Storms bring hail wind and rain across nation

Severe weather swept from the Rockies to the East Coast with hail the size of baseballs and golf balls reported in multiple states. Tornado sightings occurred in Colorado and Wyoming as rivers rose and paths of destruction blocked roads and cut power.

Rockies East Pampa Texas Panhandle Red River Lefors Tex Pueblo Colo Denver Colorado Springs Kansas Lincoln Saline Solomon Capital Loretto Kan Salina Washington D.C Vichy Sydney Imperial Neb Tulsa Oklo

A&P Executive Slain By Son In New Jersey

In SHORT HILLS New Jersey 14 year old son of A&P family killed his father Robert R Besch a food chain executive and held police at bay for 90 minutes with pistols before surrendering to detective Paul Tighe. The boy under psychiatric care for a year gave no reason for the shooting which followed his locking himself in a room during exam stress. The mother Minnie Wrightson and siblings were in the house during the incident.

Short Hills N.J UPN A&p Robert Besch Jr Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co Robert R. Besch Besch Minnie Wrightson Hartford New York Paul Tighe

Kennedys Win French Hearts On Paris Visit

Paris reports say President Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy won broad French affection during a three day stay and gained mutual trust with President De Gaulle. Officials noted no major concrete pacts but Kennedy agreed France should have greater influence in global strategy and De Gaulle should be more closely consulted by the U.S. and Britain on major issues. They also pledged firm stance against new Soviet moves on Berlin, though no detailed plan was announced.

Paris UPI Jacqueline Kennedy Charles de Gaulle Vienna Kennedy Presidential de Gaulle United States Britain Berlin Southeast Asia Khrushchev Moscow

Last Rites Noted for Local Residents in Obituary List

Death notices list Ralph Volpe 75 Ellwood City Lewis Jereb 48 Bessemer Nicholas Toscano 67 768 Syling Mrs Bryan Morris 68 2979 Mercer Rd Norma Rawlins Kerr Youngstown Mrs Harold L Gordon 68 504 N Wercer St Edna Aiken Mershimer 85 717 FE Washington St J E Dad Carr 82 228 Fairont Ave Mrs Martin E Longenecker 50 Charleroi William W MacMurdo 82 Ellwood City Mrs W G Eckles 89 341 E Moody Ave Gennaro Saviano 74 310 EF Division St Michael Cik 44 731 Addis St.

Bryan Morris Mercer Rd Norma Rawlins Kerr Youngstown Harold L. Gordon N. Wercer St Edna Aiken Mershimer Washington St J. E Dad) Carr Fairont Martin E. Longenecker Charleroi William W. MacMurdo Fllwood City W. G. Eckles E. Moody Ave Gennaro Saviano St. Michael Cik Addis St

Teamsters OK 3 Year Pact With Lawrence-Mercer Firm

Members of Local 261 International Brotherhood of Teamsters ratified a three year contract with Lawrence Mercer Building Supply Assn. The pact provides annual wage increases of about 10 8 and 6 cents and extends to June 1 1964. It also covers health welfare and pension benefits for 200 to 250 employees in nine firms.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Lawrence-Mercer Building Supply Assn William J. Greer John E. Cater Greer Cater

President Kennedy and Khrushchev meet in Vienna talks

President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev held their first direct talks outside the American Embassy in Vienna. The meeting aimed to establish personal rapport and shape the future of American Soviet relations.

UPI Kennedy Nikita Khrushchev Vienna U.S Austria Khrushchev

Fire Hits Joy Plant in Franklin Pennsylvania

A Franklin Joy Manufacturing Co plant fire caused about 3 million dollars in damage sparked by an epsom heat furnace explosion. A guard injured, firefighting from multiple towns battled flames for over seven hours, with smoke seen nine miles away and nearby structures damaged.

Franklin UPT Joy Manufacturing Co Franklin City Burl Harmon Franklin Hospital Oil City Rocky Grove Reno Rossville Utica Polk Cooperstown Cornplanter Rockland Joy French Creek Route 322

Weather Update Scattered Showers and Cooler Forecast

North region sees scattered showers ending this morning with partial clearing and cooler temperatures. Highs 62 to 58, south region 70 to 77 with possible afternoon thunder. Tonight clearing, lows 44 to 54. Sunday fair and cool. 4 hour period ends 7 am: high 84, low 59, precip .05 inch, river stage 6.2 feet.

Showman Kaufman Dead At 71 In Broadway Mourns

George S. Kaufman, famed writer director and producer, died Friday at 71 after a heart attack following a stroke eight months earlier. His 40 year Broadway career produced hits like Silk Stockings and The Man Who Came to Dinner and earned Pulitzers for Of Thee I Sing and You Cant Take It With You. Funeral services set for Sunday. He lived in New Castle as a teen. his father was Vulcan Foundry superintendent on Moravia Street.

New York UPI Broadway George S. Kaufman Kaufman New Castle Vulcan Foundry Moravia St George Apley Animal Crackers Solid Gold Cadillac Morrie Ryskind Ira Gershwin Moss Hart Sixth St Spring Ave Pittsburgh Circle- First St

Trujillo Killers Said Near Capture

Security police near capturing the remaining three of eight assassin suspects in Generalissimo Trujillo's slaying. An ambassador said the arrests would come soon, with threats of death or capture. The city remained tense as mourners filled the National Palace.

Ciudad Trujillo UPT Rafael L. Trujillo

Fragmentary page notes with sparse local items

A scrambled newspaper page fragment lists sections and contact numbers, offering little readable content. It mentions churches, classifieds, comics, society, obituary, sports, theaters and columns, with odd filler text and repeated letters.

Goldberg Says New Bill On Employment Pending

Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg announced that President Kennedy would submit a new employment opportunity bill to Congress likely next week. He said the measure aims to increase job opportunities for young people and expected favorable congressional sentiment. Goldberg spoke at Hebrew Union College events and noted about 1.1 million graduates would seek permanent jobs this summer amid a improving overall employment picture.

Cincinnati UPI Arthur J. Goldberg Kennedy Congress Goldberg Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion

School Program Set Tomorrow

Dr Geney Stone will deliver the bac calaureate address at New Castle High School Sunday night and give the benediction. Maj James A Dihle Salvation Army executive will give the invocation and a prayer. George W Bentel will give an organ recital and Barbara Kakos will sing I Know That My Redeemer Liveth.

Geney Stone First Presbyterian Church New Castle High School Maj James A. Dihle Salvation Army Executive George W. Bentel Redeemer Barbara Kakos

Lawrence Okays Philly Probe

Gov. David L. Lawrence endorsed investigation of the Philadelphia payola scandal by city officials. He rejected GOP calls to appoint a special prosecutor, stating he would not direct Atty. Gen. Anne X. Alpern to act against her stated position.

Harrisburg UPI David L. Lawrence Philadelphia Payola George S Bloom GOP Atty Anne X. Alpern Lawrence Bloom Miss Alpern

Ellwood City aims to turn central district into a mall

The Ellwood City boron manager says the central business district will become a shopping mall by year end. Work widens Beaver Avenue to form a one way circle around the mall from Fourth to Eighth Streets. Two landowners still withhold six feet of right of way as the project progresses.

Joe Rickert New Castle News Ellwood Ellwood City Boro Michael Marks Beaver Ave Fourth Eighth Sts Marks Crescent Ave Lawrence Ave Fourth St Eighth St Mark Carroll W. Hall Associates Local Planning Commission Markl Sixth St Sixth Seventh Sts

Polio Clinic Planned in New Castle June 10

Another free polio clinic will be held in the New Castle Senior High School field house on June 10 to serve those turned away at the May 20 clinic when vaccine supply ran out. Shots for all children and adults in Lawrence County will be given without charge from 3 to 9 p.m.

New Castle Senior High School Lawrence County

Federal Judge Warns Riders and Segregationists in Alabama

U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. blasted both the Freedom Riders and segregationist groups, warning of jail terms if racial trouble returns in Alabama. He ordered authorities to stop mob interference with interstate bus traffic and faulted Montgomery police for failing to shield riders at the May 20 terminal attack. Despite the ruling, two Freedom Rider groups left Montgomery bound for Jackson, Mississippi, where 13 riders were jailed among 41 prior arrests in the capital's waiting rooms protest. A rider spokesman said a bus was merely passing through interstate travel.

Montgomery Ala UPI Freedom Riders Alabama U.S Frank M. Johnson Jr United States Johnson South Justice Department Freedom Jackson Miss Mississippi Jesse J. Harris

Centenarian Vanquisher Of Time Shares Longevity Recipe

Plymouth England. James MacGregor age 100 shares his longevity formula. He drinks a bottle of Scotch and uses an ounce of tobacco weekly. His diet is vegetarian with porridge every morning and ample fruit.

Plymouth England UPI James MacGregor

Local Golfer Shows Improvement After Tough Beginnings

A teenage golfer has trimmed his score from earlier struggles. Once prone to slices and hooks and deep divots, the boy has trained hard to refine his game and today shoots an average around sixty four, marking notable progress.

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