Westminster College 106th Commencement Honors Alumni
The 106th commencement at Westminster College conferred honorary degrees on two alumni, awarded bachelor’s and Master of Science in Education degrees to 135 undergraduates and about 35 graduates. Dr. Robert J. Lamont delivered the address on “Ideas Have Legs.”
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Westminster College
Robert J. Lamont
First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh
Lamont
Westminster
John H. Galbreath
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Upper St. Clair Twp
Pittsburgh
Joseph L. Young
Los Angeles
Young
Walton-Mayne
Galbreath
Regional Planning Tabled By S New Castle Borough
The Lawrence Regional Planning Commission discussion was tabled by South New Castle Borough Council. The request to include 150 in the budget was referred to Solicitor Alfred Papa as surrounding communities resist. Five percent sewer service charges were approved for Morris St. users, with the city to be notified of the rate for 1960 tax statements.
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Lawrence Regional Planning Commission
South New Castle
Richard Morgan
Commission
Council
Delores Taylor
Morgan
Taylor
William Gierlach
Anthony Owoe
Alfred V. Papa
Morris St
Joseph Canan
Counei
Papa
New Quake Rocks Chile Amid Aftershocks
A powerful quake centered in sparsely populated southern Chile struck again, registering at grade seven on the Richter scale at 1:54 a.m. EDT. The epicenter was Puerto Eden, with tremors felt across a 430 mile stretch from Puerto Aysen to Puerto Natales. No casualties or damage reports were immediately known from Santiago.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Seismological Institute
Puerto Eden
Puerto Aysen
Puerto Natales
Inside Today's News Page Features
Brief listing of page sections including Classifieds TV Log Comics Society Editorial Perseverance Ellwood Stocks Obituary Theaters and News phones with contact numbers and want ads.
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Ellwood
Broadway Strikes May End As Pension Plan Emerges
New compromise pension plan proposed by John Shubert fuels optimism for quick Broadway settlement in actors strike. Actors Equity President Ralph Bellamy says blackout likely not to extend after meetings with producers and key financiers push for swift closing of the dispute.
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New York
API
Broadway
Actors Equity
League of New York Theaters
John Shubert
Ralph Bellamy
Bellamy
Hollywood
Cock Fight Raided Twenty Two Arrested
Twenty two persons arrested in a raid on a cock fight faced hearings before Alderman James Dallessandro on cruelty to domestic animals charges. State Police aided by the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society seized twenty one birds, four dead, from a makeshift pit in Mt. Pleasant Two.
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Washington, Pa
UPI
James Dallessandro
Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
Mt. Pleasant
Policeman Kills Two Bystanders in Philadelphia Shooting
In Philadelphia a patrolman shot at Emanuel Thomas as he fled a scene of a fatal shooting. A stray bullet hit Mrs Ella Louis Jones killing her and another bystander John Henry. John Black was held without bail on homicide charges.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Ella Louis Jones
Louis Jones
Robert Marinelli
Marinelli
Emanuel Thomas
Thomas
Defense Spending bill could rise by one billion dollars
Congress weighs an up to one billion boost to Eisenhower's defense budget as the Senate Appropriations Committee drafts funding for the next fiscal year. House action trimmed and shifted priorities, scrapping a carrier project and boosting missiles and Polaris submarine programs.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House
Defense Appropriations
Congress
Mahon
Navy
What Was U-2 Photographing Senate asks Eisenhower
Senator George D. Aiken urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to press Eisenhower for the U-2 mission’s purpose after the aircraft was downed in Russia. Hearing notes said the May 1 flight was an urgent espionage mission. Khrushchev’s outbursts were seen as fear driven.
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U-2
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Russia
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Committee
Senate
Central Intelligence
Allen W. Dulles
Aiken
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Jacob K. Javits
R-N
Dwash
Lawrence lashes veto on redevelopment bill at lodge meeting
Gov. David L. Lawrence denounces President Eisenhower's veto of the area redevelopment bill calling it a drain on funds and warning about 175 regions nationwide losing out on jobs. He argues the 251 million proposal would draw loans to spur industry and stresses moral responsibility.
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Lancaster
UPI
David L. Lawrence
Eisenhower
Lawrence
Prince Hall Grand Lodge
Europe
Pennsylvania
Reds Shell Quemoy Two Days In Row
In Formosa Taipei sources reported Communist Chinese artillery shelled the Quemoy islands for a second day in a row. The Nationalist Defense Ministry said Red shore guns fired more than 100 shells on the offshore islands and a 500 round bombardment occurred Saturday, the heaviest in 17 months in the Formosa Strait.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPI
Quemoey Islands
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Red
Formosa Strait
Daily Weather Report Partly Cloudy And Mild
Partly cloudy day with high in the low 70s and a cooler night with lows 47 to 53. Tuesday shows sun and mild with highs 68 to 73. 24 hour period ending 7 am: max 85, min 49, precip 0.7 inches, river 6.6 ft. Sunday period: max 88, min 60, precip 0, river 6.5 ft.
Fear Record Work Stoppage Blocks Missile Center Gates
Hundreds of workers from other unions refused to cross IAM picket lines at the Cape Canaveral missile test center. IAM leaders claimed support from Teamsters and Transport Workers, signaling the biggest work stoppage in the center’s history. Pickets blocked north and south gates as about 300 to 400 people gathered at the south gate.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
International Association of Machinists
Missile Test Center
Teamsters and Transport Workers Union
Convair
Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Barre
Calif
Vandenberg
Offut Afb
Neb
Warren Afb
U. S
Eisenhower vows counteroffensive against Khrushchev attacks
President Eisenhower signaled a firm response to Khrushchev’s barbs in weekend remarks to Republicans near West Point and at Notre Dame. He defended U S spy missions, warned against secret systems, and tied his stance to backing for a 4 175 billion foreign aid program. He also joined West Point classmates for a Saturday supper at Gene Leone’s farm.
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UPT Facssville
Eisenhower
University of Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Khrushchev
U.S
United States
Russia
Notre Dame University
South Bend Ind
Khrush‘chev
Washington
Notre Dame
West Point
Gene Leone
New York
Local Farmers To Tour Russia on 21 Day Good Will Trip
Glenn Patterson of East Brook Road and Joseph J. Czubek of Pulaski join a 28 member American farmer delegation for a 21 day tour of Belgium Holland Poland Russia Germany and France. Lyle A. Carter county agricultural agent Washington will accompany the group. The trip supports the United States Cultural Visitation exchange program and Eisenhower's People-to-People effort. They return to New York City on July 3.
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Glenn Patterson
East Brook Rd
Joseph J. Czubek
Pulaski
Russia
Europe
Belgium
Holland
Poland
Germany
France
Lyle A. Carter
Washington
United States
Eisenhower
New York City
Death notices for several residents listed with ages and addresses
Death records announce the passing of Elizabeth Gross 89 of 736 Oak St Harold MeKvenny 64 of 1808 Cameron Ave Grace Cunningham 71 of Wampum Samuel Friedman 68 of 2012 Highland Ave Chester Deemer Jr 5 of Wampum Rd Thomas Kennelly 79 of 720 Cleveland Ave and Wallace Pasquarello 2 months of 339 Andrews St.
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Elizabeth Gross
Oak St
Harold W. MeKvenny
Cameron Ave
Grace B. Cunningham
Wampum
Samuel Friedman
Highland Ave
Chester L. Deemer Jr
Thomas E. Kennelly
Cleveland Ave
Wallace Anthony Pasquarello
Mos
Andrews St
Paz Re-Election Seems Assured
Ex president Victor Paz Estenssoro led Bolivia’s MNR toward a likely four year term after early returns showed Paz with about 111000 votes against 35000 for Walter Guevara Arca and 27500 for Mario Gutierrez. Violence flared in the campaign with at least a dozen deaths as security flooded La Paz after polling.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
UPI
Victor Paz Estenssoro
MNR
Paz
Walter Guevara Arca
Mario Gutierrez
Socialist Falange
Gutierrez
Railroads seek broad changes to labor contracts
The nation’s railroads plan to press for sweeping changes to labor contracts to curb alleged featherbedding. Management will ask union leaders to form national negotiating teams, but talks may wait until wage disputes with about 200,000 operating employees are settled. Following a 4 percent two year engineer raise, carriers expect similar settlements with conductors and others, aiming to end firemen in freight service, modify pay by miles, and loosen yard crew restrictions.
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Washington
UPT
PFL and PIUC Merge To End 22-Year Split In Pennsylvania
AFL Pennsylvania Federation of Labor and CIO Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council prepare to unite this week ending a 22 year division. About 1.5 million trade unionists will join the combined state AFL-CIO. Co-presidents Joseph A. McDonough and Harry Boyer lead the merger with a single president chosen after two years.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
AFL Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
CIO
Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council
Afl-Cio
Feuld
Pennsylvania
George Meany
Meany
New Jersey
Joseph A. McDonough
PFL
Harry Boyer
PIUC
You Can't Win Them All Even for the Pirates Today
A playful Uncle Snub remark about losses applies as the Pirates face a rough day. The line about not winning every game echoes in the tone as the team endures a setback on seventy five today.
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Snub
Pirates
No Money Available For More School Aid
Harrisburg lawmakers return after a four month pause to debate funding for education and a revenue report showing receipts $27.8 million below official estimates. No new subsidies are planned. A vote fraud inquiry and possible impeachment moves against Victor H. Blane loom as major items. Senate nominations from Gov. Lawrence include Kerwin Boehm and Evans.
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Harrisburg
API
General Assembly
David L. Lawrence
Senate
M. Harvey Taylor
Dauphin
John Stewart
R-Phila
Quaker City
Victor H. Blane
Philadelphia
Stewart
Blane
Lawrence
Patrick E. Kerwin
State Liquor Control Board
Charles H. Boehm
State Public Instruction
Lewis
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