Convention Ticket Shortage Affects Democratic Delegates
United Press International reports planned Democratic National Convention sessions may limit guest tickets in Pennsylvania. Preference given to delegates and alternates, with debates over allocation blamed on California ticket blocks, long travel, and intra party feuds. Several former officials and legislators, including Ruth Grigg Harting and Lewis E. Evans, are noted among attendees and past Assembly graduates frequently move to higher offices.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Los Coliseum
California
David L.lawrence
Paul N. Butler
National Committee
Ruth Grigg Harting
Mines
Lewis E. Evans
House
Commonwealth
John S. Rice
Senate
Charles D. Smith
Robert F. Kent
Pariey
Chicago
Tadpole Swim Program Slated By New Castle YMCA
The second annual Tadpole swimming program opens June 21 for children ages 6 to 8. Sponsored by the New Castle YMCA, the six week course runs Tuesdays and Thursdays with 12 lessons per child and a $4 fee. Class slots are limited to 30 per session.
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New Castle
YMCA
Shenango Jr High Graduation Honors Eight Grads
Shenango Junior High School in West Pittsburg held its graduation Friday night with Anthony Venturella addressing 19 eighth grade graduates. Diplomas were awarded by Jack Camerot and the class was presented by Asst. Principal Joseph Schultz.
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Shenango Jr
Anthony Venturella
Shenango
West Pittsburg
Laura Walker
Leslie Rice
Ronald Papa
Jack Camerot
Taylor Two Board of Education
Asst
Joseph Schultz
American Legion
Bennie Camerot
Samuel Braley
West Pittsburg Methodist Church
Dorothy Ryder
Allo
New Castle High School
Shenango Up Men Hold Banquet
Shenango U P Church Fathers and Sons event honored fathers and sons with a dinner and program. Walter Luikart served as toastmaster. Rev. Ross Byers officiated. Bruce Billman spoke on the father son relationship. Musical numbers by Bertha Tristman Grace Love Shirley Coulter and Northminster Glee Club performed.
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Fathers and Sons
Shenango U.P. Church
All Fathers and Sons
Walter Luikart
Ross Byers
Bruce Billman
Bertha Tristman
Grace Love
Shirley Coulter
Northminster Glee Club
Kenneth Bishop
Cristiani Brothers Circus in New Castle with star acts
Cristiani Brothers Circus brings forty acts to New Castle with Corkie and Lucio Cristiani headlining the bareback riders. The program features Flying Wards trapeze Billy Orwell Hollywood Aerial Ballet Delilah and Great Realauts in fiery hoop stunts. Performances at 4 and 8 PM on Union Township showgrounds near the high school sponsored by the Union Township Volunteer Fire Dept.
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America
New Castle
Cristiani
Corkie
Lucio Cristiani
Billy Orwell
Hollywood Aerial Ballet
Delilah
Renaults
Cristiana
Ortans
Union Township
Major Gifts Leaders Meet at Industrial Expansion Campaign
An executive session of the Major Gifts Division of the Greater New Castle Development Corporation outlined a $225,000 Industrial Expansion Campaign. Chairman Alfred E. Owens emphasized mobilizing about 110 businessmen and prominent individuals to pledge toward a $75,000 goal. The kickoff is set for Tuesday at campaign headquarters.
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Major Gifts
I Greater New Castle Development Corporation
Alfred E. Owens
Owens
Markley Earns Mercersburg Academy Citation at 67th Commencement
Michael D. Markley, son of Dr and Mrs Ralph Markley, 29 Fair Hill Dr, received the Citation in Virgil prize at Mercersburg Academy’s sixty seventh annual commencement in Mercersburg Pennsylvania. Headmaster Charles S Tippetts led the ceremony and presented prizes and diplomas.
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Michael D. Markley
Ralph Markley
Fairhill Dr
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg
Charles S. Tippetts
Patrolman and motorist clash ends with traffic citation
San Bernardino California highway patrolman John R. Pigg cited James Dean Hogg after a Saturday night highway meeting. The incident began on the highway and ended with Hogg receiving the traffic citation from Pigg.
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San Bernardino
Calif
UPI
John R. Pigg
James Dean Hogg
Hogg
Pigg
Local Delegates Return From Confab On Alcoholism
James J. Heaney Sr and Woodson Collins travel from Reading to report on the second annual conference of Pennsylvania Committees on Alcoholism at Galen Hall Hotel. Dr. Adelstein urged realistic goals and broader study groups to combat 200000 new cases yearly.
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James J. Heaney Sr
N. Walnut Sr
Woodson W. Collins
Epworth St
Pennsylvania
Galen Hall Hotel
Reading
Joseph Adlestein
Division of Behavioral Problems
Commonwealth
Adelstein
National Council On Alcoholism
William Ferguson
William H. Plunkett
Lewis F. Presnall
Forrest Eberle
Pennsylvania Dept. of Health
Benjamin Martin
Conference on Community Action in Alcoholism Held
Representatives Morris Nemser and Marian Wettrick plus Paul Whitmeyer attended a conference on community action in alcoholism. Heaney and Collins served as delegates from the Lawrence County Council on Alcoholism to share experiences and discuss the latest techniques and developments.
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Morris Nemser
Marian J. Wettrick
Paul J. Whitmeyer
Heaney and Collins
Lawrence County Council On
Wedding Grenade Attack Hits Algiers Party
An exploding hand grenade wounded 43 at a wedding in Oran Algeria as guests danced and dined. Police arrested two suspects amid fears of a new Moslem rebel campaign while European settlers aided the injured couple Arlette Adam and Francois Padilla in a crowded ballroom.
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Oran
Algeria
UPI
Arlette Adam
Francois Padilla
Nervous temper blamed on nerves. woman praises Sys-Tone
A New Castle woman blames jittery nerves for anger and fears of violence, says tranquilizers failed, and credits Sys-Tone with calming nerves, better sleep, and relaxation. Ad notes Sys-Tone as a vitamin tonic sold at Eckerd's Drug Store and other druggists nearby.
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Systone
Sys-Tone
Eckerd
New Castle
Infants among dead as grenade explodes injuring dozens
A grenade blast on the scene wounded 23 adults and two infants. Four people were in grave condition and four more on the danger list. The two infants were among the less seriously hurt.
Carpenters in One Year Pact Reach 35 Cent Wage Increase
Local 206 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America signs a one year contract with the Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania. President Patric F. Cosgrove says the deal includes a 35 cent hourly wage rise with 20 cents effective now and 15 cents on December 1.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Master Builders Assn
Western
Pennsylvania
Patric F. Cosgrove
West German aviation industry employs 15000 workers
The Bild Am Sonntag reports West Germany has more than 15,000 people employed in aviation as the country bans aircraft construction until 1955. The figures indicate a booming sector amid postwar rebuilding.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
Bild Am Sonntag
Brazil Relies Heavily on Farming Sector
Rio de Janeiro reports that three fifths of Brazil's labor force work in agriculture and farming provides about one third of the national income. The figures highlight agriculture as a cornerstone of the economy and rural employment.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
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