Government Hopes Steel Accord Can Be Reached
Government officials welcomed reports that the nation’s largest steel firms may near contract changes with the United Steelworkers union. The proposed revisions include an extended vacation plan and could be approved by the union’s Executive Board and Wage Policy Committee next week, avoiding a reopening and possible strike.
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Washington
UPI
Govvernment
United Steelworkers Union
Administration
Ballyhoo
Big Cities Cited by Safety Council for 1962 Achievements
National Safety Council honors Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with two Certificates of Achievement each for accident records and school traffic safety education, and Pennsylvania for traffic engineering. Thirty states, 181 cities and Puerto Rico cited. Chicago and San Jose receive Awards of Honor.
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Chicago
UPI
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
National Safety Council
Puerto Rico
Ill
San Jose
Calif
Flag Day Remarks Highlight Revolutionary War Facts
New Castle speakers recount the pine tree flag at Bunker Hill and John Paul Jones’s Dec 3 1775 Alfred sinking. They note Congress established Flag Day June 14 1777 and urge a rereading of the preamble. Byron McConnell introduces, Joseph Rocks offers invocation, Lyle Bramhall leads song, Peter Grittie presides, Dr. Lynn Fowler welcomed.
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New Castle
Bunker Hill
John Paul Jones
Congress
Byron McConnell
Joseph Rocks
Lyle Bramhall
Harry Hammond
Peter Grittie
Lynn Fowler
Spelling Champion Crowned in Capitol Final
Twenty eight top spellers compete for the 36th annual national spelling bee title today in Washington. Dr. Richard R. Baker of the University of Dayton leads the finals as 18 boys and 10 girls vie for the championship. Among veterans, Steven Palmer of Vernon Texas is the sole remaining 1952 finalist, with Elaine Frantz of Lebanon Pennsylvania and Alice Faye Elliott of Pottstown, Pennsylvania still in contention.
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Washington
UPI
Richard R. Baker
University of Dayton
Ohio
Thrace
Steven Palmer
Vernon, Tex
Elaine Frantz
Lebanon
Alice Faye Elliott
Pottstown
Freshwater fish may lay up to 100000 eggs in season
A Boston report notes that a freshwater fish can deposit as many as 100000 eggs during one reproductive season, highlighting potential spawning capacity.
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Boston
Getaway Driver Gets Seven Years
Albert T. Roman, 47, received seven years in federal prison for being the getaway driver in two summer bank robberies. He aided a $4,500 savings and loan heist in Philadelphia and a $37,500 suburban Abington bank robbery. Accomplices James J. Showalter and Waymen B. Taylor earlier drew six years and 10 years probation.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Albert T. Roman
U.S
Alfred L Luongo
Roman
Savings and Loan Association
Abington
James J. Showalter
Waymen B. Taylor
Pittsburgh
Republicans Propose Home Improvement Financing Disclosure Law
Four Republican lawmakers draft a bill mandating full disclosure in installment financing and authorize court orders and penalties for violations. The same session sees Democrats revive a Bureau of Consumer Protection to investigate practices prosecute fraud and represent consumers before agencies.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
State Justice Department
Kenneth B Lee
Sullivan
E. G. Hall
Montgomery
R.E. Clarke
Blair
Alan D. Williams Jr
Bucks
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Frank P. Crossin
Luzerne
H. J. Maxwell
Westmoreland
John J. Murray
Allegheny
Gus P. Verona
Northampton
Gibb Explains Flag Day History At Kiwanis Meeting
Raymond F. Gibb assistant superintendent of New Castle schools spoke to Kiwanis Club members at Castleton about Flag Day origins. He traced colonial flags noting none were official and highlighted Massachusetts banners bearing Liberty and Union. The Minutemen used the Don't Tread On Me emblem.
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Raymond F. Gibb
New Castle
Kiwanis Club
Castleton
Massachusetts
Union
Minutemen
Swiss Clock to Set Official Time at New York World’s Fair
An atomic clock built by Swiss watchmakers will provide the official time for the 1964 65 New York World’s Fair. Electronic clocks around the fair will be synchronized with the main timepiece.
Legislator asks state to intervene in jobs dispute
In Philadelphia, Rep. Freeman Hawkins seeks state Human Relations Commission help to probe a disturbance sparked by Negro picketing at a 31st and Dauphin Street school construction site. He asks the agency to assess jurisdiction and whether new laws are needed.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Freeman Hawkins
State Human Relations Commission
Hankins
Hawkins
31St and
Dauphin Sts
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Perts
Safety Council
Laden
LEVIS
Strauss
Eugene Ivanov
London
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Ivanova
Miss Keeler
Moscow
Harold Macmillan
Capitol
Mill & Grove St
Wilmington Rd
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc
Axe
Vivian Malone
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Acti Visy
We. Uy
Castle, PA
NEW Castle Packing CO
Daniel Gres
Dad
Nee-Gee
Gibb
Joseph W. Gilmore
Strouss
Delcotron
Chevrolet
TNT
Bill Fray
Chevrolet Company
W. Grant Street
New Castle, PA
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