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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
1
President Kennedy must choose between rejecting Soviet demands risking war over Berlin or pursuing a new compromise after Khrushchev’s Vienna speech. Khrushchev demands a year end German peace treaty and Allied withdrawal with a threat to act militarily if refused, signaling rising East West tension.
West Berliners stayed composed as Nikita Khrushchev warned the West to settle the Berlin question on Soviet terms or face consequences. Residents dismissed the speech as routine, though East German broadcasts reported a firm tone on Berlin and Germany issues.
Khrushchev in a televised address signaled the Kremlin might relax its six month German time limit if negotiations look firm. He urged a year end European peace settlement and warned a separate East German treaty could end Allied rights in Berlin if West stalls. Western observers saw a cautious hint toward diplomacy while pledging no shift on core Soviet policies.
A House subcommittee on un American activities screens graduate student names for government fellowships amid questions about a $3800 NSF scholarship to a student convicted for contempt. Waterman says awards rely on ability, while Yellin’s case prompts potential action if loyalty statements were false. Separate testimony covers TV violence and NBC concerns over lack of sex in a program.
President Kennedy planned a major speech on foreign aid at a lunch in Washington despite a back injury. He aims to win congressional support for the 4.8 billion dollar program as critics organize against it. Secretary Rusk warned the free world would be in trouble without passage and Kennedy met with NATO’s Dirk Stikker and ex Defense Secretary Lovett.
The Senate approved an $11.5 billion highway authorization by voice vote after a nine hour session. It aims to complete the 41,000 mile road network by 1972 with fiscal measures including $150 million annual fund transfers and tax increases on trucks tires and fuels to fund the pay as you go program. States would contribute about $4 billion under a 90-10 match.
Five maritime unions launched a coastwide strike against shipowners at East West and Gulf Coast ports. The walkout could paralyze the billion dollar U.S. merchant shipping industry.
Heat torched the Far West with 100 plus degree readings and 106 in California while the East faced unseasonable cold. All-time June lows hit Buffalo and Albany as poultry losses rose and fires scorched acres. Labor unions threatened a broad strike with 118,000 longshoremen and 200,000 truckers potentially joining. NMU and allied unions set picket lines across major ports though most ships were already at sea.
A 32 year old Warren Ohio man Robert J. Thomas is jailed awaiting court action on a charge of cheating by false pretenses. He allegedly sold an unissued insurance policy to Ellwood City police officers in 1959 to back a history book project then solicited advertising from local merchants.
An 18 year old passenger in a westbound car and two others were treated after a run off and collision with a utility pole on W Washington Street near Matthew Street. Driver Frank Vignone 26 will face reckless driving charges.
Mrs. Bertha Uber Smith, 81, 108 N. Mill St. Mrs. Blanche Rodgers, 83, 1503 Wilmington Ave. Troy Colbert, 1112 Beech St. Mrs. James Shingleton, 68, Ell wood City, Mrs. Thomas A. Brandon, 66, Ellwood City.
In Joliet Illinois two infant sisters Linda Sue Tyner two and Gloria Ann Tyner one died after ingesting chocolate covered pills used to treat high blood pressure. The mother said the elder child pulled a dresser scarf tipping the container into the playpen.
Mostly sunny and warmer today with a high near 64 to 70. Tonight clear and not as cold with a low around 44 to 50. Saturday brings sun and higher temperatures as winds shift from north to northwest at 10 to 15 knots today and west to northwest tonight.
The period ending at 7 a m shows a high of 66 and a low of 37 with no precipitation and a river stage at 6.8 feet. One year ago the high was 77 and the low 57 with .01 inches of rain and a river stage of 7.6 feet.
Dr Julius Klein aged 71 and former assistant secretary of commerce under President Hoover died on Thursday in San Francisco. He served in the Hoover administration and was a noted advisor on trade and foreign policy.
In La Paz heavy security protected Ambassador Adlai Stevenson as Communist led riots killed four and wounded nine. Stevenson moved on to Lima and urged calm while police set to quell clashes with unionists. Students at San Andres University faced fierce fighting amid unrest.
Seven persons died in a two car collision on U S 431 near the Georgia Alabama line. Highway Patrol said one car sped on the wrong side of the road. Five died at the scene and two died after hospital admission in Eufaula. Driver Irby Carlton Griffin, 33, of Abbeville, Alabama, was named as a occupant in one vehicle.
Bishop John J. Wright of Pittsburgh will bless the new St John Maronite Church rectory and speak at the 13th annual St Vitus Holy Name Society father son breakfast in New Castle. About 800 Catholic men will march from St Vitus to the Cathedral after the 7 am mass, led by the Red Coat band, with rosary chants during the procession. The Man of the Year is Frank Colao and Father of the Year Salvatore Isabella.
In Sharon Pennsylvania three men Rolland I Bair 26 Alfred Haines 29 and Charles Haines 33 were killed when their car sped into utility poles guard rails and overturned near Irvine and Budd streets. Police say no skid marks and all three were drinking the night before the crash.
A federal jury awarded $112,110 to relatives of Eugene B. Hoffman of Pittsburgh after an airplane collision over the Grand Canyon in 1956. The verdict against Trans World Airlines and United Airlines came after a nine hour deliberation by a 12-member jury. Pearl Levin, aunt and administratrix of the estate, led the suit. most money will go to Hoffman's parents.
Arthur Mometer notes seven tomato plants in a flower bed awaiting rain or sun and hoping frost stays away. The crop, grown for table use, should fill the warm month ahead with heavy fruit, as the forecast calls for sixty three degrees.
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