Campaign to expand trailer length faces governor after talks
Harrisburg special committee presses for 40 foot trailer law despite Gov. Lawrence’s neutral stance. Reading committee spokesman H B Bartlett says amendments still favor 40 feet, arguing current limits harm Pennsylvania firms. Officials cite objections from the state highway department over 44 foot trailers and ramp suitability. James P. Clark and Albert Palm are noted in discussions as opposing or blocking the measure.
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Harrisburg
UPI
David L. Lawrence
H.B. Bartlett
Reading
Lawrence
General Assembly
Senate Highways Committee
United Auto Workers
Pennsylvania
State Highways Department
Bartlett
Parish
Dana Corp
James P. Clark
Philadelphia Democratic Finance
Albert W. Palm
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
Clark
Longshoremen Return To Work Amid Ongoing Merchant Marine Strike
In New York the dock workers resume operations after a 2 1 2 hour walkout signaling continued disruption to the nation’s Merchant Marine. About 150 000 longshoremen left the piers as a potential breakthrough emerged with ship owners and five unions negotiating while NMU cautioned that genuine compromise was lacking.
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New York
UPI
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
NMU
Curran
Ralph E. Casey
American Merchant Marine Institute
Berlin Forces Open Readiness Drill In West Berlin Streets
The 5,000 soldiers of Berlin's American garrison rushed to alert stations at dawn in a surprise test of quick movement in case of trouble. Tanks rolled through streets while armor and infantry moved from barracks to key positions, with soldiers manning intersections in a routine operational readiness exercise.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Obituary Notices For Emma Grieder And Ovar Fink
Emma Grieder age 85 of 1822 Pulaski Road and Ovar Fink age 71 of 312 Maple Drive listed in residents notices. Details of service and burial not provided in the fragment.
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Emma Grieder
Pulaski Rd
Pulaski Homecoming Opens
Community celebration in Pulaski marks the opening of the Homecoming events. Residents enjoy a quiet, close to town gathering before the bustling crowds and activities headline the weekend.
Metro politan Sewer Plan meeting urged by Biddle
Councilman Richard H. Biddle calls for a joint meeting of the City of New Castle council and township supervisors to discuss the metropolitan sewer plan. He backs annexation as the solution and notes confusion after a Shenango Town meeting. The report spans a discussion of connections to the city sewer system and the Union Township Sewer Authority proposal.
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New Castle
Richard H. Biddle
Biddle
City of
Union Township
Shenango Town
Kennedy Suffering Mild Virus Infection
President Kennedy contracted a mild virus infection and canceled all appointments. He woke at 1:30 a.m. EDT and received antibiotics after White House doctors rushed to the mansion at 2 a.m. Dr. Preston Wade joined to evaluate any impact on his back condition.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Executive
Preston Wade
New York
Janet Travell
Senate stalls on strip mine backfill and bond bills
In Harrisburg a pair of House backed strip mine bills to backfill abandoned workings and raise bonds faces delays as Senate Local Government Committee and Sen. John Haluska schedule hearings starting July 6. Separately a House Senate conference settled on about 9 million for mine sealing and flushing with funds from a 17 million federal state grant remaining available for use.
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Harrisburg
UPS
Senate
John J. Haluska
D-Cambria
Haluska
State Mines Department
House-Senate
Paul L. Wagner
George W. Heffner
Schuylkill County
Death Penalty on Ballot Aims for Referendum in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports indicate the Pennsylvania House advanced an amendment to place the death penalty question on the November ballot via referendum. Rep. Thomas McCormack leads the plan with backing from both major caucuses as the Senate adjourns until June. House action may send the bill back to judiciary to end the session. Additional lobbyist registration amendments are debated. Welfare Committee moves Kerr-Mills inclusion for aged medical care, expanding eligibility to county nursing homes.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
D-Greene
Judiciary Special Committee
Worley
Francis Worley
R-Adams
Hiram G. Andrews
D - Cambria
Andrews
McCann
House Welfare Committee
Pennsylvania
Kerr-Mills
Extra Pension Bill in House Reinstates Higher Pensions
In Harrisburg a bill would grant a 50 percent pension boost to 17 former state legislators who served by January 1 1960 and qualified before April 29. Key beneficiaries would include former Sens Ruth and Barr and former House whip Varallo.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
General Assembly
Frank W. Ruth
D-Berks
Joseph Barr
Pittsburgh
Mary Varallo
Philadelphia
Varallo
Barr
Ruth
David L. Lawrence
Varalio
Joshua Eilberg
James Dougherty
Anthony Jy
Nicholas Kornick
Fayette County
Weather Summary and River Theater for Lake Erie Region
Mostly cloudy and warmer with highs around 69 to 76. Showers and thundershowers with a slight temperature change tonight, lows 53 to 58. Friday remains mostly cloudy with a few showers. Wind today from Lake Erie south to southwest 10 to 20 knots shifting to north to northwest 15 to 25 knots tonight. Measurable rainfall 0.03 inches. River stage 5.1 feet. One year ago: 74 high, 60 low, no precipitation, river stage 5.3 feet.
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Lake Erie
Senate To Act On Extension Of Taxes Today
The Senate was set to approve a bill extending taxes for another year on cars liquor cigarettes telephones travel and corporate profits to keep the budget from slipping further red. If passed intact it would head to the White House for Kennedy's signature before June 30 expiry. A test vote on a Republican housing substitute was also planned with Democrats hoping to defeat it and pass the admin bill.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate
White House
Kennedy
Khrush Threatens To Resume Testing Nuclear Weapons
Moscow warns it may resume nuclear weapon testing amid tense Soviet American relations and hard line stances on international issues.
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Khrush
Moscow
UPD
Bank theft in Lawrence County hits 75000 loss
Officials say the night depository at Citizens National Bank Call’s Plaza branch was looted for 75000, the largest burglary in the county. FBI and state police pursue leads as fingerprints await lab results. Witnesses reported four men with briefcases near the rear of the Wilmington Road office before midnight Saturday.
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Citizens National Bank
Call's Plaza
Lawrence County
Alfred H. Owens
Owens
FBI
Washington
Yeggs
Wilmington Rd
DA Promises Probe If State Action Is Needed
District Attorney Joseph Solo mon will wait for state action before pursuing an inquiry into charges of macing against Democratic County Chairman Ralph Audino. He noted the State Civil Service Board reports findings to the governor and, if needed, to the State Justice Dept. Palmer charged he was hired for refusing to buy tickets to a $100-a-plate state dinner and a $10-a-plate Lawrence County dinner next October. The hearing occurred in Pittsburgh. Solomon, a judge candidate, said Palmer’s complaint stemmed from the $100 ticket and warned of possible action if “dirty work at the crossroads” is found.
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Joseph Solomon
Macing
Ralph Audino
Solomon
State Civil Service Board
Michael C. Palmer
State Justice Dept
Palmer
Civil Service
Lawrence County
Pittsburgh
Stevenson Finds Latins In Need Of Economic Aid
Stevenson reports Latin leaders recognize Communist subversion threats and need for reform. He plans to urge Kennedy to back a regional aid program with about 3 billion dollars over up to 10 years, stressing mobilized hemisphere development without rigid general rules. He visited Venezuela Argentina Brazil Uruguay Paraguay Chile Peru Ecuador Bolivia and Colombia.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Adlai Stevenson
South America
Kennedy
Washington
Stevenson
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
United States
U.S
Venezuela
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
Humphrey urges resuming tests if defense requires
Senate Democratic Whip Hubert Humphrey said the free world must not be intimidated by Khrushchev's threats to resume nuclear tests. He suggested Kennedy may keep Geneva talks open but reserve the right to resume testing if national security justifies it, reflecting a view that military need could override diplomatic delay.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Free World
Nikita Khrushchev
Minnesota
Kennedy
Geneva
Humphrey
House
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
U.S
Khrushchev
United States
Russia
Arthur Dean
Dean
White House
John J. McCloy
A Food Scene of Friendship and Warm Hospitality
A nostalgic reminiscence describes gathering with friends around a charcoal fire with steaks fried potatoes and pie. The passage emphasizes simple comforts, shared meals, and wholesome fun as a path to fellowship, ending with a curious line about “fifty-four.”
Twenty Attend Initial Meeting of Local League of Women Voters
Twenty women attended an organizational meeting in New Castle as Mrs. Albert D. Brandon outlined the local League’s nonpartisan purpose to promote informed citizenship. A provisional status was set with goals including a Know Your Town booklet and a one week fund drive, with Florence Lerner guiding the group.
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League of Women Voters
Albert D. Brandon Lef
Charles McDevitt
Brandon
Pittsburgh
Florence Lerner
Butler
Lerner
League
Women
New Castle
U.S
State Board
J. D. Boak
Robert E. Jamison
Frances Maxwell
Theodore Hess
Larry Vernon
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