Benefits clash stalls education bill in Congress
A dispute over veterans benefits slows prospects for school aid legislation. The Senate education subcommittee added a GI benefits section for cold war veterans to the defense education act extension while continuing to seek private school loan provisions. House opposition, led by Rep. Teague, and Kennedy administration skepticism block progress as lawmakers balance public and church school aid.
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UPI
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Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Olin E. Teague
Dtex
Teague
House Veterans Committee
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House Rules Committee
Jameson Memorial Hospital Faces Acute Nurse Shortage
Jameson Memorial Hospital reports an acute shortage of registered nurses straining staff and risking patient care. Director Joseph F. Friedheim cites 110 part time nurses and 50 full time equivalents, with increases expected during vacations and maternity leaves.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Joseph F. Friedheim
Friedheim
Mary Thomassy
School of Nursing
Tshombe To Return To Elisabethville
President Moise Tshombe of Katanga Province, freed after two months in Leopoldville, is expected to return today to Elisabethville. The Katanga capital buzzed with flags and portraits in anticipation of his arrival as Katanga legislators were to attend the Congo Parliament session opening Sunday.
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UPI
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Centenarian Bertha McCracken Dies at 101 in Lawrence County
Mrs Bertha E McCracken 101 longtime resident of Lawrence County died Friday at Jamison Memorial Hospital She remained active in community life through her 100th year voting since 1920 and gaining national notice in a 90s spelling bee Born July 26 1859 in Allegheny County she taught in WWI era and received the Wannamaker medal for teaching She was a lifelong member of Mt Hermon Church and Liberty Grange and remained active in church missions and choir leadership until late years
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
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Liberty Grange
Allegheny County
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Eleanor McFadden Carpenter
William Franklin McCracken
Bertha McCracken
Pennsylvania Sunday School Assn
Mt. Hermon Church
Slippery Rock Wctu
Willard Grange
Women’s
Forest Fires Threaten Gander Airport in Newfoundland
The worst outbreak of forest fires in living memory surrounds Gander Airport as more than 3,000 residents flee. Hare Bay evacuation reaches 1,000 women and children while nine homes burn and a church is endangered as fires burn 13 days in dry heat.
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UPI
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Hare Bay
America
Europe
Miners Trapped as Rescue Digging Continues at Fork Mine
Rescue workers labored through stone and coal to reach three men trapped since Friday in a narrow shaft at Fork Minery Co. mine. One 19 year old, Herley Carroll, cried for hours as rescuers heard him and urged him to conserve oxygen while two others, Charles Seibers and Charlie Kennedy, were believed dead.
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Tenn
UPI
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Herley Carroll
Charles Seibers
Charlie Kennedy
Steven Buckewicz
Seibers
Kennedy
Cumberland Mountain
Carroll
Bearded Dictator Accused Of Playing With Lives
DETROIT UPI The American Tractors for Freedom Committee broke off negotiations with Fidel Castro on Friday night and accused the bearded dictator of cynical brutality in playing with the lives of Cuban prisoners. The group said it disbanded and would return contributions used to buy tractors for prisoner exchange from the April invasion of Cuba.
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UPI
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Milton Eisenhower
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Laotian Princes Unveil Unity Plan in Zurich
In Zurich three rival Laotian princes and Cambodia's ruler announce a joint plan to unify war torn Laos and pull it from East West power struggle.
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UPI
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Goldwater urges Young Republicans to win the Cold War
Sen. Barry Goldwater told the Young Republicans in Minneapolis that the party should adopt a platform plank to win the Cold War rather than merely end it. He warned of possible nuclear war if the bloc loses and urged opposition to Communist China’s UN admission.
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Goldwater
Richard M Nixon
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China
GOP
Castro Rejected Prisoner Exchange as Tractors Offer Fails
The Cuban government rejected a deal trading 1 214 prisoners for 500 farm tractors and proposed letting 10 captives travel to the United States instead. The committee warned Castro’s stance endangers prisoners and Cuban farmers, calling the proposal ludicrous and brutal. Meanwhile a weather front brings clearing skies and near 80 degree highs in southeastern Pennsylvania Sunday.
Mahoning Ave Viaduct Opens After Three-Year Closure
The Mahoning Avenue Viaduct will open mid July ending a nearly three year closure. Corn Welding Co. is pouring concrete for the new deck completing a $251,860 bridge repair project.
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Corn Welding Co
Kennedy Goldberg Discuss Next Move On Maritime Strike
President Kennedy and Labor Secretary Goldberg prepared to discuss the government’s next actions to halt the maritime walkout as five unions rejected a 60 day truce. Goldberg eyed possible telephone talks with the president as they plot a course amid a nine day strike threatening 90 percent of the merchant fleet.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
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Middleburg
White House
Mental Health Commissioner dies in Cecil collision
Dr. Robert Matthews 58 Narberth Pa Pennsylvania's first Mental Health Commissioner was killed in a head on crash of two cars Friday in Cecil.
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Robert Matthews
Narberth
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Daily Weather Report Mostly Cloudy With Showers
Mostly cloudy in the north portion and partly cloudy in the south with a few showers over higher ridges. Highs 63 to 68 north and 66 to 72 south, tonight partly cloudy and cool with lows 43 to 48, Sunday mostly sunny but with considerable cloudiness in the extreme north and a bit warmer. 24hour period ending 7am today shows max 78 min 46 precipitation 0.22 inch. last year same period: max 80 min 67 precipitation none.
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Pennsylvania
Plains States
Ohio Valley
GNCA backs metropolitan sewer authority plan
The Greater New Castle Assn endorses a metropolitan sewer authority and will draft a resolution for city council members. City leaders split, with Rainey and Reynolds backing the plan to sell city sewerage to the authority, while Mayor Steinbrink opposes sewer charges.
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Greater New Castle Assn
GNCA
Robert W. Rainey
Howard L. Reynolds
Herman F. Steinbrink
Richard H. Biddle
E. Gene Schweinsberg
Union Sewer and Disposal Authority
4-H Sunday Service Set For Mt. Jackson Area
The Lawrence County 4-H Clubs schedule a Sunday observance at 2 30 p m in the Westfield Grange grove near Mt. Jackson. Dr Victor Dawe will speak on Keeping Clean with 4 H officers and Clarence Hoye leading. A 4 H choir from the southwestern county will sing.
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Lawrence County
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Mt. Jackson
Victor Dawe
Neshannock United Presbyterian Church
New Wilmington
4H Council
Clarence Hoye
Ruth H. Thompson
County Agricultural Extension Office
Death notices for several residents in local area
The death record lists Bertha FE McCracken aged 101 of RD 4 George H Bishop 63 of 208 FE Lincoln Ave Elsie Dunkerley 78 of 937 Rose Ave Clifford Moore 48 of Huntingdon W Va and Blanche A Walsh 56 of 217 Shenango Rd in local obituary notices.
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George H. Bishop
Lincoln Ave
Elsie Dunkerley
Rose Ave
Clifford Moore
Huntingdon
W.va
Blanche A. Walsh
Shenango Rd
Weather Note Prompts Mixed Forecast for Picnics
The piece urges the weatherman to loosen predictions for outdoor plans as summer brings regular rain. It mentions current cool fifty seven degrees and the desire for both sun and rain for picnics and hikes.
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Mister Weatherman
JFK Heads to Virginia Estate for Weekend Recovery
President Kennedy plans a weekend at his Middleburg Virginia estate to recuperate from back ailment and recent illness. He will fly from the White House to the Loudoun County farm, return Monday, and will receive penicillin injections from Dr. Janet Travell.
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Hayato Ikeda
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