Industrialist Joseph Grundy Dies In Nassau
Nassau Bahamas UPI reports 98 year old industrialist and longtime Old Guard Republican Joseph R Grundy died of a heart attack at his winter home Jacaranda. Funeral in Bristol Pennsylvania is planned at the Walnut Grove estate.
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County Bill Would Allow Local Police Forces in Small Counties
Harrisburg report notes a bill before the House Committee on Counties to empower fifth class counties like Lawrence County to create Special County Police. The force would traffic control and enforce the Vehicle Code with state police, appointed by county commissioners, serving in municipalities upon local consent. Weather blurb follows.
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Weather outlook with showers and warm spell continues
Cloudy and warm day with occasional showers and scattered thunder. Highs 46 to 52 north and 50 to 60 south, lows 45 to 55. Sunday unsettled with more showers and little temperature change. 7 a.m. readings show 5 degree max, 35 min, .22 precip, river at 7.4 feet. Year ago readings: 50 max, 12 min, .25 precip, river 7.0 feet.
Mining Tragedies Leave Families in Prolonged Grief
In West Terre Haute Indiana twenty two widows and twenty nine fatherless children face a future without their husbands and fathers who died in mining accidents. The piece notes enduring loneliness and shattered plans as the community copes with the losses.
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West Terre Haute
Ind
UPI
Unemployment Near Five and a Half Million in February
Government economists estimate February unemployment above 5.5 million based on a record 3,422,000 filing for unemployment benefits for the week ending February 18, a 7 percent rise from January. The report cites broader economic concerns including tax refunds and minimum wage debates.
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Red China Attitude Will Be Explored
Communist Chinese Ambassador Wang Pinan is to return for a first direct contact with the Kennedy administration. He will meet U S Ambassador Jacob D Beam on the 103rd ambassadorial talks dating to Geneva 1955. Beijing briefings likely cover Maoist views on Kennedy amid ongoing hostile Peiping propaganda and Peiping press reports.
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UPI
Wang Pinenan
Peiping
Kennedy
Wang
U.S
Jacob D. Beam
Geneva
Mao Tze-tung
Elizabeth Taylor Seriously Ill With Pneumonia
Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor is seriously ill with pneumonia and placed in an oxygen tent at the Dorchester Hotel suite. Doctor Carl Heinz Goldman reports a very high temperature as she fights the illness just days after a movie Oscar nomination.
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UPI
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Dorchester Hotel
Carl Heinz Goldman
Returned Fliers McKone And Olmstead Give Clear Picture Of Being Shot Down
Capts John R McKone and Freeman B Olmstead described their downing over the Barents Sea and seven months in Soviet custody at Forbes Air Force Base. Olmstead said he fired the remote twin 20 millimeter cannons. McKone noted the engagement stayed on their planned path, never approaching Soviet territory. Maj Willard G Palm died in the crash and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Barents Sea
Moscow
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Willard G. Palm
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D.C
Bank Robbery Still Unsolved as Search Expands
The armed bank robbery at Peoples Bank of Lawrence County on Thursday netted over 19000 dollars. A large task force of 35 or more officers and 17 FBI agents are staking the search. Police chief Birt and detective DeCarlo supervise, while a local artist prepared a composite sketch based on witness descriptions for public release.
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South Side
Peoples Bank
Lawrence County
FBI
William J. Birt
Owen Penfield Fox
Ym-Ywca
John D. Kennedy
Sam DeCarlo
Building on the Rock and Moral Foundation Teachings
The piece reflects on the parable of the wise man who builds on rock. It links solid foundations to spiritual truths rooted in God and Jesus. It contrasts sheltered stability with foundations built on experience or scorn, urging living in obedience to divine authority.
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Jesus
Francis Thompson
Nazareth Carpenter
Lincoln Inaugural Reenacted On 100th Anniversary
Washington observes the 100th anniversary of Lincoln’s inaugural with a reenactment led by a Lincoln-like actor. Kennedy may attend the 10:30 a.m. ceremony as Carl Sandburg and Rep. Fred Schwengel join in, with other actors portraying key figures. A horse drawn procession and period uniforms recreate the scene amid security and rumored disturbances.
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UPI
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Lincoln
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Fred Schwengel
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Joint Committee On
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Roger B. Taney
Hannibal Hamlin
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Death Notices of Nellie C Evans Anna E Craig and Walter McDowell
Nellie C Evans 88 of New Wilmington. Anna Elizabeth Craig 82 of RD 7. Walter McDowell of New York City included in death notices.
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Nellie C. Evans
New Wilmington
Anna Elizabeth Craig
Walter McDowell
New York
N.Y
Volant banker recalls 1936 bank holdup and career
Philip M. Cox, 71, Volant banker and outdoorsman, recalls a 1936 Peoples Bank raid in Lawrence County. He fired seven shots from an automatic during the getaway and helped recover customers’ money. Cox later held public service roles and led a life focused on farming communities, with a long banking career in Volant and neighboring towns.
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Lawrence County
Volant
New Wilmington
Phillip M. Cox
Lawrence Savings and Trust Co
Valant
P. M
Cox
Boise Idaho
Alcatraz
Pittsburgh
Pistol Point
Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock State College
Neshannock
County School Board
Volant Methodist Church
Lawrence County Board of Assistnce
UN Reinf sent to Banana Kitona clash in Congo port fight
Congo forces drove a Sudanese U.N. detachment from Banana naval base amid a night of fighting. Indonesia sent 125 troops to Kitona Banana area as U.N. troops plus threats to Katanga raise risk of wider war. One Congolese soldier and one Sudanese were wounded or killed.
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UPI
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Banana
Here
United Nations
Kitona
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
Joseph Kiemba
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Congoles
Congo River
U.S
Eltinge
New York
Indonesia
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Katanga
US Newspaper Circulation Reaches New Peak in 1960
US daily and Sunday newspaper circulation climbs to record levels. Total daily reach hits 52,240,065 with increases in English language evening papers and morning editions. Air daily papers rise and Sunday circulation reaches 47,356,384 in the year.
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UPI
United States
N W. Aver & Son
Airoday
Seeding Season Reminiscence on a Fifty-One Birthday
The passage recalls planting seeds for tomatoes cabbages beets and radishes plus onions and flowers. It contrasts joyful garden days with memories of last year’s aches from digging and hoeing while noting it is fifty one today.
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