Amish Farmer Stands Firm On Beliefs
Amish farmer Valentine Y Byler defied the U S government over social security payments after his 1959 lien led to the sale of three of his horses. He insists social security is not a tax and plans to keep farming with borrowed horses while remaining in his Mennonite community.
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U.S
Valentine Y. Byler
Lawrence County
New Wilmington
Byler
Canada
Wallace S. Gourley
Pittsburgh
Heaven
Spending Bill Showdown Vote In House Today
The $8499 million General Appropriations Bill was set for a showdown vote as the House met in sole session in Harrisburg. Republicans demanded itemized expenditures while Democrats aimed to defeat the bill. other actions included a bipartisan committee for Gov Lawrence's Education Study Committee and various bills on education, beer sales at sports events, a new highway code, and 13 appropriations totaling $15,614,085.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
David L. Lawrence
G.O.P
Senate Republicans
Senate Democrats
Senate
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Students Question 4 Panelists About Views
Four local officeholders faced questions from three high school students at a Lawrence County Young Republican Club meeting. Councilman Howard Reynolds and Councilman Robert Galbreath spoke against federal aid while urging local financing of improvements.
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Howard L. Reynolds
New Wilmington
Robert Galbreath
John Tanner
Shenango
Joseph McKim
North Beaver
Lawrence County Young Republican Club
Gerald Palagallo
New Castle
Tom Robinson
Laurel
Mary Jane Botham
Robert McCann Dies In Luzon At 60
Robert F. McCann American businessman aged 60 died of cancer at Clark Air Base Hospital Luzon after being released from a 10 year term in a Chinese prison. He had been held on espionage charges and was freed as a humanitarian gesture. His wife and three children survived to mourn his death.
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Manila
UPI
Robert F. McCann
Clark Air Base
Luzon
U.S. Air Force
McCann
Free World
China
Hong Kong
Philippines
Altadena
Calif
Tientsin
United States
Pomona
Yellow River
Confessed Slayer Of Two Faces Return To Michigan
Sixteen year old James Scott Stephens awaits return to Michigan after a confession to shooting and killing Margaret Chambers and Carol Gee during a flower picking walk near Holland. Kadoka authorities say the youth signed a written confession and will be transported 1200 miles by car with Michigan officials. Authorities report he claimed the shootings were accidental while investigators note Stephens admitted the crime under questioning after being found with a Social Security card and Scout gear.
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Kadoka
S.D
UPI
James Scott Stephens
Michigan
Stephens
Margaret Chambers
Carol Gee
Holland, Mich
Holland
Allegan
Mich
South Dakota
Classroom Ship Sinks In Gulf Survives 13 Teens Lost Six
A sunken sailing ship used as an ocean classroom found 13 survivors after the 110 foot brigantine Albatross sank in a Gulf storm. Captain Christopher B. Sheldon said no further survivors were expected. Missing include Alice Sheldon, 30, and several youths from Arlington Virginia to Montreal.
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Tampa
Fla
Grand Rio
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Progresso
Mexico
Nassau
Bahamas
Christopher B. Sheldon
Sheldon
Ocean Academy Ltd
Darien
Conn
Alice
Miami
John Goodlet
Arlington
State police test school bus evacuation drill
State police plan a 3:30 p.m. bus evacuation drill on Rt. 168 near East Brook involving Laurel district first and second graders to study emergency exits and panic. Trooper William Ball and Laurel High physical education instructor Richard Kost organize with safety officials from Harrisburg observing. a bill to require annual bus evacuations is before the state legislature.
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William Ball
Richard D. Kost
Laurel High School
Ball
Lawrence County
Laurel
Rt. 168
East Brook
Kost
Harrisburg
Hickory Heights
Laos Cease-Fire Verifications Reported by General Phoumi
VIENTIANE Laos Gen Phoumi Nosavan the pro Western military strongman said both sides have halted military action in this troubled Asian kingdom. The International Control Commission will verify the cease fire and ensure compliance as tensions ease in Laos.
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UPI
Laos
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Kong le
Khampay Shiphandone
Pathet Laos
Ban Namon
Prince Boun Oum
Phoumi Nosavang
Ban Ky Khy
International Control Commission
Vientiane
Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi
Indochina
Canada
India
Poland
New Delhi
Smith Forced From Milk Post
Smith exits the Milk Control Commission after four years in a two member panel marked by controversy. Gov Lawrence and predecessors failed to secure confirmation for him through multiple interim appointments ending in 1960.
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Harrisburg
UPI
State Milk Control Commission
John A. Smith
Dickinson
Smith
David L. Lawrence
Lawrence
George M. Leader
Leader
Senate
Chances Are Good Shepard Will Ride Rocket Tomorrow
Cape Canaveral weather cooperates as the countdown for America's first manned spaceflight enters minus 24 hours and counting. A second launch attempt is planned for Friday if conditions stay favorable.
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Shepard
Cape Canaveral
UPI
America
Navy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cape
Florida
Russia
Space
Coalition End Seen In Win On Wage Bill
The House approved by 230 to 196 a bill expanding wage hour coverage and raising the minimum wage to 1.25 dollars, seen as a crack in the Republican Democratic coalition. Kennedy allies hailed it as a program breakthrough while southern Democrats' votes shifted.
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Washington
UPI
House
Kennedy
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
John W. McCormack
Mass
Adam Clayton Powell
Dn.y
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
South
Powell
White House
Leslie Arends, Jr
Weather outlook with mild warmth and frost risk
Mostly sunny today with higher inland highs 52 to 58 north and 58 to 62 south. Clear and cool tonight with low 36 to 42 and frost in valleys. Friday brings increasing clouds and little temperature change. For the 24 hour period ending 7 am today the high was 53, low 27, no precipitation and river at 8.6 feet. One year ago the high 74, low 38, no precipitation and river at 5.5 feet.
Inside Today's News
Classified brief lists phone numbers NEWS PHONES WANT ADS OL 8 85111 and NEWS OL 4 6651 indicating contact points for advertisements and notices in the edition.
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Inside Today
Obituary Notices for Baxter Gorgacz Campili
Obituaries list three residents: Mrs. Harry E. Baxter age 68 of Wampum Road 1. Mrs. Sophie Gorgacz age 81 of 24 Elmwood Street. and Mrs. Gaetano Campili age 76 of 210 South Liberty Street dated May 4, 1961.
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Harry E. Baxter
Wampum RD
Sophie Gorgacz
Elmwood St
Gaetano Campili
S. Liberty St
Peace Corps Forms Available at YMCA New Castle
Peace Corps questionnaires are available at the YMCA in New Castle. Arthur L Haas YMCA general secretary will distribute the four page form at his office. The form asks languages known, desired country of service, activities and skills. The Peace Corps was started by executive order of President Kennedy in March to offer trained American volunteers to work with peoples in developing countries.
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YMCA
New Castle
Arthur L. Haas
Kennedy
Arthur Memeter Shares Moon Ambition Rejected
Arthur Memeter says he does not want to be first on the moon and prefers exploring Earth. He jokes about flowers and game on the moon but remains certain others will go first. He highlights western landscapes and green acres as his preferred adventures. The weather is reported as fifty three degrees today.
Titan II Missile First Silo Launch Marks Historic Test
At Vandenberg Air Force Base the Titan II fired from a 146 foot deep underground silo in a 30 mile flight. Gen Power lauded the event as a major advance despite high sunk cost and technical risks. The launch validates the silo concept and promises greater payload, speed, and survivability for the intercontinental system.
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UPI
Air Force
Gen
Thomas&. Poyer
Strategic Air Command
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