State Police Close Burglary Probe In Ellwood City
State police finished an investigation into a $150,000 safe burglary at the Ellwood City home of Cosmo S. Geneviva 502 Jefferson St. No additional money was found missing. The case was turned over to the District Attorney for the June Grand Jury. Geneviva admitted the cash belonged to him and associates. Two teens, Thomas Houk and Ronnie Claytor, face burglary and conspiracy charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Fred J. Norris
Lawrence County
Cosmo S. Geneviva
Jefferson St
Joseph Solomon
Solomon
Geneviva
Ellwood
Sgt
Norris
Internal Revenue Service
Polio Clinic Set for May 20 at New Castle High
New Castle plans its fourth polio clinic at the high school field house on May 20. The free clinic offers polio shots from first to fifth dose for all county residents. The effort, run with the Lawrence County Medical Society, follows successes from prior sessions begun in 1959 serving thousands. Executive committee members meeting at Mrs. Rainey’s home included Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Hannon, Mrs. Reider, Mrs. Theobald, Mrs. Welch, Anthony George, Joseph Koch, Byron McConnell, and Mrs. Rainey.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Medical Society
T. E. Rainey
W. Madison Ave
Merle Brown
Louis Hannon
Charles Reider
Frank Theobald
Robert Welch
Anthony George
Joseph Koch
Byron McConnell
Rainey
Eisenhower Urges GOP Backing Kennedy on Foreign Policy
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower urged fellow Republicans to stand behind President Kennedy on foreign policy while allowing reasonable criticism. He spoke after a 52 hour Gettysburg conference with eight ex-cabinet members and 13 officials, noting discussions also touched on farm policy and economics. Attendees included Mitchell, Mueller, Rogers, Summerfield, Seat on, Weeks, Wilson and Benson.
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F Eisenhower
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Gettysburg College
James P. Mitchell
Frederick H. Mueller
William P. Rogers
Arthur Summerfield
Interior
Frederick A. Seaton
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Laos talks delayed as cease fire cited in Geneva
The 14 nation Laos conference was postponed at least until Saturday after a meeting between Lord Home and Andrei Gromyko. The cease fire report by the ICC was deemed reasonably satisfactory but Laos representation remains in dispute among three factions and Western plans.
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Geneva
UPI
Laos
Lord Home
Andrei Gromyko
International Control Commission
Dean Rusk
Home
Maurice Couve de Murville
Prince Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
ICC
Texas Crash Kills Nine in Lub bock County Tragedy
A deadly collision four miles east of Lubbock claimed nine lives with a tenth death possible. Willie Degarte, 14, and Archie Degarte, 15, survived as authorities labeled it the worst Lub bock County crash on record. Lt. John Carpenter of Reese AFB was involved in one car and survived with injuries.
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Lubbock
Tex
UPI
Willie Degarte
Archie
Francis White
John Carpenter
Reese Air Force Base
Ocie Degarte
Irene
Ocie Ray
Dolly Fay
Ben
Richard
Patricia
Doris Jane
Pearlie May King
Loraine Degarte
Methodist Hospital
Carpenter
Reese Afb
Breakdown causes late news delivery in New Castle
Late deliveries of the New Castle News were blamed on mechanical difficulties at the plant. Newsboys could not reach customers until repairs fixed the failure.
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New Castle
City Solicitor Warns Against Park Land Sale
Park land in Darlington Park faces potential legal hurdles if the city presses a sale to back a Seventh Ward Post Office. Solicitor Marjorie A Young cautions that proving the land unused will be difficult, noting park use since 1836 and the government’s superior rights to federal land.
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Marjorie A. Young
Darlington Park
Seventh Ward
Young
Post Office Dept
Mahoningtown
Miss Dodson Heads Group at New Castle Education Assn
Grace Dodson was elected president of the New Castle Education Assn at a meeting in the New Castle Senior High cafeteria. Officers include Ray Seitz, John Ellefson, Patricia Feldmiller, Thomas Crenney, Lois Ralph, John Banfield, and Robert Vinton. Resolutions honored departed members and retirement keys were given to William Margraf, Hazel Grossman, and Margaret Lowery. The group approved sending delegates to the state and national education associations and set a reorganizational meeting for May 18.
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Grace Dodson
New Castle Education Assn
New Castle Senior High School
Eugene DeCaprio
Ray Seitz
John Ellefson
Patricia Feldmiller
Thomas Crenney
Lois Ralph
John Banfield
Robert Vinton
Marjorie Nelson
Genevieve Riddle
Arletta Drew
Mary Morgan
Carrie Jeffrie Roberts
George “Gig’’ Thomas
DeCaprio
William A. Margraf
Margraf
Hazel Grossman
Margaret A. Lowery
Howard S. Stewart
New Castle Public Schools
City School Board
Miss Dodson
Association
Harrisburg
National Education Assn
Atlantic City
LeMay Slated As Air Chief
Washington reports indicate Gen Curtis D LeMay the Strategic Air Command chief is Kennedy's choice to become Air Force chief of staff. If confirmed he would take over in July replacing Gen Thomas White as the Air Force undergoes rapid changes including new spacecraft. The vice chief would be Gen Frederick J Smith Jr. now commanding U S Forces in Europe.
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Washington
API
Curtis D. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Kennedy
Air Force
Japan
Thomas White
Pentagon
LeMay
Frederick J. Smith Jr
U.S
Europe
Johnson pledges instant aid to South Viet Nam
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson told South Viet Nam leaders in Saigon that the United States will provide immediate aid to strengthen the South Vietnamese military and economy. He announced a substantial increase in U.S. support as South Viet Nam, facing Communist guerrilla warfare, prepares for a larger defense force. He spoke after meeting President Ngo Dinh Diem during his Asian tour.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
National Assembly
Ngo Dinh Diem
Tokyo
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Belfour to Speak at Westminster College Commencement
Dr. Stanton Belfour, director and secretary of The Pittsburgh Foundation, will deliver Westminster College's June 5 commencement address at 2 p.m. on the Old Main South Terrace. Belfour, Pitt graduate and longtime university official, has held multiple posts and honors, including LL.D. from Geneva and D.C.S. from Elizabethtown.
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Stanton Belfour
Pittsburgh Foundation
Westminster College
Will W. Orr
Old Main
Belfour
University of Pittsburgh
Pitt
Howard Heinz Fund
Pitcairn Crabbe Foundation
Given Foundations
Charge Office Is Headquarters For Communists
Two Cuban diplomats in Mexico City quit the embassy and sought asylum alleging they were forced to work as Communist agents. Second Secretary Antonio Montano and Consul Hilda Portela accused Fidel Castro's regime of suppressing religion and using the embassy to staff secret police and distribute propaganda. They said the embassy closely liaises with the Soviet and Cuban missions and that propaganda is printed in Mexico City for Latin America.
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Mexico City
UPI
Antonio Montano
Hilda Portela
FRD
Fidel Castro
Montano
Havana
Castro
Ramino del Rio
Mexico
Montane
Latin America
New Castle Third In State Community Development Contest
New Castle placed third in the 1960 state contest for community development at Harrisburg's fifth annual industrial development clinic. Hazelton and Greensburg led. New Castle finished ahead of Washington Johnstown and Pittsburgh. The GNCA entry highlighted four projects and a $500 prize to be awarded in June.
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Harrisburg
New Castle
Hazelton
Greensburg
Washington, Johnstown
Pittston
Greater
Inez Patton
GNCA
Thomas W. Morris
Morris
Robert G. Dickson
Greater New
Gov
David Lawrence
Johnson Bronze Buys Ferro Powdered Metals Inc
Johnson Bronze Co announces it has acquired Ferro Powdered Metals Inc a Salem Indiana manufacturer of powered metal parts. The purchase expands Johnson Bronze sleeve bearings bushings and powdered metal offerings with no management changes as J F Hessel stays as president.
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Johnson Bronze Co
Ferro Powdered Metals Inc
Ferro Powdered Metals
Salem
Indiana
Johnson Bronze
Ferro
J. F. Hessel
New Castle
United States
Weather forecast and past period statistics
Mostly cloudy and warmer with showers and a chance of thundershowers south portion. High 67 to 73, low 58 to 63. Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday with a few showers. 24 hour period ending 7 am today: max 78, min 58, precip none, river 7.6 feet. One year ago: max 50, min 36, precip .05 inch.
Funston Calls for Preserving Dividend Tax Breaks
Keith Funston president of the New York Stock Exchange urged Congress to reject Kennedy’s plan to end tax breaks on dividend income. He warned that eliminating the deduction for the first $50 and the 4 percent credit would trigger full double taxation and hurt investment and economic growth.
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Washington
API
New York Stock Exchange
Congress
Kennedy
Keith Funston
House
Ways & Means
Funston
Congress Urged To Authorize Wiretapping
Anthony P. Savarese of the New York State Assembly urged Congress to authorize court supervised wiretapping to equip law enforcement with a tool to outwit criminals. He told the Senate Constitutional Rights subcommittee that existing laws were too confusing and even the FBI violated them.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Anthony P. Savarese
New York State Assembly
Joint Legislative Committee On
FBI
Senate
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Weather Lifts Farm Work as Plans for Plowing Return
The piece notes balmy weather enabling farmers to catch up on outdoor chores after delays from rain. Some fields have been plowed and oats sown. corn remains behind but field work will resume. Farmers gamble on favorable conditions, with the day listed as sixty eight.
Firemen Training Center Plans Revived in New Castle
City and county fire departments rally to revitalize a plan for a 1.6 acre Cunningham Park site to house a $10,000 fire tower and Western Pennsylvania training center with tanks drafting pit and future fire school use. The project is led by Lt. Lee Campbell with support from the Greater New Castle Assn Fire Prevention Committee and local officials.
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New Castle
Lee Campbell
Greater
Herman F. Steinbrink
Campbell
Cunningham Park
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
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