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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1960
Page
1
In Kasai Province fierce combat around Bakwanga leaves about 1,000 Balubas and 35 soldiers dead. Lumumba’s army controls most of the town while Balubas conduct night attacks with limited weapons and a 400 member U N contingent assists. No white casualties reported.
East Germany rejected four power accords granting West access to West Berlin and pressed new travel crackdowns. Deputy Foreign Minister Otto Winzer claimed Soviet-backed Germany is sovereign and dismissed the Western note to the Soviet military command. Auto traffic faced harassment at checkpoints while rail and air routes remained largely open, as refugees gathered for a four day rally.
The United States plans to launch a 400 pound lunar space station from Cape Canaveral aboard a three stage Atlas Able rocket. It will carry rockets for course corrections and aim for a polar orbit 3000 to 4000 miles above the moon to conduct radiation guidance propulsion and communications studies. The craft will power its instruments with solar cells on four paddlewheels.
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Weather outlook shows mostly sunny skies and warm conditions with highs in the 80s. Scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers possible with a low in the 60s tonight and Friday. River stage 5.2 feet. Across the same date last year highs near 88, lows around 62, no precipitation, river at 5.9 feet.
Joseph Gorgacz 74 of Wampum Road 1. Mrs Elias Jacobs 72 of 511 FE Long Avenue. Mrs Ruth Staples 41 of 213 E Long Avenue.
Congress failed to adjourn as sugar legislation blocked action. The House recessed after dawn while the Senate also closed early, as leaders awaited a decision on Eisenhower's request for unlimited authority over a Dominican sugar marketing quota. The session did approve foreign aid, Latin American aid, and a housing bill.
Seven people were seriously injured in a two car crash at Rt 388 and Princeton Rd Shenango Two. Harry Funk 65 of Largo Fla is in critical condition with rib fractures and a punctured lung in New Castle Hospital Walter A Shaffer 65 of New Wilmington is in good condition with multiple rib fractures and scalp injuries Mrs Dorothy Sheets 39 of New Galilee and four others were hospitalized with severe injuries Lulie May McAnlis 34 New Galilee RD 1 and Dorothy English 38 Baltimore Md are listed in fair condition Suzanna English 6 is fair with abrasions and contusions. State police said Sheets failed to stop at the intersection causing the broadside collision Shaffer was heading toward Ellwood City to pick up their wives. The crash occurred about 6:45 p m yesterday.
Havana reports Raul Castro accuses the United States of harboring Cuban war criminals at Guantanamo and warns the base may be confiscated someday. He says fighting could occur over the facility, though Cuba would defend its rights with or without rockets.
Governor David L. Lawrence opened the Fort Pitt Tunnel calling it an important link in Interstate 70 progress. He praised the non toll design as welcome news and urged faster completion of expressways to ease Pittsburgh traffic while noting remaining arterial and northern expressway needs.
In Jacksonville Florida a four day outbreak of racial violence injured over 70 and killed one, with stores in downtown reopening and Negro shoppers resuming service while whites avoid Negro areas. A city judge warned of strict penalties as troublemakers faced sentences.
Shenango Two asks City Council to cut proposed sewer charges for the $3.5 million Lawrence Village shopping center. Solicitor Alfred V. Papa said a council rejection could push the town toward a township sewage plant. Meeting attendees included state sanitary officials and plaza representatives. The city’s $1,660 per unit connection fee and $49,600 plaza rent drew protests from downtown merchants. Council had set higher fees after protests, and two councilmen were absent amid incidents delaying meetings.
At midnight 20000 maintenance workers walked out shutting down the Pennsylvania Railroad across 13 states. Up to 30 million affected as 722 daily trains canceled in New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Washington. TWU says picket lines gain support while officials push for negotiations and alternate transport options.
The Lawrence County Tavern Owners Assn seeks a county ordinance banning alcohol sales to minors. Officials say a countywide rule would replace city provisions, but the county solicitor doubts county power. City leaders plan talks with association leaders to discuss enforcement and legality.
An Adams County jury in Gettysburg began deliberations in the Elmo Smith case, charged with the rape slaying of a 16 year old Philadelphia student. The trial entered its 10th day as prosecutors pressed for first degree murder and potential death penalty after psychiatrists testify.
Harrisburg report says the state Highways Department has taken no steps to survey interstate bridges for height increases. Highways Secretary Park H. Martin ordered such a survey after a federal directive requiring a 10 foot clearance on defense roads.
Philadelphia reports a long running dispute between the Pennsylvania Railroad and two striking unions. Key points include job definition scope, union demands for in house repair work, and resistance to transferring workers between classifications. Wages are not a central issue after three years of negotations.
Penn Power Co and Local 140, Utility Workers of America, ratified a two year contract effective today. The agreement provides a 4 percent wage increase this year and a merit based increase next year along with pension and health insurance improvements. About 350 employees across the service area are represented by the union.
A crowd of thousands gathered outside the white house in Ciudad Trujillo urging Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo to resume the presidency of the Dominican Republic. He said the current Balaguer government fits the country’s needs and would return only in true emergency. Rioting erupted with injuries, shop windows broken, and MPD headquarters burned before police restored order. Trujillo has dominated Dominican politics for twenty years and briefly ceded power to successors in 1938 and 1952.
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