Nixon Denies Knight Emissary Promises in Governor Race
Former Vice President Nixon denies Knight charges that an emissary offered Knight any job to withdraw from the 1962 California gubernatorial race. Knight vows to name the emissary and present witnesses, claiming Nixon threatened county by county political pressure in 1958 and now.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
California
Nixon
California Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
William F. Knowland
Small Nations Can Break East West U.N. Deadlock
United States hopes smaller nations in the General Assembly will push for a new U.N. secretary general after Dag Hammarskjold's death. Russia and the United States clash over a four person administration with no agreement on a successor, while unaligned nations are urged to take initiative.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
United States
General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
U.N
Russia
U.S
Witness Testimony Links Lillian Reis to Furs Cash Gap
In Pottsville Pennsylvania the burglary trial of glamour girl Lillian Reis paused as former furrier Bernard Kirschner testified she asked him to inflate fur prices to skim the difference for cash. Kirschner said Miller lavished hundreds of thousands on Reis from 1954 to 1956 and that Reis bought fur coats with proceeds from inflated sales. The defense examines Reis finances after the Rich burglary, while records show Reis Enterprises owned Celebrity Room Night Club with Reis in key offices.
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Pottsville
UPI
Lillian Reis
Clyde
Bing) Miller
Bernard Kirschner
Philadelphia
Miss Reis
Kirschner
Miller
Lilian
Charles W. Staudenmeier
John B. Rich
Rich
Staudenmeier
Lillian
Asst
Dist
Atty
Calvin J. Friedberg
Commonwealth
Reis
Allison J. Mayhew
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Reis Enterprises
Chorine
Sidney Reiskin
New York
Mayhew
Mayors Start For West Berlin Support Mission
Twenty three U S mayors flew from Idlewild to West Berlin to reaffirm U S resolve to keep Berlin free. From New York they carried telegrams from 672 peers representing 106 to 110 million people. They plan to read messages on Radio Free Europe and brief Chancellor Brandt on American backing. The trip to Munich and back aims to bolster morale amid Khrushchev’s stance.
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New York
UPI
U.S
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
America
Idlewild
Hayden Burns
Jacksonville
Fla
United States
Brandt
Est Berlin
Radio Free Europe
John J. Buckley
De Gaulle Relinquishes Most Dictatorial Powers
Paris report states President Charles de Gaulle yields most powers assumed during April Algeria revolt under parliamentary pressure. He will retain enough authority to block any overthrow attempts, announced Friday night.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaulie
Rusk and Gromyko Meet for Berlin Talks Third Time
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko hold a third meeting in New York to seek a path to East West talks on Berlin. Outcomes will shape whether negotiations continue next week in Washington or pause. Rusk plans to confer with British Foreign Secretary Lord Home and consider possible White House talks ifGromyko signals flexibility.
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New York
UPI
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Washington
U.S
Lord Home
Gromyko
Rusk
Kennedy
State Plans To Develop Susquehanna River Basin
Pennsylvania considers legislation in 1962 to survey and develop the Susquehanna River basin along flood control water supply pollution control and recreation. Alan Sommerville urged citizen committees while regional offices will operate in Wilkes-Barre Williamsport Harrisburg Binghamton and Havre de Grace Md.
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Susquehanna River
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
UPI
Pennsylvania
State Forests and Waters Department
David L. Lawrence
Alan Sommerville
Susquehanna River Basin Association
Sommerville
Department
Maurice K
Commonwealth
Maryland
New York
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport
Harrisburg
East German Border Crisis Escalates with Shoot Orders
East German border guards ordered to fire on escape attempts as 20 refugees breached the cordon in 24 hours. An 80 year old woman and a 50 year old woman plus a 51 year old man reached West Berlin amid tense scenes including tear gas and flagged "no man’s land" zones. American courtesy patrols on the West German border with Berlin remain in place despite Soviet protests.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
East Berlin
Red
No-Man’s-Land
West Germany
Mesta Builds Largest Plate Mill for US Steel Gary Works
Mesta Machine Co reports nearing completion of the 160/210 inch plate mill for US Steel in Gary Indiana. The mill processes plates from 48 to 210 inches wide and uses movable housings to adapt rolls for different plate sizes. Parts are built at Mesta’s New Castle and Homestead plants, and the machine includes the world's largest processing roll, 29 feet long and weighing 275000 pounds.
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Mesta Machine Co
Gary, Ind
New Castle
Homestead
Mesta
Daily Weather Report for Western Pennsylvania
Mostly sunny and warmer today with highs 70 to 77. Tonight will grow increasingly cloudy and warmer with scattered showers late tonight and Sunday. Low tonight 58 to 64. Sunday little change in temperature. 24hour period ending 7 am today shows max 68, min 36, no precipitation, river stage 5.3 feet. One year ago follow same period shows max 78, min 50, river stage 4.9 feet.
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Pennsylvania
Deaths: Paul D. McLain Esther Nord and Tony Sgaraglino
Death notices list Paul D. McLain 43 of Wampum Road 2 Esther Nord 59 of 533 Main Street Bessemer and Tony Sgaraglino 68 of 1 Fairview Avenue Bessemer as recorded in the Saturday, September 30, 1961 issue.
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Paul D. McLain
Wampum RD
Esther Nord
Main St
Bessemer
Tony Sgaraglino
Fairview Ave
NLRB Agency Shop Rule Has Far Reaching Impact
The NLRB ruled the agency shop legal unless state statutes ban it, potentially undermining right to work laws. The 4-1 decision, with Boyd Leedom dissenting, centered on Indiana and skeptical of broader effects, while the National Right-to-Work Committee warned it ignores state bans.
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NLRB
Boyd Leedom
Indiana
Agency
Negro Leader Seeks Cuban Political Asylum
Robert F. Williams Jr., a U S Negro leader who fled to Cuba to escape kidnapping charges in Monroe North Carolina, has asked the Cuban government for political asylum. U S Justice Department officials say he is a Communist sympathizer and an FBI considered dangerous. Williams previously led the Monroe NAACP chapter and faced charges tied to racial clashes with white mobs and civil rights activists.
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Havana
UPT
Robert F. Williams Jr
U.S
Cuba
U.S. Justice Department
Williams
Canada
Monroe
N.C
Justice Department
Washington
Fidel Castro
Russia
FBI
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Freedom Riders
National Naacp
Plan To Continue UAW Ford Talks Through Weekend
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers planned to meet over the weekend seeking a contract before Tuesday’s 10 am strike deadline. UAW spokesmen called the session a union meeting as Walter P Reuther was expected to attend after attending Charles F. Wilson’s funeral.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Walter P Reuther
Charles F. Wilson
General Motors
Defense
Syria’s Kuzbari Regime Seeks Recognition as New Parliament Promises Free Elections
In Damascus a revolutionary communique ordered Egyptian officials in Syria to report for dispatch to Egypt by 10 am Sunday amid tensions in Aleppo and calls for security. Iran Turkey Jordan and Iraq weigh recognition while Premier Mamoun Al Kuzbari pledges free press and elections within four months.
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Radio
Damascus
Syria
Egypt
Middle East
Aleppo
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Turkey
Jordan
Tehran
Iran
Mamoun al - Kuzbari
Escaped mental patients captured after highway chase
Three patients escaped from Farview Hospital for the Criminal Insane near Waymart Pennsylvania were captured in Monroe by two officers. They possessed three high powered rifles 1500 rounds of ammunition and a butcher knife. The suspects were identified as Diefenderfer Pitts and Brown. A fourth escapee Donald Scielowski was captured nearby. All had prior convictions for larceny robbery burglary.
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Monroe
N. Y
UPI
Pennsylvania
Farview
Waymart
David Diefenderfer
Hanover Acres
Allentown
Arthur Pitts
Cuthbert St
Philadelphia
Ronald Brown
Torley St
Pittsburgh
Honesdale
Camp Toloa
Carbondale
Donald Scielowski
Eric. Pa
Diefenderfer
Pitts
Brown
Death sentences for South Korea officials in 1960 riots
In Seoul the revolutionary court sentenced two former Rhee regime officials to death for ordering police to fire on demonstrators during the 1960 riots. Thirteen people have been doomed by the court since August. Home Minister Hong Jin Ki and former chief body guard Kwak Yung Joo received the death penalties.
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Seoul
UPS
South Korean Revolutionary Court
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
North
South Korea
Korea
Hong Jin Ki
Kwak Yung Joo
Harrisburg Boy Is Pennsylvania Newspaper Carrier of the Year
The Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association honored ten newspaper boys at its convention in Philadelphia. Clarence Ditlow of Harrisburg Patriot-News won top carrier honors plus a $100 savings bond. runnerup Ted Wilson of Beaver Falls News-Tribune received a $50 bond along with a trophy. Eight other recipients included Theodore Goldberg Greensburg Tribune-Review and Larry Etzweiler Centre Daily Times among others.
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Clarence M. Ditlow 3d
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Pennsylvania
Ted Wilson
Beaver Falls News-Tribune
Theodore Goldberg
Greensburgh Tribune-Review
Larry R. Etzweiler
Centre Daily Times State College
Robert F. Knouss
Bethlehem Globe-Times
LeRoy K Montag
Butler Eagle
William J Horvath
Erie Times & News
Wiliam C. Hain 3d
Pottstown
Mercury
George Neil Clark
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc
Neil Richard Leister
Gettysburg Times
Educators Set PSEA Session With Noted Speakers
Lawrence Derthick former U S Commissioner of Education will deliver the keynote at the October 13 Midwestern Conference of the Pennsylvania State Education Assn at The Cathedral His topic Watchman What of the Night urges informed public and educators on education progress and problems Dr Charles Boehm state superintendent will speak on legislative and philosophical trends at a Garden Gate Restaurant luncheon Administrators will hear at lunch John E Mathews superintendent of city schools Dr John E Crawford and Dr Clara Cockerille also scheduled
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Lawrence Derthick
U.S
Pennsylvania State Education Assn
National Education Assn
Derthick
New Castle
Charles Boehm
Garden Gate
John E. Mathews
John E. Crawford
Lawrence County
Clara Cockerille
Westminster College
Runners Praise Linemen as Seasons Pass by
A reader praises line players for paving paths for running backs in a season noted as bright sixty three. He lauds tackles guards centers ends and the entire line for enabling scores from mid field and beyond.
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Business World
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