Estes Favored by GOP Senators in Estes Farm Scheme Charge
Two Republican senators allege the Agriculture Department favored Billie Sol Estes and aided his cotton allotment fraud scheme. The Senate committee report quotes Mundt and Curtis as saying officials aided a plan to harvest gains from land sales and leased land in Texas Alabama Georgia Oklahoma and Texas during 1960 61. The panel’s conclusions were mild and did not accuse anyone of fraud or propose discipline.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Carl T. Curtis
Estes
Texas
Mundt - Curtis
Senate
Alabama
Georgia
Oklahoma
Reeves and
Pecos
Tex
John L. McClellan
D - Ark
Agriculture) Department
Elder Robert Neely Elected Moderator of She-nango Presbytery
In Grove City Elder Robert Neely was chosen as moderator of the She-nango Presbytery marking a leadership change. The report notes community reaction and the new role within the regional church body. Neely’s election is seen as a milestone for local clergy involvement in higher church governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Neely
Grove City
Shenango
Dock Workers Union Rejects Proposal in Impending Strike
NEW YORK UPI unions reject a proposal to end the bargaining stalemate with shippers. A 60,000 East and Gulf Coast dock workers walkout set for midnight appears inevitable, threatening port shutdowns from Maine to Texas and impacting 20,000 seamen and 10,000 truckers beyond the longshoremen.
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New York
UPI
East
Gulf Coast
Maine
Texas
Governor Scranton Stumps for GOP in City Campaign
Gov William W Scranton visited the city to rally support for national and state Republican candidates in the November 3 election. He attended a noon luncheon at the Castleton Hotel and spoke at City Hall the New Castle News WKST radio Republican and Goldwater headquarters the courthouse and Ellwood City GOP HQ.
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William W. Scranton
Castleton Hotel
City Hall
New Castle
GOP
Richard N. McKee
Johnson Likely Paris Peace Trip If Elected
President Johnson plans a Paris trip in November or December to present a world peace program to European allies and to meet Khrushchev if possible. He may attend NATO events in Paris and hopes a meeting with De Gaulle. Johnson gave tours of Europe’s strategic forces to NATO chief Manlio Brosio in Omaha.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
de Gaulle
Paris
NATO
NATO Council
Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
Omaha
Neb
America
Manlio Brosio
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brosio
White House
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Offutt Air Force Base
Amer
Laughter Prescribed at GNCA Dinner by Cerf Bennett
About 800 attended the Greater New Castle Association annual dinner where Cerf Bennett urged laughter as medicine for the world. GNCA leaders outlined progress on highways, beautification, a city charter study, and attracting new industry.
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Bennett
Cerf
Greater New Castle Association
GNCA
J. Fred Rentz
Gnca Highways Committee
New Castle
Greater New Castle Development Corp
Lawrence County Industrial Development Council
Pennsylvania Power Co
SCIDC
Commerce
John K. Tabor
Assembly
Will Rogers
Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
New Castle News
Bennett Cerf
Red China on verge of atomic test say officials
UPI reports U.S. and Soviet officials warn Beijing could detonate a primitive atomic device within days or months to boost propaganda for the 15th anniversary of the Communist takeover. Rusk says the test, if it occurs, will be publicized and that China still trails in stockpiles and delivery systems.
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Moscow
UPI
Dean Rusk
China
Peking
United Press International Washington
Johnson
U.S
U. S
Alamogordo
N. M
Rusk
Red China
United States
U S Steel Plans Multimillion Fertilizer Complex
U S Steel at Clairton Works plans a multi million dollar chemical complex including coke oven gas processing and an hydrous ammonia fertilizer plant. President Leslie B Worthington says the fertilizer facility will be the largest in the country and the project should finish by late 1966.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Steel Corp
Clairton Works
Leslie B. Worthington
U.S. Steel
Worthington
Group Opposes Sunday Liquor Sales in Taverns
Shenango Presbytery, meeting in Sharpsville, voted unanimously to campaign against Sunday alcohol sales in taverns. The committee led by Dr. Harold H. McConnell Jr. will mobilize 78 churches, seek Catholic and Protestant support, and urge legislators to vote against proposed state Liquor Control Board legislation.
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Shenango
Albert Dodds
John Sloat
Northminster UP Church
Marshall Berryhill
Greenville
McConnell
Presbytery
Liquor Control Board
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Fox
Highland UP
Donald W. Fox
R—Enon Valley
Harrisburg
Obituary notices of four residents named in city column
Mrs Rose Reichert 83 of 201 N Ashland Ave Mrs Elizabeth Jacobs 85 of 502 Martin St Harry N Tyrrill 79 of 438 W Pittsburg Rd Lee H Panico 36 of Ellwood City listed in local notices with ages and addresses.
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Rose Reichert
Ashland Ave
Harry N. Tyrrill
W. Pittsburg Rd
Elizabeth Jacobs
Martin St
Lee H. Panico
Ellwood City
Weather summary for Western Pennsylvania and Lake Erie
Western Pennsylvania remains mostly cloudy with clearing in the north late today and mild temperatures in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cool with lows near 40. Thursday looks mostly sunny and slightly warmer. Lake Erie winds shift NE 10 to 20 knots with fair weather. The Luther translation notes: Lutheran World Federation announces a revised Bible version to be published simultaneously in East and West Germany, begun in 1958 and replacing a 60 year old edition.
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Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Geneva
UPI
Lutheran World Federation
Martin Luther
East
West Germany
State Political Parties Take Sides On Court Order
Democratic and Republican leaders reacted to the state supreme court ruling striking down Pennsylvania's 1964 Legislative Apportionment Law. Governor Scranton praised the court for clarifying legislative responsibilities as leaders debated remedies for 1966 elections.
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William Edenbarger
United Press International
State
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Craig Truax
Otis B. Morse
William W. Scranton
Walter E. Alessandroni
General Assembly
Senate
Charles R. Weiner
Philadelphia
Alessandroni
U. S. Supreme Court
Truax
U. S. Senate
Morse
Scranton
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