Conferees Fix 39.2 Billion for Defense Money
Congress approves a 39.2 billion defense bill with funds for Atlas missiles and manpower boosts. The agreement adds 73 million to National Guard, 54 million to Army Reserve, and 73 million to Marines, raising totals to 400,000 guardsmen and 200,000 Marines. May include ability to impound extra funds. exact missile counts remain classified.
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Washington
House
Senate
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Eisenhower
National Guard
Army Reserve
Scott Tells Rotary on Pirates Steelers and Pitt Prospects
Ray Scott sportscaster of WTAE spoke to the Somerset Rotary Club at the country club luncheon. He praised the Pirates and predicted a pennant, discussed Bob Friend and Dick Stuart, and forecast a third major baseball league. He lauded Buddy Parker and noted Pitt football's 1960 quarterback challenge. Dr Homer Ray Jr. welcomed.
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Ray Scott
WTAE
Somerset Rotary Club
Somerset Country Club
Pete Dumbauld
Scott
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Steelers
Pitt
Bob Friend
Mr. Scott
Friend
Dick Stuart
Stuart
Buddy Parker
Pittsburgh Steelers
Parker
Jimmy Orr
Albert Bittner
Homer Ray Jr
Model submarine tests nuclear propulsion for commerce
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries reports a 2 ton prototype submarine for commercial transport tested outside Kobe harbor. The 29 ft long vessel, 2.7 ft diameter, submerged to 20 ft and covered 5000 ft in 6 1/2 minutes.
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Tokyo
Kobe Harbor
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Longevity Record Sought by 104 Year Old Englishman
HUDDERSFIELD England UPI William Malbert who turns 105 this Saturday aims to break a longevity record five years hence He hopes to live beyond 110 the family benchmark set by his uncle George His life formula is beer and tobacco in moderation and eating well.
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Huddersfield
England
UPI
William Malbert
George
Malbert
Efforts to Halt Steel Strike Cease Over Weekend
New York AP reports the 16 day nationwide steel strike pause with no progress. Federal mediators will reconvene Monday after noon with industry and United Steelworkers of America representatives in Pittsburgh. Finnegan has worked with both sides and met union officials for over two hours. Industry seeks a one year wage freeze and offers to raise pensions and welfare benefits plus a modest next year if plant work rules are revised. The union presses a 15 cent hourly wage increase funded by profits and productivity.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
Pittsburgh
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Servic
Helicopter Rescues Youth From Grand Canyon After Six Days
Army helicopter plucks 16 year old John Manson Owens III from the Grand Canyon after a six day ordeal. He survived sunburn, dehydration, and weight loss though two companions died during the trek. Owens was found eight miles downriver from Tanner, Washington, and hospitalized for observation.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
John Manson Owens III
Mile Deep
Owens
Colorado River
Savannah, Ga
South Rim
Nature
Savannah
Eugene A. Gavigan
Walter J. Mahany Jr
Tanner
Wash
Daniel B. Bessesen
Park Rangers
Father Gavigan
Mahany
Nixon drafts reply on US blame for tension in Russia
Nixon drafts a television speech to Russians rebutting charges that the US causes world tension. He plans to speak Saturday in Moscow and seven western cities, summarizing impressions of the Russian economy and people amid a 5,000 mile tour. He notes hecklers question US military bases around Russia and reports a warm reception during his trip.
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Moscow
U. S
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
Russia
Heckler
European
Alaska
Kalinin
Vladimir
Ryazan
Tula
Kostroma
Yaroslavl
Smolensk
Harold Macmillan
Leningrad
Kiev
Tiflis
Riga
Urals
Siberia
Rockefeller Kin's Suitor Seeks Pastor Advice on Marriage
Anne Marie Rasmussen a former Rockefeller housemaid asked her pastor Rev Olaf Gautestad for marriage advice with Steven Rockefeller son of Nelson Rockefeller after a motorcycle trip from Oslo. No definite plans exist and reports vary on possible wedding dates in August or October.
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Oslo
Norway
Steven Rockefeller
New York
Anne Marie Rasmussen
Rockefellers
Young Rockefeller
Kristiansand
Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Steven
Olaf Gautestad
Soegne Lutheran Church
Rasmussen
Anne Marie
Berlin Youth Hurt In Auto Crash Near Pine Hill
A 17 year old Berlin youth, Joseph Delaney RD 4, was admitted to Meyersdale Community hospital after an auto crash about half a mile west of Pine Hill in Brothers Valley two. Delaney suffered likely both leg fractures and possible internal injuries with shock. Car driver John Gravish RD 4 was not seriously hurt and Gravish was uninjured enough to avoid admission. The car collided with a tree at about 6 p.m.
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Berlin
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Pine Hill
Brothers Valley
Joseph Delaney
RD 4
John Gravish
Gravish
Delaney
Soldier in Naples Crash Kills Italian Boy
In Naples Italy an American soldier Sgt Harry C Altemose 27 Salisbury Pa Somerset County drove a car that struck and killed a 6 year old Italian boy on a street. Police said he was not detained pending investigation.
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Naples
Italy
Harry C. Altemose
Salisbury
Somerset County
Mrs. Nixon Polkas with Russian Girl at Pioneer Camp
Mrs Richard M Nixon danced a polka with a Russian girl at a Young Pioneer summer camp in Sverdlosvk Russia An accordionist provided fast music and Mrs Nixon joked she could not keep up The visit included a country drive to see lakeside camp life and a camp guest book entry extending best wishes for world peace.
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Sverdlosvk
Russia
Richard M. Nixon
Pine Woods
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
Nikita Khrushchev
Nixon
Komosomol
Young Communist League
Siberian
Moscow
Russia Premier Khrushchev May Visit U S Report Circulates
Reports from Geneva say Eisenhower may invite Premier Khrushchev to visit the United States, a move not yet confirmed by the U S delegation. Vice President Nixon could extend the invitation as he ends his Russian tour. The Big Four and Berlin talks continue with no breakthrough.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Mason
Nixon
Moscow
Berding
Andrew H. Berding
Christian A. Herter
White House
Gettysburg
Berlin
Britain
France
Russia
Nehru Ousts Communists From Kerala
New Delhi reports Prime Minister Nehru's government ousted the Communist led regime in Kerala, citing inability to maintain order. The move shifts executive power to the central government with Governor Rao assuming greater authority while Prasad holds formal executive primacy.
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New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Kerala
Nehru
India
Moscow
Peiping
B. Ramakrish Rao
Mrs Annie Oaks Celebrates Century at 100 Birthday
Mrs Annie Oaks will celebrate her 100th birthday on Sunday at the home of her daughter Eve lyn Oaks in Hooversville RD 1. Born August 4, 1859, she is a Shade township native and mother of 11 children, 23 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren with living children listed.
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Annie Oaks
Evelyn Oaks
Hooversville
RD 1
Shade Tw
Elizabeth Berkebile
Clyde
York
Earl
Chula Vista
Calif
Orion
Calvin
Stoystown
Herman
Kenneth
Evelyn
Tillie Mangus
York Bank Teller Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case
George W. Cathell of York, a teller at the Eastern Branch of York Trust Co., pleaded guilty to embezzling 11500. He admitted making a false entry in December 1958 to cover the shortage. Judge Frederick V. Follmer deferred sentence.
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Lewisbrg
George W. Cathell
York
York Trust Co
Cathell
Frederick V. Follmer
Governors urge Ike Khrushchev visit for world peace
Nine governors returned from the Russia trip urging President Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Khrushchev to visit each other to promote peace. They cited potential goodwill, with Collins noting Ike’s openness, Hodges predicting broad Soviet appeal, and Meyner warning of possible tensions during a Khrushchev visit. The governors listed include Clyde Utah, Davis North Dakota, McNichols Colorado, Smylie Idaho, Stratton Illinois, Underwood West Virginia, plus Collins, Hodges, Meyner.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Leroy Collins
Florida
White House
Collins
Khrushchev
United States
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Ike
Hodges
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Meyner
Khrush
Collins, Hodges and Meyner
George D. Clyde
Utah
John E. Davis
North Dakota
Steve McNichols
Colorado
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia
Free Press Clash at World Youth Festival in Vienna
At the World Youth festival in Vienna a heated clash over press freedom erupted during a seminar for aspiring journalists. Anti Communist guards tore up Western newspapers while a resolution defending press freedom failed to reach a vote. An attempted bombing targeted the Russian Book Publishing Co. office but did not detonate, police suspect communist instigation.
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Vienna
Austria
Phillip Cronin
Harvard University
Belfast
Russian Book Publishing Co
Polio Figures Mixed as Paralyzed Case Count Rises
Washington AP reports last week 177 paralytic polio cases, highest weekly total of the year, while overall paralytic and nonparalytic cases reached 278. Increase in paralytic cases was 11 from the prior week, with most new cases concentrated in Alabama Texas Missouri Tennessee California Arkansas and Louisiana.
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Washington
Alabama
Texas
Missouri
Tennessee
California
Arkansas
Louisiana
Europe Sees Decline in Polio Cases Across Region
Report shows a general drop in polio across Western Europe with most cases mild. France and Britain recorded small increases, linked partly to heat and vaccination uptake, while Italy trends lower. Denmark reports virtually no polio cases after widespread Salk vaccination.
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London
Europe
United States
Italy
Rome
Britain
Denmark
Jersey Youths Return Home to Face Auto Theft Charge
Two New Jersey youths aged 14 and 16 will be brought back to New Brunswick to face auto theft charges in Middlesex County after allegedly stealing a car in New Jersey, burglarizing a home in Westmoreland County, and taking a Ford pickup. They were jailed in Somerset County and later located by Bedford police after the Berlin car was stolen. The Middlesex juvenile court will determine appropriate correction.
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New Jersey
New Brunswick
N. J
Middlesex County
Richard Willkow
Berlin RD
Somerset County
Westmoreland County
Bedford
Berlin
Norman Walker
Middlesex Juvenile Court
U N to issue stamp honoring Trusteeship Council
The United Nations will release a commemorative stamp on October 23 honoring the Trusteeship Council. It is the fourth in a series depicting main organs of the UN. The design features Rodin's The Age of Bronze as adapted by Leon Helguera of Mexico.
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U.N
United Nations
U. N
Trusteeship Council
Rodin
Leon Helguera
Mexico
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