Sen Murphy Leads Convention Show On Schedule?
Miami Beach AP reports Senator George Murphy, veteran film star turned political handler, guides convention performances to keep events on time. He navigates applause, cameras, and varying speech speeds, with reported timing variances from session to session and a notable 23 minute delay at one point.
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Miami Beach
Fla
George Murphy
Sen. Murphy
Murphy
Velvet Curtain
Lectern
Ike May Have Suffered Another Heart Attack
Army doctors said Dwight D. Eisenhower may have suffered another heart attack and that his outlook is guarded. The 77 year old former president was resting comfortably with stable vital signs at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Private specialists said a confirmed diagnosis might take days.
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Washington
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
John Eisenhower
Miami Beach
Fla
Associated Press
Dele
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Variable clouds and windy warm humid conditions persist through Wednesday and Thursday. Scattered thundershowers possible on Thursday with highs expected 86 to 94. Wind from the west at 20 to 30 mph Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania
Burglary Spree Hits Jenner Crossroads Area
Three burglaries in Jenner Crossroads report four 5 horsepower motors two 35 horsepower armatures and an anvil missing from Kozola Mines. Yoder's Garage and C D Barnett Farm Equipment Building damaged cash small loss. Police from Jenner Township and Somerset investigate.
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Jenner Crossroads
Yoder
C. D. Barnett
Kozola Mines
Jenners
Kozola
Anthony Kozola
Dick Yoder
Wallace Smith
Laurel Mountain Express
Barnett
Jenner Township
Henry Johns
Somerset Barracks
Pennsylvania crop report notes mixed moisture and progress
The State Crop Reporting Service says last week brought scattered showers but soil moisture remains adequate to short in most areas. Oats and wheat harvests near completion, corn growth is rapid, hay quality improved, and potato development stays strong. Tobacco and sour cherry harvests show uneven progress. early apples require rain.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Nixon presses toward 667 delegate goal at convention
Nixon campaigns among Southern Republicans and avoids favorite son gambits while courting delegates. An AP tally shows Nixon at 611 with Rockefeller 256 and Reagan 170. Nixon predicts victory not on the first ballot, while Rockefeller and Reagan push parallel campaigns and endorsements come in from Evans and Gardner.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Rockefeller
Reagan
New York
John V. Lindsay
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Evans
California
James N. Gardner
North Carolina
Howard Callaway
Georgia
Morley Hudson
Shreveport
Hudson
The
New Yorker
Assistance Recipients On Decline in Somerset May
Somerset County public assistance rolls fell to 3,349 in May from 3,439 in April, 4.1 percent of the county population. Expenditures dropped from 149,448 to 144,961 with allocations to old age, blind pensions, dependent children, general assistance, and disability aid. Vendor payments for medical aid reached 133,870, burials 85, and county administration 25,852.
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Somerset County
Somerset
Kindergarten Bus Registrations Set
Registration for kindergarten children desiring bus transportation will be held at McNelly Garage on South Franklin Avenue. The hours are Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
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McNelly Garage
South
Franklin Avenue
Berlin Borough Council Sees Leadership Shakeup and Reorganization
Ralph H. Stuck resigned from the Berlin Borough Council citing health reasons. James W. Sarver presided and was elected president. Joseph C. Ferner was appointed to fill Stuck’s unexpired term. Ferner brings 14 years on the borough police force and long service in other roles. The council elected Sarver president and William J. Miller vice president. Gilbert McQuade became foreman of borough maintenance with a $100 weekly salary and overtime, taking effect Aug 16. Bids for three transformers for Snyder's Potato Chip plant were awarded to Westinghouse Electric at $810 each. The council tabled Wayne K. Darr’s one-year maintenance contract and adopted a planning commission resolution under Act 537.
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Berlin Borough
Ralph H. Stuck
Stuck
East Main Street
Berlin
James W. Sarver
Joseph C. Ferner
Fletcher Street
Ferner
C. W. Altfather
William J. Miller
510
North Street
Gilbert McQuade
Allegheny Township
Wayne K. Carr
McQuade
Council
Snyder
Westinghouse Electric
Wayne K. Darr
Darr
Light
Somerset County Planning Commission
Relief Clients to Be Trained in Welfare Job Program
Harrisburg AP reports the State Department of Labor and Industry reached an agreement with the U S Labor Department to fund a $929000 training plan for welfare recipients. Eighty percent of the cost comes from federal funds and initial work begins in Erie Fayette Washington Greene Blair Cambria and Somerset counties. The program uses the State Employment Service to place participants in Neighborhood Youth Corps New Careers and other units with a pre employment stage paying $30 monthly plus relief benefits or an incentive wage.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Labor and Industry
U.S. Department of Labor
John K. Tabor
Erie
Fayette
Washington
Greene
Blair
Cambria
Somerset
State
Tabor
Burglars Hit Church Office on West Union Street
Som erset police said burglars pried open the minister's office at the Church of Christ located at West Union Street and Edgewood Avenue Monday night. No items were reported missing. door damage was estimated at 50 dollars. Rev. Richard H. Shellenberger serves as pastor.
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Church of Christ
West Union Street
Edgewood Avenue
Somerset
Richard H. Shellenberger
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