Khrushchev accuses West of pushing world to brink over Berlin
Premier Khrushchev told Moscow that Western powers push the world toward a dangerous brink over Berlin and warned he may move reserves and Russian divisions to Germany. He urged negotiations and calm, contrasting Kennedy’s Berlin address as an ultimatum while praising space advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrush
West
Preston Grover
Moscow
Khrushchev
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Europe
Kennedy
Seek to Build Allied Strength in Europe
Four powers after three days of talks map a plan to bolster NATO forces by 75 000 to 80 000 troops and gear while pursuing pathways to deter use in the Berlin crisis. They urge Moscow to see Western resolve and remain open to negotiations on Berlin and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quai d'Orsay
Paris
Berlin
Germany
Geneva
Heinrich von Brentano
West Germany
Lord Home
Great Britain
Dean Rusk
U.S.A
Maurice Couve de Murville
Farnce
United States
Britain
France
Europe
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
NATO
Russia
West Berlin
Somerset Area School Board Hires 11 Persons
The Somerset Area school board hired 11 people at the regular meeting in the high school library. Two custodians were named, including Kenneth Hoffman and Obie Ryman of Lincoln, with four custodians now at the new building. Elementary teachers include Donald Blackburn and Mrs. Margaret Brown. secondary music instructor John Dice. And Virginia Bowersox and Blaine Baker in industrial arts. Chester Peffer will coach basketball and teach health, with three teachers added temporarily. Edna Montgomery was appointed full time substitute kindergarten teacher in Sipesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Area School Board
Kenneth Hoffman
Obie Ryman
Lincoln Tnc
W. Howard Trexel
Donald L. Blackburn
Cairnbrook
Margaret Brown
Friedens
RDA
John Dice
Somerset
Virginia Bowersox
Blaine Baker
Salisbury
Chester Peffer
Hooversville
Berth
Sara Jane Hutzel
Gene Abel
Rockwood
Betty Scharf
Sipesville
Edna Montgomery
Sipes
Rockwood Council Adopts Authority Plan and Traffic Rules
Rockwood borough council on Monday night adopted ordinances to form the Rockwood Borough Municipal Authority to finance the sewage disposal project and to curb raw sewage discharges into the Casselman river. The body also approved articles of incorporation and set speed limits on Mainard Bridge streets, residential areas, and a 15 mph school zone on Market Street.
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Rockwood
Casselman River
Rockwood Borough
James C. Miller
Ben K. Ortman
Richard L. Weimer
Lon E. Schrock
Lawrence Beino
Mainard Bridge
Market Street
Broadway
Somerset Avenue
West Somerset Avenue
Boulder breaks loose in strip mine. 15-year-old killed
LA JOSE Pa AP a boulder fell from a strip mine near Five Points killing Dennis Gallaher 15 of La Jose and injuring Cleo Woods 27 of Cleveland who was mining house coal. Woods sustained a fractured leg and chest and back injuries and is hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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LA Jose
Clearfield County
Robert R. Heath
Dennis Gallaher
Cleo Woods
Cleveland
Heath
Woods
Democrats Strike Failed Tie Break Test in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the Senate Democrats tried a tie breaking vote by Lt. Gov. John Morgan Davis on a routine bill but backed off after GOP protest. Davis had announced 25 to 25 and would break the tie, a move Republicans called unconstitutional and vowed to court challenge. The session adjourned with the bill returned to its original position and a 25-24 vote on the next measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senate
John Morgan Davis
Charles R. Weiner
Robert Fleming
R-Allegheny
Davis
Philadelphia
Fleming
Council Hears Report on Old Methodist Church
Three inspectors authorized by Somerset borough council reported the old Methodist church building at risk as a health and fire hazard. They urged demolition or stabilization, noting unsafe bricks, buckling walls, settling floors, and highly combustible debris. The owner plans demolition within a year, but quicker action was advised. The council formed a West Catherine street study committee and adopted an ordinance to maintain Circle Drive. One bid for oiling streets was accepted at 9.5 cents per square yard for oil and 11 cents for stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Francis Neilan
Grant Miller
Newton Picking
Robert Gilmour
West Catherine Street
Circle Drive
Robert French
Vern Sherwin
Forest Service to Analyze Maple Dieback in Somerset County
Forest Service chief Richard E. McArdle says the USDA and the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station will examine sugar maple dieback in the northeast with cooperation from Pennsylvania State University and others. Investigations find no single disease and point to environmental stress such as drought and heat as likely causes. Rep. J Irving Whalley pledges support to address the maple blight.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Somerset County
J. Irving Whalley
Richard E. McArdle
Marvin E. Fowler
Northeastern Forest Experiment Station
Upper Darby
McArdle
Pennsylvania State
Whalley
Christmas Comes in August at Martinsburg Home
Paul and wife Dilling return from vacation to find their Martinsburg Pennsylvania house lit with blinking exterior lights and a large Christmas tree inside. Neighbors joke it is the town’s best practical prank, with artificial snow adding to the festive scene.
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Martinsburg, Pa
Paul Dilling
Pennsylvania
Mailman Dilling
Somerset names nine member planning commission
Somerset county commissioners appointed a nine member planning commission to serve terms of six four or two years. The six year group includes Ray Morrison of Somerset township Leslie Whitaker of Windber and A Stoughton of Jenner township. Four year appointees are George C Schmidt Somerset borough G A Frantz Confluence and Richard H Stetler Stoystown. Two year members are Hiram W Walker Summit township George Sura Central City and Fred Malder Conemak township. The appointment was discussed at a July 20 meeting with the Somerset county Resources committee Laurel Highlands and others. Judge Thomas F Lansberry stressed the need for planning amid future county growth. Reports on commission functions were reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Morrison
Somerset Township
Leslie Whitaker
Windber
A. Stoughton
Jenner Township
George C.schmidt
Somerset
G. A. Frantz
Confluence
Richard H. Stetler
Stoystown
Hiram W. Walker
Summit Township
George Sura
Central City
Fred Malder
Conemac
Somerset County Resources Committee
Laurel Highlands
Thomas F. Lansberry
Berlin Council Opens Bids for Well and Pipeline
Berlin borough council opened bids Monday night for digging a well and installing pipelines at the watershed. Bids were held over for review with consulting engineer Duncan and Laganese of Pittsburgh. The work ties to the county home project and borough water system improvements, and the council plans to level the community building lot and seed it in grass this fall. The borough seeks property owner cooperation to keep weeds mowed to reduce pollen and fire danger and improve appearance.
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Berlin
Duncan and Laganese
Publishers decry lewd books as crime textbooks
Bruce M. Wickwire, secretary of the Columbia Union Adventist publishing department, told the 58th summer conference of Western Pennsylvania Seventh-day Adventists that lewd books and magazines overflowing news stands corrupt morals. He urged substitutes like nature, biography, and Bible stories to curb moral decline and overstimulating comics.
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Washington, D. C
Western Pennsylvania
Edgewood Grove
Bruce M. Wickwire
Wickwire
Columbia Union Conference of Adventists
Long Trailer Bill Clears Conference With 55 Foot Limit
A speedy conference committee approved a compromise to raise trailer length from 35 to 40 feet and allow a 55 foot combined tractor and trailer on state highways beginning Jan 1 1962. The deal, signed after a closed door meeting with Gov Lawrence and officials, could reach final action Tuesday.
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Harrisburg
Senate
House
Charles R. Weiner
Philadelphia
Gus Yatron
Berks
James S. Berger
Potter
James Dougherty
Albert W. Johnson
R McKean
Anthony J. Petrosky
Westmoreland
Lawrence
Weiner
Highways
Park H. Martin
Conference Committee
Democrats Propose Redistricting Plan Amid Scrutiny
In Harrisburg Democrats unveil a plan to redraw Pennsylvania congressional districts amid GOP objections. The proposal aims to shift three seats, expanding Philadelphia areas and suburban parts of Delaware County. Incumbents facing re election include Walter Dent Whalley and Fenton Schnee belt.
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Harrisburg
Stephen McCann
George S. Bloom
Lawrence
GOP
Philadelphia
Haverford
Radnor
Marple
Newtown Townships
Delaware County
Bensalem
Bucks County
Francis Walter
Willard Curtin
John Dent
Irving Whalley
Ivor Fenton
Herman Schnee
Walter
Coal Operators Reject Haluska Backfill Plan
In Harrisburg coal operators rejected a reported state plan to backfill abandoned strip mines if operators fund the work. Sen. Haluska said the offer would bankrupt strippers who testified at hearings, and he planned to push amendments acceptable to the industry.
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Harrisburg
State Mines Department
John J. Haluska
D-Cambria
State Mines
Lewis Evans
Lawrence
Haluska
Evans
Governors Office
Mines Department
Reapportion Plans of Dems Angers GOP
The Pennsylvania GOP blasts the Democratic plan to redraw 30 districts to 27 saying it fraudulently avoids removing a Philadelphia Democratic seat. The blueprint, tied to the 1960 census shift, also extends into Montgomery and Bucks counties as Republicans demand district changes.
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Dems
GOP
Philadelphia
Stephen McCann
D-Greene
House
Montgomery and
Bucks
Legislature races and trailer bill reach compromise in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the legislature advances a Democratic reapportionment plan amid GOP opposition and talks of strip mine legislation. A Senate House conference approves a compromise to raise legal trailer length from 35 to 40 feet with a five year relaxation for trailers over 50 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senate
House
Stephen McCann
George S. Bloom
Albert W. Johnson
R-Mckean
McCann
Philadelphia
Delaware
Bucks
Senate House Conference Committee
Rockwood Board Adopts Resolution For New Building
The Rockwood area school board approved a resolution to obtain a new elementary school building. Board officials J Irvin Gindlesperger Janet Brant Natanial Barbera and Richard Ross were authorized to attend an Aug 17 meeting in Harrisburg with the State Public School Building Authority to sign the adoption and preliminary lease agreements. Three cafeteria workers were hired including Louise Sembower full time with Dorothy Critchfield and Virginia Keen part time. The secretary was asked to call for coal bids for the coming year. The next meeting is Sept 11. Dr L Dale Mickey was elected school medical examiner and Dr Frederick R Smith of Confluence was chosen dental examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood Area
J. Irvin Gindlesperger
Janet Brant
Natanial Barbera
Richard Ross
State Public School Building Authority
Harrisburg
Louise Sembower
Dorothy Critchfield
Virginia Keen
L. Dale Mickey
Frederick R. Smith
Confluence
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Martinsburg
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Lancaster
Chester
Cumberland
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York
Washington, Fayette and Greene
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Erie
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Mercer
Jack Lynch
Republican Post
Bloom
Rockwood Board
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