Congress Clears Tangle in Bid to Quit Tonight
Congress moved toward final adjournment by Saturday night after steering key bills between chambers. Education aid totals 900 million over four years with 295 million for college loans and 59 percent million for fellowships. Senate approved the compromise bill amid praise from Senator Albert Dove. Appropriations measure funds myriad federal agencies including the veterans administration, minus the civil service retirement fund, while adding pensions for ex presidents. Military construction totals 1.354 billion under conferenced agreement, with administration seeking 1.73 billion and House and Senate approvals around 1.72–1.92 billion. Foreign aid appropriation of about 3.5 billion still pending.
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Gardner L. Bridge
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
United States
Albert Dove
D—Tenn
Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
Civil Service Retirement Fund
Civil Service Fund
Senate House
Norway Readies Welcome for USS Skate in Bergen
Norway prepares a formal welcome for the USS Skate as it nears Europe after its historic Arctic crossing. Denmark blocks a Copenhagen visit citing radiation fears, while US officials defend the submarine. France, the Netherlands, and West Germany voice support for the Skate amid Atlantic alliance tensions.
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Oslo
Norway
Denmark
Copenhagen
Europe
Bergen
France
Netherlands
West Germany
United States
French
Atomic Energy Commission
Hague
Bonn
Two Vehicle Crashes Reported in Somerset County
Two Friday crashes near Somerset produced no injuries. Barnett Labowitz 33 of Masontown and Frederick Handlen 39 of Hazelton collided at Route 40 and Lakemont Drive about 2:40 p.m. Total damage around 850 dollars. A second crash nine miles west of Somerset involved Ralph Enberg 16 of Acme driving west on Route 31. his car rolled over but he was not hurt. Damage also about 850 dollars.
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Summerfield Bridge
Somerset Barracks
Somerset
Barnett Labowitz
Masontown
Frederick J. Handlen
Hazelton
W. Va
Lakemont Drive
Handlen
Route 31
Ralph A. Enberg
Acme
Enberg
Boy Scouts Plan Ten New Units In South District
Somerset county area in the Admiral Robert E. Peary council will add 10 new Scout units soon. Six new troops have joined since early year, and winter camping plans at Roaring Run Scout Reservation near Jennerstown were outlined.
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Somerset County
Robert E. Peary Council
Boy Scouts of America
Robert S. Peck
Forbes High School
Kantner
Roaring Run
Jennerstown
South District
Nathaniel A. Barbera
Barbera
Edward M. Fedorowitcz
Cecil Weaver
Robert Machtley
Vernon M. Spangler
Spangler
D. Reed Knepshield
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Asked to Dismiss McBride Libel Case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reviews an appeal by Auditor General Charles C. Smith seeking dismissal of a libel suit filed by Attorney General Thomas D. McBride. A Philadelphia court held parties are entitled to a facts trial, after Smith accused McBride of Whitewashing the Democratic administration over a western Pennsylvania cinder buying scandal.
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Philadelphia
Thomas D. McBride
Charles C. Smith
State Supreme Court
Smith
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court
McBride
Pennsylvania
Mith
Wage Fight Over One Dollar Minimum Waitstaff Claims
Pittsburgh hearing on a proposed one dollar hourly minimum wage for women and minors heard industry fears of bankruptcies and profits losses. Some workers backed the measure noting low wages, with later scheduling changes for hearings in Harrisburg.
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Pittsburgh
State
State Department of Labor and Industry
Donald E. Crooks
Clarion Restaurant
Fred A. Beedle
Eaves
Canonsburg
General Brodhead
Beaver Falls
George Washington Hotel
Washington
Connellsville
James Mong
Attea’s
Geneva Penrose
YWCA
Frederick G. Weir
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
U.S. and Britain Offer Russia One-Year Test Ban
The United States and Britain proposed a one year moratorium on nuclear weapon tests starting October 31 if Russia begins negotiations on an international control network. President Eisenhower stressed limits on hydrogen bombs and broader disarmament steps. Britain planned to proceed with Pacific tests, while McCone said the AEC supports the move and aims to complete programmed tests by October 31. France planned to push ahead with its first atomic bomb.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Russia
Eisenhower
MacMillan
Pacific
McCone
John A. McCone
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
AEC
New York
France
de Gaulle
Sputnik II Weekend Skywatch Schedules
Unofficial Sputnik II flight times for weekend viewing in Somerset County are listed. Observers may see the satellite Saturday at 8 27 to 8 40 p m and 10 15 to 10 22 p m Sunday at 9 56 to 10 08 p m with initial passes from north-northwest and southeast. Friday night sightings occurred 10 38 to 10 39 p m.
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Somerset County
Sputnik NT
Sputnik
Kissless Courtship To End in Marriage
London AP report describes Anne Straw a high school girl who fell in love with her French teacher Ken Topham. Their two year kissless courtship followed strict rules including no kissing no handholding no alone time and no discussions of love or marriage. Anne now 20 and Ken 31 marry Saturday.
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London
Anne Straw
Doncaster
Ken Topham
Anne
Ken
NAACP Requests Whittaker Action on Little Rock Integration
The NAACP asks Supreme Court Justice Charles Whittaker to strike down a legal barrier delaying integration at Central High in Little Rock Arkansas. Thurgood Marshall seeks to vacate a Circuit stay and a 24 year school integration stay tied to Judge Harry Lemley’s order.
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Washington
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Supreme Court
Charles E. Whittaker
Central High School
Little Rock
Ark
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Whittaker
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
U. S
Harry Lemley
Hope, Ark
Marshall
8Th Circuit
Denver
Los Angeles
American Bar Assn
Eight Doctors Begin Probe of Hoxsey Clinic Case
Harrisburg AP Atty General Thomas D McBride says an eight doctor committee has begun a justice department inquiry into the Hoxsey Cancer Clinic in Portage. Questionnaires have been sent to clinic officials and will guide on site checks. The panel is led by Dr David Clare of Pittsburgh.
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Harrisburg
Thomas D. McBride
Justice Department
Hoxsey
Portage
McBride
C. L. Wilbur
Secretary of
David Clare
Pittsburgh
NAACP Pushes for Reopening Central High to Blacks
In Little Rock Arkansas the NAACP pressed for reopening Central High School to Black students amid a national integration crisis. The group sought to vacate a 30 day breathing spell, arguing for immediate review by Justice Whittaker as the 80 day stay granted by the Eighth Circuit expired.
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Little Rock
Ark
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Central High School
Central
NAACP
Supreme Court
High Court
Charles Whittaker
Eighth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Eighth Circuit
Thursgood Marshall
Arkansas
Marshall
Washington
Whittaker
West Coast
Denver
Knepper Death Ruled Unavoidable Accident by Jury
A six member coroner's jury ruled Ralph L. Knepper 75 of Lavansville fatality on West Main Street Aug 6 an accidental death. Pedestrian Knepper struck by Patricia Ann Logan Somerset driver of the auto about 1 15 a m. Witnesses included Somerset police Alfred Brecht and George Jock and others.
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Ralph L. Knepper
Lavansville
Knepper
West Main Street
Route 31
Patricia Ann Logan
Somerset
Mr. Knepper
Robert H. Halverson
Blase Cindric
Gladen D. Walker
Charles
D. Gates
E. H. Horner
Roy Blubaugh
Alfred Brecht
George Jock
Hammarskjold to Leave Mon for Middle East Task
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold will depart Monday for the Middle East to help negotiate arrangements to speed U.S. and British troop withdrawals from Lebanon and Jordan. He plans visits to Amman Cairo Beirut and Baghdad and may stop in Jerusalem if feasible.
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Hammarskjold
Mon
Middle East
United Nations, N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
U.S
Lebanon
Jordan
General Assembly
Assembly
Amman
Geneva
U. N
Cairo
VFW District to Meet in Somerset for Next Gathering
Somerset district commander Paul Casebeer announced at Addison post that the next county VFW meeting will be held in Somerset. A date is not set. Past district commander Anthony Muscatello attended the New York convention. Hospital committee chairman John Lafferty reported 94 hospital equipment exchanges since July 16 and a dance at the state hospital on Aug. 27. The Veterans Day program is planned for Nov. 11 with a speaker selected. The next county council meets Sept. 17 at Jenners town.
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Somerset County
VFW
William S. Orban
Addison Post
Somerset
Anthony Muscatello
Windber
VFEW
New York
Somerset Post
Paul Casebeer
John Lafferty
State Hospital
Jennerstown
Senate Approves 1958 Education Act for Four Years
The Senate passed the National Defense Education Act of 1958 a four year education aid bill to counter Soviet advances It authorizes 295 million dollars for college student loans but excludes President Eisenhower’s proposed competitive scholarships The act is estimated to cost about 900 million dollars and moves to the House for final action.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Queer overtones and a giant check headline city joys
A teenage prank jammed Philadelphia police radios for over ten minutes early Friday, while a black plastic gorilla on a flagpole drew police suspicion. At the University of Pennsylvania cafe, twenty five Hungarian athletes attempted to pay for a meal with an $8,000 check, the sole funds they had for the fencing championship visit.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Michigan Dairy Farmer Wins National Land Plowing Contest
Twenty one year old George W Lininger of Springport Michigan won the 16th National Level Land Plowing contest with a 370 point score on a half acre furrow outside Hershey. Teammates included Charles W Stamp of Watkins Glen New York who won the hillside event earning a trip to Northern Ireland. Runner up was David H Bay of Canandaigua New York.
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Hershey
Michigan
George W. Lininger
Springport
RD 2
Jackson County
Mich
Lininger
North Ireland
Charles W. Stamp
Watkins Glen
N. Y
Northern Ireland
Benson
David H. Bay
Canandaigua
RD 1
Ontario County
New York
Strelko Accepts California Post Dispatch Press Foreman Role
Thomas J. Strelko Jr. of Stoystown RD 3 to head press operations for the Post Dispatch in Pittsburg California. After five years with the Somerset Daily American, he will depart Somerset today to begin new duties as press foreman.
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Thomas J. Strelko, Jr
Thomas J. Strelko
Stoystown
RD 3
Somerset Daily American
California
Strelko
Post Dispatch
Pittsburg
Calif
Somerset Today
The
American
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Reunion
Stoughton's Park
Boy Scouts
Sputnik II
Mahmoud Fawzi
United Arab Republic
Hans Engen
Hoxsey Clinic
Arthur W. Everett
William N. Oatis
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Baghdad
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