House Approves 2 Tax on Capital Gains Dividends and Royalties
Harrisburg AP The Pennsylvania House passed a 2 percent tax on capital gains dividends and royalties to fund education. The vote was 107 to 96 as part of broader moves to reorganize 2,244 districts into about 500 units, with reorganization approved 108 to 94 and sent to the Senate for amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Senate
State Council of Education
GOP
John Walsh
Allegheny
Daniel S. McDevitt
Berks
Albert W. Johnson
Sen
Somerset County Planning Commission Meets In Somerset Court House
The newly appointed nine member county planning commission convened at 7:30 in the Somerset Court House to learn powers and purposes. Warren Zitzman urged monthly meetings and outlined five roles including information repository and study of county highway water and recreational issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Planning Commission
Somerset Court House
Ray T. Morrison
Warren Zitzman
Camp Hill
Bureau of Community Development
Department of Commerce
Harrisburg
Zitzman
Planning Commission
Somerset County
Senate Accepts Final Compromise on Strip Mine Bills
Harrisburg AP reports the Senate reconsidered earlier action and approved a final compromise on backfill requirements for abandoned strip mines. The soft coal and anthracite measures passed 48 to 1, with Sen. Edward Kessler objecting. Amendments remove a 100 foot highway ban and require backfill to contour within 750 feet of built up areas, using 45 degree angles to top of high walls. See Senate on Page Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senate
State Mines Department
House
Edward Kessler
Lancaster
Grand Master Matthews at Local IOOF Monday
IOOF Somerset Lodge 433 welcomes Grand Master John H. Matthews and staff at the meeting on Monday August 28. The session begins at 8 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandmaster Matthews
IOOF
Lodge 433
Somerset
John H. Matthews
Proposes Changes In Harness Racing Acts
The Rules Committee approved a bill to allow four year county wide referenda on track creation repeat voting in eight counties. It would auto renew licenses by simple application and move the Harness Racing Commission from the Agriculture Department to an independent agency.
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Harrisburg
Senate Rules Committee
Charles R. Weinter
D-Phila
Allegheny
Crawford
Monroe
Berks
Erie
Fayette
Westmoreland
Lehigh
Harness Racing Commission
Agriculture Department
Government to Lift Ailing Coal Industry with Military Purchases
Washington officials announce a shift to buy 440000 tons of hard coal and coke from American producers for U S forces in West Germany. The move aims to aid labor surplus states including Pennsylvania West Virginia Maryland Virginia Alabama and Oklahoma with future domestic purchases planned for 1961.
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Washington
West Germany
Defense Department
Bonn Republic
Meyer Feldman
Kennedy
White House
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Alabama
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Snyder's Potato Chip Factory Buys Building
The Berlin building housing Snyder's Potato Chip factory was sold by Berlin-Brothersvalley Industrial Association trustees to C. H. and Edythe J. Sterner of Hanover. The $76,450 sale transfers the 1946-built facility, deed filed in Somerset County Courthouse, with trustees Sherman B. Berkley Walter E. Hay W. E. Scurfield Richard Croner and Harry Landis listed.
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Snyder
Berlin
Berlin- Brothersvalley Industrial Association
C. H
Edythe J. Sterner
Hanover
Sterner
Somerset County
Sherman B. Berkley
Walter E. Hay
W. E. Scurfield
Richard Croner
Harry Landis
UAW Launches Psychological Drive in Big Three Talks
The United Auto Workers ordered a psychological campaign against Ford GM and Chrysler as contract talks near the expiry of current wage deals in eight days. The union called offers from GM Ford and Chrysler "woefully inadequate" and accused GM of bargaining in bad faith for refusing to share price and profit formulas. Reuther led talks with AMC offering a profit sharing plan, with intensified negotiations to push a quick settlement amid secrecy.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Nationnal Labor Relations Board
Reuther
American Uaw
Walter P. Reuther
American Motors Corp
AMC
Edward L. Cushman
Governor Vetoes Bill to Reduce Fish License Fee
Harrisburg Gov Lawrence vetoed a bill that would cut senior fishing licenses from 3.25 to 1 for those over 65, citing a constitutional uniformity requirement. He warned the plan would burden under-65 catchers and create unfair classifications. The governor also signed a law ending metal boat license plates and requiring visible license numbers, and approved community pond projects for children under 12 and disabled persons with owner consent for privately owned shorelines.
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Harrisburg
Lawrence
Somerset County Fair Showcases Music Kart Races and Livestock
A large Somerset County Fair crowd enjoyed Slim Bryant and his Wildcats with Nancy Fingal and others in a varied evening of novelty and country songs. Following the musical show, Meyersdale Kart Association staged 32 karts in six races with Eddie Phillips winning the Class B trophy and Ed Keslar taking the A Junior race title with Larry Ebersone second.
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Somerset County Fair
Somerset County
Slim Bryant
Nancy Fingal
al Azzaro
Bob Reorie
Slim
Red Foley
U.S. A
Meyersdale Kart Association
Eddie Phillips
Ridgley
W. Va
Meyersdale Republican
Ed Keslar
Donegal
Larry Ebersole
Cumberland
DPA Moves to Klatzkin Building in Somerset
The Somerset County Board of Assistance will move its Pennsylvania Department of Welfare offices on August 30 from the Beerus Building to the Klatzkin Building at 134 North Center Avenue Somerset. The move will require closure that day. normal operations resume August 31 in the new quarters with first floor reception and social service staff.
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Somerset County Board of Assistance
Pennsylvania Department of Welfare
Beerus
Somerset
Klatzkin
North Center Avenue
Somerset Bank
County Assistance Board
Social Service
Football Victim Harry McGough Admitted After Accident
Another football victim was admitted to Somerset Community hospital Wednesday. He is Harry McGough, 16, of South Hills Catholic High Pittsburgh. He suffered a fractured left leg.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Harry McGough
South Hills Catholic High
Pittsburgh
Mc 7
Sheriff Walker's Horse Wins Blue Ribbon at County Fair
Sheriff Walker's Tennessee Walking Horse led Somerset County Fair saddle horse division 4, department C, to blue ribbon. His four year old and over geldings beat eight others, adding to a seven-ribbon collection across Somerset and Westmoreland counties. Other saddle horse winners include Reon Wills Judy Glessner Butch Lohr Harold Shaffer and Maple Ridge Farms. Grand champion stallion went to Robert Pyle. junior champion saddle horse to Charles Speicher. Pony firsts listed for several riders.
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Sheriff Walker
Somerset County
Somerset County Fair
Somerset
Westmoreland
Reon Wills
Judy Glessner
Butch Lohr
Meyersdale
Harold Shaffer
Friedens
Maple Ridge Farms
Robert Pyle
Charles Speicher
Paul Strong
Tom Speicher
Jim Howard
Billie Howard
Mt. Pleasant
Vernon Miller
Rockwood
Mr. Pleasant
David Hay
Bertin
Firetruck Fire on Plank Road Destroys Dump Truck
Somerset firemen answered a blaze on Plank Road three miles from Somerset around midnight. The dump truck owned by Ed Grimm of R D 5 was gutted by fire likely from defective wiring. Fire Chief Newton Picking estimated damage at 1500 dollars.
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Somerset
Plank Road
Ed. Grimm
Newton Picking
Dems Split Kennedy Education Aid Plan In Two Bills
House Democrats adopt a new strategy to salvage Kennedy era school aid by dividing the Ribicoff four part package into two separate bills. One covers aid to impacted school districts and construction and the other funds higher education with a 24 billion dollar program. A fourth portion of the package, extending the National Defense Education Act, will be attached later after further talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Abrham H. Ribicoff
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
White House
Adam Clayton Powell
Dn.y
Denounce Red Action As Illgeal Effrontery Berlin Crisis
Western forces mobilized tanks troops and armored cars at Berlin barriers after East German limits on entry reduced crossings. Allied commanders denounced the action as illegal and sought to assure security while a crowd pressed near the foreigners gate. Reds pulled back patrols later, easing tension slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Reedy
Berlin
East Berlin
U.S
West Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
U. S
Air Ministry
Hermann Goering
Brandenburg Gate
Munist
Paul Werner
Russians Send New Note on West Berlin
Washington reports Moscow issued a new note demanding access to Berlin accusing the United States of ferrying spies and saboteurs through air corridors. Western officials briefed on the dossier said the note may foreshadow further Soviet moves on the corridors as the Four Power talks continued. Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged caution as Berlin tensions simmered.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Berlin
Wetern
Big Four
U.S
East Berlin
West Berlin
Moscow
Dean Rusk
Space Platform Mission Fails to Reach Planned Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The first American space platform launched a Ranger I satellite but the Agena propulsion failed to press Ranger into the intended wide orbit. Data showed partial success with useful findings despite the partial propulsion failure and the spacecrafts remaining in near tandem orbits.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Moon
Ranger
Iit
Agena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Warning on Tots Riding Bicycles in Boro
Somerset police warn parents of children under ten riding bicycles on thoroughfares. Ordinance requires age ten to ride on streets. Night riding with defective lights and double riding are cited as dangerous. First offense warning. second offense may require sale of bicycle or fines.
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Somerset Re
Rockwood Fire Laddies Volunteer for Grove Cleanup Effort
Rockwood volunteer firemen met in the Rockwood fire hall with vice president Carl Hileman in charge. They passed a motion to help clean up the Rockwood Community grove and ordered three asbestos suits for firefighting. They plan to visit Kingwood West Virginia in September for a parade. They received three checks from Holsapple winnings. They paid $1,000 on their note at Union National Bank in Rockwood and $385 in prizes during Old Home Week. No fire calls were reported in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood
Carl Hileman
Kingwood
W. Va
Union National Bank
Major Betters Reports Air Force Duty and CAP Roles
Major John R. Betters, commanding officer of the Laurel Mountain Squadron 1504 Civil Air Patrol, summarized 15 days of active duty and the Operation Swift Strike exercise. He described CAP’s part in Operation Recovery, noted a weekend drill at Black Moshannon airport, and announced cadet participation. The next meeting August 30 at Somerset County airport will include staff tasks and cadet paperwork.
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John R. Betters
Air Force
Laurel Mountain
Civil Air Patrol
Somerset County
CAP
Black Moshannon
James F. McBride
George A. Durst
Eugene Koniecnzky
Dave Berkebile
Robert J. Harrison
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