Leftist Chief Backs Ben Bella in Algeria Power Struggle
Col. Houari Boumedienne announced the army will back Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Bella in efforts to regain control of Algiers from guerrilla factions. Wilaya No. 4 and Wilaya No. 3 forces are cited as key players as tensions rise toward potential military intervention.
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Algiers
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Houari Boumedienne
Setif
Wilayas
Wilaya No. 4
Wilaya No. 3
Kabylie Mountains
Ali Allouache
Hoover Undergoes Tumor Removal Operation
New York AP Herbert Hoover the 88 year old former president underwent a three hour operation at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center to remove an intestinal tumor described as a polypoid lesion. Tests would determine cancer status with results expected in two to three weeks. He withstood the surgery well and rested while awaiting his son Allan.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Allan
Express
Heavy Rain Drenches E. Pennsylvania
The Associated Press reports tropical storm Alma driven rain flooded eastern Pennsylvania. Dams, roads, and power lines were affected with outages in Shamokin Bloomsburg Danville and Philadelphia areas. A barn near Pottstown burned after a lightning strike and rail lines near Shamokin suffered a three track landslide.
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Associated Press
Alma
Pennsylvania
Pottstown
Philadelphia
Shamokin
Bloomsburg
Danville
Reading Railroad
Arab League Row Threatens Postwar Unity
The United Arab Republic walked out of a league council session amid bitter attacks by Syria and Jordan against Nasser. Cairo reports said the U A R quit the league but other sources denied a final withdrawal. The league, long torn by internal squabbling, relies on U A R funding and leadership.
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United Arab Republic
League Council
Syria
Jordan
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
League
Nasser
Dardik Ismail
Sudan
Beirut
Arab League Council
Arab League
Israel
Commissioners Must Sign Bonds for $1.4 Million Issue
Four county commissioners and their chief clerk must sign 1,400 bonds totaling 1.4 million dollars to finance the new county home. Bonds in 1000-dollar denominations were purchased by Kidder, Peabody and Co and delivery is set for today or tomorrow. Signing precedes the formal contract awards planned next Tuesday to the firms with the lowest bids on June 12 for construction and furnishings.
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Kidder, Peabody and Co
Health and Welfare Dinner Features Ruth Horting
Mrs Ruth Horting secretary of public welfare will speak at a health and welfare meeting in Casebeer Grove dining room October 4 at 6 30 p m. Chester Bower represents the Pennsylvania Citizens League Judge Thomas F Lansberry will be toastmaster. The dinner aims to foster cooperation among agencies and may lead to a county health and welfare council.
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Ruth Grigg Horting
Public Welfare
Casebeer Grove
Pennsylvania Citizen’s League
Chester Bower
Thomas F. Lansberry
Pa Senators Vote With Majority Against Byrd Tax Bill
Pennsylvania senators Joseph S. Clark and Hugh Scott joined the majority as the Senate defeated Byrd's tax bill amendment 52 to 30. The measure sought to strike out a 7 percent investment incentive credit.
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Byrd Bill Washington
Pennsylvania
Joseph S. Clark
Hugh Scott
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Schilling Heads Hire the Handicapped Group in County
William J. Schilling was chosen chairman of the Hire the Handicapped committee in the Pennsylvania State Employment Service building. Mrs. Marian Casey is vice chair, Miss Helen Bishop treasurer, Sydney Brant secretary. The group will run annual poster and essay contests with state winners announced by March 15 and March 31, 1963 respectively. Essays theme How My Community Benefits from the Abilities of Handicapped Workers. Poster theme Hire the Handicapped Its Good Business. Contest runs Nov 1 to Feb 28 1943 with winners named in 1963.
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William J. Schilling
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
Marian Casey
Helen Bishop
Sydney Brant
Clearfield Workers Trained for New Shoe Plant
The State Department of Instruction will train about 200 Clearfield area workers for a new women's casual shoe plant. A 38,250 square foot building funded by the Clearfield Foundation and AID for Clearfield, Inc. cost 240000 dollars. Training starts mid September with production beginning once the first trainees are ready.
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Clearfield, Pa
State Department of Instruction
Clearfield Area
Clearfield Foundation
Clearfield, Inc
Investment Credit Retained in Tax Revision Bill
The Senate voted 52 to 30 to keep a key investment credit in the tax bill, enabling deductions of up to 7 percent of spending on new machinery for most companies and 3 percent for public utilities. The measure, seen as a Kennedy administration victory, aims to modernize plants and spur growth amid debate over its effect on federal revenue.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Finance Committee
U.S. Compa
The
Treasury
Congressional
Cost of Living Hits Record High in July
The July consumer price index rose 0.2 percent to 105.5 percent of the 1957 59 base, driven by higher pork milk eggs movie tickets and medical care. Take home pay fell slightly while purchasing power edged up over 12 months. Restaurant checks climbed 3 percent as seasonals push costs higher.
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Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
BLS
Ag Official Testifies on Estes Appointment
John E. Francis an Agriculture Department official testified that Billie Sol Estes was appointed to a federal advisory post despite warnings he might be prosecuted and that Undersecretary Charles S. Murphy overruled them. Murphy waited to tell his side as the Senate subcommittee probes political influence on Estes farm aid deals.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
John E. Francis
Department
Senate Investigations
Charles S. Murphy
Francis
Murphy
Senate
Orville
Radiation from H-bomb damages satellites and delays project
Radiation from the high altitude hydrogen bomb blast over Johnston Island damaged solar cells on several orbiting satellites and delayed the Project Anna geodetic satellite launch for two to three months. NASA says the man in space program remains unaffected and Telstar shows no damage as Ariel recovers in sunlight.
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Washington
Pacific
Civilian
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walter M. Schirra Jr
NASA
Telstar
Navy
Ariel
Hearing to Oust County Commissioner in Cambria County
A Cambria County Court hearing is set for September 5 on a petition to oust County Commissioner Frank J. Burns. Burns, serving a 4 to 10 year sentence for embezzlement and extortion, challenges the petition filed by District Attorney Ferdinand Bionaz.
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Ebensburg
Cambria
Frank J. Burns
Burns
Dist. Atty
Ferdinand Bionaz
Two Vehicles Collide On Route 53 Near Confluence
A two vehicle collision Tuesday at 5 p.m. on Route 53 about two miles south of Confluence caused about 450 in damages. Drivers were Robert J. Furman 21 of Conemaugh and David Nelson Dorvit 21 of Clarksburg W Va. Furman 150 Dorvit 300. Trooper Joseph R. Althoff said the cars sideswiped on a curve. no injuries reported.
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Route 53
Confluence
Robert J. Furman
Conemaugh
David Nelson Dorvit
Clarksburg
W. Va
Furman
Joseph R. Althoff
Mariner 2 Nears Venus on 180 Million Mile Journey
The Mariner 2 spacecraft is 296,836 miles from Earth and traveling toward Venus at 7,312 mph on an 180 million mile route. A Jet Propulsion Laboratory spokesman said a planned midcourse maneuver could adjust its path to pass Venus at 10,000 miles, with instruments testing for life conditions.
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Pasadena
Calif
Earth
Venus
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner 2
Russia
Kennedy Drive for Extended Unemployment Benefits Fails
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected Kennedy’s bid to renew extended jobless aid by a 13 to 12 vote with four Democrats crossing lines. The administration argued it would assist about 85 000 unemployed and extend benefits for up to six months, while opponents warned of turning unemployment insurance into relief aid and burdening payroll taxes.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Wilbur D. Mills
Tremors felt across Greece and into Italy and Malta
A powerful earthquake jolted Greece with tremors reaching southern Italy Sicily Crete and Malta. One death and about two dozen injuries were reported amid scattered damage including toppled homes in Patras Nafplion and Naples. The Parthenon withstood the shock.
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Italy
Sicily
Crete
Malta
Phil Dopoulos
Athens
Greece
Seismological Institute
University of Uppsala
Sweden
Agadir
Morocco
Parthenon
Patras
Nafplion
Peloponnesus
Athens Seismological Service
Naples
Bari
Jacqueline Kennedy
Amalfi
Messina
Marriage rate in Somerset Co. declines in 1961
Somerset County recorded 393 marriages in 1961, down 33 from 426 in 1960, the second lowest in five years. June remains the peak month with 66 weddings, while January had the fewest at 15. statewide, Pennsylvania reported 69,617 marriages, down 2,218 from the prior year.
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Somerset
Harrisburg
Somerset County
State Department of Health
Department
Pennsylvania
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Herbert
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Shamokin Hospital
Shikshinny
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Lebanon
Health & Welfare
Ruth Horting
Schilling Heads
Clearfield
Gerrilla
Camau
Mekong River
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ion
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Seattle
Wash
Vern Haugland
Detic
Johnston Island
Anna
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
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Somerset Co
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