Legislature Extends Taxes Two More Years in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania legislature re enacted the 1 percent real estate transfer tax the 6 percent corporate net income tax and the five cent gasoline tax to fund state government for two years. A stopgap $1224 million appropriation covered general operations and public assistance as Gov Lawrence signed the measures. House leaders discuss a Tuesday vote on four governor backed tax proposals amid a projected two year deficit of about $156 million.
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Eee
Lawrence
Commonwealth
McCann
Stephen McCann
House
Albert E. Strausser
Columbia
Erpf Withdraws From Strauss Transit Study Bid
Armand G. Erpf asked Senator Strauss to withdraw his name from a planned study of transportation policy as concerns over railroad ties and possible conflicts of interest grow. The move follows Senate scrutiny of Strauss nomination as secretary of commerce amid broader debate over a related letter and prior testimony.
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Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Commerce Department
Armand G. Erpf
Strauss
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
McGee Bitter
Gale McGee
Dwye
Senate Commerce Committee
McGee
Erps
Senate Democrats
Erpf
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Commerce Committee
Wyoming Democrat
House Atomic Energy Committee
Augustine elected Turkeyfoot Valley school board treasurer
Jean K Augustine was elected treasurer of the Turkeyfoot Valley area school board at Monday’s meeting. The district accepted resignations of Charles Pote and Robert Broderick and will accept applications for the two vacancies. The First National Bank of Confluence designated as 1959 60 term depository. Non professional contracts renewed. A tax duplicates committee was formed with Augustine as chair. Addison building authorized for civil defense classes. Harrisburg trip approved for surplus property sale. Girl Scouts allowed a July cooking school in the high school home econ room. Bands may attend summer parades. Bid advertisement authorized to resurface the high school driveway.
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Jean K. Augustine
Turkeyfoot Valley Area
Charles R. Pote
Robert Broderick
First National Bank of Confluence
Samuel Black
Wilma Wright
Louise Koontz
Virginia Price
Charles Rodahaver
John Lenhart
Melvin Gillenberger
Herbert Smith
G. A. Frantz
Addison Building
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Electric Co
Col George L Foy to Speak at Somerset Rotary
Col George L Foy of Meyersdale will address the Somerset Rotary at noon Friday. The meeting at Somerset Country Club will hear his Middle East service experiences as he recently retired from active U S Army duty.
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George Foy
Meyersdale
Somerset Rotary Club
Somerset Country Club
Col. Foy
Middle East
U.S. Army
Italy Seeks Role in Second Phase of Aswan High Dam
CAIROPi U A R officials report Italy desires involvement in the dam's second construction stage. East Germany has shown interest and West Germany has already requested participation.
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Italy
Aswan Dam
Cairopi
U.A.R
Aswan High Dam
East Germany
West Germany
Supreme Court faults Interior in Vitarelli firings
The Supreme Court 5 to 4 held the interior department erred twice in firing educator William Vincent Vitarelli first as a security risk and again without reason. He may receive about 30 000 in back pay after deductions for prior earnings since 1954. The case involved Koror in the Pacific and Vitarelli denied Communist links. The court also agreed to rules on strike benefits taxation and declined other appeals on a Tennessee coal company judgment and a Georgia contempt fine.
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Washington—P
Supreme Court
Interior Department
William Vincent Vitarelli
Vitarelli
Pacific
Koror
Department
Allen Kaiser
The
Kohler Co
Kohler
Wis
Tennessee Coal Company
Meadow Creek Coal Co., Inc
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
U.S
Nashville
National Assn
Georgia
May Traffic Accidents Report From Somerset Substation
The state police at the Somerset sub-station investigated 20 traffic accidents in May. Thirteen people were injured and one person was killed, Riley Wise Jr., 32, Windber, died in a two car crash on Route 56 six miles east of Windber. Property damage totaled $14,995 for the month.
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Somerset
James Blair
Somerset County
Riley Wise, Jr
Windber
R.D
Blair
Somerset High Band Seeks Ticket Sale For Uniform Fund
Somerset high school band members fan out across the area selling tickets to a benefit show to raise funds for replacing 85 uniforms for 134 musicians and majorettes. Proceeds from 60 cent adults and 25 cent students will aid Gov ernor Theatre screening of The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw June 9 10 11 a western spoof with light hearted heroism.
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Somerset High School
Fractured Jaw
Governor Theatre
Memorial Day weekend sees record 310 traffic deaths nationwide
Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend 310 traffic deaths were recorded, with 101 drownings and 49 other fatalities, pushing total deaths to 458 in a 54 hour span. The toll exceeds NSC estimates and previous records, highlighting ongoing highway safety challenges.
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National Safety Council
NSC
Associated Press
New Baltimore Tenant Farmer Is Jailed Monday
Thomas O. Hollbert a tenant farmer from New Baltimore was jailed by state police on disorderly conduct charges after a crash in New Baltimore. Police say he was armed but were unable to release details. He remains jailed in Somerset County pending further investigation. James M. Tally of Holly Spring Mississippi was released from the county jail after last week’s motor vehicle code charges.
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Thomas O. Hollbert
New Baltimore
Somerset County
Somerset
Hollbert
Houlbert
Somerset Community Hospital
Heulbert
James M. Tally
Holly Spring
Mississippi
Tally
Munson Confirmed as Fayette County Judge
Harrisburg. The Senate on Monday night confirmed 50 to 0 the appointment of John I. Munson a 39 year old Uniontown attorney as Fayette County judge advancing judicial leadership in the district.
State to Fix Up 100 Miles Of Somerset Roads This Summer
Somerset county roads totaling almost 100 miles will receive a state highway department program this summer costing 275 178 dollars. The plan includes surface treatment resurfacing concrete patching and dust layer work on numerous routes with multiple mileage figures and oil usage specifications.
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Somerset County
State Department of Highways
Confluence
Harnedsville
Meyersdale
Jennerstown
Somerset
Somerset Borough
Windber
Cambria
Hays Church
Scullion
Fayette County
Mike Shaffer
Ferrelton
Rockwood
Garrett
New Lexington
Ursina
Friedens
Stoystown
Boswell
Jerome
Emerald Park
Ferrielton
Five Million More Children Expected in U S Schools
The census bureau forecasts over five million more children will enter U S schools in four years raising ages 5 to 17 to a record 53,347,000 now and an estimated 48,815,000 in 1963.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Whale Collides With President Hoover Ship
Hong Kong reports Captain Fred E. Angrick of the cruise liner President Hoover says a large whale struck the port side on the San Francisco to Hong Kong voyage. The ship sustained no damage and continued its voyage.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Fred E. Angrick
Hoover
San Francisco
Governor Earl J Lang under psychiatric evaluation in Galveston
Medical officials say Louisiana Governor Earl J Lang is undergoing psychiatric evaluation to determine any specific problem. Dr. John B. Truslow notes efforts to gain cooperation with ongoing studies while indicating the governor may be resisting care. The governor arrived in Galveston and is under 24 hour nursing care with meals, and medication omission, amid earlier tantrum like outbursts.
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Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Earl J. Lang
John B. Truslow
Truslow
Baton Rouse
Titus Harris
Galveston News
JH Harris Joins Somerset High School Faculty
The Somerset board appointed John H. Harris of Salisbury to teach German and history at the high school. Dean A. Bowman of Somerset was named social studies teacher. Vernon Lease William Stotler and Donald Rininger outlined the 1959 60 term program.
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Somerset Joint School Board
John H. Harris
Salisbury
A. Bowman
Somerset
Vernon Lease
William Stotler
Donald Rininger
Charge That W. Berlin Shelters Spies
Western powers accuse Russia of using West Berlin as a subversion hub during a secret Geneva session. The talks ran 22 hours with little progress as Washington, Paris, and London reject Russia’s demand to demilitarize West Berlin and evacuate Western garrisons while defending RIAS against accusations of fomenting unrest.
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Geneva
Russia
Berlin
U.S
Andrei Gromyko
West Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Herter
No Plan for Lloyd Oyster Says M Millan
Prime Minister Harold MacMillan cabled Selwyn Lloyd that he does not contemplate Lloyd’s removal as Britain's foreign secretary. The London Times had speculated his days are numbered but officials said MacMillan assured Lloyd he is not behind the report and has full confidence in his secretary of state duties.
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Geneva
Harold MacMillan
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Britain
MacMillan
London Times
Times
Old and New Together at Pittsburgh Bicentennial Festival
Pittsburgh marks 200 years since its founding with a city wide bicentennial festival at Point Park. The program runs through Sept 12 featuring an Indian village, atomic exhibit, parades, minstrels, a show boat, and exhibits from the Brussels World’s Fair. An opening Memorial Day fountain showcase begins dancing waters as a rainbow light display. The parade June 13 will feature more than 25 floats, 10,000 participants and 100 musical units, with a million spectators expected.
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Pittsburgh
Point Park
Stephen Foster
Steel City
Warmer June Outlook From Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau’s 30 day outlook for June predicts above normal temperatures in the northeastern United States and the Middle Mississippi Valley while the western third remains below normal. Near normal temperatures are expected in some areas, with cooler spells for the south Atlantic states. Rainfall trends favor above normal amounts in the Gulf and south Atlantic states, central Rocky Mountains, and much of the Great Plains, with subnormal precipitation from the central Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Bureau
West
South Atlantic
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Gulf and South Atlantic States
Rocky Mountain States
Great Plains
Fire Belch Kills Four Miners at Sherwood Mine
In Iron River Michigan a flash of fire and a cave in at the Inland Steel Sherwood mine killed four miners and burned sixteen others. Rescue crews crept through gas and dust to reach trapped workers and recover casualties as one survivor recounted narrowly escaping the wall of flame.
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Iron River
Mich
Sherwood Iron Mine
Michigan Upper Peninsula
Inland Steel Co
Chicago
Keith Sleeman
Motor Violator Jailed in Somerset County
Richard Walker aged 23 of Port Eustis has been committed to Somerset county jail after being charged with violating the motor vehicle code. He faces possible further penalties pending court action.
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Somerset County
Richard Walker
Port Eustis
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