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Newspaper
Somerset Daily American
Location
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1961
Page
1
Harrisburg leaders from the House and Senate endorsed compulsory reorganization as a first step in an education program during the 1961 General Assembly. The plan sets a 5,000 student minimum district size and allows four years for voluntary mergers before a lay commission handles inadequacies or refusals.
The Senate approved a farm fund bill totaling over 7 billion for 12 months. It directs 5.97 billion in new cash, includes 725 million in rural development loans, and preserves 250 million for conservation payments to farmers. The measure returns to the House for consideration of a nearly 115 million House increase.
The Sipesville elementary school hosts a 1:30 p.m. meeting to decide if kindergarten will be offered. Principal William B. Statler leads the discussion. Parents with current or prospective pupils are invited to attend with birth and vaccination certificates.
A Norwegian tanker unloaded 2,018,424 gallons of blackstrap molasses from Cuba at Westwego with value 201,842.40 dollars. President Kennedy directed staff to examine the imports amid congressional protests. Senator Ellender urged invoking wartime trading restrictions to halt further shipments.
Cambria County Commissioner Frank J. Burns went on trial in Ebensburg on charges of attempting to influence jurors as seven women and five men formed the jury. Judge John J. Pentz presided. co-defendant Loretta Cravecz invoked the Fifth Amendment and did not testify.
The United States ordered its top negotiator Arthur H. Dean home from Geneva citing stalled talks on the nuclear test ban. Dean may not return depending on developments in Washington and Geneva as Khrushchev proposes linking talks to broader disarmament.
Harrisburg AP reports the House passed backfilling regulations for bituminous and anthracite strip mines 150 51 and 148 52 respectively sending the measures to the Senate. Critics warned small operators would fail and jobs would vanish while supporters urged cleaner pits and safer streams.
Mason Ammerman aged 35 of Templeton RD 1 Armstrong County died after a steel beam fell on him at the Lee Buncher Industries site in Leetsdale on Tuesday.
The United States accuses Mir oslav Naevalac of spying for Czechoslovakia and using diplomacy as cover. It demands his expulsion while Prague resists, citing his diplomat role as counselor No 3. Details include six meetings with Karel Hlasny from 1958 to 1961 and $1700 payments.
Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda reportedly advised President Kennedy to maintain a firm Western posture in Berlin. The talks also covered Khrushchev's Vienna meeting and why nuclear test talks should not be folded into broader disarmament talks. Informants noted potential U.S. support for South Korea aid.
The United States offered to pull 300 military advisers from Laos if the Geneva conference establishes controls to ensure Communist compliance. China rejected the idea, warning it could breakup talks and worsen the Laotian war. Meanwhile, Prince Boun Oum pushed for a unified Lao delegation, and Meo forces clashed with pro-government troops near Mt Pou San.
Philadelphia mayor Richardson Dilworth faced critique after calling a city hall scandal penny ante. Lawyer William Meehan argued for a grand jury probe amid GOP pressure, while officials disputed Wagner’s control during the city’s leadership gap. The court scene drew rousing audience reactions.
Adolf Eichmann told the Israeli court he was only a bureaucrat applying orders and could not stop the Nazis’ actions against Jews. He described his status as modest while admitting expertise in schedules and border rules that aided death trains. He denied voluntary capture and framed defense as showing he was not in political leadership.
Secretary of the Treasury Dillon predicted that by next year the economy could be in an economic boom and that a tax cut might follow. He spoke at the National Press Club noting a federal budget surplus could pave the way for lower taxes amid deficits forecast for 1961 and 1962. He projected the economy rolling in high gear with rising gross national product.
Walter W. Trent announces that legislative route 55052 will close at 8 am for major repairs. Detour directs travelers east from Bakersville to Route 31, then Route 53 to New Centerville, onto Route 55049, to the park’s secondary entrance one mile west of Laurel Hill Creek bridge.
President Kennedy's doctors say he will discard his crutches within two days as exams find his back strain improving. Dr. Janet Travell and orthopedic specialist Dr. Preston Wade led the three man panel, with Capt. J. H. Cheffey observing. Kennedy rose without aid earlier, signaling steady progress after a back strain from planting a tree in Ottawa.
The fifty seventh annual Sunday school convention begins Thursday in Jenners town at Christ Lutheran church with three full programs and several prominent speakers. R B Barner is president and new officers will be elected. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and morning events include organ prelude by Mrs Edgar Hostetler, songs led by Rev A J Replogle, and welcome from Rev Rod eric Senft. Rev James Lamadue of Trinity Lutheran Somerset will be the morning speaker with the theme Always Christ's Way. Lunch details follow.
A public notice to creditors explains the legal term homologated meaning approved or confirmed. The notice warns ten days to show cause why the final receiver account should not be approved and funds distributed, illustrating how general newspapers serve democratic notices.
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