Kennedy weighs options on civil rights legislation
President Kennedy said the administration is considering no civil rights bills and seeks a legal outlet beyond demonstrations to address racial issues in the South. He avoided specifics, urged local Alabama authorities to comply with court orders, and noted the University of Alabama’s board support for admitting Negro students following a court ruling. The briefing touched on wheat, Cuba, space, and other topics. See NEW on Page Eight.
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Washington
Kennedy
South
Ata
Cuba
Viet Nam
John XXIII
Europe
Nashville
Tenn
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wallace
University of Mississippi
University of Alabama
Congress
Residents Tell of Water Shortage in Rockwood
About 22 Rockwood residents testified at a Public Utilities Commission hearing before examiner Ray Replogle in Somerset County on a complaint against Rockwood Water Supply Co. They alleged inadequate water for homes and fire protection from Jan 1 to Mar 11, 1963, with low pressure and inconsistent taps. Fire department hydrants reportedly sprayed mud and barely reached 16 inches height at peak. Water company GM M T Stewart blamed leaking lines and rapid closing after Dec 1962 hydrant checks.
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Rockwood
Ray Replogle
Harrisburg
Public Utilities Commission
Rockwood Water Supply Co
Somerset County
Ter
Charles Beal
Presure
Fire Department
M. T. Stewart
A. M. Matthews
Millions Give Cooper Ticker Tape Parade
New York crowds line Broadway as astronaut Gordon Cooper rides in a formal parade honoring his 22 orbit Mercury flight. Police estimate 4 to 4.2 million people roar approval while Cooper receives the Medal of Honor at the Waldorf luncheon and offers a brief, modest speech.
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New York
Gordon Cooper
Outer Space
Broadway
Cooper
Air Force
America
Waldorf-Astoria
Mercury
Herbert Hoover
Charles A. Lindberg
Five Named to Computation Board for Primary Returns
Somerset Court of Common Pleas appointed five people to compute primary election votes. Named are Ruby Tannehill Rockwood Catherine Pacifico Lincoln Township JoAnn Strayer Pittsburgh? Nellie L. Coleman Somerset Two Virginia Fike Somerset.
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Somerset Court of Common Pleas
Ruby Tannehill
Rockwood
Catherine Pacifico
Lincoln Twp
JoAnn Strayer
Paint Borough
Nellie L. Coleman
Somerset Two
Virginia Fike
Somerset
Residents vote to remain dry in Middlecreek Two
In a local option election held with the primary, Middlecreek Two residents voted 201 to 71 against permitting alcohol sales. The final tally was released on Wednesday.
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Middlecreek Two
Castro Receives 300 Million In Soviet Arms Aid
U S intelligence reports Fidel Castro has received about 300 million dollars worth of Soviet arms since November and expects 250 million in economic aid this year. Despite aid Cuba's economy slumps with far lower per capita production and failing industry. sugar harvests fall from 6.8 million tons in 1961 to an estimated 4 million this year.
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Washington
U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Somerset Borough Primary Nominations Vary by Party
Somerset Borough voters nominated one new councilman and three incumbents with William C. James as the new face, after final counts. In the Republican field James Friedline led with 1405 votes and Jay Lehman trailed. Democrats saw Ayers 343, Bennett 339, Barnett 332, Hansen 291. Township results named Elvin Lease Republican and Miller Democrat for supervisor, with Forney unopposed as township auditor. School director at-large favored Mostoller and Woodrow. Baker won as school auditor-at-large.
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Somerset
William C. James
James Friedline
John A. Wilson
James
Robert L. French
Jay L. Lehman
Hayward W. Ayers
Oscar F. Bennett
Floyd W. Barnett
Paul D. Hansen
Elvin F. Lease
Philip S. Miller
Richard Dean Forney
Herman L. Mostoller
Irvin F. Woodrow
Mostoller
Woodrow
Milton A. Baker
Lambert Younkin Join Major County Contest Winding Campaign
Republican lawmakers celebrate a sweeping farmer rejection of the wheat control plan with more than a million votes nationwide. President Kennedy warns of lower farm prices and surpluses. Somerset County voters cast 277 to 73 against the plan in the primary.
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Geoffrey Gould Washington
Congress
Kennedy
GOP
Somerset County
Somerset County Firms Exports Rise in 1961 Census
Somerset County industrial firms contributed to Pennsylvania’s 1961 export total of 2 150 firms with $326 000 in manufactured goods sent abroad. Direct exports were $115 000, $26 000 via intermediaries, and $185 000 for exporting by others. Products included corsets, sawmill goods, hardwood, fertilizers, hardware, pumps, compressors, and medical appliances.
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Somerset American
Harrisburg
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
State Department of Internal Affairs
Paper Shower Deluges Cooper in New York Welcome
The Sanitation Department reports 2,900 tons of paper showered on astronaut Gordon Cooper during his ticker tape parade in New York. The amount tops Lindbergh 1927 but trails Glenn 1962 and MacArthur 1951 totals, confirming Cooper’s reception as grand but not record-setting.
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New York
Sanitation Department
Gordon Cooper
Charles A. Lindbergh
John H. Glenn Jr
Douglas MacArthur
Cubans Suffer Privations as Russians Live in Comfort
Miami refugees report stark contrasts between Russians and Cubans in Havana. They describe militia intimidation, robberies, and shortages for Cubans while Soviet technicians’ families enjoy plentiful food and access. Witnesses cite exclusive dining in a Vedado building and fear of counterrevolution charges.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Paradise
Maria Ruiz
Miss Ruiz
Francisco Ortega
Jose Hernandez
Last Oral Vaccine Set for June 2 in Somerset County
Somerset County Medical Society announced the third and final countywide clinic to administer the Sabin Type III oral polio vaccine on Sunday June 2 from noon to 5 PM. The society cites Surgeon General Terry’s finding of minimal risk and notes ongoing high polio incidence. Clinics listed across twelve sites including Berlin Brothersvalley Davidsville Meyersdale Rockwood Salisbury Cairnbrook Shanksville Somerset Windber and Confluence. In March and April 37 071 and 39 651 residents received Type I and II vaccines respectively.
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Somerset County Medical Society
Medical Society
Surgeon General
Sabin
Somerset County
United States
Berlin-Brothersvalley
Berlin
Conemaugh Two
Joint
Windber
Western Allies Plan Allied Nuclear Force Across NATO
In Ottawa 15 Western Allies agreed to form an Allied nuclear force with US and Britain delivering submarine and bomber contingents. France lifted opposition, paving unification of national forces for NATO defense. Canada West Germany the Netherlands Belgium Greece Turkey Italy join. France may add two fighter squadrons. A new deputy to Gen. Lemnitzer will lead the plan with some details to be ironed out at a later meeting.
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Ottawa
United States
North Atlantic Council
France
NATO
Alliance
North Atlantic Council of Ministers
Europe
U.S
Canada
West Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Greece
Turkey
Italy
Maurice Couve de Murville
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Picking Defeats James Blair in County Commissioner Primary
In Somerset County voting, Dwane FE. Ringer and Ivan Lambert won the Republican nominations for county commissioner. They will oppose Democrats Warren K. Hay and Earl M. Younkin in the fall race for a three-member board. Final unofficial counts show Ringer leading with 5,271 votes and Lambert 2,975, among others.
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Dwane FE. Ringer
Ivan Lambert
Warren K. Hay
Earl M. Younkin
Somerset County
Ringer
Lambert
William H. Hay
George E. Morgan
Isabel C. Kline
Emerson Suder
Walter F. Berkebile
Robert J. Blough
Howard A. Stephens
Merle S. Long
John Enoch
Oscar S. Ripple
Frank D. Kimmel
Harold E. Shepley
Howard C. Hahn
Newton B. Picking
High Sheriff
James A. Blair
Picking
Norman F. Walker
Atty
Alexander Ogle
Robert M. Keim
Robert Critchfield
Williams
Walter L. Williams
Pope Rallying After Severe Relapse
Pope John XXIII began to recover modestly after a severe relapse that required a major blood transfusion. Vatican sources said attendants remained close by and doctors watched from the papal apartment. The 81-year-old pontiff canceled his weekly audience but appeared at his window to bless crowds in St. Peter's Square.
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Gerald Miller
Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican
Papal
St. Peter’s Square
Pope
Organization Backed Candidates Victorious In Pennsylvania
The Associated Press reports that organization backed candidates won most primary contests across Pennsylvania with low turnout. Sen. Joseph S. Clark backed independents in several counties and won seven of eleven indicated choices. James Tate, backed by the Green Democratic machine, won Philadelphia mayoral race 3 to 1.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Joseph S. Clark
Clark
Charles Sweet
Washington County
Berks
Beaver
Cambria
Fayette
Philadelphia
Tate
James Tate
William J. Green Jr
Walter M. Phillips
H. Jerome Jaspan
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Somerset Borough
Marsha Narad
By Arthur Everett
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Coop
Gordo
Hawaii
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the Battery
City Hall
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Lee
By Lewis Gulick
Luther L. Terry
James Blair
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