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Newspaper
The Times Herald Record
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1962
Page
6
Middletown boy James H. Harris Jr., 10, of 29 California Ave, pauses before a camera display with a thoughtful look. He was among many boys out shopping yesterday for Father’s Day gifts for their dads.
Nepera Chemical Co will pay about 550 for a chemical fire rig for Harriman Fire Company truck. The unit includes a foam applicator deluge nozzle and portable foam supply and will improve response after the May 3 Nepera plant blaze. The Harriman board granted approval after chief Donald Hunter requested installation and drills access.
Washington Senate Finance Committee voted to eliminate the 10 percent federal excise tax on train and bus travel, effective July 1, as part of a House-supported bill extending other excise taxes for one year. The package would retain levies on new cars, cigarettes, beer, liquor, auto parts, and the 52 percent corporate earnings tax. The House bill also urged removing the travel tax earlier, on January 1, but the committee action set July 1 as the removal date.
Washington reports light engineers defer major strike against airlines overnight. President Kennedy publicly attacked the union and hinted at government retaliation. In Kansas City, TWA Flight Engineers branch head H S Dietrich said no walkout for potentially 36 hours, with union HQ offering no immediate comment.
Minisink Valley board of education trimmed the tentative budget to 953910.63, with a 109000 increase from last year's final budget. They cut 500 from audio-visual aids and considered reducing grounds upkeep to 920, amid other changes including a 65305 rise in instructional services and a 35000 boost for mandatory teacher salary increases. The board rejected a stainless steel kitchen table and seeks the top three civil service exam scorers for a cafeteria supervisor. it endorsed marching in a Girl Scout parade and approved the agriculture instructor's FFA trips funded by the state unit.
Dr and Mrs Stuart J Fleming of Middletown receive a 16 250 settlement for the death of their daughter Lois Jean Fleming in a March 17 1960 Northwest Orient Airlines jet crash over Indiana. A Chicago federal court had earlier awarded 642 500 to eight crash victims' relatives. the award was delivered after a month long trial. The case named Northwest Orient Airlines Boeing Aircraft Co and General Motors Corp as defendants.
At a Sullivan County dinner Democratic leaders assailed the Rockefeller administration over poultry policy and urged a state renewal of support for farmers. Mayor Wagner planned the keynote address as party officials spoke on government ethics and the need for a strong candidate for governor.
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