Simpson's Leader-Times from Kittanning, Pennsylvania • Page 1

Thought For The Day Don't forget to enjoy going to church tomorrow! DAILY LEADER-TIMES Weather Forecast Western Pennsylvania Partly cloudy today, tonight and Sunday, with widely scattered thundershowers, continued seasonable temperatures. High today 80 85, low tonight 62-66. Vol. 73, No. 165 KITTANNING--FORD CITY--NEW BETHLEHEM, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 15, 1961 SEVEN CENT1 A LEWISTOWN RD 2 truck driver, Frank Pierce, 31, crawled out from this crushed cab with abrasions of the face, left arm and leg after the tractor-trailer overturned at the western approach to the Allegheny River bridge here shortly before 8 o'clock this morning.

Deputy Game Protector Bob Heckman, who watched the incident in his rear view mirror, said the truck was traveling about 35 miles-an-hour down the West Kittanning hill. He said Pierce apparently applied his brakes, the truck went into a skid, the load shifted, and the rig flopped on its side. Eighteen months ago, a Kittannirrg businessman lost his life when a runaway truck crushed his car at the same spot. Speech Therapy Program To Be Held During August Answering A two-week program for preschool children with speech problems will be held during the.period August 7-18. Two pre-school speech centers will be operated.

One center will be conducted In the Ford City Elementary School each week day during the two weeks. A similar center will be operated In the Leechburg Elementary School. Parade Ends VFW Annual Convention PITTSBURGH (UPI) The Pennsylvania Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars ends its 42nd annual convention today with election parade. of officers and a gala John T. Radko of Wilkes-Barre was unopposed in his bid for State Commander as was Frank J.

Zenzer of Norristown, the can- didate for Senior Vice Commander. In a three-way runoff for Junior Vice Commander were Geo. Hartman of Pittsburgh, Leo Woyton of Ford City and Albert Pugh of Marysville. The elections were scheduled for early action, while the parade was to begin at 4 p.m. At Friday's session, the VFW adopted a number of resolutions, including one urging the State Legislature to cut off any appropriations to the University of Pittsburgh until Chancellor Edward Litchfield releases a report on history professor Dr.

Robert G. Colodny. Colodny came under fire earlier this year when it was disclosed had been affiliated with several organizations listed as sub- by the Justice Depart' merit. The University conducted its own investigation and Litchfield subsequently announced that Colodny had been given a clean bill of health. Results of the investigation never were disclosed.

The VFW delegation also approved resolutions endorsing: --President Kennedy's stand on Cuba, Laos and Berlin, urging that he maintain his present position. --William J. Tepsic of Pittsburgh for National Junior Vice Commander. --And general changes in the armed forces to further strengthen the national defense. The Weather Air temperatures and river stages recorded at the government observation station.

Allegheny River Lock No. 7, for the period ending 7 a. m. Saturday: 7 a.m. Friday 69 10 a.m 81 1 p.m 84 3 p.m 88 4 p.m 90 7 p.m 84 lOp.m 73 7 a.m.

Saturday 68 River stages: upper pool, 11.8 feet, stationary (no change); lower pool, 10.8 feet stationary (no change). Precipitation: 0.42 inches (rain). HIG AND LOW 2 .35 THilo 7-15 bra NEW YORK (UPI) -The UJS. Weather Bureau reported highest temperature recorded Friday was 115 at Blythc, Calif. The low this morning WM 30 at Bis Ptoey, Wyo.

This service is part of the special education program of Armstrong County Schools in cooperation with the Ford City Union Schools and the Leechburg Area Joint Schools. Because of individual attention that pre-school children require most therapy will be provided by speech clinicians on an individual basis, the county school said "This a restriction of enrollment at each maximum of 25 pre-school children wil be enrolled at an nouncement continued. "Parents of the pre-school children who have been examined by school speech clinicans will receive appointments by mail for the first day of the speech therapy. ''Parents of pre-school childrei who have not been examined and who are interested in the program are urged to contact the Special Education Division of the Armstrong County Schools. Courthouse Kittanning.

Telephone LI 2-2741 Ext. 47. Woman Falls Before Car; Hurts Light NEW BETHLEHEM-A Distant woman was injured slightly as she crossed the road in of a car yesterday evening on Route 123, one-half mile north of New Bethlehem in the Fairmount City area. Clarion State Police said Esther Schreckengost crossed the road in front of a car driven by Joseph Stonedice of 37 Lincoln North Vandergrift. Stonedice was traveling north, police added.

The Schreckengost woman, who" is a waitress at, Troup's Diner, Fairmount City, 'was not seriously injured police She'was taken to Clarion Hospital where she was treated and released. Police said there is a question whether the woman was actually hit as she crossed the road or of she fell down in trying to avoid the car. MOST FLIGHTS CANCELLED LONDON (UPI) An unscheduled strike of maintenance workers Friday night caused cancellation of most scheduled. British Overseas Airways Corp. flights from London airport.

BOAC said it has called for an urgent meeting of the British National Joint Council for the-civil aviation Industry to stoppage. discuss the QUICKIES by Ken Reynolds "Our name is in the paper every night-since we cot a car in the Lctder-Timei Wont Ads!" The fastest way to rain what you want is through the Leader- Tin, es Classified Pages. Buy, sell, rent fit trade your ad pro- mutts. OkU LI 3-2M1 GM To Begin DETROIT (UPI)--General Motors Corp. said today it will begin answering next Monday some of the 3,200 demands it has already received from the United Auto Workers union.

"We want to get the record straight on some of the statements the union made on some demands which we think are incorrect," labor relations chief Earl Bramblett said. The UAW, conducting negotiations to replace 1958 auto expiring Aug. 31, ended its main presentation of demands Friday, The last item was a request for "GM tb Join forces with the UAW in pushing for congressional action-on a shorter work week and in other areas "where we can't settle things by ourselves." Fraudulence Complaint Holds Men Four men were committed to Armstrong County Jail yesterday charges of fraudulent conversion, according to sheriff's Committed were: Joseph Drayne, 32, and Samuel Drayne, 35, of 3013 Shadyland Pittsburgh; Anthony Annis, 30, of 3011 Shadyland Pittsburgh, and A. W. Reeves, 48, of 722 Summenrtlle Pittsburgh.

The men were committed by Rayburn Twp. Squire Dean P. Wyant. Wyant said a was set for 11 a.m. today in his office.

He said Leo Liberto of Ford City was prosecuting the charges. Wyant said, the case involves the Real-1 Cool Beverage Inc. Liberto isj a stockholder in the company, Wyant added. US Says Russia At Fault WASHINGTON (UPI) The United States has sent Russia a new note charging the Sovie Union with blocking agreement on a nuclear test ban. U.S.

officials here plan to make public the text of the messag later today after they are certain it has been delivered to the So viet Foreign Office. The American note is in replj to one from Russia July 5 whic alleged that the United States no longer interested in a test ban agreement but was simply seek ing a "pretext" to" resume nu clear weapons test. The U.S. note was understood to charge Russia with distorting the American position, sabotaging the Geneva test ban talks, and dimming hopes for any eventual agreement. This was the latest in a series of exchanges which began when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, at his Vienna meeting with (Continued on Put Two) NACADO BIDS FOR LABOR'S BACKINC Deduction Investing Proposed Middle Armstrong: County Area Development Organization last night set the stage for its forthcoming fund drive try asking labor to contribute $87,000 of the $250,000 total.

Industrial development machinery and campaign details were explained to area labor leaders by representatives of MACADO and the United Labor Group which has put its weight behind the joint effort to improve area economy. United Mine Workers official Owen Slagle, speaking for the ULG, told the 30-memter audience that Armstrong County is a good place in which to live but that its citizens have "lacked the will to go out and exploit its advantages," He proposed labor-management meetings at "mine mill and factory" to gain support for purchase of $50 MACADO stock certificates through payroll deductions. The audience was told that in most cases employers had expressed willingness to undertake payroll deductions if a majority of workers requested them. MACADO will be responsible for raising the other $163,000 needed to reach the local-effort goal. With that amount MACADO will have available through local bank loans and state development funds $1,225,000 which to encourage new industry to locate here or to help present local industry expand.

MACADO already owns a 100-acre industrial park site and has $25,000 in unsolicited funds. A kickoff meeting will be held at the Glassworkers Hall in Ford City next Thursday with the drive scheduled to start the following Monday. It is hoped that United Labor Group portion of the drive can be completed within 10 days. MACADO President L. A.

Rosenson and finance chairman Theodore Roessing explained the organization of the non-profit corporation, financing arrangements and means by which money invested will be safegaurded through the MACADO board and the banks LABOR LEADERS and management representatives last night got the word on the forthcoming $250,000 fund drive of Middle Armstrong County Development Organization and United Labor Group to finance area industrial development. Labor will be asked to contribute $87,000 of the total through payroll deductions. WASHINGTON (UPI) President Kennedy's plans to meet the Russian threat to- Berlin will begin taking visible shape next week. On Tuesday. Kennedy is expected to send the Kremlin his rejection of Soviet Premier Nikita Kennedy Viewpoint On Russia to Shape Khrushchev's German demands.

On Wednesday, he will go before reporters to answer questions about the Berlin note. Also sometime next week, the Pentagon is expected to complete its review of U. S. defense spending. Kennedy ordered the review Foreign Aid Bill Passage Predicted WASHINGTON (UPI)--A member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee predicted today that ihe group will approve the foreign aid bill President Kennedy wants next week.

Rep. Cornelius N.J., would not Gallagher, speculate President Kennedy's position the foreign aid hassle. But Kennedy was said to have rejected Today's Chuckle Home cooking: What a man misses when Ms wife ain't. (Copr. Gen.

Fea. Corp.) CD Police Unit To Study Meters The Manor Township Auxiliary Police Unit met to complete plans for a Radiological and Meter Reading; School, sponsored by the Auxiliary Police. The school will be held four nights with classes' lasting three hours, starting at 7 each night. Charles Sellers, county instructor for Civil Defense, will be the instructor. Nights listed for the school are July 20, July 25, July 27 and August 1.

The school will be held at Manor Township firehall, McGranc, ind it is hoped all Auxiliary Police and Civil Defense persons interested will attend. On Inside Pages Almanac 2 Amusement Page ............13 Bridge Deck 3 Classified Ads 12 Comics 8 Crane Case Records 5 Crossword Puzzle ...8 Deaths 2 Ford City News Hospital Notes 2 Kittanning Churches .14 My New York 6 Patterns 3 aerial Story 5 Sports 7-11 Society :..,3 Television 9-10 YowHMJtb a Republican compromise to gel support for the $4.8 billion program. Gallagher said the compromise put forth by Rep. Walter Judd, was "not satisfactory at all." He said congressional support for the embattled program was growing. Gallagher, Chairman Thomas E.

Morgan, and six other members of the committee visited Kennedy for 45 minutes Friday. One of the committeemen. Rep. William S. Broomfield, said the President seemed to be standing firm for the five-year aid commitment provision, which has saused most of the trouble.

But he said Kennedy might be willing to trim the period to three or four years. Kennedy wants Congress to set a five-year ceiling on aid outlays and then let the government borrow through the Treasury. after Khrushchev announced he was increasing Russian military spending. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger said there was also a good chance that Kennedy might send Congress a special message next week asking for expansion of the national civil defense program, to show Russia the nation is ready if the Berlin crisis erupts into war. In another possibility, acting Chairman A.

Willis Robertson, of the Senate defense appropriations subcommittee said he expected Kennedy to ask for more defense money by the end of next week. In other Berlin developments: --Senate Democratic Whip Hubert H. Humphrey, just back from eneva and Germany, said the United States must be militarily prepared for Berlin, "but we also need to get on a political and diplomatic offensive. He said the West must "keep at the Soviets" with a propaganda drive based on Red violations of major agreements. -West German Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss said Ksru- shchev has pushed the Berlin issue to a point where he may find it "difficult to return." But Strauss, in Washington to talk with U.S.

military planners, said Khrushchev did not want a major war over Berlin because it would 'risk everything the Soviet Union has achieved in the past." Gallagher Going To WOW Meet William E. Gallaher of 10 Dwight St. will leave July 23 to attend the Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World, life insurance society, at Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, July 28 to Aug. 4. Gallaher will serve as chairman of the Legislative Committee dur- the session.

Mrs. Gallaher will accompany her husband on the trip. The couple expect to return to Kittanning the middle of August. TGHTERS PICKED UP Borough police arrested two men on charges of disorderly conduct at 2:45 a.m. today.

They were William Wray, 251 Oak Kittanning and Robert Scadden, Kittanning RD 5 (Sunny- ide). Police said they were fight- ng on Willow St. Hi Nabor by Olin Miller college a a needi Jo learn he must come down to earth before he ceis out to lick the world. Loveliest Girl In World To Become 'Miss Universe' MIAMI BEACH (UPI) The loveliest girl in the world will be crowned "Miss Universe" tonight. Fifteen world beauties, among them seven from Europe, three from Latin America and a soldier land, France, Germany, Scotland, from Israel are the semi-finalists In the Miss Universe pageant.

Another is an impish pixie from Louisiana, U.S.A. The judges will pare the group to five finalists, and then pick a winner tonight before an expected full house at the Miami Beach Convention Hall and also a nationwide (CBS) television audience. The speculative odds against tall, Rene Brown, Minden, dark-eyed Sharon "Miss U.S.A.," because of the impressive foreign rayed against her. lovelies ar- and because THREE HAPPY FACES are those of Arlette Dobson (England), Rosemarie Frankland (Wales) and Susan Jones (Scotland) after the beauties from the United King- dom placed among the 15 finalists in the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in Miami Beach late yesterday, (UPI Telephoto) the United Stales entry won last year. Linda Bement of Salt Lake City, Utah, who was succeeded as "Miss U.S.A." Thursday night by Miss Brown, will turn over her other i crown tooight'i winner.

The six judges Friday night gave Europe's entries the most honors, picking seven of them as semi-finalists. The Europeans are from Eng- Sweden, Switzerland, and Wales. The judges picked three Latins --Misses Argentina, Chile and Peru--and also girls from Iceland, Israel, Korea and the Republic of China. The semi-finalists included: "Miss Sweden," Gunilla Knutsson, 20; Miss Germany," Marlene Schmidt, 24; "Miss Israel," Atida Pisanti, 19; "Miss Iceland," Krist- janna Magnusdottir; "Miss Scotland," Susan Jones, 20. Also "Miss Argentina," Adrians Gardlazabal, 18; Silva, 22; "Miss 'Miss Chile," England," lette Dobson, 18; "Miss Simone Darot, 19; "Miss Sun Yang-hi, 21; "Miss Carmela Stein, 19; "Miss Repufc lie of China," Ll-lirg Wang, 19; 'Miss Switzerland," Liliane Bun.

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