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PAGE TEN THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1962 M'CLOSKEY i NOMINATED i AMBASSADOR WASHINGTON (AP)-Matthew H. McCloskey, 69-year-old Phila delphia contractor and Democrat jc fund raiser, has been nomi I nated by President Kennedy as ambassador to Ireland--land of his forebears. KcCloskey, whose nomination was expected to go to the Senate I today, would succeed Grant Stoek- 1 dale, a Miami real estate man, on I July 6. Formal announcement of the nomination was made Wednesday I by Kennedy. PARTY TREASURER McCloskey was Democratic par- i ty treasurer from 1955 until he re signed last April.

By his own esti- mate he raised well over $25 mil- I lion. He is credited with starting the $100-a-plate dinner, which has been of benefit to both Democrats and Republicans. Active for 30 years in party politics, McCloskey will be honored at a testimonial dinner here Sa'ur day night in recognition of his work on behalf of the Democratic a i a Committee. Kennedy probably will attend. Former Harry S.

Truman said he will participate. McCloskey, born in Wheeling, in 1893, the grandson of Irish immigrants, was two years when his family moved to Philadelphia. He has ed in the City ever since, building up a big 1 industrial and commercial construction enterprise which bears 600 Are Idled By Work Stoppage PITTSBURGH (AP)-Some 1,600 employes at the nearby Bridgeville plant of Universal- Cyclops Steel Corp. were idled Wednesday by a work, stoppage. The dispute reportedly centers around the refusal of eight em- ployes to do jobs assigned by a supervisor.

The steel firm called the work stoppage a violation of the labor contract. Sixty-seven workers were given three-day furloughs for setting up picket lines, the company said, and another employe was fur- oughed for five days as the in- itigator of the walkout Tuesday. Other plant workers would not cross the picket lines Wednesday. The employes are represented iy Local 178, United Steelworkers. Vada ielder, Pinson, Cincinnati out- hit only 16 homers in 951.

In the first three weeks this pring he hit nine homers. He credits his new found power to xtra poundage and weight lift- ng exercises. is name. EHIND THE SCENES In politics, McCloskey always as moved behind the scenes. He ays he never found it tough to aise money for political cam- aigns.

McCloskey says he organized he first $100-a-plate dinner in 1934 ust to show a local politician he ould do it. The idea mushroomed nd was picked up by both parties. McCloskey was married in 1916 Helen Dudley of Philadelphia. hey have three daughters, three ons and 26 grandchildren. All live SAYS STATE IS ENTITLED TO 90-DAY NOTICE HARRISBURG (AP)--The Curtiss-Wright Corp.

must give the state at least 90 days notice before disposing or sub-letting its 50,000 acres of land in Clear-field, Cameron and Elk Counties, says Atty. Gen. David Stahl. Stahl issued the statement Wednesday on the heels of remarks by State Sen. Albert R.

Pechan, R-Armstrong, claiming Curtiss-Wright is planning to dispose of some of the land for $3.5 million. Both Stahl and Forests and Waters Secretary Maurice Goddard, legal landlord for most of the land involved, said they had no knowledge--either officially or unofficially--of the reported transaction. MUST GIVE NOTICE If the firm has decided to sell the land it must give the Commonwealth 90 days notice both un der law and as part of an agreement signed in 1955, Stahl explained. He also said the state has the option to prior purchase of the land by matching the offering price of any bona fide potential purchaser. The agreement was signed in 1955 after the General Assembly authorized the sale of 9,000 acres of land in the area to the Curtiss- Would Disqualify Congress Candidate EBENSBURG, Pa.

(AP) A hearing is scheduled in Cambria County Court June 26 on a petition by Atty J. Perry to disqualify Mayor George R. Walter of Johnstown as a candidate for congress on the Fair Deal Party ticket. Perry, who defeated Walter for the congressional Democratic nomination from the district in the May 15 primary, filed the petition Tuesday. Walter beat Perry for the Fair Deal Party nomination, five votes to one, with Walter's votes coming from absentee military ballots.

Perry said the ballots were illegal because of the method of delivery. Cambria, Armstrong and Indiana Counties are included in the 22nd District. in the Philadelphia area. Wright Corp. for $22.50 an acre and permitted the state to lease 45,000 acres for 99 years at $30,000 a year.

Stahl said the lease agreement Skindiver Drowns As Family Watches NARROWSBURG, N.Y. (AP)-A 27-yar-old New Jersey man drowned Wednesday while skin- diving in the Delaware River as his wife and two small children watched from a small boat. The body of Robert Miller, of Butler, N.J., was pulled from 12 feet of water seven hours after he disappeared in the river near this New York community which borders the Pennsylvania state line. Coroner Robert Jennings of Wayne County, ruled the death a drowning. LOOKING FOR CONCRETE BLOCK? Investigate Alwine's famous Block No additional cost over ordinary block Available in this area only at ALWINE BRICK COMPANY Uniform Pressed Tops WA BRICK COMPANY Phone MADISON 4-4211 NEW OXFORD, PA.

includes a restriction allowing Curtiss-Wright to sub-let the leased property to its subsidiaries with approval by the state. The agreement makes no mention of a third party leasing the property, the state official stated. The land involved centers STREAMLINE TVWRITING ISNT TOUGH By CYNTHIA LOWRY AP Writer NEW YORK (AP) There's a television tale, possibly untrustworthy, about the prolific scriptwriter who turned out mystery stories on a production line basis. His secret was to have his secretary hand him, every few days, three different objects--a fan, a marble and a burned-out flashlight bulb, for example. Then he would proceed to rip off a story around these clues.

Television through the seasons "has streamlined the "instant plot" technique to a point where--at least from this viewer's observation post--the script writers can and do turn out their daily quota by writing a whole show around a given line of TRY FOR YOURSELF It's really not hard. Just try some of the following tried, true and tired lines yourself. You may discover that you, too, have a future as a TV author. 'You owe me $40,000, Miss Wadley-Jones, and I don't think your father would be very happy to hear you are a compulsive gambler. However, I know a way you can square things--I'll even burn the lOUs." I hope you're right in your diagnosis, doctor.

But even if we do operate now, it will be touch and go." "It doesn't matter what he has done, lieutenant. He is entitled to the very best defense we can give him." around Quehanna, near Clearfield County. It was purchased by Curtiss- Wright initially as a research facility for aircraft engines. However, a decline in demand for aircraft engines for national defense has cut employment at the Que- hanna facility to about 60 workers. Pecban mentioned the possi il- ity of Curtiss-Wnght selling or sub-letting the land in a statement Monday in which he said he intended to spearhead a drive to bring new industry into the area.

He said industry could use part of the site with the remainder turned into a hunting- fishing recreation area. A mixture of grated Swiss and Parmesan cheese makes an excellent topping for spaghetti. "Staying in town long, friend? We don't cotton to strangers here much." Really, there's nothing to it. Shirley Booth's "Hezil" climbed to the top of Nielsen's popularity list, followed closely by "The Garry Moore Show" and "The Andy Griffith Show" Wagon Train," "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza," the three Westerns which have been leading the hit parade all season, dropped down in the list--maybe heralding the end of the sagebrush saga fad? Recommended tonight: "Brenner," CBS, (Eastern Daylight Time)--Summer reruns of a police story with Edward Binns and James "Hazel," NBC, Booth stars in just about the only program the evening that is not a rebroadcast. PHILLIPS Saturday June 9th FREE 6-Pack Carton oi PHIJ COCA With Purchase oi 7 Gallons or More COLA oi Gasoline 66th CUSTOMER WINS FREE BLANKET Drawing ior Charcoal Grill Something for everyone! Clowns to entertain yw.

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