4/28/1960

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 28, 1960   Vol. C774

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LOCAL NEWS

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TRACK MAINTENANCE CAUSES TRAFFIC PROBLEMS

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East Farewell – Planned track maintenance on the EFTA (East Farewell Transit Authority) have created huge traffic problems all along the routes that run through town. The A Route, which runs from the Main Depot down Main Street, up Lake Shore Drive and terminates at Lake Front Plaza where it reverses and returns to the Depot, is having main track work done to repair damage that occurred over the past year. The damage was caused by unexpected road work that had to be done to Lake Shore Drive after a house fire last year caused the road to buckle and the tracks to shift. The shift was not great enough to cause the cars to derail but as they continued to travel across the damage they made it worse and worse. Finally the damage was determined to be too great and the possibility of a derailment was imminent. The route was shut down last week and work commenced immediately. The repair is expected to take one to two months and traffic on Main Street and Lake Shore Drive has been reduced to one lane with flaggers controlling traffic. The transit system has had its speed reduced in the work area to crawl which has thrown off the schedule and forced less frequent transit routes. Most of the traffic problems occur in the mornings and the afternoons but there is always slow motion through the work area. This has brought on unexpected consequences like more people walking that used to drive which in turn makes more foot traffic on the Main Street and Lake Shore Drive. This has had a bit of a boom for the shops and restaurants on Main Street and more traffic on the Lakefront Plaza. So, while the people who are still driving through town are experiencing great aggravation the shopkeepers on Main Street are doing very well. “It is truly a blessing in disguise,” said Charles Wenz, owner of the Lost Oasis bar and restaurant, “We have seen a surprising increase in business over the past two weeks since the work began. We are getting a lot more lunch traffic where a lot of people who would drive out of town or home for lunch, they are now coming here. I love it.”

            The maintenance is scheduled for two months but may be completed sooner if the damage is not as severe as first anticipated. For now, the traffic nightmares will continue and the shops will continue to profit.

Traffic on Main Street at midday

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS STEAL ANGLERS CATCH

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Riverview – The Travelers got back on track as they beat the Riverview Anglers, 6-4, on Saturday in Riverview. A seldom seen aspect of the Travelers game was a big part of the win. Last year the Travelers stole a total of 135 bases. While that was not the league leading it was respectable. On Saturday they made a statement with an impressive 7 stolen bases, a new team record. It seems Dale Dunham, Artie Archibald and Tony Dimero had worked together in the off season after hours to increase their running speed and ability to judge the pitcher’s release. Their efforts paid off with dazzling results on Saturday. By the fourth inning collectively they had stolen four bases (Dunham=2, Archibald=1 and Dimero=1) and that accounted directly to a 4-2 Travelers lead.

            Riverview tried to get back into the game tying it up at 4-4 in the sixth but Dimero and Archibald continued their thievery and were able to swipe 3 more bases ( Dimero=2 and Archibald=1) and push the Travelers to a 6-4 victory. “I knew those boys had been working on their base running so today I just let them go and boy oh boy, they ran their pants off,” laughed manager Sam Fowler after the game.

            Next week the Travelers head to Youngstown to meet the Steelers. This will be the third game of a four game road trip and the Travelers will try to turn this road trip into a winning campaign. The game begins at 1:30 in Youngstown Stadium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE SIGNS CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960 – SOVIETS SHOOT DOWN UNARMED US PLANE – MAJOR SHAKEUP IN COMMIE PARLIAMENT – TV BROADCASTS DEBATE

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President Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights act of 1960. The bill centers on new voting rights protections for Negroes. The President hailed it as “a historic step forward in the field of civil rights.” “With continued help from all persons, the new law will play an important role in the days ahead in attaining our goal of equality under law in all areas of our country for all Americans”

The Soviets shoot-down an unarmed American plane. Nikita Khrushchev tells the Soviet Parliament that the pilot is alive. The leader justified the downing saying the violation of Soviet air space had “aroused the just indignation of the Soviet people”

The Soviet Union announces a major shakeup of key government and party posts, which elevate First Premier Frol R. Koslov to the secretariat of the Communist Party’s powerful Central Committee. Alexei Kosygin becomes first deputy premier.

Television stations broadcast a debate between Sen. John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey. Both aspire to be President. The debate originated from the Charleston, West Virginia station, WCHS-TV.

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4/21/1960

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 21, 1960   Vol. C773

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LOCAL NEWS

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EASTER EGG HUNT HAS UNEXPECTED GUEST

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East Farewell – The annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Lakeshore Plaza was held last Sunday and had a great turnout thanks to the beautiful blue skies and spring like temperatures in the mid-50s. This year there were 40 entrants, a slight increase from last year’s 38. The event has been held on the Plaza for five years now and every year has gotten more popular. This year 200 eggs were hidden throughout the Plaza and small, makeshift props were set up to mimic trees and flowers to make more hiding places. Every year the eggs are hidden the night before by, of course, the Easter Bunny who is helped by scores of volunteers. This year a strange thing happened. After the eggs were all hidden and everyone had gone home it seems a large moose wandered onto the Plaza and started his own egg hunt. Officer Jeb Paxton was on overnight patrol and saw the moose. “It was 3:09 AM and I was just turning the corner on Main and Lakeshore. I was walking and you can see the Plaza from that corner. Well, I looked over and there right in the middle of the Plaza was this big moose. I have seen plenty of wild animals and they don’t scare me, but this guy was big, really big. I am not sure what drew him into town but I think he must have smelled the eggs and wanted a little late nigh snack. Well, I started over towards him and as soon as I got within 20 feet of him he looked up at me, his mouth was covered in egg shells and he looked like he was smiling, very funny looking. As I stepped closer I used my patrol camera to snap a picture of him. I think the flash startled him because he looked up then turned and walked away, not running, just walking, I think he was kind of annoyed that I interrupted his snack.”

        Office Paxton went onto the Plaza to inspect the area and found many, many eggshells spread all over. He was unable to count how many but he reported his encounter to the Egg Hunt Committee early Sunday morning and they went to investigate the damage. They, too, were unable to access the total loss and did not have a backup plan other than try to hid unpainted eggs in place of the consumed eggs. “We figured that out of the 200 original eggs the moose had gotten about 50, so after much discussion we decide to not replace the missing eggs. The kids would have to make do, we thought they wouldn’t mind,” said a chagrined committee chairman, Sue Logan.

            The Egg Hunt banner was dropped promptly at 3:00 and the usual chaos ensued. Sue Logan did her best along with several other committee members to “herd the cats” as they all said, and keep so semblance of organization. After a very long ten minutes the children were brought over to the Plaza bandstand and their eggs were counted. This year little Janie Raines, 8, was the winner with 22 eggs, a new grand total high. The moose’s total was not counted partially because the judges felt he was over the 10 year old limit and therefore disqualified. Janie received the much coveted Golden Egg and was very happy with it, showing it off for the crowd on the Plaza. A total of 50 children participated this year and after the final count a total of 148 eggs were accounted for but due to the moose visit no accurate total could be determined therefore there was no way to say if all the eggs were accounted for.

            There was no discussion of any measures to safeguard the hidden eggs next year. “We will cross that bridge when we get to it,” said Miss Logan after the event.

1960 Uninvited Easter Egg Hunt Guest

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS PAINTED OUT OF THE WIN

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Slate Mountain – The Travelers went on the road for the first time this season and they probably feel like they should have stayed home. They met their arch rivals, the Slate Mountain Miners and their ace pitcher, Tony “Michael” Angelo. He got his nickname for the way he could “paint” the plate with strikes and no one could hit him. Angelo put on a pitching clinic on Saturday. He shut the Travelers out and only gave up four hits, no walks and the Miners had no errors. They won the game 3-0. The Travelers were not able to get a man past second and they were completely befuddled by Angelo’s pitch selection. The Miners on the other hand were able to get ahold of Joe Nagy early and although Nagy was sharp he wasn’t sharp enough. The game was really a pitcher’s duel with Nagy only giving up eight hits and one walk. Unfortunately for him all those hits came in the same inning and accounted for all the Miner’s runs.

            The Miners and the Travelers have a long, bitter rivalry that goes back to the beginning of the league. The two towns are only miles apart and both located on the Mighty Keystone Railroad line. The two teams have faced each other since 1925 when the league was formed. There are many historic games in the history of the rivalry and many great players have come and gone. The current roster of great players includes Tony Angelo and Frank Mastriano for the Miners and Joe Nagy and Johnnie Cloos for the Travelers. Angelo and Nagy have been the leading pitchers in the league for several year and both Cloos and Mastriano have been sharing the batting titles for the league.

            Saturday’s game was trouble for the Travelers from the start. Angelo started off by striking out the side and Nagy had trouble from the first pitch. Miner’s first baseman, Bernie Bettuchi slapped Nagy’s first pitch trough the center for a leadoff hit. Nagy was able keep the Miners contained but the stage had been set.  In the fourth inning the Miners were able to score their three runs on back to back hits that clearly rattled Nagy. By the time he was able to regain control the Miners had taken a 3-0 lead that was all they needed. Angelo did not suffer a comparable breakdown and went on to finish the game, shutting down the Travelers offense completely.

            The Travelers stay on the road next week as they move on to Riverview where they hope they can get back on track. The game begins at 1:30 in the Riverview Stadium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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RHEE RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT IN SOUTH KOREA – DEGAULLE-PLEADS FOR AGREEMENT – NIXON SAYS SECURITY MUST BE GOAL OF NEXT ADMINISTRATION

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Syngman Rhee, founder of the Republic of Korea, resigns as President after six weeks of violent public demonstrations against his autocratic rule. The father of modern Korea ends his 12 years of power after weeks of mounting violence stemming from charges of fraud in the March 15 presidential elections. Later, it’s reported that Rhee’s Vice President Lee Ki-Poong his wife and two sons, commit suicide in a building on the grounds of the presidential mansion.

President Charles de Gaulle of France pleads that next month’s summit meeting must “above all,” seek East- West agreement rather than break down over differences.

Vice President Nixon says that the security of the United States must be the primary goal of the next administration. He said it must be maintained, “at whatever cost” and that budget surpluses must come second.

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4/14/1960

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 14, 1960   Vol. C772

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LOCAL NEWS

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THE WINTER THAT ALMOST WASN’T

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East Farewell – The daffodils and pansies are in bloom. The trees are popping their new leaves and the lake has lost what little ice it had. Spring has arrived in East Farewell. The temperatures have been rising and the sun has been shinning and a lot of people are asking, “What happened to winter?”

            The last season will probably be labeled the winter that almost wasn’t due to the lack of snow, ice and cold weather in general. The average temperature for the season, from the winter solstice (December 22^nd, 1959) to the spring equinox (March 20^th, 1960) was a balmy 40 degrees. There was only one major storm and while that storm dropped almost 16 inches of snow on the town most of the winter was snow clear. Even Lake Charles did not completely freeze over much to the dismay of the ice skaters and fishermen. East Farewell has not seen this seasonal warmth ever. There have been seasons that had warm spells during the winter but the usual average is 25 degrees and within the last 10 years the average has been 29 degrees.

            Most people feel kind of cheated out of a season an impromptu and unofficial survey revealed. “I love the spring, but part of that is because the winters are so hard. Without the cold, snow and ice it just doesn’t seem as wonderful. I love the blooms and I love the warm sun, but I kind of feel gypped. I like the change of seasons and I hope this isn’t a new trend,” said Natalie Mallard when asked in front of the Lost Oasis.

            The weather forecasters do not have a complete explanation for the warm trend but Art Markley, local meteorologist, says “Weather is made up of ever changing systems that are sort of like an “ocean” of air that ebb and flow and have highs and lows that move around the planet. They can be difficult to predict but with the new satellites being basted into space we may soon be able to get better predictions, but we are a long way from being able to control the weather.”

            For now, though, everyone will just have to move on and enjoy the beautiful, warm weather and the blooming spring flowers. Maybe next year we will see more snow and cold.

Early Blooms on Lake Charles - 1960

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS START OUT HOT, HOT, HOT

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East Farewell – The Travelers opened their season on Saturday with a blast. Five blasts to be exact. They hit five home runs against the Cedar Creek Bulls in a 9-1 opening day blowout. The Travelers sent Buzz “The Burner” Barnett to the mound to kick off their 1960 season. Barnett, in his third year with the Travelers, was magnificent striking out 10 and only allowing 6 hits. On the other side the Bulls started the usually very reliable Max Plant but he had trouble finding the plate and when he did the Traveler sluggers were waiting. All five dingers left the park and in a new and unusual showing of fan support a couple of canoes paddled out into Lake Charles beyond the outfield walls and retrieved the balls that had landed in the water, whether this becomes a new way to attend the game remains to be seen.

            The game began with Barnett striking out the first two Bulls and then grabbing a swinging bunt attempt and firing it over to a waiting Bobby Watson. Plant started out well, striking out Francis but Dunham came up a started the blasting. Plant took him to 2-2 and tried to slip a change up by him but Dunham waited on it and slammed it out of the park. It went downhill for Plant from there. After Watson grounded out Johnny Cloos came up and Plant again went to 2-2 but this time he tried a fastball but that is Cloos’s favorite pitch. The canoeists had another trophy. Plant was able to retire the side but he was shaken up and it took him two innings to settle down. Meanwhile, Barnett was mowing them down. Aside from a walk in the third and a clean single in the fourth he was flawless. By the fifth the Travelers had built their lead to 5-0 with scattered hits from Brown, Archibald, Sweet and Ralph Francis. Finally in the seventh the Bulls were able to put together a couple of hits and scored. That was all that went well for the Bulls; in the seventh Joey Brown and Artie Archibald drove back to back balls out of the park and into the canoeists waiting fishing nets. Finally, in the eighth Johnny Cloos came up again and had Dale Dunham on second and took Plat to 3-2 and Plant tried a curve on Cloos. He connected for the fifth homer to leave the park and drive the score up to 9-1. Barnett was able to close out the Bulls in the ninth the same way he started, three strikeouts.

            It was a blazing start for the Travelers and Manager Fowler was very satisfied with their performance. “A very good start, very good,” was all he would say after the game, “We’ll see what happens next week.”

            The Travelers go on the road next week to meet their arch-rivals, the Slate Mountain Miners and their pitching ace, Tony ‘Michael’ Angelo. The Travelers will send their winningest pitcher, Joe Nagy to the mound. The game begins at 1:30 in the Miners ballpark.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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KENNEDY WIDENS LEAD – HUMPHREY CHALLENGES KENNEDY TO DEBATE – CASTRO PREPS FOR INVASION – PEUGEOT SON RELEASED FROM KIDNAPPERS UNHARMED

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In the latest Gallup Poll, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts widens his lead over the leading Democratic contenders for president - the top 5: Kennedy -39%, Stevenson - 21%, Johnson - 11%, Humphrey - 7% and Symington 6%. Kennedy went up 5% from last month.

Senator Kennedy, irked at the needling of Senator Hubert Humphrey, angrily accepts his challenge to a face-to-face debate in their primary fight as they head into the West Virginia primary. Humphrey has made Kennedy’s religion a major topic of his speeches. “In view of the way the campaign is evolving in West Virginia, I can’t accept the current attacks without fighting back”

Sources report that Premier Fidel Castro has stationed 5000 troops in Oriente Province to fend-off an expected invasion. Castro has formerly declared the invaders would come from the Dominican Republic, where many from the Batista regime have sought political asylum.

Four-year old Eric Peugeot is released alive and well by his kidnappers in Paris, less than three blocks from his home, in front of a Tavern, across from the Eiffel Tower. Eric is the son of Roland Peugeot, VP of the automobile and steel empire. He was held more than two days after the father paid the kidnappers ransom demand. He would not disclose how much he paid the kidnappers.

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4/7/1960

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 7, 1960   Vol. C771

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LOCAL NEWS

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TELEVISION COMES TO EAST FAREWELL

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East Farewell – By any measure television has far surpassed radio as the American entertainment medium. In the past 10 years television has gone from being an interesting gadget to a household appliance that take center stage in the majority of America’s living room. The giant radio receiver has been replaced by the flickering black and white screen showing cowboys, lawyers and fancied-up vaudeville variety shows. Towns in the more rural areas like East Farewell have been slower in getting swept in the change. While some have been able to use tall antennas to receive distant signals most just have not had a set at all. This all changed last week when the town council announced they will award a franchise contract to a local entrepreneur, Manny Horowitz, to string TV cable wires through town and set up an master antenna way up on Mount Walker. Horowitz has presented a detailed proposal to the council showing how he would wire the town and how each house would have access to his service.

            “This is a big step for the town,” said Town Council president Tom Connelly, “We have to make sure we check out exactly how he plans to do this and exactly what he is offering. It is an immense job and will create lots of disruptions all through town. We are looking forward to this service and I just heard the Wards will be soon offering TV sets for sale. In the long run I don’t see any viable alternative to this type system, many communities around us have already completed systems and I have looked at them and they seem to work pretty well.”

            Horowitz said he expects to start production immediately and hopes to have the system up and running within the year. “I have assembled a top notch group of experienced builders, most from the phone company, and they know how to put up cable. My engineering crew is also the best around and we are working with the best manufacturers to bring the town the best of the best.”

            The service will be offer to the citizens of East Farewell on a subscription basis and will offer stations from Pittsburgh, Erie and possibly some New York stations. Horowitz was intentionally vague as to exactly what the lineup would be because he is still working with the stations over retransmission fees. He hinted that there was a possibility that even stations from as far away as Philadelphia may be in the mix. Typically, CATV systems offer 4 to 10 stations, all found in the VHF range of frequencies.

            Many people in town are very excited about the announcement and are looking forward to the service. “We can’t wait, our friends in Slate Mountain have it and it is really neat,” said local high school junior, Stacie Butler when she heard the announcement.

 Lake Shore Drive showing poles that will carry TV

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SPORTS

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COUGARS HONORED – ALUMNI GAME PLAYED

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East Farewell- The league champion Cougars were honored during at an after school ceremony in the gymnasium. The Championship trophy was presented to the team and after the ceremony there was a novel activity, some of the alumni from the 1955 team, the last Regional High championship team and some other former members of the basketball team challenged the current champs to a matchup game. The stands were full and the atmosphere was jubilant. The alumni team was pulled together by Coach Wilson. He tries to keep in touch with his charges after they graduate and has followed many as they played in college. The 1955 team was an exceptional team, not only did they win the league championship they came in second in the state tournament.

The point guard, the center and one of the forwards from that team were able to make it back. Tim Green, Tom O’Hare and Michael Watson, respectively, took the floor along with Bobby Fox and Fergal Conner to face a much younger and admittedly in much better shape Cougars squad in a fun, loose short game (first team to 30). Watson and current center James Hawkins had a great time moving each other around and fighting for rebounds but Hawkins was able to come away with more offensive rebounds and surprisingly Watson led the defensive rebound category. The whole game was fairly lighthearted and both backcourts tried showing off a little. The older Bobby Fox and Tim Green showed they still had a lot of flair in their game as they put on an exhibition of ball handling but not to be out done young Bobby Fox (surprisingly they are not related) and Mack Mackenzie put on a little display of their own with a lot of fancy dribbling and quick, short passing. The crowd loved it. The players loved it. The game went on for about 45 minutes and the current champs were able to prevail 34-30, the winning team had to win by more than two. “I think they just outlasted us,” laughed Michael Watson after the game, “Their young legs just lasted longer than the old guys. It was great fun and these kids are very good. They deserve every honor they get. I hope the seniors go on to play in college, they could really be good.”

            The team will be changing as all five starters along with two players from the bench will be graduating. There are underclassmen on the team but they did not see much action throughout the season. It looks like the team and Coach Wilson will have its work cut out for it next year. For now though, the will be nothing but glad hand backslapping and lots of hugs and a trophy parade around the gym floor.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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NEW WEATHER SATELLITE SHOWS TV PICTURES – WISCONSIN SENATORS CHOOSE KENNEDY – BEN-HUR WIN 11 OSCARS – CENSUS TAKING BEGINS

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The United States launched the first weather satellite, the 270 pound TIROS-1, from Cape Canaveral at 6:40 a.m. EST. The name was an acronym for Television Infra-Red Observation Satellite. The same evening, satellite weather photos were introduced to the world, on television, for the first time. Taken from an altitude of 450 miles, the pictures of cloud cover confirmed the spiral pattern of winds in a storm.

Choosing between two U.S. Senators, voters in Wisconsin overwhelmingly favor John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts over Hubert Humphrey from neighboring Minnesota, by a margin of 478,118 to 372,034 in the first major primary for the Democratic nomination. Vice-President Nixon was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

At the 32nd Academy Awards ceremony, Ben-Hur won a record eleven Oscars, including Best Picture.

National Telefilm Associates (NTA) becomes the fifth applicant for Philadelphia’s channel 12. Other applicants include WHYY Inc. (an educational group and Metropolitan Broadcasting headed by John Kluge. Channel 12 went off the air in October, 1958 after Storer Broadcasting kept losing money on the operation. No one would buy the station, so Storer simply turned-in the license to the FCC.

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3/31/1960

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, March 31, 1960   Vol. C770

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LOCAL NEWS

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GREEN SNOW CAN’T STOP WINTER GRILLERS

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East Farewell – There is no stopping a man or a woman who is a “Griller” A “Griller” can be defined as a person who will take any opportunity, no matter what the weather or time of day, the fire up the outdoor grill and cook some fresh food on the old bar-b-que. Several of the courageous band of grillers set up early on Saturday morning on the Lakefront Plaza and were soon joined by many other grillers, supporters and spectators. The Plaza was still covered with green snow shamrocks and some remaining snow sculptures. This did not faze any of the grillers. They just pushed the snow out of the way and set up their grills. “I don’t mind the green snow, I just look out for the yellow snow, know what I mean?” laughed long time griller and ad-hoc leader of the “Winter Grilling Group” a non-registered and unfunded group of like-minded townspeople, Jimmy Drake. Drake was the small griller winner of the summers Bar-B-Que Cookoff and has been a leader in the grilling community.

            Along with Drake, who set up early on Saturday, were several folks who had a long history of grilling on the Plaza. Missy Waller, local restaurant owner and past judge of the Cookoff was there with her husband and new baby. Joey O’Shea was also there but he did not grill his famous venison, he stuck to pork ribs but they were exceptional. Unfortunately, none of the “big grillers” from out of town, who are always a big hit at the summer event, attended the winter event. “This was kind of an impromptu gathering and we did not even get in touch with Davey, Chuckie or the Sextans although I think they would have made an effort to come up if we had told them about it. They love this place,” said Drake when asked about the lineup.

            The cookout went on all day and into the evening and the Plaza was full almost all day. Charles Wenz, owner of the Lost Oasis restaurant and bar, set up a small grill and several tables and chairs and along with most of the other grillers they served eager spectators. There was no official judging like the summer but there was a lot of talk among the spectators that Missy Waller’s special sauce covered ribs was the favorite. Waller is the proprietor of a very popular restaurant in town and most people were very familiar with her dishes. “I was not expecting anything, I just want to get out and have some fun. This is so much fun,” said Waller in the evening when things were getting cleaned up.

            The cookout went on until late Saturday night with many people hanging around a controlled bonfire built in the middle of the Plaza. Many young people showed up with guitars, banjos and harmonicas and there was quite a hootenanny going on at 9:30PM. The whole Plaza was cleared by Sunday morning and not a trace of green snow was to be found.

Winter Grill-fest 1960

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SPORTS

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COUGARS HEX DEVILS IN AN UPSET

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East Farewell – The Cougars pulled off a bit of an upset on Friday as they out dueled the Corning Devils to win the league championship, 52-50. The Devils were favored even though the teams split their matchups during the regular season. The Devils were coming in riding a four game winning streak that pushed them into the championship game. The Cougars were reeling after dropping their final game against the Mountainview Miners. The hometown crowd was a definite bonus for the Cougars and the fact that the Devils had to travel almost an hour to get to the game may have had a little effect on the game.

            The tip-off was an indication of the intensity that the game would have. Both Centers, Hawkins for the Cougars and Jerry Manzi the Devils, collided going up for the tip and both double slapped at the ball and hit each other knocking themselves off balance. The ball fell to the floor and both centers followed. There was a scum for the ball and it was batted out the Mack Mackenzie who was able to control it and pass it off to Mitchell who then set up the offense. Meanwhile, both centers were still on the ground and had started wrestling. The referee quickly broke up the skirmish and called two fouls. This was before the first shot had been taken. Both teams went to the benches and the coaches had a talk with all of the players. This seemed to cool things down and both teams took the floor and started over. For the rest of the first half there was a defensive battle. Both teams pressed, double teamed and aggressively rebounded but neither scored much. The first half end tied at 26 all.

            The second half was different. Both teams came out playing fast and loose. There was a lot of quick passing and a lot of running and shooting but this time the ball went in. At one point Mack Makenzie drove to the basket and started to go under the backboard but stumbled. He then twisted in the most uncomfortable looking way and threw the ball at the basket. The ball somehow rolled up and over the rim and fell through. Mackenzie ended up on the floor and play was stopped. That score exemplified the play in the second half, wide open and flat out. The lead changed hands seven times in the second half and with 10 seconds left the score tied at 50 the Cougars called their last timeout. They set up their inbounds play with Hawkins about ten feet in and Mitchell throwing it in. Tasker set up in between the two and using the height advantage of the “Big Three” Mitchell was able to lobe the ball into Hawkins who immediately pivoted and tossed the ball to a streaking Fox down the court. Fox was able to control the ball, fake past the last Devil defender, Frankie Steele, and drive in for a perfect layup. As the ball fell through the buzzer sounded and the Cougars won the game 52-50 and were the league champion with a 10-5 season and their first championship since 1955.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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TEXAS STUDENTS DISCOVER HUGE NEW CAVERNS – LAST PASSENGER STEAM ENGINE SERVICE RUN IN DETROIT – MARCHERS IN BATON ROUGE –STATE OF EMERGENCY IN SOUTH AFRICA AFTER SHARPEVILLE MASSACRE

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Four students at St. Mary's University, Texas, Orion Knox, Jr., Al Brandt, Preston Knodell and Jo Cantu, discovered the Natural Bridge Caverns in Comal County, Texas. It is thought to be the largest known cave system in that state.

The last regularly scheduled service in America, of a passenger train powered by a steam engine, took place when Grand Trunk Western Railroad ran a steam locomotive for the last time, on a route between Detroit and Durand, Michigan.

In the United States, five thousand black Americans marched through Baton Rouge, the state capital of Louisiana, in protest over discrimination at lunch counters and arrests of protesters by the police.

A state of emergency was proclaimed in South Africa by Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd at 3:00 a.m., nine days after the Sharpeville Massacre, and the government began arresting dissidents. On the same day, thirty thousand black South Africans marched through Cape Town in protest of the pass laws, the massacre, and the arrest of black leaders.

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