Welfare Workers Plan Funeral Protest Atop Capitol Steps
Pittsburgh union president says state employees will hold a funeral service at the capitol steps in Harrisburg to press for wage hikes and fringe benefits. Thousands from 42 counties expected to join a 1 pm march with a pine coffin and capella singing.
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Lawrence Collura
Allegheny County
Philadelphia
Collura
Capitol
Harrisburg
Reuben H. Miller
Afl-Cio
Miller
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Acetylene Tank Leak Blamed For Pittsburgh Home Blast
The explosion that damaged a $125,000 suburban Pittsburgh home and injured Theodor Ola’s three grandchildren is attributed to a leaking acetylene tank. The blast, in the basement garage, initially prompted police to rule out a bomb.
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Allegheny County Crime Lab
Theodor Ola
Ola
Israelis Strike Radar Posts as Egypt Skirts Canal
Israeli warplanes hit two Egyptian radar sites in south Jordan as Amman reports the heaviest air activity in over a year. A top general warns more options may be used while Egypt claims patrols crossed the Suez Canal to attack Israeli positions. Jordan also reports an Israeli pilot captured after a plane was shot down.
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Jordan
Egypt
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Suez Canal
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Sinai
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Suez
Gadna
Holy City
United Nations
Outlook Grim Lonely For Rudolf Hess
Berlin AP report describes Rudolf Hess in Spandau Prison as a 75 year old captive of the Big Four. A coffin and a Luftwaffe flying suit remain with him as he endures solitary confinement, awaiting possible release despite persistent Russian opposition. Hess walks daily, talks little, and remains focused on health weather and prison life.
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Spandau Prison
Rudolf Hess
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Adolf Hitler
Jess
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Britain
France
Soviet Union
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Spandau
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Egypt
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Community groups plan input on mayor’s replacement program
Shade notes many groups may join but none officially entered yet. Leaders will meet with City Council on Monday at 8 p.m. in Municipal Building chambers to discuss ideas and follow recommendations from City Engineer David Johnson based on current conditions and potential solutions. The project, nicknamed the Shortest Distance between Customer and Store, aims to engage local groups early.
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David Johnson
Johnson
White Teacher Files Suit Over Racial Transfer Refusal
Vincent J. DeFelice Jr., a white physical education teacher at Simon Gratz High School, sues the Philadelphia Board of Education and School Superintendent Mark R. Shedd for 4 million dollars claiming his transfer to the predominantly white George Washington High School was denied solely due to race. The suit cites unfilled white positions and asserts a constitutional violation.
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Philadelphia
Vincent J. DeFelice Jr
Simon Gratz High School
George Washington High School
DeFelice
U.S. District Court
Philadelphia Board of Education
Mark R. Shedd
United States
Youngsville Seeks Aid for Pool Debt and Reform
At a special Youngsville Borough Council meeting representatives of the Youngsville Recreation Commission and Brokenstraw Valley pool committee requested an annual $1,700 grant for eight years to liquidate about $16,000 remaining on the pool debt. The Youngsville Business People Association and recreation commission pledges would share funds as part of a restructuring plan. Dr. Paul T. Baker of Penn State was elected president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists in Mexico City.
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Youngsville Recreation Commission
Brokenstraw Valley Swimming Pool Committee
Council
Youngsville Business Peoples Association
Non-Profit Recreation Commission
University Park
Paul T. Baker
Pennsylvania State University
American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Mexico City
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