Solons Face Full State After Recess
Washington AP The 9th Congress breaks for a month then returns in September to tackle major bills and a historic Supreme Court nominations clash by President Johnson. Senate leaders warn of possible filibuster over For tas and Thornberry. also gun control, NPT, farm bill, foreign aid, education, Viet Nam funding amid election year. Continued on Page Four.
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Musmanno May Run Against Clark in Constitutional Bid
Pittsburgh AP State Supreme Court Justice Michael A. Musmanno says he may run against Senator Joseph S. Clark on the Constitutional Party ticket. He received a letter from party chairman A. J. Watson and said the party would welcome him as a U.S. Senate candidate. Clark faces Republican Richard Schweiker and Constitutional Party’s Frank Gaydosh in November.
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Supreme Court
Michael A. Musmanno
Arch Fve
Joseph S. Clark
Constitutional Party
Musmanno
A. J. Watson
Constitutional Pary
United States
Watson
Clark
Philadelphia
Richard §. Schweiker
Frank Gaydosh
Uniondale
Susquehana County
Johnson authorizes boycott of price hiking steel firms
President Johnson declared a government led boycott against steel firms that raise prices, directing the Defense Department to avoid buying from those increasing costs. Defense Secretary Clifford urged shifting orders to non raising suppliers where possible to curb inflation and save government costs.
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Washington
Defense Department
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Dem Convention Faces Possible Cab Drivers Walkout
Chicago AP report says the Democratic National Convention could face a taxi shortage due to a contract dispute between Yellow and Checker Cab companies and Local 77 of the Democratic Union Organizing Committee, an SIU affiliate. With 2,166 Yellow and 11,500 Checker cabs out of 4,600 licensed, 934 independents remain. A possible August 6 strike looms, though officials anticipate hundreds of cars and buses could supply delegates and guests. The convention opens August 26 at the International Amphitheatre.
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Checker
Democratic Union Organizing Committee
Seafarers International Union
Yellow
Jerry Feldman
Checker Cab Co
Martin Hanan
Democatic Party
International Amphitheatre
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Meat Inspector Applicants Told To Get Local Sponsorship
Harrisburg AP reports the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture requires meat inspection trainee applicants to secure Republican sponsorship. 112 trainees planned this fiscal year to enforce mandatory state plant inspection, with civil service later. Dr. J C Shook notes the plan lacks civil service for trainees amid a shelved merit system. Democratic Leader Fineman denounces patronage as harmful to public service.
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J. C. Shook
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Shook
General Assembly
House
Herbert Fineman
Shafer
Gunman Ambushes 2 Policemen in Crown Heights
In Brooklyn, a man with a shotgun wounded two patrolmen, Thomas Dockery 31 and Leonard Fleck 28, as they answered a call about an argument at 1054 Eastern Parkway. The gunman fled down an alley as about 20 officers searched the area.
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Crown Heights
Brooklyn
Thomas Dockery
Leonard Fleck
Kings County Hospital
Dockery
Fleck
Eastern Parkway
Bedford-Stuyve Sant
Night Raids Kill 14 Marines and Wound 22 in Two US Units
North Vietnamese forces attacked two Marine units south of Da Nang within 35 miles of each other. In one strike nine Marines, three South Vietnamese, and twelve enemy were killed. 22 Marines were wounded and several militiamen injured. A separate dawn assault overran a Marine recon team, with five Marines killed and 14 wounded. Reinforcements arrived two hours later as authorities assessed ongoing efforts to blunt upcoming operations on Da Nang.
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da Nang
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
Worst Quake in Memory Destroys Manila Five-Story Apartment
Rescue workers dug through rubble after a five-story building collapsed in Manila during the Philippines worst earthquake in memory. Officials estimated about 200 deaths nationwide with 400 to 1,100 tenants. the quake at 4 21 a.m. lasted nearly a minute and measured six on the scale. Fire damaged Manila harbor and burned about 75 million dollars in imported cargo. The tremor toppled the Church of Christ Cathedral spire and damaged Far Eastern University facilities while Clark Field and John Hay camps reported only minor damage.
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Manila
Philippines
Luzon
Church of Christ
Three Killed In 3 Car Crash Near Altoona
Three people died and three were injured in a three car collision on U.S. 22 near Cresson Mountain. The first car crossed the centerline and hit a second car, a third car then struck the wreckage. Victims were James Mento 21 William Reilly 24 Shirley Bruce 90 all of Cresson. Frank Sell 21 and Gary Plazek 24 of Cresson survived with injuries.
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Altoona
Cresson Mountain
U.S. 22
Cresson
James Mento
William Reilly
Shirley Bruce
Frank R. Sell
Gary Plazek
Gloom Settles Over Housing Picture Here
Corry area housing prospects look dim as CAIDC reports remove 132 units from the local picture. City Council taps no funds for 100 low income units, a Buffalo developer abandons 32 apartments, and up to 30 dwellings in the Fourth Ward urban renewal program may be demolished. Only the Lit apartments on Wayne Street are planned amid near zero new construction.
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Corry Area Industrial Development Corporation
CAIDC
S. A. Long
C. Conrad Monroe
Buffalo
Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Street
Corry
Missing GI Shot Leading Cong Patrol
A Marine investigation identifies an 18 year old Leatherneck as the white Marine killed by a reconnaissance patrol near Phu Bai Vietnam. The nine man patrol halted for lunch when a 15 man North Vietnamese unit approached underbrush. The victim cried for help as he fell and was shot at close range. Four survivors later picked out his photo from among missing Marines.
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DA Nang
Vienam Tar
U.S
Phu Bai
Three American pilots freed arrive in Laos on ICA plane
Bulletin SAIGON (AP) reports three American pilots released by North Vietnam landed in Vientiane, Laos, aboard an International Control Commission plane. U.S. Embassy sources said the plane touched down at 40:30 p.m. Laos time during a telephone interview with AP in Saigon.
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Bulletin Saigon
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
International Control Commission
U.S
Associated Press
Saigon
Corry Man Hurt When Sherman Truck Turns Into Car
A Mead avenue resident Kenneth Adams, 29, suffered forehead and knee bruises when a Sherman town highway department dump truck turned into his path near Sherman. Adams was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital and released. Driver Raymond Endress, 33, said he did not see the oncoming car. his truck tipped and cab was demolished. Charges are pending.
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Pollster duo see Rockefeller leading Humphrey McCarthy
Gallup and Harris say Nelson Rockefeller has moved to an open lead over Humphrey and McCarthy in the race, while Nixon is forecast to run extremely close in a three way contest with a Wallace factor possibly tipping the balance. They note timing and sampling margin as causes for poll differences amid Republican convention activity in Miami Beach Florida.
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George H. Gallup Jr
Louis Harris
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Eugene J. McCarthy
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Humphrey
George C. Wallace
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Harris
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