Local Line-O-Ad Bids and Fruit Prices
Spot Line-O-Ads lists local rates 25c per line with noon day of publication cutoff. Featured items include Can ning peaches 3 49 a bushel 1 00 a splint fresh from Gettysburg Pa Red Haven peaches free stone bushel 3 79 splint 1 29 plus baskets Elgin Fruit Market 216 Pay Hot special Budweiser on tap at Cliff Carrolls Weegee Stele
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Bob Church
Red Haven
Elgin Fruit Market
IGA
Cliff Carroll
Vandenberg Satellite Mission Profiles and Polar Orbits
The article describes Vandenberg satellites entering north-south polar orbits to cover all globe areas daily, then returning data to Earth for recovery. A Cape launch today aims for a high elliptical orbit extending thousands of miles, the first of two in program 917, with the Air Force option for two more missions later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Earth
Cape
Air Force
Ike Buttons Prompt Campaign Sparks In Okanogan
In Okanogan Washington candidates Vallance and Hall explore old campaign tokens from Ike era. Vallance a Democrat and Hall a Republican weigh use of matchbooks pins and humper stickers while other notices announce an insurance rate proposal from Nationwide and a public hearing date in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okanogan
Wash
Ike
Vallance
Brewster
Eisenhower
Herschel H. Hall
Harrisburg
State Insurance Department
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Local births and discharges listed in The News Today Report
Admitted and discharged entries list multiple individuals by name and residence in Corry, Youngsville, Sugar Grove, and surrounding towns. The notices include newborns Sheryl and Terri Lynn Mosier, a son of John Whitney Findley Lake, and other family members with addresses on East Church Street, North Center Street, and RD routes. Additional items advertise Cannie’s daily features, Moose picnic details for August 11 at Royek's Grove, fresh peaches from Orton’s Farm Market, and local promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Wakestee
Corry
Ashley Beardsley
R. D
Youngsville
Amanda J. Covell
George Smith
Columbus
Clair Fenno
Charles Hewitt
North Center Street
John
John Whitney
Findley Lake
Sheryl
Terri Lynn
Larry E. Mosier
East Church Street
Thoms Hodges
Sugar Grove
Robert Jaquith
Cannie
Sekerak Brothers
Columbus Avenue
Moose Members
Royek’s Grove
Alliance of Progress audit faults hush money and fragility
A House committee blames sloppy bookkeeping and planning for the Alliance for Progress Latin American aid program. AID funds are flagged as frittered away due to auditor shortages and language gaps with local staff while delays threaten reform in Brazil and other nations. A January tour of seven countries informed a report noting slow auditing and wasted millions. Separately, Theatre 1969 Repertory, led by Edward Albee and Richard Barr, plans Broadway’s lowest ticket price at 5.50 for a September 30 season kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Alliance For Progress
House Committee On
Brazil
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Panama
Peru
Venezuela
Piaui
U.S
New York
Theatre 1969
Edward Albee
Richard Barr
Republicans Seek Flexible 1968 Platform At Convention
The Republican platform to be adopted at the Miami Beach convention favors a flexible approach to war, poverty, riots and crime. It urges limited federal spending, supports private industry roles, and endorses welfare reform to curb dependence while promoting economic opportunity. The document marks a shift toward middle ground influenced by moderates and a coordinating committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Barry Goldwater
Resolutions Committee
GOP
Goldwater Campaign
United States
Republican House
Coordinating Committee
Political Shakeup Shapes 1968 Race and Local Bets
George is still a favorite son candidate while Dean Martin remains uncommitted. New York Mayor John Lindsay now backs Nelson Rockefeller hoping to remove him from New York's garbage problem. Rockefeller loses Hatfield’s support and backs Richard Nixon, as Reagan remains off the candidate list while Gallup and Harris are not. Wilt Chamberlain endorses Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Dean Martin
John Lindsay
New York
Four-Square
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Sen
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
George Gallup
Lou Harris
Wilt Chamberlain
Nixon
Gunman Nets $10,000 Haul At Tyrone Bank
A gunman escaped with about $10,000 from the Tipton branch of the First Blair County National Bank in Tyrone Blair County. The robber, wearing sunglasses, forced a female teller to the floor and fled in a dark car with a second suspect driving the getaway vehicle. Police set roadblocks which were later withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyrone
Blair County
Tipton
First
Blair County National Bank of Tyrone
Florida train wreck leaves cars derailed near orange groves
A north bound train plunged from tracks in Florida leaving 15 of 36 cars down and debris strewn along the right of way. Victims were moved into orange groves to shade from the sun while rescue crews battled the scene. Adolph J. Thomas, a 40 year railroad veteran, recalled the emergency brakes and the panic as the crash unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Adolph J. Thomas
Embezzler Sentenced in Harrisburg Embezzlement Case
A 63 year old Camp Hill man was sentenced to one to three years in prison for embezzling 117,900 from his employer over four years. Judge Lipsitt ordered restitution and a 1,000 fine plus prosecution costs. Shultzabarger had pleaded guilty to embezzlement and destroying company books. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad over 40 years and was arrested January 29. The district attorney said the funds came from fraudulent invoices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Camp Hill
William W. Lipsitt
Dauphin County Court
John M. Shultzabarger
Shultzabarger
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hisob
Train Derailment Drama Threw Crew From Path
Engineer H. S. Moran and fireman Waters witnessed a northbound train derail and surge toward them. Waters crawled clear after falling, recalling panic as a derailed engine and baggage car hurled dirt up in front of him, sparing his life.
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H. S. Moran
Waters
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Ersten
News Today
Corry Memorial Hospital
Esther Fargo
James Steuart
Spring Creek
Walter Lake
Pittsfield
Carl Patterson
Spartansburg
Piero Thieme
West Pleasant Street
Diane
Russell White
Corty
Tian
Homer Kerr
Cambridge Springs
Charles Medley Leipsic
Ohio
Lawrence
Mbhinus Christensen Jr
Merna Platt
Ion
Deer Head Inn
Orton's Farm Market
Alliance
Business Guide
Corry Journal
Jim Hammond
Easy
Philco
Gibson
Dumont
Automobile Agencies
W. W. Waterhouse
West South St
Kiteh Motors
Rambler
1St Ave
Turben's
Chevrolet - Corvair - Olds
Frank's Auto Service
Bell's Auto
Napa
Auto Supplies
Western Auto Associate
East Washington Street
Connie's
TR Top
Don Edwards
Corry, Pa
Roosevelt
ICE Crystal Coal Co
Pi Furnace Sales and Service Corry
A.C. Zen
Corry Block Co
Shady Avenue
DRY Cleaners
H&h Dry Cleaners
West Main Street
Electrical Contractors
Desmond Electric Company, Indust. Commer, & Resid
Lathrop Electric, Res
Electric Heat & Appl
Call Corry
Joe Garity
Lloyd Gates & Sons
Minneapolis
Moline
Stewart Road
Johnson Brothers Remington
Myers
Insurance — General
Kinley-Dolan Insurance
South Center Street
Horton J. Davis & Son, Inc
F.H. & M. A. Beall
East Smith St
Erie Insur
E. Crosby Bush
Main St
Star Memorial Works
Main Street
Willetts Bros
Victor Cragg Jr
Splesman & Muckinhaupt
Desmond Electric Co
Elect
Phoenix Hotel
Pittsfield Inn
Mountain
Keystone Service
Swanson's
East Main Street
Coma & Supplies
Corry TV Cable Co
Western Equipment
Fox Western Tack Shop
Dally
Eee Markets
Wagners Orange Drink
Kelloggs
Empress
Phn
Tyrone Bank
Lehman’s
North Hills
Admissions
Macadam Hill
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