Hoffa Christmas in Lewisburg Penitentiary
In Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary 1650 inmates share a holiday routine featuring a turkey dinner, single gift package, church services, caroling, and a movie for those avoiding TV. James Riddle Hoffa, inmate No 39298, spends his first Christmas behind bars amid thousands of Christmas greetings, restricted to those with only printed messages.
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Lewisburg, Pa
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Return of the Fox
James Riddle Noffa
Hoffa
Jacob J. Parker
Frank Fitzsimmons
Teamsters General
America
Lewisburg
Food Drive At Concord School Aids Christmas Baskets
First graders Melinda Bailey Susan Johnson and John Duval helped stack canned goods donated by Concord School students. The items go to Capt. Thomas Pugh of the Corry Salvation Army to fill Christmas baskets for needy families on Christmas Eve.
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Concord School
Melinda Bailey
Susan Johnson
John Duval
Thomas Pugh
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Kidney transplant miracle raises policy question
In a Lockport case Mrs Sirian Ni challenged negligent removal of both kidneys from her son Carl Sirianni aged 33 at Lockport Memorial Hospital on Aug 30 1963. The transplant from Mrs Sirianni successfully saved Carl who lives four years later at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. Justice Ward noted the issue may require legislative settlement as organ transfers become common.
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Carl Sirianni
Ga Sirianni
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Justice Ward
Cool Oldsters Get Long Johns From Estate
Roswell officials distributed 20 pairs of long underwear at 10 dollars each this year under a will stipulation from Gus Winter who died nine years ago leaving 105000 dollars. The fund requires yearly warmth for cold needy old men at Christmas. Stephen B Botsford, former president of New Yorker magazine, died of pneumonia in New York at 48. He was Raoul Fleischmann’s stepson and left the presidency to focus on writing.
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Roswell, N.M
Masonic Temple
Roswell
Gus Winter
New York
Stephen B. Botsford
New Yorker Magazine
Botsford
Raoul H. Fleischmann
Anthem Sunday to Honor Rev E A Orimer
A special anthem will commemorate 18 years of Rev. E A Ortner at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church this Sunday. Composed by John R Rossbacher with words by Paula Rossbacher, it features a brass choir of Mary Bennett William Miller John Tate and John Bliley. The Male and Female Choirs will perform the piece with Mrs Nancy Rossbacher at the organ. A second anthem Every Man in a dissonant mood will also be sung, and Sunday morning will include a new work by Jean Berger titled A Rose Touched by the Sun s Warm Rays.
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E. A. Ortner
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
John R. Rossbacher
Paula Rossbacher
Mary Bennett
William Miller
John Tate
John Bliley
Nancy Rossbacher
Jean Berger
Columbus Man Unhurt In Accident
A two-vehicle collision at Yankee Bush road and Route 6 in Starbrick led to about 100 dollars in damage and no serious injuries. Edward M. Malek of Columbus stopped at a light. Henry M. Huber of Youngsville rear-ended Malek’s car, causing roughly 50 dollars damage to each vehicle.
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Shafer Names Two On State Boards In Harrisburg
Governor Shafer appointed Frank E. Masland Jr. of Carlisle to the Fish Commission and Mark L. Rutledge of Evans City to the Land Reclamation Board. The non salaried posts expire at end of the 1968 legislative year unless the Senate approves full terms.
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Harrisburg
Shafer
Fish Commission
Land Reclamation Board
Frank E. Masland Jr
Carlisle
Mark L. Rutledge
Evans City
Senate
Casino themed party at Philadelphia school for underachieving boys
At the Pennsylvania Advancement School in Philadelphia seventh and eighth graders used play money for casino games to learn practical mathematics. Teachers and students dressed as riverboat gamblers while rolling dice and computing odds, with $5,000 play money given to each pupil and prizes awarded for the most winnings.
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Philadelphia
Advancement
Philadelphia School Board — Education
State Legislature to Convene 1968 Session in January
The governor and Republican leadership bear blame for stalled programs. The 1968 General Assembly plans a brief early session starting January 2 to vote on Shafer proposals including a $30 million urban transit borrowing authority and wage and unemployment and workers compensation boosts. After a week of cleanup, they will recess until March to allow the Constitutional Convention to use the House chamber with minimal disruption.
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