Great Society May Not Get Space In Courthouse
A Warren County push by the Warren-Forest County Economic Opportunity Council for office space in the county courthouse sparked a dispute among county commissioners. The council cited 3000 residents in poverty, 30 percent of homes lacking essential facilities, and 11,596 adults with less than a high school education. They sought relocation to the courthouse third floor, but one commissioner opposed and the proposal was tabled for later discussion.
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Warren
Warren-Forest
Mead
Lewis L. Crippeno
Kinga Dam
Warren County
D. H. Lay
Self surrender by bank robber in $9696 Citiens Natl Bank heist
Two Butler County men face federal charges after a Citizens National Bank branch in Evans City was robbed of 9696 dollars. The gunman fired at assistant manager John Lee and abducted teller Mrs. Charles Moore before forcing her to drive to Warrendale. Peffer, 20, and Baney Jr., 26, were arrested. Peffer surrendered to Zelienople police, Baney was caught driving a school bus.
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Pittshuand
Butler County
Citizens National Bank
Evans City
Wexford
Allegheny County
Neil Peffer
Zelienople
James Baney Jr
Renfrew
Tan D. MacLennan
Pittsburgh
FBI
Peffer
St. Gregory's Roman Catholic Church
MacLennan
John Lee
Lee
C.d.shoup
Charles Moore
George Raybold
Warrendale
Mars
Baney
Open Housing Drive Targets Grosse Pointe Suburbs
In affluent Grosse Pointe suburbs a campaign for open housing pressures racial barriers. A 75 member multifaith group steers the effort with Passion Sunday pledge cards across five Catholic churches and most Protestant churches. The pledge affirms freedom to choose residences without race creed or country of origin. Committee members search for sellers who impose no race restrictions and offer escort services and meet callers with current residents.
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Detroit
Grosse Pointes
Pointe
Five Grosse Pointes
Committee For
Grosse Pointe
Foster Braun
Andrew W. L. Brown
Industries push landfill plan with costs in Meadville meeting
The Meadville gathering heard Erie County Plastics and Ajax discuss per yard burying fees of 35 cents while others like Comnmen, Corry Rubber, and International Foam did not supply figures. City engineer David Johnson urged detailed cost breakdowns for Robertson’s landfill operation and the council faced the tax millage issue with plants required to haul refuse to the landfill.
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Rage Oneers Steel
Erie County Plastics
East Main Street
Ajax
Corry Rubber Corp
International Foam
Stitt
Meadville Industries
Ray Weber
Robertson
David Johnson
College Girls Are Definitely Different Now
Providence AP report says police stopped a car finding three tombstones inside. The driver, a girl, claimed she took them from a Putney cemetery in Vermont to decorate her college room. Police returned both girl and stones to Vermont.
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Providence
Putney
Vermont
College Students Asked For Grand Jury In Egg and Rock Incident
In California Pennsylvania a justice of the peace held two California State College students for grand jury action on underage drinking charges and dismissed others. Ten students faced liquor law violations after a rock and egg throwing outburst by fellow students. Justice of the Peace William Garrett continued the remaining three cases to give lawyers more time.
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California, Pa
Justice of the Peace
California State College
William Garrett
Mercer Nurses Threaten To Quit In Mercer County
Twenty six nurses at Mercer County Home and Hospital threaten resignation over alleged unfair treatment and poor sanitation. They announced the move after nurse director M R O Mahony submitted her resignation and a meeting with administrator Regis Hoover failed to satisfy them. Council will revisit the issue but optimism is low for change.
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Mercer
Mercer, Pa
Mercer County
M. R. O'Mahony
Regis Hoover
Senate approves temporary debt ceiling raise, House action pending
In Washington the Senate backed a $6 billion increase to $336 billion in a 39 to 31 vote, with House action expected by March 1. The measure keeps the boost temporary as conferees work toward a possible permanent figure before July 1, while the current permanent ceiling stands at $285 billion. In Harrisburg, Pa, 6,000 new jobs were added in 1966 thanks to 896 development projects, driven by the Industrial Development Bureau's efforts.
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Senate
Senate House
House
Secretary of the
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
GOP
Ways and Means Committee
Harrisburg
Clifford L. Jones
Commerce
Pennsylvania
Jones
The
Industrial Development Bureau
Adventists Launch Campaign Against LSD and Peyote
Local Seventh-day Adventist church will start a nationwide educational program to combat psychedelics like LSD and peyote. Rev. Richard Meier describes the effort as a grassroots push to eradicate mind altering drugs along with others leading to intemperance. A special Saturday offering funds Listen, a temperance journal, to broaden its circulation. Meier warns of broad drug harm to America, citing tobacco nicotine, caffeine, and alcohol as major health concerns. Weather scene notes heavy snow in Portland, Maine, delaying airport operations and flights.
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Corry
Richard Meier
Listen
Temperance
Seventh Day Church
Meier
America
Pastor Meier
Litton May Seek 8 Million State Loan for Erie Shipyard
Litton of Beverly Hills plans to pursue an 8 million state loan under the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Act to finance a proposed multi million dollar ship building complex on Erie's bayfront. City and port officials met Litton legal staff to discuss options and financing details. The Litton team will return next week to continue talks, with Erie City Council to be asked for options on properties needed for construction and operation of the 10 million ship yard project.
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S Situation Industries
Erie
Bayfront
Litton
Beverly Hills
Calif
James G. Hanes
Port Commission
Stephen Jones
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Act
PIDA
Spite Robbery Nets $269 At Erie Grocery Store
Erie police say 18 year old William Mahan and 26 year old William Moore Jr of Andover admitted the Baldini grocery heist was due to spite after being refused service for the younger suspect. They planned to “stick up the store” and repay the insult. The men face charges in Ohio. the case will be handled there.
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Robie
Ohio
Communion as Unity and Love in Lenten Meditation
Rev H Louis Hewitt of McCray Churches expounds on the Apostle Paul’s Cup and Bread as a bond of Christ’s body. He urges Christians to let love guide conduct, embracing communion as unity across churches, and to subordinate personal preferences for the good of others.
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Apostle
Lord Jesus Christ
Pitt Advances Application Deadline
The University of Pittsburgh will stop taking applications Tuesday for this fall's freshman class at its main campus three months earlier than usual due to a 10 percent rise in applicants. More than 6,200 applications have been received. about 2,000 freshmen will be admitted. Regional campuses at Johnstown, Bradford, Titusville and Greensburg will keep accepting applications for at least another month.
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University of Pittsburgh
Pitt
Johnstown
Bradford
Titusville
Greensburg
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