Contractors Join Afro-American Builders Corp formed in Philadelphia
The NAACP announced the creation of an Afro-American Builders Corp to bring black contractors into competition with white builders, especially on government projects. About 1,200 firms nationally affiliated. the group plans a labor clearinghouse and asset pooling, with headquarters in Philadelphia and no racial restrictions. The NAACP will require government agencies to notify the organization of bidding and construction jurisdiction.
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Philadelphia
Juans
Oon
Philadelphus
Easley
Clearin’ House
Fasley
NAACP
Imosy
Two Gunmen Chicken Out Robbery Flops
MEADVILLE Two young gunmen attempted to rob the Golden Dawn store in Cochianton yesterday at about 9 15 pm. They fled on foot, leaving the scene after the clerk hinted the money was already deposited in a bank. The two, both white and 19 to 22, wore sport jackets dark glasses and one had a cap. They carried revolvers.
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Meadville
Golden Dawn
Cochianton
Grant U S Aid For Needy Area Students
Seven colleges in Erie Crawford and Mercer counties receive U S Office of Education funds to fund 80 percent of student payrolls for second-semester work study. Colleges report totals: Allegheny 4760 for 23, Alliance 3900 for 19, Edinboro 83457 for 243, Gannon 52643 for 125, Mercyhurst 14200 for 71, Thiel 29400 for 125, Villa Maria 7517 for 37.
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Washington
Erie
Crawford
Mercer
Joseph P. Vigorito
Northwestern Pennsylvania
U.S. Office of Education
Allegheny College
Alliance College
Edinboro State College
Gannon College
Mercyhurst College
Thiel College
Villa Maria College
A Saint or Fool? Ames Letter Responds To Sansoucie Action
In Ames Iowa readers weigh Sansoucie role in a car distress incident noting irony of his name meaning easy going. Letters compare to Kitty Genovese case and debate whether helping is safe or noble while residents call for stronger police power.
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Ames
Iowa
Sansoucie
Mr. Sansoucie
Sans Souci
Kitty Genovese
New York
Grand Jury Association
St. Louis
Portland
Ore
Leading Democrats eye Humphrey chairmanship amid wide field
A crowded field features Sen Fred Harris Rep James O Hara and former NC Gov Terry Sanford as potential Democratic National Chairman picks. Readers are reminded of political wagering and the era's party dynamics as Humphrey weighs the candidates amid internal party debates.
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Sen
Fred Harris
North Carolina
Terry
Oklahoma
Sanford and O'Hara
Michigan
Humphrey
Lawrence O'Brien
Apollo 11 timeline tied to Apollo 9 and 10 tests
NASA plans Apollo 11 for mid June if Apollo 10 is skipped after Apollo 9 launches Feb 28 for an earth orbit test of the lunar module. Armstrong Aldrin and Collins are named among astronauts, with background on former Gemini flights and spacewalk records, and notes on Indonesian banknote changes in Jakarta.
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NASA
Armstrong
Aldrin
Pacific
Ellington Air Force Base
Fla
Earth
Wapakometa
Ohio
Montclair
N.J
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Collins
Lovell
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
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Loblaws
Gordon Shampoe
Brian
Myra Cherry
Dunkirk
Donald Camper
Michelle
Carl A. Marsh
Corry Memorial Hospital
Robert Powers
Carl Bayle
Albert Bayle
Guy Hayes
Joseph Nakoski
Edward Zelazny
Charles Camp
Pittsfield
Alice Camp
Max Bemis
Paul Shinko
Hatch Hollow
Frank Hulett
Edward Progar
George Glavis
Alice Camp Sunny
Walter DeShazer
Ronald Whitney
Spencerport
N.Y
Pfc
Douglas DeShazer
Vietnam
Amos VanEarden
Richard Curtis
Lisa
Jeff Curtis
Eye Dem Post
Terry Sanford
James O'Hara
Bernice Marsh
Jakarta
Bank of Indonesia
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