Warren YMCA appoints Jack S Hampson executive director
Illinois native Jack S Hampson has been named new executive director of the Warren YMCA replacing Julius Thorn who retired. Hampson moves from Lebanon Indiana to Warren. Additional local notices cover a motor truck collision on East Main street causing $75 damage, a sledding injury to Phillip Anderson, a death in the Dur ham Rest Home, and council discussions on water supply fluoridation plus 1968 Warren fire department statistics and other local incidents.
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Jack S. Hampson
Illinois
Warren Ymca
Hampson
Julius Thorn
Warren
Lebanon
Ind
Hall
East Main Street
John Kundla
Dunkirk
East Main
Kundla
College Tests For Aid Set
Harrisburg area high school juniors planning college aid must register for the SAT. Exams occur across centers in March 1 and May 3. Students with combined SAT scores of 800 or more will receive scholarship applications from PHEAA.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
PHEAA
College Board
Commonwealth
Senate antifilibuster fight shows broad Senate turn
Church warned that the debate cannot be halted without a two-thirds majority, though they doubt winning. He said they aim to prove a substantial Senate bloc is being denied a chance to change the rules. The Humphrey ruling vote reflected antifilibuster forces at 61 to 37.
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Church
Senate
Humphrey
Solon Warns of Further Pueblo Probe
Senator Richard Russell questions testimony on the USS Pueblo affair saying a grave dereliction of duty may lie with high command if the ship was inadequately equipped for defense. Cmdr. Bucher testified of combined errors in outfitting and no plan to destroy or protect sensitive equipment amid North Korea’s seizure claim. Russell cautions against prejudging and notes ongoing committee work.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lloyd M. Bucher
Navy
Bucher
North Korea
United States
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Supership
Jamestown Sues To Halt City Hall Property Buy
A taxpayers suit charges the $122,000 price for Nordic Temple property to raze for a new city hall is excessive. Plantiffs seek a preliminary injunction to block the contract. Defendant Conrad Olson, owner, is named in the suit along with city officials.
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Jamestown
David T. Thelin
Buffalo
Conrad W. Olson
Thelin
Hold Rites For Stanley Wright
Funeral services for Stanley 3 Wright were held at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. Elmer Ortner officiating. Burial followed in Pine Grove Cemetery. Bearers included Roger Andrus Reed Brown George Collier Norman Edinger J Hubert Heerlein and Frank Wise. Out-of-town attendees came from Eric Wattsburg North East Jamestown Starbrick Niobe and Wrightsville among others. Central Intelligence Agency operations reportedly left a naval crew distressed over missing destruct equipment for a dangerous mission.
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Stanley
Wright
Bracken Funeral Home
Elmer Ortner
Pine Grove Cemetery
Roger Andrus
Reed Brown
George Collier
Norman Edinger
J. Hubert Heerlein
Frank Wise
Harold Rankin
Arland Parker
Joseph Allgeier
Eric
Mable Parker
Millie Fisk
Kenneth Fisk
Union City
Victor Pearson
Wrightsville
Sparta-Tied for UAVL Lead After OT Thriller
Sparta and Youngsville share the UAVL lead after an overtime win over West Forest split the top spot. In a Friday showdown on the Youngsville court, the Spartans forged a late comeback, tying the game at 46 and forcing OT with key plays by Harold Linden and Mark Kolaja. Final OT period saw Sparta prevail as Youngsville followed with a comeback win to claim a share of the loop lead. Also on slate, Eisenhower visits Pleasantville and East Forest hosts Tidioute. West Forest plays Jamestown in an independent tilt.
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Wear Forest
Sparta
Youngsville
West Forest
Visi Indians
Harold Linden
Ben Nicklas
Indians
Cata
Mark Kolaja
Jerry Linden
Spartans
Schwab
Brent Allen
Allen
Kolaja
Eisenhower
Tice
Pleasantville
East Forest
Tidioute
Jamestown
Forest
M. Vermillion
Hinkledog Blum
Hestar
J. Linden
Boythe
Linden
Erie County Tax Share Compared To 1966 Manufacturing Payroll
Erie County's prospective tax cost under the proposed Federal budget totals 264 million dollars. This figure is about 30 million less than the county's 1966 manufacturing payroll of 294,661,500 dollars. The payroll figure comes from the State Department of Commerce as the latest statewide payroll data available.
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Erie County
State Department of Commerce
Providence High School Survives Budget Crisis
In New Lenox Illinois Providence High School with 557 students raised nearly 320000 in cash and pledges to keep the Roman Catholic school open for at least three years. Bishop Romeo Oblanchette announced the school would remain open after a planned closure due to a 90000 deficit and teacher shortage. Mothers ran the cafeteria, pupils staged events, and donors from across the country contributed including a 1000 gift from non Catholics.
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New Lenox, WI
New Lenox
Illinois
Providence High School
Romeo Oblanchette
Joliet
Providence
Jean Clemens
Associated Press
Walnut Creek
Calif
Oshkosh
Wis
South Orange
N.J
Fairmount
Fairmount, Tenn
Providence High
Czech locksmith self immolates in Brno square
AP reports in Brno a 23 year old locksmith Miroslav Malinka set himself on fire. It was the third such act in a week by Czechs with Palach's protest tied to the Prague occupation. He suffered burns about 12 percent of his body and was in good condition. Palach died after a Jan Palach protest fire in Prague last Thursday. Police dispersed hunger strikers near the Palach memorial fountain to enforce patrols and clear spectators from the area.
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Prague
Ralo
Brno
Jan Palach
Palach
Miroslav Malinka
Radio Prague
Malinka
Josef Hlavaty
Plzen
Vearni Praha
Presbyterian Mission Fund Shows Drop in 25 Years
The United Presbyterian Church in the U S A reports a two million dollar shortfall in 1908 mission donations, with a budget of 32 million for the country and abroad. Moderator Dr John Coventry Smith notes cuts to overseas staff and a 25 000 member decline, while individual contributions rose over 11 percent.
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Philadelpua
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
General Assembly
John Coventry Smith
Smith
Hunger strikes ripple across cities amid protests
In a public show of dissent, a crowd gathered in front of a fountain while other young people joined briefly before dispersing. The scene mirrored similar hunger strikes reported in several other cities, underscoring a wider wave of activist protest.
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William Anderson
R. D. J. Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
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Sixth Avenue
Durham Rest Home
West Church Street
Grove City, Borough
Grove City
John Will
Mamson
Warren Fire Department
Corry Area
Erie
Hydetown
Richard Gambino
Corry
Solon
Abel
Rasa Near Jones
BAKER
Hien Clan
Amsterdam
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Louis Pelletier
Mreavcedey
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Rihera
Aedances
Arate Rhe Yee
Mate Norman Tokar
Tecamicoton
Stanley Wright
Central Intelligence Agency
Navy Command
Young
UAVL
Youngsville West Forest
Eisenhower Pleasantville
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Aeapelmorthy
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Aie Peyerhet
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Roberts
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