Mortgage woes rise as city riots shadow Florida peace
In Pompano Beach violence sparked a night of disorder with riot police enforcing a truce. Across state lines borrowers face scarce funds as mortgage money tightens with high interest rates and seven point discounts, changing the cost of loans for home buyers. Local reports note lenders demand up to seven percent points and insurance on FHA loans, shaping a difficult market as readers consider buying or building.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
Pennsylvania
Ohio Line
Erie
FHA
Corry
Who Bought What In KOW Sale
Meadville reports confusion over a Buffalo firm's claim to acquire land at the former Keystone Ordnance Works. Industrial Refining Co. president Harold Sherman said the firm bought $250,000 worth of buildings, equipment, and land for a new facility, including two buildings worth $100,000. Land purchase remains disputed as auction details show only building sales. the auction wrapped with 1,255 items sold by David Weisz Co. The firm may negotiate land, while landowner Bert Kebert says no approach occurred.
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Meadville
Keystone Ordnance Works
Buffalo
Kow
Harold Sherman
Industrial Refining Co
Sherman
Paul Kebert
Kebert Developers
Robert
Meadville Area Industrial Commission
David Weisz Co
Los Angeles
Scranton Signs Bills To Pay State Workers
Gov. Scranton signed two stopgap appropriation bills totaling 124 million to ensure state workers receive pay. One covers 89 million for salaries for two months starting July 1, the other 35.25 million funds public assistance payments and expenses as the new fiscal year begins. The legislature has not enacted the 1.29 billion budget, with Senate favoring a single spending bill and the House pushing about 200 separate bills for more oversight.
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Harrisburg
Gov. Scranton
Republican
Senate
Democratic House
Award Contract for Flood Control Work in Luzerne County
The General State Authority awarded a $358,986 contract to Gateway Equipment and Supply Co., Inc., Monroeville, for flood control construction on the Lackawanna River at Duryea in Luzerne County.
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Harrisburg
General State Authority
Gateway Equipment and Supply Co., Inc
Monroeville
Lackawanna River
Duryea
Luzerne County
Draft regulations blasted as archaic in jet age critique
Rep Rich ard Schweiker charged the Selective Service uses antiquated methods and urged national standards and a single pool of registrants. Lt Gen Lewis Hershey resisted a centralized computer system and lottery, defending local boards as essential despite criticism of delays and equity concerns.
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Washington
House
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Services Committee
Schweiker
Hershey
Hangs 4 Hours In Treetop After Tumble
Pittsburgh reports Alvin Bricker, 54, slid down a steep embankment and fell 100 feet. He grabbed a tree to halt his descent, shouted for help, but was heard only after four hours when a motorist found him and police were summoned. Bricker, paralyzed in the left leg, was rescued along with his dog Tiny.
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Pittsburgh
Alvin Bricker
Bricker
Tova Hospital
Tiny
War Hero Williams Recalls Night of Dong Xoai Defense
Charles C. Williams, 92, the newest Medal of Honor recipient, recalls the long Viet Nam night at Dong Xoai in 1965. He led a detachment after his commander was wounded, directed defenses, and kept his men steady despite wounds. He says the thought of being a hero never occurred to him and emphasizes duty to protect his troops. Williams received the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony with President Johnson, reflecting on consequences of war and his desire to return home to his family if ordered back to Vietnam later.
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Washington
America
South Viet Nam
Charles C. Williams
Army Special Forces
Williams
Spe
Cial
Dong Xoai
5Th Special Forces Group
Tie
United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
White House
Vietnam
Southeast
Sia
Charleston
D.C
Ft. Benning
Grand Jury Gets Case Of Juvenile In Slaying
MERCER Pa AP Ronald Hardin 15 of West Mifflin awaits grand jury action on murder manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter charges in the March 21 shooting of Greenville Patrolman Rodney Wentling 22 He was bound over after a hearing before Justice of the Peace Louis Miller The next Mercer County Grand Jury session is planned for September Charges against William Fawcett 15 and Edward 13 of West Mifflin were dismissed by Judge John W Stranahan who ruled the hearing improper Fawcett and his brother were rearrested and sent to juvenile authorities
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Mercer, Pa
Ronald Hardin
Pittsburgh
West Mifflin
Greenville
Rodney Wentling
Hardin
Justice of the Peace
Louis Miller
Coolspring Two
Mercer County
Grand Jury
John W. Stranahan
Virginia Palmer
Fairview
Twp
William Fawcett
Edward
Fawcetts
Woman Falls to Death at Niagara Seek Identity
Niagara Falls authorities seek the identity of a woman believed 50 to 60 years old who plunged to her death last night over the American Falls. Witnesses said she carried a pocketbook, but park police found no clues in the search of the area.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara Frontier State Park
Orphaned by Drowning Near Greenville River
Greenville Pa AP six children are left orphaned after drownings in the Shenango River. Walter Mills 53 Irene 83 Connie 14 Greenville residents went wading three miles south of town. Four siblings aged 9 8 7 and 4 were found safe. two boys 15 and 12 were playing baseball. Bodies of wife and daughter recovered. husband presumed missing as search continues.
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Greenville, Pa
Shenango River
Wal‘er Mills
Irene
Contie
Greenville
Louis
Barbara
Shirley
George
Gary
Larry
Two Car Crash Kills Man 78 in Butler County
AP report states Carl Kunze of Renfrew in Butler County, 78, died yesterday in a two car crash about ten miles south of Butler. He rode as a passenger with his daughter Mary Osborne of Renfrew, who turned left into oncoming traffic and was struck by Kenneth E. Wehr of Butler. Osborne survived. Wehr was treated and released from a hospital.
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Butlik
Carl Kunze
Renfrew
Butler County
Butler
Mary Osborne
Kenneth E. Wehr
Osborne
Wehr
Viet Troops Strike Again in South Viet Nam Battle
South Viet Nam's 1st Army Division ended three days of hard fighting after four months of political tension. They destroyed one Red battalion and crippled another in the northern province near the frontier with North Viet Nam. Commanders reported 319 Communists killed, 96 captured, 68 weapons seized, while government and allied forces suffered light losses.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
1St
North Viet Nam
U.S
Maj
N. E. Andersen
Cranston
Joffre Boston
Falls Church
814Th
Viet Nam
Solon Reports Viet War Improving Says Russell
U S Senator Richard Russell says the Viet Nam conflict shows progress and Saigon’s political stability has improved markedly over six weeks. He notes ongoing military gains against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese despite internal dissension. Army says 11 WWII oil tankers are being converted to floating power plants for Viet Nam. Medical researchers find the drug diamino diphenylsulfone effective against malaria. Maj Gen Roy Lassetter Jr. testifies that halting communist movement remains a key goal.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
U.S
Viet Nam
Saigon
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Georgia Democrat
Iatter
Army
Roy Lassetter Jr
House Appropriations Committee
Governor approves federal grant for nursing aid program
Harrisburg AP Gov Scranton approved 66 661 in federal funds to Lawrence County for nursing care service with 9405 local funds to provide home nursing through the Visiting Nurse Association until September 1967.
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Harrisbung
Gov. Scranton
Lawrence County
Visiting Nurse Association
Malaria Drug DDS Shown To Cut Viet Nam Cases In Half
Army researchers report DDS a leprosy drug cuts malaria cases among U S troops by half in field tests near Viet Nam. Treated soldiers return to duty in two to three weeks, lapse risk drops from 40 percent to about 4 percent. DDS approved by AFEB and FDA. stockpiles on hand. aims at falciparum malaria in Viet Nam highlands.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Surgeon General's Office
U.S
Armed Forces Epidemiological Board
Food and Drug Administration
Dodd trip defense labeled coverup in Senate hearing
Former aide James P. Boyd Jr. testifies that Dodd’s West Germany visit aimed to probe a Soviet murder apparatus agent. Klein’s role as public relations agent for West German interests is debated as Dodd ally Seeks to question a prisoner in the Stashinsky case. Dodd’s lawyer plans to call witnesses while Klein testifies later in the Ethics Committee proceedings.
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Washington
Sem
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
West Germany
James P. Boyd Jr
Senate Ethics Committee
Bipar- Higan Partel
Connecticut
Crat
Julius Klein
Boyd
Senate
Klein
Sonnett
Stashinsky
Martin
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Scranton
Milton Shapp
John Rice
Thomas Minehart
Minehart
Democratic State Committee
Robert Kane
Shapp
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Solon
Gov
Germany
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Marjorie Carpenter
Essex House
New York
Sennett
Mr. Martin
David Martin
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