Turnpike Plans Dual-Dual Design to Rebuild Mileposts
The Turnpike Commission plans a radical dual-dual redesign from Morgantown to the Delaware River bridge. Engineers may begin preliminary work next year as old western sections deteriorate and replacement costs soar. Land acquisition and funding remain the key obstacles amid high interest rates and limited federal help.
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Turnpike
Carlisle
Morgantown
Delaware River Bridge
Nixon
Turnpike Commission
Commission
Deaths and accidents reported in Erie and Steelton
Death notices list Mr. Simmonsen of 583 Liberty Street died at Veterans Hospital Erie after a brief illness at 48. Surviving family includes father Henry Simmonsen Corry wife Dirk Gertrude sister and brothers. Driver Harvey A Tony Zolston 23 Middletown killed in Steelton crash.
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Mr. Simmonsen
Liberty Street
Veterans Hospital
Erie
Cleveland
Henry Simmonsen
Corry
Dirk
Gertrude
Bernice Marsh Simmonson
Earl Duink
Clymer
Donald
Gary
Robert
Steelton
Harvey A
Tony Zolston
Middletown
Middletown High School
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Senate Debates ABM Defense Budget and Russia Talks
The Senate Armed Services Committee opened work on a 900 million ABM defense procurement bill for two sites and one more for Safeguard, with Army Secretary Stanley Resor and General Westmoreland as lead witnesses. Former Secretary Dean Rusk urged continued ABM research while delaying deployment pending disarmament outcomes with the Soviet Union, arguing the debate is nonsensical. Also reported, Arthur B. Stoddard, 73, long-time Union Pacific president, died in his private rail car.
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Stanley Resor
William C. Westmoreland
John Stennis
Misssissippi
Senate
David Packard
Senate Foreign Relations
Secetary
William P. Rogers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
United States
Rusk
Russia
NBC
Ogden, Utah
Arthur B. Stoddard
Union Pacific Railroad
Stoddard
Union Pacific
Local Hospital Admissions And Discharges List
The News Today reports daily admission and discharge notices. Admitted include Timothy Hooven, Archie Harper, Arnold Longstreth, Andrew Christensen, John Brown, Deborah Hugg, Mrs. James Scully, Mrs. Charles Bugbee, Mrs. Vern Burrows, Mrs. Walter Szarzanowicz, Clyde Hamyond, Victor Cragg Sr., Patricia Carter, Mrs. James Snow. Discharged include Leon Davids, Clauda Ayers, Carl Nielsen, Esther Lawson, Roger Munn.
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Timothy
Norris Hooven
Oakley Avenue
Archie Harper
Spartansburg
Arnold Longstreth
Oil City
Andrew Christensen
Meadvenue
John Brown
South Center Street
Deborah Hugg
R. D
North East
James Scully
Columbus
Charles Bugbee
Garand
Vern Burrows
East Sixth Street
Walter Szarzanowicz
West Pleasant Street
Clyde Hamyond
Mayville
Victor Cragg Sr
Raymond Avenue
Michael Sprovers
Elk Street
Patricia Carter
James Snow
Bear Lake
Leon Davids
Clauda Ayers
Liberty Street
Carl
Quentin Nielsen
West Frederick Street
Esther Lawson
Roger Munn
Corry
Campbell Soup Ad Campaign Accused as False by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission labeled Campbell Soup Company promotional claims about garnish in its soups as false and misleading. Campbell disputes the charge, stating its ads accurately show garnish and that solid ingredient amounts were never exaggerated. The company stopped the practice after FTC objections to avoid a dispute.
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FTC
Campbell
Commission
Trudeau Hears U S Side Of Story On ABM Talks
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau met with President Nixon to discuss the anti ballistic missile system and the rationale behind its installation. Trudeau plans further discussions in Washington and Ottawa while facing opposition scrutiny back home.
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Nixon
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Ottawa
U.S
Canadian
North Dakota
Montana
White House
William P. Rogers
State Department
Sormer
Canada
Ike and Eisenhower in Illness Update as Crisis Wears On
The bulletin notes Ike had a light supper after a day of meals and talks with Mrs. Eisenhower. General Hughes cautions that each crisis drains his age, while a private heart specialist nearby says death seems inevitable from the latest episode. Yet Hughes praises Ike's stamina and will to live.
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Eisenhower
Gen. Hughes
Hughes
Washington
Letter Written Aboard Plane Is Legal Will
A letter written by two Fort Worth residents aboard a doomed plane moments before it crashed was accepted as the deceased’s last will by a probate judge yesterday. The document names William as executor and details wishes for the estate.
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Will Fort Worth, Tex
Fort Worth
Willian
Plane Crash Ends Family Flight On Lake Tray Island
McGee directed that a letter found in the wreckage served as a guide for disposing of Mrs. Kathryn Brown's personal property. Mrs. Brown, her husband, and 1%year old daughter Kathy died when their small plane crashed during a storm on a small island in Lake Tray near Austin.
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McGee
Kathryn Brown
Chamber Seeks More Members Amid Drops in 1967 68
Public notes show the Corry Chamber of Commerce faced a 10 percent loss in new Present membership from 1967 to 1968, urging regular members to recruit and support area development. It highlights tourism efforts including 3200 brochures, new parkway signs, and plans for trout season, golf, Fall Foliage Tour, hunting season, and a Winter Carnival with the Corry Jaycees.
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Attation
Corry
Erie Tourist Promotion Agency
Pennsylvania Tourist Agency
Harrisburg
Penna
Kinzunami
Corry Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Downtown Section Sees Swinging Year in Retail Division
The Retail Division reports a stimulating year with efforts to boost the business district. Community developers highlight the area Paint-Up as a key initiative in improving downtown.
City praised for clean up efforts by Macko’s Market and Fitch Motors
A reader note commends Macko's Market and Fitch Motors for improving the city's overall appearance. The article then mentions a party congress in Taipei with Nationalist China leader Chiang Kai-shek.
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Macko’s Market
Fitch Motors
PARTY
Taipei
Kouminland
Chiang Kal-ehak
Nationalist China
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