Meany Plans Retirement Picks Heir to Succeed
AFL CIO President George Meany will not step down before 1971 but plans his retirement and names an heir. Lane Kirkland, Meany’s long time adviser, is favored to become secretary treasurer and eventual president, with rivals like I W Abel Paul Hall and Joseph Beirne contending in the race. WASHINGTON AP. Also: Hallowell Sr. named Pennsylvania director of the Farmers Home Administration, effective May 12, earning $16,946 annually.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Labor
Afl-Cio
William F. Schnitzler
Meany
Walter Reuth
Labor Federation
Kirkland
I. W. Abel
Steelworkers
Paul Hall
Seafarers’ Union
Joseph A. Beirne
Communications Workers
Oldsters
Reuther
Teamsters Union
FHA
Pestrose Hallowell Sr
Ottsville
Pennsylvania
Farmers Home Administration
Hugh Scott
Richard Schweiker
Edward G. Biester
Hallowell
Bucks County Farm Association
Primary Elections Rush to 3-Week Recess in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg a three week recess precedes the May 20 primary. The Senate and House push non money bills, with 192 reported out. Key actions include a Community Court bill advancing, a campus firearms ban, and expansion of drug laws to cover hallucinogens. Lincoln University to be state-related. debates on sex protections and scholarships laws pass. Chief's widow Arlene Johnson dies after automobile crash that claimed her husband Freeman Johnson.
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Daeegen
Senate
House
Shafer
Pittsburgh
Cambria County
Lincoln UN
Pennsylvania
Guy Kistler
Cumberland
Joseph Hepford
Dauphin
Rochester
Arlene Johnson
Greece
General Hospital
Freeman Johnson
John Maltby
Lebanese Troops Clash With Non-Palestinian Guerrillas Near Kater Rikha
Lebanese forces battled Arab guerrillas identified as non-Palestinian groups in a daylong fight near Kater Rikha. One guerrilla and one soldier were killed. reports say up to 2,000 Syrian infiltrators may have entered Lebanon amid regional tension linked to Palestinian refugee unrest and government upheaval.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Kater Rikha
Lebanon
Kater Riikha
Hashaya
al Saika Group
Syria
Baath Party
Israel
Rashid Karami
al Fatah
Palestine
Cairo
Sea of Galilee
Tel Qazir
Bar-Ley
Canal
Gammal Abdel Nasser
County Social Security totals by county for 24th District
U S Representative Vigorito released 1968 year end figures showing Erie County 32,458 recipients receiving 2,993,000. Crawford County paid 939,000 to 10,983. Mercer County distributed 1,512,000 to 16,167. Nationwide 25 million Americans will receive benefits this month, with one in eight on its cash payments.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Erie
Crawford
Mercer
U.S
Joseph P. Vigorito
Social Security Administration
Vigorito
Socia Security Administration
Mercer County
Security Administration
Pennsylvania
Mercer Residents Oppose Regional Prison Plans
About 150 Mercer County residents renewed their pledge to oppose a regional prison. Delaware Township and Freemont area residents met to organize petitions against the proposal, with Delaware Township cited as a possible site along with Crawford County.
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Mercer
Mercer County
Delaware Township
Fredonia-area
Townville Forms Ambulance Service Group
Townville residents approved forming an ambulance service and scheduled a May 20 meeting with the Townville Volunteer Fire Department to finalize plans. Paul Gillette elected temporary chairman, Mrs. R. K. McClintock spokesman, Mrs. Sara Weiderspahn secretary, with first aid classes led by William Cogan beginning next Tuesday at the STRAPT Center. J. C. Bowman of Titusville and Meadville ambulance operators attended, discussing operations. The town’s idea stemmed from a road accident last month when a girl was taken to hospital in her parents’ car, not summoned by local services.
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Townville
R. K. McClintock
Paul Gillette
Sara Weiderspahn
Strapt Center
William Cogan
Tyronville
J. C. Bowman
Titusville
Meadville
Bowman
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General Assembly
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Chester County
Commonwealth System of Higher Education
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Montgomery
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