Congress Faces Budget Cut Pressure Across Agencies
Washington AP reports lawmakers push for spending restraint while governors react to a Johnson administration plan to withhold up to half of federal highway funds. Governors largely protest, signaling potential Capitol Hill protests if cuts move forward.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Johnson
Senate
John J. Williams
R-Del
Atomic Energy Commission
Williams
House
House Armed Services Committee
Robert S. McNamara
Treasury Post Office
Neighbors Clash Over Blind Ham Radio Hobby
In South Philadelphia a feud erupts as neighbors complain of radio interference from Charles Damico who is blind and broadcasts from a basement station. The FCC found no harm to TV signals, blaming receivers, while residents argue over noise and snow on screens. Damico vows to continue broadcasts despite pressure and threats.
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Philadelphia
Charles Damico
Damico
Federal Communications Commission
Orly
FCC
District Attorney's Office
Vernon P. Wilson
Dainico
Elvira D'Arcangelo
Bill Would Give Counties Power To Locate Dumps
Harrisburg AP report says a Senate bill would let county commissioners approve waste disposal permits, replacing current township by township decisions. Sponsor Sen. Prestin B. Davis says it fixes conflicts between neighboring towns and applies statewide beyond coal regions. A plan to haul Philadelphia garbage by rail to abandoned mines is mentioned.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Prestin B. Davis
Northampton
Davis
Philadelphia
Canadian, 75, Killed In Car Near Kane
AP reports elderly Canadian Arthur B. Doughty, 75, of Hamilton Ontario, died after a wet pavement crash on Pennsylvania 219. Margery Mills, 35, also of Hamilton, drove the car that collided with George Kilpatrick, 61, of Buffalo, New York. Mills and her husband Jack, 69, were hospitalized along with the drivers.
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KANE
Pennsylvania 219
Arthur B. Doughty
Hamilton
Ont
Kane Hospital
Margery Mills
George Kilpatrick
Buffalo
N.Y
Supply Mission Over South Vietnam Outpost
A U S Marine CHS3 helicopter hovers over a smoke grenade as it prepares to lower a sling with ammunition and rations to an embattled Marine outpost south of the demilitarized zone in South Vietnam. The mission occurred under clear skies during the monsoon break, AP wirephoto.
Free Movie Ticket Offer at Blatt's Rex Theatre
Advertisements invite readers to find their name on ON THE AVENUE and call the store to receive a free ticket for a four day Rex Theatre promotion. The event runs Wednesday through Saturday October 11th to 14th featuring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas in The War Wagon in Technicolor and Panavision.
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Blatt’s Rex Theatre
John Wayne
Kirk Douglas
Techicolor
Panavision
Railroad Fined For Cutting Rates
The Pennsylvania Railroad was fined 43000 by the ICC after pleading guilty to 20 counts of Elkins Act violations and 15 counts of aiding a trucking firm to violate the Interstate Commerce Act. The penalties followed shipments to Revlon Inc at reduced rates and alleged support to Mateo Transportation Inc in unauthorized operations. Revlon had earlier been fined 20000 for participation in the violations.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Revlon Inc
Interstate Commission
ICC
U.S
Robert Shaw
Newark
Revlon
Mateo ‘Transportation Inc
Mateo
Edison
American Jazz Hits Havana Radio Amid Cold War Curbs
American jazz gains airplay in Havana on Panorama del Jazz six nights weekly, with Disc jockey Reinerio Flores identifying each track from early 1950s recordings. Refugees report Cuban buyers paying up to 40 dollars per imperialist record on the black market. Astronaut James A Lovell Jr receives the National Aeronautics Federation gold medal in Athens. Lovell is the first American honored. three Soviet cosmonauts have received the award in prior years.
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Cuba
Miami
Fla
Havana
Reinerio Flores
James A. Lovell Jr
Titernahonal Aeronautics Federation
Lovell
Federation
Mateo
ICC
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Bracken Funeral
Cyril Kronz
St. Elizabeth Cemetery
Charles Elchynski
Michael
Charles M. Elchynski
Thomas Savage
David Dombrowski
John Griffis
Alex Bon
Joseph Kopec
Weston
Edward Savage Lawrence Park
John Allen
Robert Wheeler
Michael Elchynski
Erie
Mount Juliet, Tenn
Shunk Cote
Corey Penna
Skylark
Aggested Rau
Maalahown
SCOUT
Kenneth Knight
Rex Southworth
Fitch Motors
Guy Davis
George Black
B.T.U
LOW Boy
Bob Garfield
North
First Avenue
Ira Miller
Hubert Vaughn
Corry Area
Corry Beavers
W. W. Waterhouse
West South St
Corry, Penn’a
Corry
Chrysler
Plymouth
Donald Ginn
Walter Sweet
Goodyear Tractor Tires
Norman Hatch
Johnson Bros. Your Corry
South First Avenue
Remington Mall
Merle Capwell
Rossbacher Insurance Service Corper
First Avene
West Booth Street
Betty Woodruff
Ronald Jaquith
Cree Fuss Peel Etieares
Columbus
Matinees
SUN
Kirk
Douglas
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