Fortas Faces Senate Hurdles After Committee Endorsement
Abe Fortas cleared the Judiciary Committee and heads for a tense Senate floor battle over his bid to become chief justice. Opponents threaten a filibuster or outright defeat, while supporters predict a favorable outcome.
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Washing-Un
Abe Portas
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Portas
Fortas
Johnson
Earl Warren
Mike M Nsfeld
Warren
High Court
Supreme Court
Everett J. M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Dirksen
Mansfield
Congress
Britain Denounces Weathermen Over Flood Warning Failures
In London an AP report says Britons blamed weathermen for missing warnings during a three day downpour that flooded large parts of southeast England, killed three people, and caused millions in damage. The floods stranded communities, disrupted transport, and prompted army aid and evacuations as officials debated forecasting limits.
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London
England
British Automobile Association
Dalham
Newmarket Race Course
Norfolk
Great Yarmouth
Lowestatt
Seek Four Men In Park Slaying In Cleveland
Cleveland AP report states police issued an all-points bulletin for four men to question in the slaying of four people abducted from an East Side tavern and shot at Rockefeller Park. Detectives said witnesses in the Euclid Avenue-East 91st Street area saw four men in a white Mercury nearby.
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Cleveland, Ohio
East Side
Rockefeller Park
Euclid Avenue
East 91St Street
Tom's Bar
Joseph Zoldan
Raymond Homer
Cleveland
Ronald Mahone
Zoldan
Cleveland Clinic
Martha L. Lancaster
Jeast Cleveland
Homer
Mahone
20 Area Teachers Enrolled For Evening Course
About 20 Corry area teachers have enrolled for an evening course in Corry this fall run by Continuing Education at Pennsylvania State University Behrend Campus. Angelo Di Mino will lead The Elementary School Reading Program class at Corry Area High School starting September 1. The course covers developmental reading from beginnings to the principal’s level, including problems, techniques and materials used in the total elementary program.
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Corry
Pennsylvania State University
Behrend
William E. Mosse
Corry Area High School
Angelo di Mino
Jefferson Street
Warren
Escapees armed in a prison break nabbed. two at large
Four men, three federal prisoners in transit, staged a bold attack at Sunbury's Northumberland County Prison and sparked a cross county terror spree. Two suspects, Michael Clark and Robert Carr, were last seen in Juniata County with a hijacked truck, while Harry Sheeley and Bruce Land were captured after a gun battle at Clark's Ferry. Police recovered more than $70,200 and a pistol, and jailed Land and Sheeley on multiple charges with bail set at $40,000 each.
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Mccoysville
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Northumberland County
Sunbury
Michael Clark
Jackson
Miss
Robert Carr
Clark
Carr
Juniata County
Clark's Ferry
Harry Sheeley
Bruce Land
Newark
N.J
Land
Sheeley
Perry County
Duncanino
Dauphin County
Lykens
Wwonttan
Millersburg
Third Man Pleads Guilty In Mercer Murder Case
Arthur McConnell, 45, of Mercer, pleaded guilty to murder and rape in the slaying of Kenneth Frick and assaults on two coeds. Two others pleaded guilty earlier. a four-man trial timeline sets hearings next week for remaining defendants with a panel to determine degrees of guilt.
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Mercer, Pa
Arthur McConnell
R. D
Mercer
Albert E. Acker
Mercer County Criminal Court
Kenneth M. Frick
Ford City
Virginia Military Institute
Frick
Slippery Rock
Acker
McConnell
Kenneth B. Perrine
Donald Hosack
Gary L. Batley
Liver transplant done for 14 month old boy
HIDESBURGH AP Children s Hospital announced a liver transplant from a 1 month old girl who died of a brain tumor. Robert McCune of Beaver Falls received the new liver in a 64 hour operation yesterday. TV producer dies in Los Angeles Paul Lyitt 41, longtime TV producer for NBC and CBS, died after a long illness.
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Hidesburgh
Children's Hospital
Robert McCune
Beaver Falls
Los Angeles
Paul Lyitt 41
Tellvision
Proghettis
National Broadcasting Co
Columbis Broadcasting System
NBC
Riots to Be Stopped and Nixon Drugs Stand Tones
In a high tempo exchange Hubert Humphrey touts a federal plan to halt riots with police funding and rapid response units, while Richard Nixon links drug abuse to crime and urges a national program to confront narcotics. George S. Wansee hints at his VP pick as third party discussions begin.
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Associated Press
Richard Democratic
Hubert M. Nixon
H. Humphrey
S.wansee
Humphrey
Nixon
Anaheim
Calif
Demolition Plans Move Forward for Six Junkers
City Council heard that 01 West Columbus avenue and three other junk properties will be torn down by Crossett Co. for 1450 dollars. Two more will be burned by city firemen at 1338 West Pleasant street and 689 West Washington street. Total code compliance funds remain 3800 of 5000. The effort targets eyesores owned by estates or the county.
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West Columbus Avenue
Conty
Derick Johnson
Johnson
Lllore
West
Columbus Avenue
Abe Leland Crossett Co
Shea Street
Worth Street
Marion Street
Crossett
West Pleasant Street
West Washington Street
Carl Hixson
Douglas Rozelle
Six Eyesores
Russell Brant
Jack Downey
Plan To Bar Heavy Rigs From Streets
City plans to curb heavy trucks on light traffic streets by posting signs on West Smith Street and other under resurfaced routes. City Engineer David Johnson asked Council to authorize a small expenditure for prohibitory signage, as Route 6 bypass reopens with only a thin surface coat unsuited for heavy traffic. Attorney Douglas Rozelle will draft an ordinance to enforce the measure.
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David Johnson
West Smith Street
State Highway Department
Johnson
West Smith
Douglas Rozelle
Dual Transplant Performed At Medical Center
A 52 year old truck driver received a heart and kidney in a dual transplant at the University of Colorado Medical Center. Identified as John W Leaning of Portland Oregon, he was said to be in satisfactory condition after a 13 hour operation. Relatives reported the donor was an auto crash victim.
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Denver
Colo
University of Colorado Medical Center
John W. Leaning
Portland
Ore
Great Falls
Mont
Merle Lanning
Consolidated Freightways
John Lanning
Fourth Ward approves 30 housing units for elderly
In a four to one vote the City Council approved 30 elderly housing units in the Fourth Ward renewal area, despite concerns over exceeding the original plan of 20 units. Councilman Clare Capwell opposed the measure, citing questions over need and space. City engineer David Johnson warned the 30 units would occupy a quarter of the four-block renewal area. Continued on Page Four.
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Fourth Ward
Clare Capwell
Capwell
Joseph Burst
David Johnson
Cound
Umits
City Council Solves Plant Parking Along East Church Street
The council adopted parallel parking at the Raymond Division plant on East Church Street to relieve traffic hazards from angle parking and loading rigs. A December petition from nearby property owners urged the change, with a related plan to rework parking on Concord Street to improve employee access and maintain two-way traffic. The panel unanimously approved the proposal, reducing car spaces by 10 but easing street backing and block movement.
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City Council
East Church Street
Raymond Division
David Johnson
Concord Street
Concord
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State Insurance Department
Albuquerque
N.M
John Wayne
New Mexico
North Wales
Leeds & Northrup Co
House of Commons
Commons
Weather Office
Brian Mason
London Transport
Harley
Surrey
Israel
Washington
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Middle East
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Medical Center
Pittsburgh
Louise Ross
Oakland
Philadelphia
Dominic E. Viscusi
Penn Central Railroad
Chestnut Hill
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