East Brady to Host Massive Ox Roast and Boat Races
East Brady Area Industrial Development Corporation plans an ox roast feeding at least 2,000 diners Saturday noon, with 1,200-pound ox and beef rounds cooked overnight by Loftus Smith of Slippery Rock. Event also features speedboat races by Three Rivers Racing Association and appearance by Kathy Flanigan, Laurel Festival Queen, plus kiddies rides and riverfront attractions.
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Trial Development Corporation
Loftus Smith
Slippery Rock
Three Rivers Racing Association
Kathy
Flanigan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Clarion Area Food Quota Distribution Schedule
The July surplus food distribution for Clarion County runs 10 am to 3 pm at four locations: Clarion July 9 rear Ross Memorial Library, Knox July 10 borough building basement, New Bethlehem July 11 Boy Scout Hall, Rimersburg July 12 borough building. Bring baskets and ID. proxy must present a note. Items include butter, canned meat, cheese, dried milk, lard, beans, rice, flour, rolled wheat and peanut butter, with amounts set by state and federal guidelines.
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Clarion County
Clarion
Ross Memorial Library
Knox
New Bethlehem
Boy Scout Hall
Rimersburg
Madison Man Hurt by Saw Wound in Power Tool Incident
Peter Maughan a 34 year old Madison resident in Westmoreland County was treated Wednesday at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital for lacerations to his right hand after an incident with a power saw. He was not detained.
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Peter Maughan
Madison
Westmoreland County
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Maughan
Weather report of river stages and nationwide temps
The Allegheny River observation station shows upper pool at 11.7 feet and lower pool at 10.7 feet, both stationary with a 0.2 foot drop. No precipitation reported. Nationwide, Ely Nevada tied for the nation’s low at 41 degrees while Gila Bend Arizona reached 108 for Thursday’s high.
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Government
Allegheny
New York
UPI
Hawaii
Alaska
U.S
Highway death toll below early 1962 projections in holiday period
United Press International reports the Independence Day period shows 162 highway fatalities by 9:30 a.m. EDT, with 260 total deaths across traffic and other causes. Pennsylvania leads with 17 road deaths, followed by California and Texas. Speeding is blamed for about half of fatal crashes, reflecting safety council forecasts.
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National Safety Council
John Naisbitt
The
Safety Council
United Press International
Pennsylvania
California
Texas
Elderton Man Treated After Highway Crash Injury
A 40 year old Elderton man, Wallace T. Artman, was treated Wednesday for a fractured left foot after the rim of a truck wheel broke on the highway. He sustained injuries when the wheel rim failed as the vehicle traveled on the wrong side of the road. The incident caused fatalities and a rise in traffic-related injuries in Armstrong County, with 1962 statistics cited for context.
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Wallace T. Artman
Elding
Lerton
Armstrong County
Artman
Equality drive protests hit eight cities from New York to California
Thousands of demonstrators staged antisegregation protests in at least eight cities. Arrests occurred in Baltimore Hempstead and Chapel Hill with hundreds taken into custody. Notable figures included Rev Eugene Carson Blake. A 43 person picket at Hempstead blocked traffic to Jones Beach over discriminatory hiring claims. In Chapel Hill about 450 marched to city hall singing freedom songs. Chicago saw a large freedom march led by Mayor Richard J Daley.
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United Press International
New York
California
Baltimore
Hempstead
N.Y
Chapel Hill
N.C
Freedom Riders
Sere
Eugene Carson Blake
United Presbyterian Church
The
U.S.A
Jones Beach
State Park Beach
University of North Carolina
City Hall
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Labor Secretary Warns Congress May Intervene in Rail Strike
Washington United Press International. Labor Secretary Wirtz seeks to untangle deadlocked railroad negotiations amid a threatened nationwide strike. He says emergency legislation or compulsory arbitration may be requested if unions and railroads cannot agree. A shutdown would cripple freight and passenger service, affecting 700,000 workers and 217,000 miles of rail lines.
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Washington
UPI
W. Willard Wirtz
Congress
Wirtz
Kennedy
Ag Wirtz
Supreme Court
Goldwater Fans Stage Rehearsal for 1964 Nomination
Washington crowds exceed seven thousand as Goldwater draft supporters stage a dress rehearsal for the GOP convention in San Francisco. Senator John Tower of Texas flags Goldwater as a truly national candidate while rally leaders defend the campaign against critics worried about regional focus and peak timing.
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Washington
UPI
National Draft Goldwater Committee
Barry
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
San Francisco
Goldwater
National Guard
Bronx
Kennedy
New Frontier
Prescott
Ariz
John Tower
Texas
Tower
O'Donnell
F. Clifton White
South
Armstrong Is Spared Auto Deaths
Armstrong County dodged a deadly July 4 rash of auto crashes that killed 17 statewide. State Police reported two one vehicle incidents with minor injuries. Fred Delp and his wife Karen Delp, both of Cadogan, sustained bruises when their Chevrolet toppled on Route 28 near Kittanning. they were treated and released. A tractor trailer left the road on Route 422 near Worthington, damaging the rig and guardrails. driver Kenneth Newhart was unharmed. The Ferguson Transportation Co. rig was reported to be the vehicle’s owner.
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Armstrong County
Kittanning
Fred Samuel Delp
Karen R. Delp
Cadogan
Delp
Delps
Allegheny Valley Hospital
National Heights
Maryland
Fort Meade Air Force Base
Worthington
Zilly’s Grove
Kenneth Newhart
Espy
Ferguson Transportation Co
Bloomsburg
Westinghouse Gets Keystone Generator Contract
Westinghouse Electric Company will supply two cross compound turbine generators for the 1,600,000 kilowatt Keystone plant in Armstrong county between Kittanning and Indiana. The order, by Jersey Central Power and Light, Pennsylvania Power and Light, and Philadelphia Electric, is the largest kilowatt rating generator order Westinghouse has received. Units will be built in Pennsylvania with turbines from the Lester plant and generators from East Pittsburgh. first unit due summer 1966, second a year later. The project involves 500,000 volt transmission to Philadelphia area and Northern New Jersey New York, with 50,000 volt tie to Fort Martin in Pennsylvania. The total investment is about 350 million across 18 utilities. Gilbert Associates of Reading, as agents, placed the order.
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Keystone
Armstrong County
Kittanning
Indiana
Westinghouse Electric Company
Jersey Central Power, and Light Company
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
Philadelphia Electric Company
Westinghouse
Pennsylvania
Lester
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
United States
New Jersey
New York State
Allegheny Power System
Fort Martin
Point Marion
Western Power
District of Columbia
Gilbert Associates, Inc
Readjing, Pa
Armstrong County Officials To Attend Northwestern District Meet
Armstrong County commissioners Floy L Campbell William H Claypoole and Kenneth J George will travel to Warren Tuesday for the Northwestern Pennsylvania District County Commissioners Association meeting including a picnic supper and a Kinzua Dam tour. The business session will be at Warren County Courthouse with Chief Clerk LeAnn W House and Solicitor Floy C Jones Jr also attending.
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Armstrong County
Floy L. Campbell
William H. Claypoole
Warren
Northwestern
Pennsylvania District County Commissioners Association
Kinzua Dam
Warren County
LeAnn W. House
Floy C. Jones Jr
Today's Chuckle Most arguments about new cars start from scratch
A brief humorous note from the archive remarks that most debates over new automobiles begin anew, attributed to Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp.
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Fea. Corp
Armstrong County Students Fill Summer Classes Network
About 1,000 Armstrong County children attend summer programs in public school buildings for remedial clinics enrichment acceleration and make up work. Programs include speech clinics in Ford City and Apollo reading clinics in Kitanning and Leechburg and a space academy at the Buhl Planetarium with weekly math physics and oceanography.
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William P. Hahn
Armstrong County
Dr. Hahn
Ford City
Apollo
Kittanning
Leechburg
Buhl Planetarium Space Academy
Planetarium
Kittanning High School
Ford City High School
Freeport
Apollo High
Kiskiminetas Preparatory School
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Saweenens
UP Church
Peter O'Donnell
Texas Republican
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Armstrong
Keystone Power Station
Almanae Prantnaneenane
Roger W. Babson
Roscoe Drummond
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Sylvia Porter
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Continental Clay Products Co
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