An Attempt To Muzzle House Watchdog Subcommittee Fight
Washington sources expect the House Government Operations Committee to defeat Rep. William L. Dawson’s bid to abolish the Government Information subcommittee led by Dawson. Rep. Ogden Reid calls the move an attempt to muzzle the panel as it has critiqued U S aid in Vietnam and exposed corruption in the aid program. The stake centers on committee power, reorganization plans, and budget cuts amid a tense political clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation and Energy
Special Studies
Dawson
Agency For International Development
AID
Washington
House
Operations Committee
John E. Moss
Dcalif
William L. Dawson
Ful Committee
U.S
Vietnam
Ogden R. Reid
New York
Reid
Chicago
Repubicans
Aivciy
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Johnson Eisenhower meet in Hawaii on Korea Vietnam talks
President Johnson and President Eisenhower met at Pearl Harbor and Kaiser Estate to discuss Vietnam strategy and Korea. The joint communique stressed pursuit of a diplomatic peace while affirming allied consultation and continued military firmness. Marine and Army units reported clashes near Hue and Dong Ha as U.S. airpower pressed the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Korea
Johnson
Eisenhower
Palm Desert
Air Force 1
Hawaii
Texas
Vietnam
Pacific
Park
U.S
Pueblo
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
America
Asia
Oceanside
Henry J. Kaiser
Korea
Republic of Korea
Dong Ha
Quang Tri Province
Hue
101St Airborne Division
State Donates Land For Laurel Ridge Park
Pittsburg news reports the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy donated 2969 acres to the state for Laurel Ridge State Park as part of 11400 acres it bought for the 15000 acre park. A 57 mile trail will run from Johnstown to Ohiopyle along Laurel Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Western
Pennsylvania
Noted Stage Director Clurman Visits IUP for Lectures
Harold Clurman, famed theater director and critic, appears at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for three lectures today and Friday. He will speak at Fisher Auditorium on Thursday at 2 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. and Friday at 10 a.m., drawing from topics on theater, directing, and American drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Clurman
Repertory Theater of
Lincoln Center
New York
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Clur- Man
Fisher Auditorium
Indiana
Clurman
Eugene O'Neill
Samuel Beckett
John Osborne
Judith Anderson
Mae West
Desire
North East Group Sets Youth Unit and Park Plans
North East Indiana County Development Committee discussed forming a junior development group to involve youths in community affairs and promote civic participation. A building fund for the Glen Campbell Community Building was approved with a $100 donation. Plans include playground equipment for Glen Campbell Park Gipsy Community Field Hillsdale and Arcadia plus a bath house. Bids to keep the park clean and mowed were invited. Membership cards will be available. the community is urged to join. Fiddleheads are the tender green shoots of several fern species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Campbell
North East
Indiana County Development Committee
Gipsy Community Field
Hillsdale
Arcadia
Glen Campbell Park
Sierra Leone Overthrow Rumors Surface From Dakar Report
Reports from Dakar claim Sierra Leone's military split over reform plans topples President Gen. Jaxon Smith's Reform Council. Army chief Col. Black reportedly believed reforms insufficient. Sierra Leone, a British Commonwealth state, gained independence in 1961 and had a bloodless coup on March 24, 1967 after elections with no clear winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaxon Smith
Reform Council
Col. Black
Smith
Black
Sierra Leone
South Carolina
UFO Club to Meet Tonight in Leonard Hall Room 11
The Indiana County UFO Club meets at 7:90 p.m. in Leonard Hall Room 11. Members attending will receive a bibliography of UFC materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Ufo Club
Leonard Hall
UFC
Four Youths Held Over Stolen Car in Punxsutawney
Punxsutawney State Police arrested four Pittsburgh area youths for stealing and stripping a car, bringing it to the Punxsutawney area. Identified as Joseph D. Sistarelli 18 Turtle Creek Edward Cowan 19 Turtle Creek James R. McDonald 20 Turtle Creek and Rodger Lombardo 21 East Pittsburgh. Detained pending Turtle Creek authorities' arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney
Pittssburgh Area
Joseph D. Sistarelli
Turtle Creek
Edward Cowan
James R. McDonald
Rodger Lombardo
East Pittsburgh
Directors Vote Down V-T Budget
Indiana County boards debate a go tech school funding as final plans await state approval this month. Directors elect Frank Deptola president, with Floyd Rankin as vice president and Clyde Baker as treasurer, while other officers are re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isadore Lenglet
Indiana County Planning Commission
Indiana County
Woule
Robert Martin
Indiana Area
Stephen Duffula
Homer-Center
Frank Deptola
Homer City
Harry McLaughlin
United
Steel Prices Rise at Jessop Steel Co. in Washington
Jessop Steel Co. increased stainless steel plate prices by about four percent citing higher production and alloy costs. The move was announced Wednesday and affects the Washington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Pa
Jessop Steel Co
Obituaries from April 1968 in Western Pennsylvania and Florida
Obituaries note the April 1968 deaths of Dr David L Yingling 88 of Dunedin Florida formerly of Cherry Tree, Johnstown and other area residents including Thomas Clair Lemon 82 Vandergrift, William I Baker 40 Cherry Tree, John E McLaughlin 77 Saltsburg R D 1 Tunnelton, Watson Bell Brady 81 Glen Campbell, Joseph Yoschak 85 Graceton. The items list survivors, funeral arrangements, church and lodge affiliations, and interment details.
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David L. Yingling
Dunedin
Fla
Cherry Tree
Johnstown
First Presbyterian Church of
Thomas Clair Lemon
W. Adams St
Vander' S Grift
Saltsburg
Latrobe
Hunter Funeral Home
Rodney Murray
Edgewood
William I. Baker
Emeigh
Elijah Baker and Sons Lumber Mill
Cherry Tree R.D. 2
John E. McLaughlin
Saltsbury
R. D
Tunnelton
Coenmaugh
Isaac
Ellen Hatton McLaughlin
Tunnelton UP Church
Blairsville
William
Anna) Dunlap
Howard
Mary) Ewing
Blairsville R. DB
Joseph
Clarisburg R.D
Margaret Lytle
East McKeesport
Matilda Nunge
Pittsburgh
U.S
George R
Delta
Krupp
Saigon
Wood Cemetery
Salisbury
Watson Bell Brady
Nellie Mae Pearce Brady
Glen Campbell
Adrian
Punxsutawney
Glen Campbell R.D
Urey
Samuel
Lydia Ross Brady
Brady
Union 778
UMWA
George
Cleveland
Ohio
Leonard
James
Leslie
Mary) Bouch
Aultman
Arthur
Dorothy) Barrett
LaJose
Maude Hill
Sagamore
Norman
Margaret
Gardner Funeral Home
Delbert Wasser
Mahaffey
Urey Protestant
Joseph Yoschak
Coral - Antman Road
Czechoslovakia
St. Francis Roman Catholic Church
Graceton
Jednota Lodge No
John
Ann
Sam
Margaret) 'Rura
Coral
Steve
Josephine
Elizabeth Strakley Yoschak
Askew Funeral Home
Homer City
Michael Kowal
I Funeral
B52s Hit In Valley In Southeast Asia Conflict
A military spokesman reports B52s hit tracked vehicles in the A Shian Valley amid heavy air and ground operations. Communists in Hue area number about 25 to 30 battalions with 15,000 to 18,000 men. Since April 1, 55 missions dropped roughly 8,000 tons of explosives. On the ground, U.S. and South Vietnamese troops clash with enemy forces in the Mekong Delta and along the northern frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hue
Laos
Khe Sanh
A 'Shan
U.S
Mekong
LeClair reprimanded for off campus living at Barnard
A Barnard College committee recommended Linda LeClair lose several campus privileges but not be expelled for admitting to living off campus with her boyfriend. A letter of reprimand was drafted after a five hour panel session, with further terms including bar from the snack bar and social functions. The ruling awaits President Martha Peterson's final decision. The panel urged revising housing rules to avoid discriminatory practices and protect basic human rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Baronard College
Linda LeClair
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News Watchdog Subcommittee
White House
House Administration
Moss
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service Director
Hershey
Tha Nommntitads Fund
WU Ba Pyle
Samuel N. Friedel
Indiana Evening Gazette
Thurs
Mainland
IUP
Gazette
North East Group
Views Youth Unit
Gene E. Kramer
Board of Probation and Parole
Freeman Bragg
Indiana County Tourist Promotion Bureau
Alette Trainer
Paul Wass
DAKAR
Route 119
Carter Ave
Indiana Borough
Jennie Bayone
Bechtel
V-T
Sarah Fleming
Elijah Baker
Baker
Elijah Baker & Sons Lumber
Pleasant Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church
Barnesboro
Indiana - Wesleyan Schools
Forest and Game Protective Association
Harmony
U.S. Army Air Force
Evelyn Fye
Evelyn Baker
Barry
Karen
Jennifer
Sally
Sarah Baker
John Baker
Verna Stuchell
Cherry Tree R. D
Ruth Foord
Cypress
Calif
Louise Driver
Plainfield
N.J
Cloyd Baker
New Kensington
Vera Evans
Fort Myers
Fin
Melvin C. Gwin
Pleasat Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church
Charles Stearns
Pleasant Hill Wesleyan
Valley
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