Peace and poverty themes shape McCarthy win debate
In Pennsylvania primary coverage ponders if McCarthy benefited from the peace issue or vote abundance, noting he claimed about 80 percent of the Democratic votes while Humphrey and Kennedy split the rest. The piece highlights McCarthy's campaign efforts, write-in GOP support, and potential effects on the Democratic convention, with mention of Nixon, Rockefeller, and local PA politics.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
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McCarthy
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Mer
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
Johnson
Joseph S.S. Clark
John Dent
Clark
Richard S. Schweiker
Dent
Johns
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Nelson A
Rockefeller
Nixon
Sit-In Ends As Negroes Make Point
About 300 Afro American students at Boston University ended a 12 hour sit in by chaining doors and winning a pledge from President Christ Janer to increase Negro enrollment and faculty, create an Afro American history course, and name a MLK chair for a Negro professor. He endorsed admitting up to 106 Negro freshmen in fall 1968 with need based aid and expanding Negro enrollment in 1968 69 for 100 more students.
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Recital Set At University By John F Sears
John F Sears a graduate student in the University of Pennsylvania music program will present a graduate trombone recital at Cogswell Hall Auditorium Sunday afternoon April 28 at 3. He studied under Dr C David McNaughton and will be joined by pianist Stephen Skorija a junior from Indiana. Sears a Johnstown resident teaches in Altoona.
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Altoona
Pittsburgh teachers vote ends in stalemate for union choice
In Pittsburgh, voters chose between the Pittsburgh Teachers Education Association and the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers AFL CIO to represent them in talks with the school board. Both unions fell short of the 1,859 needed, totaling 3,389 ballots with 61 for others and 8 illegal. Judge John P. Hester called it a stalemate and a runoff may be held, though no date was set.
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Afl-Cio
Allegheny County
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Board of Education
FAA Okays Airport Fund Plan for Pennsylvania Airports
The FAA allocates 74.7 million dollars for construction and improvements at civil airports, with Pennsylvania receiving funding for 14 sites including Philadelphia International, Pittsburgh, Allentown Bethlehem Easton, State College University Park, and Mount Pocono among others. Amounts range from 3,300 to 482,130 dollars, plus multiple mid-range deductions across the state.
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Rockefeller emissaries push draft effort across Midwest
Nelson Rockefeller aides Morton and Miller tour Des Moines Chicago and Detroit inviting GOP delegates to back a 1968 presidential draft. They meet opposition from some nonaligned members while stressing health care cost controls and universal coverage as part of the push.
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Illinois
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Militant protest at Columbia U challenges classes
New York AP reports a three day student protest at Columbia University with blocking of Hamilton Hall and other classroom buildings. Police entered campus for the first time in three years as about 200 demonstrators chanted and tensions rose. Separate actions at Boston University and Trinity College saw sit ins resolved with concessions on Negro enrollment and scholarship aid.
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Low Memorial Library
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Conn
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Institute For Defense Analysis
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Students For A Democratic Society
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Explosion Injures 26 at East Liverpool plant
An explosion at Ohio Edison Co. No 2 unit stair of Stratton plant injures 26 workers none seriously. Cause under study may involve leaking gas when cutting an air duct. Ambulances rushed victims to East Liverpool and Steubenville hospitals. Police identified two drivers in a separateRoute 422 crash west of Indiana.
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Ohio Valley Hospital
Steubenville
Alers
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Idiana
Harry Crawford
Kittanning
Los Angeles
Four Injured Men From East Liverpool Construction Incident
About 1,500 workers were employed on the project. No damage estimate was available. a company source said damage was not thought to be extensive. The four men from East Liverpool were in fair condition, and one was later transferred to Sewickley Valley Hospital near Pittsburgh.
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Clean-Up Day For Sagamore Cleans Up Community
The Sagamore Citizens Community Action Program lists Saturday April 27 as the First Annual Community Clean-Up Day. Heavy equipment is donated to move garbage and debris. Residents are invited to help Sagamore become a better town with refreshments provided.
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Time Purchases Boston Firm Time Purchases Boston Firm
Time Inc will acquire Little Brown & Co a 13 year old Boston book publisher. The formal purchase agreement was announced by Little Brown president Arthur H Thornhill Jr and Time Inc president James A Linen. The deal rests on IRS tax ruling and Little Brown stockholder approval in June.
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Pope Paul VI warns of threats to church renewal
At St Peters Basilica Pope Paul VI warned against a whirlwind of unauthorised ideas within the Roman Catholic Church that threaten the Second Vatican Council renewal. He urged adherence to dogma and church law, decrying extremism while noting renewed vitality after the council yet ongoing upheaval in the post council era.
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Doctor Borland dies at 65 in Cresson area home
DR JAMES IRA BORLAND 65 of 302 Laurel Ave Cresson died 12 05am Wednesday April 24 1968 at home Born Oct 14 1902 in Indiana son of Clarence S and Wilda Thomas Borland He was a Gettysburg College graduate class of 1924 and earned an MD from the University of Pittsburgh in 1928 He served at Lawrence Flick Hospital Cresson 1942 1965 He belonged to AMA Blair County Medical Society Scottish Rite Valley of Newcastle Vengan Lodge of Perfection Free Masonry and Jaffa Temple Shrine He is survived by wife Mabel Henry Borland two daughters Peggy Virginia and two sisters Mrs Mary Allison and Miss Marion Borland Services set for Saturday at Conrad Lenz Funeral Home Gallitzin Interment Alto-Reste Park Altoona
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Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Company Heads for U.S. Tour
About 50 members of the Bolshoi Theatre's opera and ballet company left Moscow for Montreal en route to a tour of a dozen U.S. cities.
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Obituary for Wilbert A. Spade 1918 1988 Apollo resident
Wilbert A. Spade 52 of Star Route Apollo died at Citizens General Hospital New Kensington on Wednesday April 24 1988 at 9 am He was born July 15 1918 in Dunto son of David E and Eva Hill Spade a retired coal miner from Harmor Coal Co Barking Mine and a World War II veteran Survived by wife Rosa lie Magalich Spade two daughters Ginger Smith Jackson Heights NY and Linda Sp., Washington DC two brothers Ralph Monroeville Lloyd Avonmore and sister Evelyn Cramer Penn Run He was a member of Local 6566 UMWA Funeral home scheduling today 7 9 pm Friday 2 4 and 7 0 am Friday
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Ginger) Smith
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