Supreme Court ruling boosts bill to curb youth porn sales
Harrisburg AP report notes Supreme Court decision increasing chances for passage of a bill to curb selling obscene material to minors. Rep. Marvin Miller says conference committee may back the measure despite differences on showing obscene films to youths. Penalties vary for minors and adults. governor and Gen. Sennett discuss drafting, with action expected soon.
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Harrisburg
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Marvin E. Miller
Lancaster
Conference Committee
Miller
Shafiere
Poor People's Campaign Off Ground in Washington
The Poor People's Campaign started late as organizers outlined demands for the Agriculture Department. The Rev. Ralph Abernathy led the Committee of 100 in a 9 am meeting with Secretary Orville Freeman, pressing for subsidies reform, farm workers’ rights, and free food stamps for the very poor among 800 counties with 300 lacking stamp programs.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ralph Abernathy
Orville L. Freeman
Department
Treasury Department
Five Dead in Slayings at Mattoon Farm
Five youths were killed in a farmhouse shooting near Mattoon Illinois as a teenage suspect, Fuller, 18, was charged with five counts of murder. The victims included Lewis 16 and four younger siblings. a 16 year old sister Louise survived unharmed. Police described the scene and noted no resistance by the suspect as authorities investigated motives.
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Lewis
Theresa
Mary Catharine
Gary
Kenneth
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Mattoon
Louise
Fuller
University
Charleston
William J. Sunderman
Circuit Court
Cox
Christine Cline
Chicago
Cline
Omaha Police Crack Down After Weekend Disorder
Acting on Mayor Sorensen's orders, Omaha police arrested at least 40 people after looting and vandalism on the Near North Side. The unrest began when a street dice game was halted Saturday night and the mayor toured Sunday to reassure residents that law enforcement would be upheld.
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Omaha, Neb
A. V. Sorensen
North Side
Sorensen
Glen Mills Man Hurt In Crash
Charles Donahue aged 40 from Glen Mills Pennsylvania was one of four Capitol Airways employees injured when a jet airliner veered off the runway and burned after landing at a Federal Aviation Administration airfield in Atlantic City New Jersey. He was hospitalized in Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point in fair condition with back injuries and cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Charles Donahue
Glen Mills
Capital Airways
Federal Aviation Administration
Shore Memorial Hospital
Somers Point
Capitol
Nigeria rejects Biafra peace talks offer
Lagos Nigeria AP report says Nigeria's head of government dismisses Biafra leader Odumegwu Ojukwu's call for Senegal talks only after a cease fire. Maj Gen Yakubu Gowon demands real signs of giving up secession before progress.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Biafra
Senegal
Yakubu Gowon
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Priest Helps Calm Man Leap Attempt From Whitman Bridge
Philadelphia AP report. Theodore Kolodziejski, 30, threatened to jump from a 150 foot high Whitman Bridge girder over the Delaware River. A priest aided by four officers calmed him and pulled him to safety. he was taken to Philadelphia General Hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Witness Janis Chapdel Jane, 21, alerted police as Patrolman Nicholas Molessa approached. The Rev. C. Robert Nugent of Stella Maris Church helped restrain him.
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Philadelphia
Mani
Delaware River
Theodore Kolodziejski
General Hospital
Nicholas Molessa
Janis Chapdel- Jane
Stella Maris
Lazy Eye Test Scheduled Here
A report notes a scheduled eye test in the area. The text also recalls a tragic incident where a young man leaped to his death after a 15 minute talk. Distinct names or locations are not provided in readable form.
Bandit Laughed SADT Ss Gowon speech on Dakar site
The article notes Gowon discussing Organization of African Unity choice of site for a conflict region and hints at his cautious stance toward Dakar. It references ongoing civil strife and remarks on the broader context of regional tensions and strategic positioning within the crisis.
Blairsville-Saltsburg OKs Insurance Contract and Staffing News
Blairsville-Saltsburg School Directors approved an $8,877 annual insurance contract with Graff Insurance Agency of Blairsville as the low bidder covering all district buildings equipment and functions. The board discussed salary proposals from the Blairsville-Saltsburg Education Association and approved resignations and new hires for the 1968-69 school year including Norma L. Green and Norma Dunlap to teach sixth and first grade respectively.
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Blairsville
Blairsville - Saltsburg
Graff Insurance Agency of
Leonard Poliziani
Saltsburg High School
Poliziani
Blairsville - Saltsburg Education Association
Span
Carolyn Grove
Cation
Norma L. Green
Indiana
Norma Dunlap
Third Ward
Pre-School Registration Planned Across Purchase Line District
Preschool and kindergarten registration in the Purchase Line School District runs May 1 to 3. Children must meet age requirements by Feb 1, 1969 to enter first grade or kindergarten. Sessions run half day with one way transportation. vaccination and birth certificates required. vision testing offered and readiness evaluation for first grade.
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Purchase Line
Association For the Blind
Commodore
Uniontown
Dixonville
Cockport
Pine Flats
Arcadia
Hillsdale
Glen Campbell
Cherry Tree R
Gipsy
McGees School
Bell
la Jose
Burnside
Mahaffey
Prague Police Chief Jo sef Pocepicky Dies By Suicide
Prague police head Lt Col Josef Pocepicky died by hanging while under medical treatment. He was found in woods near Marianske Lazne on Saturday. The Interior Ministry said an investigation is underway and he left farewell letters. The death follows rumors around a high level probe of senior police tied to Stalinist era trials and other recent crises.
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Prague
Josef Pocepicky
Interior Ministry
Pocepicky
Bohemian
Marianske Laznc
Pacepicky
Josef Brestansky
Seek Missing Elwood City Boy
Police search for 11 year-old Terry Capalbo of Elwood City Pa who vanished after being sent to a drug store by his mother last Thursday evening. A 25-person search party of friends neighbors and auxiliary police scoured the area all day Sunday. Terry stands about 5 foot 2 and 100 pounds with brown hair and eyes. he wore a brown jacket dark pants loafers and glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood City
Terry Capalbo
Terry
Jaycee Sale Sets Fundraising Record in Blairsville
Blairsville Jaycees report their Friday and Saturday auction at the former Big Apple storeroom on East Market Street was their largest fundraiser yet. They will hold a new auction starting at 7 p.m. Saturday May 4 at the same site with items available for pickup by contacting any Jaycee. Thanks are extended to auctioneers William Wheeler and Doyle Patterson and to Uber Appliances, Don Campbell Appliances, Bosco Buick, and Blairsville Farm Service for trucks. A player piano is among the large items next week.
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Blairsville
Jaycees
Big Apple
East Market St
William Wheeler
Doyle Patterson
Uber
Don Campbell
Bosco Buick
Blairsville Farm Service
Fire at Blairsville plant prompts brief alarm
Firefighters were called at 4 50 a m Sunday to Blairsville Machine Products Co where a thermo state control on an electric heat treat furnace malfunctioned There was no actual fire damage but it is unclear if the control system was damaged
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Blairsville
Blairsville Machine Products Co
Adams and others among area dead in April 1968 crashes and deaths
Obituaries detail Delmont C Adams 33 of College Park Md died from injuries after an April 27 1968 auto crash. Others include Edna Mae Xupent 64 of Saltsburg. Rupert Adams and Mary Pavlick with extensive family ties. Services planned at Hunter, Bell, and Askew funeral homes with interments in Greenwood, Edgewood, Blairsville, and Beaver Valley cemeteries.
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Delmont C. Adams
48Th Place
College Park
Marlin C. and
Violet Waltemite Adams
Indiana County
Edna Mae Xupent
Saltsuurg
R. D
Margaret) Coff+man
Florence Adams
Grace Adams
Tunnelton
Willard
Mary Hudson
St. Petersburg
Fla
John H. Adams
Gwendolyn J. (Patterson) Adams
Indiana
Homer
Adams
Nazarene Church of
Brenda J
Geraldine R
Georgia C
Dawn
Concorn
Indiana R
Hunter Funeral
Norman
Bernice
Saltsbury
Donaldson
Emira
N. Y
Mary
Rearith
Blair
Robert Gahagen
Rankin
Ed J
Ward
Margaret) Benson
Ho J
Edgewood Cemetery
Mer City
Avanelle
Saltsburg
Charles
Elmira
Mary Josephine Pavilick
Frank J. Pavlick Sr
Graceton
Indiana Hospital
Czechoslovakia
Robert Waddell
New Florence
Lee Hospital
Johnstown
Coalport
Waddell
UMWA
Ronald
Apolétio
Elmer
Ruth) Ferrier
Josephine
Agnes Queen
Barnesboro
Matthew
St. Michael
Alex
Altoona
Elizbeth Beers Waddell
Rose Hopher Waddell
Richard D. Ondriczek
Nanty Glo
E. E. Gunder
Beaver Valley Cemetery
Bermuda Curfew Keeps Island Quiet Amid Turmoil
Bermuda endures a strict 7 pm to dawn curfew with 560 police and troops patrolling after three days of violence. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers arrive to bolster local forces as most tourists remain confined to hotels and barges, while barbed wire barriers and dispersed blasts mark the unrest. In Hamilton Harbor the Greek cruise ship Olympic and the British frigate Leopard watch over the scene as investigations note no clear racial or political motive. Separately, obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Stella Hoopengardner and Mrs. Bonarrigo, detailing their families and funeral arrangements.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Lsources
Britain
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Lord Martenmere
Cyprus
Kuwait
Kenya
Leopard
Hamilton Harbor
Olympic
Princess Hotel
Bermuda Regiment
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Pune
Sennett
Indlania Evening Gazette
Man
Poor People's
Agound
Priest
Bandit
SADT
Gowon
Organization of African Unity
Dakar
Ibos
Armstrong - Indiana Association For the Blind
Eisenhower
East Pike School
Homer City
Panther Patrol
Seph Mack
Edward Sasala
John Capelli
Donald Browning
Harold Householder
Kelvin Wolford
Homer City Lutheran Church
William Penn Council
Rat Patrol
Ushers Association
First Methodist Church
Gerald Kephart
North Central Pennsylvania Safety Association
Safety Unit
Citizens Ambulance Service
Bechtel
Jenifer Cartme
Beatrice
Brownwyn
Jenifer
Latrobe Area
Daryl W. Cartmel
Pittsburgh
Robert E. King
Neal
Jaycee Sale
Gazette
Bell Funeral Home
Wii
G. Thomas
Picker
Greenwood Cemetery
Frank J
Peter
Anne) Leysock
R.D
Edward
John
Betty
Brayer
Cleveland
Ohio
Sam
Mary) Duritzo
Elmhurst
Paul
Margaret) Blasko
Hawk Run
Christine Yarschack
Joseph Mlinarsky
Joseph
Askew
St. Francis Church
Indiana Evening Gazette
CDA
Fr. McNells
Knights of Columbus
Saltsburg Order of the Eastern Star
Edward Bowser
New Florence R. D
Kittanning
Anthony Bowser
Edward J. Speidel
Bolivar
R. K. Keiper
Blairsville Cemetery
Stella Elizabeth Wilson Hoopengardner
Marion Center
Indian Haven
South Mahoning Twp
Rebecca Neal Wilson
Harry Hoopengardner
Dro Bonarrigo
Joseph A. Bonarrigo
Church St
Italy
Russell
Anna Milicia Locandro
Bonarrigo
St. Bernard’s Church of
Anthony
Mechanicsburg
Thomas
New Cumberland
Augustine
Lena) Sotkovsky
Youngstown
Charles E
Rose) Strickland
Margaret) Delpra
Robert
Grace) Fairley
Rome
Rocco
New Brunswick
N. J
Hollywood
James
Mary) Falconella
Jennie) Catanese
Carnegie
Nicholas
Catherine) de Poula
Daytona Beach
Anne
Robinsson-Lytle’s
St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Bernard’ ‘Cemetery
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