Kennedy rips inaction on starvation in U S
Senator Kennedy assails federal failure to feed the hungry as he campaigns through Indiana. He criticizes commodity programs and food stamps for reaching only a fraction of the poor, urges easier access and lower stamp costs, and notes aid funds returned to the Treasury. He lifts a pair of children during a motorcade stop in Valparaiso.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Kennedy
Indiana
Valparaiso University
Department of Agriculture
Treasury
Eugene J. McCarthy
Eastland
Mississippi
James C. Eastland
Washington, D.C
Sunflower County
Miss
South
Bermuda election seen as island's possible shift to one vote system
Sir Arthur Galsworthy traveled from London for talks on Bermuda's next month one man one vote election expected to empower the Popular Labor party and reduce British rule. White United Bermuda party dominates Parliament amid rioting damage now cited at over a million dollars and calls for an impartial probe into colonial governance. In Washington, officials foresee peace talks with North Vietnam site decisions soon, while Hanoi derides U.S. private talks in Vientiane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Galsworthy
Commonwealth Office
London
Bermuda
Popular Labor Party
Britain
United Bermuda Party
Lord Martonmere
Bazette
Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Laos
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Vientiane
United States
Johnson
Vietnam
Tokyo
William P. Bundy
William Sullivan
Nguyen Chan
Sullivan
Alliance For National Democratic and
National Liberation Front
Jnlf
Viet Cong
McCloskey
South Vietnam
South
Saigon
Homer City
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
White House
Andi
Petition drives oppose lake drilling in Erie region
Harrisburg AP reports petitions with 16 283 signatures were presented to the House by Rep Wendell R J Good urging against leasing parts of Lake Erie for oil and gas drilling. Residents fear pollution from drilling near the lake.
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Harrisburg
Lake Erie
House
Wendell R.jn Good
Erie
Lake Pollu
Penn Central Sought to Drop Two Passenger Trains
The Penn Central Co requested ICC permission to discontinue the westbound Spirit of St Louis and the eastbound Penn Texas and two passenger trains between New York and St Louis. The filing notes the changes would take effect Wednesday. Elmer Kimble, age 101 in May, and his wife 92, celebrate 75 years of marriage.
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Washington
Penn Central Co
Interstate Commerce Commis
Portland
Ore
Sion
Elmer Kimble
York
St. Louis
Penn Texas
Kimbles
Spirit of
Railroad
Bermuda Parliament Dissolved as Elections Set
Bermuda governor dissolved Parliament and called general elections for May 22 amid curfew and rioting. Police and troops patrolled as six men were seized for looting a furniture store bombed during riots. Front Street shopkeepers boarded windows fearing new disturbances.
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Milton
Bermuda
Hamilton
District Hospital Births and Admissions April 29
Births listed for April 29 include a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mutchka Jr. at Coal Run and a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rhoads of Indiana. Admissions on April 29 cover numerous residents from Rural Valley to Avonmore, Indiana, Blairsville, Homer City, and nearby towns. Discharges on April 28 name Indiana and Blairsville residents, with several listed at St. Marys area addresses.
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Michael Mutchka, Jr
Coal
Run
Harold
Rhoads
Grant St
Indiana
Robert . Carley
Water St
Owen
C. Wagner
R.D
Rural Valley
Mary L. Stapinski
W. Mooreland Ave
Avonmore
John A. Myers
Dixonville
Walter E. Bloch
N. Springs&j
Blairsville
Dora I. Engle
Punxsutawney
Cynthia Kay Burnworth
Wayne Ave
Lawrence M. Keiper
Franklin St
Clymer
Mary Lou Stuchel
Hamilton Ave
Vandergrift
Thelma McDonald
Creekside
Thomas Anthony Vanity
Elm
Homer City
Claire Bailey
Saltsburg Ave
Marilyn T. Kinter
Paul A. Smith
Ernest
Antonetta D. Larsen
R. D
Mattie Lee Dangler
Elderton
Grace L. Harris
E. Elm St
Odessa M. Carney
Martha C. Brown
Penn Run
J. Frank Watterson
Kunkle Ave
Ida J. Hileman
S. 4Th
Carrie L. Price
Dixon Rd
Genevieve Pease
Walter E. Semsick
N. 5Th
Milton E. Shields
Josephine Ave
Charles R. McAdoo, Jr
Church St
Hazel Lois Jenner
Baptist Meeting Set Wednesday Ambrose Church to host Indiana Baptists event
The Indiana Association of American Baptist Churches annual spring meeting will be at Ambrose Baptist Church on Wednesday May 1. Registration starts at 9 30 a.m. Attendees should bring a sack lunch and coffee will be provided. The afternoon program begins at noon with featured speaker Marcia Lucille Cudworth, nursing student adviser at Hospital Bautista Managua Nicaragua, and a speaker from the Southwestern Baptist Camp.
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Ambrose
Indiana Association of American Baptist Churches
Ambrose Baptist Church
Marcia Lucille Cudworth
School of Nursing
Hospital Bautista
Managua
Nicaragua
Southwestern Baptist Camp
Hearing On Sobell Case Looks For Proper Jurisdiction
Federal Judge Frederick V. Follmer took under advisement questions of jurisdiction in Sobell’s bid to shorten his 30 year prison term in a spy case. Sobell’s lawyers seek credit for time served since arrest in 1950, which could affect parole eligibility. Justice Department argues for Southern New York district.
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Lewisburg
Frederick V. Follmer
Morton Sobell
Sobell
Judge Follmer
District Court
Washington, D.C
Paul Vincent
Washington
Justice Department
New York
Lewisburg Federal Reformatory
Washington District Court
Illness Closes Classes At Air Force Academy and Schools
Public health officials report a swift illness at the Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs forcing class suspensions for cadets and 3,650 students in El Paso County District 20. More than 600 cadets sought care, with 22 hospitalized in five hours amid a streptococcus outbreak.
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Air Force Academy
T Colo
Col
R Harry Green
Academy Hospital
U.S
Health Service
Fort Collins
Colo
Academy
Air Force
el Paso County
Colorado Springs
First Grade Testing Set In Homer City
Miss Mary Ann Loboda, elementary principal, leads first grade testing efforts in Homer City. Teachers prepare students for literacy and math assessments, aiming to gauge readiness and plan instructional supports for the new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer City
Mary Ann Loboda
Princi
Mo Contact In Peace Talk Sites
VIENTIANE Laos AP District announces testing for second day in the peace talks context. Parents of children turning six by Jan 31 1969 who did not attend kindergarten are urged to contact the school by May 3 to arrange first grade testing. Embassy officials report no progress on site for talks.
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Par
Homer Center
Vientiane
Laos
Sion
U.S
North
Vietnam
Robert A.S
Element Nam
Warsaw
Frnine Pak
Predict Summer Long Campaign in Washington
The Poor People’s Campaign led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy vows a summer-long confrontation with the government. He says they will return in 10 days with 3,000 to 5,000 participants to pressure for guaranteed income and other aims, despite delays and no-shows by some officials. Abernathy frames the day as peaceful yet militant nonviolent action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph Abernathy
Abernathy
Dean Rusk
New York
Manuel Ortiz
Orville L. Freeman
Capitol Hill
Rep
C. C. Fisher
D-Tex
Congress
Sen
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
AL Ater Cnandin
Plumville man dies after 1968 automobile crash
BLAINE MILLEN 61 of Plumville died suddenly April 29 1968 at his home. Born Oct 18 1906 in Washington Township Indiana County he was a longtime Plumville resident in the insurance business. He was an elder at United Presbyterian Church Plumville and a member of several civic and fraternal groups. He is survived by wife Geneva Millen two daughters Marcie Thron Indiana and Opal Brinkley Rural Valley a son Howard Millen Ft Lauderdale and multiple siblings and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at Bowser Funeral Home Plumville with services at the Presbyterian Cemetery Smicksburg.
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D. Blaine Millen
Plumville
Washington Two
Indiana County
Charles
Annie Allison Millen
Millen
OOF
Ben Layer Franklin Lodge
F & AM
Indiana
Coudersport
Jaffa
Altoona
Pirie Tinea
Pentiene O2
Delmont C. Adams
48Th Place
College Park
Collége Park
Marlin C
Violet Waltemire Adams
Gwendolyn
J. (Patterson) Adams
Iridiaana
Homer
Adams
Nazarene Church of
Brenda J
Geraldine R
Georgia C
Dawn
Indiana R. D
Norman (Bernice) Donaldson
Elmira
N. Y
Mary Rearick
Blair
Jane) Rankin
Homer City
Edward
Margaret) Benson
Warren
Avanelle
N.Y
Norma Adams
R.D
Bell Funeral Home
G. Thomas Spicker
Greenwood Cemetery
Geneva Millen
Thomas
Marcie) Thron
Paul the Bowser
Margaret) Blasko
Hawk Run
Christine Yarcack
Cleveland
A. R. Kaufman
Presbyterian Cemetery
Smicksburz
Sinkholes Consume Florida Driveway Amid Dry Season
In Winter Haven Florida a large sinkhole opened near Drew Brunson’s home snapping a grapefruit tree into the void and swallowing part of the driveway. The hole grew to sixty feet wide and sixty feet deep, stopping three feet from the house foundation as Florida’s seasonal sinkholes advance due to underground lime deposits drying out.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Florida
Drew Brunson
Drew
Evelyn Brunson
Polke County Junior College
Brunson
Firemen Contain Small Shanty Fire in Punxsutawney
Firemen from two Punxsutawney companies answered an alarm at 6 04 p m Monday to the Albert Mercer property at 116 Zeitler Ave. finding a small shanty ablaze used for storage. Adjacent house was vacant. Damages were negligible.
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Punxsutawney
Albert Mer
Cer
Zeitler Ave
Grand Jury Named For Court Term In Indiana County
Twenty four residents are named for the September grand jury to review cases beginning June 1 at 1 pm. The list includes John R. Anderson Ernest Andrascik Delphia Barry Mary Jane Borish James L. Cupp Prewitt Duncan G Stephens Edwards Verna Fiscus Felix Kubinski Evelyn Liggett Eunice Penrod John T. Pless Charles Sabatos Rose Scanga Sarah Shirley Nancy Stein John Tomayko Ethel Walker Harry Walker and others with addresses in Indiana Blairsville Saltsburg and nearby townships.
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Indiana County
John R. Anderson
Ernest
Anthony Andrascik
Waterman
Delphia M. Barry
Water St
Indiana
John M. Beary
Sairsville
Mary Jane Borish
Black Lick
Mary Brantlinger
Ronald J. Brewer
Creekside R.D
George T. Craven
Ndiana R.D
James L. Cupp
Prewitt C. Duncan
Wixonville
G. Stephens Edwards
Rochester Mills
Verna R
Fiscus
Phila
Felix Kubinski
Ros Dter
Evelyn Liggett
Clairsville
R.D
Desse J. O'Hara
Glen Campbell
Eunice Penrod
Washington St
Sarah P. Shirley
Blairsville
Nancy Stein
Jaisville
John Frank Tomayko
Marion
Center R.D
Ethel M. Walker
Plum &J
Harry Lee Walker
Marion Center R.D
Two Plumbing Firms Charged Plead No Contest
Universal Rundle Corp of New Castle and Wallace Murray Corp of New York City entered no contest pleas in U S District Court to a price fixing conspiracy. They were among six other firms indicted for rigging prices on a billion dollars of cast iron fixtures and thirty million dollars of bathroom fixtures. Pleas were entered Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.S
Universal Rundle Corp
New Castle
Wallace-Murray Corp
New York City
Universal Rundle
Justice Department
Phone Cable Cut Area During Night in Pennsylvania
A Bell Telephone cable including a civil defense circuit was partly severed between Greensburg and Latrobe in Westmoreland County as a phone strike entered its sixth day. The cut affected a civil defense line to Ebensburg, and Bell rerouted the lines over other circuits while negotiations with the Federation of Telephone Workers of Pennsylvania continued in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Bell Telephone
Pennsylvania
Bell
Greensburg
Latrobe
Westmoreland County
Ebenshuro
Cambria County
Beil
Independent Federation of Telephone Workers of Pennsylvania
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
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William E. Means
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Ralph Doty
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Bertha Lemon
Saltsburg R.D
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Chauncey Hafer
Torrance
Charles Shepherd
Anne C. Herhy
Deborah Hicks
Salina
Evelyn Corbett
Theodore Sheffler
Bruno Plachta
Harold C. Hicks
Avonmore R. D
Marcella Sue Savage
Blairsville R. D
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Mary Josephine Pavlick
Frank J.pavlick Sr
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Anne) Leysock
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John
Betty) Brayer
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Martin A. Walls
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