Romney Controversy Threatens Johnson’s Anticrime Bill
Washington AP reports a Romney Detroit dispatch crisis weakens his reform push in Congress. Republicans push to add extra riot training funds while defending local police control, amid Johnson Clark clashes and fears of federally steered policing.
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Washington
Prest
Johnson
Atty
Dent Johnson
Ramsey Clark
Michigan
George Romneys
Detroit
House
Clark
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
William M. McCullock
Southern Dem
Ohio
Judiciary Committee
Heart of Johnson
Celler
Conference of Police
McCulloch
Feder
Directual Bureau of Investigation
Gener
Fedeal
Aments
Clark ‘MacGregor
R-Minn
America
James G. O'Hara
Romney
Space Agency adds 56th astronaut corps members
NASA expands the scientist-astronaut corps to 56, adding new recruits aged 25 to 40 including the first foreign born astronauts, an Australian and a Welshman, while emphasizing science over piloting as missions could span days on the moon to months to Mars.
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Earth
Mars
Vernon
Boyer
Armstrong County
National Aeronautics and Memorial Hospital
Kittanning
Space Administration
NASA
Mmanead Caancacenicers
Rioting injures five in Wichita and Elgin amid curfews
Five people were injured as roving groups attacked police with rocks and bottles in Wichita Kansas and Elgin Illinois. Police and city officials imposed curfews, with Kansas authorities reporting 15 to 20 arrests and Elgin arson charges against three suspects. Delaware Governor Terry declared a state of emergency in Wilmington while federal funds were debated for a Nashville anti poverty school accused of teaching racial hatred.
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Wichita
Kan
Elgin
Ill
Milwaukee
Delaware
Charles L. Terry Jr
Wilmington
Clarence Vollm
Chicago
Terry
General Assembly
Nashville
Tenn
Fred H. Brooks
Liberation
John A. Sprace
Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington
J. Pasehall Davis
Nashville Antipoverty
Office of Economic
Postpone Firing Hearing for State Official Park
Harrisburg AP A hearing for Leslie D. Park fired from a $19 664 job was postponed indefinitely by the Civil Service Commission. A new date will be chosen at the next meeting Aug 17 after Hart secretary of labor and industry requested the delay. Park directed a rehabilitation project funded by the federal government.
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Harrisburg
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Leslie D. Park
William J. Hart
Secretary of
Labor and Industry
Hart
Park
House Committee
IRS Agents Arrest Gamblers in Braddock Sting
Five men were charged with accepting bets without $50 federal wagering stamps after Internal Revenue agents raided a cigar store in Braddock, near Pittsburgh. The suspects include James Bonacci and Dominic Gring, with others from Rankin and North Braddock. All hold doctorates or major science degrees and work in academia or NASA related fields.
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Pittsburgh
Internal Revenue
Braddock
James Acuyemica
P. Bonacci
All-Irs
Rankin
Dominic R. Gring
Edward Haberle
North Braddock
Albert F
el-Zubal
Vincenzo Ather
Joseph P. Allen
University of Washington
Philip K. Chapman
U.S
Melbourne
Australia
Experimental Astronomy Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Mass
Anthony W. England
MIT
Karl G. Heinze
Northwestern University
Donald L. Holmquest
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Baylor University College of Medicine
William B. Lenoir
John A. Llewellyn
Cardiff
Wales
William E. Thornton
M.D. Jrom
University of North Carolina
Air Force
Policeman's Son Dies Of Wound In Pittsburgh
An off duty Allegheny County officer's nine year old son Frank Serra died after being shot by his 13 year old brother while playing with the father's .25 caliber automatic in Library near Pittsburgh. The coroner's office said the pistol belonged to Serra and was carried off duty.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Frank Serra
John E. Serra
Library
St. Clair’ Memorial Hospital
Serra
Liberty
IRS raid nets cash and betting slips at Swissvale site
Varuala, 58, of Swissvale, led to the confiscation of more than $750 in cash and a large number of baseball betting slips. About 75 people were present at the premises during the raid. No arrests were reported by an IRS spokesman.
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Varuala
Swissvale
IRS
Motorists Fined After Conflicting Parking Signs
In New York thirteen motorists parked along S2nd Street between First Avenue and the East River, believing parking was allowed. A contractor for the Traffic Department posted new signs changing hours, leading to 13 tickets. A department spokesman called it a routine switch and offered a path to avoid traffic court by explaining the circumstances.
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NEW York
S2nd Street
First Avenue
East River
Traffic Department
Retired Tutors To Hold Picnic in Indiana County
Indiana County retired school teachers plan an annual picnic at Mack Community Center in Indiana at noon on Wednesday August 9. Attendees should bring a covered dish. Meat rails and beverages will be furnished. All teachers and friends are invited.
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Indiana County
Mack Community Center
Indiana
Violence Flare Up in Wichita Curfew Sparks Clash
In Wichita, police and sheriff's officers faced rocks bottles and debris from about 150 African Americans after Mayor Vollmer ordered a citywide curfew. Three officers were injured, one with a fractured jaw, and about 15 to 20 arrests were reported. Fire calls followed as clashes occurred in the northeast district before curfew was lifted later.
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Wichita
Kan
Clarence Vollmer
Everett Ford S
Ford
Pink Porpoises Zoo Adds New Inhabitants At Park
Pittsburgh AP reports three pink porpoises added to Highland Park Aquarium as it prepares to open this summer. An earlier expedition brought porpoises from South America. two adults died soon after arrival, leaving one infant surviving.
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Pittsburgh
Highland Park Aquarium
Southje America
Plane Crashes Into Lancaster Home Killing Three
In a violent thunderstorm a small twin engine plane struck Kenneth Granbois’s home in Lancaster, killing all three aboard. Granbois and his wife, Margret, escaped injury. The Danbury Conn. to North Carolina flight may have been struck by lightning. the pilot identified as Mrs Jane Nisbitt of Waxhaw NC with Lewis Ahlborn and Barbara Ahlborn aboard. Wreckage scattered up to nine blocks, knocking out utilities.
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Lancaster
Kenneth J. Granbois
Ganbois
Margaret
Danbury
St. Joseph's Hospital
Granbois
Conn
Jane Nisbitt
Waxhaw
N.C
Lewis Ahlborn
Barbara
Ahlborn
Kent School
Kent
North Carolina
Postal Error Saves Boyfriend
An 18 year old woman recalls that a missing one cent postage on a letter to her sailor boyfriend aboard the carrier Forrestal helped save his life when explosions and fire struck last Saturday. The letter, longer than usual, arrived with penny due and prompted the recipient to retrieve it just before a deadly blast. The couple plans engagement next summer and met in 1964 in Grand Junction, Colorado. Gloria Frye, a Marshalltown secretary, had placed the usual postage on the letter. He escaped with a shoulder bruise and hopes for leave.
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Gloria Frye
Miss Frye
Mike Gradisar
Forrestal
Gloria
Mike
Pueblo
Cole
Bud Collette
Marshalltown
Clifford E. Frye
Grand Junction
Colo
United States
Marshall County
Tavern Owner Appeals Noise Case in Blairsville
Nick Diana operator of Falls Lounge Blairsville has filed an appeal in Indiana County Court challenging Paul McGillick Blairsville justice of the peace over three noise violation charges. Police say music audible beyond 50 feet violated the borough ordinance. Diana was found guilty by the squire and seeks another appeal. retrial likely if granted.
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Blairsville
Nick Diana
Jast Market St
Indiana County Court
Paul W. McGillick
Diana
Market St
Falls
Squire McGlillick
Obituaries notes from Blairsville and surrounding areas
Obituary notices for Emil Wittenburg 40 Blairsville R D 4 Aug 2 1967 with no survivors and burial at SS Simon and Jude Blairsville. Stephen M Myers 85 Dixonville died Aug 4 1987 in Indiana Hospital with long Indiana County ties and multiple survivors including stepchildren and grandchildren. Mona Smith 54 Marion Center R D died Aug 5 1987 in Indiana Hospital, survived by husband Meigs S Smith and several children and siblings. Services set for each, with churches and cemeteries named in Indiana County summaries.
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Mona ©, Smith
Marion Center
R.D
Indiana Hospital
Grant Township
Indiana County
Albert
Rebecca Crawford Braughter
United Presbyterian Church of
Women's Association of
Avonmore
Meigs S. Smith
Leslie Eavin
Clymer
Edith Rebecca
Pittsburgh
Kenneth Meigs
Shirley Diane
Merle Stewart
Walter Phillipps
Barhadar Mille
Priest and nun wed in Episcopal church in Midland
In Midland Michigan a Roman Catholic priest Rev Frank E Dewitt and Marilyn Corby former nun and convent superior married in St Johns Episcopal Church with permission from a Catholic bishop. The ceremony addressed canon law restrictions and noted vows as a personal choice. The couple said they will remain Catholics and seek teaching posts in another town.
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Midland, Mich
Frank E. Dewitt
St. Brigid’s Church
Midland
Marilyn Corby
St. Brigid’s Convent
St. John’s Episcopal Church
William J. O. Swan
Mr. Swan
Steven
Woznicky
Saginaw
Swan
Crawford
Marion Center
Thej
Arthur Hayes
Dewitt
Paul
Loan Approved for North Braddock Housing Build
Washington AP says the Department of Housing and Urban Development will loan North Braddock 3 110 907 to fund 200 slow rent homes. The financing aims to support affordable housing and stabilize the community through new rental units.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
North Braddock
Local obituaries and notices from Indiana area
Martha Edna Thompson 39 of 40 South Fourth Street Indiana died Aug 3 1967 at Indiana Hospital. Friends receive today 4 5 and 7 9 p.m. at Robinson Lytle Indiana with services Sunday 1 30 p.m. Rev Martin L Kaufman officiating Spruce Grove Cemetery. Paul Ward Hamill 41 of Indiana R D 2 died Aug 4 1967 at Indiana Hospital. Visitation today 3 5 and 7 9 p.m. at Robinson Lytle Indiana with service Sunday 3 30 p.m. Rev William S Mere win officiating Greenwood Cemetery Indiana. Patricia Ann Robinson infant daughter of William D and Helen J Clark Robinson of Bolivar died Aug 4 1967 at Indiana Hospital born April 17 1967. Survived by brother William D at home maternal grandmother Ida Clark Black Lick paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Kenneth R Robinson Bolivar. Private interment today 2 p.m. Mt Tabor EUB Cemetery Rev John F States officiating Shoe Maker Funeral Home Blairsville handled arrangements. First Congress member to fly to Washington as a passenger was QO C Bleakley at Franklin Pa in 1916. He flew from Philadelphia in a plane piloted by Sgt William C Ocker.
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Emil Wittenburg
Blairsville
R.D
Andi Tolmer
Pittsburgh
Alex
Kate Bearer Wittenburg
Hallow Funeral Home
Feeney
SS. Simon and Tude
Stephen M. Myers
Dixonville
Indiana Hospital
Rayne Township
Tanoma
Indiana Co
Foster
Ella Bence Myers
Rayne
Greene Townships
UMW
Mr. Myers
Jennie Leora Bryan
Laura Livingston
David Livingston
Clearfield
Bernadine Delvin
Waldwick
N. J
Walter
St. Benedict
Larue Parks
Ze Henople
Virginia Fleming
Indiana
Fannie Harrison
Cleveland, C
James Forssha
Fresno
Calif
Earl B
Warren Road
Robinson - Lytle's
Martin
Beatty
Oakland Cemetery
Martha Edna Thompson
South Fourth Street
Robinson-Tyitle’s
Martin L. Kaufman
Spruce Grove
Paul Ward Hamil
Indiana R.D
Robinson - Lytle’s
William 5. Merewin
Greenwood Cemetery
Patricia Ann Robinson
William D
Helen J. Clark Robinson
Bolivar
Ida Clark
Black Lick
Kenneth R. Robinson
Mt. Tabor Eub
John F. States
Shoemaker Funeral Home
Congress
Washington
Qo, C. Bleakley
Franklin
Philadelphia
William C.ocker
Brush Fire Threatens Capri Resort Area
A fierce brush fire raged along miles of Capri threatening hotels and villas as sea breezes fueled the flames. Authorities asked NATO forces stationed in Naples to send help while frightened tourists evacuated beaches and locals battled the blaze with residents.
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Capri
Italy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Naples
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