Ford Warns Johnson Aims to Destroy House GOP Leadership
Rep. Gerald R. Ford accuses President Johnson of systematically trying to cripple Republican leadership in the House. He argues Johnson seeks to muzzle GOP critics as the party gains a message about a stronger two party system. Ford cites public criticisms of GOP voting rights bills and leaks about Viet Nam talks as examples.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
House
Ford
Johnston
Bill
White House
Viet Nam
U.N
Soviet Union
France
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Teadhers
Arthur J. Goldberg
USN
U.S
Viet
Venezuela
CIA
Latin America
Armistead
Cuba
Mexico
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio ‘Batista
Mexican Communist Party
Fraternity Party Ends In Brawl In Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh fraternity party at an Elks Lodge devolved into a brawl with bottles hurled and furniture broken. Nine men and one woman were arrested for disorderly conduct. two police officers were injured and treated at a hospital. Gate crashers were blamed by revelers.
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Pittsburgh
Elks Lodge
Global unrest linked to Viet Nam war and regional Communist activity
Senate Dodd cites Argentina as hampered by Communist agitators allied with antigovernment factions. Colombia reports plots against presidents while bandit gangs, some under Communist banners, terrorize villages and kidnap elites for ransom. Peru accuses Cuba, Red China, and the Soviet Union of inciting guerrillas as Belaunde Terry says violence stems from the Communist world.
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Christian Democratic
Eduardo Frei
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Argentina
Juan Peron
U.S
Colombia
Leon Valencia
Venezuela
Peru
Cuba
Red China
Soviet Union
Fernando Belaunde Terry
County lands eyed for Project 70 recreation sites
Indiana County plans 936 acres across two sites for Wildcat Rocks area upgrades including parking trails picnic spaces and possible botanical garden plus two sites in Lawrence and Venango Counties feature ball fields camping fishing skiing tennis and boating facilities. Venango County totals 5 082 acres across two sites near Polkborough and between Franklin and Oil City for water impoundment boating and swimming.
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Wildcat Rocks
Indiana County
Indiana Borough
Rayne
Burrell
Ellwood City
Beaver River
Venango County
Polk State School
Polkborough
Oak
Franklin
Oil City
Two Mile Creek
Rights Talks After Springfield March Cause Continued Protest
Civil rights leaders in Springfield meet to decide on further protest action following a march and rally that drew pledges of cooperation. Benjamin Swan of the Congress of Racial Equality vows to agitate until demands are met, praising Sunday's march as a success amid large National Guard and police presence.
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Springfield
Mass
Benjamin Swan
Springfield Congress of Racial Equality
Viet Air Attacks Continue Against Viet Cong
Viet aircraft pressed operations 80 miles southwest of Saigon in Vinh Long Province. Reports say nine Viet Cong were killed, four captured, and several enemy personnel may have been totaled in the ongoing air campaign.
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Cuiusuia la Ah
Cuba
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Power Problem Hinders Gemini 5 Flight Test
The Gemini 5 crew faced a power failure that halted a planned rendezvous and docking with a satellite. Viet Cong activity near Saigon caused heavy casualties claims, while ground observers noted destroyed watchtowers and elevated tension. The mission's thruster use was restricted to avoid compromising fuel systems as engineers prepared for a high power test of about 40 amps. Cooper and Conrad, tired yet resilient, kept humor amid the delay and danger.
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An'ro
Saigon
Cooper
Conrad
Aa Conrad
Navy
Air Force
Colodel
Mission Control Center
Mercury
Cape Kennedy
Fla
USS. Space
Marines Clear Route as First Kontum Shipment Heads South
U S paratroopers opened the Pleiku to Kontum road in the central highlands with no contact with the enemy. Fifty armored trucks carried Kontum’s initial five week supply haul. Marine forces tallied 599 enemy bodies after a three day battle at Van Tuong Peninsula while noting ongoing light to moderate resistance. Memorial services honored 18 men of the 3rd Marine Regiment’s 3rd Battalion who perished, with helmets hung on rifles in a semicircle before the service tent.
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U.S
Pleiku
Kontum
van Tuung
3Rd Marine Regiment
3Rd Battalion
Gangland Slaying in Boston Tops Weekend Crime Report
Wady Daa vid, 52, labeled as the area’s major heroin supplier, was found slain in a South End alley. The 23rd gangland death in Greater Boston in 18 months, police said. Daa had previously earned about 9200,000 a year from narcotics sales and carried $4.25. He had prior narcotics sentences in 1952 and 1955.
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Boston (Ap
Wady Daavid
Boston
South End
Greater
David
Priest Remains Critical After Alabama Shooting
In Montgomery, a 26 year old priest, Father Richard Morisroe of Chicago, lies in critical condition three days after he and another clergyman were shot outside a Hayneville store. The other priest, Jonathan Daniels, 27, from Keene New Hampshire, was killed. Daniels’ body was flown home for burial.
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Montgomery
Ala
South
Alabama
Montgomery Baptist Hospital
Richard Morrisroe
Chicago
Jonathan Daniels
Keene, N.H
Hayneville
Daniels
Heiress Engaged To Australian Lawmaker
Melbourne AP reports Diana Knox a 21 year old heiress to a 10 million English meat fortune became engaged to Adrian Gibson 29 a member of the Australian House of Representatives. Knox is main beneficiary of the late Sir William Angliss estate who died in 1937.
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Melbourne
Diana Knox
Adrian Gibson
House of Representatives
Auto retirees face higher note in pension plans
Three auto makers expect trouble funding retirements under three year UAW contracts. Ford Chrysler and GM faces surging retirements with 60 to 65 age group dominating applications. Early retirees receive a basic pension plus a supplemental allowance, with total benefits capped and reduced before 65.
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United Auto Workers Union
Ford-Uaw Retirement Board
Chrysler-Uaw
UAW
Tate
General Motors
Plso
House GOP Drafts New Plan
House Republicans press a new plan amid friction with Democrats over reapportionment. A GOP lawmaker notes widespread unfamiliarity with the bill among Democrats, while in the Senate Republicans and Democrats clash on Montgomery Bucks and Delaware counties. Senator Marvin V Keller, Bucks, outlines a Republican reapportionment bill and plans to present it to the caucus. Democrats say they will file their own measure if no agreement is reached.
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Senate
Montgomery
Bucks
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Marvin V. Keller
Senate Committee On Elections and
Keller
Obituaries from Indiana and surrounding areas span two days
Numerous deaths announced including Mrs Belle L Pratt 91 and J Bert Blakley 63 of Coral Gables Florida. Others honored are Essie Aul Wetzel 101 Marion Center and Alexander H Dinning Turtle Creek with services at Robinson Lytle's and Marion Center Methodist. Survivors include multiple children grandchildren and relatives. Obituary notices detail birthdates locations and funeral arrangements across Indiana County.
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Belle L, Pratt
J. Bert Blakley
of Coral Gables
Florida
Pnass
Shelocta R. D
Genevieve Shaffer Blakley
Indiana
Iamara
Cynthia Anderson
Bartholomew
Morrison
John
Eliza Jane
Pratt
McCreight Blakley
lAllegheny College
Young
Kappa Alpha
Indiana County
Blakley
Emory Methodist Church
West
Leb Pittsburgh
Anon and
Parkwood
Ene Seg’ d
Ward Home For Children In Community
Pittsburgh
Order of Eastern Star
United Presbyterian
Coral Gables Method Church
Boardist Church
West Leba
N. J
Ruth
Ross Beiler
Fof
Coral Gables
Fla
Herman Blakley
Toca R. D
Sist
Eileen
Eatontown
N.J
Mis.ter
J. B. Moore
Pitts
Warren Smucker
D.D
Blak
Brush Creek
Robsinson - Lytle
Reid W. Stewart
Oakland Cemetery
Essie Aul Wetzel
Marion Center R. D
Indiana Hospital
East Mahoning Township
Thomas H
Arminta Bel Aul
Lena G
Alice Wetzel
Clark Ant
Avon Lake
Edward Ann
Crawford Funeral Home
Marion Center
Marion-Center-Methodist Church
Joseph Gilkey
Marion Center Cemetery
Alexander H. Dinning
Maple Ave
Turtle Creek
Evelyn Prech
Jean Venninghoff
Thomas R
Alexander Dinning
Matilda M. Arnold Dinning
Jobe
Church Street
John N. George, Sr
Indiana R.D
John N
Elizabeth Blair George
Unity
Wilkinsburg
George
Shelocta
Ray H. Pierson
Unity Cemetery
Copes Weap
Earl
Catherine Warner
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Irena Dreythaler
Harrisville
Charles
Niagasca Fall
N.Y
Eugene
Ete Barnesboro R.D
Gwin
Cherry Tree
John Dye
Uniontown
Cherry Tree R.D
Gemini5 Pair Fatigued Sleep Deprived In Space
MANNED SPACE CENTER Houston AP reports Gemini5 crew members are fatigued and sleep deprived after more than 200 miles from Earth. They slept only four hours collectively in their first 30 hours, prompting doctors to seek status updates on fatigue levels.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Local 250 End 11 Day Strike At Quaker State Bottling
Pittsburgh AP Local 250 of the Teamsters Union ends an 11 day strike at Quaker State Coca Cola Bottling Co accepting a new two year contract. Settlement includes 7.5 cent hourly raise first year and 10 cent second year plus improved vacations for 53 deliverymen. The article also notes cockpit chatter from space mission pilots about sleep.
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Pittsburgh
Teamsters Union
Quaker State
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
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