Food Airlift Races to Navajo Reservation After Snow
Air Force and Red Cross rushed oats rice canned meat peanut butter and raisins to Navajo Indians stranded by sweeping snow in Window Rock and surrounding areas. Rescue crews ferried supplies as a White House aide assessed the crisis and tribal officials reported about 60,000 Navajos affected with several deaths and widespread shortages.
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Air Force
Window Rock
Ariz
Thelday
Mediavajo
Herman Wilson
Peeching
Rulon Bergeson
Phoenix
United States
White House
Ralph Burns
Sutch
Raymond Naai
Nakai
American Red Cross
George Bock
U.s.public Health Service
PHS
Bock
Arizona
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Southwest
Montana
Dillon
Mont
Washington
Oregon Coast
Portland
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebras
Thomas Sembera
Office of Emergency Planning
Santa Fe
N.M
Flagstaff
California
Porterville
Tulare
Mirami
Bluebird Mine
U.S. Weather Bureau
Argona
New Mexico
Graham Holmes
Bureau
Indian Affairs
Rector
Texas Gulf Coast
Holmes
Boston
New York
Philain
New
Trenton High Students Protest After Grievance Session
Trenton Central High School students angered by a grievance meeting erupted, hurling pie and other food in the cafeteria while both Negro and white students stood on tables urging a class boycott. No injuries reported and classes dismissed for the day. The outburst followed a meeting led by parents and NAACP members described as a kangaroo court, with officials说 ordered to end it.
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Trenton
N.J
Trenton Central High School
National Assocition For the Advancement of Colored People
Richard T. Beck
Santa blocks bank robbers’ photos in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati Provident Bank Walnut Hills branch robbers escaped with 4200 dollars after Santa Claus stood before cameras and blocked the view of two bank customers. Police said the thieves remain at large as the crowd dispersed while the holiday figure lingered nearby.
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Cincinnati
Santa Claus
Provident Bank
Walnut Hills
Wedding Held In Tavern Near Wenaschee
In WENATCHEE Washington a Sunday wedding took place at Hugo's Tavern as Justice of the Peace Corn FE Lake officiated for 70 year old James Dreskin and 53 year old Bertha Jackson. The barmaid wore a Santa suit and guests gathered around a decorated poker table with gilt, cake, refreshments and a turkey dinner. The couple, both widowed and lonely, chose the tavern where their friends were.
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Wenatchee
Justice of the Peace Corn FE
Lake
James Dreskin
Bertha Jackson
Aliee Testall
Twelve Students Hurt As School Bus Crashes In Frost
A Browns town Browns town Armstrong County bus carrying twelve students slid off a hard dirt road at 7 45 am after heavy frost and dew left it slick. Several students were released after treatment for minor cuts. Admitted to Indiana Hospital were Gary Swartz 14 with a broken collarbone and Stanley Gularski 17 with head injuries. The bus belonged to Baker Bug Lines operated by Bob Baker Elders Ridge.
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Waugaman Ambulance Service of
Salisbury
Indiana Hospital
Broach Naylor
Karen Bodnar
Salvatore Rebbanski
Cheryl Poloff
Denny Kerchensky
Evan Reese
Roberta McMasters
Roy Crawford
Leslie Myers
Brownstown
Armstrong County
Debra Filippini
Maysville
Hopsital
Gary Swartz
Stanley Gularski
Isks Two
Pancoe
Baker Bug Lines
Bob Baker
Elders Ridge
Lee
Canterbury Coal Co
Thomas Hadden
Joseph Hunter
Nancy McAuley
Saltsbury
Jack Steffinino
Calvin Cooper
West Chester Marine named Pennsylvania Rhoades Scholar 1967
Lt. Robert Lawson Earl, 22, a Naval Academy graduate and Marine officer from West Chester, is named Pennsylvania Rhoades Scholar for 1967. He ranked No. 3 nationally among college squash players, graduates this June, attends Marine Basic School at Quantico, and plans studies at Oxford with a two year $2,760 annual stipend. His family details and career aims are noted.
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Swarthmore
U.S. Marine
West Chester
Pennsylvania
Robert Lawson
Earl
U.S. Naval Academy
Naval Academy
Marine Basic School
Quantico
Lawson Earl
Oxford
Marilynn
Norristown High Schools
Collegeville
Montgomery County
Henderson Senior High
Lock Haven State College
Marine Corps
Foreign Service
State Department
Wilson Visits Noted By LBJ
President Johnson says Britain’s Prime Minister Harold Wilson will visit Washington in early February. He noted the plan in a national television interview, part of Johnson’s effort to ease frequent contacts with European leaders. The approximate date was the new detail, with prior speculation placing the visit in mid January.
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Washington
Johnson
Britain
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Flower Shop Fight Turns Florist Battle Messy in Salerandria
In Salerandria Virginia an apparent family dispute erupted inside a florist shop over funeral flowers. Police responded as two family factions argued and flowers were thrown. Several people were arrested amid the plant-throwing fracas. store owners closed for about three hours to clean up.
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Salerandria
Florists
Flowers
J. J. Curry Dies at Old Age After Insurance Tale
Wichita Falls Texas AP reports J. J. Curry, famed for recounting how an insurance firm deemed him a bad risk on a life policy in 1899, died Tuesday. The obituary notes his long life and legendary anecdote.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
J. J. Curry
Heinz Abandons Purchase Plan
Heinz Abandons Purchase Plan as H J Heinz Co pulls out of acquiring Farley’s Infant Food in London. Pentagon announces up to 35000 talks with U S Army and Air Force troops to be redeployed from Germany to the United States by April. Forces to stay in NATO, ready for rapid redeployment if needed.
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Pittsburgh
H. J. Heinz Co
Washington
Pentagon
U.S. Army
Air Force
L.td
Farley
Germany
United Ltd
London
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Federal Republic of Germany
Defense Department
Shafer Labor Package Bill Vote Due
In Harrisburg the Shafer Administration labor package awaits Senate action after the Labor and Industry Committee trimmed three House amendments. Gov Shafer threatened a veto if changes stood. The package includes higher unemployment benefits, pension-earnings protections, and wage and workers’ comp provisions, while a companion conservation bond bill advances on the calendar.
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Harrisburg
Shafer
Senate
Senate Labor and Industry Committee
House
Pennsylvania
Wiel
Millersville State College President Resigns After Policy Dispute
Dr. Robert A. Christie, president of Millersville State College, resigns after a policy disagreement with the board of trustees over emphasis on liberal arts. Board to act Jan. 4. Christie will serve the rest of the academic year. He is a Philadelphia native educated at Swarthmore and Cornell, with prior posts in education policy and administration. Millersville, founded 1855, enrolls about 3,200 students.
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Millersville, Pa
Robert A. Christie
Millersville State College
Board of
Christie
Robert Ressler
Board of Trustees
Ressler
Philadelphia
Swarthmore College
Cornell University
Vaughan enters race for U S Senate in Pennsylvania
Harold J Vaughan a 49 year old general contractor and first time candidate formally announced his bid for the Republican nomination for the U S Senate. He plans a statewide campaign and contrasts himself with Congressman Richard Schweiker who lawmakers say should stay in office. Democrat Joseph Clark has announced reelection plans. The piece also notes the luxury liner Ile de France was sold for scrap.
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Aliquippa
Senate
Harold J.vaughan
Vaughan
Richard Schweiker
Montgomery County
U.S
Joseph. Clark
Philadelphia
Ile de France
Australia Still In Viet War After Holt’s Disappearance
Interim Prime Minister John McEwen stated Australia will stay allied in Vietnam, with about 6,000 Australian troops serving. A memorial service for Harold Holt was planned in Melbourne with leaders including Johnson Wilson and others, while Holt’s body search continued near Portsea.
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Canberra
Australia
John McEwen
Harold E. Holt
Vietnam
McEwen
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Melbourne
Holt
Keith Halyoake
New Zealand
Holyoake
Nguyen van Thein
South Vietnam
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thailand
Wilson
Prince Charles
Elizabeth II
Portsea
Alan Stewart
Stewart
Con Con Debates Pay-As-You-Go Spending and Tax Exemption Reforms
Harrisburg based Constitutional Convention committee reviews a pay-as-you-go plan to align new state program funding with enacted taxes. Philadelphia delegate Tate introduces a proposal to end most real estate tax exemptions, except for churches, with concerns about rising exempted property. Six revision proposals were introduced from the floor, outlining varied fiscal reforms.
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Harrisburg
Indiana
Robert W.,baldrige
Philadelphia
Mercer D. Tate
Obituaries and public notices from Indiana area
Obituary notices for Clair Miller Warden 61 of Philadelphia St Indiana died Monday Dec 18 1987 at Veterans Hospital Pittsburgh born Sept 28 1916 in Lucernemines son of James Jane Margaret Brandon Warden WW II member of 110th Infantry Survived by daughter Nancy Calko Warren Ohio four brothers and sisters and four grandchildren Services from Robinson-Lytle Indiana Interment Oakland Cemetery Also obituary for Albert G Faith 63 Penn Run died Dec 19 1967 born April 23 1904 Johnstown Local 838 UMWA Boltz Mines Retired 1962 Survived by wife Verna and two children plus extended relatives Religious service at Boltz area church with Mass and burial at Grandview Cemetery Johnstown. Also notes on legislative apportionment proposals and convention staffing. Frances Falsetti 79 Homer City died Dec 19 1967 born Jan 24 1910 in Fallaia Italy survived by five children with multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral and Mass details provided with interment at St Bernard Cemetery Indiana.
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Clair. Miller Warden
Philadelphia St
Indiana
Veterans Hospital
Pittsburgh
Lucernemines
James Jane Margaret Brandon Warden
110Th Infantry
John
Nancy) Calko
Warren
Ohio
William
Erie
Fred
Daysid
Clyde
New York City
Ruby Johnston
Baltimore
Harry
Bernice) Kuhns
Robinson-Lytle
Albert G. Faith
Penn Run R.D
Boltz
Armstrong County Hospital
Kittanning
Johnstown
Victor and
Ethel Schoninsky Faith
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Heilwood
UMWA
Imperial Coal Co
Anthony
Kathryn) Carruba
Mentele
Dominic
Theresa) Fucile
Homer City
Frank
Mary) Weeeyeereenees i Presti
Charles
Troit
Mich
Ross
Dearborn
Joseph
Niagara
Falls
N. Y
Detroit
Gasper
Con- Friends
St. Louis
Miger
H. A. Podowski
St. Bernard Cemetery
Anna Pauline Brown
College Ave
Indiana Hospital
William and
Anna
Dorothea Ruppel Meyers
Brackenridge
Mable Margaret Brown
Esther Viola Gill
Shaker Heights
Frank O
Will Liamstown
W. Va
Margaret Rehner
Brackenbridge
Emma Meyers
Leedale
Rosalyn) Amstutz
Rittman
Brown
Charles I
Robinson
Lytle
R. Byron Crozier
Oakland Cemetery
Plan for Racial Balance in Pittsburgh Schools
Open enrollment and continued busing are urged as interim steps to reduce overcrowding and promote racial balance as Great High Schools are formed. The Citizens Advisory Committee on Racial Equality and Education submitted the plan to the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education, praising the Great High School concept and middle school structure for mobility and integration. The report cites a 20 to 40 percent Negro enrollment as a balanced target, noting many city schools exceed 76 percent Negro students and overall public enrollment is 37 percent Black.
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Pittsburgh
Wnth
Citizens Advisory Committee On
Racial Equality and Education
Pittsburgh Board of Public Education
Fire at West Virginia University Hospital evacuates 300 patients
Morgantown AP reports a blaze on the top floor of West Virginia University Hospital forced the temporary evacuation of about 300 patients. No injuries occurred, and patients returned to lower floors after the alarm. Fire officials investigate sparks from a weld as the potential cause.
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Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia University Hospital
Blairsville
Jacksonville
Fla
James Debnar
Ver
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