Pa. GOP Endorses Shafer Ticket In Dream Front for 1966
Republican leaders in Harrisburg endorsed Lt. Gov. Raymond Shafer for governor and named Walter Alessandroni for lieutenant governor, John K. Tabor for secretary of internal affairs, Theodore Spaulding for Superior Court, and G. Harold Watkins for re election. Schweiker withdrew from the race and said he will seek a fourth term in Congress. Scranton called the slate a dream ticket as he left for New Haven after his son’s back injury.
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Raymond P. Shafer
U.S
Richard S. Schweiker
Montgomery County
Shafer
Walter E. Alessandroni
John K. Tabor
Commerce
Theodore O. Spaulding
Philadelphia
Superior Court
G. Harold Watkins
Craig Truax
Scranton
New Haven
Conn
Bill
Executive Committee
Alessandroni
Tabor
Schweiker
Welfare
Arlin M. Adams
Scranton's Son Injured In Fall
William Worthington Scranton 18, son of Pennsylvania's governor, is in Yale infirmary with a suspected fractured vertebra after falling from a wall at Berkeley College. He is expected to stay about 10 days. Gov. Scranton and his wife visited from Philadelphia after initial treatment at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
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New Haven, Conn
William Worthington Scranton
Pennsylvania
Yale University
Young Scranton
Berkeley College
Scranton
Gov
New Haven
Yale
Yale-New Haven Hospital
University Infirmary
Mine Acid Research Plan Announced
Harrisburg AP reports the coal research board will use a $100,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Electric Association to study acid mine drainage in Pennsylvania. The board under the Department of Mines and Mineral Industries received the funds Tuesday. the association comprises 18 investor owned utilities and is a major customer of the state's coal industry.
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Harrisburg
Coal Research Board
Pennsylvania Electric Association
Pennsylvania
Department of Mines and Mineral Industries
Casey Gains Backing as 1966 Democratic Governor Candidate
Support for State Senator Robert P. Casey of Scranton grows as Philadelphia Mayor James H. J. Tate backs him for the Democratic nomination. Ward leaders and regional party officials weigh Casey after a regional State Committee session with 175 officials attending to map campaign strategy.
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Valley Forge
Robert P. Casey
Scranton
Democratic Party
Casey
James H. J. Tate
Philadelphia
Lackawanna County
Tate
Democratic City Committee
Francis R. Smith
Bucks
Chesier
Delaware
Lancaster
Lehigh
Montgomery
Pennsylvania
John S. Rice
Man and Wife Escape Injury in Indiana Borough Crash
Dayton Road motorist Mr. F. D. Neigh, 69, and his wife escaped injury at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday when their car lurched forward on North Sixth Street near the courthouse, striking three parked cars owned by Clyde Clawson, Commodore, the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting service, and Frances Larson. Damages totaled 1040 dollars.
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Dayton R.D
North Sixth St
Indiana
F. D. Neigh
Neigh
Fires Kill 18 Children and Two Adults Across Four States
A string of residential fires during bitter weather left 18 children and two adults dead and 14 families homeless. In Pierre South Dakota a blaze killed Mrs. Quenzer and six children plus a neighbor’s child. Ohio Massillon fire killed four children and burned Mrs. McCune. Michigan near Howard City five children died at the Mulligan home. Albany New York fire left 10 families homeless and killed Maya Tompkins and two grandchildren. Champlain New York fire destroyed four buildings and ruined nine homes. San Francisco fire caused 300000 dollars damage to Old St. Mary’s Church, a landmark surviving the 1906 disaster.
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Pierre
M.D
Wallace M. Quenzer
Harold Mulligan
Howard City
Mich
Albany
N.Y
Maya Tompkins
Champlain
San Francisco
Old St. Mary’s Church
Banks Report Banner Year in Indiana County
Banks across Indiana County report 1965 as a banner year. The annual shareholders meetings of five banks are summarized in page one of section two of today’s Gazette edition.
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Indiana County
Gazette
U S War Push Criples Viet Cong in Crimp Drive
U S troops in Vietnam killed 23 Viet Cong and uncovered tunnels as Operation Crimp nears its five day mark with 107 insurgents killed and 80 captured. U S and Vietnamese casualties for the week totaled 43 killed 202 wounded and two missing or captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Iron Triangle
U.S
Guam
da Nang
Leathernecks
Deaths Obituaries on Page Two
London, Miss Virginia, 70, of Warren Pennsylvania, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, died recently. Her passing is noted in the local obituaries column with family details and services to follow.
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London
Virginia
Warren, Pa
Dayton
Educational Psychologist Questions Head Start Returns
Dr Vera Vinogradoff, Education Psychologist with OEO Washington on leave from Alexandria Public Schools, met 31 administrators and department heads at Indiana University of Pennsylvania to outline progress on the Head Start program.
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Vera D. Vinogradoff
Office of Educational Opportunity
OEO
Washington, D.C
Vinogradoff
Pennsylvania
Alexandria, Va
Indiana
Vinogardoff
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pitt Best For Western State U
A New York consultant report for Pennsylvania education recommends Pitt as the Western State University’s likely home. It urges Pennsylvania State University to cap freshman and sophomore enrollment and focus more on graduate and professional programs. The Academy for Educational Development prepared the plan, presented to the State Board of Education for a master plan.
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Allentown
New York
Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
State Board of
Edsity
Lucation
Pennsylvania State University
The
Academy For Educational Development, Inc
State Board of Education
Simpson Publicly Censured by State Board of Education
The Pennsylvania State Board of Education censured Charles G. Simpson, its most outspoken member, for criticizing Board Chairman Otis McCreery Superintendent J Ralph Rackley and Gov Scranton. The 10 to 3 vote disassociated the board from Simpson while expressing confidence in the three officials.
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Allentown
State Board of Education Today
Charles G. Simpson
Otis McCreery
Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. Ralph Rackley
Scranton
Katherine McBridge
Bryn Mawr
James Rowland
Harrisburg
Leonard Wolfe
Gail L. Rose
Butler
Simpson
McCreery
Weather Outlook: Sunny to Cool with Rainlater
Mostly sunny and cool today with a high in the low 30s. Cloudy and warmer tonight bring rain or snow after midnight. Changes to rain Thursday and ending. Low tonight in the 30s.
Fisher Develops Low Cost Therm Analyzer Wins National Honor
Fisher Scientific announces its Differential Thermalyzer, developed in Pittsburgh laboratories and to be manufactured in Indiana, named among the year’s top new technical products by Industrial Research Magazine. Judges include Nobel laureates and university leaders. the device aids study of material changes during heating or cooling via differential thermal analysis.
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Industrial Research Magazine
Fisher Laboratories
Pittsburgh
Instrument Manufacturing Division
Indiana
Johnson Uses State of Union Speech To Push Great Society And Vietnam
President Johnson will address Congress in a 9 p.m. EST State of the Union to outline his Vietnam peace aims and continue Great Society programs. Aides suggest a total budget of 110 to 115 billion for the coming year, with possible shifts to sustain social programs amid war costs. Senate GOP leader Dirksen cautions war escalation could force domestic spending cuts.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
U.S
Radio
Hanoi
Congress
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Two rigs collide on Philadelphia Street in Indiana Borough
A 12:40 p.m. crash on Philadelphia Street in Indiana Borough, Pennsylvania shows James L. Cameron of Johnstown and T. J. McCullough of Indiana involved. Damages total $300 near DeRoys Jewelry store. neither driver was injured per police.
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Philadelphia St
Indiana
James L. Cameron
Johnstown
Pennsylvania Electric Co
T.J. McCullough
Rustic Lodge ‘Road
Kovalchick Salvage Co
DeRoys Jewelry Store
Man Injured in Back Injury at Indiana Lane Work Site
Clair Ruffner Jr. of Indiana R D 3 suffered a back injury while working at a home site on Melanie Lane Indiana R D 1. He was transported to Indiana Hospital by Citizens Ambulance Co.
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Red Mountain
Birmingham
Willie Scott Lingo
Walton E. Lingo
Oneonta
Ala
Willie Lingo
Freddie Harlow
Fire Dept
B. M. McKee
Lingo
Clair Ruffner Jr
Indiana
R.D
Melanie Lane
R.D. 1
Indiana Hospital
Citizens Ambulance Co
Pennshire Offers Two Suits for 36 Dollars
Sale on now features Pennshire brand suits at 36 dollars for a pair. Limited stock in store 126x available today.
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Pennshire
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Sen. Casey
Robert Dunphy
U.S. Senate
Joseph C. Duke
Dunphy
Rhode Island
Associated Press
U.S. Gls
Ini
Raymond Klawuhn
Pitt
Western State
Academy For Educational
Devel
Fisher
Fisher Scientific Company Was
Washington
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