Krolick Resigns Police Chief as Clymer Adopts Budget
Clymer Borough Council tentatively approves a 1966 budget of 34 981.56 with a 15 mill realty levy and keeps 1965 tax rates. Police Chief Joseph Krolick resigns effective Feb 1 after about ten years in office. Applications for the vacancy run to Jan 28 as the council pursues a street sweeper purchase around 10 000 and schedules a safety and health meeting.
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Clymer
Joseph Krolick
Krolick
Indiana County Squires and Constables Association
Council
Virgil Richards
Deckers Point
Bureau of Mines
Kathleen Norris Dies Prolific American Novelist at 85
San Francisco obituary notes Kathleen Norris, popular American novelist and essayist, died at 85 after a circulatory illness. She wrote nearly 100 novels, 58 magazine serials, and extensive articles, all while caring for family after losing her parents at 19 and supporting siblings.
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San Francisco
Kathleen Norris
America
Norris
Pacific Heights
Frank Norris
Kathleen
James Alden Thompson
San Francisco Call
Charles Norris
Explosion blamed on firecrackers at Gretna church
Sheriff Cronvich and Jefferson Parish bomb squad concluded a Tuesday night blast at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Gretna resulted from two potent firecrackers rather than a bomb. Firecrackers were tossed through the church front entrance, startling the choir as they practiced. Rev. Henry Allen reported the choir exited the building by the rear door.
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New Orleans
Alwayn Cronvich
Jefferson Parish
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Henry Allen
Indira Gandhi Chosen India's Prime Minister First Woman Leader
Mrs Indira Gandhi daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru was elected India's next prime minister the first woman to head a major nation She won 355 votes to 169 over Morarji Desai and moved quickly to unify the Congress party in Parliament Desai conceded defining the moment as Nehru era continuation and a new generation taking command
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party
Gandhi
Morarji Desai
G.S. Pathak
Nehru
Mrs. Gandhi
Shastri
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Britain
Housewife Mistakenly Gains 100000 In Bank Error
A Buffalo area bank teller mistake let Mrs. Richard Johnson believe she had won 100000 before realizing the error. The couple planned what they would do with the money but faced trouble cashing a money order stamped not good for amounts over 250 dollars.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Richard Johnson
Eden
Russian Boy Growing Fast
The Pravda report from Turkmenia claims Velmurad Orusgledyev aged two is 3 feet 114 inches tall and weighs 88 pounds. It notes extraordinary strength and the ability to lift a heavy bucket of water, requiring his mother to sew new clothes every two weeks.
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Moscow
Turkmenia
Soviet Central Asia
Communist Party
Pravda
Velmurad Orusgledyev
2 007 Jobs PIDA Loans Okayed
Harrisburg AP reports state loans approved Tuesday by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority will create about 2 007 jobs. A tentative 5.47 million loan plan includes a 4.7 million RCA Victor color TV plant project in Scranton.
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Harrisburg
John K. Tabor
Commerce
The
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
Tabor
PIDA
RCA Victor
Scranton
Johnstown
Greater Johnstown Chamber of Commerce
Brown-Favre
Allo Precision Metals Engineering, Inc
Erie
Greater Erie Industrial Development Corp
Braddock
East Boroughs Development Corp
New Kensington
New Kensington Industrial Development Corp
Permaform Co
Beaver Falls
Kiski School Fund Reaches New Milestone in Drive
Clyde H. Sease announced a fresh $100,000 contribution to the Kiskiminetas Springs School fund drive in Westmoreland County. He said the total now stands at $656,000 of the $1 million goal, at a progress meeting in Pittsburgh Tuesday night.
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Pittsburgh
Kiskimin‘etas Springs
Westmorland County
Clyde H. Sease
Deaths: Irene Geatson 66 Homer City
Mrs Irene Geatson aged 66 of 145 East Elm Street Homer City died recently. Funeral details are not listed. The obituary notes she was a longtime resident of Homer City and leaves family members.
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Geatson
Irene
E. Elm St
Homer City
Drivers Act to Renew Licenses by Birth Month Change
Harrisburg AP The State Revenue Department reminds motorists that license expiration now aligns with the holder’s birth month. Theodore B. Smith Jr. says January births have mailings sent, February applications to follow within 10 days. Under the old system renewals came in a single late-year mailing.
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Harrisburg
State Revenue Department
Theodore B. Smith Jr
Revenue
Weather outlook with cold, scattered snow flurries expected
Variable cloudiness and cold with a few scattered snow flurries today. High 20 to 27. Clearing and continued cold tonight. Low 10 to 18. Thursday partly cloudy and little change in temperature. High in 20s.
Guerrillas Strike Camp Killing 33 In Lunar New Year Attacks
Viet Cong raids target a sleeping refugee camp near Tam Ky, killing 33 and wounding 54. U.S. advisers report huts burned and families executed, nine men kidnapped. Cease-fire talks and whether GIs are included remain unclear as allied forces stay alert.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Tam Ky
U.S
Viet Nam
Mechanized Providence Post Office Aims Nationwide Expansion
In Providence, postal officials report the $20 million mechanized post office system works and will be installed in 109 city offices nationwide costing $65 million to speed next day delivery. Automation increases daily mail handling to about 1.8 million pieces with improved efficiency and working conditions.
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Providence
R.I
Lawrence F. O’brien
Harry Kizirian
Kizirian
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
O'Brien
Washington
Valume
Johnson Seeks 12.7 Billion for Viet Nam War
President Johnson asks Congress to approve a 12.761 billion dollar supplemental war funding package. The request would add 113000 troops and equipment, increase civilian personnel by 94000, and push total U S forces to 3093000. Details on military and economic aid follow in the coming hearings.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Army
Marine Corps
Southeast Asia
Air Force
Navy
U. S
Court Rules On Payment Of Costs
The Supreme Court ruled 9 0 invalid a 105 year old Pennsylvania law allowing juries to assess court costs against defendants acquitted of misdemeanors. Hay Giaccio challenged the act after being fined 230 95 in costs despite an acquittal for discharging a firearm at two people. The decision voids the law as too vague and broad and sides with Giaccio’s claim.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Hugo L. Black
Abe Fortas
Potter Stewart
Black
American Civil Liberties Union
Hay Giaccio
High Court
Giaccio
Chester County Quarter Sessions
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Norman Richardson
State Highways Department
Richardson
L’athleen Torris
Coral - Graceton
Vietnam
Race
Coral-Graceton
Pennsylvania Electric Co
New York State Gas and Electric Co
Pete
John Benamati
Bechtel
Robert Menzies
Australia
Treasury
Harold Holt
Menzies
Kiski
Homer City State Bank
Edwin Q. White
South
Providence, Rhode Island
LBJ
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