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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1966
Page
1
In Bodoe Norway a Norwegian trawler crewman, dressed in sweater overalls and boots, bought 16 cars for nearly 70000 dollars after visiting two dealers. Each fisherman earned about 10000 dollars from last season’s record herring catch.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania unveils its new field house at a cost over 2 million dollars. The facility seats about 3,500 in the main gym and can expand to 5,000 for non athletic events. The opening event features the IU team hosting Shippensburg State College Thursday night per University President Dr. Willis E. Pratt.
Erie County Republican chairman Thomas W. Ryan resigns after 914 months in the post. He refused to comment on a state job report but said a meeting of county officers at Buffalo headquarters would select a successor.
Weather notice reports light snow today and tonight with possible accumulations of 2 inches or more by Thursday morning. Snow expected to taper to flurries by Thursday with little temperature change. Highs around 20 to 28 degrees and overnight lows in the 20s.
NYC's Peter Grippi reelected president of the Ivy Republican Club on the Upper East Side for a third term. A doorman at Sutton Terrace, Grippi also works as a wrestling judge, AFL-CIO steward, and hobbyist painter. He emphasizes community work and personal charm while juggling varied roles from politics to art restoration.
About 600 Robertshaw Controls Co workers in Indiana voted 321 to 245 to accept the International Union of Electrical Workers AFL-CIO as bargaining agent, replacing District 50 UMWA. Elks Party tonight. Wed. tfx
Premier-designate Aldo Moro met with Christian Democrat leaders to discuss a fresh cabinet and party unity. Talks continued into the afternoon with a decision on a lineup likely after week’s end, as he seeks to keep the same center-left coalition and avoid broader alliances.
William S. Balint of Indiana was named state district highway engineer for Armstrong Butler Clarion Jefferson and Indiana counties. A 40 year veteran he will take the post Feb 1 with a salary of 13301. Balint native of Johnstown now residing in Indiana and is married with four sons.
The Associated Press reports a third and worst snow storm in 11 days blankets the region from North Carolina through Georgia and the Carolinas with sleet and freezing rain. Schools close as roads ice over, 2 to 4 inches fall in NC, while Florida sees warm temperatures and scattered rain as the system pushes south.
Bethlehem Steel Corp the No 2 producer posted 1965 earnings of 150 028 000 or 3 26 a share up from 1964 137 944 000 or 3 11. Sales rose to 2 579 384 000 from 2 240 739 000. Q4 1965 profits fell to 28 605 000 or 62 cents a share from 43 916 000 or 91 cents. Quarter sales declined to 544 700 000 from 595 791 000.
U S forces flew over 400 combat missions against suspected Viet Cong targets as three 7th Fleet destroyers shelled coastal positions with 729 heavy shells. B52s from Guam joined airstrikes while Marines patrolled Da Nang and encountered light resistance. Three Americans and two Vietnamese were killed by Viet Cong mortar fire. one Vietnamese fighter was wounded.
Senate debate on repealing section 14B of the Taft Hartley Act continues as Democratic Leader Mansfield predicts a more favorable posture to break a filibuster, while Republican Dirksen vows to block the measure as long as possible.
A seven woman and five man jury considers charges of fraud and conspiracy against Dr. Andrew Ivy and three co defendants over Krebiozen. Judge Hoffman ordered jurors kept under marshal custody until verdict after a long trial with 178 witnesses.
Obituary notices include James G. Harkins 55 of New Kensington formerly Black Lick Marie Allison McKee 71 Cherry Tree and Howard L. Peak 66 Lucernemines with brief age and hometown details.
Public hearings in the Indiana County Courthouse examined bypasses Route 119 422 with broad local backing. Indiana Jefferson Armstrong County groups chambers of commerce merchants association and others submitted letters and resolutions supporting early construction while some residents opposed. Findings will go to the Federal Bureau of Roads for further study.
Washington AP reports President Johnson is expected to order renewed bombing of North Viet Nam soon. White House aides weigh diplomatic costs versus military needs while Congress considers the timing. a presidential order is anticipated within days.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk pressed Congress for a 415 million increase in foreign aid, 275 million for South Vietnam, to ease war pressure and inflation. Critics like Rep. Wayne Hays and Rep. Clement Zablocki cited corruption and black markets draining aid, while AID Director David Bell acknowledged siphoning but pledged tighter controls.
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