Supreme Court Upholds School Consolidation Act in Pa
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously upheld the 1963 School Reorganization Act which orders consolidation of all districts with fewer than 4,000 pupils in 1961 62. Justices rejected challenges labeling it a special law and said the act clearly aims to reduce districts for better education. Concurring opinions noted strict procedural standards and the act’s explicit objectives.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Asbastica Samuel Roberts
John C. Bell
Herbert Cohen
Valley Joint School
Bridgeville Borough
Allegheny County Board of School Directors
Upper Merion
Collingdale
Marcos Hook
Millbourne
Sharon Hill
Bellevue
Dennison
Dorrance
Fast Norriton
Fairview
Neville
Newtown Township
Nyangola
Palmyra Township
Paypack Township
Rice
Slocum
Upper Makefield
West Hazleton
White Haven
Wright
State Board of Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Commonwealth
Columnist Ruark Dies In London
AP reports American columnist and best selling novelist Robert Ruark died at Middlesex Hospital in London at age 49 from internal bleeding after a liver illness in recent years. He lived abroad with homes in London and Spain and wrote about Africa, authoring Uhuru and Something of Value. He was a Scripps Howard and United Feature Service columnist, prolific in travel and magazine pieces.
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London
Robert Ruark
Middlesex Hospital
Ruark
Amu Init
Ue Mospilai
New York
Sapin
Africa
Uhuru
Kenya
Scripps- Howard
Wilming Jton
Southport
N.C
University of North Carolina
Notable career rise of a wartime freighter crew member turned columnist
After the war he returned to newspaper work and in six months rose from 125 dollars weekly to a yearly 50 000 dollars as a columnist. Ruark married Virginia Webb in 1938. they later divorced. Mrs. Ruark resides in New York with no children.
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Ruark
Virginia Webb
New York
New Mexico Revenue Bureau Issues 45000 CROPS Forms
The New Mexico State Bureau of Revenue mailed out 45000 combined CROPS forms for businessmen to file school taxes municipal sales taxes compensation taxes and income withholding tax payments. A half dozen businessmen replied they were not in farming and had no crop to report. Closed all day Sat and Mon for holiday. Arone Concrete & Lumber. 272x Dance Friday. Rocky Glenn 2.
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Santa FE
N.M
New ‘Mexico
State Bureau of Revenue
Arone Concrete & Lumber
Guardian Angel Guides Girl Found After Homer City Search
Loretta Jean Lazor, seven, wandered from her parents on Route 119 near the shopping center. Police and a trooper joined a two-mile search as the girl rode along with curiosity before her parents spotted her in a Woolworth area parking lot.
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Pauling Zoldak
Homer City
Don Steffey
Homer
Loretta Jéai Lazor
City R.D
Gazette Ad Mantheroine
John Lazor
Indiana
Lazer
Loretta
Pla
Loretta Jean
Ofjping
Lazor
College Park Plaza
Scranton Signs Bill Giving Pay Hikes To 80,000 State Workers
Harrisburg AP reports Gov Scranton may delay signing the 1965 66 general appropriation bill as Democratic leaders press for balance checks before cuts. The governor pledged fairness and tax considerations, while emergency funds totaling 61 million were approved to aid relief efforts.
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Scranton
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Gov. Scranton
Democrats
House
Joshua Eilberg
Senate
John H.eon
Market Pauses After Gains Amid Two Day Rally
New York stocks stalled after a two day sprint that had regained about a quarter of six weeks of declines. By noon the Dow fell 3.52 points to 864.51 and the AP average slipped 7 to 317.7 while industrials eased 1.8. Brokers had anticipated a pause following Wednesday's peak gain in 19 months.
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New York
Associated Press
World’s Fair Page Features Gazette Tour Participants
Gazette special page spotlights participants from the Ga zette sponsored World's Fair tour with photos on page 10 and add on page 16 offering insights into what was seen and who attended.
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The
Gazette
Hit-Run Viet Cong Attack Hits Da Nang Base
A Viet Cong unit killed one American and damaged five U.S. aircraft in a dawn hit and run on the Da Nang base. The wounded North Vietnamese prisoner Do Xuang Hien, 29, said he infiltrated in April with the 3rd Battalion of the 18th Regiment, 325th Division. Bridges, barracks, and radar sites were damaged. blood trails signaled others wounded. More Marines landed as U.S. air forces attacked targets across North Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S
Do Xuang Hien
Thanh Hoa
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Viet
Nam
Deaths Obituaries on Page Four
Obituary notices list Richard Lee Ferguson 22 of Smicksburg R D I Alice Krakan mR of Chi cora formerly Dayton Rk. Arthur L. Steele 70 of Hollidaysburg formerly Truxal Ward en Mrs Blanche Marie Warden 58 of 877 South Third St Indiana George W Wholaver 82 of Orlando Fla formerly Westover R D Conner Mrs Cora of Cleveland Ohio formerly Banks Two.
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Wholaver
George W
Orlando, Fla
Westover R.D
Conner
Cora
Cleveland
Ohio
Banks Two
Sequel to Baker probe spawns new senatorial ethics watch
Washington AP reports a new permanent Senate committee to police senatorial ethics was set to begin today. Three members from each party were chosen for the standards and conduct panel created a year ago. Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield said names would wait until the Baker investigation concluded. The Rules 1 committee finished Wednesday, accusing Baker of abusing office to feather his nest and suggesting possible indictments for conflict of interest. Republicans accused a Democratic cover up and whitewash, saying the probe was incomplete.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Senate
Committee On Standards- and -Conduct
Mike Mansfield
Baker
Rules 1
Teather
Summer Hours At Courthouse
The Indiana County Courthouse offices will be closed all day Saturday during July and August. The courthouse will also close this Monday for the Fourth of July celebration.
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Indiana County
Pope expected to attend next U.N. session
The Vatican’s UN liaison said Pope Paul VI may attend the 20th session of the General Assembly, which begins September 21. He cautioned it is premature to fix dates or length of stay but expressed hope the Holy Father could address the situation and be present during the session.
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Harrisburg
Work Projects Administration
Commission
Henry D. Harral
Pennsylvania
United: Nations
Nu.s
APY
Vatican
Paul VI
U.N. General Assembly
Annetti
Holy Father
General Assembly
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Vehicle Incident
A jury yesterday found Fred White, 22, of 195 Thompson Rd guilty on one count in a motor vehicle violation trial for failing to give his name at the scene of an accident. An assault and battery case against C. D. Yount, 36, Valier, started this morning.
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Fred White
Thompson Rd
C.D. Yount
Valier
Tiny Maria Kim Atzinger Defies Odds With Heart Surgery
In Louisville AP report little Maria Atzinger weighing 12 pounds at 18 months after a congenital heart defect and severe hypertension underwent heart surgery. Doctors note her grip strength and progress, with a cataract removal planned and home return expected Friday.
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Louisville
Maria Kim’ Atzinger
Maria
Tixi
Mariahias
Jerome Alzinger
McGaughey
Atzinger
Aria
Maloney Dismissed After Acquittal on Tax Charges
Pittsburgh AP reports Safety Director David W. Craig dismissed Lawrence J. Maloney, the suspended assistant superintendent, after testimony alleging large gambling winnings. A U.S. District Court jury acquitted Maloney of failing to report $230,000 in income from 1958 to 1963. Witnesses testified numbers operators paid up to $3,000 monthly for protection while Maloney claimed about $44,000 earned betting at tracks and in Las Vegas.
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Pittsburgh
David W. Craig
Lawrence J. Maloney
Craig
Maloney
Jir
U. S. District Court
Las Vegas
Statewide pay raises start today for 80000 workers
Harrisburg AP 80 000 state employees receive a pay raise ranging from 6 to 10 percent effective today. Gov Scranton signed a bill providing 10.7 million for most state payroll under the general fund budget. Raises implemented immediately by the executive board. Another 6 million for highways department salaries comes from the motor fund budget. Also 250 000 for employees of independent state agencies. Minimum wage rises from 2660 annually to 2934 annually.
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Scranton
Weather forecast brief for today and Friday
Sunny and cool today with a high in the 70s. Tonight will be fair and cool, low around mid 40s to mid 50s. Friday turns sunny and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 70s.
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co proposes 3 for 1 stock split
Directors of Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co of Indiana propose a 3 for 1 common stock split and raise authorized common shares to 1,500,000 from 750,000. They also approve exchanging preferred shares for common to enable the split. A special meeting to consider the proposals is set for about Oct. 26. The firm has 159,045 outstanding common shares and has not paid a dividend since 1963.
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Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co
Indiana
H. Vernon Fritchman
Rochester & Pittsburgh
Fritchman
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coalt
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