Rainy Drought-Scarred Midwest Southeast Hit by Thunderstorms
Rain and thunderstorms swept the Midwest and Southeast with scattered hail while a cold front cooled the Northeast. The drought persisted in the Southwest and Far West, with Minnesota and Twin Cities recording heavy rainfall and at least two tornadoes touching down. Chicago area logged over two inches of rain and power interruptions occurred from downed utility lines.
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Midwest
Southwest
West
Old Town
Maine
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Chicago
Small Boy Heroism Cost Life in Oakland Fire
Four year old Mark Milhorn died after waking his mother and siblings in a Oakland California blaze. He led brothers Michael five Randall eight and sister Christine to safety before returning to his room. Heinz Steffen, a restaurant worker, kicked in the door and helped the family escape.
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Oakland
Calif
Mark Milhorn
Berry Milhorn
Christine
Mark
Michael
Randall
Heinz Steffen
Pitt Needs Two Money Sources
Gwilym Price, chairman of the University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees, urged a mix of private and public funding to resolve Pitt's financial woes during a State House Appropriations Committee hearing. Pitt seeks about 5 million dollars in emergency aid as tuition policy draws scrutiny from Rep. Edward McNally over benefit distribution.
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Price
Pitt
Cathedral of Learning
Johnstown
Edward McNally
Caution Urged In Fire By Indiana Fire Chief
Indiana firemen urged residents to use extreme caution burning rubbish and while camping or hiking in woods due to a dry spell. Fire Chief James Miller warned of high risk as three alarms were reported, including a 5:45 p.m. blaze destroying 3000 Christmas trees on Walter Schroth's plantation along Parkwood Road.
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Indiana
James Miller
Walter Schroth
Parkwood Road
Little League Field
State Forest Rangers
Fulton Run Road
Picasso Loses Court Bid To Seize Book In Paris Case
A Paris court refused Pablo Picasso’s bid to seize the book To Live With Picasso by Françoise Gilot. The court ruled the work could be seized only if it contained intolerably offensive material, and found the book did not meet that threshold.
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Paris
Pablo Picasso
Picasso
Francoise Gilot
Earth
Mars
Bomb Shakes Chicago Loop Near Masonite Building
An early morning blast in the western Chicago downtown area was caused by a powerful bomb near 29 N. Wacker Drive across from the Kemper Building. Fire officials reported shattered windows, damaged cars, and twisted metal with fragments found at the scene.
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Chicago
Gerald Mullin
Masonite
N. Wacker Drive
Kemper Building
Civic Opera House
Mullin
Fire Department
Patrick Burns
Richard McGathey
Mariner 4 Near Mars Tug For Gravitational Pull
The 575 pound Mariner 4 spacecraft, 1.5 million miles from Mars and nine million miles from its July rendezvous, is expected to feel Mars gravity today. Twenty one pictures were planned to be sent to Earth after it reappears from behind the planet.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Mariner 4
Mars
Earth
Blairsville West Blairsville Urban Renewal Plan Outlined
Residents and property owners in Blairsville hear letters from the Redevelopment Authority of Indiana County detailing housing standards for displaced tenants under the West Blairsville Urban Renewal Area Project No. Penna. R-201. Relocation payments depend on actual move and Housing Act of 1964 criteria. LICIDC plans to acquire sites for an elderly 25 unit rent housing block and for Yale Technical Institute expansion.
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Blairsville
Redevelopment Authority of
Indiana County
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Re Vale
Auto Body and Mechanics Trade
County of
Indiana
Com- Brown's
William J. Hanka, Sr
Authority
West Blairsville
Local News Roundup Highlights Route 119 North Change and Scout Honors
The State Highways Department removed a dangerous blind intersection on Route 119 North. The Indiana County Humane Society schedules a Dog Obedience Training School. A local Boy Scout camp earns a high rating from an evaluation program. Details on page 18.
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State Highways Department
Route 119
Indiana County Humane Society
The
Gazette
Presidential Disability Bill Cleared in Congress
Congress approved a constitutional amendment on presidential disability to be sent to state legislatures for ratification. If three fourths of states approve by 1967, the 25th Amendment would define disability and presidential succession, replacing Article II provisions. Senate passage was 68 to 5. House earlier approved.
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Washington
Congress
John Dickinson
Delaware
Senate
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Frank J
Kiwanis Elects Marshall Jetty Treasurer at NYC Convention
Marshall E. Jetty of St Marys was elected Kiwanis International treasurer during the 50th anniversary convention in New York City. A former Pennsylvania Kiwanis District president and longtime leader, Jetty has served as an International Trustee as the convention concludes at Madison Square Garden.
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Marshall E. Jetty
St. Marys
Kiwanis International
Service Organization
New York City
Pennsylvania
Kiwanis
Jetty
Madison Square Garden
Wilson refuses to resign after three Commons defeats
Britain’s Prime minister Harold Wilson will stay in office after the Labor government faced three surprising House of Commons defeats. A spokesman said the issue was not vital to the government program, but the party suffered embarrassment as Conservative floor managers allegedly tripped Labor members into leaving early. See Wilson page 4.
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London
Britain
Labor
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Commons
Obituary notices for Brown, Bell, Stoner, Wynkoop and kin
Death notices list Miss Juanita A. Brown of Pittsburgh and Rural Valley, Elmer G. Bell age 61 of 166 Philadelphia Street Indiana, Robert K. Stoner age 28 of Indiana R D 3, and Earl E. Wynkoop age 54 of Marion Center R D I.
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Brown
Juanita A
Pittsburgh
Rural Valley
BELL
Elmer G
Philadelphia St
Indiana
Stoner
Robert K
Indiana R.D
Weights Limited On Borough Streets After Discussion
Indiana Borough Council approved an ordinance to restrict through traffic on non state streets to eight tons or less. Maple Street from Oakland Avenue to Wayne Avenue remains allowed for nine blocks, with origin and destination trips exempt. A residential housing inspection program will start in September in the First Ward, and changes to the Central Indiana Urban Renewal Program were approved.
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Indiana
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Maple Street
Oakland Ave
Wayne Ave
Borough Sclons
Maple St
Indiana County
Leonard Abrams
Civil Service Commission
Luther Cobb
Robert Gershman
Weather Outlook Shows Showers Ending Thursday
Thunder showers end early Thursday with partial clearing and little temperature change tonight. Overnight low 58 to 66 degrees, then a cooler spell begins Thursday.
3,400 Marines land central Vietnam amid renewed buildup
United States Marines arrive at two landing points in central Vietnam as 4,600 more await shoreline. Dak To district reportedly overrun by Viet Cong as bombers strike D Zone near Saigon. An adviser wounded in a relief ambush. clashes persist with Viet Cong and allied forces.
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U.S. Army
173Rd Airborne Brigade
D Zone
South Viet Nam
Saigon
U. S
Viet Nam
Dak
U.S
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Guam
Israeli Leader Sharet Dies at 71 in Jerusalem
Moshe Sharett longtime Zionist leader and Israel's first foreign minister died of cancer in Jerusalem at age 71. He served as prime minister from 1953 to 1955 and as foreign minister from 1948 to 1956, shaping the newborn state's early diplomacy. He left behind a widow two sons and a daughter.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Moshe Sharett
State of
Golda Meir
Ben-Gurion
Deputy Shot On First Night Of Duty In Oregon
Lane County deputy Carlton E. Smith, 28, was killed by a shotgun blast while on his first night of duty. He radioed that he stopped a 1959 sports car north of Eugene, gave the plate, then said he was shot. Police spotted the car but the suspect fled on foot after a chase.
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Springfield
Ore
Lane County
Carlton E. Smith
Eugene
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Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell
Borman
Lovell
Michael Collins
Edward H. White II
Associated Press
Chicago Loop
Marshall Jetty
Wilson
By Colin Frost
Boro
Police Committee
Elks Party
Wed. Tix
George Shea
Col
Sharet
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