Nine Cubans question after Jamaica hijack of crop dusting plane
Jamaica plans to question nine Cuban refugees—four women and three children—who hijacked a crop dusting plane, ordering the pilot to fly to Vernam Field near Kingston. A Cuban guard, Elucido Torres, 18, was wounded in the shoulder during the attack. the crew was tied up. Police held the group in protective custody as officials evaluate the asylum request. A Cuban airliner with 10 Cuban agriculture ministry officials, a doctor, and air force members arrived to repatriate the crew.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Cuba
Vernam Field
U.S
Elucido Torres
Torres
Havana
Ministry of Agriculture
Man Inter
Sihanouk Backs Ho Chi Minh amid prison riot fallout
Prince Norodom Sihanouk sent a solidarity message to Ho Chi Minh while U.S. bombings of oil depots prompted prisoner protests in Maryland. Warden Copinger’s panel heard grievances ranging from food and pay to parole practices as the overcrowded prison suffered $200,000 in damage. State officials and lawmakers observed the three hour meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Ho Chi Minh
Roger B. Copinger Jr
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Sihanouk
Copinger
Viet Nam
Eridaw
Comissary
Vernon L. Pepersack
State Commissioner of Correction
Pepersack
Verda Welcome
William B. Harris
Baltimore City
Robert Murphy
J. Millard Tawes
Department of Correction
Maryland
Oitside
Joseph Bullock
State House of Delegates
Indiana county Grange members attend Pennsylvania conference
Nine Indiana County Grange club members attended the Pennsylvania State Grange conference July 5 7 at Penn State. The event was sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Grange with cooperation from the Extension Department of Agriculture Economics and Rural Sociology at Pennsylvania State University. Attendees included Mrs Howard Lockhart Ox Hill Grange Mrs Arthur Lewiy and Mr and Mrs H C Cunningham Brush Valley Grange Mrs Edgar Emigh and Mrs Russell Altemus Penn Run Grange Mr and Mrs Walter Klinzing and Walter Klinang Judiane Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Grange Club
Pennsylvania State Grange
Penn State
Extension Department of Agriculture, Economics, and Rural Sociology
Pennsylvania State University
Indiana County
Howard Lockhart
Ox Hill Grange
Arthur Lewiy
H.C Cunningham
Brush Valley Grange
Edgar Emigh
Russell Altemus
Penn Run Grange
Walter Klinzing
Walter Klinang
Judiane Grange
McNamara cites gains in Viet as setbacks grow
Defense Secretary McNamara said Viet Cong tactics have suffered severe setbacks as air strikes on North Viet Nam targets near Haiphong and Hanoi succeed. He cautioned it is too early to judge oil supply losses and their impact on truck traffic to the South. He noted defectors show morale erosion due to heavy Communist losses and disrupted lines of communication. The admiral who briefed him returned from Saigon after talks with Westmoreland.
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McNamara
North
Viet Nam
Haiphong
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
United States
Sharp
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Tough Decision For Girl 6 Continues From Page One
A six year old girl named Gladecita faces possible hospital treatment in Bogota as officials marshal travel aid. Mrs. King travels with her to Los Micos, aided by tourism leaders and a former air force general, and United Airlines funds transport to the United States. Neonatal doctors warn her retina is degenerating with no available cure while a red toy rabbit and a blonde doll named Pretty Patricia accompany her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Glass
Gladecita
Pretty Patricia
Byrd incoma deep coma unchanged as tumor haunts ex senator
Berryville Virginia AP report says former senator Harry F. Byrd age 79 remains in a deep coma after a malignant tumor was diagnosed. He served 32 years in the U S Senate and was a former Virginia governor. The family spokesman said there is no expectation of recovery.
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Byrd
Berryville
Promenade And Kangaroo Kourt At Sesqui Preview
Kitchen Band Mrs. Jack Smith led a promenade for the Sesquicentennial preview in Indiana Borough. Mayor Fiscus sold shaving permits during the Kangaroo Kourt. Patrolman Wakefield faced a mock bar as his wife allegedly whisked him away with a rolling pin.
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Jack Smith
Indiana
William Fiscus
Ken Ramsey
James G. Wakefield
Bar of Justice
Wake
Louise Hildebrand
Paw Williams
Howard Abrams
Keystone Kops
Mom Visits Son In Michigan Court Case Details
Mrs. Thorne visits Ricky in Michigan as psychiatrists hold cautious optimism about his recovery. The story describes hearings, a jury panel, a model leg on display, and plans for upcoming court sessions at the Eighth Street site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky
Kops
Abrams
Thorne
Minami
Pease
Charles Ti
Tus
Michigan
Kathy Folwer
Kourt
Eighth St
Obituaries for Barkey Connolly and Penrose in McAllen and Indiana
Obituary notices list Don J. Barkey 85 of McAllen Texas died July 3 1904. Survivors include widow Catherine daughter Janet mother Mia and Ray Woolncy. Funeral at Kreidler Chapel with interment at Roselawn Cemetery. Also Mabel Johnson Connolly 71 of Derry died July 8 1966. Survivors include husband Robert son Charles daughter Eileen and five grandchildren. Requiem Mass at St Martins Church New Derry followed by interment at St Joseph Cemetery. Raymond Kenneth Penrose 48 of Shelocta R D near West Lebanon died July 7 1286. Friends visit in Indiana with services at Robinson Lytle’s. Interment at Oakland Cemetery Indiana.
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Don J. Barkey
McAllen
Texas
Glen Campbell
Mission
Alexandria
V'Va
Clark Fuel Producing Corp
Red Cross
Australia
Catherine
Janet
Mia
Ray Woolncy
San Juan
Bill
Kreidler
Roselawn
Mabel Johnson Jconnolly
Derry
Latrobe Area
Indiana County
Canoe Creek
Albert
Bestia Clapper Johnson
Robert
Charles
Der‘dry
Leon
Eileen) Sowers
Latrobe
Fisher Funeral Home
St. Martin's Church
New Derry
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Raymond Kenneth Penrose
Shelocta R. D
West Lebanon
Indiana Hospital
Robinson-Lytle
Indiana
George R. Krupp
Oakland Cemetery
Uncle Sam A Bit Richer
A reader in El Paso, Texas sent a dime to the Customs Service, admitting he smuggled in a 25 cent bottle of liquor years ago and paying the tax to settle his conscience. The district director acknowledged the voluntary payment, noting Uncle Sam is a bit richer by ten cents.
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Washington
Sam
Customs Service
Peystetng
el Paso
Tex
Jaar
Master Plan Criticized by House Leader in Harrisburg
Harrisburg AP Josh Eilberg the House majority leader criticizes the proposed Master Plan for Higher Education calling it no master plan and says Pennsylvania is overdue for a plan but the report fails to define needs or potential areas of influence to ease competition between colleges and universities.
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Harrisburg
Joshua Eilberg
House
Pennsylvania
U S Lags in Peaceful H Power Use Says AEC Report
Princeton AP report cites an AEC staff study calling the United States behind the Soviet Union and others in peaceful thermonuclear research. It urges a 15 percent annual funding rise for five years, notes budget constraints, and contrasts US with Russia Britain West Germany France Japan and Italy. The Joint Atomic Energy Committee will review the material as Viet Nam costs influence policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N.J
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Soviet Union
Atomic Energy Commissions
Associated Press
AEC
Joint
Congressional Atomics Energy Committee
Amasa
Bishop
Russia
Great Britain
West Germany
France
Japan
Italy
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Pennsylvania VEW Meet Set in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars announced the four day convention will be held in Harrisburg starting Wednesday. About 10,000 people are expected to attend with national VFW dignitaries including Commander-In-Chief Andy Borg. Gov. Scranton will speak Thursday afternoon and officer elections are set for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Andy Borg
Wis. Gov
Scranton
Talks Resume On Airlines Strike Impasse
President Johnson directs action to ease emergency disruption as 35,000 AFL CIO IAM workers walk out. Negotiators return to talks with Reynolds urging round-the-clock sessions while both sides keep positions. The five grounded carriers Eastern National Northwest Trans World United transport 60 percent of passengers, with Ramsey predicting the strike will last indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Afl-Cio
International Association of Machinists
James J. ‘Reynolds
Reynolds
Joseph W. Ramsey
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United Airlines
Gan
William J. Curtin
P.L. Stemiller
Miss Thoma Leads In Queen Contest At Indiana Sesquicentennial
Miss Margie Thoma leads a 37 contestant field in the Miss Indiana Sesquicentennial queen race. Eleven winners will reign Aug 5 to 13 with a ball electing the queen and her court. Remaining candidates, including Mia Warner Barbara Unruh Kathy Hill and Peggy Moore, jockey for positions as advance ticket sales for Indiana Edh loca appear under their management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie ‘Thoma
Indiana
Second Time In Ten Days Tactics in Bink Long Province
A U S spokesman described repeated American tactic use in Bink Long Province where an armored column on a highway draws Viet Cong ambush then receives helicopter, air, and artillery strikes. The latest clash began near noon when Viet Cong hit a moving armored column 12 miles southwest of An Loc, about 43 miles north of Saigon, sparking heavy fighting in jungle and bamboo flats by mid afternoon.
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Bink Long
U.S
Wong
An Loc
Saigon
Burglary Trial Hears Dog Witness as Evidence
In Miami Florida a burglary trial derailed when the victim Evadnu Brady testified that her poodle Indy witnessed the crime and spoke. Lawyers objected to hearsay but the judge ruled the dog testimony unnecessary and the defendants James Bailey and Carson Hooks pleaded guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Indy
William Howard
Pooche
James Bailey
Carson Hooks
Learnin By Doin Boy Scouts Camp Opens 39th Season
Scouts from Anita Blairsville Commodore Elderton House City and Punxsutawney arrive at Camp Seph Mack near Pike's Peak to officially open its 39th season. The camp continues weekly through August 8 with reserves listing 22 troops one explorer post and 455 scouts and explorers from the council. Scout Executive Wood notes campers learn by doing via Patrol Method with full-time commissioner service and a staff including Barry Sheehe and Dave Cessna. Public programs occur Sundays and midweek evenings, including dusk campfire shows.
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Anita
Blairsville
Commodore
Elderton
House City
Punsautowney
Seph Mack
Pike's Peak
Seasin
John A Wond
Wood
Ralph L. Smith
Harmer City
J. Lazar
K. C. Sink
Indiana
George Work
Juneau
Barry Sheehe
Indiana Troop 2
George Kohutts
Martin Ide
Springdale
Ida
Indiana University
Dave Cessna
Eugle
Ana
Ronald Hood
Marion Center
John Barber
Fleld
Ted McQuilkin
Tor Scriggin
Clymer
William DeLong
Aquitles
Cagle
Gary Fulton
Tim Wildfire
Saltsburg
Order of the Arrow
Steve
Nudge
Chapliin
Ed Clarke
Pittsburgh
Cornell
Maymo Irvin
Miry Fry
Asergiant
Bill Crawford
Indiana Post
Jack Sheehe
Robert Anderson
George M. Kohut
Commodore Troop
Mra
Elizabeth Clarke
George Howard
Blairasville
James Crank
Bill McMillen
Cherry Ville
Posto
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State Grange Meeting
Tank Farm
Hess Oil Co
Perth Amboy
Miss Thoma
Boy Scouts
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