Avonmore Council Seizes High Weeds Issue and Paves Streets
Avonmore Borough Council faced complaints about high weeds on Céthbria and Allegheny avenues and issued warning letters to negligent owners. Fines up to 25 dollars plus costs apply if lots remain uncleared within five days. The meeting approved a 20 064 bid to repave four borough streets and discussed police salaries and a planning-commission citizen liaison group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avonmore
Céthbria
Allegheny Avenues
Avonmore Borough
Ludwig Sharek
Burrell Construction Co
New Kensington
Louis Bonnoni
Planning Commission
Dennis Shoupe
T. Oliver Repo
Lorin Banks
Robert Singdahlsen
Leonard Gale
Thomas Bayne
Harden Bailey
Freda Rosko
Joyce Roman
E. J. Hastie
John Ziemianski
Spencer Pride
Municipal Water Authority
Joseph Dobrosky
Borough Street and Water Commissioner
Dobrosky
Westmoreland County Community College
Irwin
Citizens Advisory Committee
McGovern claims momentum after key wins in contest
McGovern lauded early leads and predicted victory in Miami, while Humphrey urged perseverance and planned talks with McGovern. Nixon scored a sweeping win in California, with New Mexico producing a surprise Wallace showing. In New Jersey, delegates were still being tallied as McGovern's edge widened, signaling boosted momentum for the convention battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGovern
Miami Beach
Humphrey
Hollywood
Miami
Houston
Tex
Nixon
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
California
New Mexico
Paul N. McCloskey, Jr
House
New York
New Hampshire
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Florida
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Wallace
Bruce King and Sons
Clinton P. Anderson
Joseph M. Montoya
New Jersey
eGovern
Sra Erey
Californa
George
Ted van Dyk
Hast Orange
Nat
Labor
New
Snipers Kill British Soldier in Northern Ireland
AP reports a British soldier died today after rooftop gunmen opened fire on a foot patrol in Andersonstown Belfast. The death raises Northern Ireland violence toll to 357 since 1969, with another soldier killed Tuesday on New Lodge Road.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Andersonstown
Musgrave Park
New Lodge Road
Irish Republican Army
Abortion Report Released By Population Council
A major US study of legal abortions reports increased abortion rates among black, low income, married women with prior pregnancies, while most likely seekers were young, single, white, first-time pregnant private patients. The Population Council announced findings from 72 988 abortions in 66 institutions across 12 states and DC for 1970–71, noting earlier abortions are safer by three to four times.
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New York
United States
Population Council
States
District of Columbia
Christopher Tietze
The
Biomedical Division
White Township Meeting Cancelled And Rescheduled
The regular meeting of the White Township Supervisors scheduled for Thursday evening, June 8, has been cancelled. The next regular meeting will be held June 22 at the township office.
Dr Hitchcock Listed As Fair In Pittsburgh Hospital
Dr. Richard A. Hitchcock aged 72 of 909 Oakland Avenue Indiana, a retired Indiana University of Pennsylvania professor, is listed in fair condition at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh after being struck by a car while crossing Oakland Avenue near his home on June 1 at 10 02 p.m. He was first admitted to Indiana Hospital and transferred to Pittsburgh the next day.
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Richard A. Hitchcock
Oakland Ave
Indiana
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Presbyterian University Hospital
Pittsburgh
Hitchcock
Indiana Hospital
Pittsburgh Hospital
Oak Grove Pool Registration Open For Summer Classes
Oak Grove Swimming Club officials announced ongoing registrations for summer swimming and life saving classes at the pool office in Mack Center. Pool manager Lewis Feloni said youths six years and older are eligible for the beginners' class.
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Oak Grove Swimming Club
Mack Center
Lewis Feloni
Workshop Names Director Sheltered Workshop of Indiana County
H Keith Colvin has been named executive director of the Sheltered Workshop of Indiana County. A native of Charleroi, he studied at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and previously directed the Armstrong County Neighborhood You! Corps from 1969 to 1969. He and his wife Phyllis and their three children live at 1187 School St. The workshop is located at 45 Foundry Ave.
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H. Keith Colvin
Indiana County
Colvin
Washa Pa
Charleroi
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Washington
Armstrong County
You! Corps
Foundry Ave
Mr. Colvin
Phyllis
School St
Ernest Community Action Program speaker on electricity costs
Dr Richard Ber Indiana University professor will speak at the Ernest Community Action Program meeting tomorrow evening in the Ernest Union Hall at 7:30 p.m. He will explain how to save electricity at home and how to check wiring. All interested persons invited.
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Ernest
Richard Ber
Indiana U
Ernest Union Hall
Berry
Peace Talk Demand By Reds Nixed
Paris report says United States and South Vietnam rejected North Vietnam and Viet Cong demand to resume peace talks. Allies noted no sign of serious negotiation by the Communists and stated a military solution remains the aim. Le Duc Tho signaled willingness for more secret talks only if Kissinger presents proposals and public talks resume.
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Paris
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Board Postpones Action on Hiring and Repairs at School
The district board deferred the Dun kel hiring legality report pending solicitor input after 20 bid requests yielded only one bid, a partial bid. An inspection dated May 9 found roof and classroom ceiling dis repairs requiring renovation, to be done when custodial staff return. A special meeting set for June 20 at 8 p.m will address bids for custodial, drafting and supply services plus final action on the 1972 73 budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkel
Elwood Warner
Department of Labor and Industry
Warner
Unusual Film Series Premieres at IUP Sprowls Hall
At Sprowls Hall Indiana University of Pennsylvania presents a five evening summer film series by Universal Studios starting tonight with Picasso War Peace and Love and Goya in McVitty Auditorium both free. The lineup runs June 14 July and August including Giotto Pre Renaissance Impressionists Kinetic Art in Paris The Art Conservator Le Corbusier The Greek Temple Cubist Epoch Germany Dada and more. Museum Without Walls presents Picasso works across 22 museums and 11 private collections while Goya offers a visual biography of the artist including his black paintings now shown from Madrid’s Prado Museum.
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Museum Without Walls
Universal Studios
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Picasso
McVitty
Sprowls Hall
Giotto
Crete
Mycenae
Kinetic Art
Paris
Art Conservator
le Corbusier
Prime Witness In Federal Case Death Of Texas Playboy
The FBI is probing the murder of George Randolph Farenthold 32 a Corpus Christi rancher and playboy whose body washed ashore near Port Aransas. He was bound and weighted with a 25 pound concrete block and died by blunt force trauma. Farenthold was a key witness in a federal fraud case involving four men including Bruce Bass Till, with indictments dating to November 1971. The case links to a $100000 robbery of funds he carried to Houston for federal banknotes. The inquiry notes no motives or suspects yet and his car is missing. Farenthold inherited part of a multiyear estate valued at about $2 million with disputes over its total value.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
FBI
George Randolph
Randy’ Farenthold
Farenthold
Frances Farenthold
Corpus Christi
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi Bay
Joseph Rupp
Nueces County
Houston
Bruce Bass Til
Bass
Farrell Smith
Peter Sadd
Thornton Canton Jr
Louisville
Randolph Morgan
Hayden Head
Gospel Team Scheduled At Rustic Lodge
The New United Pentecostal Church of Indiana will host a special meeting at Rustic Lodge tonight at 7 30 p m with gospel singing by Rev and Mrs V A Guidroz of St Louis MO. The theme is Preaching About Your Salvation Is It Right.
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New United Pentecostal
Church of Indiana
Rustic Lodge
V.A. Guidroz
St. Louis
McGovern Builds Own Network to Rally Delegates
The narrative describes McGovern’s victory margins and the shift from relying on national figures to fielding new, younger organizers. It contrasts Muskie and Humphrey’s approaches with McGovern’s, noting massive door-to-door canvassing and 80 percent reach of California’s 5.1 million Democrats as evidence of his growing organizational strength and delegate-building effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
California
Muskie
McGovern
New Hampshire
eGovern
Massachusetts
Prunsras
Ths
Jets Hit Closer To Red China
U S Air Force jets wrecked a large North Vietnamese marshalling yard and a highway bridge near Lang Son within 25 miles of the Chinese border in the latest raid since the resumed bombing campaign. Laser guided strikes on the bridge caused it to be knocked out while several fires were reported at the yard. Additional attacks targeted the Bag Giang power plant near Hanoi and Yen Lap bridge southeast of the capital, with overall Tuesday strikes totaling hundreds of targets and several watercraft destroyed. In Saigon, North Vietnamese forces attacked militia posts northwest of the city along the Sai gon River corridor, hitting districts including Chu Chi Trang Bang and Khiem Hanh.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Lang Son
China
Air Force
Bag Giang
Hanoi
U.S
Saratoga
Yen Lap
Tien Giao
South Vietnam
7Th Division
Chu Chi
Trang Bang
Khiem Hanh
County OK's Bids For Car and Truck
Indiana County Commissioners approved two vehicle bids, accepted a $5,848.60 check from the Historical and Genealogical Society, and reported public use of four county recreation sites. Delaney Chevrolet won a station wagon bid of $2,886 and a 3 water ton pickup for Indian Haven at $2,497.
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Indiana
Historical and Genealogical Society of
Indiana County
Delaney Chevrolet Inc
Ndian Haven
Ed Ruffner
County Historical Unit
Croyland Ave
Historical Society
Joseph Cogley
Indiana County Parks and Recreation Commission
Cogley
Two Lick Creek
Pennsylvania Electric Co
New York State Electric and Gas Co
Daniel B. McDivitt
Indian ‘Haven
Willard
Andrew J. Kumeski Jr
Thelma Kenoshi
Pennsylvani Association of Parole and Corrections
Havern
Te Group
Kuzneski
Jimmy Stewart
Af, Moreau and Sons, Inc
Weiss Bros. Leasing Co., Inc
White Oak
Police Probe Theft Of Law Office Equipment
State police investigate a theft at a law office on Tree Road. Authorities report missing items valued at about 100 dollars and are reviewing surveillance for leads. No suspects named. case ongoing with no arrests announced.
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Evening Gazette
Avonmore Sclons
Treasury Report
Abortion Report
White Township
Oak Grove
Keith Colvin
Iup‘s
Goya
Madrid
Prado Museum
Texas
Red China
Michel Helman
Kenneth Helman
Indiana Borough
Fifth
Philadelphia
Ethel Helman
Michel
County
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