No-Strike Period Ends Report Rails Walkout at Roseville
Union workers walked off at Southern Pacific yards in Roseville California as no strike period ended and Congress eyed mediation and wage scale decisions. Senate leaders planned talks with Morse Yarborough and Hill to map action while IAM questioned unauthorized California walkout reports.
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Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
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Southern Pacific
Roseville
Calif
Congress
Actinn
Mike Mansfield
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Lister Hill
D-Ale
Ther
IAM
California
Donjing
Gress
Sacramento
House
Blairsville Train Crew Era Ends
Gormley, a PRR veteran with 26 years of service, assisted in brake checks, radio and cab signal tests, fueling and sanding diesel locomotives. He rose from laborer to longtime crew member before retirement plans were disrupted by abolition of his position.
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PRR
Gormley
Bachelor Officers Help Deliver Baby in East Boston
Patrolmen John Meade and Jony Dwyer delivered Rose Gobi's seven pound baby girl at her home after responding to an emergency call. The two officers are the only bachelors in the East Boston police division.
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Boston (Ap
John Meade
Jony Dwyer
Rose Gobi
Lounce
Rec Staff Reports On Activities
Rec staff describe a busy first week at Indiana Playgrounds with arts and crafts, box hockey, and organized softball and kickball. Students compete in flag raising, scavenger hunts, and bubble blowing contests across Ben Franklin, Eisenhower, and Junior High playgrounds, with several winners named and playful prizes awarded.
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Indiana
Eisen- Fower
Eran
Bark
Bill Gett
Ben Franklin
Bobby Layman
Steve Fee
Sally Sechler
Eisenhower Playground
David John
Dale Johnson
Jill Hill
Floren Nellick
Bruce Longworth
Blairsville iron history ends as rail era closes
103 years after the PRR expanded from Blairsville to Kiski Junction, Blairsville loses its freight hub. The car shops and enginehouse decline, weeds cover the roof, and trains shift to Kiski Junction. Indiana local freight moves to Blairsville origins no more. A town famed as that town of wheels and keels fades with the rails.
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Latrobe
PRR
Blairsville
Kiski Junction
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Britain’s Royal Navy Hires Vessel to Sustain Patrol Fleet
London AP reports Britain’s Royal Navy, once the world’s biggest, rents a boat for three weeks to keep its two fast patrol boats ready. One patrol boat Brave Swordsman undergoes overhaul, spurring the hire of a year-old craft from a shipbuilder to prevent fleet weakness.
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Londun
Britain
Royal Navy
U S Planes Possibly Hit Soviet Ship
Washington AP report says the Defense Department states U S aircraft possibly damaged a Soviet warship in North Vietnamese waters during an earlier mission. No confirmation yet from officials.
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U.S
Washington
Defense Department
Johnson outlines five peace principles in Middle East
President Johnson voicing five great principles of peace urges durable regional accord. He links Egypt Jordan or Syria to vital Israel interests and warns that immediate Israeli withdrawal would not ensure peace. He favors U N backed and broader action with Moscow to curb nuclear arms and promote Arab refugee aid and political independence.
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Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Israel
Johnson
Straits of Tiran
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S
United Nations
United States
Kosygin
Moscow
Soviet Union
Middle East
Middle Mostara
Clarifying the Freedom of Information Act Faces Court Review
Washington AP reports that despite a 47 page Justice Department guide lines the new FOIA expansion likely needs court interpretation. The law allows any citizen to obtain non exempt documents with the government bearing the burden of proof for withholding. Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark warns the act is confusing and open to many interpretations.
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Washington
Justice Department
Congress
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Escapes and returns at Torrance County jail
ESTANCIA New Mexico AP Thomas Eugene Elbert 21 Kansas City Missouri surprised a jailer who opened his cell door and fled Torrance County jail late Saturday night He later walked back into the jail about five hours later He said he was scared and decided to come back to jail after the escape was discovered
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Estancia
N.M
Sheriff's
Thomas Eugene Elbert
Kansas City
Torrance County
Elbert
DeBlij to Lecture in NDEA Geography Institute
Af rican geographer Harm DeBlij will lecture at Indiana University of Pennsylvania as part of a National Defense Education Act Summer Institute for geography and world cultures teachers. The 30 participants from seven Northeastern states begin June 19 and run through August 4. two thirds hail from Pennsylvania. DeBlij, a Michigan State University geography professor and African Institute director, will discuss Africa south of the Sahara and the institute’s aims to improve geography teaching and translate college lectures for high school classrooms.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania
National Defense Education Act
NDEA
Pennsylvania
DeBlis
Africa
Sahara
African Institute
Michigan State University
Netherlands
Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
DeBlij
Northwestern University
South Africa
Ndea Institute
Indiana
Obituary notes mix of figures in 1987 Indiana area
The notice blends obituaries and memorial details for several Indiana area residents from Indiana Hospital and local towns. It lists Arthur Fleming and Mabel Contant among others, with birth and death dates, family relations, church associations, and funeral arrangements. Reminiscences and tributes touch on community roles and wartime service, with interment and service details provided for each deceased.
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John M. Troutman
Kittanning
R. D
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Kit. Stanning
Rural Valley
Turney A
Emma McIntire Troutman
Veda Beck Troutman
Troutman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pleasant Union Lquatheran Church
Dale W
Doris) Schrecengost
John M. Jr
Kittanning R.D
Merle
Elmer
Elderton
Dean
Manorville
Mack
Hazel
Ellenberger
Apollo
Lon
Clara) Ellenberger
Kitanning
Clarence
Ruby) Boyer
Carson Funeral Home
Randall F. Peters, Jr
Pleasant Union Lutheran Cemetery
Soil Unit Discusses Pollution And Peace Talks
Verne Ditty of Ford City notes Crooked Creek is a scenic area with economic importance to Indiana Armpp County. a plan to improve it was urged. Abba Eban argues for negotiated peace and regional security, urging powers to remove the area from global rivalries and preserve Jerusalem as a religious site.
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Eban
Crooked Creek
U.N
Jael
Indiana
Old Home Manor
Brush Valley
Israel
Jerusalem
Tax Budget Race In Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the Shafer administration faces a stalled 267 million tax plan as Congress delays budget bills. Gov Shafer and House Republicans race to avoid stopgap funding while Georgia—excuse me, while delays persist. The House pauses for Rep Williams funeral as political tempers rise amid Israel and Middle East tensions.
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Seewer
Shafer
House
Senate
General Assembly
Rep. Williams
Fuellhart
R-Warren
Conservation progress in Indiana County reported by USDA official
James Johnson of the U S Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service presented 1967 achievements in Indiana County. The county completed nine miles of terraces three miles of grassed waterways 30 miles of tile drains and 1400 acres of coastlon t strip cropping. Sixty five Basic Soil and Water Conservation Plans were developed or revised for landowners in the period.
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James §. Johnson
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Indiana County
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Marie) Gezich
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Joan) Boske
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Norma Jean) Felters
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