Hemisfair Trip Boosts Scouts Philmont Expedition Route
The William Penn Council Expedition 626 C leaves for Philmont New Mex via a scenic historic route with Hemisfair as a side trip. Five leaders and a large group of Scouts travel through Mississippi Louisiana Texas Cimarron then Hemisfair Cimarron New Mex to Tulsa Springfield St Louis Indianapolis before returning by July 9. The list includes leaders Mark Pennsy Joe Busija Dick Smith Elmer Shick and Ted McQuilkin and numerous Scouts from Blairsville Punxsutawney Indiana Rochester Mills Rural Valley Rosster Yatesboro and other towns.
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William Penn Council
Philmont
New Mex
Hemisfair
Mississippi
Louisiana
Randolph Air Force Base
Tex
Alamo
Cimarron
N. M
Scouta
Tulsa
Oklo
Springfield
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Mark Pennsy
Rural Valley
Joe Busija
Dick Smith
Blairsville
Elmer Shick
Punxsutawney
Ted McQuilkin
Indiana
Jeffrey Bennett
David Buslin
Howard Douglas
Rex Dunlap
James Librato
Black Lick
Dennis Lundgren
Brady Schtecongost
Ronald Pitts
Robert C. Tubbs
Curwenaville
Radio Hams On Day Long Field Day Test In Indiana County
On a hill near Penn Run a group of amateur radio enthusiasts will hold a 24 hour Field Day test of emergency communications sponsored by the American Radio Relay League. The Indiana County Amateur Radio Club affiliates with ARRL and will operate with voice and code, sharing contact with similar groups across the United States and Canada. Equipment runs off a gas powered generator from Pennsylvania Electric Company, with operators taking turns at the key and mic while food and coffee keep flowing.
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Penn Run
United States
Canada
American Radio Relay League
Indiana County Amateur Radio Club
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Pennsylvania
Newington Conn
QST
Hams
National
Local Youth Guilty Of Accessory In Robbery Case
Judge Edwin M. Clark found Philip Craig Parker 18 guilty of two counts of accessory after the fact of robbery. Parker and two juveniles were accused of taking purses from two Indiana University of Pennsylvania students on Feb 8 near Pratt Drive and the Memorial Field House. Parker faces sentencing later. juveniles were handled in juvenile court. A separate case: Floyd Wissinger of Cherry Tree pleaded guilty to assault and battery from a Feb 18 incident and awaits sentencing.
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Edwin M. Clark
Philip Craig Parker
S. Fifth St
Indiana
Parker
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pratt Dr
Tup Memorial Field House
Indiana County Grand Jury
Clark
Floyd Wissinger
Cherry Tree
Wissinger
Homer City Student Earns Bachelor of Science in Education
Homer City resident Chiris tine Kresho, 8, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Kresho of Syntra Drive, earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Mount Mercy College Pittsburgh. The graduation rites, led by Most Reverend John J Wright Bishop of Pittsburgh, honored 170 graduates.
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Homer City
Chiristine Kresho
John Kresho
Syntra Drive
Mount Mercy College
Pittsburgh
John J. Wright
Vietnam War crosses six years with Saigon clash
U S and allied forces push to block Viet Cong infiltration near Saigon as battle reports from Hau Nghia Province detail paratrooper actions by the 101st Airborne, air strikes, and heavy shelling. Officials note a planned July offensive and new Viet Cong divisions around Saigon.
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U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
Capiital
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Cambodia
Hau Nghia
Paris
Con Thien
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Hau Nehia
Binh Duong
Bs2s
London Statesman
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Yatesboro
Centamese
Nis
M. Caresani
Andj
Elmo A. Caresani
Yates
Caresani
North
Roanoke
Rapids Air Force Staion
N.C
Shantock Vale
Jey High School
Valley
Sinking Of Ship Sparks North Korea Uproar
Pyongyang Radio reports a North Korean naval unit sank an enemy spy ship near Pukpo Harbor after intruding into the area. The U S defense department declined comment while investigators link the incident to earlier Pueblo tensions. Police pursue a separate case involving two youths found near a church, with Blairsville and state police assisting.
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Pyongyang
North
South Korea
Korean Peoples Army
KRA
Pukpo Harbor
U.S
Pukpo
Yompyong Island
EPA
Pueblo
Wanenn
Myers
Salva
Uepeneoe
Tok
Myerslyo
North Wallship
Nut St
Kyodo
Barbara Ferraro
North Walnut St
Blairsville Senior High School
Blairsville
Indiana
Pennsylvania Liqui Control Board
IUP Hosts Six Band Workshops This Summer
Indiana University of Pennsylvania will host six band workshops this summer under A. R. Casavant. The first trio begins Monday, June 24, with a second trio ending Saturday, June 29. Workshops cover Marching Band, Precision Drill, Twirling, Percussion, Drum Major, and Dance, expanding beyond previous years when only three areas were offered.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania
A. R. Casavant
Casavant
Chautanonga
Tenn
Cesavant
Indiana County Young Republicans Picnic at Claypoole Manor
The Indiana County Young Republicans plan a club picnic on June 30 at the Claypoole Manor on Route 422 west of Indiana. Events run from 1 40 p.m. to evening with swimming tennis softball and more. Tickets are $1.50 per adult 75 cents under 12 and a special couple price of $1.50. Reservations by June 27 to Allan N Campbell at 463 0018.
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Indiana County
Young Republicans
Claypoole Manor
Route 422
Indiana
Allan N. Campbell
Reassigned Airman Downey Completes Basic Training
Reassigned Airman William L. Downey Jr., son of Mr and Mrs William L Downey of 165 Gompers Ave Indiana, has completed basic training at Amarillo AFB Texas. He is now assigned as an automotive repairman with a Tactical Air Command unit at Bergstrom AFB Texas.
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William L. Downey Jr
William L. Downey
Gompers Ave
Indiana
Amarillo Afb
Tex
Tactical Air Command
Bergstrom Aib
Homer celebrates 50th Firemen's Fair in June
Homer City Volunteer Fire Department hosts the 50th Anniversary Firemen's Fair from Tuesday June 25 through Saturday June 29. Carnival tickets go on sale at reduced rates until Monday June 24 from firefighters, merchants, or the Homer City Office. Gooding Amusement Co returns with rides and shows on W Church St. Two bicycles will be awarded on the fair's final day. The parade is set for Wednesday June 36 at 7:30 p.m. with about 60 units including fire trucks bands and majorettes.
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Homer City
Carnival
William Sullinger
Gooding Amusement Co
W. Church, St
All America
Mr. Sullingers
Fred Smith
Jim Carruthers
Wally Hendrickson
Jim Sweeney
Bill Hainaut
Jim Sutter
Bob Choma
Chuck Roser
Jim Walker
Bill Gonda
Warren Silent On Move and Court Aftermath
The piece discusses Warren's silence on retirement as Johnson backs a crime control bill aimed at overturning some courtroom rulings. It notes praise from Arthur Goldberg and Jesse Unruh, and cites Reagan and Rodell on succession, with Fortas and Marshall as likely Johnson picks and Fortas as a leading candidate for chief justice.
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Johnson
Warren
Senate
Arthur J. Goldberg
U. S
United Nations
United States
California
Jesse M. Unruh
Ronald Reagan
Fred Rodell
Yale University
Supreme Court
Richard M. Nixon
Rodell
Nixon
Abe Fortas
Thurgood Marshall
Fortas
Bound Over For Court In Attempted Killing Case
Ronald Vanpelt of DuBois was bound over to Jefferson County quarter sessions for trial on charges of attempted murder and threatening 16 year old Linda Pete of Punxsutawney after leaping into her convertible on East Mahoning Street. He was held by two bystanders until police arrived. Bail to be set by the court.
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Punxsutawney
DuBois
Jefferson County Quarter Sessions Court
Ronald Vanpelt
Guy M. Lester
Justice For the Peace
Vanpelt
Jefferson County
Linda Pete
East Mahoning St
Blairsville Council Schedules Special Meeting
Blairsville Borough Council sets a special meeting for Tuesday June 25 at 7 30 p m in the borough building to discuss pending matters.
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Blairsville
Blairsville Borough
Obituaries Chronicle Local Notables Pass Away in June
A slate of obituary notices lists Mrs Charlotte Campbell of Apollo ages 93 and Maurice H Claster of New Kensington age 65 among the deceased. Other deaths include John Edgar Murray of Glen Campbell Harvey Rowley of Indiana and Elmert Ferguson of Blairsville. Services set or pending at local funeral homes with interments planned in area cemeteries.
Schweiker Clark Clash Over Gun Legislation in Allentown
In Allentown, Pennsylvania, Sen. Joseph S. Clark and Rep. Richard Schweiker exchanged accusations on gun control and Vietnam policy. Clark claimed Schweiker flip-flopped, while Schweiker endorsed extending federal gun controls to rifles and shotguns but urged penalties for criminals, not gun owners. Both avoided backing a presidential candidate.
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Allentown
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Richard S. Schweiker
Ir-Pa
Clark
Senate
Schweiker
Vietnam
Robert F. Kennedy
Montgomery County
Republican
iNeither
Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Roving Gangs Loot Downtown Pittsburgh Stores
Roving gangs moved through Pittsburgh’s Downtown area early today smashing windows and looting stores. A bus driver, John T. Fichter, was assaulted on Kirkpatrick Street near Webster Avenue in the Hill District and taken to Mercy Hospital. A window at Flor Sheim shoe store on Fifth Avenue was smashed and shoes stolen. Police chased suspects across Grant Street and toward Cen ter Avenue, with extra officers deployed downtown and at Northside and Oakland stations. Funeral arrangements for Ferguson and Son Funeral Home, Blairsville, were to be announced in Monday’s edition.
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John T. Fichter
Brookline Boulevard
Kirkpatrick Street
Webster Avenue
Hill District
Mercy Hospital
Flor
Sheim
Fifth Ave
Smithfield St
Mildred
Cribbs Ferguson
Thom
Northside
Oakland
Indiana Evening
Galice
Zette
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Indiana Evening Gazette
N. Mex
Jeff Bennett
Larry Palmer
Frostburg
Richard Smith
Graff
Pyongyang Radin
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
Pmar
Washington
Department of Defense
Pentagon
Korea
Riverett Osterling
North Korea
IUP
Claypooles
Firemen’s Fair
Homer
Charlotte Campbell
Second St
Apollo
Willet
Indiana ‘County
William Harrison
Elizabeth Walker Mes Creight
Calvin UP Church
Campbell
Saltsburg
Hugh H. Campbell
Clarence
Oklahoma
Arthur L
Harry
West Newton
Donald
Greensburg
Clair
Tabor
N. J
Gren Cuicet
Martha Clark
Bodenhorn and
Lee Shaeffer
Shelocta Cemetery
Randy James Myers
Maple Ave
Indiana Hospital
Latrobe
James V
Lucille Valle Myers
Blairsville High School
James Vallo
Blairaville
Hallow Funeral Home
Maurice H. Claster
Arrowhead Lane
New Kensington
iFriday
Citzen’s General Hospital
Isaac
Basha Perr Claster
Amherst College
University of Pittsburgh Law School
Louis
Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties Bar Association
Public Utilities Commission
James
Martin
Fine
Duff
Leader
Lawrence
Scranton
PUC
Shafer
Pucs
B'nai B'rith
Claster
New ‘Kensington
Best Jacobs
Boand
Westmoreland County Motor Club
Lincoln National Bank of Large
Jewish Home For the
Jeannette Ives Claster
Leonard
Sally) Abrams
Joel A. Claster
Louis Claster
Leah Claster
John Edgar Murray
Agnes Dunbar Murray
Glen Campbell
Adrain
Montgomery Township
John B
Sophia Duck Murray
Murray
Presbyterian Church
Karren Jane Miles
Ida Miles
Ida G. Murray
Gardner Funeral Home
John E. Stebbins
Robert F. Spencer
Thompson Cemetery
Hillsdale
Harvey Raymond Rowley
Banks Two
Isaac Rowley
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Ocie Plymire Rowley
Della Trimble
Robinson-Lytle’s
Allan Williamson
Rowley Cemetery
Elmert. Ferguson
Miller Drive
Hans
Maggie Mahon Ferguson
Ferguson Furniture
First Methodist Church of
BPO Ells
American Legion
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