Huong Talk Interrupted By Hooting In Saigon Legislature
South Vietnam Premier Tran Van Huong was interrupted by hooting and heckling as he claimed non Communists once existed in the Viet Cong’s National Liberation Front. The lower house calmed after about 10 minutes as Huong defended government policy toward the Front and criticized Paris peace efforts as a sham.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Tran van Huong
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Huong
Ngo Dinh Diem
NLF
Nguyen Quang Luyen
Liberation Front
Ly Qui Chung
Legisators
Remier
Paris
189 Killed By Guns In Week
Gunfire killed 189 persons in the United States in a week long Associated Press survey ending at midnight Sunday. Most deaths were homicides with 109, personal crisis 64 and 16 accidents. Texas led with 20 shooting deaths, 14 homicides, followed by Illinois 16, California 13, Michigan and Ohio 10 each. Proposals for tighter gun control were advanced as Congress considered an omnibus crime bill containing gun provisions.
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United States
Associated Press
Johnson
FBT
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Khiem
House
Texas
Illinois
California
Michigan
Ohio
Tran Thien
Breckenridge
Chicago
Andrew J. Toman
Cook County
Blairsville youths linked to shooting death and liquor probe
A Blairsville incident left a youth dead on a church lawn after a night of drinking and a car raid on North Walnut Street. Police arrested three other youths, while investigators traced vodka purchases to a San Jose resident. The town faces criticism over teenage drinking and police cooperation. Separately, city crime and gunshot fatalities across the nation drew attention as pilots reported bombings and a rise in firearm deaths near Chicago and Louisville.
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Saigon
Palmer
Walnut St
Alin Phioc Long
Brubaker
Onj
Ssio
Myers
Aist
Blairsville
San Jose
Cali
Blairsvill
Weard
Liquor Control Board
Janet Camp
Hunting
W.va
Cleveland Alford
Janice Thomas
Alford
Capital
Louisville
U.S
Frederick J. Nehrbass 1
Lafayette
Wera
Chicago
Odom
Peter McElligott
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
MecElligott
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ware and Co
Tractor fall injuries near Blairsville report
Richard E. Staub, 40, of Zelienople is listed in fair condition at Latrobe Area Hospital after a fall from a tractor on private property east of Blairsville late Sunday night. The incident occurred on rural land where Staub sustained injuries described as non life threatening.
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Blairsville
Richard E. Staub
Zelienople
Latrobe Area Hospital
Six Injured In Route 219 Crash In Garmantown
A Saturday crash on Route 219 in Garmantown north of Barnesboro involved two cars and a pickup. Six members of the Wolfe family were hospitalized. Paul Wolfe, 40, in serious condition after transfers between Miners Hospital Spangler and Mercy Hospital Altoona. His children Ronald 16, Susan 15, Timothy 11, Cindy Kay 10 listed as in guarded or satisfactory condition. Isalene Wolfe, 36, and Velma Ferrier, 50, treated as outpatients. Truck driver Herman Beck escaped injury. Damages listed: Wolfe auto total loss, Ferrier car $1,200, Beck truck $450. Geologists regard ice as a mineral.
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Garmantown
Barnesboro
Susquehanna Twp
Cambria County Police
Paul Wolfe
Burnside
Miners Hospital
Spangler
Mercy Hospital
Altoona
Wolfe
Ronald
Susan
Timothy
Cindy Kay
Isalene Wolfe
Velma Ferrier
Cherry Tree R.D
Herman Beck
Walfe Auto
Beck
Lightning Strikes Blairsville Area Causing Fire and Deaths
A lightning strike damaged the O. A. Palmer residence on Penn View Mountain near Blairsville, with about 1500 dollars in interior damage. Firemen found a mattress on fire and five youths involved in a drinking spree with alleged vodka. Driver Allen Palmer, 17, transported several youths home late Friday night after a dance and pool hall visit.
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Blairsville
O. A. Palmer
Penn View Mountain
Black Lock
Brubaker
The
Gazette
Inci
Myer's
Salt House
Derry
New Derry
Latrobe
Allen Palmer
Saigon Spared Shelling as Vietcong Hit Key Targets
Vietcong shelled two airfields, all province capitals, and four government posts today. Government reports say two soldiers were killed and six wounded, with fifteen Vietnamese injured.
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Saigon
Vieta Cong
Obituaries From Indiana County Area Dwellers
Several local obituaries note felt losses among residents of Cafoe Township Rossiter Bolivar Blairsville Seward and Pittsburgh. Myrtle Seger 83 of Cafoe Township died June 22 1968. Emma Viola Boring 72 of Bolivar died June 22 1968. Elmer T Ferguson 78 of Blairsville died June 21 1988. George A Spires 88 of Pittsburgh formerly of Blairsville died June 22 1968. Ward C Pat Patterson 91 of Seward died June 22 1968. Surviving family members include spouses children and grandchildren with funeral arrangements in Punxsutawney Bolivar Blairsville and Seward. Interments at Union Cemetery Rossiter Bethel UP Blairsville and Armagh Cem. Funeral services and times are listed with local funeral homes.
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Myrtle Seger
Cafoe Twp
Indiana County
Seeneoey
Rochester Mills
James
Jessie McCall Crawford
Harry Seger
Zoe. Robinson
Washington, D.C
Pifer Funeral Home
Punxsutawney
Steffy Chapel
N.A. Pearce
Union Cemetery
Rossiter
Emma Viola Boring
Bolivar
Lee Hospital
Johnstown
Boring
Zelma Bartow
New Florence RD
Winford
Audrey Lowther
Rockville
Lillian Marsh
Torrance
Florence
Indiana
Eleanor Durbin
Seward
Donald
Belmar
N.J
Allen E
Camden
Robert
Glasgow Air Force Base
Mont
Ethel Burkhart
Pittsburgh
Albert Boring
Edward J. Speidel
C. M. Bennett
Bethel UP Cemetery
Elmer T. Ferguson
Miller Drive
Blairsville
Hance
Maggie Mahon Ferguson
Ferguson Furniture
First United Methodist Church of
Acadia Lodge
F & AM
Syria Temple
Travelers Club of
BPOE
The
Loom No
Ferguson
American Legion
Mildred Cribbs Ferguson
Thomas
James Fleming
Lansing
Mich
Ferguson and Son Funeral
John C. Cogley
George A. Spires
Charles and
Mary Smith Sires
Pat” Patterson
Westmoreland Hospital
Greensburg
Furlander
Cathleen Kerr Patterson
Clark Funeral Home
Henry Morris
Armagh
Sylvania Railroad
American Legion of Pittsburgh
Brotherhood of Railroad
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Rose) Biffle
Derry
Martha) Barkley
R. D
Harry
Hilda) Lammy
Edna Yourd
Laura Mae Capozzoli
Jad
Clyde
Lydia) Donegan
H. J. Lerheresa Brown
Youngstown
Ohio
Shoemaker Funeral Home
SS. Simon Ve Jude
Church
Holy Name Society
CCC
Henrietta Jarmuszkewicz
Lucernemines
Torrance State Hospital
Poland
St. Louis
George
Helen) Staniscia
Charles
U.S. Army
Philippines
Walter
Cleveland
Askew
Homer City
St. Louis Roman Catholic Church
Robert Feeney
Church Cemetery
Frank. R. Taggart SR
South Sixth St
Indiana Hospital
Monongahela
Moses R
Anastasia Latta Taggart
Taggart
Buda Company
Chicago
Ill
Calvary United Presbyterian Church
F & AM Lodge
Grace Fleming, Taggart
Frank R. Taggart Jr
A. Wayne Taggart I
Pasadena
Calif
Robinson - Lytle’s
Randy James Myers
Maple Ave
Harlow Funeral Home
SS. Simon and Jude Church
CCD
Holy Nama Society
Minority Cabinet In Making In Italy
Premier designate Giovanni Leone expected to form a one party Christian Democratic cabinet after the Socialists quit the center left coalition. President Saragat pressed Leone to seek a single party government, with the mandate to report to the president on progress. The article notes a political shift following May elections and the Socialists’ stance.
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Rome
Giovanni Leone
Christian Democratic Party
Leone
Christian Democratic
Giuseppe Saragat
Italy
Humphrey Sees Civil Rights Aim in Pollution Debate
Vice President Hubert Humphrey linked air pollution talks to civil rights, saying America faces a revolutionary process addressing dignity, health, and poverty alongside environmental issues. He spoke at an international pollution control convention, stressing a broader social, economic, and technical effort to ensure every individual can find hope and equality.
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New York Times
James Reston
Humphrey
Oar
Robert
F. Kennedy
New York
Gate
Reston
Sen
Eugene J.jone
McCarthy
Minnesota
Mr. Humphrey
Times
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson
Washington
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Minneapolis- St. Paul
De Gaulle Forces Show Strong Gain in France Election
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle's forces gained an overwhelming first round lead in the French National Assembly with 142 followers elected and strong runoff prospects. Leftists warned the fight continues as Gaullists surge in 150 districts, aiming for a solid majority beyond 100 in the 487 seats.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Resurrection City eviction looms after permit expires
Demonstrators led by Hosea Williams vow jaillike protest as a permit allowing the plywood settlement near the Lincoln Memorial expires at dusk. Police fire tear gas to disperse unrest while supporters prepare to move on Congress amid a six week campaign for jobs housing and hunger relief.
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Bonus Army
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Andrew Young
Congress
Capitol
America
Washington’ Monument
U.S. Park
Eight Local Coal Firms Get Permits
The Pennsylvania State Sanitary Water Board approved drainage permits for eight coal mining firms in Indiana County. Black Diamond Coal Co. received a 264 acre deep mine permit in Washington Twp, David Weaver of Big Run a 46 acre mine, Valley Coal Co. a 593 acre mine with a ten day delay to resolve Homer City water-works concerns. Additional permits were issued by the state Health Department to Friel Marshall Coal Mining Co., North American Coal Corp., William C. Cessna Coal Co., Marion Center Mining Co., and Pierkarski Coal Co., detailing hundreds of acres across Banks, Wheatfield, Montgomery, Cherryhill, and Brushvalley Twps.
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Pennsylvania State Sanitary Water Board
Indiana County
Black Diamond Coal Co
Reynoldsville
Washington T
David Weaver
Big Run
Valley Coal Co
Alverda
Homer City Water Company
Montgomery
Marion Center Mining Co
Cherryhill
Pierkarski Coal Co
Brushvalley
Homer Kiwanis to Host Strawberry Festival
Homer City Kiwanians invite strawberry lovers to a Strawberry Festival at West Wiley Street on Monday June 24 from 7 p.m. The event features home grown strawberries homemade ice cream and cake with a beverage and includes a sale of homebaked goods.
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Homer City
West Wiley St
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Vietnam
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Alfred T. Hogue, Jr
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George Clemons
Dalbert E. Bingaman
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