Democrats, GOP Near Final Language For Constitutional Call
Harrisburg AP Democrats and Republicans reach final agreement on Shafer Administration plan to call a limited constitutional convention. Amendments focus on prohibiting certain tax changes, partisan delegate elections, and broadening convention scope. House aims for final vote next week, Senate concurrence expected.
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Harrisburg
House
Herbert. Fineman
Shafer
Fineman
Raymond J. Broderick
Atty
William C. Sennett
Secretary of the
Commonwealth
Craig Truax
Broderick
Lee Donaldson
Senate
Tower Chamber
Pennsylvania
Eugene M. Fulmer
Rcentre
Fulmer
Public Health and Welfare Committee
Oil Price Break Hailed In Capital
Washington AP reports major oil firms Mobil and Continental rolled back part of recent price hikes while American Oil resisted government pressure. Interior warns it may adjust import quotas to ease high gasoline costs.
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Washington
Mobil Oil Co
Continental Oil Co
Department For the Interior
American Oil Co
Interior Department
Weather forecast: cold with sun and light snow flurries
Mostly sunny and continued cold today with a few snow flurries in the forenoon. Tonight will be fair and not quite as cold. Thursday looks partly cloudy and warmer with a high near 22 and a low in the teens to around 20.
Klan Leader Indicted in Philadelphia Slayings Case
Meridian Mississippi AP. Sam Bowers Jr a Laurel coin machine distributor identified as imperial wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was among 19 men indicted on federal conspiracy charges linked to the slayings of three civil rights workers near Philadelphia in 1964. The indictments add Bowers to earlier Dahmer case charges and name others including sheriff Lawrence Rainey and deputy Cecil Price.
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Meridian
Miss
Philadelphia
Sam Bowers Jr
Laurel
Bowers
FBI
White Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Vernon Dahmer
Hattiesburg
Dahmer
U.S
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Price
Jimmy Arledge
Horace
Doyle Barnette
Cullum
Travis Maryn Barnette
State Requires Complete Sewage Treatment Plant in Indiana
Indiana Borough Council was briefed on a proposed sewage treatment plant west of Route 119 near Two Lick Creek to meet state anti pollution rules. The plan seeks $519000 federal funds and $394000 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with $287000 already earmarked. total near two million dollars. The council may issue bonds or form an authority, raise taxes, or impose service charges to cover construction and operating costs, with operation possible by 106%.
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Indiana
Route 119
Indiana Atong Two Lick Creek
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
R. B. Shannon Associates of
Kittanning
Federe
George Shea
Milk Price Hearings Open In Pittsburgh Area
The Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission weighs a consumer survey by former state representative Henry Otto on price adjustments after August milk price hikes. Otto testified that 82 percent favored abolition of the commission and 82.3 percent called the August increase unfair to consumers as Housewives are ready to testify.
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Pittsburgh
State Milk Control Commission
Henry P. Otto
Otte
Otto
Spy Officer Sentenced To 20 Yrs
Retired Army Lt. Col. William Henry Whalen was sentenced to 20 years in prison for passing military secrets to Soviet agents. Judge Oren L. Lewis ordered 15 and five year counts served consecutively. Whalen, 51, formerly an intelligence officer at the Pentagon, pleaded guilty to acting for a foreign government and removing classified information from safekeeping.
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Alexandria
William Henry Whalen
U.S
Whalen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Fairfax County
Educators Swarm Into Lansing
Educators swarmed into Lansing to demand more money for public schools but Gov. George Romney was out of town. Michigan Democratic State Chairman Zolton Ferency said Romney may rue this day as the issue could shape his future presidential ambitions.
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Lansing
Mich
George Romney
Mao gives Chou executive power to curb purge
Hong Kong Star reports Premier Chou En-lai granted full executive authority to halt Maoist purge and stabilize China’s economy. Star cites unnamed internal sources amid Hong Kong govt says January exports to Hong Kong fell over 8.2 million dollars. Defense Minister Lin Piao reportedly disagreed with Mao on purge aspects. Lin seen by Western observers as potential guiding power.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Star
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Mao
China
The
Star
Red
the Star
Lin Piao
Grand Jury Action Listed For 38 Here
District Attorney W Thomas Malcolm lists 38 persons for the Indiana County Grand Jury session starting Monday March 6 at 1 pm Twenty eight cases are included Among them a liquor manufacture and possession charge against Mrs Belle Repine and daughters Jane Repine and Mrs Esther Stumbaugh of Heilwood apprehended by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board last June on the Repine farm Heilwood Other listed cases involve Richard Jess Fairman Homer City R C 1 burglary larceny and receiving goods Richard Degarmin 1140 Route 19 South Indiana and Norman Zack North Sixth St Indiana forgery and contributing to the See Grand Jury Page 2 Col 4
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W. Thomas Malcolm
Indiana County Grand Jury
Belle Repine
Jane Repine
Esther Stumbaugh
Heilwood
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Repine
Richard Jess Fairman
Homer City
R.C
Richard Degarmin
South
Indiana
Norman
Zack
North Sixth St
Grand Jury
Obituaries notice for Signa Divens and Florence Hoch
Deaths listed for Mrs Signa Divens 70 formerly of Glen Campbell and Mrs Florence Hoch of Pittsburgh on page 2 obituary column with brief notices of their passing and origins.
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Signa Mannerberg
Glen Campbell
Ramsey Clark Named Attorney General Nominee
Washington AP reports Ramsey Clark named as attorney general to fill a Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Tom C. Clark's retirement anticipated midyear. President Johnson would gain a second Supreme Court appointment. Ramsey’s father Justice Tom C. Clark plans to retire to avoid conflicts. Early Senate approval expected. Kennedy hails the nomination.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
Johnson
Supreme Court
Clark
Tom C. Clark
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
High Court
Harry S. Truman
Nicholas Katwenbach
Het
Judiciary” Committee
Committee
Fat Patients and Boston Officers Diet Plan
Boston police pilot program holds 75 officers totaling about six tons for a fat-reduction diet under Dr. Samuel Berman. The plan restricts carbohydrates and emphasizes protein with metabolic pills, with regular exams and follow ups to monitor progress.
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Boston
En Department
Berman
Samuel §. Berman
175mm Gun Sites Shelled In Vietnam Battle
North Vietnamese forces shelled Marine positions and long range 175mm guns near the demilitarized zone as Operation Junction City intensified. A six hour Zone C clash near Cam Lo left a Marine company and lauded anti-armor actions as American forces reported 150 Viet Cong killed.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
North
South Vietnam
U.S. 1St. Infantry Division
Junction City
4Th Marine Regiment
Demilitarized Zone
Cam Lo
Dong Ha
3Rd Marine Regiment
Coal Bill Introduced In State House Seeks Coal Over Nuclear Power
A House resolution introduced by Rep. William G. Buchanan of Indiana County urges Pennsylvania utilities to use coal for new generating plants rather than nuclear power. The sponsor cites coal’s low cost and proximity, notes 24 co sponsors, and warns against overreliance on nuclear fuels. The measure stresses coal could boost employment in northern and western Pennsylvania where the industry employs about 46 000 workers.
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Pennsylvania
Nedustry T 6
House of Representatives
William G. Buchanan
Indiana County
Peninsylvania
Buchanan
Nesatu ‘Tient
Gist
Suale
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