Former Governor Stratton Acquitted in Tax Evasion Case
CHICAGO AP Former Gov William G Stratton was acquitted by a federal jury on income tax evasion charges related to unreported income of 830,000 from 1967 to 1980. The Stratton family expressed pride, faith, and gratitude as the verdict was read, with Stratton vowing to go home to his young daughter Nancy.
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Chicago
Stratton
Wiliam G. Stratton
Shirley Stratton
Zula Stratton
Mlinois
U.S. District Court
Otto Kerner
Hubert L. Will
Innocent
Will
Pat Hallow Seeks Coroner Post in Luzerne County
Pat Hallow announces candidacy for coroner in Monroe County and cites civic, veteran and church ties. He notes the coroner’s high dignity and duties to investigate sudden and violent deaths, pledging full cooperation with law enforcement on a full time basis.
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St. Louis
Lucernemines
Hallow
Dorothy White
Glen Campbell
Hallowy
Monroe County
Black
Miy
Duke of Windsor Resting After Retina Surgery
London AP report says the 70 year old Duke of Windsor remains comfortable in hospital after detached retina surgery. A first operation occurred Feb 22, a third on Wednesday. No clear date for Queen Elizabeth II to visit, Buckingham Palace earlier noted plans for the queen to see the duchess. The royal family banned the duchess from the throne dispute ongoing since 1938.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Duke Taskis
Elizabeth Hlow
Buckingham Palace
Wints
Army Chief Ends Visit In Vietnam
Gen Harold K Johnson wrapped up a one week trip to South Vietnam and praised continued American help. He expressed hope freedom would prevail through joint efforts of the United States and Republic of Vietnam. Warplanes conducted secret strikes from Da Nang as Johnson and aides returned to Washington.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Harold K. Johnson
U.S. Army
Republic of Viet Nam
United States
U.S
da Nang
Johnson
Washington
Viet Nam
Pine Cuts Tax Fees At Heilwood School Board Meeting
The Heilwood school directors held a special meeting to adopt a resolution cutting tax fees. The commission on taxes paid at the discount rate will fall from five to three percent, while taxes paid after the penalty date will be charged five percent.
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Heilwood
Pie ‘Yu Whe
Justee Hing
Denies Knowing Pact Amid Selma Race Tensions
The former Florida governor denied knowledge of a pact to gather in groups of four or five citing a city parade ordinance. A Selma church meeting aimed at sound race relations continued as heavy rain fell. Meanwhile Rev James J Reed, a Boston Unitarian minister, died after being beaten by white men in Selma. Four suspects faced murder charges with bonds set at 25000 each as Johnson and King issued sorrowful statements. Civil rights lawyers prepared to present evidence in Montgomery court of police brutality during the Selma to Montgomery march.
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Florida
Collins
Selma
James J. Reed
Boston
Birmingham Hospital
Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr
Reed
Birmingham City Park
Montgomery
Alabama
U.S
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Teapito
King
James Farabaugh
Hersey
Savage
Bos Lleave
Danny Parsha
Alion
Ala
Dama
Sum
Ers
Yhé
Birmingham
Comec
Raymond Cowan
Edgar Stutzman
Carol J. Reid
Homer City
Susanne
Kohler
Polish Students Picket U S Embassy in Poznan Protest
Polish students demonstrated Thursday in front of the U S consulate in Poznan, accusing armed aggression by the United States in Vietnam. The protest highlighted antiwar sentiment and demanded policy change from the U S government.
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Warsaw
Poland
Poznan
U. S
United States
Vietnam
Hearings On College Expansion And Trustees Meet
Indiana state education officials discussed expansion of existing colleges to serve potential community college demand at lower cost and without delays. A plan suggested Council of Higher Education appoint trustees with governor approval, while lawmakers planned resumed inquiries on campus in about two weeks. The report notes shifts in party roles and a Polish paper reference amid 1954 migration events.
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Department of Public Instruction
General State Authority
Indiana
Council of Higher Education
House
Armagh United Probes Interest in Summer Instruction
Arm agh United school officials report Algebra I is the only subject with enough student interest for potential summer instruction. The survey runs through March 15, Foster Hill, the high school principal, told the board. The board also accepted resignations of wrestling coach Alex Zbur and assistant coach Edward J. Harvey.
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Armagh — United Joint School
Foster Hill
Alex Zbur
Edward J. Harvey
Scranton Talks on Rights Amid Alabama Protests
U S Marshals and Philadelphia deputies carried 30 civil rights demonstrators from a federal building after a sit-in demanding more federal action in Alabama. The group included a minister and members from Penn and Temple NAACP branches, the SNCC, and the Congress of Racial Equality. Outside, other students picketed and staged sit-downs. The State Board of Education and NAACP leader Philip Savage condemned the violence and urged calm, while noting concerns for PA students. A memorial service plan for Rev Reed was announced, and a bill to federally protect voting rights was advanced by senators Clark and Scott and 18 colleagues.
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U.S
Philadelphia
Federal
Alabama
University of Pennsylvania
Temple University
NAACP
Student, Non Violence Coordinating Committee
Congress of Racial, Fonality
Mange
City Polica
Maretal
Selma
State Board of Educatltion
Philip 4. Savage
I l
Pennsylvania
Independence Mall
Washington
Joseph S. Clark
Republic
Hugh Scott
Sen. Scott
Selaga
Steel talks resume as USW backs new bargaining approach
In Pittsburgh AP reports indicate U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel negotiate after a two month recess. Top U S Steel Corp and Bethlehem Steel officials and United Steelworkers leaders say progress is being made on economic issues and plant level problems. Union pace setter David McDonald notes the talks focus on procedural matters and next week’s planning. Company and union negotiators declined to comment.
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Pittsburgh
Ilon
U.S
Negoin Basic Steel
United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
No. Y Mendonae
Iclald
MACUL
U.S. Steel
David Pace
McDonald
Thel
House approves small mines safety bill
The House Education and Labor Committee unanimously approved a measure to bring coal mines under the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act. The bill would allow state inspectors to shut down unsafe mines, with a 50-50 federal-state funding match and a $100,000 fund to help establish safety programs. Critics say it would erode state authority by enabling federal oversight.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committed
Aun
Dil
Jotausise
Jol Ho Bent
Willce Dent
Love Without Reales Committee
Patates
House
Tre Gil
Dent
Ste Vole
UMHS seeks $15 million boost in state mental health funds
I Seek Increase Pittsburgh AP reports United Mental Health Services of Allegheny County pressed state legislators for a 15 million dollar annual budget increase and 500 new staff positions across 200 state mental hospitals at a county meeting Thursday night.
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Pittsburgh
United Mental Health Services of
Allegheny County
UMHS
YDs Seat New Officers in Kachinia Meeting
Indiana County Young Democrats installed officers for the year at Stapleton's Restaurant in Kachinia. Richard Casella, representing Willian Dixon, administered the oath to the new officers. Robert Henigin of Blairsville was elected president for 190d. Next meeting planned for April 8 at an abandoned location.
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Indiana County
Stapleton
Kachinia
Richard Casella
Willian Dixon
Robert Henigin
Blairsville
Yd’s
Obituaries and death notices in Indiana area
Obituary notices list Mrs Masper Watson Trainer 81 of Indiana in 1915 with service details at Christ Episcopal Church and Oakland Cemetery along with tributes to Rev Reed and other local deaths including C Blair Repine Camillo Deleandro Simon Monosky Steve Sasaea Payastas Mars Sarah Schrecen Gost and others with funeral home arrangements and burial plans. The item records births deaths marriages and church affiliations of the deceased and notes public remembrances and community leaders reacting to civil rights era events.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Indiana
Daughters of American Revolution
St. Agnes
Helen Buchanan
Orange
Calif
Colt
Clark Trainer
San Rafael
J. QO
Mabel
Trainer
M. €. Watson
Richard
Herman
Mark
Helen Fisher
Anna Mae Agnew
Bell Funeral Home
Douglas J. Carroll
Oakland Cemetery
Camillo Deleandro
First Avenue
Blairsville
Michael F. Hallow
Ss, Simon and Juda
Church Holy Name ‘Society
Steve Sasaea
Homer City R.D
Mercy Hospital
Johnstown
Bell Funeral
St. John Orthodox Christian Church
Black Lick
Ivyan Mirov
Mars
Sarah
Schrecen
Gost
Oak Street
Zion Lutheran Church
Elwood Stark
Liz Taylor Delays Flight for Father in Critical Condition
London AP report says Elizabeth Taylor flies to Los Angeles after learning her father Francis Taylor, an estate buyer, is gravely ill from a stroke. Taylor, en route from Dublin where husband Richard Burton films, awaiting direct Los Angeles flight.
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London
Elizabeth Taylor
Los Angeles
Miss Taylor
Loodun
Dublin
Richard Burton
Francis Taylor
Brutality Pattern In Court in Alabama Black Belt
Civil rights attorneys return to court to prove patterns of police brutality and racial discrimination in Alabama's Black Belt. They aim to convince a federal judge to bar State Police from interfering with protests in Selma and Montgomery as testimony nears completion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Selma No
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