Greece in Dictatorship Tightens Grip Across Society
Greek junta enforces swift decrees to dominate economy and public life. Flour prices, meat sales, and middlemen eliminated while schools, youth behavior, and church appointments are tightly controlled. Thousands detained as communes, unions, and political groups are banned. civil servants lose tenure protections and may be fired.
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Athens
Constantine
Greece
Politi
Quraans
Orthodox Church of
Chrysostomos
Aegean
Vioura
Blairsville Policeman Resigns Over Department Controversy
Blairsville police officer resigns citing harassment by Mayor Larkin and public discredit of the force. Chief Peterson had hinted at a resignation and moved to a Pennsylvania Rail Road job, while Mayor Larkin denies issuing unlawful orders.
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Larkin
Law and Order
Blairsville
Peterson
Victor E. Peterson
Indiana Evening Gazette
John F. Larkin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Signal Department
Vandergrift
Unique Way To Win Point Expressed By Doylestown Voters
In Doylestown Bucks County twenty women dressed in Gay Nineties costumes marched backward to urge yes votes on constitutional questions tied to a primary ballot. May 1-10 auto sales rose 24 percent over last year with 253,949 cars sold in nine selling days, led by GM and Chrysler.
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Doylestown
Bucks County
General
Motors
U.S
Chrysler Corp
Lynn Townsend
Houston
Tex
Townsend
Senate
American Motors
Pass Isenger
Chevrolet
Pontiac
H.E. Crawford
Dor
Insurance Cancelling Under Fire
Harrisburg AP reports a bill to bar auto policy cancellations based on occupation or residence with 60 days notice and a right to appeal to the state insurance commissioner. House Majority Leader Lee Donaldson says the measure targets high risk insurance abuses as part of a broader reform package.
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Harrisburg
House
Lee Donaldson
Donaldson
Kite Flying To Test Air Rights In Rochester Suburb
Francis A. Lambert plans to fly a kite at about 200 to 400 feet over his Chili NY home near Rochester Monroe County Airport to probe whether air space above private property becomes public domain. He notified airport officials to warn pilots, hoping to determine free use rights of the air space above his property.
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Rochester
N.Y
Francis A. Lambert
Ardea
Lambert
Edwin C. Houters
Rochester-Monroe County
Houters
Chili
Mark
AEC to station inspector at Nuclear Materials Corp
The Atomic Energy Commission will place an inspector at Nuclear Materials Equipment Corp in Apollo and Leevichburg Pennsylvania to bolster plant safety. Work to begin as soon as arrangements are completed.
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The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nuclear Materials Equipment Corp
Apollo and
Leevichburg
Sonn
Penn State Honors Scholarship Recipients at Luncheon
Bruce A. Bricklemyer of Saltsburg a senior chemical engineering student at Pennsylvania State University will receive the gold Evan Pugh medal for ranking in the top one fifth of his class at the Mother's Day weekend Scholarship Award Luncheon in State College. Also honored are Nick Palmisiano a ceramic science junior from Saltsburg R D 2 and Frank Bobick a freshman science student from Yatesboro along with John Bobick a junior engineering mechanics student from Yatesboro. the freshman award notes a perfect grade average across two of the first three terms.
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Bruce A. Bricklemyer
Wood St
Saltsburg
Pennsylvania State University
State College
Evan Pugh
Indiana County
Nick P. Palmisiano
Saltsburg R.D
Frank J. Bobick
John €. Bobick
Yatesboro
Parade for Vietnam vets expected to draw thousands on Fifth Avenue
New York fire captain Ray Gimmler, organizer of the Support Our Boys in Vietnam parade, predicts tens of thousands will join veterans and delegations along Fifth Avenue. The event faces political maneuvering in Congress over school desegregation and federal aid, with Southern Democrats pressing for state control and opposition to funding cuts.
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New York
Ray Gimmler
New York City
Fifth Avenue
John W. Beckler
Washington
95Th Street
Weather Bureau
Gimmler
Sims
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Erm
M. Nixon
Gen
William House
Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Johnson
House
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Waynesburg
San Francisco
Central Park
Edward Reinecke
Fowler Promises Tax Cuts For Vietnam War End
Secretary of the Treasury Henry H Fowler told leading industrialists that the administration will seek major tax reductions once the Vietnam war ends to sustain economic growth. The remarks were reported from Hot Springs Virginia where industry leaders gathered.
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Hot Springs
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Vietnam
Obituary: Robert Sutor Grosse 1889 1987 Indiana
Robert Sutor Grosse 84 of Indiana Route 1 died 12 1987 in Indiana Hospital. He was born April 30 1889 in Indiana, son of William Fy and Anna M. Sutor Grosse. He lived in Indiana except for years in Columbus and owned Grosse Print Shop on Gompera Ave before retirement. He later managed the printing shop and worked for major corporations. He was married to Cole Grosse, now deceased. The piece includes broad economic notes about Johnson era tax and Vietnam spending.
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Robert Sutor Eefe
Indiana RD. 1
Indiana Hosteil
Él Cole Grosse
Indiana
William ‘Fy
Anna M. Sutor Grosse
Columbus
Mr. Grosse
Grosse
Gompera Ave
Reece Parser
Rochee
Po Yoy Business Council
Eoy Hall
Johnson
Vietnam
Fowler
Washington
Charles Arthur Palmer
Seventh St
Erie
Hammond Hospital
Donald M
Dianna Louise James Palmer
Indiana Hospital
Brian Elen
Herbert James
R.D
Merle A. Palmer
Bell Funeral Home
Donald Rosenbaum
Mahaffey Cemetery
Mahaffey
Clearfield Co
Minister Fired At College by Waynesburg College
A Presbyterian minister at Waynesburg College was fired for inviting a professed Communist to speak and running an off campus Salt Cellar coffee house. President Bennet Rich cited failure to follow administrative guidelines and operating outside the normal system.
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Waynesburg
Waynesburg College
House
Bennet Rich
Dennis C. Benson
Luge E Wei
Benson
Rich
Danforth Foundation
Hubert Aptheker
Four Die As Flames Ravage Warminster Home
Four members of the Geissel family died in an early morning fire that damaged three rooms of a ranch house in Warminster Township. William Geissel, 47, his wife Elaine, 44, and daughters Robin, 12, and Vickie, 16, were found in a bedroom. son George, 9, survived and was in critical condition at Abington Hospital. Fire officials say the blaze started in a recreation room at about 1:40 AM. two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion. The Geissels’ remaining son was reportedly serving in the Florida military.
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Doylestown
Warminster Township
Warminster
William Geissel
Elaine
Robin
Vickie
George
Abington Hospital
Lacey Park
Hartsville
Geissels
Armed Services
Florida
Gold Crowns For Teeth Of Canine Jingles The Celebrity Dog
In Louisville a dog named Jingles with gold crowns on two teeth becomes a canine celebrity. Dr. Gerald Marx adopted the mongrel after finding her near his office, treating severe infection and enamel decay with antibiotics before crowning the damaged teeth using human dental techniques assisted by Dr. Bruce Kaplan.
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Louisville
Jingles
Gerald Marx
Marx
Bruce Kaplan
Ex-Policeman Held For Rape In Philadelphia Case
Former city officer George Paxos, 34, was held on $7,500 bail after being charged with rape on May 4. Magistrate Lewis Mongelluzzo sent Paxos for court along with charges of robbery burglary larceny assault and battery. Police said Paxos and an accomplice terrorized a 39 year old woman and her two stepchildren and fled with $1,200 cash and $300 jewelry.
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Philadelphia
Lewis Mongelluzzo
George Paxos
Paxos
King of Prussia
William J. McDermott
Donald C. Beacriff
Upper Merion
Bondsman and Policeman Convicted in Blackmail Case
In Pittsburgh, bondsman Louis M. Nevitt and policeman Louis Zebrak were convicted of conspiring to blackmail a driver over traffic violations. McCue testified Nevitt offered to “take care” of the matter for about $300, with marked money recovered. Nevitt claimed the money was for bonds and a service fee and that the driver supplied funds to White Oak officials.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Louis M. Nevitt
Louis Zebrak
White Oak
Wayne C. McCue
Fennilton R.D
Butler County
Nevitt
McCue
Zobrak
Fey
Community Said Obliged In Far mington Traffic Question
Farmington Mayor Floyd Davis criticizes the city for not honoring an obligation after Mrs. Frank Macaluso Sr. was fined for speeding 18 mph in an 18 mph zone. He notes a courtesy ticket from a welcoming hostess should have been honored despite being issued earlier.
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Farmington, N.M
Floyd Davis
Farmington
Frank Macaluso Sr
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