Tragic Welsh mine disaster mourned in Tonypandy
Wales mourns 31 miners killed in a gas explosion 800 feet underground at Cambrian Colliery Tonypandy. Government orders a public inquiry as rescue teams search amid thick air and collapsed shaft. Names of the dead read over a loudspeaker as crowds wait in rain.
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Tonypandy
Wales
Rhondda
Gov
Cambrian Collery
Fred Lee
Mpeg
Opramiey
Ernest Breeze
Leslie Williams
Williams
Davies
Grife Prartion
Daniels
Britain
Aberdare
Glamorgan
IBM Aide To Speak At IMC Dinner Meeting
Ned J. Cooney of IBM District Eight Cleveland will address the Industrial Management Club at Ruatic Lodge. The topic is Recent Developments in Automatic Data Collection. Cooney joined IBM in 1953 and rose through roles to Assistant District Manager. He is a Western Reserve University graduate, married with two children, living in shaker Heights Ohio. The season ends after this May gathering and resumes in September.
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Industrial Management Club
Ruatic Lodge
Ned J. Cooney
IBM
Cleveland
Ohio
Cooney
Ibcoreet
Mr. Cooney
Western Reserve University
Shaker Heights
Optometric Association elects leaders at 69th convention
BEDFORD Pa AP Dr Ray Kinch of Hershey was re elected president and Lr Milton Eger of Atquippa was named president elect of the Pennsylvania Optometric Association at its 69th annual convention. Other officers named include Dr Donald Cotman Philadelphia Dr William Gray Indiana Dr Eugene Bourgage Pottsville and Dr Alvin Levine Carlisle as vice presidents with Dr Vincent Midaterage Orwigsburg as secretary treasurer, succeeding the former treasurer.
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Bedford
Ray Kinch
Hershey
Milton Eger
Atquippa
Pennsylvania Optometric Association
Donald Cotman
Philadelphia
William Gray
Indiana
Eugene Buogage
Pottsville
Alvin Levine
Carlisle
Vincent Midaterage
Orwigsburg Wareec
Asso
LBJ urges repeal of 14B Taft Hartley Act and jobless reforms
President Johnson calls for repeal of Section 14B of the Taft Hartley Act to curb labor policy conflicts and supports broader unemployment insurance reform. He also resists a 40 hour work week change but concedes possible future action on higher minimum wage and shorter work periods. The unemployment bill would expand coverage, extend benefits, raise employer taxes, and boost federal contributions starting July 1, 1966.
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Fabuson
Congress
Johnson
National Commission On Technology, Automation and Economic Progress
Viet Cong Death Toll Rises In Viet Nam Actions
Jets conducted 153 sorties against suspected Viet Cong positions in South Viet Nam while six battalions of South Vietnamese troops probed jungle near the frontier in search of a major Viet Cong base. Bien Hoa airbase runway restoration followed a deadly explosion that killed 20 U S airmen and left seven missing. An investigation by Lt General William Martin and a Washington team is underway and preliminary findings indicate accidental detonations rather than sabotage.
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South
Viet Nam
North
Bien Hoa
Philippines
Saigon
William Martin
U.S. Air Force
Washington
Joseph H. Moore
Thailand
Viet Arms Handling Criticized in Viet Nam Blast
Mary McFeron, wife of Capt Ernie McFeron of San Antonio, says untrained U S and Vietnamese crews handled bombs at Bien Hoa. A chain explosion at U S planes killed 27 and left 103 wounded. McFeron warned about a fellow officer lacking demolition training who supervised bomb loading.
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San Antonio
Tex
Bien Hoa
Viet Nam
U.S
Ing
Ernie McFeron
Mary McFeron
McFeron
Democrats Plan Voter Clinic in Indiana County
An Indiana County Democratic Registration Clinic is set for Thursday May 20 at the Holliday Inn in Indiana. The event begins at 7 pm with Frank Happ State Democratic Registration Co-Chairman as guest speaker. A film on Penheecapiae will be shown. Dessert and a door prize will be awarded.
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Indiana
Holliday Inn
Lalming
Frank Happ
Housewives Halt Road Project In New York Suburb Sit-In Blocks Bulldozers
A group of Westchester housewives launched a sit-in to halt a road widening along the Cross County Parkway. They blocked heavy equipment near Hunts Woods Park, planned lunch for children, and threatened further demonstrations if the project proceeds. They demand legal review and preservation of trees bridges and homes along the route. The action coincides with potential state and county authorization changes and possible governor involvement.
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Mount Vernon
N.Y
New York
Rockefeller
Son
Raymond Haltsay
Siter
Pat Simone
Haffey
Arnold Benson
I Parkway
Benson
Malcolm Wilty
East Parkway Authority
Hunts
Woods
Westchester County
Woods “Park
Cross County
Manhattan
Adam Petrillo
Hej
Bolivia Moves to Crack Down as Protests Grow
Bolivia's military junta tightened control amid mounting worker protests in La Paz. It ordered mobilization of males 19 to 50 under military law, declared trade posts vacant for elections in 40 days, and faced clashes that left several dead and hundreds injured. Miners seized Misla Via mine, held workers hostage, and tear gas and arson marked a 114 hour confrontation between demonstrators and security forces.
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la Paz
Junte
Lege
Misla
Focca
Air Force
la Army
Obituaries: Denver T. Smith 60 dies in Homer City
Denver T. Smith 60 of 30 East Church Street Homer City died May 16 1985 at Veterans Administration Hospital Pittsburgh Born March 23 1925 in Ford City he was a World War II veteran husband of Beatrice Hinton Smith and father of Wilda Smith Patricia Spotts and Denver Jr He survived by four grandchildren and one sister Friends receive at Askew Funeral Home Homer City services planned 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Rev James Wollenschla...
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Denver T. Smith
East Church Street
Homer City
Veterans Administration Hospital
Pittsburgh
Ford City
Grant
Lottie Hanks Smith
Smith
Loverseaa
Beatrice Hinton Smith
William
Wilda) Smith
Bridgeport
Con
Edwin Ross Shearer
Salieburg R. D
Elders Ridge
Indiana Hospital
Olivet
George W
Martha Crawford Shearer
Elders
Ridge View ‘Cemetery
Sara Martha) Cribbs
Spring Church
Merle
Helen) Smith
Avonmore
R. D
Carl
Isabelle) Douglas
Indiana
Harvey
Betty) Kline
Ella Beatrice Colefrees Shearer
Robinson ~ Lytle's
Harry G. Winsheimer
Ridge View
Notable Names List from Marion County Area
Velma Jean Howells of Dixontown, Betty Ferringer of Marion Center R D 2, Terry Lee Smith of Mahaffey R D 1, Catherine Hurd of Rossiter, Charles Best of Smicksburg, Mrs Hazel Homan of Marchand, Ronald and Donald Small of Gipsy, and others appear in a local register. The note records residents' identities and rural routes, reflecting community ties and address markers of the period.
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Velma Jean Howells
Dixonville
Betty Ferringer
Marion Center R.D
Terry Lee Smith
Mahaffey R. D
Catherine Hurd
Rossiter
Charles Best
Smicksburg
Hazel Homan
Marchand
Ronald and
Donald Small
Gipsy
Latrobe Names in Local Property Notices
The notice lists residents including Mrs Catherine Trenney of Lakeville R D 3 Mrs Anna R Palmer of New Florence R D 1 Charles Lutz Jr of Avonmore R D 1 Mrs Patricia Richards and her son of Salisbury R D 2 and Mrs Edith Mahalic of Avonmore R D 1.
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Latrobe
Catherine Trenney
Lakeville R.D
Anna Rachael Palmer
New Florence R.D
Charles Lutz, Jr
Avonmore R.D
Patricia Richards
Salisburg R.D
Edith Mahalic
North Viet Air Strikes Resume Talks On Steel Pact
U.S. steel negotiators met in Saigon and Pittsburgh to plan a resumption of contract talks with North Vietnamese officials as air strikes resumed after a three week pause. A Navy 7th Fleet carrier attack targeted a petroleum storage area near Hanoi, while ten major producers prepared for level talks. The strike fire followed protests linked to the February 9 elections and the executive board’s planned actions. Major products and firms were set to participate, with Sky-1 aircraft reporting damage to a target.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Pittsburgh
Basic
United States
North
Viet Nam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Coral Sea
Toup
Phuj
Com. Qui
Hanoi
David J. Me
Donald
Don
Clara
Kaller
Ex-Shelocta Man Dies In Africa Crash
Memorial notice for Rev. Kimmel, former senior class president at Penn State, editor of the Penn State Farmer, and Church World Service representative in Madagascar, killed in an Africa crash. Survived by wife Joan Stuckey Kimmel and three daughters Frances Elizabeth Katherine Ann Susan Elaine. Burial planned in Madagascar with a memorial service to follow.
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Chicago
Elgin
Cherry Grove Church
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Route 119
Musser Nursery
Musser Lake
Gazette
Bechtel
District Hospital Register
Clarence E. Hoover
R.D
Harry Coleman
Salteburg
Joseph Farine
Yalavcreek St
Gregory King
Kiski Heights
Saltsburg
Kimberly Koatura
S. St. St
Kevin
Jack Colgan
Sharon Border
Gertrude McGuire
Coral
Mildred Kochik
4Th St
Anais
Harry Sohnaton
Clyde Burkhouse
Brown St
Reynoldsville
Paula Yvonne Shrader
Chambersville
Kittanning
Larry C. Beer
Creekside R. D
Dolly
Kacprowski
Sagamore
Raymond L. George
Eli Eee
Adele Gosetti
Yatas ‘Boro
Bessie M. Frailey
Ir.d
Baby Girl Shotts
Day‘ton R.D
Bolivia
Boivia
Juan
Aftae
North Viet
Shelocta
Africa
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