23 May 1967
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1967
Page
1
The United Presbyterian Church in the U S A urged de-escalation of the Vietnam War and called for alternative policies to bombing North Vietnam. Delegates adopted the Confession of 1967, supported work for peace even at risk to national security, and set a June 11 day of prayer and fasting for peace.
Marion voters choose Phillippi for local office, with results reported from precincts across the city. The victory reflects support from multiple community groups and signals ongoing political activity in Marion.
Hallandale Florida reports two young children died in a padlocked three room frame house fire. Police said the front door had a hasp lock and the back door was bolted and nailed shut when firefighters arrived after 4 50 a m. Two other children escaped. Authorities noted the tragedy occurred amid other unrelated milk price policy details elsewhere in the article.
Civil rights leaders and the Roman Catholic Church back federal aid to education as a heated national issue. In Harrisburg the Public Utility Commission cut a proposed rate increase from Water Co. in Driftwood, lowering the yearly boost from 2093 to 1396 after talks with staff. The change affects 80 metered customers with most fire protection users included, effective June 1.
Blairsville zoning board approved a 25 unit low rent housing project on West Market Street. The Housing Authority of Indiana County sought a variance due to limited car ownership for residents. The plan includes 16 efficiency and nine one bedroom apartments across two buildings on one block.
Harrisburg AP report outlines a wide debate on a Teachers' Loan Act aimed at alleviating college debt for Pennsylvania teachers. The measure ties aid to years of service, faces strong Catholic opposition to proposed state control of funds, and could affect parochial school participation in federally funded projects. Additional bills cover mining certificates, Venango campus, wine tax breaks, limited wineries, and State Police reforms reducing court martial prerequisites and enlistment terms.
A Pennsylvania ASCO spokesman urged priority for funding state owned colleges. Charles C. Keller testified that 14 state colleges and Indiana University of Pennsylvania turn away thousands of freshmen due to facilities and faculty limits. He warned community colleges will swell as current students seek completion, while the master plan envisions doubling state schools in eight years and absorbing more four year students than other colleges combined.
Dolores 4 and Willie James 3 were seen clinging to a padlocked door as fire responders arrived. Dolores was listed in critical condition at Memorial Hospital Hollywood. Willie James uninjured. Parents Charles Nowell 39 and Mathe Nowell 38 were separated. Nowell faced child neglect charges after the blaze. Fire officials cited possible cigarette origin and a fire marshal investigated.
Workmen in West Stockbridge Massachusetts begin tearing down a billboard reading Welcome to Massachusetts along the Turnpike after some residents argued it detracted from the natural landscape.
On a 4 degree day burglars jimmied a door at the Pelta fur Co store and escaped with 20 fur coats valued at 40000 dollars. The theft occurred in Los Angeles and authorities are investigating the break in.
U S Sen Joseph S Clark hailed Democratic unity after Philadelphia mayoral race. He denounced boss rule and urged reconciliation at the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women meeting, warning Republicans pressure Dems statewide.
The U.S. Command reported in the 24 hours before the cease fire three American planes downed over North Vietnam and two over South Vietnam. A U.S. flier shot down a Communist MIG, with four American pilots listed as missing. A U.S. spokesman said aerial reconnaissance was not yet available to gauge North Vietnamese profiteering of the truce for movement of supplies.
A time bomb exploded at the office of a Cuban unity group in Miami hours after it urged exile workers to cancel a planned general strike. The 24 hour strike against businesses was already underway protesting the detention of Felipe Rivera, a noted anti-Castro figure.
Reports describe multiple violations including mortaring of a U.S. command post and machinegunning of a village militia post as ground operations pause with the truce. Air losses tally 558 in the north and 180 in the south, while a Soviet SA-2 flare-shot suppresses a pilot and three others missing. Cuban exile protests in Miami target the Rivera arrest, with leaders predicting thousands of workers striking nationwide.
Blairsville Jaycees select Jane Dunlap and Gregg Sklar to represent Greater Blairsville at the Pennsylvania Teenage Safe Driving Road-e-o in State College next month. Sklar and Dunlap are first place winners in boys and girls divisions respectively at the Blairsville Senior High School event judged by state trooper Benny Pacelli councilman William Friedline and Victor E. Peterson.
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