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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1967
Page
1
AP report details a 5-4 ruling invalidating California Proposition 14 which allowed property owners to exercise discretion in housing sales and rentals. The decision, led by Justice Brennan, follows the earlier California Supreme Court ruling and affects property rights nationwide.
CHICAGO AP Traffic fatalities rise during the Memorial weekend with 346 dead so far and a projected final total likely between 650 and 750 as four days of travel stretch the holiday toll. National Safety Council president Howard Pyle notes the surge reflects more drivers and urges safer programs to meet federal standards.
James Donald Johnston II of Home was named to the Deans List for the winter trimester at Miami University Oxford Campus. The honor requires grades of B or better.
District Hospital records list May 27 and 28 admissions, discharges, and births. Notable entries include new births to Beil chick, East Glen Campbell, and Wauga man, with many Indiana, Blairsville, Homer City, and Clymer residents noted for admissions and discharges.
The Supreme Court ruled to broaden police authority to seize evidence from a suspect’s residence in cases involving race or religion related housing actions. The decision affects how warrants and searches are applied in dwellings during investigations.
Kennedy relatives converge at Cape Cod home in Hyannis Port Mass as families reunite amid media attention and public interest in the Kennedy clan during quiet family gathering conditions.
A Girard Avenue bridge on the PRR main line collapsed after debris from a freight train fell onto the roadway. Tons of steel pipe and cement plummeted 50 feet, leaving a 50 by 80 foot hole. The incident slowed traffic, with two of eight Pennsy tracks out of service and a trolley line shut down. No injuries were reported among workers or residents. Investigators consider a possible cause of the failure as loose steel pipe tearing from flatcars. Commuter service on the Paoli line delayed. smaller branches operated by bus substitution. Police detours were in place while repairs proceed.
Maryland State Police investigate the murder of Judy Zeigler a 19 year old from Salisbury Pennsylvania found dead in a wooded area near Eckhart seven miles west of Cumberland. Police say she was struck with a rock and slashed with a linoleum knife after a struggle leaving numerous wounds on her arms hands and back.
Devon coast memory of Sir Francis Drake era meets modern knighted adventurer Sir Francis Chichester as he completes a solo circumnavigation of the globe aboard Gipsy Moth I. He lands amid cheers from Plymouth crowds after 107 outward and 119 return days at sea, planning a civic welcome and a June knighthood in Greenwich.
Rome AP report says Rt Rev Msg Nicholas T Elko bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is in Rome to work with Vatican officials on ecumenism. He downplays an investigation, says no sanction given and he may delay return to the United States.
The Indiana County Memorial Day program begins at 2:30 p.m. in Homer City with the American Legion Home services and cemetery ceremonies. Veterans groups, post representatives, and local bands in Marion Center Plumville Blairsville Elderton and others plan parades speeches and entertainments including the Indiana Memorial Day 500 stock car race and public picnics and reunions across communities.
Obituary notices list Miss Mary McHenry of McHENRY CO formerly of Indiana RD 2 died May 27 1907 at Allegheny Hospital Pittsburgh born Feb 3 1897 Elk City Clarion Co Pa daughter of Moray and Elizabeth Wolf McHenry nurse alumna of Allegheny Hospital School of Nursing 1905 member of First Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh and Nurses Alumni Association Surviving siblings include Paul Ralph Edwin Ferne Margaret Martha and others Interment Greenwood Cemetery Also Mrs Jean Findley Moose 34 of Indiana RD 4 died May 27 1967 in Lee Hospital Johnstown born Nov 20 1992 in East Wheatfield Township Indiana County daughter of Charles G Findley and Mary McPherson Findley lived in Brush Valley area She is survived by husband parents a son five brothers and four sisters Services were held May 29 Interment Greenwood Cemetery Also David H Wyant 53 of Punxsutawney found dead May 28 1967 in Punxsutawney Hotel Cause heart attack Born Oct 1 1913 in Cavade Indiana County Survived by wife Edna and three children Sister Martha White of Jamestown NY Public facilities open for Memorial Day events Fallingwater and Conservancy nature centers to operate May 30 Reserve tours May 28 Memorial Day details and nature reserves in Beaver Butler Fayette and Cambria counties noted with guided tours and advance reservations available through the Conservancy office.
Thunder a three year old collie vanished February from Jim Shorter’s home in Pontiac. After months and a hospital stay in Ann Arbor's Veterans Hospital the dog was found by Dorothy Dyce of the National Animal Welfare Institute. The hospital had bought Thunder for 16 dollars from a dealer and seeks to locate the owner.
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