Indiana County Fair Horse Pull Draws 1000 Plus Fans
Over 1,000 attended the Indiana County Fair opening grandstand event where 14 horse teams competed in a 4,500 pound pulling contest. The winning team driven by Vance Litman and owned by Litman Brothers of Washington covered the required distance, with numerous others listed by weight and distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Litman
Bob and Rock
Indiana County Fair
Litman Brothers
Washington
Edward Chester
E. L. Tucker
Gazette
Sipos
Bob
Rock
Lee Roemick
Sarver
Jean
Jim
Bernard Hankinson
Cabot
Queen
Tom
Harry Cotton
Scottdale
Duke
M. C. Hetrick
New Bethlehem
Doc
Jay Jones
Latrobe
Charlie
Sam
Robert Ruth
New Castle
Kit
Charles Swink
Dawson
Bell
Delbert Iseman
Marion Cen
Four Negroes Charged In Cop's Death in Raeford
Raeford North Carolina patrolman Trooper W T Herbin was found shot three times in a cornfield near his patrol car. Willie Smith Jr 35 confessed to murder and was charged. three Pinehurst residents Albert Reeves Rudy Clegg Bruton were charged as accessories. Statewide alert followed the discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raeford
N.C
North Carolina
W. T. Herbin
U.S. 401
L. W. Stanton
Willie Smith Jr
Stanton
Smith
Will Allan
Albert Reeves
Rudy Clegg Bruton
Pinehurst
Moore County
Herbin
David T. Lambert
Deaths Obituaries on Page 2
Waterloo Mrs. Jennie I. Waterman 54 of Saltsburg is listed among obituary notices on page 2. Additional details are not provided in the fragment.
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Waterloo
Jennie I
Saltsburg
CIA Fund Use Noted in Kaplan Case Probe
Congressional investigators say the CIA channeled some secret spending through the J. M. Kaplan Fund, a tax exempt foundation, but the panel will drop CIA questions and keep examining Kaplan Fund ties to tax exempt foundations. Rep. Wright Patman stressed the investigation remains focused on foundations and not the CIA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Hushbush
J. M. Kaplan
House
Texas
H. L. Hunt
CIA
Internal Revenue Service
Subcommittee
Marshall S. Carter
Rep
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Kaplan Fund
Patman
Two Men Sentenced After Guilty Pleas In Indiana Court
Samuel A. Matthews pleaded guilty to passing four bad twenty dollar checks and received a two to six month jail term plus restitution and costs. Robert Virgil Yarnal and Elmer Wilson Clark pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny from an August auto theft. Clark was ordered confined to Camp Hill’s Boys Industrial School and costs. James Weimer received a suspended sentence with $100 fine and two years probation for operating after suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin M Clark
Samuel A. Matthews
Avonmore
Indiana County
Runzo’s Fruit Center
Heasley Drug Co
Blairsville
Kelly’s Fruit Market
Yarnal
Clark
Walter
Margaret Blair
Johnstown
James Weimer
Ebensburg
Center Two
Bobby Kennedy Begins NY Senate Campaign Against Keating
New York AP Kennedy and Keating headline the 1964 race as Robert F. Kennedy, then U.S. attorney general, enters the Democratic contest for Senate. Keating secures renomination amid Goldwater tensions. Carpetbagger charges echo at Democratic gathering.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
John F. Kennedy
White House
Senate
Robert Kennedy
Kenneth B. Keating
Keating
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Kennedy
Scranton Orders Public Hearings On Indiana Bypass Plans
Gov William Scranton directed the Pennsylvania Department of Highways to finish preliminary plans and set public hearings for the proposed Route 119 and Route 422 bypass of Indiana Borough. The decision followed a meeting with legislative and community leaders from Indiana Armstrong and Jefferson counties.
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William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Indiana
Armstrong
Jefferson Counties
Albert R. Pechan
Tricounty
Scranton
Department of Highways
Henry Harral
Tri-County
Two Workers Die as Earth-Mover Hits Crews Near Clearfield
Two workers were killed and three injured when a large earth-moving machine ran over them on an interstate highway project east of Clearfield Pennsylvania. The workers were employed by Hempt Brothers Inc of Camp Hill and Peaker Construction Co. of Cincinnati.
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Clearfield, Pa
Clearfield
Hempt Brothers Inc
Camp Hill
Peaker Construction Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Here
GOP Ticket Behind Times Says Rosellini Aide
Gov. Rosellini's press secretary Calvin Johnson released a letter from the Goldwater Miller headquarters in Washington to Gov. Langlie in Olympia. The memo claims the Republican national ticket lags behind the times, citing dated concerns and timelines.
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Olympia, Wash
Albert Rosellini
Barry Goldwater
William Miller
Times
Calvin Johnson
Goldwater-Miller
Washington, D.C
Arthur B. Langlie
State of
Wash
Olympia
Langlie
Titan 3A Maiden Flight Ends In Stage Failure
The Titan 3A rocket launched from Cape Kennedy at 11 a.m. on its maiden test flight. Radio contact was lost 13 minutes after launch, and two hours later officials said the third stage did not reach orbit. Officials noted 95 percent of objectives were achieved.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Air Force
United States
Cape Kennedy
West Indies
Antigua
Glass submarines may rise from the deep Navy tests show
Navy scientists report that specially treated glass could withstand extreme deep-sea pressures far beyond standard steel. Experiments in the Puerto Rican trench show glass hulls gaining strength under compression, suggesting future deep submergence vessels with glass hulls.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
H. A. Perry
Perry
Naval Laboratory
Ben Franklin Reversal on Site Chooses East Pike Tract
The Ben Franklin Reversal school board changed its choice for a new site. It will acquire 1,800 feet east of the previously selected Kunkle farm tract in White Township near the Super 422 Drive-In Theater. The decision follows planning commission input citing residential-commercial concerns and transportation issues near the Indiana area. The solicitor Carlyle Fee was authorized to negotiate purchase with topographical surveying to follow.
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Benjamin Franklin Joint School Board
Dora Kunkle
East Pike
White Twp
Kunkle Farm
Indiana
Township Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Carlyle Fee
William McGary
Frank Latshaw
Robert Woodard
Bank Closing Hour for Fair Attendance Reported
Indiana Borough banks will close at noon on Thursday to give employees a chance to attend the Indiana County Fair. Regular Friday hours will resume the next day, according to a bank spokesman.
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Indiana Borough
Weather Outlook Sunny Mild Through Wednesday
The forecast calls for sunny and mild conditions today and Wednesday. Tonight will be clear and cool with highs between 75 and 82 and overnight lows from 50 to 54.
Son of Skykomish driver dies in rollover crash
A 15-year-old boy named Richard, son of Clarence Flynn of Skykomish, died after the car he was in rolled over near Skykomish. Paramedics delivered him to a Monroe hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Coroner Ken Baker investigated the crash.
AFL-CIO to Urge 12 Million to Back Johnson in November
AFL-CIO leaders plan to urge about 12 million union members to vote for President Johnson in November. While officials avoided pledging formal endorsement, sentiment within the federation favors Johnson, with several top officials and normally GOP supporters switching or leaning toward the Democratic candidate. A civil rights conference is planned to spur union action on the new Civil Rights Act and address concerns about potential Goldwater backlash.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Hutcheson
Afl-Cio Executive Council
General Board
Goldwater
Executive Council
GOP
Lee W. Minton
Glass Bottle Blowers Association
James A. Suffridge
Retail Clerks International Association
Oldest Peace Corps couple praise ground work in Peru slums
Chester Wiggins and Barbara Wiggins aged 67 and 65 returned from a 20 month Peace Corps assignment in Arequipa Peru. They built water tanks spools homes and a nursery while living in barriadas and say they made more friends than aid achieved.
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San Bruno
Calif
Peace Corps
Chester Wiggins
Barbara
Barriada
Wiggins
Barriadas
Arequipa
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Bobby
Klves
Pat
Indianapolis
Titan 3A
Adm
I. J. Galantin
Office of Naval Material
Secretary of the Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Groton
Conn
Sub‘marine
Aluminaut
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Reynolds Metal Co
Woods ‘Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ben Franklin
Big Labor Federation
Aflgio
George Meany
Maurice A. Hutcheson
The
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Corps
Peru
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