Activities Scheduled For County Fair at Indiana PA
The County Fair runs August 29 to September 3 at the J S Mack Community Center Indiana Pennsylvania. Friday events include awards at 7 PM, 4 H and FFA livestock sale at 8 PM, harness racing, a high aerial act, Miss Jessie Griffiths on electric organ, and Circus Shower of Stars. Saturday features stock car races at 2 PM and horse pulling at 8 PM with Frankies Amusements on the Midway all week.
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J.S. Mack Community Center
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Kiwanis
la Mar
Jessie Griffiths
William Groff
Circus Shower of Stars
Frankies Amusements
Town Marks Centennial- President To Visit Dallastown
Dallastown Pa residents prepare to greet President Johnson at 100th birthday centennial with 150 reporters, shuttle buses, and a 1 45 p m speech. About 30 000 will be accommodated at Maple and Walnut streets as Johnson arrives from Summersville West Virginia. U S Rep Neiman Craley Jr is expected on the platform.
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Dallastown
White House
York County
Johnson
Kelly Adams
Adams
Maple
Walnut Streets
U.S
Neiman Craley Jr
Craley
York
Harrisburg
Texas
George M. Dallas
Pennsylvania
James K. Polk
Polk
Dallas
Democratic
Harrisburg-York State
Summersville
W.va
Washington
Navy Ship Stands By Tanker Near Bermuda
A U S Navy transport paused near the battered Italian tanker Alberto Bennati, adrift with 40 crew amid 35-foot seas and 30 to 40 knot winds from Hurricane Faith. Two Coast Guard cutters head to the vessel. the Cache says no crew removal planned. The tanker’s chief engineer is dead from flooding in the engine room.
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New York
U.S Navy
Alberto Bennati
Bermuda
Coast Guard
Navy
Faith
Tam
Savannah
Helisame
Kyoto
Rev Stewart To Preach Last Indiana Service
The Rev Reid W Stewart will preach at Graystone Church Indiana at 11 a.m. Sunday worship. The 8 45 a.m. service is not held this week. He departs for Scotland to pursue graduate studies at the University of Edinburgh. Repertoire includes chancel anthems by Moschetti and Foster with Mary Kelly and Maxine Wellen in solo parts.
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Reid W. Stewart
Graystone Church
Indiana
Mr. Stewart
G. Moschetti
M. B. Foster
Mary Kelly
Maxine Wellen
Scotland
University of Edinburgh
Graduate School For Advanced Studies
WWII Ace Leads Bonn Air Force in West Germany
Lt Gen Johannes Steinhoff, credited with 167 WWII kills, accepts command of West Germany's air force in Bonn after a 10 day hesitation. His appointment backs Defense Minister Kai-Alne von Hassel amid resignations over Starfighter issues and unionization moves.
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Bonn
Germany
Johannes Steinhoff
West Germany
Werner Panitzki
Kai-Alne von Hassel
von Hassel
Jets Strike Rail Line Into Hanoi
The air war over North Viet Nam slows under heavy rain as U S pilots attack the Red River rail line toward Red China, hitting bridges and freight cars while claiming hits on depots and transport facilities. Viet Cong attacks near Saigon cause casualties, with a major U S 25th Infantry Division operation and the termination of Operation Amarillo by the 1st Infantry Division.
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North Viet Nam
U.S
Red River
Red China
Oll
Hanoi
Haiphong
Viet Nam
Panhandle
Tan Thoi
Saigon
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Tran van Phan
Junta
Phan
Cmdr
Nguyen van Anh
South Viet Nam
Amarillo
Former U S Attorney General J Howard McGrath Dies at 62
J Howard McGrath, 62, former U S Attorney General and longtime Democratic leader, died of a heart attack at his Narragansett summer home. Born in Woonsocket, he served as Rhode Island governor, U S Senator, solicitor general, and chaired the Democratic National Committee during Truman's 1948 victory. He leaves wife Estelle and son David.
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Narragansett
R.I
U.S. Atty
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Harry S. Truman
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Justice Department
Rhode Island
U.S
Estelle
David
Woonsocket
Providence College
Boston University Law School
Central Falls
Rhodesland
William H. Vanderbilt
U.S. Senate
Senate
Washington
Forgotten Men Freed By Judge Bonnelly Ruling
The judge freed men held under long detentions after psychiatric clearance. Specter contests release of Ronald Miller and cautions about dangerous former detainees. Critics praise Bonnelly for addressing perceived injustices while Civil Liberties Union and Bar Association back relief efforts.
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Bonnelly
Specter
Ronald Miller
Dallas
Miller
State Welfare Department
Philadelphia Bar Association
Navy Pilot Baby Bottle Vital Aid
San Diego officials say Navy fliers should carry an 8 ounce plastic baby bottle filled with water as survival gear. Lt Cmdr Robert Brown of the North Island Near Air Station Survival School notes the bottle helps calm nerves and reduces fear to aid rational thinking after a forced downing.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Cmdr
Robert Brown
North Island
Air Statiom Survival School
Brown
Hanoi Reasserts Demand On Viet Troop Removal
North Viet Nam again rejects peace talks until U S troops are withdrawn and the Viet Cong's National Liberation Front is recognized. Pham Van Dong reiterates no negotiations until forces depart, while De Gaulle’s timetable proposal draws Washington skepticism. Brezhnev and Moscow pledge more aid, and Red China warns of joint action with Hanoi.
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Tokyo
Viet Nam
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Pham van Dong
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
de Gaulle
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Pham
Washington
Peking
Moscow
Red Chi-iha
Feud Among Dairy Farmers Ties to Deadly Fire Dispute
Clarion mayor says a feud among Dairymen Cooperative and United Dairy Farmers amid milk distribution tensions sparked threats and vandalism. A $20,000 farm shed fire at Thomas Burns in Sligo R D 1 killed Burns and his son as a car crash injured bystanders. A gas pump was reignited, an explosion followed, and a tractor last year’s $8,000 loss was destroyed. An auto crash involving Alex G. Miller and Ira Miller left Miller, a passenger, and others in fair condition.
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Clarion
Charles Patterson
Pennsylvania
Patterson
Thomas Burns
Sligo
R.D
C. Stantz
Raymond Stantz
Sligo R.D
Dairymen’s Co- Operative Sales Association
United Dairy Farmers
Burns
Clearfield
Alex G. Miller
Sligo R. D
Slantz
J. Patterson
Miller
Ira
Canadian Rail Workers Start Back To Work After Week Long Strike
Ottawa reports Canadian rains began resuming operations as Parliament ordered back to work for about 118000 workers. Major lines Canadian National and Canadian Pacific ran test trains while pickets remained in Windsor Montreal Belleville Calgary and Vancouver. Officials said near normal service would return though some areas delayed pending official word. Telecommunication services gradually restored as offices opened and telegrams resumed with possible delays.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Windsor
Ont
Belleville
Calgary
Vancouver
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Angus
Cote St. Luc
Human Error Blamed In Air Crash
The Civil Aeronautics Board blamed human failure as the likely cause of a July 23 1968 crash near Williamsport Pa involving an Allegheny Airlines Convair 340 440. No fatalities occurred though 19 passengers and 4 crew were injured on the 40 passenger flight from Pittsburgh to Newark with scheduled stops. The report cites failure to execute proper single engine procedures and to configure the aircraft for climb, leading to a fatal fire after impact.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board Today
Williamsport
Allegheny Airlines
Passenge
CAB
Wil Hamsport
Pittsburgh
Newark
DuBois
Philipsburg
Wilkes-Barre
Obituaries for William K. Davis and others from Homer City
Obituary notices list William K. Davis 86 of 345 East Church Street Homer City died September 1 1966 at Indiana Hospital born April 28 1880 in Center Township Indiana County son of Alexander and Caroline Myers Davis a retired Syntron Co employe and church member with extensive survivors and funeral details Also reported are the deaths of John W Leamer 8 Cherry Tree RD 2 near Emeigh Joseph H Kennedy 88 Sagamore and Joseph Carcelli 68 Homer City RD 1 Coy with service arrangements, church affiliations, and interment plans included
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William K. Davis
East Church St
Homer City
Indiana Hospital
Center Township
Indiana Co
Alexander
Caroline Myers Davis
Edward Thompson
William W. Bruggeman
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana
John W. Leamer
Cherry Tree
R.D
Emeigh
Miners Hospital
Spangler
Gwin Funeral Home
East Ridge Eub Church
Charles Stearns
East Ridge Cemetery
West
Joseph H. Kennedy
Sagamore
Mabel Williamson
England
James Kennedy
Harry
Dora) Coddington
Buffalo
N. Y
Ralph
Mildred) Murry
Battle Creek
Mich
Anna Mae Hanna
Washington, D.C
Grent
James
Edwards
Rustal Valley
Donald T. Hamilton
Sagamore Cemetery
Joseph Carcelli
Antonia Buzzelli Carcell li
Coy
Italy
Louis
Zelma Carcelli
Elmer Carcetli
Cleveland
Ohio
Louise Andrie
Patrick J. Hallow
St. Louis
H. A. Podowski
Simon and Jude Cemetry
Blairsville
Teenager Dies In Pike Crash Near Beaver Falls
A head on crash near the Beaver Falls Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike killed John Griffith, 15, of Darien Connecticut, who rode with his mother Joanne Griffith, 52. Joanne Griffith and daughter Laura, 17, were hospitalized along with Eva Newman, 19, of Cleveland, Ohio, the other driver who crossed the median.
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Beaver Falls, Pa
Beaver Falls
John Griffith
Darien
Conn
Griffith
Joanne Griffith
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Gazette
Rev. Stewart
Ace
Jets Strike
Charles Wisniewski
Long Island
Nesconset
N.Y
National Safety Council
Pike
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