Payoff at Roosevelt Raceway sets TD record for Twin Double
Robert Froner a 22 year old Brooklyn draftsman wins 172726.80 payoff after betting six horses in the eighth race and seven in the ninth with his wife and in laws. They bet War Haven Don Roberto and Roslyn J. the winning sequence 4 1 8 8. The group of six people from Brooklyn had visited Roosevelt before and started Twin Double bets Monday night.
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Robert Froner
Mary
Roosevelt's Raceway
Westbury
N.Y
Froner
Brooklyn
N. Y
Roosevelt Raceway
Roslyn J
Gaspari Laci
Dominick Cardile
War Haven
Don Roberto
Roosevelt
Viet Nam Settlement Possible
U S officials say a settlement may be possible to end the war in South Viet Nam if China and North Viet Nam accept that their aggression is failing. The issue of expanding fighting beyond South Viet Nam remains open after talks with President Johnson and Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor.
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Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
Red China
North Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
Obituaries for Donahue and Goheen on Page Seven
The Pittsburgh resident Robert Sheridan Donahue aged 69 formerly of Dixonville is reported deceased. Edna Grube Goheen aged 73 of Punxsutawney is also listed among death notices.
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Donahue
Robert Sheridan
Pittsburgh
Dixonville
Goheen
Edna Grube
Punxsutawney
Bellotti Upsets Peabody For Massachusetts Governor Nomination
Lt. Gov. Francis X. Bellotti won the Democratic nomination in a major upset over incumbent Gov Endicott Peabody in Massachusetts. Final tallies across 2008 precincts: Bellotti 363,243 to Peabody 335,620. Volpe ran unopposed for the GOP nomination.
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Boston
Francis X. Bellotti
Massachusetts
Endicott Peabody
Bellotti
Peabody
John A. Volpe
Seven Die In Michigan Car Collision On Rain Slick Road
Seven people including three sisters aged 17, 15, and 2 and their 16 year old brother die when a six passenger car skids into another on a rain slick road ten miles southeast of Mount Pleasant Michigan. The other vehicle carries two occupants and no one survives. Leonard 38 drives alone returning from St Louis Michigan. The youths were headed to a store.
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Mount Pleasant
Mich
Michigan
Therie Shaeffer
Linda
Terry
James
Louis Davis
David Malloy
James Leonard
Leonard
St. Louis
President Johnson Plans on-the-ground Look at Dora Damage
President Johnson will visit Jacksonville and Brunswick to view Dora’s devastation in Florida and Georgia. A federal inspection team led by Edward A. McDermott begins tours as disaster areas are declared. The Jacksonville area suffers an estimated 14.5 million dollars in damage with no direct deaths reported. Ethel looms offshore with uncertain path while forecasters warn of heavy rain and flooding.
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Brunswick
Georgia
Johnson
Edward A. McDermott
Office of Emergency Planning
Florida
Dora
Washington
Jacksonville
Sens
Spessard Holland
Dfla
Herman Talmadge
Dga
Charles Bennett
D-Fla
George FE. Reedy
White House
Reedy
Ethel
U.S
Florida Panhandle
Atlantic
Johnson accuses GOP extremism at Harrisburg rally
President Johnson denounces Republican extremism and Old Guard factions at a Harrisburg fund raiser. He says voters will reject the echoes of the past and face a choice that could affect foreign policy, while teasing a Lyndon chant and applauding a "lovers not haters" line.
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Harrisburg
Johnson
America
Lyndon
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Woman Injured In Fall In Indiana
Mrs. Lenore Meffley aged 63 of Riverview Manor near Harrisburg was admitted to Indiana Hospital after falling on Philadelphia Street near the Courthouse. She sustained a fractured right shin and is slated for surgery today.
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Lenore Meffley
Riverview Manor
Harrisburg
Indiana Hospital
Philadelphia St
Indiana
Philadelphia Street resurfacing finished in Indiana
Parking restrictions were briefly enforced from Fourth Street to the PRR crossing to allow the new smooth top coat to set. Ray F. Yount Co. completed paving last evening after installing a sand base and abrasive finish coat, filling voids and covering the old Indiana Street Railway tracks for a skid resistant one and one half inch top layer.
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Philadelphia St
Indiana
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Ray F. Yount Co
Kittanning
Fourth St
PRR
Indiana Street Railways
Sixth
Seventh St
State Highways Dept
Miners at Gilberton Coal demand new UMWA contract
About 250 workers at Gilberton Coal Company strike and refuse to return, seeking a copy of the newly announced United Mine Workers of America contract. They argue the pact changes shift length from seven hours and could force some miners to work 74 hours or add 15 minutes, while a work-rest dispute is unresolved.
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Gilberton, Pa
Gilberton Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
Miami Beach
Fla
Joseph P. Kersnytsky
District 9
UMW
Gilberton
Kersnytsky
Turks Plan Convoys For Food To Cyprus
Ankara announces the Turkish navy will convoy food ships to Turkish Cypriots starting Tuesday and warns interference will be treated as an attack. Prime Minister Ismet Inonu announced the plan as the UN Security Council prepared to discuss charges of aggression by Greece and Turkey over Cyprus. No immediate reply was reported from the Greek Cypriot government or Greece.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Cyprus
U.N. Security Council
New York
Greece
Dance and social events listed across local venues
Tonight Rocky Glenn headlines at Dairy Queen with 25c treats and 33c Royal Treat sale tomorrow. Edge Dari-Ette in Homer City advertises 25x specials and 19c floats. A VFW dance is set for Saturday featuring the Top Hatters. Lefty Raymond's College Inn hosts music Friday September 11 with 25x items.
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Dairy Queen
Royal Treat
Homer City
Lefty Raymond
Scranton Sees Goldwater Victory Edge in Pa Race
Gov. Scranton says Barry Goldwater can win Pennsylvania's 29 electoral votes with hard work as Democrats report over 200000 new registrations. He cautions final figures may differ and notes July polls showed weaker enthusiasm for Johnson, while Scott is favored to beat Blatt.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
Frank N. Happ
Democratic State Registration Committee
Goldwater
E. John Bucci
Johnson
Kennedy
Hugh Scott
Genevieve Blatt
Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Drought Devastates Crops Across the United States
The AP survey shows farmers from New England to the Rockies facing millions in crop losses due to a rainfall drought and extreme heat. Federal disaster declarations in rural counties enable emergency loans while some communities ration water usage amid continued dry conditions.
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Chicago
New England
Rockies
Associated Press
Weather: clouds, sun and warm with possible showers
Variable cloudiness and warm conditions with a few showers and possible thundershowers. Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Saturday. Highs in the 80s, lows 55 to 60.
Citizens Ambulance Service elects directors in Indiana County
The incorporators named the board for Citizens Ambulance Service with three year terms: Margaret Serene. Fred Hildebrand. William Steiner. Monroe Mahon. Ray Klawahn. Paul Koch. Carl Roof. James McElhoes. Sam Lengel. Ed Dellafiora. Albert Sandy. R. E. Walbeck. Frank Watterson. John Edelman. R. G. Thompson. Two year terms include Mrs. Robert Dingman. Frank Kirchner. Elmer Joyner. Sieg fried Manecke. Lisle Johns. John Lezanic. John Mevius. Forrest Hewitt. John Gibson. Harry Nichol. Clifford Fleming. C. S. Weyandt. Albert Oswalt. Albert Succheralli. Max Dick. One year members include Mrs. Charles Potter. Merle Craig. Herbert McAnulty. Ralph Brown M D. Ernest Foster. Mrs. Peter Basciano. Dr. Russell C. Nelson. Charles Chatfield. Jason Shaffer. Hastie Ray. Harris L. Boutwell. Robert Luedy. Mrs. Dale Allen. Robert St Clair. William Simpson. Additional directors named: Frank Watterson. Ray Klawahn. John Edelman for three years. Dr. Ralph Brown. Mrs. Fred Hildebrand. Robert Luedy for two years. Herbert McAnulty. Clifford Fleming. James McElhoes for one year. Annual meetings will elect fifteen three year terms, rotating one third each year. The nine member board also manages property and business. The subscription drive total reached 21 202 dollars.
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Margaret Serene
Fred Hildebrand
William Steiner
Monroe Mahon
Ray Klawahn
Paul Koch
Carl Roof
James McElhoes
Sam Lengel
Ed Dellafiora
Albert Sandy
R. E. Walbeck
Frank Watterson
John Edelman
R. G. Thompson
Robert Dingman
Frank Kirchner
Elmer Joyner
Sieg
Fried Manecke
Lisle Johns
John Lezanic
John Mevius
Forrest Hewitt
John Gibson
Harry Nichol
Clifford Fleming
C. S. Weyandt
Albert Oswalt
Albert Succheralli
Max Dick
Charles Potter
Merle Craig
Herbert McAnulty
Ralph Brown
M.D
Ernest Foster
Peter Basciano
Russel C. Nelson
Charles Chatfield
Jason Shaffer
Hastie Ray
Harris L. Boutwell
Robert Luedy
Dale Allen
Robert St Clair
William Simpson
Corporation
Patty Rake Tonite and Fish Fry Nights Featured
Patty Rake tonite at Medora's with Moose Fish fry from 4 to 8. Friday tickets available for Elks and Guests fish dinners served 5 to 8. Thursday and Friday tickets noted for events and meals.
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Patty Rake
Tonite
Medora’s. Fri
Tix
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Cleo
Fila
Tallahassee
Weather Bureau
Palm Beach
Gordon Dunn
St. Augustine
Lee Johnson
4Th St
Phila
Rocky Glenn
VFW
Top Hatters
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Theresa
Salem
Ore
Hatfields
Elizabeth
Mark Jr
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Citizens Ambulance Service
Indiana County
Eagles
Ken Maurey
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