Indiana County Courthouse Plan Moves Ahead
An Indiana County Gazette editorial backs converting the Pennsylvania Railroad property into a new county courthouse site with an adjacent mall linking Philadelphia Street to the college campus. Officials seek a $400,000 public works grant and view a state university move as increasing downtown growth and job potential.
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Rain Capital Bone Dry In Ketchikan This Month
Weather note from Ketchikan Alaska reports no rainfall so far this month while September and August totals ran high and last year exceeded normal precipitation by about 18 inches. VFW dance tonight at Top Hatter venue.
Obituary and Local Social Notices Highlight Evening Events
Obituary notice for Elizabeth Lindsay Davidson of 46 First St Heilwood aged 56. A death mention for Owen Kyle Spizher, 72, of Hillsdale. Social items note Italian Club dances at Blairs ville Croatian Club and Melodaires, with events at Dairy Queen and Elks functions. References to 26x sales and weekend hours.
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Dance Schedule At Medora and Rocky Glenn Tonight
Local notes list a dance at Medora's Grill on Saturday and another dance tonight at Rocky Glenn. The entry mentions a fixed date 26x but provides no further details.
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Hurricane Ethel Bears Down On Bermuda With Winds Of 95 mph
Bermuda faces a hurricane with sustained winds near 95 mph as Ethel approaches. On a separate incident, a 40-year-old truck driver from Millersville dies from internal injuries after a head on collision on Route 22 near Armagh. The crash involved two eastbound tractor trailers and occurred about one mile east of Armagh. The driver’s name remains withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Democrats recall LBJ in 64 as county headquarters memories linger
In Walla Walla County, Democratic party workers remember the headquarters phone number "LBJ in 64" as a vivid relic of a past campaign. The quirky mnemonic reflects local enthusiasm and historical ties to Lyndon B. Johnson.
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USS Alabama Nearing Park Beached for Memorial
The battleship USS Alabama is near Mobile Alabama and expected to reach the bay entrance Sunday for completion of its final voyage. A park beside Mobile Bay is being prepared to enshrine the ship as a World War II memorial for the dead.
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Scott and Truax Lead Indiana GOP Women Conference
U S Sen Hugh Scott and State Republican Chairman Craig Truax will headline a Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women conference in Indiana. The event targets Area II of the Southwest Region and includes other leaders Rep Cecil Letherknight of Cambria County and Rep William G Buchanan of Indiana County.
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King Football Debuts as Local Teams Fall in Openers
Autumn weather ushers in King Football while five Indiana County high schools lose their season openers. Bishop McCort beat Indiana High 13 6, Punxsutawney defeated Laura Lamar 19 0, Apollo topped Saltsburg 27 16, Clarion over Shannock Valley 32 0, Reynoldsville defeated Pun Line 27 0.
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Weather outlook: cool, mostly cloudy through Sunday
The forecast calls for a cool period with mostly cloudy skies today through Sunday. Expect daytime highs in the 60s and overnight lows around the 40s.
British Jets Strike Indonesian Paratroopers South of Kuala Lumpur
British Hunter jets attacked Indonesian paratroopers south of Malaysia's capital, the Libis area, 105 miles southeast of Kuala Lumpur, in the second day of air strikes. British and Gurkha troops expected many captures or kills as rockets targeted the area. The Bloodhound air missile system in Singapore was activated for defensive purposes.
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Ohio Men Charged in Beaver County Bank Robbery
Federal charges filed Friday accuse Robert Melczak and Robert McMillan of a $4681 robbery at Union National Bank in Koppel Beaver County. The two Ohio men, ages 27 and 36, were arrested in Ellwood City after the heist and authorities recovered all loot from their car.
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Penelec Bond Plan Approved
The Pennsylvania Electric Co. of Johnstown won PUC approval to issue 20 million dollars in first mortgage bonds. About 18.5 million will retire loans, with the remainder funding a 26 million construction program. The utility serves 360,000 customers across 30 counties in western and northern Pennsylvania.
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Bermuda Braces as Hurricane Ethel Nears Coast
Hurricane Ethel's outer gales threaten Bermuda with 95 mph winds as forecasters warn of dangerous surf and heavy rain. President Johnson pledges federal aid for Florida after Dora’s floods, with survey teams assessing private and public property damage and Army Engineers mobilizing beach rebuild efforts.
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Precast Architectural Concrete Elements to Open in Clymer
A new industry, Precast Architectural Concrete Elements Corp., will begin operations in Clymer around Sept. 20 at the former CBC machine shop. The plant will start with at least ten locally hired employees and may expand to four times that number over two to three years depending on sales and production. The Indiana County Chamber of Commerce coordinated efforts to lure PACE, headed by Robert F. Garman as president and John M. Sweeney as vice president, to the area.
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