Violence and open housing threaten civil rights bill in Congress
In a Senate debate over a House passed civil rights bill the open housing provision sparks opposition. President Johnson pledges effort to pass the measure while Dirksen weighs a possible compromise as Republican leaders fear a public backlash over integration and racial tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Republicans For Progress
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Mansfield
Thomas H. Kusale
California
Hiram S
Fong
Hawaii
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Robert P
Griffin
Michigan
Stennis
Indiana Co Grand Jury Indicts Six and Burglary
The Indiana County grand jury met yesterday afternoon with Ray D Beggs pastor of the Indiana Church of Christ named foreman. Judge Ed win M Clark heard pleas in court and announced sentences for Frank Urick Blairsville and others including fines and costs for traffic and morals charges. The grand jury will continue hearings today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray D. Beggs
Indiana Church of Christ
Edwin M. Clark
Pefeaders
Frank Urick
McClure Ave
Blairsville
Edwin D
Little
Indiana
R.D
William F. Oliver
Robinson
Earl Livingston
Market Advances Lift Wall Street in Early Trading
NEW YORK AP The stock market extended its strong advance in early trading with the Dow Jones industrial average up 7.23 points to 787.82 at 10 30 a.m The blue chips joined the glamor stocks in the gain marking the best move in over 14 months as analysts credited Washington proposals for easing the tight money squeeze and clearing the air around the securities market
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Washington
Counterfeit Bills Net Sentencing in Pittsburgh
Washington County man John C. Low Jr. was sentenced to six months in prison for possession of counterfeit $20 bills. He pleaded guilty after originally pled not guilty and received 244 years of probation. Secret service found $93,320 in counterfeit currency when he was arrested in Washington on November 6, 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Washington County
John C. Low, Jr
Washington
John L. Miller
U.S. District Court
Low
Secret Service
Elderly Man Held in Scottdale Family Strangulations
In Scottdale Pennsylvania an 82 year old Chalmer Knipple is charged with the strangulation of his wife Margaret Knipple 48 and son Robert I Knipple 48 in their home. The killings occurred between Sunday night and Monday morning. The father was found on the cellar floor beneath a looped cloth after an apparent suicide attempt and is hospitalized in Mount Pleasant. The couple's daughter Gertrude Schuster located the scene and a kitchen table note was found.
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Scottdale
Westmoreland County
Chalmer Knipple
Marshall Brajdich
Knipple
Knipples
Gertrude Schuster
Miner Killed in Slate Fall at Shannopin Mine
Raymond Franks, 36, of Bobtown Greene County, was killed Monday in a slate fall at Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp Shannopin Mine. The accident occurred in Bobtown Pennsylvania.
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Bobtown, Pa
Raymond Franks
Bobtown
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Shannopin
Greene County
Gemini 11 EVA Ready to Deploy 100-Foot Tether
Conrad and Gordon prepare to disconnect from the Agena and stretch a 100 foot line in orbit to test a fuel saving approach in space. Gordon endures a strenuous outside walk, filming, gathering data, and reporting heart rates near 162 and 120 beats per minute during the early phase.
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Conrad
Gordon
Ihe Agena
Eugene A.ceran
Cernan
Michael Collins
Collins
California
Agena
Pacific Ocean
Vorster Chosen South Africa Prime Minister Strong on Apartheid
London AP profiles Balthazar Johannes Vorster as South Africa’s toughest advocate of apartheid. The 50-year-old lawyer and former justice minister led restrictive laws against dissent, interned in WWII, and rose under Hendrik Verwoerd. Vorster’s critics call him dictatorial, but he frames himself as defending against communism with Christian nationalist ideals.
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London
Balthazar Johannes Vorster
South Africa
John Vorster
Vorster
Jamestown
Cape Province
University of Stellenbosch
Germany
Italy
South America
Young Turks
Nationalist Party
Credit bill release due soon in Harrisburg
Senate Majority Leader Stanley G. Stroup says consumer credit protection and mental health bills should clear committees next week with amendments before floor action. House sent eight bills, including a 3.5 million boost for the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, to Gov. Scranton. A hospital-cost control package was released, urging private physicians to standardize fees. The credit measure seeks to curb exorbitant installment interest with a ceiling around 14 percent under possible amendments.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Stanley G. Stroup
R-Bedford
George J. Sarrat
D-Allegheny
House
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
Scranton
Consumer Credit
Senate Committee
Stroup
Scranton and Udall Push State Aid for PA Beauty Plan
Gov. Scranton and Interior Secretary Udall urged increased funding to preserve natural resources in Pennsylvania and nationwide. Scranton spoke at a Conference on Natural Beauty about a long range plan for Pennsylvania’s orderly industrial and recreational growth. Udall called for river cleanup and beauty initiatives and proposed state action to obtain landowner permission for three major mine programs.
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Hershey, Pa
Gov
Scranton
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Pennsylvania
Natural Beauty
Udall
Gemini eight aborts after thruster sticks open in Pacific splashdown
Report describes Gemini eight near spin and early splashdown in the Pacific following a stuck thruster. Minor issues with Gemini eleven included a dirty windshield in Gordon’s planned spacewalk and instrument readings not confirming Agena command receipt. Flight control said no serious danger to tethering or mission parts.
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Conrad
Gordon
Carnarvon
Australia
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Ing
Pacific
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Agena
Obituaries for Koller Blystone Oberlin and Kromer Bowers
Obituary notices honor SGT Harold J. Koller 21 Chester Pa killed Sept 2 1966 in Viet Nam, with family and service details. Other obituaries include Pauline Irene Blystone Stone 73 Ford City and Luella Leasure Oberlin 98 Rochester Mills, with survivor lists, funeral arrangements, and interment plans. Additional notices cover Alberta L. Kromer Bowers 49 Ford City and Gladys R. Lucas 70 Indiana, with service times and burial information.
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Harold J. Koller
Chester
Cherry Tree
Central Highlands
Viet Nam
Spangler
Lavern H
Betty Kolller) Reed
John
Alicia
Ayn
Elsie Koller
Cherry Tree R.D
Ames Conner
R.D
Carl
Lynn Koller
Robert
Barnesboro
101St Brigade
Green Beret Army Special Forces
Dominican Republic
Sgt
Keller
Zion Bible Church
Stifflertown
Gwin Funeral Home
John Sass
Thompson Cemetery
Hillsdale
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Pauline Irene Blystone
Ford City
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Kittanning
Charles and
Rena Riggle Correll
Gilpin Twp
Armstrong County
Walter Shuster
Erastus Blystone
Lawrence
Agnes) Blystone
Amos
Florence) Yount
Harry E. Shuster
Ford City R.D
Henry
Elizabeth) Schubert
Tarentum
Mildred
Alberta L. Kromer Bowers
Bowser Funeral Home
Plumville
James D. Doughty
Dunkard Cemetery
Rural Valley
Nixon Campaigns For GOP In 34 States
Richard M. Nixon begins a 34,000 mile campaign tour across 34 states to back GOP candidates. He avoids questions on 1968 ambitions after meeting Dwight D. Eisenhower, plans a speech in New York today and stops in 61 congressional districts.
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Gettysburg
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Gettysburg College
Theeneral
Nixon
Viet Nam
Overseas Press Club
New York
Two Pittsburgh men denied habeas bids in jeweler murder
William Murray and Johnnie Lee Smith, charged in the July robbery murder of jeweler Leon Epshtein, had petitions for writs of habeas corpus denied by Judge William F. Cercone in Common Pleas Court. They remain in Allegheny County Jail awaiting grand jury action.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
William Murray
Johnnie Lee Smith
Commonwealth
Leon Epshtein
William F. Cercone
Common Pleas Court
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Presidentohnson
Indiana Co
Gazette
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Omar N. Bradley
Esther Dora Buhler
del Mar
San Diego
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bulova Watch Co
Los Angeles
Charles A. Berry
Verwoerd
Udall Urne
Willamson
Lockwood
Clark Funeral Home
Elderton
W. E. Shaffer
Presbyterian Cemetery
Whitesburg
Luella Leasure Oberlin
Harry W. Oberlin
Rochester Mills
Mountain View Christian Home
Rochestter Mills
David C
Evaline Hastings Leasure
W.C.T.U
D. William Oberlin
Donald Oberlin
Tampa
Fla
Paul
Marjorie) Ryen
Keneneth
Barbara) Williams
Punxsutawney
Anael
Utell
Robinson-Lytle's
Douglas Carhart
Pine Grove
Gladys R. Lucas
Church St. Indiana
Indiana Hospital
White J Twp
Indiana County
Samuel Scott
Katie Littster Lucas
Robinson ~ Lytle’s
James Burnett Reid
Oakland Cemetery
Charles
Pete) Conrad Jr
Ground Control
Cape Kennedy
U.S
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