MacArthur's Condition Deteriorates in Walter Reed Update
Gen Douglas MacArthur, 84, shows worsening health at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Spokesman notes slight blood pressure drop and rising pulse, with progressive kidney decline and a reversible esophageal bleeding device to be removed. Family visits and prior Tuesday report of holding his own are mentioned.
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MacArthur
Jean
Arthur
Courtney Whitney
Henry S. Murphey
Sports Show Opens Tonight at Cathedral Arena
The Walmo Lions Sports Show begins a four night run at the Cathedral tonight drawing up to 10 000 attendees. Hours are 7 to 11 each evening with a 2 pm Saturday matinee. Proceeds aid the Lions Club blind work and Saturday at 9 30 pm crowns the Sports Show Queen from county high school candidates.
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Walmo Lions
Lawrence County
Cathedral
Walmo Lions Club
Nixon Attacks Viet Nam Policy In Saigon Visit
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon criticized the Johnson administration's policy in South Viet Nam as weak and inconsistent. He warned that failure to hold a firm line could signal the beginning of the end for U S involvement in Southeast Asia. Nixon spoke at the embassy after arriving on a private business trip and noted a need for determination to achieve final victory.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
South Viet Nam
United States
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Henry Cabotte
Lodge
Tansonhut
New York
Malaysia
Thailand
Seven Die As Blaze Rips Beverly Home
Beverly Massachusetts seven people including a father mother and five children died when fire swept a three story frame house. Police identified the victims as John M. Crandell 40 Barbara Crandell 38 and children Richard 5 John 8 James 9 Catherine 2 and Stephen 10. Fire started on the second floor and the parents were found on the stairs. A first floor occupant Laura O Connell 60 escaped unharmed.
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Beverly
Mass
UPI
John M. Crandell
Barbara
Richard
John
James
Catherine
Stephen
John Callalay
Laura O'Connell
Seven Scranton Appointments Approved by Senate
The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved seven gubernatorial appointments. Frederick M. Simpson of Huntingdon will serve eight years on the Human Relations Commission. Harold Blum of Philadelphia was confirmed to the Historical and Museum Commission. Five Allegheny County Board of Assistance appointees were approved: Stonewall Stickney, Chandler Ketchum, the Rev. David Wynne, J. Paul Surlock, and Gladys Hess of Tarentum.
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Harrisburg
API
Senate
William W. Scranton
Frederick M. Simpson
Huntingdon
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
Harold Blum
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Allegheny County Board of Assistance
Stonewall B. Stickney
Chandler G. Ketchum
David J. Wynne
J. Paul Scurlock
Pittsburgh
Gladys Hess
Tarentum
Alaska Seeks Fast Federal Aid After Quake and Tide
Alaska appeals for rapid federal disaster aid after the Good Friday quake and tidal wave crippled Kodiak Seward and Valdez. Health officials report 24 dead and 83 missing plus unconfirmed deaths total 180. optimistic death toll could reach 600. State revenue and rehabilitation costs will rise sharply, prompting calls for federal support to keep Alaska solvent.
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Kodiak
Seward
Valdez
James Harrison
Alaska
State
Island
Chenega
R. D. Stevenson
Department of Revenue
State Department
Four teens rescued from Missouri cave after 12 hour ordeal
Kennedy Lewis 15 Gerald Cook 18 Andy Yousley 18 and Teddy Miller 18 of Rolla were in Bruce Cave near Gasconde River when lost for 12 hours. A Missouri School of Mines group helped locate them, they were found safe and uninjured as crowd gathered by bonfires. A second brief item notes a slight New Hampshire earthquake at 6 21 am EST rattling central New England and waking residents.
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Jerome, Mo
UPI
Missouri
Bruce Cave
Gasconde River
Kennedy Lewis
Gerald Cook
Andy Yousley
Teddy Miller
Rolla
Gary Edgeman
Missouri School of Mines
Doys
Laconia
N.H
New Hampshire
New England
Francis J. Donohoe
Weston College Seismograph Station
Shenango Tax Collection Case Taken To Court
Shenango Township supervisor Ralph E. Smith appeals the 1963 tax collection pay to Mrs. Helen Frisbee alleging excessive compensation. He seeks $962 excess returned and asks courts to surcharge officials if laws were violated. The dispute centers on a 1961 ordinance capping township tax collection pay at $1,000 versus prior 3 percent.
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Shenango
Ralph E. Smith
Lawrence County
Smith
Helen Frisbee
Frisbee
Kieler
Shenango Area
Shenango Township
Brazil Near Civil War as Revolt Spreads Across States
In Rio de Janeiro Brazil tenses as ten states and major armies rebel against President Joao Goulart. Guanabara joins the revolt while Gov. Carlos Lacerda backs moves to oust Goulart. The 2nd army from Sao Paulo moves toward Rio as Goulart orders troops to Belo Horizonte to crush rebels.
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UPI
Brazil
Joao Goulart
Belo Horizonte
Minas Gerais
Rio DE Janeiro
Goulart
Guanabara
Sao Paulo
Rio
Justino Alves Bastos
Recife
Porto Alegre
Miguel Arraes
Alves
Carlos Lacerda
Indicted Indianapolis Police Face Numbers Racket Probe
A grand jury indicted twenty two Indianapolis police officers on charges tied to a major numbers racket. Sixteen suspended officers face departmental trials while six others, four retiring to preserve pensions, may also lose jobs. The probe followed a June federal raid on rackets kingpin Isaac Mitchell. Mitchell later received a five year sentence for tax evasion.
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Indianapolis, Ind
UPI
Indianapolis
Isaac
Fuffy) Mitchell
T- Men
Mitchell
Inaction On 2 HHFA Projects Draws City Censure
The HHFA criticized New Castle for failing to act on two public works projects in letters read at a city council meeting. Acting HHFA official Thomas Meredith questioned plans and delays, while council debated funding, tax implications, and past administration responsibility for delays.
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Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Robert M. White II
James L. Scarazzo Jr
D. John Razzano
Jack Fritz
White
HHFA
Thomas Meredith
Gunton Park
New Castle
Razzano
Council
Scarazzo
Meredith
Youngstown
George Rigby
William J. Watkins
Inside Today News Highlights and Page References
A collage of brief items: pupils learning ABCs and spelling bees, YWCA members hearing FBI notes from Oliver H. Hunter, men deemed weaker at daily work, a concert group seeking members, weather delaying New Castle High’s spring sports, and coaches Kuharich and McPeak upbeat about new quarterbacks.
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YWCA
FBI
Oliver H. Hunter
New Castle High
Local Deaths Reported in City Notices
Elbert Frank Fannin aged 68 of 827 Morton Street Mrs Nicholas Binder Sr aged 69 of 1024 North Ashland Avenue Rev C W S Miller aged 79 from Columbus Indiana Mrs Isaphine R Fisher aged 88 of 220 West Sheridan Avenue Joseph Rigby aged 59 of 316 Bell Avenue Gus E Zerritelli aged 75 of Ellwood City are listed in the death record notice dated April 1 1964 from the city.
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Elbert
Frank) Fannin
Morton St
Nicholas Binder Sr
Ashland
C. W. S. Miller
Columbus
Ind
Isaphine R. Fisher
W. Sheridan
Joseph Rigby
Bell Ave
Gus E. Zerritelli
Ellwood City
Sears Seeks 10 to 14 Acres in Redevelopment Plan
Sears Roebuck & Co. seeks 10 to 14 acres in the Lower Neshannock Creek redevelopment project with strong interest in the remaining five to nine acres. Redevelopment Authority executive director Robert E. Jamison says Sears must specify exact land, while noting other developers are available and no commitments have been made.
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Sears, Roebuck & Co
Lower Neshannock Creek
Robert E. Jamison
Redevelopment Authority
Sears
Jamison
Coal Industry Leaders Urge Reducing Imports To Save Coal
At the National Coal Policy Conference the leaders of Pittston Coal and Consolidated Coal urged cutting imports of oil and electrical power. They argued imports threaten coal jobs, noting US plants closed due to oil competition and Canada hydro power undercuts coal in utilities. The NCPC urged federal action to limit Canadian power imports.
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Rap Power
Margaret A. Kilgore
Washington
UPI
National Coal Policy Conference
NCPC
Joseph P. Routh
Pittston Coal Co
Johnson
Routh
Gauley
W. Va
G.A. Shoemaker
Consolidated Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Canada
Shoemaker
Weather Update for Western Pennsylvania
Mostly sunny with snow flurries then clearing and warming. Highs 30s to 40s, north 30s south 40. Tonight fair and cold with lows 15 to 26 mountains 15 to 20. Thursday sunny and warmer with a 24 hour period up to 32 and 12 low. Shenango River stage at 6.6 feet.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
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