Lawful rebalance blocked as three judges rule illegal
A three judge federal court ruled Pennsylvania's legislative reapportionment unconstitutional and halted preparations for the April 28 primary. The ruling targets the state laws that shifted Lawrence County into a new district and affect Senate and House candidate nominations. The state will seek a stay to allow April elections to proceed.
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UPI
Pennsylvania
Walter Alessandroni
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
House
Lawrence County
William W. Scranton
Beaver County
Butler County
Lawrence
Butler Counties
Glenn McCracken
New Castle
Thomas W. King Jr
Butler
Kenneth C. Brown
Slippery Rock
Donald 0. Oesterling
Harry F. Pepper
Union
Taylor
Robert Pearsall
Donald W. Fox
Dominick E. Cioffi
Tony Pagley
John Greer
Byron Bakewell
Albert Maris
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Michael Sheridan
William Nealon
U.S. Middle District Court
Kennedy Delivers Maiden Senate Speech amid Acknowledged Inattention
Senator Edward M. Kennedy gives his first Senate address on civil rights amid general disinterest from most colleagues. Only freshman Herbert Walters listens while others read, discuss privately, or glance away as Kennedy speaks on pending legislation.
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UPI
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D-Mass
Massachusetts
Senate
Ted Kennedy
Herbert S. Walters
D-Tenn
Kennedy
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Congressional Record
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
World’s Fair Traffic Troup Threatened
A Brooklyn CORE protest plan for the April 22 World’s Fair opening aims to block city traffic by guiding motorists to drive toward the fair with minimal fuel. Traffic officials warn of wide disruption across Manhattan and surrounding areas. Robert Moses defends safe access while rights groups weigh a national response.
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UPI
Brooklyn
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Henry A. Barnes
Manhattan
Bronx
New Jersey
Brooklyn Core
Robert Moses
National Core
Talks Set To Start In Washington To End Rail Strike
President Johnson won a 15 day delay to avert a nationwide rail walkout by securing mediation help from George W. Taylor and Theodore W. Kheel. Rail unions initially resisted but agreed to the cooling off period, paving the way for renewed talks as picket lines affected commuters in several states.
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UPI
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George W. Taylor
Theodore W. Kheel
Personnally
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois Central Railroad
Four Attaches Mobbed by Soviets in Two Incidents
Four U S military attaches were mobbed and threatened by Soviet citizens in two incidents on Feb 14 in Leningrad and March 17 in Tula. The men were accused of spying and illegal picture taking, charges the embassy denied. They received 90 days’ restriction to Moscow from Soviet authorities.
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U.S
Cmdr
Stuart Savage
Alma
Kans
Leonard A. Bracken
Philadelphia
Leningrad
Savage
Bracken
Edgar Smith
Edmund J. Zvetina
Dayton
Ohio
Tula
Komsomolsky
Young Communist
Jesman
Aote
Obituary Notices for Several Local Residents
Death records list Mrs Sophie Smith 76 of 1223 Rebecca Street Mrs Mary C Reese 80 of Dravesburg PA William H McKissick 67 of Prospect PA Mrs Fern Martin 69 of 42 West Reynolds Street Miss Myrtella Kinsey 81 of Georgetown PA and John Zikeli 68 of Ellwood City.
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Rebecca St
Mary C. Reese
Dravesburg
William H. McKissick
Prospect
Fern Martin
W. Reynolds St
Myrtella Kinsey
Georgetown
John Zikeli
Ellwood City
Norfolk Mourns as MacArthur Becomes Nation's Memorial
Thousands of mourners viewed Gen Douglas MacArthur’s body in Norfolk at the memorial rotunda as 9 000 plus filed past the bier. The city closed offices and schools while a 19 gun salute marked the mourning period and final services were planned for Saturday.
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MacArthur Memorial
Norfolk
Virginia
Norfolk City
H. D. Quigg
Norfolk, Va
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General Douglas MacArthur
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Memorial Rotunda
Washington
Capitol Rotunda
Roy B. Martin
Bataan
Little Rock
Ark
Shenango Restaurant Denied Sewer Access in Township Vote
Shenango Township supervisors refused permission for the Winky Drive-In at Ellwood and Savannah roads to tap the town sewer. J Mandell of Winky Corp said the restaurant planned a May opening and investment of 100000, with jobs for locals. Debate pitted Kendall in favor of joining the system against Smith who urged federal loan plans, leaving septic tank as option if denied.
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Shenango Township
Winky
Ellwood
Savannah Roads
Walter L. Kendall
J. Mandell
The
Winky Corp
Kendall
Ralph E. Smith
Lawrence Village Plaza
Gaylords
Smith
New Castle
Plaza
Thomas C. West
State Department of Health
Weather summary for Western Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy today and tonight with a chance of light showers in the north this afternoon or evening. Highs 45 to 55, lows in the 30s. Saturday should be fair and a bit warmer. Shenango River at 8.2 feet, no precipitation.
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United Press International
Maryland
Verda Welcome
Baltimore
Welcome
Henry C. Welcome
Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Rusk Starts Far East Talks and Stops for Alaska Damage
Secretary of State Dean Rusk began a ten day tour of the Far East and Southeast Asia with plans for on the ground discussions in South Vietnam, a meeting with Chiang Kai-shek in Formosa, and a two hour layover in Alaska to inspect cartel damage.
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UPI
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South Viet
Formosa
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Chiang Kai
Rusk
Alaska
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