Guardsmen Hope To Return Home From Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh during Easter, National Guard members from diverse jobs including banker, utility worker, surgeon, truck driver, and construction worker await release. Capt. Richard K. Bennett of New Castle, unit Headquarters Co. of the 229th Artillery Battalion, is vice president and trust officer at Lawrence Savings & Trust Co. His main duty is handling income tax returns.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
National Guard
Richard K. Bennett
New Castle
229Th Artillery
Lawrence Savings & Trust Co
City officials tee up 30 day sewage plan review
City and township leaders met at city hall to seek sewage answers within 30 days. Mayor Cialella, council, solicitor Levinson, administrator Albertson, and supervisors from Neshannock Union and Shenango townships attended.
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Carl A. Cialella Jr
Maurice Levinson
Robert J. Albertson
Neshannock
Union
Shenango
Albertson
Sanitation Authority
Michael Baker Jr
Robert A. Matthews
Union Township
State Health Department
Cialella
Baker
Matthews
Civil rights bill awaits Johnson signature in housing move
The House sent the civil rights bill to President Johnson after a 250 171 vote in a gap closing response to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s assassination. It aims to outlaw racial discrimination in 80 of homes and apartments by 1970 with key exemptions and enforcement penalties.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House
White House
Martin Luther King Jr
Kennedy
Clark votes for final open housing bill amid mixed House stance
U. S. Rep. Frank M. Clark of Bessemer backed the Senate approved open housing measure after a last minute push to return it to committee. He opposed the Senate version previously, voted for final passage as the House rejected amending it, and urged an investigation into National Guard guidance amid civil disturbances. He framed law enforcement as underprotected and urged readiness to shield police.
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House
Senate
U. S
Frank M. Clark
Dbessemer
Pennsylvania
Clark
Washington
Congress
Poor People's March on Washington Planned in King's Absence
Atlanta dispatch says the Poor People's march will go ahead next month in Washington despite Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. murder. Coretta Scott King will join, and plans call for a delayed mid May demonstration after the original April 22 start.
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Atlanta
UPI
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Coretta
SCLC
Forces rout enemy tanks troops regain ground
American forces sweep northwest Vietnam recapturing Lang Vei camp and driving Communist armor from the field. Air strikes knock out tanks as casualties mount with US and allied deaths and wounded totaling in the thousands for the week.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Lang Vei
Johnson
North Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Western Pennsylvania Weather Update
Mostly sunny in Western Pennsylvania with little temperature change. Highs near 60s, tonight fair and cooler with frost in valleys. lows in the 30s. Friday partly cloudy and warmer. 24 hour stats show max 62, min 28, precipitation .09 inch. Shenango River stage 5.3 feet.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Obituary Notices for Several Local Residents
Mrs Mary Soho Socha aged 84 of 55 High Street Mrs Josephine Jo Huff aged 70 of 312 North Cedar Street Mrs Oscar F Swanson aged 72 of 808 Allegheny Avenue Infant Son Rogers one day old of Wampum Road 1 announced for Thursday April 11 1968 set by funeral home brief notice of deaths and ages
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Mary Soho Socha
High St
Josephine K.(jo) Huff
Cedar St
Oscar F. Swanson
Allegheny Ave
Rogers
Wampum RD
Churches Plan Glorious Holy Week Services Across County
The Lawrence County churches prepare for Easter with interdenominational Good Friday services, seven 25 minute talks at First Presbyterian, and sunrise ceremonies at Kings Chapel and Second UP. Speakers include Rev. Boyd and Rev. Jolley, with music by Gordon siblings and a church organist. Children anticipate Easter eggs and parade strolls as part of the celebration.
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Castle Ministerial Association
First Presbyterian Church
Donald C. Boyd
Ministerial Association
Delbert E. Jolley
First Methodist Church
Bruce Cooley
First Christian Church
William A. Reeves
Second Baptist Church
George W. Henderson
Second UP Church
Karen
Kathy
Marcia Gordon
Earl Hammond
William J. Turner
David Owen
Arthur Cannin
Lena Mae McConnell
Margie Ferree
Kings Chapel
Mounday
Thomas McGrath
Bethelame Zion
Mayor Barr Lifts Pittsburgh Curfew
Mayor Joseph M. Barr lifted the dusk to dawn curfew after riots in Pittsburgh while keeping Guardsmen state police and city police on duty in three troubled neighborhoods. He urged prayers for peace during holy days and noted looting and burning had declined though arrests reached 1,265 with 515 fires since violence began.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Joseph M. Barr
Hill District
Barr
Pennsylvania
Farrell
Sharon
West Middle
Sex
Hickory Wheatland
Sharpsville
Shenango Valley
Here
Ohio Line
Edward Ellis
National Guard
O Brien Calls for Postal Service Overhaul by Nonprofit Corp
Lawrence F. OBrien said a Presidential commission will soon recommend that the Post Office Department be folded into a nonprofit government corporation to run the nation's mail. He anticipated the report would provide a blueprint for action he would support.
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Washington
UPI
Lawrence F. O’brien
Post Office
Rockefeller resurfaces as potential GOP presidential contender
Nelson Rockefeller's refusal to seek the nomination has revived interest in his bid. Senator Thruston Morton announces a Rockefeller for President committee as Rockefeller notes the GOP field is fluid after Johnson's withdrawal. Rockefeller plans to address national issues in coming weeks.
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United Press International
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Morton
Washington
Johnson
Abrams Named U S Vietnam Commander in Move Toward Vietnamization
President Johnson names Gen Creighton W Abrams as the U S military commander in Vietnam to succeed Gen Westmoreland, signaling a shift toward greater ARVN responsibility. Adm John S McCain Jr takes over U S forces in the Pacific as Sharp retires. Abrams has pushed for better ARVN equipment and intensified U S arming of South Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Johnson
West Pointer
William C. Westmoreland
Army
John S. McCain Jr
London
U.S. Naval
Europe
Pacific
Adm
Ulysses S.G. Sharp
Abrams
Westmoreland
Army of South Vietnam
ARVN
United States
Warsaw seen site for talks in peace negotiations likely
American and North Vietnamese representatives may meet in Warsaw within a week to test a basis for full scale peace talks. Harriman will lead with two or three advisers including Cyrus Vance. Hanoi proposed Warsaw as the contact site catching the Johnson administration by surprise.
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UPI
Warsaw
U.S
Moscow
Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Defense
Johnson
Pentagon
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Burma
New Delhi
India
Jakarta
Indonesia
Vientiane
Laos
Asia
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