Tired guardsmen back from Pittsburgh duty
The 1st Battalion of the 229th Artillery Pennsylvania National Guard returned from four days of duty in Pittsburgh after Gov Shafer authorized their leave. Troops traveled by convoy from New Castle Sharpsville Grove City and Oil City and were warmly welcomed at the Armory.
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President signs open housing bill
President Johnson signs the civil rights bill with a strong open housing provision. The law aims to end housing discrimination, allowing African Americans to seek housing outside slums and targeting 80 percent of U.S. housing to be affected by 1970. The signing follows a White House meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. two years earlier.
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Soviets press U S on site for Hanoi talks
Tass reports official circles in Moscow say Washingtons rejection of Warsaw as the site for preliminary talks with North Vietnam is legally untenable. White House cites a neutral setting and offers no alternate location.
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White House
George Christian
Racial peace returns as Guardsmen withdraw from Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh 1,095 National Guardsmen and 350 state police were pulled back after four days of looting and arson in three Negro districts. Most troops left bivouacs, with 3,390 remaining to return home today. City orders eased as liquor sales reopened and curfew lifted amid calm.
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Joseph M. Barr
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Raymond P. Shafer
GIs Repulse Attack Near Saigon After Fierce Battle
U S forces beat back a North Vietnamese assault at a rubber plantation near Saigon. In four hours of brutal fighting, 16 Americans were killed and 47 wounded while at least 126 Communists died.
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Crash kills 19 year old youth near Bessemer
A high speed auto crash near Bessemer claimed the life of Grimes born 1948 in New Castle. He was a student at Youngstown University and a member of St Anthony Church. Funeral services set for the coming days. The report notes a separate FBI seizure of a Mustang linked to MLK assassination activity but provides no official comment.
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New Castle
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Jane Gemma Grimes
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Mohawk High School
Youngstown University
Judy Ann
Louise Gemma
Hillsville
Monas W. Cunningham
Oak St. Bessemer
Francis Dailey
Weather Summary for Western Pennsylvania Today
Sunny and warmer today with highs in the mid 60s to low 70s. Tonight remains fair and mild with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. Saturday forecast calls for partly cloudy and warmer conditions. Maximum temperature 57 and river stage 5.1 feet are reported with last year figures in parentheses.
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Scarazzo named assistant city solicitor in council action
James L. Scarazzo Jr. was appointed assistant city solicitor effective April 27 by the council. The $3,000 annual post is created under the new mayor council form, with duties to be designated by the city solicitor per the administrative code.
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E. Leasure Ave
Richard H. Biddle
Biddle
Carl A. Cialella Jr
Thomas A. Shumaker
Albertson
Certified Public Accountants
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South Side
City Redevelopment Authority
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Neshannock Creek
Arcon Development Corp
City Airport Authority
Dietterle and van Dusen Construction Co
W. Moody Ave
City Parking Authority
Gayle Ave
Electric St
Panelists Split on Amendment Vote at New Castle Forum
At George Washington Junior High School a public forum sponsored by the New Castle Jaycees and League of Women Voters drew three panelists and three guests urging five yes votes on four state constitutional amendments and a fifth proposal. Judge John B. Hannum of Chester County named convention goals and praised leaders while stressing nonpartisanship and voter finality. Delegates Solomon and Braham urged passage, citing a unified court system, one person one vote, and fair representation amid population shifts.
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George Washington Junior High
New Castle
Raymond Broderick
Robert Casey
William W. Scranton
George Leader
Hannum
Joseph
Solomon
Pennsylvania
Braham
George Washington Junior High School
New Castle News
Curfew lifted in Youngstown after racial violence
In Youngstown Ohio Mayor Anthony Flask lifted the citywide dusk to dawn curfew imposed after racial violence and vandalism erupted in the South Side. About 500 National Guardsmen had patrolled the streets during the tense period.
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Youngstown, Ohio
UPI
Ohio
Anthony B. Flask
South Side
Reservists to report for duty on May 13 callup
About 24,500 Army Navy and Air Force reservists will report for active duty on May 13 in the fourth reserve callup since Korea and the second in three months. Defense Secretary Clifford said roughly 10,000 will go to Vietnam boosting the U S force there to 549,500.
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Clark M. Clifford
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Johnson
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