Bypass bids set for New Castle stretch of route
The state Department of Highways will advertise bids on May 24 for the first 3.87 mile section of the New Castle bypass. The easternmost segment runs about a tenth of a mile north of West Pittsburgh Road and Cherry Street extension, crossing Taylor Shenango townships and South New Castle Borough with concrete pavement on each side of an 84 foot median and several bridges.
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State Department of Highways
New Castle
Arnold Satz
Republican
West Pittsburgh Rd
Cherry St
Taylor and Shenango Townships
South New Castle Borough
Transit authority plans three year bus service continuation
The New Castle Area Transit Authority will brief city and township officials at Castle Arms Motor Hotel on Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. on a three year plan to continue bus service after August 31. The plan arose after a session with John Blackson Associates and includes invited township supervisors and the mayor and city council.
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New Castle Area
Neshannock
Union
Shanango
Carl A. Cialella Jr
Israel and Jordan Clash Across Jordan River Fronts
Israeli and Jordanian troops fought across the Jordan River with escalating clashes this week. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan vowed to push the war into Jordanian territory if guerrilla attacks continued, marking the sharpest warning since the June war ended.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Jordan River
Moshe Dayan
Jordan
Suez Canal
Weather Update for Western Pennsylvania
Partly sunny with cloudiness increasing this afternoon and tonight. Warmer today with highs in the 50s. Cooler tonight with lows in the 30s. Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday.
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Pennsylvania
Bell Telephone mass picketing ban obtained in Pennsylvania
United Press International reports a mass picketing ban was secured after 13 000 Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania workers walked out. A temporary injunction blocks strikers from blocking entrances as negotiators meet with a federal mediator to resolve a wage dispute and allow workers to report to work.
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United Press International
Bell Telephone of
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
New Castle
Bell
Federation of Telephone Workers of
Federation of Telephone Workers of Pennsylvania
FTWP
Rex Marlowe
Philadelphia
Pute
John G. Brosky
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
Charleroi
Allentown
Boy dies after cave burial ends four day battle
Robert Snyder aged 13 died at Palm Harbor Hospital four days after a cave collapse trapped him under 300 pounds of earth. Doctors and parents debated life support as his brain showed no activity while his heart remained beating.
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Garden Grove
Calif
UPI
Robert Snyder
Palm Harbor Hospital
Warren Snyder
Lawrence Lewin
Robert
Lewin
Snyders
Nevada blast sways Las Vegas area in historic underground test
The hydrogen weapon, about sixty times larger than Hiroshima, exploded underground near Beatty Nevada at 7 a.m. PST drawing curiosity and concern as high rise casinos in Las Vegas trembled and dust rose. A carved cavern formed beneath the desert as residents evacuated nearby towns. Howard Hughes faced opposition to the test amid his Nevada gambling ventures.
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Pahute Mesa
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UPI
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Las Vegas
Beatty
Ground Zero
Adobe Exchange Club
Fleur de Lis Ranch
Nevada
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Saigon Area Hit by Bombs as Troops Repel Offensive
UPI reports U.S. and South Vietnamese forces defended Saigon region with troop battles and B52 strikes. Nine Viet Cong killed today and 18 yesterday in city outskirts. 10 Americans killed and 92 wounded. Thieu signals possible cease fire with guarantees and plans to visit the United States.
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UPI
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U.S
Thieu
America
Johnson
1St Infantry Division
Law Day quiz winners named
The Lawrence County Bar Association announced the school winners of the Rule of Law Day Quiz. The 50 question test was given to 1 543 high school seniors in Lawrence County’s 10 high schools. Winners include New Castle Marilyn Hruska and Andrew Ballas Shenango Dianne Cole and Kay Walls Neshannock Dianne Fletcher Robert Carlson Deane Smith Union Fred Cox Laurel Robert Miles and David Jones David Kamerer New Wilmington John Miklasevich Mohawk Lawrence Barnes Donald Wilson Vo Tech Dianne Bailey Ellwood City David Blazin Villa Maria Terril McBride Dottie Hebert Amy Hogan. The quiz was prepared by the American Bar Association and the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges to explain law’s role in society and daily life as part of Law Day USA.
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Lawrence County Bar Association
Lawrence County
New Castle
Marilyn Hruska
Andrew Ballas
Shenango
Dianne Cole
Kay Walls
Neshannock
Dianne Fletcher
Robert Carlson
Deane Smith
Union
Fred Cox
Laurel
Robert Miles
David Jones
David Kamerer
New Wilmington
John Miklasevich
Lawrence Barnes
Donald Wilson
Vo-Tech
Dianne Bailey
Ellwood City
David Blazin
Villa Maria
Terril McBride
Dottie Hebert
Amy Hogan
American Bar Association
National Council of Juvenile Court Judges
Ball to U.N. post signals Europe unity as key to peace
Stewart Hensley reports George W. Ball, Johnson's pick for ambassador to the United Nations, champions European unification as a greater peace factor than aid to underdeveloped nations. He succeeds Arthur Goldberg, who plans private practice and doubts returning to the Supreme Court. Ball criticizes U.S. Viet Nam policy but blames Kennedy as inheritor of the conflict.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
George W. Ball
Johnson
US S
United Nations
Europe
State Department
Ball
Kennedy
Vietnam
Penn Central Moves To Expand Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Stake
Penn Central Co. plans to acquire more Pittsburgh and Lake Erie stock in a merger move. The board approved an exchange offer for 133,664 shares with each P and LE share valued at about 163 when exchanged for Penn Central stock bond and cash. The deal requires at least 65,000 P&LE shares and values P and LE at 13.97 a share for 1967.
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New York
UPI
Penn Central Co
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Co
Penn Central
Penn Central Board of Directors
Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Pittsburgh
Igisburgh
Death notices listed for eight residents on April 26 1968
Obituaries show Edwin L. Foster 80 of 130 E Garfield Ave Harry J. Hilliard 79 of 457 Moore Ave Jessie C Flynn 81 of 408 Bell Ave Claire W Chain 78 of 307 N Shenango St Daisy Margaret Litzenberg 76 of Volant Merle W Noble 51 of Volant RD Mary T Rich 57 of 219 E Sutton St Mrs Phillip Johns 68 of Butler Ave Local death records publish eight notices with ages and addresses for residents.
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Edwin L. Foster
E. Garfield Ave
Harry J. Hilliard
Moore Ave
Jessie C. Flynn
Bell Ave
Claire W. Chain
N. Shenango St
Daisy Margaret Litzenberg
Volant
Merle William Noble
Mary T. Rich
E. Sutton St
Phillip Johns
Butler Ave
Young drivers seen as heavy violators in PA traffic data
Harrisburg report based on 1966 to 1967 figures shows drivers aged 17 to 26 commit half of all Pennsylvania traffic violations while only 24 percent of licensed motorists. 175,746 of 354,414 convictions occurred in this group with red light violations leading at 21 percent.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Harry H. Brainerd
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