Scranton Sees Potential Stability in State Tax Plan
Harrisburg UPI Gov William W Scranton said the 1964 65 General Fund budget is being prepared for the General Assembly with Marty Blackbill, and he expects the present tax structure to stay in place The governor avoided declaring tax changes while noting past increases in sales cigarette and liquor taxes The moratorium on partisanship during Kennedys mourning period also kept questions on national politics at bay Scranton said he is not seeking the presidency but may be the GOP favorite son for the 64 member delegation to the San Francisco convention
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Martin H. Blackbill
General Assembly
Scranton
Marty
Kennedy
San Francisco
Renaming Cape Canaveral to John F. Kennedy Space Center
Protests erupt as President Johnson renames Cape Canaveral the John F. Kennedy Space Center removing the Canaveral name from the spaceport area. Cape Canaveral and Cocoa officials seek authority to challenge the move while residents circulate petitions opposing the change on economic and historical grounds.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Johnson
Cape Canaveral
Space Center
Geoon
Mrs Rose Dick 82 Dies
Mrs Rose Dick aged 82 of 611 Spruce Street and James P Reynolds of 655 Superior Street are listed in the notice.
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Rose Dick
Spruce St
James P. Reynolds
Superior St
Korean Bonus for 56000 Unclaimed in Pennsylvania
The Korean Conflict Veterans Compensation Bureau warns about 56000 veterans and career servicemen in Pennsylvania who will lose their Korean bonus if they do not apply by December 31. Lt. Col. Anthony Flores notes many have not claimed due to unawareness of eligibility under the amended act. Eligibility requires four years of continuous service before June 24, 1950, residence in Pennsylvania on January 1, 1961, residency at service entry, and at least 60 days of active duty between June 25, 1950, and July 27, 1953.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Laotian Official assassinated in Vientiane
Col Leuang chief intelligence officer for neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma was shot near his home in Vientiane. He was the fifth Laotian official killed by assassination this year, with 18 bullets fired. Assailants in khaki uniforms fled in two unmarked jeeps.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Col. Leuang
Souvanna Phouma
Leuang
Deuxieme
Souvanna
Amkha
Church Leaders Push Fast Track for Civil Rights Bill
Protestant church leaders across the nation urge public support for a discharge petition to move the civil rights bill out of the House Rules Committee. A resolution calling church members to write to Congress was presented at the National Council of Churches General Assembly, endorsing prompt passage and public pressure to speed enactment. Bishop Rueben H. Mueller became president of the National Council with a pledge to raise its profile.
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Philadelphia
UPI
House Rules Committee
General Assembly
National Council of Churches
Assembly
Congress
House
Rueben H. Mueller
Indianapolis
Ind
National Council Today
Oponowicz Seen Near Pittsburgh as Hunt Increases
Pittsburgh area police and federal agents stepped up the search for Al fred Oponowicz after a tip placed him in a bar near Heidelberg. Oponowicz, 37, added to the FBI ten most wanted list for the slaying of Gust Georges in Baldwin Borough. Georges was beaten and shot in his home. two men fled in a car with coin bags from pinball machines. The FBI has warrants for a Cleveland bank robbery and warns Oponowicz is heavily armed and dangerous. He is also sought in a Shenango Township burglary attempt at Gaylord’s department store. Louis Moses of New Castle faces related charges and was later found dead.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Alfred Oponowicz
Heidelberg
Oponowicz
FBI
Gust Georges
Baldwin Borough
Georges
Carnegie
Cleveland
Oponowiccz
New Castle
Gaylord’s Department
Shenango Township
Louis Moses
Union Area School Board Elects Allen as President
Allen elected president of the Union Area School Board unopposed, succeeds Paul Rice. Claude M. Jenkins named vice president. New directors Eddie F. Carr and Joseph Park sworn in. Board keeps 7:30 p.m. meetings fourth Wednesday, Dec moved to Dec 26 due to Christmas.
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Paul M. Allen Jr
Union Area School Board
Allen
Paul Rice
Claude M. Jenkins
Old Fording Road
RD 2
Union Township
Union Schools
Westminster College
Bucknell University
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc
Eddie F. Carr
Joseph Park
Edinburg
Park
Kennedy
Preston
Western Pennsylvania Weather Update with Snow Flurries
The region remains mostly cloudy with occasional snow flurries and little temperature change today and tonight. Highs near 28 to 36, lows about 24 to 30, with Friday cloudier and slightly warmer then snow flurries tapering in the afternoon. River stage at Shenango around 4.6 feet, vs 3.7 feet last year.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Scranton Remains Favorite Son in 1964 GOP
Pennsylvania GOP Chairman Craig Truax says Gov. William Scranton stays the party favorite for 1964 presidential prospects. He expects Scranton to head an uncommitted delegation to the GOP national convention next summer and refutes Kennedy’s death shifting momentum to Barry Goldwater.
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New Castle News
Craig Truax
Pennsylvania Republican Committee
Kennedy
Scranton
Calvin McCracken
Lawrence County
Young Republicans Club
Pennsylvania
GOP
Truax
Barry Goldwater
Young Republicans
Castleton Hotel
Goldwater
New York
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy murder commission opens Warren led probe
A seven member commission headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren meets to begin the investigation into President Kennedy's assassination. The bipartisan panel, appointed by President Johnson, will organize procedures and report findings to the public and the world. The panel also plans an inquiry into the Oswald killing 48 hours after the murder.
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Washington
UPI
Earl Warren
Kennedy
Johnson
Lee Harvey Oswald
Moonshine Operation Busted In New Beaver Borough
Alfred Clarence Beane of New Brighton, 47, was charged with unlawful possession and manufacture of liquor after a raid on a second-floor moonshine operation in a brown shingled house off Pa. 18. Beane posted $2,000 property bail and authorities seek a second suspect. the raid involved state police, a liquor board officer, and county detectives and was led by Sgt. Fred J. Norris.
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New Castle News
Pa. 18
Koppel
Melvin Perlik
State Liquor Control Board
Erie
Fred J Pe
New Castle
W. Gilmore Smith
New Beaver
Alfred Clarence Beane
Fifth Ave
New Brighton
Fred J. Norris
Norris
Albert J. Puto
Safe Burglarized At Union School
An undetermined amount of cash was taken from a safe cracked open at Scotland Lane Elementary School in Union Township. Police say an unsuccessful attempt to crack a safe occurred at Memorial Elementary School nearby. Entry was gained by breaking windows and desks were ransacked in both schools.
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Scotland Lane
Union Township
Memorial
Scotland School
Red Leader Is Reported Under Arrest
UPI reports Col. James K. Chenault, 45, released unharmed after being kidnapped by four pro-Castro FALN members in Caracas. He described his captivity as a clear but bearable ordeal and noted the event as a possible propaganda gesture. government forces also captured Juan de Dios Moncada, the FALN self-styled supreme commander, raising questions about any link to Chenault's release.
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Caracas
UPI
Col
James K. Chenault
Chenault
Sherman
Tex
U.S
Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
Juan de Dios Moncade
Moncada
Blevens
Mrs. Chenault
Kennedy infants buried beside late father at Arlington
Mrs. John F. Kennedy returned to Arlington National Cemetery to bury her two deceased children beside President Kennedy. Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, who died Aug. 9 after two days, and his stillborn sister, Aug. 23, 1956, were laid to rest with rites led by Monsignor Hannan. The ceremony was private with family present, and the bodies accompanied to Washington by Sen. Edward Kennedy.
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Patrick J. Slovan Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Kennedy
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Robert F. Kennedy
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Princess Lee Radziwill
Hannan
Salinger
Washington
Brookline
Mass
Newport
R. I
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