PARC Elects Officers and Plans For Kinder Gartens
The Lawrence County Chapter of Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children reelected William L. Morrison as president and named officers including J. C. Reed first vice president Dudley M. Arnold second vice president Marjorie Felder secretary Nick Navarra treasurer and Thomas S. Mansell to the board. The group approved state mandated public school kinder gartens and outlined holiday plans for special education children with invitations to schools and classes and interdenominational religion classes at St. Camillus Church.
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Lawrence County
Pennsylvania Association For Retarded Children
William L. Morrison
J. C. Reed
Dudley M. Arnold
Marjorie Felder
Nick Navarra
Thomas S. Mansell
Louis Dellaverson
PARC
United Commercial Travelers
Alpha Iota Chapter
YOUTH
Paulette
St. Camillus Church
Nixon, Harriman discuss peace talks before inauguration
President elect Nixon summoned W Averell Harriman for a briefing on Vietnam peace efforts and how to handle negotiations during the transition. Attending were Cyrus Vance, Robert Murphy, and Henry Kissinger as potential continuity figures for post inauguration talks.
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New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Paris
Nixon
W. Averell Harriman
Pierre
Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Robert D. Murphy
Henry A. Kissinger
Harvard
White House
California
James Francis McIintyre
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Buchanan Autograph Letters Donated to Pennsylvania Museum
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission received eight personal letters written by James Buchanan, the 15th U.S. president and Pennsylvania native. Donor Dr Herman Blum of Philadelphia cited preservation of Commonwealth records, noting two letters were written from Wheatland in 1863 during the Civil War era.
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Harrisburg
UPS
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
James Buchanan
Commission
Herman Blum
Philadelphia
Buchanan
Commonwealth of Pennsylva
Lancaster
Wheatland
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Two Teens Held Over Car Stereo Theft
Two 16 year olds were committed to the county juvenile home after stealing a stereo tape unit from a car owned by Lawrence Mangino at 809 Pearl Street Tuesday. The unit and tapes valued at 185 dollars were recovered by city police. One youth is a New Bedford resident and the other lives on the West Side, according to juvenile aide officer Joseph Ambrosia.
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Lawrence Mangino
Pearl St
Joseph Ambrosia
New Bedford
Tax package aims to raise 44.7 million in Philadelphia
Philadelphia officials propose a broad 1969 tax package to raise 44.7 million for six months, including higher wage and real estate taxes, stock transfer levy, parking fines, and mercantile tax. Funds would support the public schools and city salaries. Chief Justice Earl Warren to remain on the bench through the term ending June 1969 per Nixon aide.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Democratic Caucus
James H. J. Tate
Paul D’ortona
Blue Ribbon Commission On
U. S. Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Nixon
Warren
County Bar Association increases legal service rates for towns
Lawrence County municipalities will pay higher legal fees next year as the county Bar Association approves new rates. Township and borough solicitors will receive 25 per hour for oral consultation, up from 20, and research or written opinions rise from 25 to 30 per hour. The 300 retainer stays the same, effective January 1. One official notes full hourly charges may apply even if consultation lasts less time.
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Lawrence County
County Bar Association
Sweden grants asylum to three American soldiers
The Swedish Aliens Commission granted political asylum to Edward Neville, 24, of Oxon Hill Maryland Michael Bruce 21 of Los Angeles and Bruce Prince 21 of Canoga Park California who said they opposed the Vietnam War. Sweden has now granted asylum to 140 American service members and sailors.
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Stockholm
Swedish Aliens Commission Today
Sweden
Edward Neville
Oxon Hill
Michael Bruce
Los Angeles
Bruce Prince
Canoga Park
Calif
Five Pittsburgh youths charged in firebomb murder
Police say Alvin R. Johnson Leonard Moses Daryl Webster and Edgar Williams, all teens, face murder charges in the April civil disorders firebomb death of 72 year old Mary Ample. An autopsy by Dr. Cyril Wecht confirmed she died from burns after a homemade firebomb ignited her clothing.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Alvin R. Johnson
Leonard Moses
Daryl Webster
Edgar Williams
Mary Ample
Cyril Wecht
Allegheny County
Ample
Long Island
N.Y
Scranton Meets Shah During Middle East Fact-Finding Tour
Former Pennsylvania governor William W. Scranton conferred with the Shah of Iran in Tehran as part of a fact-finding tour in the Middle East for President-elect Richard M. Nixon.
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Tehran
UPI
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Shah of
Iran
Middle East
Richard M. Nixon
Steel merger creates Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp
The merged firm will have 4.4 million tons annual raw output with 3.1 million tons finished goods. Headquarters will be in Pittsburgh with Wheeling West Virginia as a second hub. The exchange of stock created the new entity with assets over 620 million dollars and sales around 450 million.
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Pittsburgh Upi
Wheeling - Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Wheeling Steel Corp
Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Pittsburgh Steel
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Peace talks progress stalls as Hanoi pushes four party role
North Vietnam says major procedural obstacles block expanded negotiations ending the Vietnam War. Hanoi insists Viet Cong be a fully equal partner in a four party conference, while the United States and South Vietnam prefer a two sided format with Viet Cong included in Hanoi's side. Diplomats expect talks to begin next week with Thieu setting Wednesday as opening day.
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George Libera Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
South Vietnam
United States
National Liberation Front
Washington
Saigon
Majestic Hotel
Nguyen van Thieu
School air pollution prompts board review and action
Emissions from George Washington Junior High boiler facilities trigger a study by the building and grounds committee. Superintendent Russell L. Herchler reports possible controls including fuel conversion, boiler renovations with air pollution devices, or new boilers with emission controls. The state health department demands a 90 day plan and aims to correct the issue before the 1969 70 heating season.
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George Washington
Russell L. Herchler
Richard H. Zinn
Charles James
Sandy Dellaverson
Jack Bechtel
State Department of Health
Pennsylvania Power Co
Rose Avenue School
Bennie DeProspero
St. Lucy
Mahoning School
NYU SDS disrupts Reston Chi speech at NYU
Radical students using a couch as a ram shattered a steel door at NYU Loeb Center and disrupted James Reston and Nguyen Huu Chi during a New York Times session. Chi left calmly. Reston fled as SDS banners and Viet Cong flags appeared. NYU announced suspensions for those responsible.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Times
James Reston
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Nguyen Huu Chi
Saigon
United Nations
Chi
Allan M. Cartter
NYU
Cartier
Loeb
Washington Square
Reston
Tors
Washington Square Council
the Times
The
Halliwell
AMA urges outside death ruling before heart donation
The American Medical Association adopted a nonbinding guideline urging transplant teams to obtain a death determination from an independent physician. The ruling requires the death to be evident and proven by current scientific evidence and notes that the determining physicians should be separate from the surgical transplant team. Sex problems and trends were also discussed at the convention.
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Miami Beach
UPI
American Medical Association
AMA
House of Delegates
City hall sidelights New Castle loses on liquid fuel funds
County Commissioner Frank A. Vitril urged New Castle and other municipalities to shoulder part of the Neshannock Creek bridge cost as liquid fuel funds are diverted. New Castle faces reduced state allocations, risking few street improvements in 1969 and possible higher maintenance burden after bridge completion. CITY COUNCIL President Richard H. Biddle may seek a 13th term with a $3,500 pay cut. Thomas J. Fee leaves for the General Assembly next month.
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Frank A. Vitril
Neshannock Creek
New Castle
Mahoningtown
Cedar St
Mney
Robert G. Bartlett
State Department of Highways
Richard H. Biddle
Biddle
Thomas J. Fee
Fee
General Assembly
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Fifth St
West Pittsburg
Moravia St
Joseph Ludovici
Cunningham Ave
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Liberty St
Paul Verner
Paul G. Verner
Grigsby St
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
Verner
Seneca Valley High School
Butler County
New Castle Council of Churches
David Matthews
New Castle News
Steve Halliwell
City Hall
John Manna
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