Union Scouts Run Two Benefit Drives for Toys and Flares
Boy Scouts of Union Township Troop 9 are collecting Toys for Tots to donate to the Marines and selling automotive safety flares to fund the troop general fund. The drive ends December 14. Recent meeting featured a Red Cross first aid film shown by Richard Thompson of Bell Telephone Co. in New Castle. Wayne E. Schuffert serves as troop scoutmaster.
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Boy Scouts of
Union Township
Red Cross
Richard Thompson
Bell Telephone Co
New Castle
Wayne E. Schuffert
Barbara Hutton denies divorce from seventh husband in Mexico
Dime store heiress Barbara Hutton, visibly ill, denied reports she would divorce her seventh husband Laotian Prince Doan Vinh Na Champassak. She refused details about a rumored 4 million Tangier hotel settlement and said she plans to stay in Mexico a very long time.
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Mexico City
UPI
Barbara Hutton
Miss Hutton
Tangier
Woolworth
Here
Doan Vinh Na Champassak
Mexico
Bessemer Pushes Sewer Survey With Officials Review
Bessemer plans a survey with company officials to gauge sewer progress. A residents’ group released a letter from U S Representative Frank M Clark D Bessemer stating he will seek a full scale federal study. Clark will raise the local dust issue with the House Public Works Committee and the Health Education and Welfare Department in January, hoping for helpful recommendations.
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U.S
Frank M. Clark
D-Bessemer
Clark
House Public Works Committee
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Blair County Judge to hear murder case in steelworker plea
Visiting Judge John Klepser will begin testimony today in Blair County in the murder case of Homestead steelworker Henry R. Jericka who pleaded guilty to murder generally in the strangulation of his wife Dorothy Jericka 36 who died July 3. An armed bandit robbed the First National Bank of Sharon Pennsylvania of 6600 dollars Monday and fled in a compact car driven by an accomplice. he wore a dark overcoat and carried a suitcase and flashed a 45 caliber pistol.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
John Klepser
Blair County
Homestead
Henry R. Jericka
Dorothy
Sharon, Pan
First National Bank
Lawyers press new trial in plane crash suit
In Pittsburgh a motion for a new trial was filed by attorneys for the estates of two British scientists killed in a Washington to Pennsylvania State University plane crash. The jury had ruled against Altoona Aviation Corp and its president, with damages sought at 300000 for each estate.
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UPI
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Altoona Aviation Corp
Paul Peterson
Ian Alexander Gatenby
John Henry Mole
Mark Riquette
Hymen Schlesinger
Gerald Weber
Two youths killed in collision with railroad train near Chambersburg
In Pennsylvania, a car driven by David F. Monn 20 struck a stalled freight train on an unprotected grade crossing six miles south of Chambersburg. The train engineer Orvil Cooper halted the train after an earlier collision with a car driven by Clarence Holderman 20 Greencastle RD 3. Monn died instantly, Holderman was taken to hospital for surgery. The crossing at U S Route 11 has no lights or gates and is rarely used.
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UPI
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
David F. Monn
Chambersburg
Orvil Cooper
Clarence Holderman
Greencastle RD
Monn
Holderman
Chambersburg Hospital
Fleming wins leadership of state Senate
In a Pittsburgh report the governing party named new leaders for the state Senate. Sant of Lehigh was re elected caucus secretary and Ware of Chester became majority caucus chairman. Berger of Potter was tapped for director of the Legislative Reference Bureau. Gruell of Harrisburg was chosen Senate secretary, Madigan of Bradford chief clerk, and Flack of Luzerne Senate librarian.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Albert E. Madigan
Bradford
A. H. Letzler
Houtzdale
Harold E Flack
Luzerne
Frank Kopriver Jr
Duquesne
Rescue by Jolly Green Giants Aided Two Paramedics
In 1967, three U S planes were destroyed as government stabilizes toward constitutional democracy. A Phantom crew rescue used Jolly Green Giants with Skyraiders in Laos near Dien Bien Phu. Paramedics were lowered twice for aid, with engines failing and a third helicopter completing the rescue after two hours.
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China
Jolly Green Giants
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South
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Fall from roof kills man in Westmoreland County
George Popella aged 45 of Hahntown Westmoreland County died at Montefiore Hospital after a fall from the roof of his home. He suffered a skull fracture when he slipped while repairing the roof and fell about 15 feet. He had been transferred from Jeannette Hospital.
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Richard Heichel
Laurel Blvd
St. Francis Hospital
Pittsburgh
UPI
George Popella
Hahntown
Westmoreland County
Montefiore Hospital
Popella
Jeannette Hospital
Red Chinese charge U S sank ships amid regional conflict
The dispatch reports Chinese accusations that the United States sank boats as retaliation for Allied bombing of coastal shipping near North Vietnam. Navy action intensified with U S Navy strikes around Thanh Hoa, Haiphong, and Thanh Hoa area destroying barges cargo junks and damaging several vessels from Nov 23 to Dec 1.
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U.S
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
USS. Command
Saigon
North Vietnamese
Roosevelt
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Gulf of Tonkin
Haiphong
Federal highway safety rules outlined by government
The federal government lists rules for highway safety covering helmets for motorcyclists and passengers, blood alcohol examinations for fatally injured drivers and pedestrians, and state health agency participation in highway safety programs. Haddon noted upcoming proposals on vehicle registration accident investigation data systems emergency services highway design and maintenance safe traffic control and vehicle codes and laws.
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Haddon
Revamping Pittsburgh Police Bureau Urged by IACP Study
An IACP study released by Safety Director David Craig calls for reorganizing Pittsburgh police into four divisions with a single crime-fighting commander. It urges more police cars higher pay for officers and broader authority for the superintendent.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
International Assn. of Chiefs of Police
IACP
David Craig
Weather outlook clouds Pennsylvania with mild temperatures
Mostly cloudy and mild weather was forecast for Pennsylvania with fog in western areas tonight and Wednesday. A Mississippi Valley front will bring damp conditions with low 30s to 40s tonight and highs in the 40s to low 50s on Wednesday. Light rain and above freezing temperatures reported elsewhere. Seaman Apprentice James R. Mundwiler of Bedford, Pennsylvania, based at Cecil Field Naval Air Station, was among four killed in a private plane crash near St Augustine, Florida, with the crash site found late Sunday.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
James R. Mundwiler
Robert G. Mundwilier
Bedford
Cecil Field Naval Air Station
St. Augustine
Navy
Red Buck Island
St. Johns County
Obituary: Roy E. Miller 74 Dies in Greenville Hospital
Roy E. Miller aged 74 of 38 Bla hut Rd Greenville died at 5 30 am in Greenville Hospital Born October 13 1892 in Portersville son of George and Harriet Miller He was married to the late Malvien Whiteman He retired as a track supervisor for the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad A World War I infantry veteran Surviving: daughters Rosie Rearick Jamestown N Y and Earla Miller Greenville four sons George E Ellwood City Frank I Carl E Greenville and David Jamestown two sisters Hersheld McClimonds and John Gallagher New Castle a brother Nay Miller Ellwood City 21 grandchildren six great grandchildren Preceded in death by two sons and a brother Albert Friends may call at James W Baird Funeral Home Jamestown 7 9 pm today Funeral service 2 pm tomorrow at the funeral home with Rev Warren G Smucker First Methodist Church Burial Park Lawn Cemetery
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Blahut Rd
Greenville
Portersville
George
Harriet Miller
Malvien Whiteman
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad
Infantry
Robert
Rosie) Rearick
Ripley
N.Y
Mose (Earla) Miller
George E
Ellwood City
Frank I
Carl E. Miller
David Miller
Jamestown
Hersheld McClimonds
John Gallagher
New Castle
Nay Miller
Albert
James W. Baird
Warren G. Smucker
First Methodist Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Gerard Mitolo
N. Round St
Rose T. LaRocco
John
Mary Lalla LaRocco
Gerard
Charles) Mitolo
Mitolo
St. Vitus Church
Frank
Mary) Eckles
Joseph
Jennie ) Genareo
David
Rose) DeRosa
San Fernando
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Loretta) Ryan
Commerce
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Samuel
Leonard LaRocco
Peter
Antoinette) DePalma
Tony
Angeline) Ritchie
Joseph LaRocco
Isabelle LaRocco
Hattie B. Mears Ohle
E. Main St
Hattie B. Eckenrode
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Midwood
Clark
Hattie Miller Eckenrode
Roy Mears
Robert Ohle
Greensburg Hospital School of
Elizabeth Mowrey
New Bedford
Clarence
Edna) Evens
Jeannette
Jacob Eckenrode
Cecelia Soles
Lavania McClune
Edward A. Dec
Visiting hours revised at Jameson Memorial Hospital
Jameson Memorial Hospital announces a revised visiting schedule to reduce crowding and aid parking. Medical surgical hours are 11 am to 3 pm and 4 30 to 8 30 pm, maternity 1 to 3 pm and 4 30 to 8 30 pm, pediatrics 11 am to 3 pm and 4 30 to 7 pm, with husbands’ hours 10 am to 10 pm. Ministers may visit except during Quiet Hour 3 00 to 4 30 pm. No visitors under 14. Smoking prohibited. use main lobby entrance and visitor parking.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Gray Ladies of the Red Cross
Deaths of the Day Funeral Directory Published Daily
The Want Ad section includes a daily funerals directory listing interment location funeral director service times and calling hours for convenience.
Local Obituaries chronological death notices from New Castle area
Mrs Myrtle Stritzinger 86 of 642 John St died after an extended illness at St Francis Hospital She was born Oct 13 1880 in Harlansburg and is survived by a stepson sisters a brother and several nieces and nephews Funeral services take place at Caskey Kildoo Funeral Home with interment at Unity Baptist Cemetery Harlansburg Also listed are Herschel A Dunn 72 of Muddy Creek and Etta J King 72 of Wampum with funeral arrangements and interment details plus other notices for Mrs Gerard Mitolo Hattie B Ohle and Thomas Loughery among others who died recently in the area
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John
Mollie) Emery
Westminster
Perry
Grace) Crowe
New Castle
Harry B. Eakin
Cal
Lizzie) Boyd
Nannie) Kerr
W. A
James H
Frank W. Leslie
Thomas Loughery
S. Croton Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Philadelphia
Loughery
City Rescue Mission
John A. Meehan Jr
Highland Ave
Manhurt when hit by auto on Mercer Street
James Caravella, 66, of 102 W Euclid Ave, escaped serious injury after being struck by a car while crossing Mercer Street at 1 15 p.m. He was treated for a scraped knee at Jamestown Memorial Hospital and released. The driver, Mark B Tarshis, 26, of Pittsburgh, said he did not see him.
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W. Euclid Ave
Mercer St
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mark B. Tarshis
Pittsburgh
North St
Tarshis
David J. Kalata
Pennsylvania Ave
Ribello Acquiviva
Almira
Joseph Myers
3955
Hollow Rd
U.S. 422
New Castle
W. Washington St
Alfred Scocchera
Hillsville
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