Steel firms plan new facilities costing 2 billion dollars
Philadelphia UP I report notes that Pennsylvania will host almost a billion dollars in new steel facilities over the next two to three years, with Jones & Laughlin CEO Charles M. Beeghly saying the state remains the top steel producer. He cites 100 plants, 180000 workers, and 70 communities as proof of PA’s continued dominance and growth. The talk was delivered at a Chamber of Commerce anniversary banquet where Beeghly highlighted 1955-64 projects and urged business roles in public policy.
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Pennsylvania
Charles M. Beeghly
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Chamber of Commerce
Keystone State
Beeghly
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Record and Steel Company
Commonwealth
George Cionni Elected President of Lawrence County Young Democrats
George Cionni won the presidency of the Young Democrats of Lawrence County at a New Penn Hotel meeting. He succeeds Ellport leader Peter Vesselia as head of the state group and becomes the local club's former vice president. New officers include Steve Gagliardo Joe Jenkins Ann Fishovitz Marjorie Ziegler Brenda Daniels and Nick Navarra. Plans were discussed for a February party and a membership drive.
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George Cionni
Young Democrats
Lawrence County
New Penn Hotel
Peter A. Vessella
Ellport
Cionni
Steve Gagliardo
Joe Jenkins
Ann Fishovitz
Marjorie Ziegler
Brenda Daniels
Nick Navarra
PARC Christmas Party Highlights in Lawrence County
The Lawrence County PARC held a Christmas party at the Hoyt Center with gift exchange and carols after a brief business session led by James Ingham. J Orville Potter was named PARC representative to the United Fund board.
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Lawrence County
Pennsylvania Association For Retarded Children
Hoyt Center
James Ingham
J. Orville Potter
PARC
United Fund Board
Thomas J. Alduk
Ray Zeigler
W. R. Vogler
Polk State School and Hospital
Jane Moore
New Wilmington
Myra Wolcott
Rich Hill minister resigns after pastoring at UP Church
Dr. Edward A. Daum, who has led the Rich Hill United Presbyterian Church, resigns after delivering his last sermon. Dr. Thomas Gregory succeeds him as session moderator. Dr. and Mrs. Daum depart for Florida January 4. Gregory will ordain and install elder-elect Robert Eddy and deacon-elect Dale Booker, with Elder Howard Boyles, Elder Joseph Fennick, and Deacon Arthur Wilson also to be installed.
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Edward A. Daum
Rich Hill UP
Thomas Gregory
Dr. Daum
Daum
Florida
Gregory
Robert Eddy
Dale Booker
Howard Boyles
Joseph Fennick
Arthur Wilson
Bessemer Legion Sets Yule Party and Film
The Earl J. Watt Post 638 American Legion will host a children's Christmas party and tureen supper at 6 p.m. Monday with a film arranged by Helen Mioni of the auxiliary. Janet Hodge leads the auxiliary which plans gifts for a patient at Butler VA Hospital and family. Members meet at 7 to decorate the hall.
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Bessemer
Earl J. Watt
American Legion
Helen Mioni
The
Legion’s Auxiliary
Janet Hodge
Veterans Administration Hospital
Butler
Legion
Jameson Memorial Hopsital Births and Local Death Notice
Jameson Memorial Hospital reports a son born to Mr and Mrs Neal Dunsiet h of 1410 Blaine St on December 7 and a son to Mr and Mrs Rocco Romeo of 3742 King Ave on December 8. Gaird C Grove 66 of Sharon died at Sharon General Hospital at 8 32 PM yesterday. He was born in Hesston PA January 11 1900 and married Esther Davis December 31 1939. He worked at A P store in New Castle and later Westinghouse in Sharon retiring in 1964. He is survived by his wife two daughters two sisters and two brothers. A service will be held Saturday at L Trevor Sample Funeral Home with burial at Hillcrest Memorial Park. John Saad and family mourn the loss with services and interment to follow at St Vitus Cemetery.
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Gaird C. Grove
Cohasset Dr
Sharon
New Castle
Sharon General Hospital
Hesston
Gaird C
Unity Rickeard Grove
Esther Davis
New Wilmington
A&p
Carol Ann
Margie Lynne
Grace Zanzig
Sarah Lightner
Huntington
L. Trevor Sample
E. State St
G. Wesley Grove
Hillcrest Memorial Park
John Charles
Lisa Ann
Karen Marie
John Saad
Gordon
Florence) Henderson
Edinburg
Angelo
Lillian) Aromatorio
Wampum
Alex
Tonawanda
N.Y
Francis
Noga
S. Mill and
E. Reynolds
Paradise Chapel of the Pines
Paradise
Calif
Nelle Biddle Brooks
Cypress Acres
Springfield
Ohio
Grace Bolton
Elizabeth Crowl
William
Robert Vitz
Craig Congregational Church
Paradise Cemetery
Edward A. Bartsch
E. Lincoln Ave
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Julius
Bertha List Bartsch
Marie L. Shaw
Park TV
Milk Express
Bartsch
Highland UP Church
Joseph
Jean A. ) Miller
Robert E
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Lena Miller
Ben W. Bartsch
Jeannette
Miller
Riney
Robert A. Myers
N. Jefferson St
Roger Smith
Oak Park Cemetery
Louis DiPaolo
E. Long Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Mercer County
Masimno
Jennie Fontecchio DiPaolo
Long Ave
Charlie
Mary DeFrank
Detroit
John
Josephine) Pondro
Fontana
William F. DeCarbo
Cunningham Ave
St. Vitus Church
Joseph F. Fabbri
St. Joseph the Worker Church
Ernest J. Gordon
Enon Valley
Providence
Beaver Falls
Clearfield
William H
Hulda Smith Gordon
Marie Trude
Strawhecker Inc
van Dyke
Cunningham Funeral Home
Bessemer
M. Dudley Rose
Westfield UP Church
Graceland Memorial Cemetery
Reese A. Lewis
E. Reynolds St
Veterans Administration Hospital
Butler
McGonigle’s
N. Beaver
W. Falls
Sarah Pyle Moffet
E. Fairfield Ave
John Sloat
Northminster Church
Harmony Baptist Church
Loughery
Thomas Loughery
Croton Ave
Philadelphia
Oil sanctions and Rhodesia politics in global debate
The piece outlines tensions over sanctions on Rhodesia tied to oil and South Africa’s role, noting potential U.N. pressure if oil embargoes affect South Africa. It also covers a string of obituaries and local funeral notices from New Castle area including Bartsch, DiPaolo, Gordon, Myers, and Moffet, with service details and survivors.
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Rhodesia
Britain
South Africa
U.N
French submarine Junon surfaces after lost contact
Paris reports the French submarine Junon with a 45 man crew surfaced and reestablished contact around noon after missing its first radio call. Toulon navy officials declared a semi alert during the outage but gave no explanation for the missed contact.
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Paris
UPI
Toulon
North Viet Nam Rejects POW Conference Demand Release
Communist North Viet Nam rejected a U S proposal for a prisoner of war conference and demanded the release of 150 its soldiers and civilians held by the Americans in Viet Nam. The International Red Cross reported the rejection and demand.
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Geneva
UPI
Viet Nam
United States
International Red Cross
Deaths of the Day Directory Publicized in Want Ad Section
A daily directory lists funeral details with interment age, funeral director, service time, and calling hours for readers seeking upcoming services.
Roads meeting planned for Rt. 208 upgrade
Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce will hold a Jan 5 meeting with all political subdivisions and interested persons to place Rt. 208 from Frisco to Zelienople on the 1967 highway work program. Pittsburgh district officials are expected. The Good Roads Committee argues the road cannot wait another year. Letters will inform subdivisions of the time and place.
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Ellwood City
Shafer seeks chamber support for Pennsylvania constitution revision
Governor Raymond P. Shafer asked the state Chamber of Commerce to back his plan to revise the 93 year old constitution. He aims for a modern document by 1968 and endorses piecemeal revision plus a voter approved convention. The chamber reelected Melvin A. Zorn as president and named new vice presidents.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Erecr
Raymond P. Shafer
State Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Shafer
Melvin A. Zorn
Eric
Penrose Hertzler
Pottsville
James G. Law
Bloomsburg
Francis W. Plowman
Donald S. Shepherd
Myerstown
Turkish Gas Tank Blast Kills 38 Soldiers in Yesildere Barracks
A gas tank explosion ignited a fire at a Turkish army infantry barracks in Yesildere near Erzurum. Initial reports state 38 soldiers were killed and 28 injured as the blaze swept through the building within seconds.
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Istanbul
Turkey
UPI
Yesildere
Erzurum
Three Men Sentenced in Burglary Case
Three men were sentenced to Western State Penitentiary in a court session. Arthur Goslee received four to eight years and Lewis Forsythe three to six years for burglary larceny and receiving stolen goods from a city woman’s home in October 1965, following a June jury conviction. A Mercer man drew two and a half to five years for escaping from the county jail on September 7.
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Western State Penitentiary
Arthur Goslee
Lewis Forsythe
Criminal Court
U.S
Mercer
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Donald E. Williams
Stanley Janus
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Neshannock Township
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Harrisburg
Rich Hill
Bessemer Legion
Yule Party
Neal Dunsieth
Blaine St
Rocco Romeo
King Ave
Westinghouse Corp
Mr. Grove
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Nyack Theological Seminary
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Asia
Nelle Brooks
California
Penn Racing Association
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert L. Schulz
Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Charles G. Simpson
State Board of Education
Scranton
Millard E. Gladfelter
Temple University
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Hanover Shoe Farms
James A. Linen III
Time, Inc
James F. Malone
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association
T. Newell Wood
Luzerne County
Z. H. Confair
Lycoming County
John C. Kunkel
GOP
Roger S. Firestone
Bryn Mawr
Leonard P. Pool
Roger Cleveland
Camp Hill
John T. Dorrance
Gladwyne
Cordelia S. May
Ligonier
Richard M. Scaife
Primo Marianelli
University of
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Mable Turner Myers
Cafaro
Youngstown
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Anna Turner
Nat Myers
Moffet Service
Cleveland
FBI
Leon Edward Johnson
James Clifford Holt
Third
Federal Savings and Loan Co
East 01St Street
St. Lucy
St. Lucy Holy Name Society
Paul Roste
North Viet
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Maitland Lane
Commerce Unit
Ana
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Gerson
Diamond Store
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A&m Super Markets
Westgate Plaza
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