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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
2
Norman Thomas, longtime socialist figure who never won office yet held firm on principle, died in Huntington. The obituary notes his influence in American left politics and his role as a persistent public advocate.
Mayor employees earning 5000 will get a 10 percent raise. Lee Bree Barr’s salary rises from 25000 to 27500. Councilmen receive 16170 instead of 14700.
Mamie Eisenhower, 72, hospitalized at Walter Reed with a respiratory infection and asthma complications, showed improvement but doctors could not confirm her attendance at Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower's wedding in New York on Sunday.
Two former Nazi officials, Reinhold Vorberg and Dietrich Allers, were convicted of aiding the T4 mercy killing program that killed about 100000 disabled people. Vorberg received 10 years and Allers eight years in prison with hard labor. The 2 month trial began in 1967 with 200 witnesses. two co-defendants were dropped due to illness.
Harrisburg reports the state Highways Department submitted a plan to the U S Bureau of Public Roads for approval of a Penn Lincoln Parkway Interchange with I 79 and I 279. The project cost is projected above 14 million dollars and will be bid in early spring 1969 after federal review.
A Pittsburgh Criminal Court jury found William Lee Johnson and Andrew Alston guilty of assault and battery and disrupting a public meeting for the attack on Assistant Police Superintendent John Kelly in city council chambers on August 22. Sentencing was deferred. two other men faced trial on similar charges.
American evangelist Dr. Billy Graham said he accepted an invitation to lead the inaugural prayer when Richard Nixon becomes president on January 20. He said the invitation came by telephone and that he will address U S troops in South Vietnam at Christmas at the invitation of Gen. Creighton Abrams.
A bus carrying 48 people sideswiped a car in Iguala Mexico then plunged 1000 feet over a mountain cliff and burst into flames. Government reports say 31 people were killed with survivors recounting the perilous plunge.
Classes at Westminster College in New Wilmington were dismissed on the recommendation of college physicians due to rising colds sore throats and flu cases on campus. Dormitories and food service remain open through noon tomorrow for students with travel plans.
Reports say Israeli jets flushed out a Jordanian sniper nest on the east bank of the Jordan while Jordanian troops used bazookas and machine guns on Israeli forces near the cease fire line along the Jordan River. A Jordanian spokesman said one Jordanian soldier was killed in the clash. Diplomatic exchanges on a Middle East peace plan have stalled after Mahmoud Riad rejected Dean Rusk's approach in Cairo.
South Vietnam's Nguyen Cao Ky told Paris papers the United States should withdraw if Washington accepts a Vietnam under Communist control. He warned talks could end sooner if U.S. negotiators press new terms and blamed earlier mobilization delays for higher American casualties.
U S officials weighed prisoner release steps in response to two Viet Cong broadcasts on Wednesday. They stressed no political recognition would be implied by any Viet Cong meeting and that the United States would continue to deny any such recognition. The Shenango Fire Department has canceled a
City officials discussed purchasing four salt spreaders with bids not required for items under 1500 dollars. The mayor and Robert J. Albertson argued for one emergency unit, while caucus members favored four spreaders. Moving expenses for Albertson were approved despite opposition.
US Air Force F4 Phantoms bombed anti aircraft positions 40 miles north of the DMZ after North Vietnamese guns opened fire on an unarmed reconnaissance plane and escort. The action comes as Johnson maintains the bombing halt to aid Paris talks. No US losses reported.
Pueblo sailors brief statement expresses hope as officials in Washington take note. The tone suggests optimism about progress or clearance in ongoing negotiations or investigations affecting the crew.
Six drug makers operate a around the clock crash program to deliver 20.8 million HK flu vaccine doses by February 1, staying open through Christmas. The NCDC tracks flu activity across 50 states with 40 reporting influenza, 23 with Hong Kong outbreaks, 7 with isolated cases, and 10 with flu like illness. Cook County Hospital bans most visitors amid Chicago flu outbreak.
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