Christmas Eve Services Across Lawrence County Churches
Churches across Lawrence County schedule candlelight and midnight masses for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Notable events include Westfield UP barn service, Northminster UP 8 p.m. candlelight, First Church of the Nazarene cantata The Carol of Christmas, and St. Vitus and St. Mary parish Masses from midnight to morning with choirs and special music.
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Gwen Stone
Jesus
Lawrence County
Westfield UP
Northminster UP
Wilmington Rd
John Sloat
First Church of the Nazarene
N. Mercer St
Cora Eakin
John W. Hadlock
E. Washington
Adams Streets
County Line St
George W. Henderson
First Presbyterian
Jefferson and
Falls Streets
Bert McCormick
Neshannock Presbyterian
New Wilmington
Victor G. Dawe
Redeemer Lutheran Church
W. Grant St
T. Oliver Repo
New Castle Baptist Temple
W. State St
Edwin Carter
First Christian Church
Kennedy Square
Bruce Cooley
First Methodist Church
Decker Dr
Delbert E. Jolley
Epworth Methodist Church
E. Washington St
Paul Verner
Jackson H. Parsons
Mt. Jackson- Enon Valley Rd
Donald Fox
Paul Fox
Lower Petersburg Rd
Dudley Rose
St. Michael Church
Moravia St
St. Camillus Church
Englewood Ave
Robert McBride
St. Joseph the Worker
S. Cascade St
Richard Ward
POW list includes Shumaker a Navy Cmdr in Vietnam
Navy Cmdr. Robert H. Shumaker 36 formerly of New Castle is on a list of 132 American prisoners obtained by three women during a two week visit to North Vietnam. News circulated after Mrs Weiss Duckles Taylor held a news conference and displayed letters from prisoners.
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Robert H. Shumaker
New Castle
North Vietnam
Thomas A. Shumaker
Cmdr. Shumaker
Alvah M. Shumaker
RD 5
Lorraine
Grant Harper Shumaker
la Jolla
Calif
Wilmington Area High School
Annapolis
Cora Weiss
New York City
Madeline Duckles
Berkeley
Ehtel Taylor
Philadelphia
Hanoi
Weiss
POW son writes home a cherished Christmas note
Mrs. John H. Carey in Jeannette Pennsylvania received a brief Christmas letter from her son David Jay Carey a prisoner of war in North Vietnam He reported good health thanked his family for a package and noted the item arrived the same day a Peace group released his name among 132 American POWs Carey 27 a Navy pilot was shot down in August 1967
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Jeannette
UPI
John H. Carey
North Vietnam
Women’s Strike For Peace
David Jay Carey
Carey
State Still in Financial Crisis Faces Last Legislative Push
Legislative leaders plan one final assault on Pennsylvania’s 1969 fiscal crisis before the holiday break. They vow an all-out effort to settle the commonwealth’s nagging money problems before New Year’s Day, staying in session after Tuesday’s Capitol departure.
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William Edenburger
Harrisburg
UPI
Commonwealth
Senate
Stanley G. Stroup
Raymond P. Shafer
Shafer
House
Pennsylvania
Senate Gop
Sen
Benjamin Donolow
Philadelphia
Robert D. Fleming
Congress ends year with mixed verdict on session
Washington reports a mixed wrap on the yearlong session as lawmakers adjourn with tax measures nudging through and Social Security boosts, while draft reform and post office changes were limited. Senate and House leaders praised progress but warned of critical votes ahead.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Post Office Department
House
Senate
Deaths in Cleveland Slippery Rock and Reynolds areas
Death record lists Antonio Biagio Tommasone 91 of Cleveland and Mrs Francis Smith 57 of Slippery Rock RD 3 along with George Sanders 64 of 16 E Division St and Mrs Rose Forda 81 of RR 105 E Reynolds St dated Wednesday December 24 1969.
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Antonio Biagio Tommasone
Cleveland
Francis Smith
Slippery Rock
George Sanders
E. Division St
Rose Forda
E. Reynolds St
New Castle News Skips Tomorrow for Christmas Observance
The New Castle News will not publish tomorrow as staff observe Christmas. The note also wishes readers a happy holiday and cautions about traffic during the 102hour weekend from 6 p.m. today to midnight Sunday.
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New Castle
Congress eases trade with Red countries
Congress approved a compromise bill to expand trade with the Communist world, easing export controls and allowing broader U S exchanges with the Soviet Union and other Communist nations. Nixon was expected to sign, keeping discretionary power to restrict sensitive items.
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Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Nixon
U.S
Soviet Union
Christmas Eve Storm Deluges Midwest and Northwest
A major snowstorm swept the Midwest to the Ohio Valley and the Northwest, bringing heavy snow, numerous accidents, and several deaths. Chicago faced 11 inches of snow and O’Hare delays as warnings extended into multiple states with travel advisories and gale conditions along the coasts.
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United Press International
Midwest
Ohio Valley
Northwest
Chicago
O'Hare
Iowa
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Michigan
South Bend
Ind
Cleveland
Toledo
Akron
Ohio
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania and Lake Erie
Variable cloudiness and cold with a few snow flurries today. Highs in the mid teens to mid 20s. Mostly cloudy and cold with a chance of snow late tonight. Lows 5 to 15. Windy and cold with snow Christmas Day. Highs in the upper teens to 20s. Lake Erie small craft warnings down Wednesday. Northeasterly winds 10 to 15 knots today becoming easterly tonight.
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Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
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