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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
2
Bob Hope said he is tired of the Vietnam War but will continue entertaining the troops. He spoke backstage at a Mekong Delta base, noting the war drags on yet praising troop morale amid long days and harsh conditions.
President elect Richard Nixon, fully recovered from a flu that struck him last weekend, swam Thursday at Grand Cay in the Bahamas 70 miles northeast of Miami. He traveled with Pat Nixon and family friends for a day of rest on the uninhabited island owned by Robert Abplanalp. the outing was described as a good family day.
Penn Central predicts consolidated net income for 1968 will exceed 1967 as non railroad units in real estate and pipelines grow. Since merging Pennsylvania and New York Central 11 months ago, the company added 230 diesel locomotives and 4,300 freight cars and plans longer term savings from railroad integration.
Dr Barry Commoner warned at AAAS that high nitrate levels from nonorganic fertilizers contaminate water and foods. Tests of 800 Southern California wells showed 88 percent above safe limits. He argued nitrates threaten infants in Germany and France and could raise global health risks despite higher crop yields.
The National Communicable Disease Center said Hong Kong flu doubled deaths from respiratory illness in the United States in the third week of December. About 1,000 people died that week from influenza or pneumonia, 500 more than normal, with officials noting outbreaks as the main cause of the surge.
U S Steel Corp and Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp announce price increases on several products with effective dates around Jan 2 to Jan 3 1969. Railroad rails gain 5 dollars a ton while joint bars tie plates wheels and axles rise proportionally. Billets blooms slabs rose five dollars per ton to 113 50 alloy semi finished billets blooms slabs up seven dollars to 135 and alloy ingots up seven dollars to 96.
Pentagon sources say virtually no chance of court martial for USS Pueblo sailors after 11 months as captives. The Navy will convene a San Diego court of inquiry within weeks to review conduct and praise the crew for their actions during captivity.
Pennsylvania Agriculture Department reports 300000 mink pelts produced this year valued at 5.25 million with ranch payrolls of 1.2 million and feed bills of 2.4 million for 1968 Cambria County leads with 35 ranches. Separately the Public Utility Commission orders automatic signals and gates at East State Street Sharon crossing by Jan 1 1970 to protect vehicles and pedestrians.
County commissioners approved a 4500 grant to the Lawrence Industrial Development Corp forming a 2800 development and 1700 tourist promotion allocation. Commissioner Vitril dissented citing withheld salaries and trip details and urging county inspection of files. Dlugokowski defended confidentiality while noting unit aided six industries in Ellwood City and New Castle area in the year. The 1968 budget funded the airport and three hospitals in prior allocations.
ACLU official says a false arrest suit will be filed on behalf of Walter Holmes a Negro electrical engineer from Morrisville Pa who was detained after being mistaken for asking a pilot if the plane was bound for Cuba Eastern Air Lines is named in the suit along with involved personnel and Philadelphia police Holmes and his pregnant wife and child were removed from a plane then told another flight was nearby Holmes claimed he and his family boarded the wrong plane by mistake and were detained in a police room with threats of charges. no charges were filed.
Pamela Powers age 10 vanished Christmas Eve from the Des Moines YMCA. Her body was found frozen in a snowdrift near a rural cornfield. Robert Williams, 24, an escaped mental patient with prior sex offenses, surrendered and led police to the scene. Autopsy pending.
Ground engineers plan future Apollo missions to carry a tiny color camera. The present six pound black and white camera limits space views, masking Earth’s greens and blues from lunar perspectives.
The Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Stock Exchange plans to relocate from Philadelphia after an eight tax package including a five cent per share stock tax was approved. The exchange has a 60 day option on Bala Cynwyd floor space and aims to operate there within 60 days.
Seaman Duane Hodges, 21, was mortally wounded by North Korean gunfire while on deck destroying secret Pueblo documents. Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher relayed Hodges’ final words and the sailor sang a Christmas hymn before dying. Hodges’ body returned with the 82 surviving crew.
A Chicago area church delegation returned home after a charter bus overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Pittsburgh killing three, injuring many, en route to a First Church of God convention. The 39 passengers rode to hospitals or boarded another bus for the trip back.
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