Six arrested in two area gambling raids
Police raided the Leslie Hotel on N Mercer St at 1 30 p m arresting six suspects. George Malizia and Richard Jacobs of 34 E Washington were charged with establishing a gambling place and trafficking in lottery and book making. Four more from the Oasis in Ellwood City Charles Gerhard Vito Colao J F Sanders and Edward Mitchell faced trafficking in lottery tickets or establishing a gambling place. Bonds set at 1000 each. Cooperation among three agencies led to the operation.
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Leslie Hotel
N. Mercer St
George Malizia
E. Washington
Richard Jacobs
North Beaver Township
Pauline V. Isaac
Malizia
Jacobs
Ellwood City
Edward Mitchell
Charles Gerhard
Vito J. Colao
J. F. Sanders
Turkish Cypriot council fuels Cyprus tensions
Turkish Cypriot administrative council formation draws Greek Cypriot condemnation as unconstitutional. Makarios vows protest to the United Nations while Ankara defends legality under the 1960 constitution amid fears of island partition and renewed Greek-Turkish friction.
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Nicosia
UPI
Turkey
Mediterranean
Makarios
Ankara
Army
Cyprus
Greece
U.N
Cyrus R. Vance
Johnson
Legislation Seeks Felony for Throwing at Occupied Vehicles
State Rep. Dominick E. Cioffi proposes a felony for throwing rocks bricks iron or fire bombs into occupied motor vehicles. Conviction could bring 1 to 2 years in prison and a 500 to 1000 dollar fine. The bill was referred to the Law and Order Committee and awaits action in the new session.
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Harrisburg
Dominick E. Cioffi
New Castle
Cioffi
Law and Order Committee
House of Representatives
Shafer signs $70 million revenue package to raise tax
Harrisburg reports Gov. Shafer signed a $70 million package ahead of the six per cent sales tax on Jan. 1. The package raises the capital stock and franchise tax from 5 to 6 per cent, expected to yield about $25 million for the Commonwealth. Phnom Penh says it will not retaliate if U S troops chase Communist forces into border areas.
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Harrisburg
Raymond P. Shafer Friday
Commonwealth
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Cambodiennes
Nkorodom Sihanouk
Gavin says hot pursuit into Cambodia wrong on all fronts
Retired Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin warned Friday that a U.S. hot pursuit policy into Cambodia would be militarily morally and diplomatically flawed. He argued U.S. and South Vietnamese forces could not achieve a conventional victory in Vietnam even with expansion into neighboring sanctuaries.
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New York
James M. Gavin
United States
Cambodia
Gavin
U.S
Vietnam
Bunker secret talks with Thieu aboard Saigon mission
U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker flown 15 miles for a 10 minute meeting with President Nguyen Van Thieu on Friday in Saigon. Thieu called the talk urgent and secret but declined to discuss its content. The meeting did not address the Cambodian issue, despite rumors of Viet Cong sanctuary use in Cambodia and possible cross border pursuit.
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Daniel Southerland
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
Thieu
Bearcat
9Th Infantry Division
Bunker
Cambodia
Ray Herndon
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania and national lows
Partly cloudy in the south with varying cloudiness north today and tonight. Not as cold with highs in the 20s to 30s and tonight lows in the teens to 20s. Sunday gray with light snow chances and little temperature change. Shenango River at 5.3 feet. International Falls reports a 19 degree low, the nation’s coldest.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
New York
UPI
U.S
New Castle News Skips Monday Issue for New Year Holiday
The New Castle News will not publish Monday as staff and management observe the New Year holiday Readers are wished a happy and safe 1968.
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New Castle
Deaths of Margeret Weber Fosnaught, Mizera listed
Death notices for Margeret Weber aged 63 of 135 E Moody Ave Francis Anthony Fosnaught 62 of Ellwood City and Steve Mizera 78 of New Wilmington are recorded for Saturday December 30 1967 in local notices.
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Margeret Weber
E. Moody Ave
Francis Anthony Fosnaught
Ellwood City
Steve Mizera
New Wilmington
Mayor elect Cialella names top city safety chiefs
Mayor elect Carl A. Cialella Jr. appointed Patrolman Richard E. Hanna temporary chief of the 58 man police department and Fire Chief John L. Oberleitner temporary head of the city fire department. Both posts are temporary while job qualification tests are conducted. A 30 day city wide freeze on all other positions was announced to allow evaluations before appointing a business administrator, solicitor and mayoral secretary separately.
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Carl A. Cialella Jr
Cialella
Richard E. Hanna
John L. Oberleitner
Oberleitner
Hanna
Frank Ave
Robert Hanna
Susan Jean
Richard Jr
Mahoningtown
Beaver St
Lawrence County
Richard Hanna
John Oberleitner
Mary Biondi
Senator Long proposes civilian ombudsman for draft complaints
Senator Edward V. Long plans to file legislation to create a civilian ombudsman to investigate complaints about inequities in the draft. The official would examine all complaints, report to Congress and the public, and take the citizen's side in grievances against the government.
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Washington
UPI
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
Long
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Congress
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Rodney Castaldi
Butler Rd
Rodney
Thomas Cheatham
Pope Paul VI
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
da Nang
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Rere
Ellwood
Wee
Holiday
Job Freeze
Senator Long
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