Notable events on December 31, 1968
United Press International notes mark the day as the 366th of the year with celestial positions listed. It recalls Edison’s 1879 incandescent lamp demo in Menlo Park and Ellis Island’s 1890 role as immigrant reception, plus Hitler’s 1890 message forecasting a future victory.
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United Press International
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Thomas Edison
Menlo Park
N.J
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Benincase Re elected as Ecclesian Club President
Carmen S. Benincase was re elected president of the Ecclesian Club at a recent meeting. Officers re elected included Arthur Mittler vice president Thomas Cubellis recording secretary Joseph Tardio treasurer Louis Bongivengo marshal Anthony Casella chaplain. Directors serving two year terms are Joseph Aiello Tardio James Barrett Casella Sam Angelo and Charles Calabria. Dom DeGennaro was elected alternate director.
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Carmen S. Benincase
Ecclesian Club
Arthur Mittler
Thomas Cubellis
Joseph Tardio
Louis Bongivengo
Anthony Casella
Joseph Aiello
Tardio
James Barrett
Casella
Sam Angelo
Charles Calabria
Dom DeGennaro
Service Slated at Mt. Jackson UP Church
The New Year’s Eve Mohawk Area Community Watchnight service will be held at Mt. Jackson UP Church from 11 30 to 12 15 p m today. William Morgan a layman will give a short meditation and special music will be presented.
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Mt. Jackson UP Church
William Morgan
WCTU Donates to Pepsi Cola Fund for Vietnam Servicemen
The Slippery Rock Woman's Christian Temperance Union donated 10 to the WCTU Pepsi Cola Fund to supply non alcoholic drinks for Vietnam servicemen. The group met at Mrs. Earl McDanell's home and announced a January loyalty luncheon at the Third UP Church with devotional and readings.
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Slippery Rock Woman's Christian Temperance Union
WCTU
Pepsi Cola Fund
Vietnam
Earl McDanell
RD 4
G.A. Phillips
Christ
McDonell
James Cameron
Foundation to meet Jan 1 annual meeting at Grange
The Bair Foundation of New Wilmington schedules its annual meeting January 1 at 2 30 p m at the New Wilmington Grange. A business session follows at 3 p m with dinner at 5 p m. Rev Ray Taylor of Hubbard Ohio will speak at 7 p m. William J Bair invites foster parents and supporters to attend. dinner reservations are required. The U S surpasses West Germany as a fertilizer exporter in 1966 with totals near 220 million and 157 million respectively.
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Bair Foundation of
New Wilmington
New Wilmington Grange
Ray Taylor
Hubbard
Ohio
William J. Bair
Washington
United States
West Germany
U. S
Germany
Diplomats anticipate Kremlin leadership tweaks in new year
London diplomatic circles expect possible reshuffles among Kremlin members beyond the ruling troika of Brezhnev Kosygin Podgorny. Some figures like chief theoretician Mikhail Suslov may be dropped or demoted amid high level shifts.
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London
Kremlin
Troika
Leonid
Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Nikolai Podgorny
Mikhail Suslov
Czechoslovakia
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Paris
NATO
U.s.saigon
Saigon
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Leslie McCracken
Everette Boak
McCracken
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RD 6
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