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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1968
Page
1
A Marine writes from Saigon describing three months in Vietnam. He details daily life, frontline dangers, and the mix of fear and pride, noting Tet tensions, raids, and a CIA break up of a spy ring. He recalls guarding ambassadors and embassies, including the Saigon river risk, and expresses enduring gratitude for a college classmate’s note.
Mayor Carl A. Cialella Jr. will present a 2,459,148 dollar 1968 budget with a 2.25 mill property tax rise to 22 mills from 19.75, citing state law allows up to 25 mills and 30 with court action. The plan raises wages, increases retirement benefits, and retroactively applies from Jan 5, aiming to balance revenue with other airport and transit expenses.
The Lawrence County Bar Association annual banquet will be held at New Castle Country Club on March 16. Charles Matthews Jr. will be honored for 50 years of practice. State Bar Zone 10 members from Mercer Beaver Butler and Lawrence are invited. A legal seminar is planned in the afternoon followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Charles V. Ross is banquet chairman.
Allied air power struck three Viet Cong pockets in Saigon as heavy fighting raged along a 600 mile front. Gen Westmoreland warned the worst is yet to come and Hanoi claimed the initiative in a costly three day offensive that killed thousands and drew in North Vietnamese troops. Casualties for all sides soared with 232 U.S. dead and 929 wounded among American forces.
Governor Raymond P. Shafer said the 1968-69 General Fund budget would be about $2 billion and that he would deliver the budget message to the General Assembly on February 7. He also stated he does not plan to seek new taxes.
United Steelworkers settle with American Can Co and Continental Can Co averting a threatened strike. Pennsylvania officials push for coal mine strike settlement amid sympathy walkouts. Labor Secretary Hart to resume talks with Solar Fuel Co and UMW. Gov Shafer outlines tax limits and required cuts, detailing education welfare and health spending increases and projected revenue.
Cloudy and windy with showers and scattered thunderstorms west this afternoon. east regions see showers then snow flurries this evening. Turning colder Friday with a high in the 50s today and lows around 40s tonight.
Richard M. Nixon confirmed his bid for the Republican nomination and will campaign on the primary route. A Gallup poll shows Nixon leading Rockefeller 3-2 and Romney 3-1 among Republican voters. This marks his eighth national campaign in 22 years after losing narrowly to Kennedy in 1960.
Mrs. Andrew Lysko Sr aged 72 of 829 Gardner Center Rd Mrs. Josephine Kazenski Peebles aged 46 of 1716 Hamilton St Robert E. Bellora aged 44 of Freemont Nebraska John Wesley Riggans aged 86 of South El Monte California Frank Trott aged 68 of 2818 Martha St obituary notices list ages and hometowns for five individuals in a local death roundup.
Negotiators for the Glass Bottle Blowers Association AFL-CIO overrode the president’s objections and ordered a strike that would halt about 90 percent of the nation’s glass and bottle production.
A Trans World Airlines Convair 880 landing from San Francisco snagged a Static power line cable near O'Hare, wrapping it around tail and causing a blackout for up to two hours in suburbs northwest of Chicago. The flight diverted to Weir Cook airport. no serious injuries.
CHARGE Inc. the anti poverty board will elect officers at 7 30 p m today. The agenda includes reports from target area councils agencies sponsored by CHARGE and a report from D John Razzano executive director.
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