Union Area Board Opposes Technical Vocational High School
Union Area school directors voted 4 3 against endorsing the proposed technical vocational high school plan. Under a cash arrangement, Union would contribute 42705 toward a 13 million facility while receiving 52195 in state funds. Several area districts favor the project and a countywide vote is set for January 16 at Mohawk Area High School.
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Union Area
Union Board
Shenango
Laurel and Neshannock
New Castle Area
Mohawk Area
Russell Bowers
Claude M. Jenkins
Paul R. Rice
Paul M. Allen Jr
Eddie F. Carr
Joseph Park
Robert Pear- Sall
Milton A. Pattison
Irwin W. Stankard
Phillip R. Phelps
Pattison
City Residents Hamper County Reassessment Effort
J. M. Cleminshaw Co. official says New Castle residents hinder the county real estate re assessment program. Robert W. Dungan of Cleveland appraisal firm notes homeowners resist letting appraisers enter homes. He urges cooperation for a fair inside and outside inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
J. M. Cleminshaw Co
Robert W. Dungan
Cleveland
Dungan
Assessed Valuation At New High In Lawrence County
Lawrence County real estate assessments rose to about 108.58 million dollars, with New Castle up 23,800 to 46.87 million. Boroughs gained 231,450 to 20.96 million, townships up 1,028,800 to 40.75 million. Dungan and five appraisers work on 55,000 parcels, Ellwood City earlier completed, final 1964 budget prep basis.
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Lawrence County
W. Henry Wettich
New Castle
Wettich
Dungan
Ellwood City
Cleminshaw
State Approves County's School Reorganization Plan
Lawrence County's plan to reduce area school districts from 20 to a smaller number gains approval. The measure aims to streamline administration and consolidate resources across the county's public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Nehru Recovery Prompts Calm Message From Indian Leader
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru shows satisfactory progress in his recovery from high blood pressure and asks daughter Indira Gandhi to tell the nation there is nothing to worry about. In his absence the Congress party convention faces sharp internal clashes over socialism as leaders debate the party’s future. Nehru attended only the inaugural session in Bhubaneswar before being stricken on Tuesday and is reported cheerful after a restful night. The convention ended today.
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Bhubaneswar
India
UPI
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Ghandi
Congress Party
Nehru
New Delhi
SGT FRED J NORRIS LEAVES STATE POLICE TO LEAD CORAOPOLIS PD
Former state police officer SGT FRED J NORRIS resigns to become police chief of Coraopolis Pennsylvania. The move shifts local law enforcement leadership as Ellwood City ministers oppose gambling and New Castle high school wrestling stays undefeated.
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Fred J. Norris
Coraopolis
Ellwood
NEW Castle High
Governor Signs Reapportionment Bills For State Legislature
Gov. William W. Scranton signed two Republican sponsored measures redistricting the Senate for the first time since 1921 and the House since 1953. The changes take effect immediately and affect the April 28 primary and November general election unless blocked by courts. A taxpayer suit challenging legislative charging provisions remains possible. The governor praised the bills as constitutional and pledged to defend them.
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Harrisburg
UPI
William W. Scranton
House
Senate
U.S. District Court
Scranton
Hoffa Threatens Selective Truck Strike If Talks Stall
Teamsters President James R Hoffa warned six nationwide trucking firms may be struck if a new national agreement is not reached by next Wednesday The strike would start in Chicago and spread nationwide with firms in the West East and South affected The dispute centers on wage pensions and health benefits with negotiators pressed to bridge minor and major economic issues against a backdrop of a proposed three year contract including pay raises and expanded fringe benefits
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Gene Bludeau
Chicago
UPI
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
East
Teamster
Eugene McCarron
Illinois Motor Truck Operators Association
Britain May Aid Cuba Trade With Spanish Buses And Ships
London sources report Spain plans to proceed with Cuba trade including a ship order worth about 500 million dollars and an 11.2 million dollar British double decker bus deal. British newspapers attack U S objections as double standards while Britain says no legal stop to Leyland Motors exports and notes no Cuban value in the buses. The row strains U S Britain ties ahead of Johnson Douglas-Home meeting.
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London
UPI
U.S
Cuba
United States
Spain
Fidel Castro
U. S
Madrid
Soviet Union
Europe
Britain
Leyland Motors Co
Pete
London Daily Mail
Congress
Atlantic
Johnson
Alec Douglas-Home
Death Notices in January 9 1964 Record
James W. McCallion aged 68 of 411 Pine Street Samuel S. Montgomery aged 75 of Grove City Road George A. Mazzant aged 52 of Ellwood City listed in death record for Thursday January 9 1964.
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James W. McCallion
Pine St
Samuel S. Montgomery
Grove City RD
George A. Mazzant
Ellwood City
Weather for Western Pennsylvania Turns Cold With Snow Flurries
A cloudy day in Western Pennsylvania brings light rain and a high near 40 with mountains in the lower 30s. Cooler conditions arrive Thursday night with occasional rain turning to snow flurries and a low around 28 to 34. Friday remains cloudy with more snow flurries and cooler temperatures.
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Pennsylvania
Democrats Push LBJ Civil Rights and Tax Bills in 1965 Drive
Democratic leaders pressed to pass Johnson's top priority civil rights and an $11 billion tax cut ahead of summer. Hearings on civil rights began in the rules committee as Senate moves aimed at expediting multiple annual money bills. Humphrey signaled new farm legislation proposals to address rural poverty and commodity support.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Johnson
House
Senate
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Humphrey
St Elias to Build New Syrian Orthodox Church
St Elias Syrian Orthodox Church at 102 E Reynolds St will construct a new church. A kickoff dinner at 1 p.m. Feb 9 in St Elias Recreation Center E Long Ave. Charles Farris chairs the building fund with Fred Jacobs James Davis and Very Rev Alexander Curry on the fund committee.
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St. Elias Syrian Orthodox Church
E. Reynolds St
St. Elias Recreation Center
E. Long Ave
Charles Farris
Fred Jacobs
James Davis
Alexander Curry
Joel Scalzo
Jack Moses
Mooney Deep
Edward Naddour
George Barkett
Chris Davis
St. Elias
GOP Leaders Gauge Scranton as 1964 Presidential Possibility
Uncommitted GOP figures show interest in Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton as a potential candidate. Leaders note the field remains fluid ahead of the July convention with Goldwater maintaining solid support in key regions. Scranton plans Washington meetings with lawmakers and party strategists as committee sessions wrap.
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Washington
UPI
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Kennedy
GOP
National Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Scranton
Nixon
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TV Log Society
William Dement
Stanford University
Randy Gardner
Naval Hospital
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Randy
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