Silk-stocking thief strikes Highland again in police report
A masked man robbed a service station attendant at 601 Highland Ave, taking 300 dollars from a bank bag. The thief fled on foot, with a car possibly waiting nearby, wearing a stocking and cap, black gloves, and a snub-nose revolver. A similar attempted robbery occurred at a Highway Oil Co station on U.S. 224, with no cash taken.
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Highland Ave
Frank Bruno
S. Lafayette St
Norwood Ave
Norwood
Delaware
Bruno
Cuedas
Mrs List Named Head of County Welfare Unit
Mrs Edmund W List of Briar Hill Road was elected president of the county Child Welfare Advisory Committee at a courthouse meeting last night succeeding Mrs Thomas P Foley. Mrs Travis French becomes vice chairman and Mrs Robert Rapp is recording secretary. List named seven subcommittee chairmen including Mrs Curtis Speight for the adoption committee.
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Edmund W. List
Briar Hill Rd
County
Thomas P. Foley
Highland Ave
Travis French
Greenway Rd
Robert Rapp
Fairfield Ave
List
Curtis Speight
Smithfield St
Peking accused of stealing Soviet rockets for Hanoi
Communist sources say China is hijacking SAM2 missiles en route to North Vietnam crossing the mainland. They claim Beijing is using the gear to speed its own rocket program and possibly field medium range and later intercontinental missiles by the early 1970s.
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London
UPI
Peking
North Vietnam
Russia
Hanoi
China
Moscow
Weather Report for Western Pennsylvania Today
Partly cloudy and much colder with light snow flurries today. Highs 10 to 20. Clearing and colder tonight with lows 5 above to 5 below, possibly 10 below in valleys. Increasing cloudiness and a touch warmer Thursday.
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Pennsylvania
Chile Sees Political Confusion Amid Visit Debate
The newspaper notes growing political confusion in Chile over a proposed visit to the United States. It highlights a drift of power toward big cities described as inevitable and references Russia's stance on a nuclear test ban extension.
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Chile
The
U. S
Russia
Death notices list six local residents
Death records for January 18 1967 include Mrs John Nemic 60 of 958 Old Princeton Rd Tony P Warren 43 of 503 Boston Ave Melville H Clark 89 of New Wilmington Rd Mrs Nick Columbus 52 of Ellwood City George J Makepeace 41 of Ellwood City and Robert D Kennard 23 of Ellwood City.
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John Nemic
Old Princeton Rd
Tony P. Warren
Boston Ave
Melville H. Clark
New Wilmington RD
Nick Columbus
Ellwood City
George J. Makepeace
Robert D. Kennard
German woman bears quintuplets four die
A 30-year-old German woman gave birth to quintuplets in Duesseldorf with four infants dying soon after birth. The remaining child was in very bad condition and not expected to survive. The mother, Rosemarie Januschek, was in good condition and had used fertility drugs.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
UPI
Johannes Bokelmann
Rosemarie Januschek
Johnson proposes record 73 billion defense budget and 9.4 billion add
President Johnson plans a 73 billion defense budget for next year the largest since World War II and seeks a 9.4 billion supplement for the current year. He also maintains a 3 billion domestic cut by deferring public works highway projects with possible revival in 3 to 6 months.
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Johnson
Congress
U.S
Ellwood City men die in Beaver County plane crash
Two Ellwood City residents, pilot George J. Makepeace 41 and passenger Robert E. Kennard 24, were killed when their single engine plane crashed on a Franklin Township dairy farm near Ellwood City. Police said flight plan and crash cause are unknown. autopsies to be conducted.
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Ellwood
Zelienople, Pa
UPI
Ellwood City
Franklin Twp
Beaver County
Butler
George J. Makepeace
Morningstar Drive
Robert E. Kennard
Brighton Road
Makepeace
Aliquippa Hospital
Kenneth Turner
Joseph Krall
Church Road
Blue Sky Drive-in
Kennard
St. Marys
Arlene Peterson Kennard
Ernest G. Kennard
Babcock and Wilcox Co
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Arthur G
Hagerstown
Charles D
William
Betty) Tillia
Richard
Alice) Simmons
Cora Canard
Mr. Makepeace
Morningstar
Fred
Nettie Price Makepeace
Mary Hawkins
Beaver Falls
Sharon
Jackie Sue
George J. Jr
Kenneth V
Charles H
Goldie M. Queen
Debra A
Robin E. Newman
Herman
Hanie) D’amico
Louis
Doris) Lodovico
Fred Makepeace
Lavern
Calif
Johnson pushes 6 percent tax hike to fund Vietnam War
President Johnson defends a 6 percent income tax surcharge as a nominal step for war financing. He argues it could ease deficits and curb inflation, while acknowledging signs of a slowing economy and cautious expectations for immediate action.
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John Pierson
United Press International Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Carl Madden
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Madden
Mahoning JP to lead judiciary in Lawrence County meeting
Lawrence County Minor Judiciary elected Mahoning Township justice Muriel Carothers as president and Fourth Ward New Castle alderman Horace W. Allen as vice president. South New Castle Borough JP Jack Nygard named secretary. Shenango Township JP Violet T Houk elected treasurer. Installation Feb 21. Next session 7 30 p.m. at courthouse. Tellers included Louise Brown Wally Lorde Frederick Acker.
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Lawrence County
Muriel Carothers
Mahoning Township
Horace W. Allen
New Castle
Jack Nygard
South New Castle
Violet T. Houk
Shenango Township
Louise Brown
Wally Lorde
Frederick Acker
Justice of the
Frank Passante
Ellwood City
Betty Lou Kradel
Donald E. Williams
Paper airplane contest to crown Philadelphia winner
The Franklin Institute hosts a January 25 paper airplane contest to pick the Philadelphia area winner for a national prize. Judges include Frederick Chait, W T Burns, Robert Neathery, Ralph Barnaby, and R W Baker.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Franklin Institute
New York City
Scientific American Magazine
Leonardo
Leonard da Vinci
U. S
American Airlines
Frederick Chait
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
W. T. Burns
Robert W. Neathery
Ralph S. Barnaby
USN
R. W. Baker
Record-Setting Cold Wave Grips 12 States Across U S
The coldest blast of winter freezes a 12 state region from the Rockies to Michigan with 40 below readings. Blizzard conditions from the Rockies to southeastern Canada bring 55 mph winds, road closures, and heavy snow, leaving at least a dozen deaths and widespread travel disruptions.
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United Press International
Rockies
Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Canada
Missouri
Atlanta
Florida
California
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Montana
Iowa
South Dakota
New York
Dakotas
Bismarck
N.C
Louisiana
New England
Rio Grande
Great Lakes
Sault Ste. Marie
Marquette
Memphis
Little Rock
Ark
Marshal
Alabama
Upper Midwest
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Mrs. List
By K. C. Thaler
Es Theatres
TV Log
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Washington
Cape Kennedy
UPS
Pentagon
Vietnam
Mitchell Goldenthal
Army
Defense Department
Supreme Court
Hiladelphia
U.S. Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Rose Tree
Abington
Myrma Garcia
St. Michael’s School
Jersey City
N.J
Federal Reserve Board
Mahoning JP
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