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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1967
Page
1
San Quentin California reports an overnight riot ending with guards sealing inmates in cells. UPI notes 3000 inmates, both white and Negro, faced gunfire and tear gas as violence raged ten hours with fourteen seriously injured. Eight prisoners shot, several head wounds, one heart attack.
A one mile underground explosion at Strongman Mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, instantly killed 19 workers. Officials blame an accidental spark igniting coal dust in the nation’s worst mining tragedy in 71 years. About 200 men worked at the mine. 19 victims died, and a fire damaged a nearby classroom building.
The Beaver Castle Girl Scout Council will add about $100000 in facilities to Camp Elliott in Lawrence County and Camp Fombelina in Beaver County over 10 years, funded by cookie sales. Each camp will receive roughly $50000. no capital fund drive.
Most ly cloudy not as cold today and tonight with light snow in the extreme south totaling one to three inches. Highs 12 to 22 and lows 8 to 16. Partly cloudy and warmer Friday. Shenango River stage 5.4 ft. (5.9 ft.)
Victor Z. Copper age 76 of Richmond California. Mrs Gerda Elizabeth Augusta Hallgren age 90 of 511 East Meyer Avenue. Mrs W Alvin Shira age 79 of 118 East Wallace Avenue.
South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky said he would relinquish power as soon as the nation adopts its new constitution. He spoke during an Australia New Zealand visit hailed by supporters as democratic progress. The constituent assembly, elected to draft the constitution, is expected to finish next month.
UPI reports Liu Shao-chi held a virtual house arrest in a walled Beijing compound and his son Liu Yun-jo was arrested amid Mao Zedong purge activity. Claims of factional resistance include Red Guards seizing police HQ and curbing luxury imports, with violence reported in Hopei.
W. W. Braham of New Castle urged the U S Supreme Court to trust American judges and juries more and be fair to police during the Pennsylvan ia Bar Association 71st annual session in Philadelphia. He cited Mapp v Ohio and Escobedo Miranda as overreaching fourteenth amendment interpretations and warned about post conviction relief and police rights amid evolving codes.
The Defense Department moves to consolidate naval districts and Army installations in 18 states and six overseas bases in a multi million dollar economy drive. The plan targets 33 changes including merging Boston and New York naval districts, Philadelphia and Norfolk districts, Seattle and San Francisco districts, and transferring Bayonne operations to Norfolk and Newport. Savings are projected at several million dollars annually with about 200 jobs affected.
Gov. Raymond P. Shafer launches operation efficiency as he takes office in Harrisburg. He demands budget reviews, a hiring freeze except for essential posts, travel cuts, and tighter use of state cars while restoring cost consciousness across departments.
A Columbia University study reports a rapid rise in upward mobility for Black men from 1950 to 1965, outpacing whites in moving into professional, managerial, clerical, sales, and skilled crafts roles. Government hiring and union changes aided this shift, signaling a broader minority mobility trend.
US Air Force jets for the third straight day bombed North Vietnamese rail centers to disrupt a key supply line to China. F105 Thunderchief pilots hit Phu Duc and Thach Son yards 40 to 50 miles northwest of Hanoi, facing heavy anti aircraft fire and reporting explosions and smoke. Hanoi radio said two American planes were shot down.
Communist shore batteries sank a South Korean patrol boat in North Korean waters while the crew tried to retrieve friendly fishing vessels. Twenty eight of the 79 crew members were missing as tensions rose along the truce front. United Nations officials urged a full investigation and a special armistice commission meeting was requested.
GOP leaders prepared a minority report on the State of the Union with a full production planned from the Capitol in the Supreme Court chamber. Dirksen and Ford urged live TV, opposing Johnson’s tax boost, federal spending increases, and Vietnam policy unless Viet Cong show restraint. Networks weighed air time as Mutual and Westinghouse planned live radio broadcasts.
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