City charter group to draft new charter for switch to mayor council
A committee will be named Thursday to draft a new city charter and revise outdated ordinances. The group aims to enable the city to move from a commission form to a mayor council system starting January 1968, with eight of nine Charter Study Commission members invited to join.
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John C. Jordan
Council
Charter Study Commission
Thomas A. Shumaker
Nancy C. Lamancusa
Joseph Pearson
Thomas Watert
Annette Levine
John Menges
Robert W. Rainey
Charles McDevitt
William B. Patterson
City Redevelopment Authority
Jordan
William J. Watkins
George Rigby
Richard H. Biddle
Thomas J. Fee
Ellwood City Official Heads Lawrence County Boroughs Association
Ellwood City councilman Joseph R. Bonta was elected president of the Lawrence County Boroughs Association, succeeding Joseph Ferrara. Other officers include W. J. Lewis as first vice president and Richard Morgan as second vice president. Patricia Ritorto remains secretary. Stephen B. Rubino was re elected as the association representative to the state executive board.
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Joseph R. Bonta
Ellwood
Lawrence County Boroughs Association
Bonta
Joseph Ferrara
Bessemer
W. J. Lewis
New Wilmington
Richard Morgan
South New Castle Borough
Patricia Ritorto
Ellwood City
Stephen B. Rubino
State Association
William Harrall
State Boroughs Association
South New Castle
Soviet allies seek summit on Viet Nam plans
Reports from London say Soviet diplomats aim to convene a summit of Communist party and government officials to discuss Viet Nam. The Kremlin intends to reaffirm support for the Viet Nam struggle and rally backers, with Hanoi's stance being crucial to the effort.
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London
UPI
Arene Fs
Viet Nam
Kremlin
U.S
Hanoi
County courthouse closed tomorrow
Girl injured as child Diane Gabriel 2 of Hamilton St suffered a cut forehead when she fell and hit her head on a doorway around 12 45 p m yesterday She was treated at St Francis Hospital and released The courthouse had been open from 830 p m to noon on Sat
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Diane Gabriel
Hamilton St
St. Francis Hospital
Gerald R. Jackson
Lathrop St
Rusk silent on Viet peace as press briefing held
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met reporters amid growing pessimism over Communist willingness to accept Johnson's peace terms in Vietnam. He offered no timetable for talks or specifics on bombing resumption as four week pause in North Vietnam activity stretches. Defense Secretary McNamara outlined Johnson's 12.3 billion request for a broad war mobilization.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Viet
Southeast Asia
North Viet Nam
U.S
United States
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Viet Nam
Senate
Japanese Shiina signs trade pact with Russia in Moscow
Japanese Foreign Minister Etsusaburo Shiina signed a five year trade pact and a new airline agreement in Moscow. He appealed to Soviet leaders to cooperate with U S efforts to end the Viet Nam conflict. The visit followed talks with Andrei A Gromyko.
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Russians
Moscow
UPI
Etsusaburo Shiina
Russia
Shiina
Kremlin
U.S
Viet Nam
Andrei A. Gromyko
Weather glance tempers with light snow in Pennsylvania
A Western Pennsylvania forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with occasional light snow or freezing drizzle today tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Highs 24 to 33 and lows 18 to 26. Precipitation and Shenango River stage noted, and regional extremes include 76 degrees at Islamorada.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Namath deferment draw prompts House inquiry
A Fort Lauderdale father asks Rep. Paul G. Rogers for a probe into Joe Namath's military deferment. The letter alleges Namath avoided service while a wounded son in Vietnam faced combat hazards and long-term knee and other injuries from civilian life.
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Grece van Tke
UPI
Conwas
Joe
1St Cavalry
Viet Nam
Rogers
Namath
Nein
Beaver Falls
Namath Dess
Florida
Selective Service Board
Joe Namath
New York Jets
County seeks federal aid for Lawrence vo tech school project
Lawrence County Vocational Technical School project seeks 1,006,011 in Harrisburg with 330,090 in federal aid already allocated. The board split 4 to 4 on air conditioning power options, delaying action as officers from the Lawrence County School Board also serve as the vo tech board.
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County
Vo-Ted High
Lawrence County
Phelps
Search for A weapon continues
UPI reports the United States intensified Operation Broken Arrow, the hunt for a missing atomic weapon after a B52 SAC bomber collision and crash in an arid region. Officials assure no nuclear blast or radiation danger to the public, as seven were killed in the incident and most of the weapons were recovered.
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Palomares
Spain
UPI
U.S
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Air Force
Soe Ee
Tra
Madrid
Tan
Deaths in local area list Ida Beebe to George C. Biggs
Death notices list Ida P Beebe 86 of 313 N Shenango St George C Emrick 85 of RD John J Dougherty 73 of 321 Earice Harry Gianni 75 of Edinburg RD 1 Donna Jean McClain 1 day of Main St Wampum George C Biggs 8 of 310 Reis St all dated Friday 21 1966
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Ida P. Beebe
N. Shenango St
John. J. Dougherty
Earice
Harry
Gianni
Edinburg
Donna Jean McClain
Day
Main St
Wampum
George C. Biggs
Reis St
Steelers Name Bill Austin as New Head Coach
Rams assistant Bill Austin has been chosen to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers as head coach, announced on page 12 with reactions from team officials and players. The move marks a major shift for the franchise and sets expectations for the upcoming season.
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Bill Austin
Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers
Crash Kills Three Penn State Students in High Speed Collision
Three Penn State students died when a compact convertible crashed into a tree on university property near the main campus. The driver John Van De Boe 21 of Shinglehouse Potter County and passengers Lewis Bertolino 20 of Hollidaysburg and Gary Miller 19 of West Middlesex Mercer County were killed after the car skidded about 170 feet before leaving the road.
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University Park
UPI
Pennsylvania State University
John van de Boe
Deena van de Bee En
Majering
Seer Arts
Rtoline
Korean and Viet Cong clash near Saigon amid lunar truce
About 400 Viet Cong in black pajamas attacked a South Korean marine platoon near Saigon, triggering two hours of hand to hand fighting that killed 46 Viet Cong. The South Koreans, Blue Dragon unit, reported light casualties. Other skirmishes involving American forces occurred as the Lunar New Year truce began.
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Saigon
UPI
Blue Dragon
Korean Marine Brigade
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Kentucky poised to enact statewide civil rights law
Kentucky moves toward a statewide civil rights bill after the House approval to ban discrimination in public accommodations and employment for businesses with eight or more workers. If the Senate signs, Kentucky would be the first state south of the Ohio River to pass civil rights legislation. The piece recalls historic resistance and prior reforms in Louisville and federal court actions shaping equality.
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Carole Martin Frankfort
UPI
Aunum
Washington Court House
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
State of Representatives
State Senate
Ohio River
Louisville
Ue Supreme Court
High Court
Sturgis
A. B
Columa
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