Local governments gain broader taxing powers in emergency bills
A Senate emergency tax package would let municipalities and school districts Levy earned income taxes up to 2 percent, double real estate millage limits, and raise the occupational tax to 20 dollars. The plan seeks to ease 1969 budgets and was described as urgent by Sen. Lamb with three-stage long term studies planned by the Pennsylvania Economy League.
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William Edenburger
Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Shafer
Senate
Thomas F. Lamb
D-Allegheny
General Assembly
Robert G. Rossman
Local Government Commission
Lamb
John T. van Sant
Lehigh
Richard C. Frame
Venango
Marvin V. Keller
Bucks
Jeanette F. Reichman
Northampton
Paul W. Mahady
Westmoreland
Rossman
Pennsylvania Economy League
Jaycees to honor top man at annual Young Man of the Year banquet
The New Castle Jaycees host the Young Man of the Year banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the Cathedral. Joseph C. Harsch ABC news commentator will be the keynote speaker replacing Jules Bergman. Harsch is a Washington commentator with a long career at NBC and ABC, known for Cold War coverage.
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New Castle
London
Harsch
Berlin
Christian Science Monitor
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
The
Atlantic Monthly
New York Times
Harper’s
Economist
London Times
New Republic
Weather in Western Pennsylvania Clouds Drift Through Washout Winds Boost Temperatures
Western Pennsylvania experiences cloudy skies with warmer temperatures and light rain or drizzle. The east should see freezing rain changing to rain by midday, while the west may have a chance of a thundershower. highs reach mid 40s to near 50 west and upper 30s to mid 40s east. Thursday remains cloudy and windy with showers turning colder in the west, with highs in the 40s.
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Pennsylvania
Syrian diplomat shot in Baghdad amid Arab Baath split
A Syrian political attaché Abdel Karim Sabbagh was wounded when Iraqi intelligence agents opened fire on his car in Baghdad. The incident highlights Baath Party rivalries in Syria and Iraq and comes as new spy trials begin in Baghdad amid regional tension.
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Baghdad
Syrian Foreign Ministry
Damascus
Middle East
Iraq
Foreign Ministry
Abdel Karim Sabbagh
Cairo
Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakr
Faisal II
Baath Party
Ground fire downs 3 U.S. helicopters in Vietnam
UPI reports Communist ground fire shot down three American helicopters in South Vietnam as U.S. losses for the year rise to 31. Viet Cong announce a Tet ceasefire Feb 15 to 22, with Allies and South Vietnamese cautioning on the durability of any halt to fighting.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
Tet
Post office branch dedication slated
The new Neshannock Township post office will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Saturday officials said. The branch in a new Fred H. Navarro building at Wilmington Rd and Maitland Ln will serve over 10,000 people with 13 carriers and two rural carriers. The unit aims to improve service and working conditions, covering north city and Neshannock Township patrons. Interior area about 2,960 square feet with 8,481 square feet of parking and maneuvering space plus a 3,500 square foot cruising lane.
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Neshannock Township
Francis J. Augustine
Fred H. Navarro
Wilmington Rd
Maitland Lane
Augustine
Post Office Department
Post Office
Burglary and Theft Reported at City Home and Nearby Premises
Burglary at James Panella’s home 101 S Ray St yielded 1684 dollars stolen plus a wrist watch, government bonds, and cash from various rooms. Entry through a kitchen window. loot carried in a grocery bag. discovery at 7 51 p m. Separate theft at Eckles Heating 213 Long Ave involved 300 in Electro Air coupons, safe forced open, and several company papers stolen. A car at 115 Patterson Ave owned by Thomas Kennedy had a stereo and four speakers plus tapes ripped out on Division St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Panella
S. Ray St
Eckles Heating & Roofing Co
Long Ave
Thomas Kennedy
Patterson Ave
Division St
Federal funds approved with restrictions for anti poverty program
The Office of Economic Opportunity will continue CHARGE Inc funding with conditions to be drafted after a staff meeting. Dr W Astor Kirk said funds will not be cut off but outlined the decision as a positive move. William Skidmore cited Razzano's failure to follow guidelines as reason for cutting funds, with a Washington hearing noting complaints.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
W. Astor Kirk
Charge Inc
Kirk
William Skidmore
Pennsylvania
Skidmore
D. John Razzano
Washington
Razzano
Death notices listed for three residents on Jan 29 1969
Obituaries report Mrs S May Shannon 81 of 222 E Wallace Ave Martin E Fobes 59 of RD Sam Soloman 79 of 1213 S Mill St Three deaths recorded with ages and addresses. Weather bulletin notes Havre Montana tied 32 below zero and highs reaching 82 in McAllen and Laredo Texas.
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S. May Shannon
E. Wallace Ave
Martin E. Fobes
Sam Soloman
S. Mill St
Hilo Weather
New York
UPI
Weather Bureau
Alaska
Hawaii
Havre
Mont
McAllen
Laredo
Tex
Sixth Ward Residents Push To Save Temporary Fire Station
About 100 residents gathered to demand a temporary fire station stay while a new station is planned on the present site. They vow legal action if needed and will urge council to act, citing a unsafe 75 year old station on Smithfield Street and budget talk of 50,000 for a new station.
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Sixth Ward
Smithfield St
William L. Ross
John L. Oberleitner
Darrell L. Black
Albert DelPrincipe
William Ross
Carl A. Cialella Jr
Black
Stan Gryzbowski
Stan
State
Grant Streets
Oberleitner
Ross
West Side Community Center
Diatella
Robert Waters
Shumaker
Waters
Olga Nared
Mahoningtown
Two Planes Hijacked To Cuba In Doubleheader Attacks
Five youths hijack National Airlines jet from Los Angeles to Miami with 32 aboard and three men hijack Eastern Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Miami with 113 aboard. Guns drawn in galley. Cuban soldiers disarm hijackers at Havana. Eastern passengers later fly out on propeller planes as Cuba bars loaded jets. This marks the third doubleheader hijacking this month.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
National Airlines
Los Angeles
Eastern Air Lines
National
Havana
Robert J. Sullivan
Fort Myers
Fla
Buenos Aires
United Airlines
Pittsburgh
Quito
Ecuador
Prices hit highest mark since Korea war
Washington reports 1968 consumer prices rose 4.2 percent over 1967, the sharpest yearly rise since the Korean War. December index 123.7 equals $12.37 for goods that cost $10 in 1957-59.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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D-Washington
State Mines Department
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Grove City
John A. Meehan Jr
Johnstone
Meehan
Johnstone Foundries Inc
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Jaycees
Wisborn Hampton United Press International
Panella
Anna
Gordon Marks
Dick Moody
Wanasee Hill
West Side
Roberta Trappman
Jose Marti
Korea
News Index
Tee Eee
Ellwood City
Eee Society
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