Bodies of Apollo astronauts fly to national resting places
The caskets of Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee were loaded onto a C135B jet at Cape Kennedy and flown to Andrews Air Force Base, heading to burial at Arlington and West Point. Memorial services were held in Texas and nearby areas.
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UPTI
Martha Chaffee
Eugene Cernan
Webster
Tex
Roger Chaffee
Cape Kennedy
Chaffee
Ed White
Gus Grissom
America
AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
Virgil L
Gus) Grissom
Edward H. White TI
Roger B. Chaffee
Cape
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Grissom
Chaffer
Vincent Huston
Air Force
Kurt Debus
Gemini
Frank Borman
Pope Paul Meets Podgorny in Historic Vatican Talk
Soviet leader Nikolai Podgorny and Pope Paul VI held a highly private meeting in Vatican City. The talks were expected to discuss peace in Vietnam religious liberty in the Soviet Union and steps toward normalizing Vatican Kremlin relations. The church currently maintains full ties only with Cuba and has quasi-diplomatic ties with Yugoslavia.
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Vatican City
UPI
Nikolai Podgorny
Paul VI
Vatican
Kremlin
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Podgorny
Cuba
Yugoslavia
Chronically unemployed aided by Nelson program
A war on poverty program in New Castle aids chronic unemployment by hiring 50 men for six months to work on city projects. The Nelson Amendment Program, funded with 102,053 dollars by the CEO, has hired 76 since July 1, with 10 moving to permanent jobs and others entering training or service. The report, prepared by McClendon and Maciarella, will be sent to the Office of Economic Opportunity next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellen McClendon
McClendon
Office of Economic Opportunity
New Castle
James Maciarella
Sukarno Under Virtual House Arrest Amid Jakarta Protests
In Jakarta about 40,000 students demand Sukarno's removal as troops loyal to Suharto fortify the palace. Barbed wire and sentries seal entrances while leaflets denounce Sukarno and call for his ouster. A separate incident sees a grocery clerk fend off masked men with a pistol.
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Jakarta
UPI
Sukarno
Suharto
Indonesia
Bogor
C. Nainggonan
Tom Brice
Washington St
Convenient Food Mart
Washington and
Pine Streets
Brice
Death notices list local residents with ages and addresses
A string of death notices lists individuals including Guy Bonfield Gentano Bona figlia 70 Frank R Augustine 35 John Zeh 89 William C Whieldon 76 Grace A Needham Williams 66 Grace Jermakowicz Sr 1 2207 Morris St George Yeomans 84 Ellwood City Clarence A Leslie 75 A Dell Majors 62 George Schuller 66 J Fred Clarke 49 Ellwood City with street addresses across multiple residents. The notices provide ages and home locations for each deceased.
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Guy Bonfield
Gentano Bonafiglia
E. Sutton St
Frank R. Augustine
Frew Mill Rd
John Zeh
East Palestine
Ohio
William C. Whieldon
E. Wallace Ave
Grace A. Needham Williams
Park Ave
Harry Jermakowicz Sr
Morris St
George Yeomans
Ellwood City
Clarence A. Leslie
Chestnut St
A. Dell Majors
George Schuller
J. Fred Clarke
Richelieu Ave
Baker found guilty of tax evasion and theft in high-profile case
Robert G. Baker, once a trusted Capitol insider and aide to President Johnson, was convicted by a US District Court jury on tax evasion, larceny, and fraud charges. The three-week trial ended after 7 hours of deliberation with a maximum 48-year prison term and a $47,000 fine, and Baker vows to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Washington
UPI
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Senate
Democratic
Johnson
James M. Buchanan
Baker
Buchanan
Edward Bennett Williams
Supreme Court
Dorothy
U.S. District Court
U.S. plane losses higher than official count in Vietnam
MACV disclosed that the official total of 618 U.S. planes down in Vietnam omits non combat and transport losses. At least 83 aircraft were not included, with no data on pre 1965 ground or crash losses. A civilian tragedy followed when helicopter gunners shot at a sampan fleet, killing 31 and wounding 38. Marines battled near Da Nang, claiming heavy Communist casualties in a daylong fight.
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MACV
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Leathernecks
da Nang
Bassac
Saigon
Westminster Cagers cruise past Bucknell 83 to 69
Westminster basketball team defeated Bucknell 83 to 69 in a game cited on page 20. The brief notes an easy win for Westminster with a clear margin and scoring details.
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Westminster
Bucknell
Snowstorm Strains Chicago Areas Amid Massive Snowfall
Snow blankets Chicago and surrounding regions as crews clear roads after another three inches of snow. The blizzard saved few wages with losses projected near a quarter of a billion dollars. 76 deaths have been reported across the Midwest, with 39 in the Chicago area and over one million local students again missing classes.
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Chicago
UPI
Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Chicago Area
Los Angeles
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania stays partly cloudy and cold with highs 25 to 35. Lows drop to 15 to 25 tonight. Tuesday brings increasing clouds and a touch warmer temperatures.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania House to approve 93 year old constitution amendments
The House is expected to pass a bipartisan package to streamline the 93 year old Pennsylvania Constitution. Proposals include lifting the ban on governors and lieutenant governors serving consecutive terms and expanding the Pardons Board while easing voter residency rules.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Raymond J. Broderick
NASA faces probe as Apollo tragedy tests program
Senate and House space committee leaders agree Apollo must continue after the Apollo 1 fire that killed three astronauts. They will await NASA's inquiry before possible further investigations while debate over ignition source and power supply unfolds.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House Space Committees
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Senate Committee
George P. Miller
D-Calif
House
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Anderson
Miller
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate Space Committee
Dirksen
U.S
Cape
Samuel C. Phillips
Apollo
Cape Kennedy
Paul Haney
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Phillips
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Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
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Capitol
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New York
Weather Bureau
Alaska
Hawaii
Alpena
Mich
Abilene
Etme Weran
Business World
Society Tree
TV Log
Wisconsin
Shafer
GOP
Jack E. McGregor
R-Allegaeny
Robert D. Fleming
Allegheny
Stanley G. Stroup
Bedford
Albert R. Pechan
Armstrong
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphian
Fineman
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