Bell to drop toll charges in five areas
The Bell Telephone Co will drop toll charges in five areas effective Sept 13. Savings total about 160,900 annually for New Castle Ellwood City Wampum Beaver Falls and Zelienople. Plans include extending base rate areas and limiting number of parties per line to reduce mileage charges and total toll costs.
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Bell Telephone Co
New Castle
Ellwood City
Wampum
Beaver Falls
Zelienople
George L. Irwin
Bell
East Moravia
Newport
Vinegar Valley
Snake Run
Wurtemburg
McKimm
Bellton
Park Gate
Harrisburg swears in Dr Thomas W George Jr as welfare head
Governor Shafer names the Philadelphia physician 39 to head a merged Health and Welfare Department and to serve as acting secretary of health as part of a proposed state government reorganization.
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Harrisburg
Thomas W. George Jr
Raymond P. Shafer
Shafer
Georges
Philadelphia
Department of Human Services
State Senate
Johnson to weigh troop rise as Westmoreland receives plan
President Johnson met with Gen. Westmoreland to discuss a Vietnam buildup likely short of the general’s demands. Defense Secretary McNamara announced 20,000 to 30,000 additional U.S. troops would be shipped to Vietnam within 90 days, bringing overall strength to about 480,000.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U. S
Arab and Soviet aid boosts Arab position in Middle East crisis
Arab leaders in Cairo confer on next move as France pledges aid and the Soviet bloc commits long term military and economic support. French offer includes a $1 million loan and tech and medical aid while Kosygin and Brezhnev announce renewed Arab backing at a Budapest secret summit. McNamara says more US troops may be needed in Vietnam, with no reserve callup decision yet. In Greenville, three young men face narcotics charges after arrests at an apartment, with bond set at $5,000 each.
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Cairo
Middle East
Budapest
Hungary
Romania
Alexei N. Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Tass
Moscow
McNamara
U.S
Westmoreland
Vietnam
Saigon
United States
Greenville
UPI
New Castle
Jack Southern
Hedge Place
Sharon
Gary Steiner
Albert St
Youngstown University
Alfred White
College Ave
Thiel College
Justice of the Peace
Francis Brown
Mercer County
Brown
White
Mike Shannon Clutch Hit Destroys Pirates
Mike Shannon delivered a clutch hit that sealed a Pirates defeat, delivering a late game punch to the lineup. The standout moment defined the contest and led to a dramatic finish, with the Pirates unable to respond in the final inning.
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Mike Shannon
Pirates
Racial rioters in Erie attack police and motorists
In Erie Pennsylvania racial disturbances on the East Side led to stones and bottles being thrown at police and passing motorists. Nine youths were arrested for disorderly conduct and Walter Lindsay 20 was treated for scalp lacerations. A riot control unit with 109 dogs blocked traffic as Mayor Tullio sought calm and planned talks with clergy. Police noted smashed car windows and a motorist Mrs Lillian Snell 50 injured when a rock shattered her windshield. A prior night saw a motorcycle officer and a squad car pelted and a dice game dispute.
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Erie
UPI
Walter Lindsay
Hamot
Louis J. Tullio
East Side
Lillian Snell
St. Vincent Hospital
Solomon Endorsed by Democrats for County Nominee Bid
Attorney Joseph Solomon won endorsement last night from the Lawrence County Democratic executive board as a delegate to the state Constitutional Convention. County Democratic chairman Ralph Audino said Solomon was the unanimous choice. Audino noted Solomon is a former district attorney and has run for county judge. The committee will bus to Butler on July 18 to select two nominees for the November ballot. Republican nominees in the 21st Senatorial District are former Judge W Walter Braham and Mrs Paul F Brown. Three of four nominees will be elected as delegates to the December convention.
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Joseph Solomon
Lawrence County
Democratic Executive Board
Ralph Audino
Solomon
Audino
Butler
W. Walter Braham
New Castle
Paul F. Brown
Rioters Attack Patrol as Violence Surges in Kowloon
In Kowloon a mob of about 100 pro Communist Chinese stoned a police patrol and attempted to bomb a bus with a Molotov cocktail amid the sixth straight night of rioting and unrest in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Kowloon
Kowloon- Canton Railway Station
Kai Tak
Stanly Ho
Macao
Peking
London
Welsh Regiment
Conference on housing set July 28
U S Representative Frank M. Clark schedules a one day session at the Brodhead Hotel Beaver Falls on July 28 to discuss HUD housing programs nine topics include Rent Supplements Below Market and Senior Housing with HUD experts leading panels for mayors from Lawrence Beaver and Butler counties.
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U.S
Frank M. Clark
Bessemer
Brodhead
Beaver Falls
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Philadelphia
Lawrence
Beaver
Butler Counties
Urban Renewal Assistance Agency
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Clark
Johnson
Razzano Elected Vice Chairman in State CAP Directors Group
John Razzano executive director of CHARGE Inc. was chosen as vice chairman of the Northwest Region of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Action Program directors. The region covers Lawrence Mercer Venango Erie Crawford Warren Forest Jefferson Clarion Clearfield Potter McKean Elk Cameron. He also won a seat on the PACD executive committee. An August meeting in Harrisburg will include Governor Shafer and Secretary Barr.
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Harrisburg
D. John Razzano
Charge Inc
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania Association of Community Action Program Directors
Northwest
Lawrence
Mercer
Venango
Erie
Crawford
Warren
Forest
Jefferson
Clarion
Clearfield
Potter
McKean
Elk
Cameron
Razzano
Pennsylvania Association of Cap Directors
PACD
Raymond P. Shafer
Joseph Barr
Violent Newport News Shipyard Strike Erupts In Street clashes
Police cleared a 12 block area around Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co as a strike over overtime turned violent. Rioters, pedestrians and newsmen were knocked down or bitten by police dogs while 20,000 workers ground to a halt. Gov. Mills Godwin mediated with PSA officials and union leaders with progress toward resolving the dispute.
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Newport News
UPI
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Washington Street
Peninsula Shipbuilders Association
Mammoth Yards
Tles
Mills Godwin
State
Richmond
Godwin
PSA
Death Record for Ralph J Burns in Frederick area
Ralph J Burns aged 78 of Fre donia Road 2 is listed in the death record. Additional details are not provided in the readable text.
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Ralph J. Burns
Fredonia RD 2
Weather Update for Western Pennsylvania
Vari able cloudiness with widely scattered showers and a chance of thundershowers mainly in the north this afternoon to night and Friday. Cooler with highs from the mid 70s in the north to the lower 80s in the south. Lows tonight mostly in the 50s.
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Pennsylvania
B52s smash guns on border as U S casualties rise
U S Air Force B52 bombers attacked border positions near Con Thien despite SAM threat, while U S casualties for the week reached 282 killed and 1,170 wounded. In Ia Drang Valley, U S infantry reported 95 Communist dead after a daylong battle as 2 additional companies supported the fight. Air sorties totaled 134 with one U S plane lost and a pilot missing. Communist fatalities climbed to about 207,500 known.
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Saigon
U.S
Ia Drang Valley
Highlands
4Th Infantry Division
North Vietnam
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Air Force
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By Walter Logan
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Suez Canal
France
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Cassius Clay
California
E Business World
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Hillsdale
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Columbia University
Charles R. Smith
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