Mars residents thrilled by Apollo 11 moon shot
In Mars Pennsylvania residents voiced elation over Apollo 11, with comments from Earl Barto and Virginia Barto about US space achievement. Local observers like William Anderson and Francis Kratz emphasized Moon samples and space investment, while Imogene Werner and Charles Rinaman praised television coverage and wished astronauts God speed.
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Mars, Pa
UPI
Pennsylvania
U. S
Mars
Pittsburgh
Earl Barto
Barto
Four shot in York incident in late night clash
York police reported four shot during a fight between about 30 Negro and 30 white youths near the North End Cigar Store. A Negro officer at the Philadelphia Street bridge was shot at as he urged dispersal. two youths, Takami Sweeney and John Washington, were wounded, one seriously, while Gary Gaver and John W Smith were shot in the finger and grazed on a chin respectively. Police found no suspects and noted further vandalism overnight.
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York
UPI
North End
Philadelphia St
Codorus Creek
George Smith
Takami Sweeney
John Washington
Gary Gaver
John W Smith
Red Lion
Serpens
Mississippi Klansmen found guilty in 1964 civil rights murders
The U S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld seven Mississippi Ku Klux Klan members as guilty in a cold blooded plot to murder civil rights workers Michael Schwerner James Chaney and Andrew Goodman in 1964 at Meridian. Judges cited conspiracy and complicity with the White Knights of the KKK led by Sam H Bowers Jr. sentence terms ranged from three to ten years with appeals pending.
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M. Gene Mearns
New Orleans
UPI
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Meridian
Miss
Michael Schwerner
James Barl Chaney
Andrew Goodman
Circuit Court
Mike Watkins
Supreme Court
Watkins
U.S. Dist. Court
Harold E. Cox
Hilly Wayne Posey
Cecil Ray Price
Horace Doyle Barnette
Jimmy Snowden
Jimmy Arledge
Alton Wayne Roberts
Imperial Klan
Sam H. Bowers Jr
Mississippi
Bowers
White Knights
KKK
Roberts
Neshoba County
Price
Posey
Barnette
Arledge
Snowden
Burglary hearing delayed for three defendants
A burglary hearing for DeWarne M. Flak Gordon J. Flak and John Cimperman was continued at 1:08 pm on July 29 before Justice of the Peace Muriel Carothers. The trio is charged with taking 120 dollars from a Brentwood Road home.
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Justice of the Peace
Muriel Carothers
Brentwood Rd
DeWarne M. Flak
Quest &J
Gordon J. Flak
E. Washington St
John Cimperman
E. North St
Inquiry sought into proposed transfer of boys
Senator Ernest P. Kime seeks a five member Senate committee to investigate plans to move delinquent youths from Warrendale Youth Development Center near Pittsburgh to a new Castle facility. Governor Shafer countermanded a Welfare Secretary order to transfer about 60 percent of 145 youths by August as a phase out begins. he wants staff and population levels kept until the fiscal year budget is settled.
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HARTUSBURG + L'PlLi—Saut
Ernest P. Kime
D-Beaver
Warrendale
Pittsburgh
New Castle
Raymond P. Shafer
Public Welfare
Thomas W. Georges, Jr
Shafer
Luna 15 Aims to Scoop Lunar Soil Before Apollo Return
Soviet Luna 15 races to land automatically on the Moon, collect soil, and return to Earth ahead of Apollo 11. Russian sources say the craft would scoop a sample and blast off, trying to beat the American mission by about two days.
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Moscow
UPD
Earth
Moon
Micon
Russia
America
Personal income climbs by 6 billion in June
UPI reports the Commerce Department says American personal income rose by $6 billion in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $746.25 billion. Wages and salaries led with $4 billion, proprietors income up $1 billion, and interest income up $500 million, with dividends and transfers driving the rest amid a broader Q2 economic picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Nixon proposes expanded birth control and planning program
President Nixon called for a nationwide expansion of birth control and family planning in a special message to Congress. He warned population could reach 300 million by 2000 and set a five year goal to provide planning services for all who want them but cannot afford them. He stressed no infringement on religious beliefs or personal freedoms. A Population Growth and American Future commission would study growth trends, resources, and federal state local impacts, with two senators and two representatives among its members and a final report in two years. Additional research on birth control methods could proceed without awaiting the commission.
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Washington
SPI
Nixon
Congress
America
Commission On
U.S
House
Senate
Commission
Highway workers stage sick call over wage boost
About 50 of the 250 Berks County state highway workers in Reading paused work Thursday to press for a 25 percent raise and time and a half for overtime. They lament delays in a promised pay rise due since July and say hours were cut to about 33 a week, reducing earnings despite a 5 percent increase.
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Reading
Tax relief bills enter Assembly in Pa
Harrisburg lawmakers introduced a package of 22 bills to provide tax relief for about 1.2 million elderly residents. Costs range from 6.6 million to 115.1 million, with exemptions for seniors and disabled based on income and property value and annual affidavits to prove eligibility.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Thomas J. Fee
New Castle
Nixon seeks lunar TV hookup with Armstrong and Aldrin
President Nixon asked the television networks to arrange a lunar communication so he can talk to astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. during the Apollo 11 moon walk. A pinball machine worth 1500 dollars was stolen from South Side Shoe Shine on 1214 S Mill St. Police say thieves knocked out a top wooden panel, reached in, removed a cross bar, and carried the machine out the same door. Police also report the theft of 82 dollars from Barbara Genkinger at 1004 Butler Ave with no sign of forced entry.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin F. Aldrin Jr
White House
American Broadcasting Co
South Side Shoe Shine
S. Mill St
Barbara Genkinger
Butler Ave
Two Hurt In Wet Road Two Car Crash
Two people were treated at St. Francis Hospital after a two car crash blamed on a wet highway. James Maciarello, 34, complained of chest pain and his wife Rose Marie Maciarello, 31, complained of a head pain. Police said Lester Malizia, 45, skidded through a stop sign at Sutton Street and was struck by the Maciarello car.
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St. Francis Hospital
James Maciarello
Huron Ave
Rose Marie Maciarello
Lester Malizia
Addis St
DuShane St
Sutton St
Malizia
Maciarello
Weekend washout forecast for Pennsylvania
A cold front would move southeast into Pennsylvania bringing rain showers and thundershowers through Saturday. Clouds would vary with warm humid conditions and scattered storms mainly in late afternoon and evening. daytime highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s and overnight lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Porridge Champ Crowns World Porridge Rating
Irishman John Coyle won the world porridge rating championship in Corry England, finishing 23 bowls of instant oatmeals in ten minutes. He defeated 35 competitors in the UPI report.
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Corry
England
UPI
John Coyle
Bishop Leon Grochowski Dies in Poland
UPI reports Most Rev. Leon Grochowski, prime bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church, died Thursday in Warsaw after being stricken by a heart attack. Officials at St. Stanislaus Polish National Cathedral and the bishop's family confirmed the notice.
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Scranton
UPI
Leon Grochowski
Warsaw
Poland
St. Stanislaus
Film tour on tap at New Castle Free Public Library
Residents can attend a 2 30 p m film showing at the New Castle Free Public Library showcasing Grand Canyon history and natural beauty in a 30 minute color feature. A second film, Marijuana, runs at 7 p m. Flyers outline loan terms and titles available for home or group use.
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Grand Canyon
New Castle Free Public Library
Joseph Wood Krutch
Martha Raye Receives Honorary Massachusetts Navy Rank
UPI reports Martha Raye is named Admiral in the Massachusetts Navy effective today during ceremonies aboard the USS Massachusetts, the state war memorial. The comedienne, who entertained troops in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, becomes the first woman to receive the honor, praised by Capt. James F. Gavin for her service in three wars and continued entertainment in danger zones.
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Fall River
Mass
UPI
Martha Raye
Comedienne
U.S
Massachusetts Navy
USS Massachusetts
James F. Gavin
Battlewagon
Miss Raye
Korea
Vietnam
Total Entertainment
Nixon envoy returns from Moscow mission without breakthrough
United Press International reports top U.S. diplomat Joseph J. Sisco headed home from a Moscow mission for President Nixon. He proposed new Middle East peace steps to the Soviets but brought no Arab Israeli crisis breakthrough. Sisco left Moscow for Stockholm to brief Gunnar Jarring and return to Washington to report.
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United Press Internationa
U.S
Moscow
Nixon
Middle East
Joseph J. Sisco
Stockholm
Gunnar Jarring
Sisco
Jarring
Ask
United Nations
Washington
Ace
Moishe Dayan
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Teaching contracts approved by county school board
The county school board approved a student teaching contract with Slippery Rock State College sending seniors to county facilities to complete requirements. Irwin Stankard recommended approval. The board accepted the resignation of Francis Manfredi as supervisor of special classes effective Aug. 30. He will join Slippery Rock State College. Theodora Donovan's employment as a speech therapist was approved. In other business, bond-auth legislation would require two state retirement funds to invest 15 percent of funds in school bonds and related entities.
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Slippery Rock State College
Irwin Stankard
Francis Manfredi
Manfredi
Slippery Back State College
Education Department
Theodora Donovan
Clearfield
Harrisburg
UPS
Pennsylvania
State
Pacifists Go to Hanoi for Prisoners
Seven American pacifists flew to Hanoi to retrieve three U.S. prisoners and deliver mail from the United States. Leader Kennard C. Davis of Chicago said the group expects to return with the released prisoners in a week or two. North Vietnam promised July 3 to release three prisoners and allow mail from the United States for Independence Day. Over 1,360 U.S. service members are listed as missing in action in Vietnam.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Hanoi
U.S
United States
Kennard C. Davis
Chicago
North Vietnam
Ando
Vietnam
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