Vietnamese attack hits U.S. artillery base on northern coast
North Vietnamese troops invaded a U.S. artillery base near the northern coast, killing 11 GIs and wounding 32 in hand-to-hand fighting. Defenders from the 196th Brigade repelled the assault, leaving 27 enemy dead and recovering a flamethrower and 12 rifles after dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
196Th Light Infantry
U.S
Tam Ky
Dak To
Quang Tri City
Cats Seized From Kensington Home Seek Adoptive Homes
In Philadelphia the SPCA moved 114 cats from a two room Kensington house after neighbors complained of odor and noise. The cats descended from Mimi the first cat injured in an accident five years earlier. Frances Christopher, widow, and her brother kept them despite rising costs and frequent moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Women's Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
SPCA
Kensington
Frances Christopher
Altoona
Wilmington
Del
Mimi
Christopher
Joseph Koshinsky
Mrs. Christopher
Discharge bid on no income tax budget fails in Harrisburg
GOP lawmakers lose bid to bring a $1.8 billion General Fund budget to a floor vote as Democrats unite against the discharge resolution. Rep H Jack Seltzer accuses Dems of planning new revenue while House Leader K Leroy Irvis counters Shafer’s support for an income tax is limited to the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
UPI
House
Legislative Chamber
House Appropriations Committee
H. Jack Seltzer
Lebanon
K. Leroy Irvis
Allegheny County
Raymond P. Shafer
Zoning hearing continues on hotel at New Penn site
The Zoning Board of Appeals extended the hearing on George R. Zambelli’s plan for a new hotel at the New Penn, 20 S. Mercer St. The panel will meet with Zambelli and architect J J Stevenson to discuss parking and loading rule changes amid traffic and street relocation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Zoning Board of Appeals
George R. Zambelli
New
Penn
S. Mercer St
Zambelli
J. J. Stevenson
Stevenson
Walter Bartoshek
South St
Marcus and Taylor
Carnegie - Mellon University
Voters Lists May Be Cut to One Annual Update
Harrisburg UPI state officials consider changing election practice to compile street voter lists once before each primary with addenda before general elections. Savings of up to 2500 dollars a year cited as possible. Commission to study the proposal further. Separately Harrisburg warns on mini bikes saying they pose traffic safety threats on streets though not banned. Mini bikes weigh about 80 pounds and reach 30 mph using 2 to 4 horsepower engines. Brainerd urges use in fields yards trails and beaches where allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Vitril
Vitril
Harrisburg
UPI
Harry H. Brainerd
Brainerd
Robert G. Carman
Jameson
Carman
Impasse studied as Aliquippa teachers strike on amnesty
Aliquippa Education Association president Santicola says a state fact finding team will study the impasse between teachers and the school board. The 220 teachers struck May 23 over amnesty amid a 1947 law prohibiting public employees from striking. If classes don’t resume by June 30 the district could lose about $50,000 in state aid and the state warns the year’s subsidy could be forfeited per missed day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliquippa
UPI
Francis P. Santicola
Aliquippa Education Association
AEA
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Beaver County
State Department of Public Instruction
Carpenters Strike Affects Western PA Only
The Carpenters District Council of Western Pennsylvania is on strike in several western counties but not in Lawrence County where construction continues. The current contract with area contractors remains active until June 30 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters District Council of
Western Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
Disaster drill simulates tornado at Jameson Memorial Hospital
A staged tornado hits Mahoningtown with 46 mock casualties, ambulances, and a full mock response at Jameson Memorial Hospital. Volunteers, nurses, and police coordinate triage, operating suites, and a temporary morgue while staff maintain routine operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameson Hospital
New Castle
Mahoningtown
Jefferson St
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Perry Gaston American Legion
Welcome Wagon
Clen Moore UP
Neshannock Volunteer Fire Department
Marine Reserve Training Center
Robert Ball
Pinay backs Pompidou in French presidential race
Former premier Antoine Pinay 77, a respected elder statesman, publicly endorses Georges Pompidou with three campaigning days left before the runoff. Pinay cites Pompidou’s experience and potential to unite a homogeneous majority as Poher concedes an uphill battle for the interim president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pinay
Pompidou
Alain Poher
Untaxed Cigarettes Carried in Engine Failure Incident
A New York man, Vincent Gati, 39, was arrested after an engine blowout on I 81 led to discovery of 1 420 untaxed cigarette cartons in his car. Police used a station wagon and patrol cruiser to move the cargo to headquarters for Revenue Department checks. Gati was jailed in lieu of a 10 000 bond on an Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Act violation. Investigators believe the cigarettes were bought in Richmond Virginia en route to New York State.
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Chambersburg
UPI
New York State
State Revenue Department
Vincent Gati
Dongon Hills
N. Y
Franklin County
Gali
Interstate 81
Gall
Richmond
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Edgerton
Ellwood
Robert Stillwagon
Cascade Pool
Cascade Park Pool
Seltzer
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Norodom Sihanouk
East Germany
Washington
Bob Barbarowicz
Clarence C. Frampton
Shenango Township
May Emma Hoyt Nurses’ Home
Shirley Kerr
Robert
Gordon Broadfoot
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New Castle News
Charles R. Dickson Jr
RD 5
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S. Cascade St
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