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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1966
Page
1
Lt. Gov. Raymond P. Shafer warned in Dunmore that Congress may not provide funds to finish the interstate highway program. He said without the money the project could slip two years past the 1972 completion date.
Hillsville state police report a burglary at Joseph Gen nar o Jr. home where about $10,000 in cash and jewelry was stolen between 9 p.m. and midnight. Loot included $4,500 cash, a $2,700 coin collection, and various watches and jewelry. Thieves gained entry by breaking a jalousie window and unlocking the door. Gennaro, a local paying contractor and sportsman, said the cash came from a truck sale. The coin collection was bought the day before for $2,200, plus a $500 preexisting collection. The theft prompt ed alerts to Ohio cities. Trooper August Le Clair leads the inquiry.
The Senate ethics committee opens behind closed doors to tackle charges of misconduct against Sen. Thomas J. Dodd. The case centers on alleged ties to Julius Klein and gifts from associates, with public hearings to follow and Dodd contesting libel claims against critics Pearson and Anderson.
Christine Biasucci fourteen of 1 W Edison Ave was saved from drowning yesterday afternoon at Cascade Park Swimming Pool by lifeguard Judy Miron eighteen of 1601 Pennsylvania Ave Parks Director Thomas J Fee commended Miron for pulling the girl from the water and administering mouth to mouth resuscitation until an ambulance arrived The girl was taken to St Francis Hospital under observation with a parent noting the Red Cross lifesaving instruction aided the guards.
Pennsylvania Democrats gather in Harrisburg for a reorganizational session that could replace state chairman as Milton J. Shapp presses Rice to resign. The event caps a week paused by the General Assembly recess to June 27.
A 13 year old East Side babysitter suffered cuts and bruises after a prowler, who fled after she screamed, struck her with a heavy object in a neighbor’s home. Francis DelSignore, 707 Superior St., was treated at St. Francis Hospital for a cut on the head and arm bruises. The incident occurred around 1 50 a m in the home of Arlene Ady, 711 Superior St. Police are investigation.
The Senate internal security subcommittee reports the Communist Party USA and its front groups helped organize and exploit campus demonstrations in 1965. It states patterns emerged showing deliberate recruitment and ties to Viet Nam policy opposition through the Dubois clubs, with infiltration and manufactured student grievances used to trigger unrest.
A local man died after his car struck a steel utility pole 150 feet north of Sherman Street. The coroner reported multiple rib fractures, a ruptured artery, internal bleeding, three fractures of the right arm, and severe facial cuts. No reason for the crash was established. He was 41 and survived by a wife, two sons, two sisters, two brothers, and three grandchildren. Burial will be at Long Run Cemetery, Irwin, Pa.
Arnold Palmer and Bill Casper head to a playoff after finishing tied in the U.S. Open. The event appears on page 25 with coverage of the championship chase and player prospects.
Guerrillas overran Hue district headquarters killing the chief and 10 guards and planting explosives. In Chu Lai the Marine position repelled an attack with heavy gunfire and bayonet charges. Elsewhere a Coast Guard cutter engaged a 125 ton Communist ship, forcing it aground after a three hour battle. Thich Tri Quang was placed under house arrest amid protests by Buddhist leaders.
Death records for June 20 1966 include Thomas E Hartman 56 of 204 Crawford Ave Paul Park 61 of 913 E Washington St Mrs Mary C French 93 of Wurtemburg Nicolae Kaluger 75 of Ellwood City Lena Ferrazzano 63 of 403 McClain Ave Anna Makhoutaski 76 of 1210 S Jefferson St Michael Cain 1 day 435 Park Ave Laura B Smith 81 of Enon Valley Anton Perush 80 of Bessemer.
Western Pennsylvania sees mainly sunny warm weather with possible thundershowers north this afternoon and evening. Today highs near 80 with a mild night around 54 to 62. In Vietnam a Communist sniper fired near John Wayne as he signed autographs for Marines, marking his first off screen exposure to danger.
French President Charles de Gaulle lands at Vnukovo airport in Moscow on a high profile peace mission ahead of his NATO withdrawal deadline. He is greeted by Podgorny and Kosygin as a 21 gun salute echoes. The moment highlights Western unease over potential shifts in alliance bonds.
Eight people including three boys drowned in Pennsylvania over the weekend. In Erie County two boys Gerald Lindenberger and Chris Sackett, both 6 and 7, drowned at Thompson's Bay, Presque Isle. Jane Dearth, 20, and Alex Sabo, 18, died in the Monongahela River near Brownsville after an air mattress was drawn into a towboat backwash. Other victims included Joseph Eagen, 7, at a Scranton Country Club pool. Carl Emanuel, 16, in the Conemaugh River near Saltsburg. Burton Adams, 16, and Thomas Bonjo, 18, at Harvey's Lake and Eurana Park pool respectively.
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