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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1968
Page
1
The Western Pennsylvania Methodist Conference voted in Grove City to oppose a state measure providing aid to private and parochial schools. The decision was announced Friday by the conference leaders.
U N K military command and U S officials refute reports that North Korea sank an allied spy ship off its west coast. BBC cited Pyongyang Radio claiming American culpability. No survivors identified and US forces say no such incident occurred.
Keith Griffin brought a live hand grenade to the city police station at 12 15 p m claiming it was found while helping friends clean an old house. Lt Dent Shields and Patrolman James Patton carried the weapon to the old city dump off Cascade Street where the pin was pulled and the grenade exploded.
The brief campaign ended amid rioting as 28 million French voters prepared for a Sunday ballot to choose a new National Assembly. Analysts warned of a fragile result with no clear majority for Gaullists or leftists and potential crises later this year.
Western Pennsylvania remains mostly sunny with scattered thunderstorms in the south and highs from the 70s to the 80s. Tonight cools to the 50s with more sun and mild conditions on Sunday. 24hour stats show a high of 77 and a low of 60 with no precipitation.
Local death notices report the passing of Joseph Michael Marino aged 11 of 1506 Morris Street Angelo Laita aged 80 of 109 Lowry Avenue and Mrs Charles W Clark of 22 Round Street with dates listed as Saturday June 22 1968.
UPI dispatch from Saigon says B52 Stratofortress bombers struck guerrilla positions within 21 miles of the capital and possibly dropped 1,000 pound bombs. Friday raids inside North Vietnam targeted assault preparations while U.S. spokesmen noted no losses from Hanoi fire.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen threaten a nationwide strike after 99.7 percent of local committees authorized action. With 140,000 members, the union demands a 1242 percent wage rise, two extra holidays, longer vacations, and a one-year contract. Johnson could delay action with emergency boards and cooling-off periods. Current pay is about $19 to $23 daily, with overtime boosting annual earnings to roughly $8,500 to $9,500. The dispute centers on paid holidays including Good Friday and an employee birthday, and two-week vacations for less than five years of service.
Paris reports clash over U.S. North Vietnam talks with North Vietnam’s Nguyen Thanh Le denying any progress. He blames U.S. air raids as bad faith while Harriman notes no substantive talks and looks to tea breaks for possible secret talks. Next session set for Wednesday.
Lester F. Burlein, chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, warned that tolls would rise by at least 50 percent to fund needed improvements. He said the turnpike was built to minimum standards and faces millions in costs from current problems and short sighted planning, as a study preview was presented.
News from Washington notes Chief Justice Earl Warren plans to retire prompting Johnson to weigh a liberal replacement. Nominating timing could yield swift Senate action or a recess appointment, with Abe Fortas and Hugo Black among possible outcomes and Nixon looming as a potential future kingmaker.
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