House OKs parcel post rate hike and limits expansion
The House passed a bill to raise parcel post rates by about 8 cents per parcel and lift size and weight limits up to 40 pounds and 100 inches. Opponents warned broader limits would damage Railway Express Agency. an amendment would favor unemployed REA or railroad workers. The measure would boost postal revenues by roughly 103 million annually.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Moray
Railway Express Agency
White House
Rosel H. Hyde
Federal Communication Commission
FCC
Nicholas Johnson
Henry E. Stebbins
Uganda
John H. Crimmins
Dominican Republic
New Castle Transit Commits to 10 Minibuses Purchase
New Castle Area Transit Authority approved a $1 48 340 order for 10 Minibus Co of California minibuses contingent on a performance bond and delivery by November 1. Solicitor Thomas A Shumaker tasked with finalizing legal details after auditor reports show funds available for the three year pilot, though the purchase exceeds the allocated vehicle budget by about $30 000. The federal funds appear sufficient per the auditor, with the deal exceeding a competing $33 470 price from Fixip4 Bus Co of Londonville.
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New Castle Area Transit Authority
Minibus Co
California
Thomas A. Shumaker
Fixip4 Bus Co
Loundonville
Weather outlook and Shenango River reading for the week
Partly cloudy and cooler today through Wednesday with scattered afternoon and night thunderstorms. Highs around the 80s, lows upper 50s to mid 60s, and Shenango River at 4.4 feet with 4.3 feet prior year data.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Trooper LeClair Honored for May Hit Run Case
State trooper August V. LeClair of Union Township received commendation from Capt. Joseph Branigan for investigative work linked to the May 8, 1945 hit-and-run death of Edward Davis of Pittsburgh. LeClair’s inquiry led to Dayton Ohio where the vehicle was found. Richard V. Snow of Butler later indicted on hit-run and involuntary manslaughter.
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Butler
New Castle
August V. LeClair
Avalon Dr
Union Township
Joseph L. Branigan
Pittsburgh
LeClair
Dayton
Ohio
Richard V. Snow
Chicora Rd
Lawrence County
Edward Davis
Snow
U.S. 422
Atomic test by French near at hand
Paris reports France plans its first atomic test at the Mururoa Atoll proving ground 800 miles southeast of Tahiti this week. An advisory to ships and planes to avoid the area was issued in Tahiti as Overseas Territories Minister Pierre Billotte hinted the test could occur Thursday or soon after depending on weather. three series of blasts are expected.
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Paris
UPI
France
Pacific Proving Ground
Tahiti
Mururoa Atoll
Overseas Territories (Colonial
Pierre Billotte
Death notices listing several residents dead
Death records list Fred C. Driver age 87 of 2801 Ellwood Rd Helen C. Weaver age 88 of Phoenix Arizona Deborah Ann Sansosti age 142 of Youngstown and Feodosi Loss age 77 of Ellwood City dated Tuesday June 28 1966.
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Fred C. Driver
Ellwood Rd
Helen C. Weaver
Phoenix, Ariz
Deborah Ann Sansosti
Youngstown
Feodosi Loss
Ellwood City
High court upholds $80,000 award to area resident
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a 4 to 3 decision written by Justice Henry Z. O'Brien, upheld an $80,000 verdict for Charles B. Gray of Parks town. Gray, paralyzed from a back operation performed by a neuro surgeon at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh in 1960, had not given permission for the extent of the procedure. Gray was district superintendent for the Dubuque Packing Co. of Dubuque, Iowa at the time.
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Union Township
Pittsburgh
State Supreme Court
High Court
Henry Z. O'Brien
Charles B. Gray
Parkstown
Gray
Allegheny General Hospital
Dubuque Packing Co
Dubuque
Iowa
Common Pleas Court
J. Frank McKenna
McKenna
Supreme Court
County labor unit opposes Meany rule
George Meany ordered a new election for Lawrence County AFL CIO trustees and sergeant at arms after a protest by USW Local 4194. Delegates voted to oppose the ruling, calling it unfair, with criticism aimed at Meany and a push to revise the council constitution. Minnocci defends the protest over the vice president’s office as Bohiciz withdraws from that race.
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George Meany
Afl-Cio
Lawrence County
Aflcio Labor Council
Meany
John Minnocci
Ellwood City
United Steelworkers of America
USW
Ted Bohlciz
Minnocci
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Daniel W. Skelly
AFL - Cio Labor Council
Casimir Lewandowski
Father Lewandowski
Charge Inc
Anti-Poverty Board of Directors
Our Lady of
Lewandowski
Cleveland
Art Ezzon
Milton J. Shapp
Kovach
North Viet oil base struck as raids widen in Vietnam
North Viet Nam oil storage facilities were hit again by U S Navy and Air Force strikes. Smoke and flames rose hundreds of feet as Hanoi shifts fuel to underground storage amid mounting war pressures. Ho Chi Minh reportedly travels to China and Russia for emergency talks affecting the war effort.
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Saigon
Hanoi
London
Ho Chi Minh
Peking
Moscow
Viet Nam
Chou En-Lai
Romania
Russia
Chou
Red China
Mao Tse-Tung
Thanh Hoa
USS
Junta deposes Argentine president Illia amid palace showdown
In Buenos Aires a military junta seized power after deposing Arturo Illia. Illia left the palace under guard as crowds shouted against dictatorships. The army announced his resignation, and Gen Juan C. Ogania was expected to be installed as president.
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William Hamilton
Buenos Aires
UPI
Arturo Illia
Illia
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Spain
Tilia
Juan C. Ogania
Consumer credit protection bill faces House vote
The House moves toward final passage of a bill to cap installment loans at 12 percent and set 1 percent monthly on revolving credit. Amendments to raise caps were defeated as Rep. Schmitt claimed enough votes to pass, with Senate fate uncertain amid administration-backed parallel legislation.
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Consumer Credit
Harrisburg
UPI
House
Senate
Pantey
Rep
C. L. Schmitt
D - Westmoreland
Schmitt
Higher Education Assistance Agency
Joint
State Government Commission
Robert K. Hamilton
Beaver
Pennsylvania State University
Doctors seek ethical Medicare policy during AMA convention
At the AMA 115th annual convention in Chicago committees hash out Medicare policy to satisfy doctors opposed to the measure while upholding ethical duties. About 20 reports and resolutions on Medicare were handed to committees as the program takes effect Friday amid picketing by more than 200 medical personnel calling for anti discrimination reforms.
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Chicago
API
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
AMA
Quentin Young
Medical Committee For Human Rights
Insurance and Medical Service Committee
Board of Trustees
Larry Withrow wins Jaycees Golf Tournament again
Larry Withrow captures the local Jaycees Golf Tournament for the second straight time. Brooks Robinson and Willie McCovey lead infielders in all star votes, highlighting page 18 coverage.
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Larry Withrow
Jaycees
Brooks Robinson
Willie McCovey
Soldier at heart 4F civilian seeks honorary Army role in Viet Nam
David Stucki a 4F civilian traveled to Viet Nam in a borrowed uniform and reached Cu Chi with the 65th Engineer Battalion of the 25th Infantry Division. The U S Consulate may authorize him as an honorary member and arrange his travel home. He hopes the Army would accept him and says he would stay if needed.
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Saigon
UPI
David Stucki
Viet Nam
U.S
Stucki
25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
South
San Francisco
University of California
Tan Son Hut
David
Tennessee
Dodd Probers Turn to $200000 Campaign Funds Charge
Senate Ethics Committee widens inquiry into Thomas J. Dodd with new focus on a $200,000 campaign contributions dispute raised at Connecticut testimonial dinners including events in 1961 and 1963. Also examines ties to insurance firms and a Dunbar Associates car loan amid extended public hearings.
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Steven Gerstel Washington
UPI
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
West Germany
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dodd
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate Insurance
Dunbar Associates, Inc
Klein
Chicago
Bonn
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Bogdan Stashinski
Kolasinski Editorial Wins Golden Quill Award
Len Kolasin ski of the New Castle News was cited for the best editorial in a Western Pennsylvania daily last year. He received a Golden Quill for an editorial accusing responsibility in the death of a Taylor Township girl in January 1965 at a ceremony in the Hilton Hotel. An honorable mention went to Frank N. Hawkins of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette for a series on the University of Pittsburgh finances.
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Pittsburgh
Len Kolasinski
New Castle News
University of Pittsburgh
Marino Parascenzo
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UPS
Ners
Army High Command
By Lee Leonard
Frank Polaski
D-Erie
Judiciary Special Committee
R. Lawrence Coughlin
R - Montgomery
Cross Word
Een
Ewes Ellwood Ovate Atereaeenee
Ee Re Ee
Society Sports
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Af’ér
Joseph Galloway
Dodd Prothers
Kolasinski Editorial
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