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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson's fair housing measure faces continued passage after a House vote. The bill narrows coverage but tightens enforcement and supporters anticipate House approval.
Members of the House Appropriations Committee studied 22 testimonies on birth control at a special public hearing on the state Public Welfare Department family planning program. The panel faces a close vote on whether to bar spending the appropriation for birth control programs, with eight for the clause eight against and two undecided. The committee plans a recommendation to the full House by late July.
American smokers consumed a record 534 billion cigarettes in the fiscal year ending today, up about 2 billion from 1964-65 due to shipments to servicemen overseas. Domestic production rose to 563 billion cigarettes, about 600 million more, while exports fell by about 1 billion.
Otto J. Geist, 58, of New Bedford. Mrs. Mary Witon, 74, of 249 Smithfield St.. Pat R. Augustine, 38, of Clarkson. Dr. E. R. (Bert) Huston, 78, of Beaver Falls. James G. Houk, 34, of 31 McClelland Ave. listed in local notices alongside references to Roberto Clemente and Frank Robinson in national league and American league discussions.
In Aurora Colorado a 14-year-old neighbor boy confessed to killing Paula Sue Steinbach a 9-year-old who vanished June 3. Police said the youth signed a statement with his father and a minister present. Charges to be decided. maximum murder sentence for a minor is life imprisonment.
St Francis Hospital raises room rates by $2 daily to cover about $76,400 yearly in wage hikes. All 270 fulltime staff receive $20 extra per July 18 paycheck, while 93 part timers gain about 10 cents hourly. Sister Mary John cites no change to merit pay. Jameson Memorial also to raise room rates by $2 tomorrow with wage costs around $85,000 annually.
Moraine State Park superintendent Robert Kerr told the New Castle Kiwanis Club that acid mine drainage will not pollute Lake Arthur before filling begins. He outlined sealing mines and backfilling strip mines with Appalachian funds as progress toward a safe lake and park development in Butler County.
Pat R. Augustine founder and leader of the Union Township Taxpayers League collapsed during a public meeting at Union High School cafeteria. He died en route to St. Francis Hospital after unsuccessful heart attack treatment. The group elected Robert Mathews temporary chair for 30 days and planned a nominating committee.
The American Medical Association's House of Delegates backed direct billing of patients for Medicare, rejecting forms tied to government designated insurers. Dr. John H. Budd led the push, with 228 delegates from about 200,000 doctors expressing support amid debates over education and public messaging.
French President Charles de Gaulle and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev pledge a close political partnership. The joint agreement aims for cooperation in Europe and globally with signing anticipated in the Kremlin by De Gaulle and either Brezhnev or Podgorny as head of state.
Mostly sunny today across Western Pennsylvania with cooler conditions in the north. Highs 80 north to 90 south, low 58 to 65 tonight, tomorrow sunny and slightly warmer.
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