Economy slows as personal income edges up
UPI reports February shows a modest rise in personal income at a 2.4 billion annual rate, the smallest in 10 months, while durable goods orders fell to 22.2 billion, a 17 month low. The cost of living rose 0.1 percent, with groceries easing but medical costs up 0.7 percent and other expenses rising.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Straybourne Betts
Hart
Smith urges joint attack on obscenity in County
Walter J. Smith a delegate of the Diocesan Holy Name of Pittsburgh urged the New Castle Council of Churches to join with the local Holy Name Society in a campaign against obscene literature. He cited book dealers removing items after society letters and urged Catholic and Protestant cooperation.
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Walter J. Smith
Holy Name of
Pittsburgh
New Castle Council of Churches
Holy Name Society
Smith
Wesley Methodist Church
New Castle
Harvey Jokinen
John F. Otto
Council of Churches
Humphrey to Visit Bonn as Potential European Trip
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey plans a Bonn visit after Easter to attend a meeting of U S European missions with talks on mutual interests. Officials say the trip could stretch to two weeks and may ease European concerns over U S focus amid the Vietnam War.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
West Germany
Johnson
U.S
Humphrey
Europe
State Department
Bonn
U.S. European Missions
White House
United States
Johnsons
Punta del Este
Officials eye trust fund left in will
Warren County commissioners press for control of a disputed 250000 trust fund left by Lord Henry Cobham and Lady Anne Cobham for Warren County agricultural education. The Salvation Army wants Ivy House Philadelphia use. hearing resumes March 30.
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Warren, Pa
UPI
Warren County
Alexander C. Flick
Lord Henry
Anne Cobham
Salvation Army
Ivy House
Philadelphia
Henry Cobham
Lewis Crippen
Hoffman Home
Warren
John Stewart
Cobham
Hoffman House
County Health Department
Paul Rickert
Flick
Tax study signals large boost in state revenue
Pittsburgh UP I report says Pennsylvania may need 200 to 250 million dollars more in tax revenue for 1967 69. Dr David H Kurtzman heads a bi partisan tax commission and will present recommendations to Gov Shafer by month end. Potential options include raising the 5 percent sales tax introducing a graduated income tax and tightening exemptions.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pennsylvania
David H. Kurtzman
University of Pittsburgh
Raymond P. Shafer
Kurtzman
Deaths in local area list for March 21 1967
Norris Smith aged 71 of 209 N Shenango St Benjamin F Taylor aged 78 of Marion Ohio Mrs Samuel Oprisu aged 62 of Ellwood City Edward Bucci aged 76 of 1022 Du shane St Mrs Frances E Bickel aged 60 of 106 Hillcrest Ave
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Norris Smith
N. Shenango St
Benjamin F. Taylor
Marion
Ohio
Samuel Oprisu
Ellwood City
Edward Bucci
Dushane St
Frances E. Bickel
Hillcrest Ave
Johnson proposed direct peace talks with North Vietnam
President Johnson sent a letter to Ho Chi Minh proposing direct U S North Vietnam talks on February 2 but Hanoi rejected the offer. Saigon also said it had direct peace overtures to Hanoi which were rejected. Johnson said progress was substantial though victory remained elusive during a Guam fueling stop.
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Honolulu
UPI
Johnson
United States
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Guam
Washington
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Moscow
U.S
Democratic Republic of
North
America
Nimitz Hill
U.S. Naval Hospital
Viet Nam
South
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Haiphong
Milk protests surge as farmers press higher prices
In western Pennsylvania milk supplies dwindle as National Farmers Organization members and non members push for a two cent a quart price rise. Vandals stage milk dumping on highways while authorities investigate violence linked to the action, with no incidents reported in Lawrence County.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
NFC
New Castle
W. W. Cowher
Mahoning Township
Crawford County
FBI
White Sox Ed Stanky Joins Baseball Verbal Barrage
In a season marked by sharp exchanges and media attention Ed Stanky becomes the latest figure in baseball’s escalating verbal exchanges. The development adds to a growing chorus around the sport as teams discuss rules and safety standards.
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White Sox
Stanky
Leaking Torrey Canyon Explodes Off British Coast
The American tanker Torrey Canyon leaking oil exploded and caught fire off Penzance, threatening UK beaches. The Liberian-registered vessel owner Union Oil faced a $1.4 million government effort as the Royal Navy sprayed chemicals to dissolve the spill and considered options including destroying the ship with American consent.
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Penzance
England
UPI
Torrey Canyon
Royal Navy
Atlantic
English Channel
Scilly Isles
Harold Wilson
Union Oil Co
California
Denis Healey
Navy
Maurice Foley
Weather summary for Western Pennsylvania and Lake Erie
Cloudy with rain in the southwest and mixed rain and snow elsewhere this morning. Western sections end rain this afternoon, eastern sections tonight. Highs 35 to 44, lows in the 30s. Wednesday mostly cloudy with little temperature change. Lake Erie winds 18 to 28 knots shifting to west to northwest 20 to 30 knots, tonight 20 to 30 knots. Rain today, cloudy tonight. 24 hour max 38 (54 prior year) min 33 (27), precipitation .44 inch (trace).
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Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Spring Arrives Amid Early Weather Inconsistencies
The article notes spring began at 2 37 this morning per Buhl Planetarium Pittsburgh while local weather shows unseasonably cold, wet conditions with snow mixed rain and temperatures around 30 degrees. It contrasts with the vernal equinox and mentions autumn begins today in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Buhl Planetarium
Pittsburgh
Veterans benefit bill faces House Senate test
The House approved a broad veterans measure 357 to 0 to extend wartime benefits to all servicemen since Aug 1964 and to boost education and pension payments, costing up to 236 million annually. The Senate backed a smaller version. the House amendments add costly provisions and draw new eligibility dates and burial aid.
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House
Senate
Tonkin Gulf
Vietnam
U.S
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Allied victory as Viet Cong repulsed near Saigon
In war zone C battles, American forces defeated a Viet Cong regiment near Saigon. Military spokesmen said 423 Viet Cong were killed with 380 Americans killed and 109 wounded. U.S. air power, including B52 strikes from Guam, supported operations.
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Saigon
UPI
Cambodia
Johnson
Guam
U.S
Junction City
South Vietnam
4Th Infantry Division
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