Shafer names Mumma to Commerce Secretary post
Harrisburg business leader Robert M. Mumma, 55, is named acting commerce secretary by Governor Shafer until Senate confirmation after a recess. Shafer also names William T. Schmidt as executive deputy secretary. Mumma, son of the late U. S. Rep. Walter M. Mumma, helped found the Harrisburg Area Industrial Development Corp. and led the local chamber of commerce.
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Harrisburg
Upl
Raymond P. Shafer
Commerce
Robert M. Mumma
Senate
Shafer
William T. Schmidt
Scranton
Commerce Department
State and Federal Economic Aid Bureau
Mumma
Clitford L. Jones
Bob Mumma
U.S
Walter M. Mumma
Harrisburg Area Industrial Development Corp
Harrisburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Sharon Driver Injured In Weekend Road Mishap
A 35 year old Sharon man, Steve Leon Koosh, was treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital for head and shoulder pain after his car skidded on Pa 18 and struck a guard rail post. Damage was about 800 dollars. Agnes Wiley, 44, RD 4, treated for neck pain after a rear end collision on Pa 65 in Slippery Rock Township. Her truck was struck by Henry Crews and then by Shirley Cunningham. damage about 400 dollars. George Primavere, 20, Edinburg, suffered a leg scrape on U S 422 when his eastbound car was hit head on by Michael J. Ambrosia of Lowellville, Ohio. Ambrosia faces a pending charge of driving left of center. damage about 1300 dollars.
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Sharon
Steve Leon Koosh
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Pa. 18
Agnes Wiley
RD 4
Slippery Rock Township
Henry Crews
Harmony Baptist Rd
Shirley Cunningham
Pittsburgh Rd
George Primavere
Edinburg
U.S. 422
State Line
Prinavere
Michael J. Ambrosia
Lowellville
Ohio
Ambrosia
Mahoning County
Seamen trapped aboard capsized Turkish tanker Aygaz
In Pylos Greece screaming crewmen remain inside the hull of the capsized Turkish tanker Aygaz after it was towed into port by a Danish freighter. Harbormaster says navy experts will decide if the vessel can be righted or hole must be cut to free the sailors. The Aygaz carried 15 crew. no bodies found. Also, county commissioners approved a $2,400,211 budget with one dissent.
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Greece
Ionian Sea
Navy
Young wins Westinghouse scholarship at Wilmington High
John Young 37 son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Young of New Wilmington Route 1 won a $1,000 one year Westinghouse Family Scholarship. A senior at Wilmington Area High School he plans chemical engineering with no college chosen yet. He has National Honor Society membership and was named Outstanding Teenager of Amelia previously. Attorney Richard E Flannery named Young Lawyers chairman of Zone 10 by Richard M Goldberg of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Zone 10 covers Beaver Butler Lawrence and Mercer counties. Flannery of Mansell McKee will coordinate activities for the zone and attend a May 3 meeting in Harrisburg. mercy killings in Britain noted by Lord Segal in House of Lords.
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John Young
Raymond Young
New Wilmington RD 1
Westinghouse
Young
Wilmington Area High School
National Honor Society
Amelia
Richard E. Flannery
Euclid Ave
Richard M. Goldberg
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Young Lawyers
Beaver
Butler
Lawrence
Mercer
State Bar Association
Flannery
Mansell & McKee
Harrisburg
Lord Segal
House of Lords
Segal
Ministry of Health
Britain
UPI
Three Juveniles Arrested In Car Theft Attempt
City police arrested three youths yesterday over an attempted car theft. Petitions will be filed next week against a 15 year old and two 18 year olds for operating a car without the owner's consent. They are in the custody of their parents or guardian. Some youths briefly entered a car Tuesday afternoon and drove away before state police stopped them. the boys escaped.
Break-in reported at Gordys Heavenly Drive on US 422
A break-in was discovered at Gordys Heavenly Drive on US 422 in Shenango Township today at 4 10 a.m. with no theft. The rear door was knocked in and two wrappers of pennies remained in the cash register. The stand is owned by Gordon Goodwin of 2012 New Butler Rd. Two wheels were removed from a car owned by Thomas H. Nagle of Lowellville Ohio yesterday. the vehicle was jacked up and the wheels taken.
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Gordy
City Motorist Hurt After Icy Crash on Jefferson Street
Kurt Louise Nasal, 51, of 314 B Division St, treated at St Francis Hospital for neck pain after a two car crash on 8 Jefferson St at 12 15 am. Police say Nasal stopped for a signal at Croton Ave when Anna Jean Netti, 38, of West Pittsburg, following south, could not stop on the icy road and struck Nasal. An earlier accident at 11 45 am yesterday on Moravia St involved Edward L Bennett, 24, of 413 Hutchison St, whose northbound car struck a fire plug amid icy conditions.
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Louise Nasal
B. Division St
St. Francis Hospital
Jefferson St
Croton Ave
Anna Jean Netti
West Pittsburg
Nasal
Edward L. Bennett
Hutchison St
Moravia St
Driver Test Hours Set At New Castle Examinations Center
State police announce drivers tests at the New Castle drivers examination center located at the Armory 820 Frank Ave from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday Wednesday and Friday next week. After that week the center will operate on Wednesdays and Fridays only during the same hours.
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New Castle
Frank Ave
Young Democrats to Meet in New Penn Hotel
Lawrence County Young Democrats meet at 7 30 p m today at the New Penn Hotel to discuss plans for the June spring dance. George Clown club president said other business will be conducted and refreshments will be served.
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Lawrence County
New Penn
George Clowin
Moon flight delayed and landing set for July date
NASA delayed Apollo 11 launch by one day and chose a new landing site on the Moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin are planned to touch down at 2 19 p m EDT on July 20 at the Sea of Tranquility, with a daylight splashdown in the Pacific planned.
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Houston
UPI
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George Low
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Armstrong
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Pacific Ocean
General Assembly adjourns for two weeks amid budget fight
Harrisburg reports the General Assembly begins a two week recess as lawmakers face a $2.5 billion budget. The House clears a teachers salary hike and $62.2 million aid to nonpublic schools while debating a 6 percent sales tax extension. Senate debate centers on school subsidies, urban program funding, and fiscal strategy ahead of April 14 return.
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Harrisburg
UPI
General Assembly
Senate
House
Philadelphia
Senate Education Committee
Stroup
Rep
Lee A. Donaldson Jr
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Kennedy targets civil rights record in Nixon actions
Senator Ridward Kennedy challenged the Nixon administration on civil rights enforcement, scrutinizing Defense Department contracts worth 14 million dollars to three South Carolina textile mills and the Transportation Department's antidiscrimination cases for highway builders. Mondale, a Senate lieutenant, criticized the Pentagon deals, citing a Packard letter promising affirmative action despite hiring and promotion concerns.
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UPI
Ridward M. Kennedy
Nixon Administration
Kennedy
Senate
Defense Department
South Carolina
Transportation Department
Walter F. Mondale
Dmim
Mondale
Pentagon
Defense
David Packard
George P
Packard
Dan River Mills
Burlington Industries
J. P. Stevens and Co
Shuttz
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Sirhan Sirhan Defense Nears End as Psychiatrist Testimony Warps
Los Angeles UPI reports the Sirhan case nears closing with the defense calling its final witnesses after a blistering cross examination of psychiatrist Dr. Bernard Diamond. The professor clashed with prosecutor David Fitts over premeditation and Sirhan's mental state as jury instructions loom and closing arguments approach. Diamond described Sirhan's emotional outlet and questioned the rationale of using a .22 caliber pistol, while acknowledging inconsistencies in Sirhan family accounts.
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Jack V. Fox
Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan
Tal
Robert ¥. Kennedy
Bernard Diamond
Depuny
Atty
David Fitts
Diamond
Grant Cooper
Herbert V. Walker
Fitts
Kennedy
Ampassagor Hotel
Rubinoff Delights Audiences With Violin and Stories
Renowned violinist David Rubinoff entertained students at Mohawk and New Castle high schools and received standing ovations. Speaking at Castle Arms Motor Hotel to Kiwanis Rotary and Lions members he stressed inspiration for today’s youth while noting his Stradivarius violin valued at $100000. He recalled a Grove City concert moment inviting guesses on who gave him a pocket watch, and shared a Will Rogers poem engraved on the timepiece. He tours Vietnam and has played for presidents. Kennedy once wrote him of musical knowledge enriching a child.
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David Rubinoff
Mohawk
New Castle
Kiwanis
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Castle Arms Motor Hotel
Rubinoff
Grove City
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Will Rogers
Rubbinoff
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Kennedy
Procedure Revised for Absentee Ballot Requests Near May Primary
County Chief Clerk Joseph A. Book announced a revised absentee ballot procedure to take effect during the upcoming municipal primary. Electors away from their district for work or vacation must request an application in person or by signed letter, to be kept on file at the County Board of Elections.
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Joseph A. Book
County Board of Elections
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