Foht tops primary as bipartisan nominees sweep county tickets
Incumbent county controller Robert E. Foht led in unofficial returns with 13 204 party votes and 181 Democratic write ins securing both party nominations and a clear run in November. In a GOP five man race for county commissioner William C. Houk won 8 840 votes and Frank A. Vitril 7 006. Bailey and Greer also won party nominations unopposed for other offices, with White and Allen slated to face off for prothonotary. Two new contenders Potter and Abbaticchio sought the treasurership, both unopposed in the primary, as vote totals show a broad Republican lead in county posts.
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Robert E. Foht
Foht
GOP
William C. Houk
Frank A. Vitril
Houk
Vitril
Ray Baily
John Greer
Volant
Bailey
Greer
William J. Watkins
Joan Loth
George A. Haering
Ralph R. White
Horace W. Allen
White
Allen
Cecil R. Potter
Robert C. Abbaticchio
Ellwood
David L. Lawrence
Allegheny County
Leonard C. Staisey
Thomas J. Foerster
County Commission
William D. McCelland
Joseph M. Barr
McClelland
City Safety
James Dillon
Commission
David D Roberts
William D. Hunt
Robert Burkardt
Three Red Units Trap Marines At Con Thien Front
Three elite Communist regiments surround Con Thien on the North South Vietnam border repelling Marine attempts with tanks and infantry. U.S. Marines report 18 dead and 102 wounded in 24 hours, while claiming 250-plus enemy killed. SAM sites appear near the DMZ as air forces strike north.
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UPI
Vietnam
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Ho Chi Minh
3Rd Marine Division
Bruno Hochmuth
Hockmuth
U.S
North Vietnam
Weather notes for Western Pennsylvania and UPI report
Partly cloudy and warmer in Western Pennsylvania today with a high in the 60s. Fair and cool tonight with a low 38 to 48. Thursday also fair and warmer. Temperature figures include 24 hour period ending 7 am today with prior year in parentheses. Shenango River at 5.7 feet. Also New York UPI report notes Palm Springs 107 degrees and Phillipsburg 28 as local lows.
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Hawaii
Alaska
Palm Springs
Calif
Phillipsburg
Glens Falls
N.Y
St. Johnsbury
Four incumbent Newcastle Area School directors win party nominations
Four incumbent Newcastle Area School directors and eight novices secured party nominations in yesterday's primary to appear on the November ballot. Incumbents were Albert Russo John J Tot Dr James R Paige Republican Mary S Elliott plus three more Democrats and Republicans each with vote totals listed. An Indiana plane crash near Aurora killed six including the pilot as federal investigators probe the Cessna wreckage from Pittsburgh to the Aurora Casket Co plant.
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Newcastle Area
Albert Russo
John J. Tot
James R. Paige
Mary S. Elliott
James
Indiana
Aurora, Ind
UPI
Aurora Casket Co
Pittsburgh
Casket Company
Aurora
Nominee to face Biddle in November redrafted city race
Carl A. Cialella Jr. won the Republican mayoral nomination defeating Philip Conti and will face Councilman Richard H. Biddle in November. Biddle won the Democratic nomination over Alfred Fulkerson. Unofficial returns show Cialella 3 633 to 2 571 and Biddle 2 956 to 728.
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Carl A. Cialella Jr
Philip P. Conti
Senators warn Hanoi over Vietnam talks dissent
Sixteen senators oppose Johnson administration policy in Vietnam and urge Hanoi to resume negotiations. Led by Robert Kennedy and J. William Fulbright, the dove list includes Republicans John Sherman Cooper and Mark Hatfield with the remaining signers being Democrats.
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UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Hanoi
America
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.v
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Vietnam
Kennedy
Fulbright
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
New Castle High Baseball Clinches Tie for Section Crown
Lawrence County brief notes election results by precincts across municipalities appear on pages 18 and 19. Madison Square Garden riot erupts after Dick Tiger split decision on page 34 with coverage of related events.
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Lawrence County
NEW Castle High
Madison Square Garden
Dick Tiger
Pennsylvania voters approve constitutional revision in primary
Voters endorsed nine constitutional questions including a convention to rewrite major articles. Shafer called it a victory for Pennsylvanians and his administration. The measure passed in key counties with broad margins while local races shaped governor and county leadership. A $500 million bond authorization for conservation and recreation was also approved.
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William Edenburger
Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Lawrence County
Shafer
Meadville
Philadelphia
Lackawanna
Chester
Delaware County
Tate
James H.J. Tate
Alexander Hemphill
Hemphill
Dist
Atty
Arlen Specter
Pittsburgh
General Assembly
Internal Affairs
State Pardons Board
New Beaver Rejects Liquor Sales in Primary Vote
Voters in New Beaver by a margin near two to one rejected a liquor sales measure in yesterday's primary. In three precincts 290 voted against and 155 for the measure. The borough has never permitted liquor sales, a fate similar to the 1962 defeat.
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New Beaver
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