Red Cross honors at 51st annual meeting dinner
The Red Cross 51st annual meeting at Castle Arina Motor Hotel featured award presentations to long time volunteers. Directors were elected for three year terms with Harry Culliford and Samuel Rashid elevated to honorary board members. Maj. Rozman led the pledge, with Rev. Parsons giving the invocation. Guest introductions followed, listing national and local Red Cross leaders and Veterans Hospital staff from Butler and Pittsburgh Allegheny County chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Giri
Castle Arina Motor Hotel
Vern W. ‘Alderson
Coath
Charles M. Rhodes
Lester Hauschild
Chris Hornley
Oon
Jackson Parsons
Joseph Scungio
Grove Wohne
Charles A. Shepp
Richard Flannery
William Kinnan
Martin Kovach
Harold Marshall
Robert Reed
James Rugh Jr
Donald Smith
Ralph Connor
Robert Waters
Anthony Mastrian
William Klenk
Gary Seeger
Pauline Pettigrew
Frank Clark
Charles Whalen
James Robertson
Ronald Cooper
Harry Culliford
Samuel Rashid
John J. Rozman
U.S. Marine Reserve Center
Jackson H. Parsons
Epworth Methodist Church
Florence Turner
David M. Chesney
Red Cross
Pittsburgh- Allegheny County
Irvin Trincher
Ulrich Harte
Veterans Administration Hospital
Butler
Donald Connor
Edward Davis
Margaret Gall
Butler County
Eleanor Stein
Grace Starr
College Under Fire as California and North Carolina See Unrest
Sporadic sniper fire continued at North Carolina A and T University leaving one dead and eight wounded over two days. National Guardsmen and police shut down Berkeley with dawn gun battles, while nearly 1,000 Berkeley faculty condemn police actions. Authorities report no new injuries or arrests Friday night.
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United Press International
North Carolina A&t University
National Guard
Berkeley
University of California
Greensboro
N.C
Berkeley Academic Senate
University
Free hearing tests scheduled at Easter Seal Society clinic
A clinic of free hearing tests will be conducted from 2:05 to 2:20 p.m. tomorrow at the Easter Seal Society treatment center, 2713 Ellwood Rd. The event welcomes all ages, with emphasis on early detection and evaluation before any hearing aid. It notes that most losses are gradual and highlights medical options and prevention.
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Easter Seal Society
Ellwood Rd
Citywide cleanup campaign set for June 2
The city sanitation department will start its monthly household refuse pickup June 2 with Hugh Stewart, superintendent, stating the program runs all week. Debris must be curbside by 7 a.m. in approved containers. certain items are excluded. Grass clippings are collected if bundled, and residents may place out up to three 26 gallon containers.
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Hugh Stewart
Sanitation Department
City Sanitation Department
Stewart
Duvalier's Palace Surrounded By Tanks On Ill Health Rumors
Obsolete tanks ring Haiti's Port au Prince palace as Francois Duvalier, lifelong president, is rumored ill with heart disease diabetes or cancer. A Dominican source claimed he is near death and his son in law Max Dominique may take over. Military junta talk and a Le Nouveau Monde denial add to the uncertain picture amid Duvalier’s famed mystique.
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Francis L. McCarthy
UPI
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier
Duvalier
Santo Domingo
Max Dominique
Dominique
le Nouveau Monde
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon awards Medals of Honor to fallen soldiers families
President Nixon posthumously awards the Medal of Honor to two families in a private ceremony as the UPI report notes. A Brownville New York mother returns two medals at the South Vietnamese Embassy, arguing the war sustains a government opposed by its people. Medal recipients include Speer Donald L. Michael and M Sgt Charles E. Hosking Jr. Also reported are two youths fined for minor alcohol offenses in a separate city incident.
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Edward Dooley Washington
UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
Saigon
Louise B. Ransom
Brownville
N.Y
Robert C. Ransom Jr
Chu Lai
Nguyen Hoan
Hoan
Bui Diem
Ransom
Spee
Donald L. Michael
Florence
Ala
Charles E. Hosking Jr
Ramsey, N.J
Helen Paden Wins North Beaver First District Nomination
Helen Paden captured the North Beaver Township first district Republican nomination for judge of election in Tuesday's primary. The News incorrectly reported on Wednesday that she lost to Margaret Meanlig.
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Helen Paden
Beaver Township
Margaret Meanlig
Apollo 10 crew miss man on the moon amid lunar orbit footage
Apollo 10 astronauts say they did not see the man on the moon during 61 hours in lunar orbit. A smiling face of craters appeared on a telecast from a camera at the Space Center, captured by photographer Jerry A. McNeill. Cernan jokes Snoopy may soon join the flag mission.
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The
Space Center
Eugene A. Cernan
Snoopy
Cernan
Voice controlled space suits tested in Camden
RCA laboratories in Camden, New Jersey, are developing voice controlled space suits that will respond to 12 basic commands and complex phrases. Astronauts could direct suit movement by voice, such as “command right” or “right and up,” enabling hands free operation in space.
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Camden
N. J
UPI
RCA
April traffic deaths in Pennsylvania rise to 148
Preliminary figures from the State Bureau of Traffic Safety show 148 traffic deaths in April in Pennsylvania. The final county figures, including delayed deaths, total 166. The report also notes 14 multiple fatal accidents caused 26 deaths and 26 pedestrians were killed that month.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Bureau of Traffic Safety
Divorce drama and travel amid Bernard case in Rome
South African heart specialist Dr Christian Barnard refuses comment at Rome airport while his wife seeks divorce saying he left South Africa for oversea. Wife claims he told her in March he would not return. They married Nov 5, 1948 and have two children, a son 18 and a daughter 19. Meanwhile in Pennsylvania lawmakers back plan to create a Department of Transportation to ease regional transport, with officials arguing funding and organization will reduce gridlock in Scranton Wilkes-Barre. In Louisiana Joe Bob Patterson escapes from a women's prison after being assigned to work at the facility while serving a sentence for burglary.
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Christian Bernard
Rome
Barcelona
Spain
Capetown
Barnard
South Africa
UPI
Scranton
UPI — Si
State Senate
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Wilkes-Barre
Frederick H. Hobbs
Carbon
Schuylkill
Joseph F. Bonetto
Leland Hazard
Governor's Committee For Transportation
Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation
Hazard
Commerce On
ST. Gabriel
Joe Bob Patterson
Louisiana State Prison For
Patterson
Fernal Institution
Monroe
Memorial Day Service At Mt Hermon Up Church
An annual Memorial Day service will be held at 7:45 p.m. tomorrow at the Mt Hermon Up Church on Frew Mill Rd. Sponsored by Willard Grange Oak Grove Princeton and Mt Hermon Up churches. A brief service will precede the church event in the cemetery. Bart Richards editor emeritus of The News will speak on Swords and Plowshares.
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Mt. Hermon UP
Frew Mill Rd
Willard Grange
Oak Grove
Princeton
Bart Richards
the News
Caution Urged Over TV Guide Travel Prize Promoters
The Greater New Castle Association notes readers were urged to be cautious about a TV Guide survey in the April 5 issue. Sponsored by Deluxe Vacationer Co. of Hollywood the promo claimed a free all expense trip with a $25 remittance. George Rust and Roland Graber were later arrested May 20 by LA postal inspectors on mail fraud charges.
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Greater New Castle Association
TV Guide
Deluxe Vacationer Co
Hollywood
Califor Deluxe Vacationer
San Francisco
Better Business Bureau
George Rust
Roland Graber
Los Angeles
Dentists Install New Lawrence County Officers
Dr Anthony DiBingio of Elwood City becomes president of the Lawrence County Dental Society after an all day meeting at New Castle Country Club. Outgoing president Dr Thomas Wiand. other officers include Dr John Dietz as president-elect and Dr Stanley Zaremba as secretary treasurer. The day began with golf and a luncheon for wives hosted by Mrs Chester Dean. After dinner and installation the Musettes trio performed Carnival. Dr J J Fassenger handled program arrangements.
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New Castle Country Club
Thomas Wiand
John Dietz
Stanley Zaremba
Chester Dean
Musettes
J. J. Fassenger
Benedetti to speak for K of C at New Castle breakfast
Albert J. Benedetti of Canada Life in Pittsburgh will headline the New Castle Council 512 Knights of Columbus family communion breakfast at 9 30 a m in the K of C Hall on U S 422. Other speakers include Samuel L. Dambrocia Rev Francis X Cronin Thomas Alfano Joseph Tardio and Joseph Tacobucci. Two awards will be presented to Donna MacDougald and past faithful navigator swords to Anthony Tuminella and Lapinski.
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Albert J. Benedetti
Canada Life Insurance Co
Pittsburgh
New Castle Council
Knights of Columbus
K Or C
U.S
Benedetti
Knights’ of Columbus
Holy Spirit Church
West Mifflin
Chester J. Lapinski Jr
Samuel L. Dambrocia
Francis X. Cronin
St. Camillus Church
Thomas Alfano
Joseph Tardio
Joseph Tacobucci
Council
Donna MacDougald
Donald MacDougald
Willowhurst Circle
Anthony Tuminella
Lapinski
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J. Fred Rentz
Alvin Shenhan
Howard W. Lyon
Roy Conway
Glenn McCracken
Wilbur Flannery
Georgianna McNees
Arthur Foster
G. F. Steinbrink
Marie McCreary
Laura Bell
Margaret Boyd
Mildred Henderson
Georgiana McNees
Marian Weiner
Dorothy Black
Betty Hunley
John McCandless
Hazel Ringer
Helen Rowland
Rose Boyd
Mary Brandt
Mildred Hodge
Eliah Kaplan
Marie Mallacher
Howard Reynolds
Eleanor Foster
Marilyn Lawrence
Julia Wojtowicz
Robert Garland
Nicholas Thomas Lemesh
David Chesney
Allegheny County
Lemesh
National Red Cross
United States
Honduras
Alderson
Rentz
New Castle News
Howard B. Hanna
Joseph Hooks
Hatco Dr
Wayne Ritter
Arlington Ave
E. Lincoln Ave
North
Beaver
Man On the
Anthony DiBingio
Elwood City
Lawrence County Dental Society
Biagio
K of C
George Mastrangelo
Dick Morelli
Pat Vericelli
Nick Adamo
New Castle
William F. Pascoe
Lawrence Savings
Ray Erdos
N. Shenango St
Katmandu
Nepal
Tukuche
Georges Hartmann
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