Area education bill set at 16 million by school boards
New Castle area officials prepare for a county education bill of 16.36 million dollars, with New Castle district at 5.54 million and Laurel under one million. The plan relies on roughly half local property taxes and half state aid, with real estate tax millage ranging from 42 to 55 mills across districts.
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New Castle
Laurel Area
Ellwood City
Wilmington
Union Township
Laurel
Mohawk
Neshannock
Shenango
Union
Wilmington Graduation Speaker Curtis Haug to Address Seniors
Curtis W. Haug president of Chautauqua Institution will speak at Wilmington Area High School’s graduation at 8 p.m. Friday in Will W. Orr Auditorium Westminster College diplomas will be awarded to 146 seniors Haug has held leadership roles in YMCA work and served in the U S Maritime Service during World War II He is a native of New Britain Pennsylvania and a University of Richmond graduate.
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Curtis W. Haug
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua
N.Y
Wilmington Area High School
Will W. Orr
Westminster College
Haug
Navy
New Britain
Huntinton
Long Island
University of Richmond
Niagara Falls
Newton
Mass
Schenectady
Jamestown
U.S. Maritime Service
Six Unions and Builders Agree on Three Year Pact
The Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania and six unions reached a contract pact Friday granting a $1.20 per hour raise over three years. The current contract expires next Wednesday.
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Pact Pittsburgh
UPI
Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania
Thant urges ceasefire pause in Middle East crisis
U.N. Secretary General Thant calls for a breathing spell in the Middle East crisis and a recreation of the Egypt Israel Mixed Armistice Commission as a U.N. presence. He cites Nasser and Riad’s assurances but notes the Gulf of Aqaba closure remains a serious peace threat. Council shows no immediate meeting planned.
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UPI
Thant
Middle East
U.N
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Mahmoud Riad
United Arab Republic
Cairo
Israel
Security Council
U.A.R
Gulf of Aqaba
U.S
Medical aid men pledge key issue in Levy case
In a court martial of Capt. Howard Levy at Fort Jackson, claims hinge on whether Green Beret medics aid mission conflicts with the Hippocratic oath. Testimony shows medics are trained as combatant first, with doctors noting potential conscience conflicts.
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Jackson
S.C
UPI
U.S
Howard Levy
Vietnam
Charles Morgan Jr
Atlanta
Morgan
Levy
Col
Roger A. Jewel
Far Forces
Green Beret
Army Infantry
Jewel
Green Berets
Ernest P. Porter
Ft. Jackson
Porter
Humphrey Turns 56 as Vietnam and Middle East Press on
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey marks his 56th birthday in Minnesota while stressing a peaceful approach to the Middle East and Vietnam. He says the United States will fulfill responsibilities there and notes growing public acceptance of facts as they are. Malaysia offers aid to Arabs, Razak says volunteers could join U A R in war against Israel.
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UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Johnson
Minnesota
Humphrey
United States
Middle East
Minneapolis
Vietnam
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
U.A.R
Israel
Tun Razak
United Arab Republic
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania Today
Sunny and mild today with highs from 68 to 78 degrees. Partly cloudy tonight with lows 46 to 54. Sunday expected variable cloudiness and a slight cooldown.
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Pennsylvania
U.S. Marines Engage Communists Near Da Nang in Heavy Battle
U.S. Marines from the 5th Regiment battled Communist troops on Lac Son Mountain 30 miles south of Da Nang. Corraled in the mountain action, Marines reported 171 enemy killed as air and ground operations continued across Vietnam. The broader air campaign hit MIG bases and power plants, with U.S. Skyhawks and B52s in action and several aircraft losses noted.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
da Nang
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Vietnam
South
Central Highlands
U.S. 4Th Division
UPTI
Robert Miller
5Th Regiment
Lac Son Mountain
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Danger of war worsens as tensions rise in Middle East
United States urges Israel to avoid hasty action and France appeals to Egypt for moderation. In Jerusalem an Israeli source says war may be almost unavoidable. Nasser vows full war as Cairo radios push for a holy war. Soviet and Arab moves push regional peril. evacuations of diplomat families begin.
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Israel
France
Egypt
Jerusalem
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Johnson
Abba Eban
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
U.A.R
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Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
Elath
Cairo
Alexei Kosygin
Kremlin
U.S
Levitshkel
Eban
Tiran
Aqaba Gulf
Hhe
United Nations
U.N
Moscow
Shams Badran
Sinai Desert
Iraq
Algeria
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Athens
Rome
Caroline christens carrier on Kennedy launch in Newport News
The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy was launched as President Johnson and Jacqueline Kennedy attended together for the first time since Kennedy's funeral. Caroline Kennedy christened the ship with champagne, with Richard Cardinal Cushing delivering the invocation and networks providing live coverage. The ceremony marked a significant public reunion of the Kennedy and Johnson families near Kennedy's upcoming 50th birthday.
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Newport News
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Kennedy
James River
Johnson
Arlington National Cemetery
Caroline
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Fears Rise Nationwide
National Safety Council warns as many as 750 holiday travelers may die on the roads. UPI counts 30 deaths by 9 a.m. EDT with heavy patrols in states including Florida and Wisconsin. Governors Kirk Romney Knowles mobilize units. safer driving urged amid Vietnam War era tensions.
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National Safety Council
United Press International
Lawrence County
Joseph L. Branigan
Butler
Vietnam
Johnson
Florida
Claude Kirk
Michigan
George Romney
Automobile Company
Romney
National Guard
Civil Defense
Wisconsin
Warren Knowles
Howard Pyle
City Woman Attends Daily Mass at St Vitus for 36 Years
A city woman has attended daily Mass at St. Vitus Church for 36 years, featured alongside a religious message titled Vision Glorious by Rev. Robert Laing of Ellwood City First Methodist on page 6.
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St. Vitus Church
Robert Laing
First Methodist Church of
Ellwood City
New England Storm Buries Coast With Losses And Damage
A ferocious northeaster battered New England causing four deaths and millions in crop damage. Tenacious waves swept sea walls in Quincy Massachusetts while rain sleet and snow struck across six states. Power outages stranded residents and forced hundreds from homes as temperatures dropped into the 30s.
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New England
Quincy
Mass
Connecticut River Valley
Blackout Hits Cincinnati After Severed Cable Failure
A power line snapped at the Covington end of the Ohio River causing a city wide blackout in Cincinnati and parts of northern Kentucky. Looting and gunfire followed in the West End as police rushed extra units to curb violence while officials investigated sabotage claims amid a local electrical workers strike.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Ohio River
Kentucky
West End
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Covington
Chesapeake & Ohio
the Electric Company
Power Company
Central Business District
Jacob Schott
Electric Company
Schott
Front
Rose Street
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Obituary notices for Vincent Catri and Raymond Rutter
Vincent Catri aged 95 of 425 Uber Street and Raymond Rutter aged 63 of Ellwood City are reported in the death records for Saturday May 27 1967. The brief item lists both individuals and their ages and residences.
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Vincent (James) Catri
Uber
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