Curfew Imposed by Mayor in Johnstown Pa
Mayor Kenneth Tompkins orders curfew from 8 p.m. for youths and 10 p.m. for gatherings after a weekend of vandalism. Police to use force if life is endangered by arson or assaults. Several arrests, injuries, and property damage reported in Prospect and business districts.
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Pau
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Kenneth ©. Tompkins
Tompkins
Prospect
Cambria Office Equipment Co
Tomkins
October wage tax collection drops in City
The city reports October wage taxes total $213,902, down $2,436 from last year. Francis J. Rogan says $73,017 goes to the city, $68,770 to the school district, and $72,113 to a suspense account for residents working in New Castle. City share now $374,447 toward a $410,000 annual forecast.
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Francis J. Rogan
New Castle
Teens Raise Funds in ALSAC Danny Thomas March
Eight hundred teenage volunteers gathered across New Castle Hillsville Chewton Pulaski New Bedford Wampum New Wilmington and Mt. Jackson for the ALSAC Danny Thomas Teenagers March to raise five thousand six hundred ninety dollars for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. After the march a donatedRefreshments and a dance at the New Castle Eagles Club ball room featured live music and a community show of support.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
New Castle
Hillsville
Chewton
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New Wilmington
Mt. Jackson
Eagles Club
Mary Bucci
Stolen Cars Reported In Two Local Incidents
City police received reports of two car thefts from residents Eugene Baker of 1028 Dewey Ave and C M Uber of 926 Maryland Ave. One theft occurred overnight, with a later notice that a wife’s purse was also pilfered with $8 taken from the change purse and items scattered in the backyard.
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Eugene Baker
Dewey Ave
C.M
Uber
Maryland Ave
Kincaid warns against turning computers into slaves of logic
John F. Kincaid urges Congress to teach machines routine thinking to free humans for creativity. He notes vast data from missile launches and says third generation computers may soon analyze emotions. scientists fear rapid advances. U.S. Steel declines to cut hot rolled sheet prices, awaiting rivals.
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Philadelphia
UPI
U.S
Kincaid
Hijacker on National Airlines flight vows 100 planes seized
Passengers on a Houston to Miami National Airlines jet diverted to Havana report a gunman claiming black nationalists will hijack planes daily for 100 days to resist white oppression. The 25 year old Baton Rouge man identified as H Jackson kept 58 aboard. seven crew returned to Miami. He demanded money and collected 405 dollars before Cuban officials later returned it.
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Matthew Kenny
Miami
UPI
National Airlines
Houston
Mr. H. Jackson
Baton Rouge
Havana
M. R. Garrison
Vernon, Tex
Cuba
National
Electrical flaw blamed for major store district fire
Fire officials narrow cause to an electrical deficiency in the 200 block of East Washington Street burning the Diana Shop and damaging Richman Bros Davies Shoe Co and Beneficial Finance Co. Loss set at 350000, but may not reach that. Building owner may decide next week on demolition or rebuilding as the Central Area urban renewal project is planned to start next year.
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Washington St
Diana Shop
Richman Bros
Davies Shoe Co
Beneficial Finance Co
New Castle
Lee W. Campbell
Maurice Levinson
Central Area
Spiro Agnew Votes at Annapolis Firehouse
Gov. Spiro T. Agnew Republican vice presidential candidate voted with his family at an Annapolis firehouse. He said he goes to elections prepared to lose and that his family is ready for either outcome. Judy Agnew led into the booth with daughter Susan and son Randy, their children voting in their first national election.
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Spira T Agnew
Annapolis
Maryland
Judy
Susan
Randy
Jail Trustees Turn Jail Storeroom Into Moonshine Still
Galveston County prisoners, aided by scarce staff, rig a moonshine operation in an empty storeroom. Mash stolen from the jail kitchen led to infighting among inmates. no charges will be filed as punishment is deemed fitting.
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Bubba Monych
Monych
Housing unit OKs budget
The Lawrence County Housing Authority approved a 1969 operating budget of 319 840 dollars with total receipts of 360 210 dollars and 41 470 dollars to pay bonds. Next year adds 120 units to 620 while monthly revenue per unit rises from 47 44 to 48 42 and expenses from 38 39 to 42 83.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Skyview Towers
Grant St
New Castle
Central Area
Police Traffic Summary from New Castle Substation
State police from the New Castle sub station investigated 67 traffic accidents last month with two killed and 48 injured. Compared to 74 accidents last year with three deaths and 46 injuries. There were 140 vehicle code arrests and 22 criminal arrests last month versus 263 traffic arrests and 37 criminal arrests in October last year. Spot checks stopped 985 vehicles producing 185 faulty equipment certifications.
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New Castle
Gardner contract clarification prompts political ad challenge
A political ad by Concerned Citizens for Fair Play on behalf of state senator Oesterling faced challenge. The piece claimed Gardner rents part of a Union Area School District house for 15 dollars monthly with taxpayers covering the rest, prompting officials Russell Bowers and David Seamans to dispute misrepresentations and outline Gardner’s supposed duties at the Union School Farm.
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Dominick E. Cioffi
Alfred Papa
Dondald
Oesterling
D Butler
Union Area School District
Gardner
Russell Bowers
Union Area School Board
David Seamans
Union Area School Farm
Senator Oesterling
New Castle
Robert L. Gardner
Lawrence-Butler
Union School Farm
Robert Gardner
Critics Watch TV Projections as Election Results Come In
Congressional critics will monitor NBC CBS and ABC as they project winners before polls close. Lawmakers fear early results could sway late voters or spur a bandwagon effect. Network spokesmen promise clear labeling and caution in projections, with possible future action by the Commerce Committee. CBS notes a Johnson projection in 1964 was unusually early.
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USP
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UBS
ABC
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Wnge
Harley O. Staggers
House Commerce Committee
CBS News
Bill Leonard
Sietory
Lyndon B. Johnson
KDKA General Manager Found Dead in Pittsburgh
Allen Douglas Heacock 40, general manager of KDKA, Westinghouse affiliate, was found dead in his apartment Monday. Coroner reports no foul play. Heacock joined KDKA in 1967 after earlier work at WBZ Boston. Survived by mother and two brothers. Funeral plans incomplete.
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UPI
Allen Douglas Heacock
KDKA
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co
Heacock
Kdka Radio
Westinghouse Broad
New York City
Lucille Heacock
Floral Park
N.Y
James D. Heacock
Saugus
Calif
Robert
Cyclist and Truck Crash Near City Brief
Paul Fleeger, 59, of 34 Spring St., injured when his motorcycle hit a tractor trailer on Pa. 108 nine miles east of the city. He is in good condition at Jameson Memorial Hospital with burns and bruises. Emerick Guerriere, 49, of Slippery Rock, drove the truck and could not stop in time.
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Paul Fleeger
Spring St
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Pa. 108
Fleeger
Emerick A. Guerriere
Guerriere
Charge cancels directors meeting
CHARGE Inc. has canceled its monthly board of directors meeting scheduled for Thursday. A new time will be announced later as several development items remain in progress, says president Marti J. Kovach.
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Board of Directors
Charge Inc
Marti J. Kovach
Early returns show Nixon leading Dixville Notch precinct
In Dixville Notch and Ellsworth New Hampshire the nation’s first voters cast ballots at midnight. Nixon held a slim lead in Ellsworth while Humphrey drew eight of twelve in Dixville Notch where Neil Tillotson cast the first ballot this year.
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Dixville Notch
Balsams Resort
White Mountains
Hubert J. Humphrey
Ellsworth
Ny Mountain
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Allie Bachelder
Nixon
Teddy Roosevelt
Dixville
Noteh
Neil Tillotson
Tillotson
Barry Goldwater
John F. Kennedy
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