Bipartisan Push Expected on Pennsylvania Judiciary Article
Harrisburg reporters note bipartisan support aimed for a final Senate vote on a 15 bill package implementing the new Judiciary Article. Senators from both parties discuss open amendments as the 1868 General Assembly nears dissolution, with local tweaks for Allegheny County and a statewide formula to reduce minor judiciary posts.
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William Edenbarger
Harrisburg
UPD
Senate
Ernest P. Kline
D-Beaver
General Assembly
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nean
Clarence D Bell
Delaware
House
Bell
Allegheny County
Judiciary Committee
Machines Found in Ditch Along Division Street
Five portable sewing machines and three upright sweepers valued at over 600 dollars were found by school children in a water filled ditch on Division Street in Union Township. Police say no owner or dumping vehicle is known and residents are asked to contact township police with any information.
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Division St
Union Township
Joseph Frankovich
Frankovich
Westminster Educator of the Year Dr Cockerille Honored
Dr Clara E Cockerille professor of education at Westminster College received the Educator of the Year award from the Pennsylvania Elementary Principals Association at Buck Hill Falls. She is the first woman winner and will be on sabbatical studying educational innovations across the country.
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New Wilmington
Clara E. Cockerille
Westminster College
Pennsylvania Elementary Principals Association
Buck Hill Falls
Cockerille
Westminster
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Betty Erdos
Northwest School
Butler
Comtry
Tacoma
Wash
Portland
Oce
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Calif
Las Cries
N.M
Temple
Lehigh
Dr Martin to Lead Westmoreland Choral Festival
Clarence J. Martin chairman of music at Westminster College will guest conduct the Westmoreland County Choral Festival at Norwin High School Irwin. A 270 voice choir will perform works from six musical periods at the history themed program tomorrow and Friday.
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New Wilmington
Clarence J. Martin
Westminster College
Westmoreland County
Norwin High School
Irwin
UF report postponed by Lawrence County United Fund
The Lawrence County United Fund report meeting scheduled for tomorrow is canceled. The campaign aims for 1969 at $968,180 and is now $37,287 short of that goal. Total to date is $360,893, surpassing last year’s high of $336,012.
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Lawrence County
Foreman pursues slim leads in King assassination case
Percy Foreman takes over James Earl Ray defense testing Arthur J. Hanes Sr.'s strategy. Hanes proposes King was killed by others to incite racial riots, possibly implicating RAM and foreigners. Ray's trial in March was delayed by Judge W Preston Battle to March 3.
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Memphis
Tenn
Percy Foreman
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
Ray
Texas
Arthur J. Hanes Sr
Birmingham
Ala
King
Foreman
Hanes
United States
Revolutionary Action Movement
RAM
W. Preston Battle
Shelby County Criminal Court
School board to name new principal tonight
The New Castle Area School Board will appoint an elementary principal at tonight's meeting. Eight applicants, including James Dart, were considered. The district may appoint one principal for Rose Ave and Marty W Lockley elementaries, which currently lack principals after John S. Cornelius resigned ill health.
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New Castle Area
Russell J
Horebler
James Dart
Rose Ave
Marty W. Lockley
John S. Cornelius
Horchler
House Democrats line up for top leadership posts in PA House
Harrisburg report says House Democrats Her bert Fineman and Leroy Irvis will move in order to the top two leadership roles when the party takes control next January 7. Irvis backs Fineman for speaker, notes he would run if Fineman declines. Fineman confirms the plan and cites election results that propelled Democrats to control. The article also covers a television network bill, immunity for witnesses in organized crime cases, and obituaries for Reps Susie Monroe and John J. Welsh.
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Lee Leonard
Harrisburg
WPI
House of Representatives
House
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphia
Leroy Irvis
Pittsburgh
Fineman
Irvis
Irvig
James H. J. Tate
Joseph M. Hart
Emus
Vineman
House Democrats
Senate
Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Assembly
Susie Monroe
John J. Welsh
Welsh
Monroe
Westminster College dean to lecture on Asia at Beeghly Theater
Dr. Phillip A. Lewis academic dean and chemistry professor at Westminster College will speak Tuesday at 8 15 p m in Beeghly Theater. The talk titled A Scientist Looks at Asia covers science and tech advances in Asia with focus on India and his 1964 Fulbright visit to Meerut College India.
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New Wilmington
Phillip A. Lewis
Westminster College
Beeghly
Hastings College
Nebraska
Lewis
National Science Foundation
Westminster
Meerut College
Two Hurt in Car Collision Behind Another
Two people were injured when a car was struck from behind by another vehicle yesterday. Lawrence Fielding aged 45 of 411 W North St was treated at St. Francis Hospital for a bruise of the lower lip and Lillian Jones aged 45 of 808 Skyview Towers was treated for neck and shoulder pain. Police had no report of the accident.
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St. Francis Hospital
Lawrence Fielding
W. North St
Lillian Jones
Skyview Towers
Air Force to Pull Back F-111 Swing-Wing Jets from Vietnam
The Air Force said five FISA swing-wing fighters will return to Nellis AFB within two weeks after arriving in Vietnam March 15. Three crashed on combat missions in two weeks and wreckage from two planes was not recovered in North Vietnam. The detachment logged 50 missions in 22 days, with much time grounded, and faces possible structural modifications to handle stress.
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Air Force
FLISA
Nellis Afb
Ney
Takhli
Thailand
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Air Paree
FISA
FTC to Hold Auto Warranty Hearings in January
The Federal Trade Commission plans public hearings on automobile warranties and will release a long secret report on its warranty investigation Monday. Sources say hearings are scheduled for January following Ralph Nader’s November report accusing automakers of slow dealer reimbursements and weakened warranty work.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Ralph Nader
Nader
Vote Set on Pittsburgh School Board Tax Hike
Harrisburg report notes the Pittsburgh School Board seeks to raise real estate tax from 17 to 28 mills to cover a 7.3 million deficit. The House committee released the bill for floor action with a possible Thursday vote, then onward to the Senate. Democrats in the Senate propose statewide wage tax and occupational privilege tax increases.
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Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
House
House Committee On
Allegheny County
Senate
Snowbound Pennsylvania Braces for More Wind and Losses
A deadly snowstorm buried most of Pennsylvania’s mountains under a foot or more of snow with winds 30 to 40 mph. Centre County reported 21 inches at 7 am and nine deaths were blamed on the storm. Hundreds of schools closed, including all but Penn State in Centre County, with Somerset and Blair Clinton and Fayette counties seeing widespread closures.
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Pennsyyvania
Centre County
State College
Pennsylvania State University
Somerset County
Blair
Clinton
Fayette
Altoona
Huntingdon
Harrisburg
Blairsville
Philipsburg
Wilkes - Barre
Allentown
Pittsburgh
Bradford
Bedford
Workshop grants $23 903 to Lark Workshop for the Handicapped
Lark Workshop for the Handicapped Inc. received a grant of $23 903 from the state Department of Public Welfare. President Byron McConnell notes ongoing annual grants since 1961 to support staff salaries for serving 35 residents in Lawrence County. Contact executive director Marion L. Furlong at 009 Oak St. for more information.
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Lark Workshop For the Handicapped Inc
State Department of Public Welfare
Byron McConnell
McConnell
Lark Workshop
United Fund
Lawrence County
Marion L. Furlong
Oak St
Woman Injured in One Vehicle Crash on U S 422
A 49 year old woman, Freda May Eversole of Jefferson Road Ohio, was treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital in good condition after a one car crash on U S 422. State police said her car slid on a wet road while braking for another vehicle and struck a guard fence before crossing the road.
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Jefferson RD
Ohio
Jameson Memorial Hospital
U.S. 422
Freda May Eversole
St. Francis Hospital
Hickory Township
Clifford Falen
Cooper Rd
Rdg
Clifford Palen Jr
Denise McCormick
Palen
Catholic Education Crisis Sparks Funding Debate in State
Klinefelter cites a state law granting 87 per child to private schools, up from 40. Proposals include volunteer aides, parish pooling, and school mergers. Some would shift focus to grades 1–6 or religion only, but critics favor improving the system. The study suggests Catholic schools compare favorably to public ones.
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Klinefelter
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New Castle Lions
Stanley Vizard
Kennel Lab
Lions Blind Fund
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Dr. Lewis
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