Johnson unfurls seven point plan to conserve water
President Johnson unveils a seven point water resources program in Appalachia aimed at staving off mass famine and poverty at home and abroad. He invites Soviet cooperation on international aspects and supports river basin development for flood control and water conservation plus desalinization to tap ocean fresh water.
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Appalachia
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Pennsylvania
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United States
CHARGE told to investigate spoiled foods in schools
CHARGE Inc. is instructed by the Office of Economic Opportunity to probe alleged use of spoiled surplus foods in the city Head Start program. Executive director D John Razzano will consult with school officials and await state Surplus Foods bureau checks before reporting to Washington. A USDA claim for losses may proceed.
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Washington
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OEO
U.S
Frank M. Clark
Dessemer
State Surplus Foods Bureau
U.S. Department of Agriculture
De Gaulle greeted by Melanesians on New Caledonia visit
President Charles de Gaulle arrived in Noumea to a flower strewn welcome as thousands of Melanesians cheered. The 75 year old leader, weary from Southeast Asia travels, mingled with crowds after a Cambodia stop where he urged U S troop withdrawal and warned of no military solution in Viet Nam. A separate report notes 96 Britons died in Britannia Airways crash in Yugoslavia. Ivy Johnson named as one victim. three survivors in poor condition.
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Weather Summary for Western Pennsylvania District
Cloudy conditions with showers and cooler trend across the region. Highs in the 80s, cooler in extreme north with 77 to 83, tonight scattered showers and thundershowers with little temperature change, low 60s, Sunday a bit cooler. Shenango River at 4.5 feet, pollen count 432 grains per cubic yard.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
St. Francis Hospital Laboratory
Thant to resign as U N secretary general at term end
Thant announced he will not be available to serve beyond November 3, ending a five year term. The United States and Britain had pushed for a possible abbreviated second term, but cracks appeared as the Soviet Union and France questioned the idea amid Thant’s reluctance to stay. United Nations diplomats from permanent and nonpermanent members weighed next steps behind the scenes.
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Britain
U Thant
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Thant
Viet Nam
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Soviet Union
France
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Rights bill may delay adjournment
Washington leaders sought to finish Congress by October 15 but faced doubt. Ford tied adjournment to the November 8 election and a possible post election recall by Johnson. McCormack stressed Senate action on civil rights as the deciding factor with a filibuster pledged by opponents.
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UPI
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Gerald R. Ford
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Senate
McCormack
Peking Daily shut down as Cultural Revolution purges staff
Politburo announces temporary halt of Peking Daily publication amid Cultural Revolution upheaval. Red Guard actions in Canton spark clashes and public humiliation of officials as Western influence is targeted. The paper’s president and editors are unnamed. many staff purged in line with Maoist campaign.
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Jose Lingyee
Labor Day highway deaths climb as holiday traffic surges
UPI reports 68 deaths on highways by 10 a.m. EDT since the long weekend began. Iowa amid eight fatalities in five hours, with five from single car crashes. Georgia and Texas each record five deaths. A fatal early crash near San Benito, Texas claimed four lives. The National Safety Council warns up to 630 more deaths could occur through Monday.
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UPI
Iowa
Georgia
Texas
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Tex
National Safety Council
No Paper Monday Labor Day Observance
The New Castle News will not publish Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Motorists are urged to drive with caution on this last long weekend of the summer.
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New Castle
Milk price hike okayed by state Supreme Court ruling
In Pittsburgh area, milk prices rose after the Milk Control Commission issued an emergency order Aug 24 raising by 14.2 cents per quart and setting a ceiling. The Supreme Court denied the city's and Allegheny County's petition, allowing the price increase to stand pending further review.
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Musmanno
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Dauphin County
Henry P. Otto
Penn Hills
Commonwealth Court
Johnson fails to secure funds for teacher corps program
President Johnson did not win Congress approval for 31 million dollars to pay salaries of 3,700 veteran teachers and interns in the elite national teacher corps. Only 10 million was approved to start training, while House rejection and Senate inaction threaten to delay or derail plans before the 1966 school year begins.
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UPI
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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National Education Association
Death notices for Hilma Puromaki Joseph Thomas and Ethel McMillen
Death records list Hilma Puromaki of Bessemer aged 79, Joseph Frederick Thomas of Ellwood City aged 64, and Ethel McMillen aged 78 of 417 Court Street with notices published on Saturday September 3, 1966.
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Hilma Puromaki
Bessemer
Joseph Frederick Thomas
Ellwood City
Ethel McMillen
Court St
Editorial and Notices From Today’s NEWS
An editorial on reflecting Labor’s goals appears on Page 4. Garden council planning for landscaping details on Page 9. Page 8 notes change in apparel. Rev. Elwin Gee offers a weekly religious message on Page 5. A state trooper’s duty to find Kathy Shea is noted on Page 12.
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First U.B. Church In Christ
Leamer
Kathy Shea
Nine Injured in County Road Traffic Mishaps
Six accidents on county streets and highways during the Labor Day weekend left nine people hurt. In Wayne Township a two car crash on Pa 65 injured three, the other car’s occupants were treated for scrapes and bruises. A 64 year old driver listed in good condition reportedly blacked out before his car crossed the highway into the other vehicle. Two city teens were hurt when their car skidded along a State Street sidewalk and hit a pole. one suffered an ankle injury and the other multiple bruises, both released after treatment.
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Ellwood City
Glenn W. Garwig Sr
Castleton Hotel
Ellwood City Hospital
Helen M. Perdue
Joyce
State St
Richard E. Jones
W. Washington St
John Janus
Jones
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Janus
St. Francis Hospital
Sampson St
William Farrow
Blue Angels pilot killed before Toronto display
The U S Navy Blue Angels planned to fly in Toronto but Lt Cmdr Dick Oliver died when his Grumman F11 Tiger crashed into Lake Ontario. The crash occurred in front of about 100,000 spectators as the team prepared for the show, marking the first Angel death during a public demonstration.
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Cmdr
Dick Oliver
Lake Ontario
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