International Mafia Link Heads Found as Raids Nab 9
Italian authorities say they dismantled the leadership of a cross Atlantic crime group linking Sicily's Mafia with the American Cosa Nostra. Police across Italy and the United States carried out predawn raids, arresting nine suspects including reputed Mafia head Giuseppe Genco Russo and Frank Coppola, with 14 warrants issued. The case cites narcotics, smuggling, and bombings as charges and notes ties to the Apalachin convention.
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Palermo
Sicily
Cosa Nostra
Bologna
Italy
Taormina
Atlantic
Mafia
Charles
Lucky
Luciano
U. S
Guiseppe Genco Russo
Rome
United States
Francesco Interrisi
Apalachin
N.Y
New York
Pity The Poor Inch Prompts Metric System Debate
Washington House Science and Astronautics Committee opened hearings on adopting the metric system. Chairman George P. Miller noted Jefferson urged a switch in 1790 while J. Herbert Holloman warned the U S risks being isolated. Rep. McClory estimated a 50 billion dollar industry conversion cost but potential foreign sales gains. Britain and other Commonwealth nations are expected to follow Britain's lead.
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Washington
House Science and Astronautics Committee
United States
George P. Miller
D-Calif
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Miller
Robert McClory
R-Ill
McClory
J. Herbert Holloman
Britain
Holloman
Five Hurt In Two Co Accidents
Five people were injured in two accidents reported by Somerset State Police. The first occurred at 4 10 p m on Rt 601 near Jenner Two as Anna R Bush 39 Jerome attempted to pass Donald A Donitzen 27 Lorthfield Ohio and struck Alva Ann Kabler 21 Jerome who was traveling south. Kabler swerved hit a barbed wire fence and overturned hitting a telephone pole. Donitzen's and Kabler's vehicles sustained about 800 in damage. All three were taken to Memorial Hospital in Johnstown.
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Jenner
Boswell
Anna R. Bush
Jerome
Donald A. Donitzen
Lorthfield
Ohio
Eash
Alva Ann Kabler
Donitzen
Kabler
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Kab
Rusk hints UN may privately explore Vietnam settlement
Secretary of State Dean Rusk suggested UN officers could privately explore a Vietnam settlement despite North Vietnam's rejection of a formal UN vote. He also left open the possibility of formal UN action, replying to questions about Nguyen Co Thach's claim that the UN cannot press for negotiations.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United Nations
U.N
Rusk
Nguyen Co Thach
Senate Agrees to Test Vote on Reapportionment Amendment
The Senate plans a Wednesday test vote on Dirksen’s reapportionment amendment amid signals of possible filibuster. Opposition demands no changes to the proposal as a condition to moving ahead with the two-thirds vote needed for enactment.
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Washington
Senate
Paul Douglas
D-Il
Dirksen
Supreme Court
House
Sen
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
U S B52 Raid Hits Viet Cong Base North of Da Nang
A fleet of 30 U S B52 bombers from Guam attacked a suspected Viet Cong base near the Doxa area between Kontum and Da Nang, dropping 500 tons of bombs in a 45 minute raid. Ground forces reported clashes across Quang Ngai and Binh Thuan provinces with several Viet Cong casualties. A U S F105 was downed near Thanh Hoa with the pilot missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Doxa
Kontum
da Nang
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Guam
Quang Tin Province
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Radio Hanoi
USS. Marines
Chan Son
Quang Ngai
Binh Thuan
Long An
North Viet Nam
United Nations
Race Uneasiness Rising in Americus Georgia
In Americus Georgia civil rights tensions escalate with 23 pickets arrested before a Sumter County grand jury. White residents stockpile pistol permits amid warnings of self defense as state troopers patrol streets and a federal lawsuit seeks to block a white candidate from office.
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Americus, Ga
Amercius
Eugene Horne
Horne
Sumter County
T. L. Wilson
Great Dane Now Official State Dog
In Harrisburg a Senate vote backed a bill naming the Great Dane the official state dog. The measure notes the dog has provided faithful service as guardian of home and industry and ties the breed to William Penn. A child in the gallery teased a beagle joke after passage.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Scranton
William Penn
Commonwealth
Dems Charge Gov’t Dim Hides 11.6 Million in Budget
Harrisburg reports say House Democrats accuse the Scranton administration of withholding 11.6 million in fiscal 1964 65 funds. The opposition seeks to override vetoes in a high stakes budget clash as the Senate advances the great dane state dog bill amid insurance commission reforms.
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Harrisburg
House
Scranton
Joshua Eilberg
Philadelphia
Auditor General’s Office
Senate
Eilberg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Robert Platt Named High School Principal
Somerset Area School Board met at the Junior High last night naming Robert Platt as the new senior high school principal after 19 years in the county system. Seven teachers were hired and three resignations accepted including Richard Zelenka and Robert Lee Platt.
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Somerset Area School Board
Robert Platt
Carol Hauger
Somerset
California State College
Mary Withrow
Shanksville
Geneva College
Robert Critchfield
Indiana State College
University of Pittsburgh
Betty Steiner
Albright College
Richard Zelenka
Robert
Ford Denies Being baited in Viet Nam dispute
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford rejected being baited in a public dispute over Viet Nam policy. He suggested President Johnson’s remarks reflected a misunderstanding and urged unity and progress without delay. The episode centers on Mansfield’s memo and a Thursday background briefing.
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Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Ford
Michigan
Texas
White House
Viet Nam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Mansfield
Sen. Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Texas White House
Joseph Laitin
Weather Outlook for Southwestern Pennsylvania
Mostly sunny and cool Wednesday with highs around 68 to 74 degrees. Wednesday night will be mostly sunny but increasing clouds in the afternoon and a bit warmer with highs near 72 to 80.
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Pennsylvania
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Philip Schaff
Mary Ellen Burke
Campers Council
Camp Easter Seal
Don Lucas
Camper’s Council
James R. Stewart
Rockwood Rotary Circus Fund
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Charles Lee Hopkins
Andrew A. Whatley
Whatley
Americas
Carl Fox
101ST
101St Airborne Division
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Demos
Gov't
John Marley
Arthur Pepe
New Paris
Miami
Duquesne University
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Slippery Rock
Lee Platt
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