Johnstown Man Dies in Windber Car Crash
Robert William Reynolds a Bethlehem Steel employee aged 37 of 188 Vogel Street Johnstown died from internal injuries after a one car crash on Route 56 between the 12th Street bypass and 17th street intersection. He left work at 11 p.m. and was returning to Johnstown from Bedford when the accident occurred at 5:15 a.m. Reynolds was pronounced dead on arrival at Windber Hospital at 5:50 a.m. Somerset County Coroner Robert H. Halverson reported.
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Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel Co
Windber
Robert William Reynolds
Vogel Street
Bedford
Reynolds
12Th Street
17Th Street
Windber Hospital
Somerset County
Robert H. Halverson
Paratroopers uncover Viet Cong money hoard in Vietnam
U S paratroopers find 150000 in US currency plus 935000 piasters near Phu May in a Viet Cong money cache. Documents show funds for war supplies and rice. The haul also includes weapons and explosives as U S forces press a six week lull with ongoing skirmishes and helicopter losses.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Cancer Truck Exhibition Arrives in Somerset County
The American Cancer Society mobile exhibit truck visits Jamesway Plaza in Somerset from August 5 to 8, open daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Pennsylvania Division owns the truck touring centers and featuring a two minute smoking health hazards film and color micrographs of cancer cells to educate on cancer risks and yearly checkups.
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Somerset
Somerset County
Jamesway Plaza
Society
Pennsylvania
American Cancer Society
Democratic Minority Claims Bipartisanship
The Democratic minority in Pennsylvania’s House pushes a bi partisan argument via a 1968 issues document. It cites Democratic support for Shafer era measures, supports for the constitutional convention, the Susquehanna Basin Compact, and civil rights, noting party voting splits and the minority’s role in advancing administration bills.
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Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Gov
Shafer
House
Herbert Fineman
K. Leroy Irvis
GOP Writers Offer Vietnam Peace Plank
The Republican platform writers adopted a Vietnam plank pledging peace negotiations as long as a fair and just peace is possible. It calls for greater South Vietnamese role and a de Americanization path while avoiding surrender terms and criticizing Johnson administration policy. The draft borrows phrases from Eisenhower Nixon Romney and Rockefeller approves the approach.
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Vietnam
Johnson
South Vietnam
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
George Romney
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Platform Committee
United States
Judge Disputes Hitler Death Theory In Stalin Debate
AP Pittsburgh report notes Justice Michael Musmanno challenges Lev Bezymensky and Soviet claims on Adolf Hitler death details. Bezymensky cites a Berlin bunker grave of Hitler and Eva Braun, while Musmanno alleges Stalin deceived Allies about Hitler’s disappearance.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Stalin
Michael A. Musmanno
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Lev Alksandrovich
Bezymensky
Eva Braun
Berlin
Musmanno
Meyersdale Teen Killed In Accident
An 18 year old Meyersdale youth, John Lee Bittner Jr., died at Meyersdale Hospital from head injuries after a one car crash on Route 219. His 16 year old brother Keith was listed in serious condition after the vehicle veered crossed the road and struck an oak tree. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. two miles south of Meyersdale. police say eyewitnesses saw the car weaving before the loss of control. The 1961 vehicle sustained about 300 dollars in damage. This marked the tenth fatality in Somerset County in the last month.
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Meyersdale Area
Meyersdale
John Lee Bittner Jr
John Bittner
RD 3
Meyersdale Hospital
Somerset County
Robert H. Halverson
Keith Bittner
Somerset County Barracks
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania Monday and Tuesday
Variable cloudiness and humid conditions with scattered showers or thundershowers. Highs Monday range from the upper 70s to mid 80s as warm air persists into the early week.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey Boy Drowns in Shade Creek
Michael Salonish, seven-year-old son of Peter Salonish Sr. of Passaic, New Jersey, drowned in Shade Creek near his grandmother's Central City home. Rescuers pulled him from a deep hole around 2:15 p.m. He died at Windber Hospital at 3:35 p.m. after artificial respiration.
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New Jersey
Windber Hospital
Michael Salonish
Peter Ronald Salonish Sr
Passaic
N. J
Mike
Peter Jr
Andrew Jr
Nicholas G
Anna Salonish
Statler St
Central City
Helen Fleegle
Celeste Meek
Hostilities Flare Along Jordan River
Israeli warplanes struck Arab sabotage bases across the Jordan frontier at Salt and near Amman. Jordanian forces countered with a tank barrage near Abdullah Bridge as heavy artillery opened fire, with about 12 bases reported in Salt and 300 to 400 guerrillas in the area. No ground crossing detected.
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Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Jordan River
Salt
Amman
Abdullah Bridge
Dead Sea
Jordan
Israel
el Fatah
Karameh
Salt Region
Gaza
Pool and Park Fund Drive Gains Momentum
Momentum builds for the Pool and Park Fund Campaign as volunteers plan a Monday meeting at the Scull Building to align fundraising efforts. The drive targets a $250000 goal with a three year pledge plan and payroll deduction options for individuals and companies.
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Pool and Park Fund
Pool and Park Association
Scull
Two Car Crash Near Somerset Injures Drivers
A two car accident near Circle 219 Restaurant south of Somerset sent Milton R. Houpt and Norman B. Thompson to Somerset Hospital. Police estimate $2700 damage to both cars. The incident occurred at 4:18 p.m. and involved Route 219 traffic.
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Somerset
Somerset Community Hospital
Milton R. Houpt
South Park Ave
Somerset County Barracks
Norman B. Thompson
Somerset Hospital
Somerset Area Ambulance Association
Meyersdale Area Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash
Ralph F. Lyons 31 of Meyersdale RD 4 died after his westbound motorcycle hit a car on Sandpatch Road SR 55013 near Meyersdale. Driver Ralph S. Stevanus 73 of Cumberland MD and passenger Alda Stevanus uninjured. Damages estimated at 50 to motorcycle and 100 to car. Lyons died five hours 20 minutes after the 4:40 pm crash.
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Meyersdale
Pennsylvania
Ralph F. Lyons
Meyersdale RD
Ralph S. Stevanus
Cumberland
Stevanus
Somerset County Barracks
Lyons
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Alda Viola Stevanus
Fire Chief's Daughter Spots Garrett Blaze
Durbin Red Lohr, Garrett's fire chief, praised his daughter for spotting a blaze near Garrett at 6:50 pm Sunday. A B and O Railroad camp car used by track workers burned. fifteen Garrett firemen extinguished the flames, then repressed a flare up an hour and a half later. No injuries occurred and damage was confined to half the car.
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Garrett
Durbin ‘Red’ Lohr
B & O Railroad
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