Rioting in Chicago Injures King and Youth
In Chicago a rock struck Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in the head as violence erupted during a civil rights march in the Chicago Lawn area. A white youth was wounded by a knife thrown at King and police fought crowds amid 5,000 rioters and 1,200 officers.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
Southwest Side
Chicago Lawn
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Marquette Park
Richard J. Daley
California Avenue
T the Park
Dome Lighting Bid Won by Local Contractor
Somerset County Commissioners accepted John P. Elias of Windber as the low bidder at 1175 dollars to complete dome lighting on the county courthouse. Two other bids were Mortimer Electric Co. and W Floyd Bush.
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Somerset County
John P. Elias
Windber
Elias
Mortimer Electric Co
Bedford
W. Floyd Bush
Martinsburg
J. Richard Ross
Shanksville Borough
Stonycreek
Larry Holliday
Confluence
Redevelopment Authority
Baumgardner Motors, Inc
Queen to be selected for Somerset County Fair
The Somerset County Fair Queen Contest invites entries by Aug 8 for girls ages 17 to 21. Contestants must be sponsored by an agricultural group and are listed by Aug 15 with three finalists chosen at a dinner. The queen will be crowned after the Sunday vesper service at the fair grounds.
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Calvin Will
Berlin
Queen Committee
Agricultural Extension Office
4-H
Grange
Homemaker Group
Fairgrounds
House Kills Challenge To Rights Bill
The House defeated a Republican attempt to remove the open housing provision from the 1966 civil rights bill by a 198 to 179 vote. The provision would bar racial discrimination by builders banks and real estate agents in housing sales or rentals with owner-occupants largely exempt.
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John Beckler
Washington
House
Charles M. Mathias Jr
R-Md
John W. McCormack
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Mathias
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Senate
Rusk Calls for Clearing Viet Nam Demilitarized Zone
Secretary of State Dean Rusk proposed strengthening the International Control Commission to clear the demilitarized zone in Viet Nam and safeguard Cambodia. He did not rule out U S ground forces entering the neutral zone if needed for security as North and South Viet Nam clash over alleged violations.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
Sec
Dean
International Control Commission
Viet Nam
U.S
Canada
Poland
Indochina
North
South Viet Nam
United States
India
ICC
Rusk
Johnson cites steel price boosts as risk to space program funding
President Johnson criticized steel price increases seen this week as inflationary and warned that continued price rises could force deeper government spending cuts, especially in NASA space program funding. White House calls the raises irresponsible. industry argues they are modest. Republican leaders urge support for a vibrant steel industry as wage-price guidelines falter.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Bill D. Moyers
Moyer
Co 4 Hers To Judge In State 4 H Days
Somerset County 4 H club members join about 1200 Commonwealth youths at State 4 H Days at Pennsylvania State University August 8 to 10. Names and roles include Marcia Berkey Ruth Byers Peggy Carr Nancy Miller in horse events Susan Metz Sally Metz Jill Metz John Shultz in dairy James Kretchman Rebecca Welch Bryan Hay junior livestock Reed Luce Robert Sipe David Martin foods Ann Walker Phyllis Pritts Linda Colliver clothing Cynthia Berkey Cynthia Rock Patty Jo Landis child care Cindy Fisher Connie Manges Janet Bird home management Debbie Ream Patti Emert Mary Lou Snyder and demonstrations in dog care health livestock conservation poultry foods vege.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania State University
Robert C. Antram
Marcia Berkey
Ruth Byers
Peggy Carr
Nancy Miller
Susan Metz
Sally Metz
Jill Metz
John Shultz
James Kretchman
Rebecca Welch
Bryan Hay
Reed Luce
Robert Sipe
David Martin
Ann Walker
Phyllis Pritts
Linda Colliver
Cynthia Berkey
Cynthia Rock
Patty Jo Landis
Cindy Fisher
Connie Manges
Janet Bird
Debbie Ream
Patti
Pennsylvania Draft Call Rises for October and September
Brig. Gen. Henry M. Gross said Pennsylvania must supply 2,901 men for October and that the state September call will rise 19 percent to 2,093. The national October draft total reaches 46,200, the highest since Korea. Pentagon also announced September would grow from 31,300 to 37,300.
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Penna
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Henry M. Gross
State Selective Service
Gross
Pentagon
Whitman Left Macabre Notes Before University Slaughter
Charles J. Whitman wrote he was prepared to die and requested an autopsy after his death. The ex Marine killed 16 people including his wife and mother and wounded 31 others during a 90 minute rampage from the University of Texas tower before police ended the siege.
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Jack Keever
Austin
Tex
Charles J. Whitman
University of Texas
Associated Press
Whitman
University of Texas Tower
32 Somerset youths named for August draft call
Somerset County will supply 32 youths for induction on August 25 as part of Pennsylvania’s August draft. The statewide total reaches 3000 draftees to meet a quota of 1892, up from July’s 1325. The Somerset figures come from Local Board 156, and represent an increase from nine in the prior month.
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Somerset
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Somerset County
Selective Service
North Vietnamese In Laos Fight Escalates War Spillover
About 70,000 North Vietnamese soldiers are operating in Laos with Pathet Lao ties and Meo tribesmen aiding counterinsurgency. U.S. air raids exceed 100 daily, targeting infiltration aided by covert missions including rice drops and special forces, as casualties rise with 30 service members killed since 1961 and over 30 missing or captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Laos
Viet Nam
Pathet Lao
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Souvanna Phouma
Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
Washington
Pentagon
Congress Sees Week-Long Outlook On Airline Strike
Secretary of Labor Wirtz says Johnson would sign a strike halting bill but Congress must decide if one is justified. He warns a settlement rests on balancing interests and that negotiations are unlikely while Congress acts. House panel plans more questions to Wirtz with possible executive sessions next week.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
Johnson
Ordr
House Commerce Committee
W. Willard Wirtz
Congress
Wirtz
Tme
Partes
Staggers
Sesson
Wrtz
Lyon Named Assistant To Engle
Lawrence Lyon of New Centerville has been hired as assistant manager of Irvin Engle, service manager of Somerset Area Ambulance Service. The association, operating since Monday, considers placing an order for radio equipment including a base station and two mobile units. Motorola is assisting the setup, with service progressing smoothly and four walls being made as of Thursday.
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Lawrence Lyon
New Centerville
Irvin Engle
Somerset Area Ambulance Service
Motorola
White House Primping for Luci Johnson Wedding
The White House prepares for Luci Baines Johnson and Patrick Nugent’s Saturday wedding at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Weather looks cool with near zero rain as the bridal party of 64 attends a groom’s family dinner and pre nuptial events at the Georgetown Club.
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Frances Lewine Washington
White House
Luci Baines Johnson
Patrick John Nugent
Washington
Waukegan
Ill
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Luci
Gerard P. Nugent
Georgetown Club
Weekend Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
The forecast calls for variable cloudiness across Western Pennsylvania Saturday and Sunday with little temperature change. Highs expected in the 80s as readings hold steady through the weekend.
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Pennsylvania
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