Bomb Laden U S B57 Crashes in Nha Trang Killing 12
A bomb laden U S Air Force B57 Canberra crashed on a main street in Nha Trang killing at least 12 Vietnamese civilians and injuring 71 people including eight Americans. Four buildings were destroyed and two crew members survived after precautionary measures to steer the crippled plane away.
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Nha Trang
Ronald I. Deutsch
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
South China Sea
Gilbert L. Meyers
U.S. Air Force
Viet Nam
Nursing Director Named For Somerset Community Hospital
James J. Mayer announced Catherine Sechler R N has been appointed Director of Nursing Service at Somerset Community Hospital. Sechler, a Conemaugh Valley School of Nursing graduate, has worked at the hospital since 1950 except two years in Pittsburgh, and replaces Louise McCan who left for Warren General Hospital.
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James J. Mayer
Catherine Sechler
R.N
Somerset Community Hospital
Miss Sechler
Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Department of Nursing Service
University of Pittsburgh
Penn State University
Bertha Sechler
Somerset R. 5
Calvin Sechler
Louise McCan
Warren General Hospital
Warren, Pa
Ghana Delivers Nkrumah Note to Johnson on Viet Nam Peace
Ghanaian Foreign Minister Alex Quaison Sackey carried a secret message from President Kwame Nkrumah to President Johnson aimed at advancing peace talks in Viet Nam. U.S. officials doubted major shifts but saw it as a push for negotiations. Rusk noted Hanoi rejected terms and bombing halt talks.
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Washington
Ghana
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Johnson
Viet Nam
Kwame Nkrumah
Quaison- Sackey
Oval
McGeorge Bundy
Quaison-Sackey
U.N
New York
Rusk
Dean Rusk
White House
Bundy
Nkrumah
Hanoi
U.S
North
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Department
Weekend Showers Expected in Pennsylvania Areas
Partly cloudy heat and humidity rise across Northwestern and Southwestern Pennsylvania. Scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers are forecast for Saturday and Sunday.
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Pennsylvania
Senator Van Sant in Critical Condition in Allentown Hospital
State Senator John T. Van Sant remained in critical condition Friday with a heart ailment and was reported slightly improved. He has been confined to Allentown General Hospital since early this week.
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Allentown
John T. van Sant
Allentown General Hospital
Petition Sought For Vote Center At County Home
County Commissioners in Friday session moved to petition the court to authorize Brothersvalley Two residents to vote at the County Home. Chair Lwane E. Ringer and Secretary Ivan Lambert say the Home, though annexed to Berlin Borough, offers central location, basement use, and improves parking and facilities for voters.
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Brothersvalley Two
L Wane E. Ringer
Ivan Lambert
Berlin
Pennsylvania
Brothers Valley Two
Eoin
Conmissioner
Bargain Days Bring Whimsical Sky Prizes To Somerset
Somerset merchants stage an Old-Fashioned Bargain Days with a helicopter releasing ping pong balls marked with prize numbers. James Ryan notes many balls hold prizes. Hia-Wa Pawa Chees and Tam O'Shanters perform on the diamond from 1:30 to 2 and 2:30 to 3 p.m. Highlights and bargains promise lively afternoon events.
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Somerset
James Ryan
Negroes In South Gain Many Votes
Southern Negroes increased their voting strength by nearly 500000 in the past year, close to the 11 state five year gains. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. predicts the federal voting bill could add about 900000 more by August. In the Deep South about 44 percent of eligible applicants are qualified to vote, though Negroes comprise about 20 percent of the population.
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Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Deep South
Somerset judges to hear eleven court cases on Aug 12
Somerset County Judge Thomas Lansberry will preside over seven hearings and four sentencings in the county court session of Aug 12. Readouts list cases from Albert Testa and Richard Lockett to Walter Stayrook and Billy Bell for desertion and non support, with various prosecutions and motions including a consolidation request and reductions of order.
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Somerset County
Thomas ¥. Lansberry
District Attorney's Office
Stephen Pawlak
Commonwealth
Richard Lockett
Ogletown
Helen Lockett
Commonweath
Homer Brisky
Meyersdale
Geraldine Brisky
Karl Edward Martz
Glencoe
Lee Martz
Clayton Bittinger
Flora Bittinger
Murray
Walter Stayrook
Union St. Somerset
Evelyn Stayrook
Billy S. Bell
Jacqueline Joyce Beil
Steel-Labor talks stall near deadline in Pittsburgh
Negotiations between the AFL-CIO United Steelworkers Union and 10 major steel firms in Pittsburgh are moving slowly with a strike set for midnight August 31 if no contract is reached. A crisis atmosphere may be needed to break the deadlock before the 13 week talks end. The White House could intervene to avert a walkout.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
White House
Pittsburgh
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers Union
I. W. Abel
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
Hiroshima’s 20th Anniversary Toll Marked in Peace Park
A crowd of about 300000 gathered in Hiroshima’s Peace Park to observe the 20th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The ceremony included the Atomic Cenotaph memorial and a new list naming 469 victims, bringing total deaths listed to 61447.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Peace Park
Johnson signs voting rights bill amid history's trappings
President Johnson signed the federal voting rights bill in the Capitol rotunda promising swift enforcement to open the ballot to millions. The measure ends literacy tests in seven Southern states and enables federal registration where needed, with Justice Department actions to challenge poll taxes and expand protections for Negro voters.
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Johnson
Washington
Congress
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Alaska
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Virginia
Texas
Capitol
Katzenbach
Justice Department
Federal Register
Senate
Selma
Battlefeld
County Republicans Hold Annual Picnic in Community Grove
Somerset County Republicans gather for their picnic in the Berlin Brothersvalley Community Grove at 5 p m. George J Bloom former Secretary of the Commonwealth and former PUC chairman speaks to candidates, office holders and the public as a free meal is provided.
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Berlin-Brothersvelley
Elephant Riders
George J. Bloom
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Commonwealth
Gov. Scranton
Somerset County Republican Committee
Collapsible Dam OK'd for Sunbury on Susquehanna River
Construction of a $900000 collapsible dam on the Susquehanna River at Sunbury was approved with a December 1966 completion target. Congress provided the grant as part of a nationwide river and flood control package, while bids are set to open Sept 2.
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Sunbury
Congress
United States
State Forests and Waters Department
Bainbridge Street
Two Cyclists Hit in Somerset County Crashes
Two bicyclists, David A. Smith and Robert Smith, were hospitalized after separate Somerset County crashes. Opitz from Butler struck them on Plank Road when forced to brake for a stopped vehicle. A second accident near Hiklander Motel involved Thomas Burke backing into James Emert's sedan with $125 damage. both drivers unharmed.
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Somerset County
David A. Smith
Oak St
Somerset
Robert Smith
Seay Memorial Home
H. Bruce Opitz
Iroquios
Timberly
Hts
Butler
Plank Road
Opitz
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Somerset Graduate Registered Nurses Association
Friedens
Somerset R.D. 5
Quang Ngai
Duc Co
Pleiku
101St Airborne di Division
Cam Ranh Bay
7Th Fleet
Hanson
Phuoc Tuy
Midway
By Lewis Gulick
South
Somerset County Fair
Albert Testa
Friedes
The
Testa Coal Company
Clyde Buchanan
Stoystown
Harold Hogyward
Ronald Francis Mulcahy
W. 27Th St
Baltimore
Frencis Mulcany
Claiborne
Monument St
James Bryan
Thomas H. Sterner
Ira William Shawley
Jones Mills
William Malder
Glessner Road
Stooen
Thomas HH. Sterner
America
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
LBJ
Bill
Walter R. Mears
Abraham Lincoln
Confederacy
Lincoln
Ginia
North Carolina
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