Personality of the Week Somerset's Log Cabin Expert Finds 180
Robert Magnet of Somerset is an avid amateur astronomer with a big backyard telescope and frequent star parties. He studies early American history focusing on Somerset County and the Indigenous tribes, amassing a large collection of artifacts. Magnet credits patience for his archeological luck and keeps extensive notes on his finds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Carlin
Robert Magnet
Somerset
Somerset County
This County
Somerset County Historical Society
Apollo 15 crew report lunar fragment on voyage home
The Apollo 15 astronauts described a small crystal rock found on the lunar surface as possibly primordial crust. From Space Center Houston they said they were 122 747 miles from Earth and Moon, traveling 3300 mph, with splashdown planned in the Pacific at 4 45 p m EDT Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
David R. Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Scott
Pacific Ocean
Mission Control
Congress prepares August recess amid budget bills
With many members gone, Congress plans a month long August recess while the Senate sent three key appropriations bills to the White House. The Senate voted on and sent completing measures for funding agencies until Oct 15 and 173 000 public service jobs, while debating a college sex discrimination ban. President Nixon tours New Hampshire on a campaign swing with large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
White House
House
Nixon
Hang House
Departments of Health, Education and Welfare
Labor
Nashua
Bangor
Maine
Minot Island
Penobsecot Bay
Jack Dreyfus
New York
New Hampshire
July Job Market Sees Teen Labor Boom and Unemployment Rise
Government data show total employment up by 500000 to 78.9 million while unemployment rose to 5.8 percent. Teens and high school youths fueled most of the 1.2 million job gain yet suffered the largest unemployment increase as summer hiring cooled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
White House
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Zeigler
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Geoffrey Moore
Humphrey
Senate House Economic Committee
Moore
Charles
Killingworth
Michigan State University
Shultz
Weekend Forecast for Western Pennsylvania Clear and Warm
Clear and cool Saturday night with lows from the upper 40s to mid 50s and mountain valleys in the lower 40s. Sunny weekend with haze in mornings, highs around the upper 70s. Light variable winds, zero precipitation chance Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Confluence Units Open House For New 18-Unit Project
Yough Housing Inc will hold an open house Tuesday at 1 p m for an 18 unit senior rental project on Sterner Street Confluence The $281 000 development created with support from The United Methodist Church Department of Community Affairs and Farmers Home Administration offers one and two bedroom units for residents over 65 with railings carpeting and built in kitchens Rentals range from 49 to 90 for one bedroom and 75 to 136 for two bedrooms plus utilities Income limits apply and seniors over 65 are welcome regardless of income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yough Housing Inc
Sterner Street
Confluence
United Methodist Church
Department of Community Affairs
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Arthur J. Gotten
Yough Housing
Classic Homes
Aliquippa
Hamar Construction Company
Johnstown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Union Street
Lori
Lisa Qualters
Donald
Daily American
Sarver
Jenner Township
Thomas
Mary E. McSherry
Faywood, N.M
Men of Apollo Wing Home
Hadley Mountain
Irwin
Worden
Laurence F. O’brien
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eourly
Scottyland
Barbara Lee Fox
Columbus
Ohio
Serro Scotty Travel Trailer Co
John Serro
Kathy Hanley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!