Slip Form Construction Erects 72-Foot Coal Tower in Somerset
At Hooversville on Route 53 a 72 foot high 30 foot diameter coal storage tower rises using reinforced concrete with the slip form method for Solar Fuel Company. Shaffer Construction of Somerset and Weaver Star Silo of Mays Town execute continuous pouring to complete by 2 p.m. today.
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Somerset County
Donald Shaffer
Shaffer Construction Company
Solar Fuel Company
Somerset
Weaver Star Silo Company
Myerstown
Tower OF Babel
Hooversville
Route 53
National Championship Race Draws Motorcyclists Sunday
Motorcyclists from across the country are set to compete in the National Championship at Jenners town Speedway Sunday afternoon. Local residents worry about a minority possibly causing trouble and county officials have opened a temporary command post in Jennerstown with Sheriff Norman F. Walker and state police on duty. A telephones line and two deputies are stationed at the motel HQ, with additional patrols planned in Somerset Borough and Jennerstown.
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Jennerstown Speedway
Somerset County
Norman F. Walker
Jennerstown
Pennsylvania State Police
Walker
Joseph Kraynick
Windber
Donald W. Hay
Berlin
Spe
Cial
Somerset
George Jock
National
Shriners Parade Set for Somerset Saturday Afternoon
The Jaffa Shrine Temple caravan comes to Somerset for a 3 p.m. street parade sponsored by the Somerset County Shrine Club. It departs from Altoona at 2:45 p.m., with a three-division procession along South Franklin Avenue to Franklin Avenue and centers before disbanding. Afterward the caravan travels to Johnstown for an 8:15 p.m. show at War Memorial Arena.
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Somerset
Somerset County Shrine Club
Altoona
Franklin Avenue
West Main Street
Center Avenue
Union Street
Asembly
Roy K McDaniel
Jaffa
Legion of Honor
Shrine Club
DeMoley
Seven Sons
Oriental Band
Shrine
George Cassett
Minter C. Jones
George Jock
George Lichty
W. Grant Bruckman
Fire at Ankney Brothers Lumber Co. in Lavansville Extinguished
Firefighters from Somerset and Bakersville responded to a blaze at Ankney Brothers Lumber Co. in Lavansville around 10 p m. The fire involved a pile of bark from logs. Robert Ankney was attempting to douse the flames with a water hose when crews arrived. Firemen contained the fire.
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Somerset
Bakersville
Ankney Brothers Lumber Co
Lavansville
Robert Ankney
Lumber Company
Casey Says He May Subpoena Governor Over Contract
Auditor General Robert P. Casey said he may subpoena Gov. Shafer to obtain full details on the million dollar statewide air pollution monitoring contract. Casey refused to sign the Leeds & Northrup Co. award, citing procurement procedure violations and Shafer’s involvement at the request of Leeds & Northrup officers. He pressed Shafer for a full disclosure of his role after Shafer did not respond to a July 15 request.
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Harrisburg
Robert P. Casey
Shafer
Casey
Leeds & Northrup Co
North Wales
Associated Press
Leeds & Northrup
Ing
Senate votes for tighter auditing of Pentagon contracts
The Senate blocked Stennis’s bid to kill a mandatory defense contract audit and then approved Schweiker’s amendment by 47 to 46, signaling stronger congressional control over the Pentagon. Supporters argue it safeguards fiscal responsibility while opponents fear overreach.
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Washington
Senate
Safeguard
Pentagon
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Stennis
Schweiker
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Nixon
Soviet Union
Sen
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Mystery grows in Green Beret murder case in Vietnam
SAIGON AP Eight accused Green Beret commanders and subordinates face murder and conspiracy charges over a Vietnamese killings case. Bodies and identities remain undisclosed amid security clamps at Long Binh base. Names include Col. Robert B. Rheault and seven subordinates. legal defense teams form as rumors swirl.
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Saigon
Green Beret
U.S. Army
Vietnam
U.S
Pentagon
South China Sea
South Vietnamese
South Vietnam
Long Binh
Robert B. Rheault
West Pointer
Vineyard Haven
Mass
New Canaan
Cial
United States
George Gregory
Cheraw
S.C
Maj
Thomas Middleton Jr
Jefferson
Gregory
Rheault
Nha Trang
Viet Cong Attack Hits Saigon School After Cam Ranh Raid
In Saigon’s Cholon district Viet Cong operatives set off a 60 pound explosive at a U S Air Force run language school. Nine Vietnamese civilians and three soldiers died while 62 were hurt including 23 U S servicemen. The blast collapsed part of the school and injured surrounding homes. Police and demolition experts found and disarmed additional booby traps.
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Willis Johnson
Saigon
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
Cholon
U.S. Air Force
Broderick Addresses Association on Local Government Funding
Lt Governor Raymond J. Broderick spoke at the forty second annual convention of the Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans Court Association at Seven Springs Resort. He urged financial support for local government as a strong partner with state and federal levels. New officers named include John V. Schroyer and Clair K. Halstead with William E. Rice and Harry Rk. Burd.
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Andy” Horchner
Somerset County Register of Wills
Raymond J. Broderick
Pennsylvania
Register of Wills
Orphans’ Court Association of Pennsylvania
Horchner
Seven Springs
Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court Association
Seven Springs Resort
Broderick
John V. Schroyer
Fayette County
William E. Rice
Warren County
Clair K. Halstead
Butler County
Harry Rk. Burd
Centre County
H. Andrew Horchner
Somerset County
Weather Watch: Cooler Friday With Showers Across Western PA
Western Pennsylvania remains cloudy and cooler Friday with scattered showers or thundershowers. Highs reach the lower 80s, then partly cloudy and cooler Friday night with 60s, while Saturday offers variable clouds and a chance of afternoon storms. Winds NW 10 to 20 mph Friday diminishing Friday night.
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Pennsylvania
Israeli Jets Strike Jordan For Second Day
Israeli jets struck inside Jordan for the second straight day as tanks fired from the cease fire line along the Jordan River. An Arab sabotage blast on a bus killed two Israelis and wounded 12, with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claiming all 50 Israelis on the bus were killed in Amman.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Jordan River
Amman
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Israel
120 Citizen-Soldiers Return From Vietnam
About 120 members of the 630th Transportation Co returned from 11 months in Vietnam and were greeted by a crowd of around 6,000 at the Washington County Courthouse. The unit departed Vietnam July 3 with stops in Okinawa Alaska Fort Dix and Pittsburgh before their civilian reentry.
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Washington, Pa
Vietnam
Washington County
630Th Transportation Co
Okinawa
Alaska
Fort Dix
N.J
Pitts- Pittsburgh
Greater Pittsburgh
J. Milner Roberts Jr
99Th U.S. Army Reserve Command
Ennis Berton
Berton
Bridgeville
Moon dust deemed non hazardous after mouse tests
Autopsies of 24 moon-dust injected mice showed no ill effects, clearing moon soil of immediate danger. Apollo 11 crew Armstrong Aldrin and Collins rest in quarantine as blood tests approach release. further tests on quail shrimp oysters and plants to follow.
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Space Center
Houston
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Moon
Armstrong
Aldrin
Collins
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