Soviets Start Troop Maneuvers Near Line
The Soviet Union announced new military maneuvers near Czechoslovakia as Prague faces liberal reforms. Tass said communications troops of the USSR East Germany and Poland began exercises on borders of three hardline states, amid Pravda warnings to Prague and ahead of a Czechoslovak Communist party congress.
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Anthony Collings
Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Union
Prague
Tass
East Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Pravda
Cierna
Bratislava
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Central Committee
Walter Ulbricht
Dubcek
Karlovy Vary
CAP Cadets Head to Michigan Air Encampment
Four Somerset Civil Air Patrol cadets depart for a one week encampment at Alpena Air Base Michigan. Lt Leonard Stahl flies them from Somerset to Pittsburgh then to Alpena aboard an Air Force plane. Cadets return August 17.
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Somerset Civil Air Patrol
Leonard Stahl
Greater Pittsburgh Airport
Air Force Reserve Base
Air Force
Alpena Air Guard Base
Michigan
CAP
John Heist
Richard Howard
Johannes Bevers
Frank Hoppes
Stahl
Air Force Base
Pittsburgh
Somerset County
Greater Pittsburgh
Alpena Guard Base
Marion Bevers
East Main St
D. Frank Hoppes
E. W. Hoppes
North Rosina Ave
George R. Howard
Kimberly Ave
John J. Heist
Somerset
Greater Pitt
Somerset Tire and Battery
Two Accidents In Berlin Borough Sunday Morning
Berlin police investigated two-vehicle crashes on East Main Street near Tenth Avenue within an hour early Sunday. Mildred Farris 43 Kantner collided with a tree at 12:40 a.m. in a 1966 convertible, facing $400 damage. Jack Bowser 41 Kantner paid a $19 fine for disorderly conduct. Edward W. May 44 Thomas, W. Va., collided with a parked 1962 model car. Charles Rishel 23 Mt. Lake Park Md injured, taken to Meyersdale Community Hospital. May charged with driving while under the influence and held for arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Louis May
East Main Street
Tenth Avenue
Mildred Farris
Kantner
East Maine
Einham
Jack Bowser
Justice of the Peace
Ray Butler
Meyerscale
Edward W. May
Thomas
W. Va
Reventh Avenue
East Main
James B. Burke
McKeesport
Charles E. Rishel
Mt. Lake Park
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Burke
May
Somerset County
P. G. Marenna
Betta Wounded by Shrapnel in Vietnam War Action
Second Lt. Joseph A. Betta of Quecreek sustained a right arm shrapnel wound in the Vietnam conflict. He serves as 2nd platoon leader in E Company, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, aboard the hospital ship Pose in the South China Sea and hopes to rejoin his unit in about two weeks. Betta, previously stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, graduated in 1967 from Shippensburg State Teachers College with a degree in education.
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Quecreek
Joseph A. Betta
Mario Betta Sr
Repose
South China Sea
Betta
4Th Marines
U.S
Ghana
Shippensburg State Teachers College
Patrolling Little Rock After Violence Flares
Police and national guardsmen patrolled Little Rock and North Little Rock after two nights of racial disturbances in which three people were wounded by gunfire. A guardsman was shot in the foot while aiding police. A suspect, George A. Pippins, 22, was jailed on assault with intent to kill with a $500 bond.
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Little Rock
Ark
National
Pulaski County
Winthrop Rockefeller
North Little Rock
Wiretap Arrest Under 1968 Act Reported
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark announced the first arrest under the wiretapping provisions of the 1968 act. David R. Lagnado, 38, of Hewlett New York, was arrested at Minneapolis St Paul airport for transporting a private device designed for wiretapping across state lines. He appeared before a U.S. commissioner. The offense carries up to a $10,000 fine and five years in prison.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
Johnson
David R. Lagnado
Oaks Drive
Hewlett, N.Y
FBI
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Lagnado
Kennedy International Airport
New York City
U.S
Sawmill Worker Admits Old Killing
NORFOLK Va AP nearly 23 years ago Thomas Alston 41 was killed by a shotgun blast. Frank Allen who has worked since 1945 for a Jackson NC sawmill walked into police headquarters here and said he had shot Alston in self defense. He was charged with homicide and the case continued until Sept 4 in municipal court.
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Norfolk, Va
Thomas Alston
Frank Allen
Jackson
N. C
Alston
C. R. Greene
Allen
Western Pennsylvania Weather Outlook
Mostly sunny and cool Monday with highs in the upper 60s to 70s. Tuesday looks sunny and slightly warmer.
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Pennsylvania
Piedmont Crash Kills 34 and Survives Three
A Piedmont Airlines jet crashed at Kanawha Airport in Charleston, killing two passengers, injuring others, with three survivors. Darrell Tripplett, 20, and Sue Boskin, 19, died, while Barabara Schiller, 19, Thomas Voignier, 27, and Judy Benhase, 20, survived with varying injuries. Flight 230 from Louisville to Norfolk was on an instrument approach when it struck terrain in fog, a 300 foot ravine, and burned. FBI and federal investigators studied the scene as the FAA noted the glide slope was out of service since June.
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Charleston
W.va
Piedmont Airlines
Darrell Tripplett
Branchland
Sue Boskin
Cincinnati
Barbara Schiller
Thomas Voignier
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Judy Benhase
Tripplett
Ft. Knox
Miss Boskin
Virginia Beach
Louisville
Norfolk
Kanawha
FBI
West Virginia
National Transportation Safety Board
Federal Aviation Admin
Eisenhower Continues Improvement After Heart Attack
General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s doctors report he “shows satisfactory improvement” as he nears the end of the critical recovery period following his heart attack. The five star general was stricken Tuesday morning at Walter Reed Army Hospital and remains under care.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Third Red Offensive Questioned In Saigon
Neutral diplomats in Saigon question American intelligence about a third major enemy offensive against South Vietnam’s cities between now and September. They cite lower troop inflows than U.S. estimates, with North Vietnamese forces consolidating control rather than attacking.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Paris
Johnson
Biafrans Urgently Need Guns and Milk for Survival
In the Biafran civil war, recruits drill with sticks as refugees cling to hope for food and ammunition. World sympathy grows as guns share air cargo with milk powder, with charities shipping medicine and milk from Lisbon via Sao Tome. Doctors say 50 tons of nutrients daily are needed, but weekly intake is around 10 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigeria
Nigerian East
Biafra
Hank Wharton
U.S
Miami
Lisbon
Sao Tome
Wallace seeks equal TV time for American Independent Party convention
Presidential hopeful George Wallace said he would ask CBS NBC and ABC for equal network coverage of his party convention. He noted the date and venue were not set yet and claimed networks view his movement as a major party. He recalled Alabama orders and noted past shoot to kill statements without naming a city.
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Greensboro
N.C
George Wallace
American Independent Party
Alabama
Wallace
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Company
Miami Beach
Fla
American Broadcasting Company
Diabetes Survey Planned Locally
The Somerset County diabetes survey will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Somer set tomorrow and Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Endorsed by the Somerset County Medical Society and conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Public health nurses will offer diabetes information and nutrition guidance.
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Somerset County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Tayman Avenue
Somerset
Somerset County Medical Society
Pennsylvania Department of Health
E. Ware
Somerset Community Hospital
Roland Renkel
Somerset County Health Center
Louise Kaylor
Antique autos star at 5th Country Fair and Peach Festival
The 5th Annual Country Fair and Peach Festival sponsored by St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church concluded a successful season despite showers. Highlights included the Antique Automobile Club exhibit with cars from Florida to Ohio, including a 1903 Olds and a 1905 Cadillac, plus portraits by Olive Nuhfer and booths run by local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis-In-The-Fields Episcopal Church
Joseph Salvatora
Gibsonia
Rudolph Serra
James McCall
Charles Byford
Arthur Mangne
Barbara McCall
Rodney Gallagher
Steven Toth
Harry Harrington
Robert Lape
Ednah Crawshaw
Edwin Saxman
James Mulhollen
Charles Eutin
John Clark
Donald Chapman
Vance Coleman
Somerset County Artists Association
Olive Nuhfer
Sevil
Pennsylvania
Antique Automobile Club of America
Florida
Allen
Jimmy Mortimer
Miami
Ford
Robert Fike
Madison
Ohio
Olds
William Swafart
Automobile Museum
Huntington
Joe Salvatoca
Wheeler Muir
Ligonier
Antique Automobile Club
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