Taxpayers Scolded in Shapp Campaign Funds Case
In Dauphin County Court, Judge Homer L. Kreider reprimanded taxpayers challenging 152 753 in unpaid bills of the Make Shapp Governor Committee. The case argued lack of witnesses and insufficient evidence while the campaign treasurer testified. Hearings on audits of 27 county reports proceed with future dates set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent P. Carocci
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Homer L. Kreider
Edward Becker
Kreider
Dauphin
Commonwealth
Becker
Henry W. Sawyer III
Milton Shapp
Sawyer
Donald A. Marshall
Make Shapp
Shapp
Robert P. Casey
D-Lackawanna
Marshall
Baby Beef Contest Set With 4-H and FFA Entries
County 4-H and FFA members prepare for the Baby Beef contest at the county fair August 21 to 27 with 24 4-H entrants and nine FFA entrants. Winners in each group advance to the grand championship in the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat event and sales follow on August 26 with opportunities for custom slaughtering and public bidding on steers.
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FFA
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Four-H
Ffa’ers
Rebecca Welch Friedens
Senate panel urges reserves to active duty in war
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a defense budget of more than 58 billion dollars and urged immediate use of Reserve forces to meet Viet Nam commitments. Sen. Richard Russell blasted the system, noting draftees are sent while reservists wait. McNamara and Johnson have not yet called reserves, but may in the future.
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al Bjt
Washington
Viet Nam
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
Army Reserve
National Guard
Russell
Fifteenth Queen Contestant Added to Somerset Fair
Miss Ruth Elaine Menhorn, 17, joins 14 other contestants for the Somerset County Fair Queen. She is sponsored by Valley Grange No 878 and a Brothersvalley 4-H member. Finalists will be chosen after a dinner Monday at the Somerset Country Club. the queen is to be crowned Sunday evening August 21 at the fairgrounds following the community vesper service.
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Somerset County Fair Queen
Ruth Elaine Menhorn
William Menhorn
Berlin
R. D
Berlin - Brothersvalley Joint High School
Duff’s Business Institute
Valley Grange No. 878
Brothersvalley 4-H Club
Gunman fires in New Haven cafeteria killing then dies
A man sought for murder burst into a factory cafeteria in New Haven and opened fire, wounding three women and a man before police fatally wounded him. A witness described the barrage as nonstop with screams echoing through the lunchroom. Police were pursuing leads as the incident unfolded.
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New Haven
Winchester
Playground Winners Are Announced
Gale Brown and Jeanne Spangler won best in show in the 6-9 and 10-13 divisions at the Playground Arts and Craft contest. In Record Bowls 6-9 winners included Lauraen Orslene, Tracy Meyers, Annette Burnell, and others. 10-13 winners were Joel Shaffer, Debbie Beggs, Margie Swartz, Linda Jones, and Pam Thomas. Plaster of Paris Molds 6-9 note directs readers to PAGE 2.
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Gale Brown
Jeanne Spangler
Laureen Orslene
Tracy Meyers
Annette Burnell
Sandra Way
Melissa Shaffer
Lisa Leshok
Nancy Meyers
Susan Meyers
Mark Shaffer
Shirley Meyers
Joel Shaffer
Debbie Beggs
Margie Swartz
Linda Jones
Pam Thomas
Plaster of Paris
Back-To-Work Bill Cleared by Commerce Committee
The House Commerce Committee approved a back to work measure 17 to 13 to end a 36 day airline mechanics strike. It would command 35 400 workers on five carriers to resume for up to 180 days with 30 days normal work followed by up to 150 days more by presidential action. Wages and economic impact are highlighted as major issues amid ongoing talks.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Congress
Harley O. Staggers
D-W.va
House
Staggers
Johnson
Senate
White House
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
North Korea Declares Independence From Moscow and Peking
AP analysis tracks North Korea’s rejection of both major Communist camps as a nationalist move. Pyongyang denounces flunkeyism and asserts independence, signaling possible ripples across global Communist unity and echoing Romanian resistance to centralized guidance.
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N.korea
Moscow
Peking
William L. Ryan
Red North Korea
Europe
Pyongyang
Rodong Shimoon
North Korea
Pekin
Comintern
Romania
Reporter Joins King March In Chicago
AP dispatch from Chicago describes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led marches against housing discrimination in all white neighborhoods. Ted Coleman reports on the training, nonviolence plan, and diverse participants including a 31 year old taxicab driver and Rev. John Frater. Fifteen staffers are paid $37.50 weekly.
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Ted Coleman
Associated Press
Chicago
Coleman
West Side
Martin Luther King Jr
Southen Christian Leadership Conference
Alabama
Mississippi
King’s Conference
Little Rock
Ark
Tecora Williams
John Frater
Albert R. Sampson
Sampson
Shaw University
Raleigh
S.C
Weekend Skies Bring Warm Sun and Rain Showers
Western Pennsylvania forecast calls for sunny and mild Saturday with highs 74 to 82. Sunday brings variable clouds and little temperature change with showers, especially in the southern portion.
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Pennsylvania
Portion
Viet Cong Strike Back Against Ground Sweep Near Da Nang
Viet Cong shells the Operation Colorado command post used by U S Marines pursuing about 6000 North Vietnamese regulars. Marine spokesmen report light casualties and minor damage as gun ships break up the attack before dawn near Da Nang.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Navy
South China Sea
Viet Nam
Guam
U.S. Air Force
Uong Bi
Haiphong
North Viet Nam
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Rockwood
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James Webreck, Jr
Hereford
Robert Lee Pritts
Somerset R.D
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Hooversville
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James Zehner
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David Shaffer
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Soviet Union
Adam Malik
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Mass
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St. Paul
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