20 Aug 1968
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Newspaper
Somerset Daily American
Location
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
1
The Air Force ordered inspection and possible modification of all 135 series noncombat support aircraft after a KC 135 tanker crash. Checks focus on metal fatigue and tail fin attachments, with limited operations until inspections finish in about 45 days.
The study from the International Association of Chiefs of Police shows eight cities after the King assassination found curfews most effective against riots. Officials urge timely dawn to dusk curfews and warn against lethal force except as a last resort to stop immediate danger.
The Federal Power Commission reports Pennsylvania residents paid an average 7.09 dollars for 250 kilowatt hours in 1966, one cent per month lower than 1965 and 28 cents below the national average.
A barn owned by the Bisel brothers near Gray burned after a lightning strike on Monday afternoon. Grant Bisel, the operator, watched the blaze explode as firemen saved four cattle and fought smothering flames with tanker water from a nearby stream. Nearly 50 firefighters from Acosta Jennerstown Boswell Hollspple battled two hours to control the fire, hampered by water shortages. The property on the Bisel farm adjoining Gray housed grain and cattle.
Saigon AP reports heavy fighting as American armor engages an enemy regiment 12 miles east of Tay Ninh City, with two Special Forces camps shelled and ongoing clashes nearby. Casualties: about 300 enemy, near 200 U.S. killed or wounded, plus higher government losses.
Acting for District Attorney Alexander Ogle the Pennsylvania State Police attempted to halt the showing of the film Carmen Baby at the Roof Garden Drive-In near Somerset. A private viewing was arranged but canceled, and the film was shown publicly with officials present. A formal complaint for obscenity was filed and a search warrant issued.
Washington AP doctors said Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, remained in serious condition after his seventh heart attack. They noted fewer spasms, discussed a possible heart transplant, but said it was not indicated due to age and other medical conditions. President Johnson observed a moment of silent prayer at a Veterans of Foreign Wars event.
Democratic platform writers set a special Tuesday night session to hear Secretary of State Dean Rusk testify on Vietnam war and peace questions. Hale Boggs announced after a day of deadlock between Humphrey and McCarthy forces over the Vietnam plank.
In Athens five officers aligned with exiled King Constantine were arrested as part of the hunt for those behind the assassination attempt on Premier George Papadopoulos. Three former politicians were also detained amid regime turmoil, with the total arrests reported around 30 though regime officials confirmed 16.
Variable cloudiness and warm humid conditions with scattered thundershowers in Western Pennsylvania Tuesday. Highs reach 85 to 92 degrees with south winds of 5 to 15 mph, higher near storms.
A rain shower briefly disrupted the Somerset County Fair opening on Monday but activities continued. The event featured four youth group competitions including FFA FHA 4-H and Grange with multiple prize tiers led by the Rockwood FFA display Are You Safe winning $25 in the FFA division.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael A. Musmanno urged Democrats to add a plank to the 1968 platform proposing a 10 year term for U S Supreme Court justices with eligibility for reappointment and reconfirmation. He cited lifetime tenure and cited Warren era rulings as justification.
Interior Department’s Bureau of Mines reports a pilot plant in Greene County Pennsylvania uses finely ground limestone to purify acid mine drainage. The method lowers treatment costs from 120 to 50 dollars per million gallons and produces 400 gallons of drinkable water per minute.
former defense secretary Robert S McNamara argues the United States holds three or four times as many nuclear warheads as the Soviet Union, calling the margin excessive. He cites faulty early intelligence, remarks in Look Magazine and his forthcoming book The Essence of Security.
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