County Commissioners Receive Check For Water Sewage Plan
The Pennsylvania Department of Health presented Somerset County Commissioners with 8270 for part payment of the county water and sewer plan work by the Planning Commission staff. Conemaugh Township Supervisors received 1125 for a feasibility study by Neilan Engineers. Berlin Borough was given 250 for updating their sewage system.
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Pennsylvania Department of Health
Somerset County
Paul O’connor
Vernon Spangler
Thomas Lynch
Department of Health
Stephen Gironda
Conemaugh Township
Bert Walker
Berlin
Jerry James
George Morocco
County Planning Commission
John Black
Lynch
Stephen Girenda
Neilan Engineers, Inc
Planning Commission
Clyde Ware
Kathryn Wagner
Sanitary Water Board
Sentinel Printing Co
Somerset
Humphrey Gains Southern Support in Presidential Bid
Hubert H. Humphrey won backing from vote-rich Southern governors as Sen. Eugene McCarthy conceded Humphrey's likely nomination. Governors Connally Ellington and McNair endorsed, signaling a strong first-ballot edge with Tennessee and South Carolina delegations likely to follow. A draft discussion of Senator Kennedy circulated as delegates gathered. President Johnson marked his 60th birthday at the LBJ ranch.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
White House
McCarthy
Knight Newspapers, Inc
Humphrey
Knight Newspapers
Mc.Carthy
John
Connally
Johnson
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Robert McNair
South Carolina
Minnesota
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
United States
McGovern
California
South
Ellington
McNair
Richard J. Daley
President Johnson
LBJ
Protests Grow Over Chicago Police Clashes With Demonstrators
Letters and telegrams flood Chicago officials protesting police actions in dispersing antiwar crowds. Four newsmen were hospitalized after clashes Sunday and Monday. Aldermen call for censure of Mayor Daley and Police Chief Conlisk. Mayor Daley urges cooperation and instructs police to avoid further incidents.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
James B. Conlisk Jr
Daley
Lincoln Park
Commission On Urban Crisis of the Presbytery of Chicago
Presbyterian Seminary
Lloyd Wendt
American
Chicago Newspaper Guild
Donald Meaney
National Broadcasting Co
Robbery Reported at Somerset Service Station
Somerset Borough police investigate a Monday night burglary at Mil ler's Service Station on East Main Street. An unknown suspect broke through a back window with a two by four, stealing seven or eight tires and two cases of motor oil from the shop.
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Somerset Borough
East Main Street
Ralph Miller
Miller
Dubcek appeals for support amid Soviet troops in Prague
In Prague Alexander Dubcek urged Czechoslovaks to back his leadership as thousands of Soviet troops occupy the country. He cited a Moscow-brokered withdrawal plan, pledged order in towns, and warned of press censorship return while seeking public unity against occupation.
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Prague
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow
Communist Party
Dubcek
Sincc
Ludvik Svoboda
Wenceslas Square
Dubeck
Svoboda
Oldrich Cernik
Czechoslovakia
Red Army
Enemy Shifts Tactics To Rocketry Warfare
Saigon reports enemy forces, after heavy losses in a ground offensive, shifting to rocket and mortar attacks against allied outposts from the demilitarized zone to the Mekong Delta. Casualties described as light. Rawlins post hit hardest with 200 rounds and a repulsed infantry assault.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
Lung
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
U.S
Lins
Rawlins
25Th Infantry Division
Big da Nang
U.S. Air Force
Delta
North Vietnamese Panhandle
Minor Judicial Plan Needs Bipartisanship
Harrisburg AP reports Sen. Clarence D. Bell co chair of a legislative task force says a new plan for minor judicial districts could win bipartisan support and pass within three weeks between the November 5 election and the session end on November 30 1968. He notes technical delays push a report beyond Oct 1 and warns the legislature may not be deliberative during campaign time. Communities without local magistrates include Chester Wilkes Barre Lancaster Johnstown York McKeesport New Castle Hazleton Easton Lebanon and Sharon.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Clarence D. Bell
Delaware
Bell
State Supreme Court
Johnstown
Lancaster
York
McKeesport
New Castle
Hazleton
Easton
Lebanon
Sharon
Ike Remains Critical With Cautious Optimism
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital voiced cautious optimism about his survival after an 11 day heart attack. They noted he slept well with no major disturbances since Saturday and his spirits remained good despite a still critical overall condition.
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Fank Carey
Washington (Ap
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hosital
Eisenhower
Somerset adopts plat map numbering system for county use
Somerset County Commissioners approve a county wide plat map numbering system led by the Somerset County Firemen's Association to simplify rural fire location. The plan outlines one mile territory overlaps for each department and a three part property numbering scheme pending planning commission approval.
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Somerset County Commissioners
Somerset County Firemen’s Association
Walter Heist
Association
Committee
County Planning Commission
Heist
High Point Lake To Be Dedicated
High Point Lake the highest lake in Pennsylvania and the largest developed by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission will be dedicated September 22 at 3 p.m. Robert J. Bielo executive director will speak. Boats will tour invited guests starting at 1 30 p.m. from the north access area.
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High Point Lake
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Robert J. Bielo
The
Fish Commission
Area Men Among Top Winners At State Plowing Meet
York County entrants swept the Pennsylvania state plowing championships held in Hershey. Gerald Robert won the large plow class, with his brother Dale Robert taking the small plow division. Charles Hess won the contour title. Somerset County shoppers also dominated, with Jack Cullen and Robert Decker taking sulky and double gang titles. Carrie Bonawitz won the ladies division with a matched three mule team. Deborah Smith was crowned Queen of the Furrow after more than 200 entrants from 37 counties.
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Hershey
York County
Pennsylvania
Gerald Robert
Rt. 1
Thomasville
Dale Robert
Rt. 3
Spring Grove
Charles Hess
Dallastown
Somerset County
Jack Cullen
Rt. 6
Somerset
Robert Decker
Garrett
Earl Yorty
Rt. 2
Hummelstown
Dauphin County
James Howard
Mt. Pleasant
Westmoreland County
Carrie Bonawitz
Harrisburg
Living costs surge to 11 year high with June and July rises
The Labor Department reports back-to-back increases in June and July lifting the consumer price index to 121.5, the sharpest rise in 11 years. Services costs rose 0.7 percent in July, with mortgage rates up about 4 percent and medical care also climbing. Wholesale prices edged higher year over year, while food and fuel showed mixed shifts and some price relief in gasoline and new cars.
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Washington
Labor Department
Fifth Annual National Rally at Scottyland Opens with Tree Lighting
The Serro Scotty Owners Association hosts the Fifth Annual National Rally in Scottyland from Wednesday to Monday at Scottyland Rockwood RD 3 with a Christmas In September theme. John Serro, president of Serro Travel Trailer Co., lights the park entrance tree at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday. Highlights include the Miss Scottyland contest and a pageant parade on Saturday.
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Serro Scotty Owners Association
Scottyland
Johnstown Tops Nation in Crime Rate Less Than National Average
FBI report shows Johnstown at 367.7 crimes per 100000, ranking first among cities with low crime. Wilkes-Barre Hazleton, Lancaster, and Altoona follow in Pennsylvania while Philadelphia exceeds 1 363 4. Statewide rate 1092.
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Harrisburg
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pennsylvania
FBI
Johnstown
Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton
Lancaster
Altoona
Philadelphia
New York
San Francisco
Miami
Baltimore
Detroit
General Assembly
Bureau of Criminal Statistics
Justice Department
Western Pennsylvania Weather Outlook Mixed Sun and Warmth
Weather forecast for western Pennsylvania for Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday brings sunny skies and a high near 68 to 75 degrees with light variable winds. Thursday turns partly cloudy and warmer with 74 to 81 degrees and breezes from the northeast to east at five to 15 miles per hour. winds stay light to moderate overnight Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania
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Associated Press
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Chester
Wilkes-Barre
Common Pleas
Supreme Court
Ike
C. Yates
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Maj
Arthur W. Shhulenberger
Commission
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