House Panel Approves Johnson Reserve Call Up Plan
The House Armed Services Committee voted 32 to 1 to authorize President Johnson to call up about 190,000 Reserve and National Guard personnel with a 962,000 member selected Reserve. The bill, dubbed a Reserve forces bill of rights, would modify who can be called to active duty and under what conditions, potentially without a national emergency declaration.
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Wilbur Martin Washington
House Armed Services Committee
President Johnson
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Hebert
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
House
Rivers
Somerset Employment Service Moves to New 390 West Main
Today marks moving day for the Somerset office of the Pennsylvania Employment Service. Staff relocate to a newly built 390 West Main Street headquarters with 3600 square feet for the Employment and Compensation Claims divisions and Field Accounting Service, previously at 43 West Patriot Street and the VFW building, respectively. Herb Sann eyes the milestone as longtime manager.
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Herbert Sann
Somerset
State Employment Service
West Main Street
Pennsylvania Employment Service
West Union Street
Herb Sann
Mr. Sann
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
Somerset Couple Hurt In Canadian Honeymoon Crash
A Somerset couple Philip Jeffrey Hay and Mary Ann Barnett were injured in a highway collision while honeymooning in Quebec. Hay received a broken nose and minor injuries, his wife reportedly more seriously hurt. They were hospitalized at St. Marie Hospital in Three Rivers. Barnett is the daughter of Ralph E. Barnett and taught plans in Lancaster area. Hay is a Franklin and Marshall senior studying chemistry.
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Somerset
Canada
Philip Jeffrey Hay
Mary Ann Barnett
St. Marie Hospital
Carmel Boulevard
Three Rivers
Quebec
Hay
New York State
Miss Barnett
Ralph E. Barnett
Friedens Lutheran Church
Kay
Conestoga Valley
Lancaster
Franklin and Marshal College
Barnett
Parliament Asked To End RR Strike
Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson urged Parliament to order an immediate end to Canada’s nationwide railway strike affecting 18 000 workers. He warned a prolonged stoppage could become a national disaster and pressed for resumed bargaining and an interim wage increase to 8 percent.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Parliament
Pearson
House of Com
Northwestern and Southwestern Pennsylvania Weather Outlook
Warm spell continues in Northwestern and Southwestern Pennsylvania with mainly sunny skies. Tuesday and Wednesday expect highs around 82 to 88 degrees as unseasonable warmth persists.
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Pennsylvania
Development Unit Gets State Funds
F R Brant executive secretary of the Somerset County Development Council announced that the council has received state funds totaling 1611.54 as matching funds for the fourth quarter of the 1965 66 fiscal year. The funds were used for promotion advertising brochures and related items completing last year’s payment. Total state matching funds for 1965 66 amount to 3872.
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F. R. Brant
Somerset County Development Council
Development Council
Humphrey honeymoon in Honolulu after Minneapolis wedding
Robert A. Humphrey son of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and his bride arrived in Honolulu for a 12 day honeymoon after marrying in Minneapolis. They flew in from Los Angeles and plan to visit the Neighbor Islands. The report notes his prior visit to Oahu four years earlier.
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Honolulu
Robert A. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Humphrey
Oahu
Rockwell Arrest in Chicago for Disorderly Conduct
AP report notes George Lincoln Rockwell leader of the American Nazi party arrested in Chicago after visiting Sheriff Rich ard Ogilvie’s office. Ogilvie had warned he would arrest Rockwell on sight in Cook County. he stated the seizure was for disorderly conduct. Hochi Minh Firm TOKYO Japanese Socialists report Ho Chi Minh remains firm on terms for ne-
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Rockwell
Chicago
George Lincoln Rockwell
American Nazi Party
Richard Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Cook County
Hochi Minh
Tokyo
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
North
Viet Nam
Coleman Co. Leases Temporary Location
Coleman Company of Wichita Kansas leases the Earl Austin building on North Center Avenue as a temporary plant site in Somerset County. By October 1 some production will occur there with 30 to 35 initial workers. Applications for employment will be handled through the Somerset County Development Council and announced in local media. Bulldozers and equipment work at the new plant site north of the turnpike amid ideal weather.
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Somerset County
Coleman Company
Wichita
Kansas
Earl Austin
North Center Avenue
Austin
Somerset County Development Council
Development Council
Turnpike
Somerset
Johnson disputes Truman on low mood from high rates
President Johnson rejected former President Truman’s warning that high interest rates threaten a low mood, calling the economy strong yet acknowledging inflationary pressures. He backed measures to curb rate rises, including a 4 percent ceiling proposal and Fed Board authority, while Truman urged timely remedies.
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Gardner L Bridge
Washington
Johnson
Harry S. Truman
Johnson City
Tex
Symptons
Truman
Independence
John W. McCor
American Bankers Association
Archie Davis
Federal Reserve Board
Patman
Navy Jets Hit Four North Vietnamese Torpedo Boats
U S Navy pilots blasted four torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin and Saigon waterways. Two boats sunk or damaged, another vessel exploded, one abortive strike, with B 52s hammering Viet Cong targets near the Cambodian border. Desertions rise in South Vietnam amid political unrest.
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Robert D. Ohman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S. Command
Haiphong
Guam
Navy
7Th Fleet
Constellation
Haihong
U.S
Long Tao River
Long Tao
Baton Rouge
Red Guards Lead 290000 Youths Toward Beijing Embassy
A massive 200000 strong rally led by the Red Guards gathered before the Soviet Embassy in Peking shouting Down with the Russian revisionists The demonstration extended into the night with Chinese soldiers keeping crowds about 150 yards from the embassy Japanese reports say The event followed Soviet protests over harassment of its diplomats and included clashes near the embassy leading to protests from East Germany and commentary from Izvestia
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Tokyo
Red Guards
Peking
Soviet Union
China
Fan Hsiu Lu
Wang Fu Ching
Mao Tze Tung
Tanjug
Foreign Ministry
Izvestia
Duppstadt Named MAHS Principal
David D. Duppstadt was unanimously elected principal of Meyersdale Area High School at a Meyersdale area school board meeting. He has served as guidance counselor for four years and succeeds Ray L. Bright, now supervising principal of the Meyersdale area schools, filling the vacancy created by Harry C. Wolfe Jr.'s retirement.
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David D. Duppstadt
Meyersdale Area
Duppstadt
Ray L. Bright
Harry C. Wolfe, Jr
Market Takes One of 1966's Worst Losses
The Dow Jones average sank to its lowest level since January 2, 1964, as selling surged Monday. Glamour stocks led declines with Fairchild Camera down 11.50 and Polaroid dropping 8.12, signaling broad investor worry.
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Jack Lefler
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
Fairchild Camera
Polaroid
Workes
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