Gettysburg College to receive Masters estate in Berlin
The estate of late Fred G. Masters of Berlin valued around 200000 will fund Gettysburg College as residual beneficiary. Masters, a 1904 Gettysburg grad, taught in Pennsylvania and Tennessee and later led Berlin civic groups. the college honors him by naming a physics building after his service.
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Gettysburg College
Fred G. Masters
Berlin
C. Arnold Hanson
Masters
The
College
Austin E. Floto
Somerset
Mr. Masters
George H
Amanda Garman Masters
Rockwood
Gettysburg Preparatory Academy
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Mercury
Phi Beta Kappa
Columbia University
Gettysburg
Tennessee
Meyersdale
Connellsville
Central Avenue High School
Pittsburgh
First National Bank
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Lions Club
New Industry Postpones Construction in Somerset County
AVG Industries pause on a new plant near Coleman Co. stems from a $650,000 funding gap. The Somerset County Development Council said the site could employ about 50 locals and would produce electronic and TV cabinets initially, expanding to office furniture and kitchen units later. The project is deferred until financing improves.
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AVG Industries, Inc
Somerset County Development Council
Coleman Co
Edwin Leet
Development Council
Committee Sets Tax Hearings On Reform Bill
The Senate Finance Committee receives thousands of letters opposing capital gains and charity deductions as hearings on the House tax reform bill loom. Over 600 witness requests have been filed with four weeks set for hearings to meet a goal of moving the bill to the Senate floor by October 31 and to the White House.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
White House
Hijacked TWA jet lands in Syria after bomb scare
Arab militants hijack a Trans World Airlines jet carrying 116 from Rome to Athens. The Boeing 707 lands at Damascus International Airport after a bomb explodes in the pilot's compartment. Five passengers including four Cubans and a girl are hospitalized with bruises. authorities say the bomb could not be defused or disposed of after the emergency landing.
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Damsascus
Syria
Trans World Airlines
Rome
Athens
New International
Two Nabbed In Rockwood Famine Raid
Two Rockwood area men were arrested Friday after a state police raid on Merchants Hotel Phillippi Tavern and Hays Tavern on Main Street Rockwood. Officers seized an old plantation machine and horse bet papers. Vernon Leon Sterner 48 and Edgar George Hay 53 were arraigned on gambling and lottery charges and released on $250 bond. Investigation continues.
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Rockwood
Pennsylvania
Somerset
Merchant’s
Phillippi
Hay
Main Street
Justice of the Peace
P. G. Marenna
Vernon Leon Sterner
Edgar George Hay
Rockwood RD
Pittsburgh Construction Workers Demand Lost Wages
In Pittsburgh a large white workforce protests for $13 million in unpaid wages tied to two days of project closures over race integration demands. They march to City Hall, clash briefly with a cameraman, and meet Mayor Barr who defends the closures for safety and peace. The route passes Civic Arena with cheers from onlookers as protests continue.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Barr
Barr
Civic Arena
Hill District
Conte
Labor Day Edition Postal Service Details
The Somerset Daily American will publish on Labor Day as usual while the post office remains closed with no mail deliveries scheduled.
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Somerset Daily American
Naderish Review of Federal Agencies Sees Citizens Probing Depths
Ralph Nader and 100 outsiders spent the summer examining federal agencies from the FTC to the FDA and interior departments. They produced a 20 page indictment of information policies and promise final findings later this year, aiming to reveal how agencies operate and relate to the public.
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Ralph Nader
Raiders
Nader
Federal Trade Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture and Labor Departments
Departments of Interior and Health, Education and Welfare
Lending Institutions Boost Student Loanes Amid Nixon Appeal
Banks nationwide expand commitments and ease restrictions on government backed loans for college students after President Nixon urged continued funding. Officials say up to 220,000 students could lose aid if Congress does not raise the 7 percent ceiling. Senate supports higher rates, House delay risks Sept. 15 action.
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Washington
Nixon
William M. Simmons Jr
Office of Education
Senate
House
Rockwood Firemen Plan Fund Drive for New Ambulance
The Rockwood Volunteer Fire Company starts a month long fund drive for a Cadillac Superior Coach ambulance arriving Wednesday. President Roger Romesberg said Pfund Superior Sales Co. in Lower Burrell sold the fully equipped vehicle. A banquet is planned at the fire hall on Oct. 11.
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Rockwood Volunteer Fire Company
Fire Company
Roger Romesberg
Cadillac Superior
Pfund Superior Sales Co
Lower Burrell
Officials Prepare Apology For Reds
US officials drafting a statement to persuade North Korea to release three American helicopter crewmen shot down Aug 17. NK demands a confession and apology, alleging the helicopter was criminally sent over its territory. Two crewmen reportedly injured. pilot lightly hurt.
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Washington
North Korea
U. S
Mays
U.N. Command
Panmunjom
David H. Crawford
Pooler
Herman E. Hoffstattes
Lowpoint
Ill
Malcolm V. Loepka
Richmond
Ind
North
South Korea
Pa School Subsidy Totals S 4 Million
Somerset County 11 districts receive quarterly state reimbursements totaling 1,386,133.66. Payments cover teaching units, jointure membership, extension education, homebound and special education. Districts and amounts include Somerset Area 230,902.82 Berlin Brothersvalley 91,987.10 Conemaugh Area 170,747.26 North Star 208,355.22 Meyersdale 137,183.41 Rockwood 85,376.61 Shade Central City 115,702.08 Windber 203,679.41 Salisbury Elk Lick 50,720.47 Shanksville Stonycreek 37,170.34 Turkeyfoot Valley 54,328.94.
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Somerset County
State Department of Education
Somerset Area
Berlin Brothersvalley
Conemaugh Area
North Star
Meyersdale Area
Rockwood Area
Shade-Central City
Windber Area
Salisbury-Elk Lick
Shanksville
Stonycreek
Turkeyfoot Valley
Boeing Sees No Problem Building Supersonic Plane
Boeing remains confident it can overcome unresolved questions delaying the SST project. Officials cite noise and domestic issues, while Volpe warns Nixon will act only after he and the President are satisfied with noise, costs, and other domestic concerns.
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Boeing
Washington
Boeing Corp
Secretary of Transportation
John A Volpe
White House
Bob Withington
Seattle
Wash
Department of Transportation
Withington
Five U S congressmen named to United Nations session
President Nixon selected Irving Whalley of Windsor to join Ambassador Charles Yost Shirley Temple Black William Buffum and Dante Fascell for the 24th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly. Whalley will remain in Washington while serving as representative.
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Irving Whalley
Windser
U.S
House of Representatives
Charles W. Yost
U.N
Shirley Temple Black
Californa
William B. Buffum
Dante B. Fascell
D-Fla
Shade-Central City School Board Seeks Action to Exonerate Teachers
Attorney Cascio told Shade-Central City teachers and officials that state Senator Stroup would consider a bill to exonerate the 62 teachers from penalties under the 1947 Public Employees Antistrike Act. Board members warned of surcharges if raises above the minimum are paid, proposing escrow until the threat is removed.
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Joseph N. Cascio
Shade - Central City School Board
Stanley M. Stroup
Shade
Cascio
Stroup
Cairnbrook
Pleasant Western Pennsylvania Weekend Forecast
Western Pennsylvania weather brings mostly sunny and warm Saturday with highs in the 80s. Saturday night stays fair and warm as lows hover in the upper 50s to 60s. Sunday turns partly cloudy, hot and more humid with highs in the 80s. Labor Day outlook calls for partly cloudy, very warm and humid conditions with southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Pennsylvania
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Reds
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Pueblo
Norman E. Goetz
Somerset County Probation Department
Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset American
Harrisburg
Grace M. Sloan
Volpe
Silvio O. Conte
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Pam Gnagey
Elaine Baker
Donna Persohn
Karen Cugini
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