Infantrymen repulse wave of Reds near Bu Dop camp
American infantry backed by fighters beat back a large Viet Cong and North Vietnamese assault near the Bu Dop Special Forces camp near the Cambodian border. The week’s toll: 212 Americans killed, total battle deaths at 15,058. Casualties on both sides featured heavy fighting, napalm, and artillery as U.S. reinforcements arrived at Loc Ninh and Bu Dop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Q. White
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Bu Dop
Bo Don
Bo Duc
Loc Ninh
Bo Uc
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
John T. Wheeler
Many Cases Scheduled In Court Here Today
A list of court cases for the regular November term begins today. On Friday December 1 Robert D Reed faces sentence for contributing to delinquency of minors and unlawful furnishing of minors with alcohol. Steve Lang charged with larceny and receiving stolen property for sentence. Kenneth Lyons faces sentence for driving without a license. Nancy Clevenger charged with multiple license offenses and accident related charges for sentence. Lloyd Reitz charged with shooting at a person mistaken for game for sentence. Harold Wilder Brehm faces sentence for accident scene violations. Sylvan Livengood and Charles O Donnell charged with morals offenses for sentence. Randall Fridson charged with carrying a firearm without a permit for sentence. Fred Wagner charged with illegal pass for hearing. Kenneth Ross petitions for appeal on posted land for hearing. Earl Liberty and James Spiker charged with desertion and non support for hearing. See MANY CASES On Page 2.
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Robert D. Reed
Box
Jerome
Steve Lang
Woodcrest Drive
Johnstown
Kenneth Raymond Lyons
Champion
R. D
Lloyd A. Reitz
West Somer Street
Somerset
Harold Wilder Brehm
Jenners
Sylvan Lewis Livengood
High Street
Meyersdale
Charles M. O'Donnell
Olinger Street
Randall Martin Fridson
P. O
Springfield
Ohio
Fred R. Wagner
Horner Street
Windber
Kenneth E. Ross
Friedens
Earl P. Liberty
James H. Spiker
Grantsville
Maryland
Official Vote At General Election Returns
Official returns from the general election list results for constitutional delegates and county offices. Names and vote totals include Nelson 10955 Orban 14682 Eiche 8067 Dumbauld 13415 and others for sheriff clerk of courts register of wills district attorney and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Nelson
Frank A. Orban, Jr
Robert E. Eiche
Peter T. Dumbauld
J. Clare Blackburn
Norman K. Walker
Walter L. Williams
Raymond R. Durst
Orphans’ Court
Andrew Horchner
Harold E. Shepley
No Action Seen In LBJ Tax Plan In 1967
President Johnson's tax increase proposal is dead for 1967 with a chance of enactment next year if spending cuts are deeper. Mills of the Ways and Means Committee indicated the economy package could yield 2 to 3 billion more in cuts and pressed for further reductions before any tax action.
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Washington
Johnson
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Arkansas Democrat
LBJ
Charles L. Schultze
Schustve
House Appropriations Committee
Meyersdale Man Dies In Route 30 Truck Crash
Carl H. Smith a 45 year old Meyersdale truck driver died after his tractor trailer jackknifed on U S Route 30 north of Lancaster and struck an oncoming truck. He was a veteran driver for Spector Freight and a World War II veteran.
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Meyersdale
Lancaster
Carl H. Smith
Broadway
Smith
Spector Freight
McCarthy Faces Separate Challenge to Johnson in Primaries
Sen. Eugene McCarthy plans to run in Wisconsin California Oregon and Nebraska with a possible entry in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, aiming to polarize dissident Democratic movements opposing Johnson over Vietnam. New groups in California New Hampshire Massachusetts Oregon Minnesota urge antiwar action and backing for McCarthy or Kennedy in 1968.
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Belman Morin
NEW York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
McCarthy
Wisconsin
United States
Vietnam
Sen
Greece and Turkey Struggle Over Cyprus Peace Communique
Greece and Turkey slowed progress on a Cyprus peace communique as three peacemakers left or prepared to depart. Athenians faced drafting a joint statement with Ankara due by Friday, while surface troop withdrawal from Cyprus remained contested and tied to phased steps.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Ankara
Mediterranean
McCarthy weighs 1968 primaries with RFK hint
Senator Eugene McCarthy announced entry into at least four 1968 primaries Wisconsin Nebraska Oregon and California with possible entries in Massachusetts and New Hampshire He hinted Robert F Kennedy could become a political beneficiary McCarthy urged a phased US withdrawal from Vietnam and said the challenge could extend to the party convention White House and Kennedy offered no immediate comment Mansfield and Pastore voiced cautious support for Johnson rather than defections within the Democratic ranks
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Johnson
Vietnam
Minnesota
Wisconsin
California
Oregon
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Don Pe
McCarthy
California Democratic Council
Peace
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Thomas P. O'Neill
Joe Allman
University of Oregon
Edward Fadeley
Eugene
Fadeley
Citizens For
Charles 0. Porter
Porter
House
Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCardy
America
Johnon
White House
Senate
Democratic Party
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Jenner Boswell Joint School Audit 1965 Expenditures
State audit shows Jenner Boswell Joint School System spent 719 918 in the year ending June 30 1965. Major outlays cover instruction 459 029 administration 16 138 transportation 42 574 health 7114 and capital outlay 47 336 with subsidies totaling 560 466 paid to member districts.
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Somerset American Harrisburg
Jenner- Boswell Joint School System
State Auditor General’s Department
Boswell Borough
Colder Weather Arrives in Western Pennsylvania
Mostly cloudy and not quite as cold with rain likely Saturday night. High Friday in the mid 30s.
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Pennsylvania
Heavy Snow Hits Somerset County With Seven Inch Drop
Heavy snow blanketed Somerset County on Thursday with up to seven inches in places. A 54 truck and 108 man crew battled slick roads from 6 to 6:30 AM and planned to stay on duty 24 hours, while Turnpike traffic slowed but remained steady.
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Old Man Winter
Pennsylvania
Somerset
Bloodmobile Visits Rockwood Today At United Church
The Red Cross Bloodmobile comes to Rockwood on Friday from 2:00 to 6:30 PM at Rockwood United Church of Christ. A 50 pint quota is set and organizers urge a strong turnout to meet it. The blood drive emphasizes the ongoing need for donations.
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Red Cross
Rockwood
Devastating earthquake hits Debar Macedonia and Albania
An earthquake wrecked Debar Macedonia killing eight people including seven children and injuring about 40. Albanian radio reported 11 dead with 134 injured in eastern Albania, as thousands lost homes and schools. Roads were blocked by landslides isolating Debar.
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Debar
Yugoslavia
Albania
Dibra
Macedonia
Insurance Firm Here Suspended in Somerset County
A second Somerset County insurance firm was barred from doing business by the State Insurance Department. Pittsburgh Mutual Insurance Co. of Rockwood was suspended, with Commissioner Maxwell seeking court appointment of a conservator to manage assets. The firm has provided only auto physical damage coverage and posted $443,000 in premiums for the first nine months.
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Somerset
State Insurance Department
Harrisburg
David O. Maxwell
Pittsburgh Mutual Insurance Co
Rockwood
Maxwell
Coal Operators Casualty Co
Associated Press
Commonwealth Court
Pittsburgh Mutual
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Fense
Nancy Clevenger
Markleysburg
Alexander Ogle
Vernon M. Spangler
Albert
Bud) Hay
Paul L. O'Connor
Warren K. Hay
Milton A. Baker
Harry G. Schrock
William J. Baer
Alfred W. Barron
C. Richard Maize
Edmond Lebreton
MacCarthy
David Hoeh
Dartmouth College
Monument Square
RFK
Jenner-Boswell
Bloodmobile
James Merrill
Robert Merrill
West Main Street
Johnnie Wiltrout
James Wiltrout
Meyersdale RD
David Slowak
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