05 Dec 1964
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Newspaper
Somerset Daily American
Location
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1964
Page
1
The county dome repairs cost 115107 dollars, aided by 62800 from the Accelerated Works Program, with no extra tax burden. Work began May 1 to fix leaks and upgrade plumbing and plaster, while lights for the dome await installation by year’s end.
The 17 GOP governors and governors elect study a national committee shakeup to determine whether to remove chairman Dean Burch. They focus on reorganization, party policies, and leadership, with Volpe urging minimal recriminations and broader deputy chairmen roles.
The State Health Department said heavy rains may flush iron deposits from mine drainage into the Susquehanna River turning it red from the Lackawanna Valley to Shickshinny but posed no danger to aquatic life. Officials added the red water is a temporary issue and unlikely to cause a fishkill.
An UC Berkeley faculty group posts 85000 to secure release of the last of 761 demonstrators arrested during a campus sit in over recruitment and fundraising rules. The actions disrupted classes as Free Speech Movement supporters press for campus wide recruitment for off campus civil rights causes. Governor Brown ordered mass arrest at Sproul Hall, vowing to prevent anarchy in California.
Pope Paul VI, in India, appeals to end the arms race and divert funds to aid developing nations with hunger and housing relief. He walks among the poor, tears in his eyes, and urges governments to back a world fund for humanitarian needs. Adoring crowds witness his moving visit and call for peace.
Auction sales on Somerset County property sold for back taxes totaled over $10,000 on Friday. John Chicarell, director of the tax claim bureau, said about 75 percent of the money would be above the back taxes and go to the legal holder or owner of the property. the remainder would be distributed among district taxing bodies in the county.
A massive storm dropped up to a foot of snow in Chicago and 16 inches in northern neighborhoods causing school closures and slow traffic. Dozens injured in crashes across Missouri to Georgia, with one man found dead on a Chicago park bench and flights diverted.
The Pennsylvania State University expands its evening program at Somerset with Jan 5 registration at the Junior High Building. Courses include English and history for undergraduates, elementary reading for teachers, and geology for science and math teachers with NSF grants available to cover tuition books and travel.
Freezing drizzle grips extreme northwestern sections early Saturday then spreads across the area by late morning. Turning colder with highs 32 to 40, cloudy conditions. Saturday night brings snow flurries and a low in the 20s.
In Philadelphia six independent voluntary health agencies form a united appeal named SHARE to raise funds. The groups include local chapters of the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, National MS Society, Association for Retarded Children, Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Kidney Disease Foundation, and as a single entity the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Pennsylvania Working Home, and Philadelphia Association for the Blind.
Char an Simon testified she was an innocent bystander during the February 26 1963 bank bond cashing at the First National Bank of Berlin in Somerset County She claimed co defendant Frank Stringi and casino workers aided her while Joseph Horovitz acted as the bonds owner The case covers conspiracy and forgery charges in four transactions involving fifty four thousand dollars in government securities and Miss Simon's involvement with Stringi Nightingale and others is under trial.
In Meridian Mississippi 21 men were swept up by federal agents in three civil rights murder cases. Among arrestees were Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence Rainey Chief Deputy Cecil Price and preacher Edgar Killen. Most suspects faced federal conspiracy charges with bonds set at 5000 for preliminary hearings.
Jennerstown Borough Council declared a tough stance on delinquent water bills, ordering final notices and threatening cuts off by December 29 if amounts remain unpaid. The 1965 tax form for salaries and commissions was approved, with 1964-65 funds allocated for current bills and snow fence work.
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