Africa seeks oil embargo on Rhodesia at UN
Zambia led a U N Security Council push for an oil embargo on Rhodesia aimed at halting shipments from South Africa and Portugal. Simon Kapwepwe accused Britain of racism and hypocrisy while George Brown urged targeted penalties and an arms embargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
Zambia
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
South Africa
Portugal
Simon M. Kapwepwe
Britain
Salisbury
Africa
Kapwepwe
George Brown
Council
Letters To Santa Claus Pouring In
New York AP The North Pole becomes the post office as thousands of letters pour in from across the country and world. Children describe good and bad deeds and requests from earings to guns, ice skates, dolls, trucks, and even cookies with whisky for Santa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Back
New York
Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Debra
Michael
Teresa
Sandy
Rotary Clubs To Host British Study Team This Spring
District 733 in southwestern Pennsylvania lists area hosting plans for a 6 member English study team plus a Rotarian leader from District 104 arriving April 15 for eight weeks. Area assignments cover Connellsville Meyersdale Mount Pleasant Rockwood Scottdale Somerset and more with events at Pittsburgh Airport Somerset Country Club and Seven Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Clubs
England
Rotary International
Pennsylvania
District
United States
District 733
C. D. Cook
Yorkshire
Area 3
Somerset
Thomas Lansberry
Pittsburgh
Connellsville
Meyersdale
Mount Pleasant
Rockwood
Scottdale
Somerset Country Club
James Vance
Smithfield
Cresson
Windber
Ebensburg
Johnstown
Portage
Blairsville
Indiana
Latrobe
Ligonier
Mountain View
Greensburg
Irwin
Jeannette
Murrsville-Export
Trafford
West Newton
Belle Vernon
California
Donora
Charleroi
Monessen
Brownsville
Fredericktown
New Salem
Republic
Uniontown
Carmichaels
Masontown
Point Marion
Waynesburg
Monongahela
McMurray
Washington
Cannonsburg- Houston
Cambria County War Memorial
Merle A. Beam
Visi
New 1967 Dodge Ambulance Presented To Somerset
The Somerset Area Ambulance Association received a new 1967 Dodge ambulance. Mayor Barnhart, Fred Saylor, Irvin W. Engle and Lawrence Lyons Jr. helped mark the handover as the vehicle, with four stretcher capacity, boosts readiness for emergencies.
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Somerset
William G. Barnhart
Somerset Area Ambulance Association
Fred Saylor
Saylor Motor Company
Irvin Engle
Lawrence Lyons
Dodge
Barnhart
Irvin W. Engle
Lawrence Lyons, Jr
Engle
Jerry Morin
Robert Allfather
Viet Guards Save Camouflaged Mine Near Saigon Bridge
In Saigon a concealed mine drifted toward a key Saigon River bridge and was spotted by Vietnamese militiamen who opened fire. U S troops escorting a convoy near the bridge suffered no damage as B52 bombing continued against targets north and south of the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Saigon River
U.S
Dean Rusk
Binh Li
Hue
U.S. Command
Berra
Go Cong
Mekong River
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Romney Gets Spotlight At GOP Governors Meet In Colorado Springs
Progressive governors press to control the Republican Governors Association as they back Michigan Governor George Romney for the 1968 presidential bid. Romney avoids commitment to a candidate, meets with Ronald Reagan, and emphasizes unity and readiness for 1968 while Colorado Governor John Love or Rhode Island Governor John Chafee lead as potential chair.
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Jack Bell
Colorado Springs
Colo
Republican Governors Association
Barry Goldwater
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Elecr
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Ray C. Bliss
Bliss
Goldwater
Johnson
Viet Nam
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
France and Soviet Union warn Viet Nam war may spill over
Paris and Moscow issued a joint declaration after Kosygin's visit saying the Viet Nam war could spread to neighboring countries. They blamed outside intervention, urged relaxation of tensions, and praised Franco Soviet cooperation while offering no end date. They suggested a future European security conference to discuss Germany but gave no timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
United States
Alexei N. Kosygin
Charles de Gaulle
Kremlin
Europe
Germany
Kosygin
de Gaulle
American Cancer Society Honors Dr Kutz Schultz
The Somerset County Unit of the American Cancer Society honored Dr. Eugene R. Katz Kutz at a quarterly meeting at the Holiday Inn. President James O Courtney Jr presented a plaque and praised his two terms as unit president and his work in cancer education. Ira Schultz was praised for his Crusade for Funds. A special report covered a proposed Papanicolaou test program for every woman in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County Unit
American Cancer Society
Eugene R. Kutz
Holiday Inn
James O. Courtney, Jr
Kutz
Somerset County
Courtney
Somerset and
Our Cancer Society
Katz
Bedford
Eugene R. Katz
Somerset
Penn Division
American Cancersylvania Division
Courtney, Jr
Ira Schultz
Robert Fairgraves
Ira Z. Schultz
Mr. Schultz
Cancer Control
Fox Funds
American Staff
Connie Mitchell Named Rockwood Maple Princess
Miss Connie Mitchell 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard W Mitchell of Somerset R D 1 was chosen Maple Princess of Rockwood Area Schools from eight contestants. Her talent was a vocal solo Hello Young Lovers and she received a $50 check and red roses from Roger Romesberg Rockwood Rotary president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Mitchell
Richard W. Mitchell
Somerset
Rockwood
Rotary
Roger A. Romesberg
Miss Mitchel
Miss Mitchell
Roger Romesberg
Connie
Library Club
Commercial Club
Albert Miller
Judy Felton
Clinton R. Felton
Lois Whipkey
Reid E. Whipkey
Mitchell
Berlin School Boards Reorganize in Regular Meeting
Berlin Area and Berlin Brothersvalley Joint School Boards reorganized officers and approved new appointments. Miss Phyllis Knepper was elected to fourth grade at Berlin Elementary, replacing Nancy Prugh who resigned. Prugh and husband Edwin Priugh both left Berlin to teach in Waynesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin Area School Board
Karl H. Hay
Irving Smith
Brothersvalley Township School Board
Cloyd B. Saylor
Berlin-Brothersvalley Joint Killins
Berlin-Brothersvalley Joint School Board
James J
William R. Cober
Richard Webreck
Phyllis J. Knepper
Markleton
Hempfield
Caeei Cassel
Guy N. Hartman
George S. Dively
Eleanor Carr
Joint School Board
WVSC
Somerset
Berlin
Forbes
Boswell
Bes
Meyersdale
Connie Laff
Laberty
Debra Bittner
Harrisburg
Lafferty
Bittner
Colder Weather Brought to Southwestern Pennsylvania
A weather brief notes rain and cooler temperatures in southwestern Pennsylvania with little change Saturday and Saturday night. Showers expected and a drop in highs to the 60s by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Sixth Cincinnati strangling shocks city in wake of fear
Police say Lula Kerrick 80 was found strangled in a downtown apartment elevator. A 29 year old man is being questioned for probation violation with police noting he is not yet a prime suspect. Witnesses saw a man tailing residents and a license plate was recorded. The city reports a spike in gun sales and door lock purchases amid the killings.
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Jaan Kangilaski
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lula Kerrick
Russell Jackson
John McGlocklin
Miss Kerrick
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Brown
London
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Seven Springs
Area Rotary
GOP
R. Ford
By Stephens Broening
Dr. Kutz, Schultz
Davy Crockett
Davy
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