Area Schools To Receive Subsidies In Somerset County
State subsidies for 20 Somerset County school districts totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars were approved by the Department of Public Instruction and forwarded to district treasurers. Payments cover the 1966 67 school year end and reimburse teaching units extension education homebound instruction and special education with district by district amounts listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset American
Harrisburg
Somerset County
Department of Public Instruction
Auditor General’s Department
Somerset Area
Conemaugh Township
Jennerstown Area
Meyersdale Area
Rockwood Area
Shade Central City Union
Windber Area
Berlin Area
Boswell Borough
Bros. Valley Township
Elk Lick Township
Fairhope Township
Greenville Township
Hooversville
Tornadoes Strike Florida Panhandle Cause Severe Damage
A series of tornadoes ripped through Florida's Panhandle damaging homes at Tyndall Air Force Base and in Fort Walton Beach. About 200 injured, 30 seriously, one dead. Capehart housing took the worst hit with 31 injured and 10 hospitalized. Fort Walton Beach buildings and trailers were destroyed. 40 treated at the local hospital. National Guard deployed to Fort Walton Beach to guard against looting and to move sightseers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Fla
Florida Panhandle
Tyndall Air Force Base
Fort Walton Beach
Pensacola
Pace
Florida
Claude Kirk
National Guard
Kirk
Palm Beach
Pamhandle
Capehart
Bay County
M. J. Daffin
Air Force
Parker
Springfield
Calloway
Hank Bashan
Tyndall
Cinco Bayou
Ocean City
Shalimar
Fort Walton
Fifth Graders Learn New Heartbreaks in Vietnam Letters
Marion North Carolina pupils in Mrs Ray Cline's fifth grade class write 403 letters to Vietnam soldiers as a classroom project. The letters aim to lift troops spirits and counter loneliness while the students hear of war at a personal level. One cousin died in a Vietnam plane crash, shaping sobering reflections in the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
N. C
Bob Traywick
Mike Corbett
Bob
Mike
Belmont
South Vietnam
Ray Cline
Vietnam
Linda Mortas
Linda
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania warms to mid to upper 30s with lows around the 20s. Rain or snow is likely through the day with unsettled skies and light accumulations possible in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Attendance Awards For Local Lions
Indian Lake hosted a Somerset Lions dinner meeting with wives and guests. Johnnie Costa and his trio provided entertainment, joined by saxophonist Eric Kloss. Awards honored widows of deceased Lions and members for outstanding attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Lake
Somerset Lions
Johnnie Costa
Pittsburgh
Eric Kloss
Costa
John Costa
Indian Lake Lodge
Johnnie Vincent
Carl McVicker
David Slowak
Christmas Decorations Replace Wedding Traces
President Johnson relaxed at the Texas ranch and Mrs. Johnson hosted wedding guests at the White House. Lynda Johnson and Marine groom Charles S. Robb were reportedly on a wedding trip, with speculation about Hawaii or the Virgin Islands. The White House said the bride wore an orange red wool suit as workmen removed wedding traces and prepared a Christmas tree in the Blue Room. Robb family to reunite in Virginia. LBJ plans to join them Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Cole
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Johnson
Texas
White House
Charles S. Robb
Lynda
Hawaii
Virgin Islands
Robb
Milwaukee
Wis
Winchester
LBJ
Johnson City
Tex
Boy Confesses Kidnap Slaying Of Schoolmate
A 15 year old boy in Versailles admitted kidnapping and killing 17 year old Emmanuel Malliart, son of a French government official, and collecting 12000 dollars in ransom. Police say the money was recovered and the boy used a priest intermediary to raise the demand from 4000 to 12000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Quiriconi
Associated Press
Versailles
France
Emmanuel Malliart
Emanuel
Emmanuel
Rene Camard
Steel price hikes hit consumers through cars and appliances
AP reports U S Steel Corp raised cold rolled sheet prices by five dollars per ton from 133.50 to 138.50, prompting broader increases in autos appliances heating equipment and cabinets. Analysts warn higher steel costs may lift product prices and affect the trade balance while signaling others to hike prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lefler
NEW York
U.S. Steel Corp
Iron Age Magazine
the Metalworking
Viet Cong, North Vietnamese Attack US Base North of Saigon
About 400 Communist soldiers attacked a U S artillery base 50 miles north of Saigon, with 124 killed and one American dead and 31 wounded. The strike aimed to sever Highway 13 toward Cambodia, as U S and South Vietnamese forces reported a week of victories and enemy casualties rising, including teenage fighters and heroin packs found on corpses. Two prisoners were taken, one a battalion commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
Green
Young
U.S
Red Clay
Cambodia
George Esper
James D. Denbrink
Palm Beach
Fla
165Th Regiment
Loc Ninh
Green Beret
Bu Dop
Goldberg May Quit United Nations Post
Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg may step down as U S representative to the United Nations with resignation unlikely before a possible Vietnam debate or year end, while he and President Johnson weigh timing amid rumors he may seek another post or political role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
Johnson
Security Council
Vietnam
General Assembly
Goldberg
U.N
Supreme Court
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senate
New York State
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Yale Light Contest Set
Somerset Garden Club announces its annual Christmas lighting contest with four prize categories for best outside door or window arrangement, trees, Nativity scene, and general decorations. Mrs. Ross T. Mickle chairs the project with Mrs. Howard R. Reed, Mrs. Joseph M. Cascio, and Mrs. James M. Brant assisting. Judging on December 26 is led by Paul E. Fuller, with Rev. Austin Hurd and Mrs. Robert L. Bingman also on the panel. The contest is open to borough residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Garden Club
Ross T. Mickle
Somerset
Garden Club
Howard R. Reed
Joseph M. Cascio
James M. Brant
Paul E. Fuller
Somerset Daily American
Austin Hurd
St. Francis-in-the Fields Episcopal Church
Robert L. Bingman
Gladehurst
Head Surgeon Describes World First Heart Transplant
From Cape Town, Prof. Christian Barnard recounts the December 3, 1967 heart transplant led by his team at Groote Schuur Hospital. He details the decision, patient Louis Washkanksy, donor Denise Darvall, and the opening steps of the operation and its immediate outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Christian Barard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town
Christian N. Barnard
South Africa
Louis Waskansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Mr. Washkansky
1967 68 Ski Season Opens Across Laurel Highlands Resorts
The Laurel Highlands eight public ski areas held weekend ceremonies to inaugurate the 1967 68 season with flag raisings and a new ski map. Clifford L. Jones attended Seven Springs for the mascot reveal a polar bear and officials predict a banner year with facility upgrades. The region promotes itself as the Skiing Capital of Pennsylvania in a new east wide ski brochure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Highlands
State Travel Development Bureau
State Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Clifford L. Jones
Seven Springs
Bear Rocks
Camp Sales
Glade Knob
Hidden Valley
Laurel Mountain
Mount Summit Inn
White Mountain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walt Beals
Somerset Lions Club
Warren Menser
Panhandle
Camard
Ambassador Goldberg May
U.N. Post
Yale
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