12 Safety Features Proposed For 69 Cars
The government outlined 12 new safety rules for autos and asked industry groups to comment by Jan 26. Rules include headrests on all passenger cars and locking systems to prevent child access, concealed headlights, two speed windshield wipers, and a vehicle identification number tamper seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry T. Baulch
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
National Highway Safety Bureau
Calvary Church Wins Top Nativity in Somerset Contest
Calvary Methodist Church in Somerset won the top nativity prize in the Christmas Lighting Contest by Somerset Garden Club, with a $10 award. Richard Deitz received $5 for second, Galen Davis $2.50 for third. window and door displays and Christmas tree winners included Mary Saylor, H. S. Wolfersberger, Albert Cage Jr., and others, with several residents and a school earning prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Methodist Church
Somerset
Somerset Garden Club
Richard Deitz
Sunset Drive
Galen Davis
R. D
Mary Saylor
W. Church St
H. S. Wolfersberger
West Union St
Albert Cage, Jr
Harrison Avenue
William McNelly
Glover Road
Gladehurst School
East Main Street
Galer Davis
Arthur Mangne
Davis Avenue
West Catherine St
Robert W. Glessner
Walnut Street
Roy W. Zarefoss
East Main St
James J. Acey
West Main St
Jay Bittner
Forrest Avenue
Arlene Border
West Union
Somerset Daily American Year-End Special
The Somerset Daily American announces a year-end issue to be included with Saturday's edition on December 31 1967. It will record local news outstanding local stories and sports for the year together with national and international top stories and feature local and other pictures. Extra copies will be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Daily American
American
The
Pilots Concentrate On Enemy Supply Convoys
U S pilots focused on destroying war supply convoys moving south from North Vietnam after the Christmas truce ended. About 100 trucks were damaged or destroyed in the first hours of renewed air attacks near Than Hoa and Vinh. Casualties included Americans and allied soldiers, with enemy losses tallied at 33 dead and two captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Than Hoa
Michael J. Foley
Quonset Point
R.I
New Jersey
Vinh
United States
South Vietnam
Westmoreland Says 1967 a Year of Great Progress in Vietnam
Gen Westmoreland cites 1967 as a year of great progress in Vietnam with no sign enemy strategy will change. He estimates over 80,000 enemy killed this year and about 20,000 allied deaths, American fatalities reaching 9,002 through December 16. He notes improved local attitudes and describes a pattern of both guerrilla and main force actions likely to continue in 1968.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Mutual Broadcasting System
Dak To
South Vietnam
Justice Department Denies Clay Appeal
The Justice Department rejects Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali’s bid for conscientious objector status citing financial motives. The 17 page letter by T Oscar Smith warns against exemptions and underpins Clay’s June conviction for draft refusal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen M. Aug
Washington
Justice Department
Cassius Clay
Clay
T. Oscar Smith
Department
Continued Growth Is Predicted
Two former federal officials and private economists forecast the 1968 economy will expand further though with higher inflation and unemployment. Gerhard Colm of the National Planning Association and Carl H. Madden of the U S Chamber of Commerce expect about 3.5 percent price gains next year versus 3 percent this year and an unemployment rate near 4.2 percent, barring tax or credit changes.
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Washington
Gerhard Colm
National Planning Association
Carl H. Madden
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Madden
Colm
Congress
Johnson
Coli
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
New Law May Decrease Accidents In Britain
Britain appears to reduce Christmas road deaths after a stiff new anti drunk driving law. Provisional figures show 86 killed and 2,730 accidents over the holiday weekend, down from last year, with volumes down as drivers avoid police checks.
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Britain
London
Ministry of Transport
Royal Automobile Club
The
Automobile Club
Transport Ministry
England
Wales
Five Injured in Head-On Collision Near Somerset
A late Christmas evening crash in Brothersvalley Township on Route 219 near Somerset left five injured. David Chonko 17 and Karen Hummel 15 in one car and Calvin Pyle 53 Ann Pyle 45 Kay Ann Pyle 8 in the other. one patient transferred to Shadyside Hospital with head injuries.
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Brothersvalley
Shadyside Hospital
Pitsburg
Somerset
Wills Mine Hill
David Chonko
Macdonal
Karen Hummel
Rockwood
Calvin Pyle
Berlin
R. D
Scientists examine antimissile plans and risks
Three scientists at the AAAS meeting said current defenses could be overcome by stronger offensive missiles and warned antiballistic schemes risk dangerous political pressures. Bethe, Dyson, and Fink noted the system’s thin shield may provoke a Soviet response and complicate U.S. and USSR standoff.
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John Barbour
NEW York
Hans Bethe
Cornell University
Defense Department
Red China
Bethe
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
Freeman Dyson
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
N.J
Daniel Fink
Somerset County to have eight Keystone Farmer Degree recipients
Eight Somerset County Future Farmers of America members will receive the Keystone Farmer Degree at the 1968 State Farm Show in Harrisburg on January 17. Named are H Wayne Miller Alan C Platt David F E Shaffer Daniel Jay Will Edgar M Hollada Warren Korns James M Hay and Lee Allen Shaffer. The group comes from Berlin Brothersvalley and Meyersdale FFA chapters and Somerset Area High School FFA. The degree honors outstanding achievement in agriculture and rural life, restricted to about two percent of state members.
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David R. Hay
Somerset County Farm Boys
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Somerset County
H. Wayne Miller
Alan C. Platt
David FE. Shaffer
Daniel Jay Will
Brothersvalley
Future Farmers of America
Edgar M. Hollada
Warren Korns
Meyersdale Ffa
James M. Hay
Lee Allen Shaffer
Somerset Ffa
Somerset County Ffa
Keystone Farmer
FFA
Keystone Farmers
Alan Clyde Platt
Berlin Brothersvalley Joint High School
Berlin- Brothersvalley Joint High School
Berlin
Everett E. Nicklow
Howard Nicklow
Somerset Area High School
Quintin E. Hine
Clyde Platt
A. D
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Edwin Q. White
Anding
da Nang
1St Air Cavalry Division
Westmoreland
Tors
Muhammad Ali
Nation of Islam
Lawrence Malkin
Ao Ann Pyle
Kay Ann Pyle
R.D
Pyle
Ann Pyle
Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset State
Berlin Ambulance Service
Keystone
Alan
Brothersvalley Church of the Brethren
Brotherton
Wayne Miller
Harvey Miller
Fairhope
Berlin-Brothersvalley Joint High School
Wayne
Brothersvalley F.F. A
Young Miller
Miller
Penn State University
Daniel Will
Calvin M. Will
Dan
Dans
Brothersvalley Ffa
David Shaffer
David E. Sahffer
Galen E. Shaffer
Dave
Bervalon
St. Paul’s “Ridge
United Church of Christ, Millsquirts and Valley
Edgar Hollada
Edgar M. U Hollada
Homer Gnagey
Garrett, R. D
Meyersdale
Meyersdale Fta
FFA Region Daily Show
Meyersdale Fair
Rural Electric Co
Warren L. Korns
Melvin Korns
Hyndman
Warren
James Hay
Alan Vu, Rylatt
Lee A, Shaffer
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