Poisonings Probe Deepens Exhumations In Georgia Family
Three Gibbs family members bodies exhumed at Sunny Side Cemetery in Crisp County Georgia as authorities investigate arsenic related deaths linked to Mrs Janie Gibbs whose 19 year old son died of arsenic poisoning. State Crime Lab conducted 45 minute exams on each body with results expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McKee
Associated Press
Cordele
Sol
D. E. Turk
Gibbs
South Georgia
Roger Ludean Gibbs
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Albany
Allied Forces Press Hunt For V C Survivors
Allied forces hunted for surviving Viet Cong after a 416th battalion suffered about 203 killed in a coastal trap in Quang Tri Province south of the DMZ. The battle involved U S helicopter gunships jets artillery and two government battalions with Australia reinforcing to bring total Australian troops to 7 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Royal Australian Regiment
South Vietnam
Australia
North Vietnam
Paul W. Lutz Named Chief County Detective of Somerset County
Paul W. Lutz named Chief County Detective of Somerset County by District Attorney Alexander Ogle. He will take the post January 1 1968, succeeding Kenneth R. Glenn who resigned earlier this month. Lutz, a 27 year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police, previously commanded in Meyersdale and held posts at Ebensburg Marysville Bedford and Greensburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Lutz
Somerset County
Alexander Ogle
Lutz
Kenneth R. Glenn
Pennsylvania State Police
Somerset
Ebensburg
Marysville
Bedford
Greensburg
State Police
Meyersdale
Reagan Not Aiming For Presidency Despite Growing Support
California Governor Ronald Reagan says he is gratified by growing Reagan for President sentiment but remains not a candidate for 1968. He plans only to lead a California favorite son delegation to the Republican National Convention while pressuring for economy and political reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Stall
Associated Press
Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
Crats
GOP
Vietnam
Capitol
Solosko Reelected District Censor of Pennsylvania Medical Society
Dr. Alexander Solosko of Salisbury has been reelected District Censor of the Pennsylvania Medical Society and will serve on a regional court governing physician membership practice and ethics. He was chosen at the annual meeting of the 12,000-member state organization in Philadelphia and previously chaired Somerset County Medical Society’s Grievance Committee. The society coordinates health education and continuing medical education for Pennsylvania physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Solosko
Salisbury
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Solosko
Philadelphia
Somerset County Medical Society
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Thai Units Face Red Battalions Near Laos Border
Thai army commander Gen Praphas Charusathien reports airborne troops moved to positions near the northern border to stop three Communist battalions in Laos that include North Vietnamese. He says one battalion, about 600 men, crosses from Laos into Thailand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter O'Loughlin
Associated Press
Bangkok
Thailand
Laos
Praphas Charusathien
North Vietnam
Pathet Lao
Defense Ministry
Washington
State Department
United States
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Praphas
SEATO
U.S
Saigon Government To Be Tested In 1968
AP reports 1968 will test Saigon with wider war and growing antiwar sentiment among peasants. Uprooted civilians reach about four million as Mekong Delta remains relatively quiet. Defoliation affects 5 percent of cultivated land. civilian deaths around 25 000 this year. Mass village burnings top a bleak picture of the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Mekong
Surety Bonds Issued for Negroes Elected in Mississippi
Civil rights attorney says six bonding companies agreed to issue surety bonds for three Black candidates elected to public office in Mississippi this year. The move clears their path to take office, ending concerns of discriminatory bonding barriers cited by civil rights workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Robert B. Fitzpatrick
Dollar defense rises as key LBJ policy aim in 1968
President Johnson plans to curb dollar outflow and boost exports to reduce the payments deficit. A 10 percent surtax on individuals and corporations is pushed to keep U.S. prices competitive, and removal of the gold cover is discussed to signal full reserve commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Treasury and Commerce Departments
White House
Snow and Cold Weather in Western Pennsylvania
Weather summary reports snowy conditions in western Pennsylvania with snow Thursday changing to flurries by Friday. Expect continued cold with Thursday night low in the teens and Thursday high in the 20s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Federal Reserve Tightens Nation Credit Policy
The Federal Reserve Board raised required reserves for demand deposits above five million dollars to 17 percent for large banks and 12.5 percent for smaller banks, up from 16.5 and 12 percent. The move, aimed at cooling inflation, takes effect in two stages next month and affects about 2,000 banks. It raises reserves by roughly 550 million dollars, reducing funds available for loans and investments. The board framed the action as a modest shift and a signal of readiness to act if inflation persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Coyne
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Johnson
Drive Carefully Over New Year’s Holiday
The Pennsylvania State Police urge motorists to drive with headlights on during daylight hours. All state police will be on duty and radar will be used extensively. Special emphasis will be placed on driving under the influence to bring in the New Year safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Humphrey to Tour Africa Skipping Two West African Nations
Vice President Hubert Humphrey begins a Africa tour in Abidjan and ends in Tunisia eight countries later. He will skip Nigeria and Guinea amid civil strife and Cold War tensions while highlighting economic growth in Ivory Coast and Liberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Zeitlin
Associated Press
Lagos
Nigeria
Hubert H. Humphrey
America
Africa
West Africa
Guinea
State Department
France
Humphrey
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Tunisia
Liberia
William Tubman
Repub
Miami Chief declares war on hoodlums in Negro districts
Police Chief Walter Headley announces a get tough policy using shotguns and dogs, backed by the Greater Miami Crime Commission. He cites high crime in the Negro districts and says felons will not be bailed quickly. Juvenile Court Judge Stone vows to fingerprint and mug all suspected felons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Walter Headley
Greater Miami Crime Commission
Dan Sullivan
The
Crime Commission
Miami
Headley
Dade County
FBI
Central Negro District
Headleys
Donald Stone
DWD
Florida
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert W. Glessner
Walnut Street
Somerset Borough
Allied Forces Press
V.C
Lewis M. Simons
Chief Co
Tive
Sgt
Butler County
Paul Lutz
2Nd Corps
James Saggus
LBJ
House Ways and Means Committee
HHH
Biafra
Calvary Methodist Church
Eativision
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!