Mrs. Mickle Heads Somerset County Public Assistance Board
Margaret Mickle of Somerset was elected chairman of the Somerset County Board of Public Assistance at a Thursday afternoon reorganizational meeting. Emerson Suder will serve as vice chairman and Attorney Joseph Cascio as secretary, with Col. W. John Stiteler Jr., George E. Morgan, Alvin S. Glessner and Mrs. Carl Hoffman as members. The board reviewed December public assistance activity including 18 community work and training projects with 43 men and 3,866 hours, and a $4,832.50 credit. Twelve applications were rejected, 72 approved for assistance, 6 added to existing groups, 10 appointments not kept, 40 pending, 102 December applications, and a January 4 caseload of 1731 cases/3716 people, compared to 1952/4364 a year earlier. Expenditures for October 1965 were $231,121 versus $256,901 in October 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mickle
Somerset
Somerset County Board of Public Assistance
Emerson Suder
Meyersdale RD 2
Joseph Cascio
Col. W. John Stiteler Jr
George E. Morgan
Alvin S. Glessner
Carl Hoffman
Morgan
Kosygin Link In Deadlock Conference
In Tashkent Soviet Premier Kosygin acted as the sole communications link between India and Pakistan during their third day deadlock talks. Leaders Shastri and Ayub Khan stayed in their villas as Kashmir disputes again blocked progress while Kosygin sought a path to any possible agreement. Pakistan and India clung to opposing Kashmir positions, deepening the long feud stemming from 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tashkent
U.S.S.R
Alexei N. Kosygin
India
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Ayub Khan
Kosygin
India-Pakistan
Washington
Kashmir
Altaf Gauhar
C.S. Jha
Britain
US to Buy Steel at Lowest Price
The Defense Department will continue buying steel from the supplier offering the lowest price. Deputy Secretary Cyrus Vance issued a memo directing the three military services and the Defense Supply Agency to follow this pricing policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Cyrus Vance
Defense Supply Agency
Court cases down in Somerset County 1965 report
Walter L. Williams, Clerk of Courts, releases 1964 65 summary. In the Court of Oyer and Terminer murders rise from none to one in 1965. burglary drops from 33 to 23. burglary larceny and receiving fall from six to five. rape falls from four to none. statutory rape drops from three to one. robbery from two to two. sodomy from one to none. Overall 1964 crimes total 49, 1965 total 32. Quarter Sessions see 329 cases in 1964 and 266 in 1965. Auto violations lead, then desertion and non-support, assault and battery, larceny and morals offenses. Grand totals 378 in 1964 and 298 in 1965, an overall decrease of 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Williams
Somerset County
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Week of Prayer Ends With Final Somerset Service
The Rev. Paul F. Hudson spoke at First Christian Church in Somerset on the theme These Are The Problems To Tackle as Week of Prayer services run Sunday through Friday. The vesper service is tonight at 7 30 p m with Rev Hudson presenting With Such Foundations We Remain and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Hudson
First Christian Church
Somerset
Hudson
Firseo
Somerset Development Council Seeks Members for Growth
The Somerset County Development Council budgeted 22 765 for 1966 operations and seeks new members from businesses industries and residents to support job creation and county growth. The council notes five new industries brought 400 jobs and ongoing funding applications for Appalachia and Economic Development Funds. An allout membership drive will launch soon with details to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County Development Councils
Board of Directors
Development Council
Appalachia
Johnsons peace effort faces mixed signals from Hanoi
President Johnson pushes a peace offensive with doves flying amid hawks in Washington. Officials warn North Vietnam’s intransigence may shrink the window for talks while some urge renewed military pressure. Harriman and Williams continue diplomacy in Tokyo and Africa as divisions in Washington persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
State Department
Pentagon
W. Averell Harriman
Tokyo
G. Mennen Williams
Africa
Weather update for Western Pennsylvania Friday into Saturday
Cloudy and windy with colder temperatures in Western Pennsylvania. Snow flurries possible Friday with highs of 25 to 34, followed by continued clouds and cooler conditions Friday night and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Shelepin Heads Soviet Viet Nam Mission To Hanoi
A Soviet delegation led by Alexaner N. Shelepin heads to Hanoi on a mission seen as shaping Viet Nam policy and potential peace talks. The party includes Col. Gen Vladimir Tolubko, a rocket forces expert, amid Chinese accusations of obsolete Soviet anti aircraft rockets shipped to North Viet Nam.
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Moscow
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Alexander N. Shelepin
Kremlin
Vladimir F. Tolubko
Soviet Union
U.S
Shelepin
Peking
Moscow Radio
Secret Police
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Dmitry F. Ustinov
Stalin
Ustinov
Tolubko
Viet Cong Bombings Shake Saigon Amid Rising Attacks
Viet Cong terrorists hit Saigon with two bombs at the Tan Son Nhut airport gate and a police sub station, killing one Vietnamese and injuring seven, including four Americans. A separate blast damaged shops and a police building while a Vietnamese officer pursued a suspected attacker.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Metropole
Tan Son Nhut
Viet Nam
Vinh Boch
da Nans
U. S
Bangkok
Columbia Broadcasting System
United States
Laos
Thailand
Ho Chi Minh Trail
CBS
Murray Fromson
U. S. Air Force
Saison
Rain Strikes New York Transit Crisis Deepens
President Johnson sends Labor Secretary Wirtz to aid New York amid a six day bus and subway strike that snarls traffic in a heavy rain. Mayor Lindsay seeks resolution as talks with the Transit Authority lag and union leaders face contempt jail terms amid health concerns for union president Michael J. Quill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Everett
NEW York
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
Washington
Democratic National Administration
Jeth V. Lindsay
Manhattan
Lindsay
Wirtz
White House
Bill D. Moyers
City Hall
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Transit Authority
Henry A. Barnes
Michael J. Quill
Quill
Bellevue Hospital
Alonzo Yerby
City Hospitals Commissioners
Civil Rights Party Plans Primaries In Mississippi
The Freedom Democratic party in Mississippi announced plans to invade Democratic primaries this summer. Chairman Lawrence Guyot said Negro candidates would run in three of five districts and a white candidate in another. A campaign against Sen. James Eastland is also planned.
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Jackson, Miss
Democratic Party
Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party
Lawrence Guyot
James Eastland
Dmiss
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Brothersvalley High School
Carol Levits
Donna Hutzell
Nancy Saylor
Karen Smith
Mrs. Mickle
Klind
LBJ
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Mongolia
North Korea
Civil Rights Party
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