Coleman Co Campaign Falls Short of Goal in Somerset County
The campaign to raise 155000 for Cole man Company in Somerset County lags, with over 100000 raised but pledges unpaid. Fund drive chair Ray L. Morrison says continued gifts from business and individuals are needed to land the plant which would employ 650 workers and boost local economy. A donor letter praises the county's long support as the drive continues.
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Somerset County Development Council
Industrial Fund
Ray L. Morrison
Coleman Company
Somerset County
Morrison
Lee Coleman
Record July 4 Holiday Traffic Toll Roars Past Past Summer S
Traffic accidents killed 576 people during a three day Independence Day holiday raising the total fatalities for holiday activities to 850 including 222 drownings and 52 boating deaths. A Tucson area head on collision claimed 10 lives the highest single toll. Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council urged Congress to pass measures to reduce highway deaths.
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National Safety Council
Tucson
Ariz
Howard Pyle
Theafety Council
Congress
Associated Press
Lions Club To Sponsor 10 Bicycle Races At Somerset
The Lions Club hosts ten bicycle races Thursday at the Somerset playground for youths ages six to fifteen. Categories separate boys and girls, with Union Street blocked off and Somerset police supervising. Mayor Barnhart backs the event and crowds are urged to attend starting at 2 p.m.
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Somerset Playground
Lions Club
William Barnhart
Union Street
Somerset
Guards Reinforce Police in Omaha Riots Overnight
National guardsmen supported Omaha police after a third night of violence in which about 10 businesses were looted. Mayor Sorensen said the clashes were a racial matter, refuting earlier statements.
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Omaha, Neb
National
Omaha
A.V. Sorensen
Lawton
Okla
Cordele
Cordelo
Governors seek bipartisan backing for Johnson Vietnam policy
Democratic governors meet in Los Angeles to push a public proclamation backing President Johnson's Vietnam war handling. A committee is named to draft a resolution aiming for bipartisan approval, while some Republicans withhold support and a unanimous vote seems unlikely.
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Los Angeles
National Conference of Governors
Johnson
Viet Nam
World News
Air Medal Awarded to Sgt Ray H Gross Vietnam Vet
USAF SGT Ray H Gross Box 119 Garrett received the Air Medal for sustained aerial flight in the South Viet Nam combat zone. He flew 25 combat missions in 12 months under hostile fire while serving as a C-124 flight engineer. He is 33 with 15 years in the Air Force, a Somerset Area High School graduate, married to Patricia Heining, and a member of VFW and the American Legion.
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USAF
Ray H. Gross
Box 119
Garrett
South Viet Nam
Gross
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Bloodmobile Visit Aids Viet Nam War Effort
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Somerset today at the First Christian Church from 12 30 to 6 30 p m. The National Guard and American Legion join in a drive to supply blood for Vietnam era troops. all potential donors are urged to help.
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American Red Cross
Somerset
First Christian Church
National Guard
American Legion
Viet Nam
US and Japan clash over China policy in Kyoto meeting
In Kyoto the fifth annual U S Japan Cabinet officers meeting opened with Secretary of State Rusk condemning Red China as hostile and intransigent while Foreign Minister Shiina urged engagement to break China out of world isolation. About 2000 demonstrators clashed with police outside the talks.
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Kyoto
Japan
United States
Red China
U.S
Dean Rusk
Etsusaburo Shiina
Navy Planes and Red Boats Clash in Viet Nam Fight
Navy planes and torpedo boats clashed for the second time in five days near North Viet Nam with one ship shot down as U S forces intensified air and sea strikes north of the border. Other reports include Ky's government expanding advisory bodies and China and North Viet Nam pledging support in the broader war context.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
America
North Viet Nam
U. S. Navy
Téa
Mier
Paris
Enterprise
Hanoi
Haiphong
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Nam
Red
Red China
Chen Yi
Peking
U.S
Algeria
France
State Department
Marshall Wright
Johnson
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Johnson says Viet Nam war conditions justify oil strike
President Johnson reported that bombing North Vietnam hit 86 percent of oil storage capacity and 57 percent of reserves destroyed. He said McNamara planned substantial reductions in ordnance production within months to save money, while more troops would be sent overseas as needed.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
Pentagon
Here
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Warsaw Pact Sets Europe Security Declaration in Bucharest
In Bucharest the Warsaw Pact signed a declaration on strengthening peace and security in Europe amid tensions with Romania over military issues. Officials gave few details while Brezhnev and Ceausescu met, signaling possible focus on Soviet influence over pact forces and a forthcoming Viet Nam statement.
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Bucharest
Romania
Soviet Union
Europe
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Agerpress
Ters
Moscow
Viet Nam
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nicolae Ceausescu
Kremlin
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Power Of Sukarno Stripped By Congress
Indonesia's Congress stripped President Sukarno of authority to name cabinet members and titles of president for life, elevating Lt. Gen. Suharto as acting president if Sukarno is unable. Army mobilized to deter supporters as Suharto gains power in a military civilian regime.
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T. Jeff Williams
Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Congress
Suharto
Netherlands
Java
Bung
Indonesia Communist Party
Bangkok
Malaysia
Federation
Suharto Group
Red China
Communist Party
Abdul Haris Nasution
Nasution
Saturn 4B becomes U.S. heaviest satellite in Cape Kennedy launch
A 92-foot Saturn 4B hydrogen fueled stage lofted from Cape Kennedy on a 4 1/2 hour, three orbit mission. Officials hailed the restart capability as a demonstration for the moon voyage. The 58 537 pound rocket achieved near perfect Earth orbit and claimed the nation’s heaviest satellite title with 22 000 pounds of fuel onboard.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Earth
U.S
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Air Medal
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Asia
Eisaku Sato
Rusk
Southeast Treaty Organization
US S
Defense Dept
By Robert Tuckman
Thanh Hoa
U. S
Somerset Community Hospital
Eugene Katz
Department of
Ronald Harned
Marie Walker
Central City
Saturn
Pennsylvania
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