State Not Exerting Influence in Presidential Picks Says Bucci
AP dispatch reports Pennsylvania political analyst E John Bucci argues the state of Pennsylvania despite its population has limited impact on presidential and vice presidential nominations. He warns a GOP nominee who cannot carry PA likely loses, noting historical Pennsylvanian ties to statewide elections and past vice presidential selections.
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Humphrey Seeks Kennedy Backing for 1968 Ticket
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey aims for Kennedy circle support amid his bid against Eugene McCarthy for the Democratic nomination. He has not spoken with Edward M. Kennedy about a ticket but plans discussions with Kennedy insiders Stephen Smith and Theodore Sorensen. Humphrey says Kennedy’s party home is the party’s home and seeks Kennedy’s influence after the convention.
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Malnutrition Battle In Biafra Uses Insects And Reptiles
Doctors at Holy Rosary Mission Hospital in Biafra's famine belt urge protein intake from scarce foods including bush rats turtles bats grasshoppers lizards snails and frogs. Pediatricians warn of thousands dying weekly from Kwashiorkor as malnutrition ravages children and space and food remain severely limited.
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Western Pennsylvania Weather Outlook: Warm Humid with Rain Chance
Partly cloudy and warmer in western Pennsylvania with a chance of showers Monday night. Highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, with Tuesday expected to be fair and mild. Winds southerly to southwest at 10 to 15 mph tonight and Monday.
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Firemen's Jubilee Opens Tonight in Somerset
The annual Somerset Firemen's Jubilee runs July 22 27 with tonight's Merchants and Farmers Parade at 7 30 led by the Somerset Area Junior High School Band. The Grange car carries four long serving members Carrie Weller Milt Baker and Mabel Shultz. Local businesses join the event as units gather at formation grounds for a timely parade.
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Peace Talks Target Nigeria Civil War Relief Agenda
Nigerians and Biafrans agreed to resume peace talks in Niamey with a third session planned for Monday. They also discussed concrete proposals to transport relief to civilian victims as famine fears mount in affected regions. Diori met with U S and British diplomats who pledged support for relief efforts.
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USSR Faces Dilemma Over Czechoslovakia Washington weighs options on Prague liberalization
US officials in Washington adopt a hands off stance as Soviet leaders confront a bind in Czechoslovakia. If Prague loosens control liberalization could spread to Poland East Germany and the Soviet Union. a crackdown would hurt Communist parties abroad and Moscow prestige. Either path risks destabilizing the bloc.
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Republican Governors Plan For Unity Fails
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes refused to join a Republican coalition to back a presidential candidate opening the National Governors Conference in Cincinnati. The plan aimed to keep the GOP convention open, with Rhodes as key, but he pledged no action before the Ohio caucus in Miami Beach on Aug. 5.
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Slow Red Troop Departure Worries Czechoslovakians
Soviet troops remained deep in Czechoslovakia on the day they were slated to depart. Prague weighed Moscow’s bid for bilateral talks as Western observers witnessed troop movements near Zilina and Olomouc and a CBS crew detained for two hours.
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Tam-O-Shanters win state parade championship in 1968
The Tam O Shanter drum corps representing Samuel Crouse Post 181 American Legion and District 24 captured the Pennsylvania State Champion streamer at the 60th Anniversary Parade in Philadelphia. They edged Woodpecker Drum Corps Meridian by 1.2 points with Pasajero Cranberry and Chaplain Dale Philadelphia in fourth.
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Tammies Planning Victory Parade
Somersets Tam-O-Shanters plan a victory parade and concert after winning at the State Legion convention parade in Philadelphia. They will march from the football field after 7 p.m. along West Main, North Center, and West Union to the carnival grounds, where a concert starts around 9 p.m.
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South Central Pa Planning and Development Commission Changes Name
Meyersdale man named vice president of the Turnpike District Planning and Development Commission at the Ebensburg meeting. R Brant reelected executive vice president and Robert A. Halloran reelected president. The six county area includes Bedford Blair Cambria Fulton Huntingdon and Somerset. The group seeks federal funds for Meyersdale Community Hospital expansion. Commission to rename to South Central Pennsylvania Planning and Development Commission in seven weeks. Next board meeting set for Somerset on July 20.
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Gun Control Proponent Fineman Targeted by Threats
Harrisburg AP report states Philadelphia House Minority Leader Herbert Fineman received threatening letters after pushing gun control. State Police surveilling his home. a bodyguard was assigned. One letter referred to President Johnson and was sent to the FBI.
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Charleston divorcee breaks underground staying record
Patricia A. Haverland of Charleston emerged after 64 days 18 hours 41 minutes in a seven foot coffin on the outskirts of Charleston. She received roses from a child as she stood and pledged more burial stunts to prove women can set records.
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Central City 50th Anniversary Special Section
Somerset Daily American publishes a special section commemorating Central City's 50th anniversary as a borough. The pages feature the Jubilee, the firemen's convention, and community history with pictures and stories across pages 11 through 16.
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