Revenue Dept To Reimburse New Car Buyers
Harrisburg AP reports a Revenue Department official said the state will reimburse buyers who overpaid the 5 percent sales tax on new cars after the federal excise tax cut. George E. Gold cited refunds for purchases from May 15 to the excise tax reduction deadline with required affidavits and dealer refund evidence. He noted no new law is needed and explained the $3 per car figure and practical questions about uptake.
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Harrisburg
Revenue Department
George E. Gold
Department
Bureau of
Chase
Gold
Police Escort Ordered On Food Trucks
Philadelphia faced a violent wildcat strike by 12 000 Teamsters as police were ordered to escort all trucks carrying food to hospitals or out of the city. Mayor Tate said hundreds of officers would protect 250 carloads of produce amid disrupted deliveries and threatened contempt hearings for Local 107.
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Philadelphia
James R. Hoffa
Morris Fair
Philadelphia Fresh Food
James Tate
Pennsylvania
Common Pleas
Leo Weinrott
Teamsters Local 107
Local 107
Weinrott
Atty. M. Kalman Gitemer
National Guard
Japan and Korea Restore Diplomatic Relations After 60 Years
Tokyo and Seoul sign a treaty and related documents restoring official diplomatic ties after six decades. Foreign Minister Lee Dong Won and Etsusa buro Shiina lead the ceremony as protests erupt in Seoul and across Japan, with thousands of students and opposition figures denouncing the pact as a concession.
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Tokyo
Japan
South Korea
Lee Dong Won
Etsusaburo Shiina
Seoul
Prisoners End Sit-Down at Brushy Mountain Mine
In Petrol Tennessee 73 prisoners released four hostages after a 20 hour sit down inside Brushy Mountain State Prison mine. Lonnie Arms and Warden Lake Russell agreed to discuss grievances with a corrections official visiting Wednesday. Guards escorted the tense group down the mountain after promises of talks.
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Tenn
Brushy Mount
Lonnie Arms
Lake Russell
John Winsett
Russell
Harry Avery
Eastern
Tennessee
Avery
Jack Ford
Roy Slatton
Ford
Slatton
Roy F. Thompson
T.R. Whites
Somerset County Service Establishments Report 1963 Receipts
The 1963 business census shows Somerset County with 413 service establishments reporting seven million dollars in receipts, up 21 percent since 1958. Personal services, auto repair, motion picture theatres, and hotels are among the major sectors. The county employed 464 workers with a $1.2 million payroll. The state totals: 63,830 establishments and $2,187.5 million in receipts.
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Somerset County
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Berlin Bays Approves Insurance for Community Building
Berlin Borough Council in special session accepted a $120 000 policy for the new Community Building with $15 000 for contents and authorized a new chlorinator for the sewage plant subject to the engineer Duncan Lagnese. An ordinance funds paving on Fifth Avenue Seventh Avenue and Station Hill with bids requested. Harry Zimmerman hired as custodian. next meeting set for July 6 at the community building.
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Berlin Borough
Duncan Lagnese
Fifth Ave
Seventh Ave
Station Hill
Harry Zimmerman
AMA spends $951,570 on legislative interests
The American Medical Association reports spending $951,570 on legislative interests in the first quarter. A spokesman said over $900,000 of the total funded radio TV and newspaper ads, noting the advertising urged letters to congressmen and was listed in the House clerks report.
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Washington
American Medical Association
U S Planes Strike North Vietnam From Border Front
U S air power escalated the war with first north of Hanoi bombing missions by jet fighters and B 52s. The move signals planned broader attacks, as bombers hit the D zone near Saigon and planners weigh North Vietnamese targets and Soviet anti aircraft placements.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
U S B 52 Raid Deemed $20 Million Flop
Hong Kong AP reports Communist China criticized a U S B 52 bombing raid in South Vietnam claiming no Viet Cong deaths occurred and calling the raid a $20 million flop.
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Hong Kong
China
U.S
South Viet Nam
Air Force learns from Viet Cong raid and lessons plan
A senior U S official reviews the first B52 raid against Viet Cong positions north of Saigon. Twenty seven bombers from Guam dropped about 500 tons over three square miles while ground teams assessed damage and found limited destruction due to dense jungle and tunnel networks.
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Strategic Air Command
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Viet Cong
South Viet Nam
Guam
Conestoga Wagon Train To Travel National Pike
The Brownsville bicentennial committee schedules a wagon train from Little Crossings near Grantsville Maryland to Brownsville on the Monongahela. Up to 60 riders with 20 horses depart June 25 from Penn Alps Restaurant after a June 24 camping and barbecue. Steve Temasic leads as wagon master and will perform at the Little Crossing site on June 24 evening. Extensive TV coverage is planned in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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Little Cressings
Grantsville
Brownsville
Monongahela
Penn Alps
Penn Alps Inn
Washington
George Washington
Steve Temasic
Alleghenies
Little Crossing
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Deepest Attack Ever In North Viet Nam
U S Air Force planes launched the deepest penetration into North Viet Nam with two groups of eight Thunderchief fighters striking Son La barracks and Van Nuoc Chieu ammunition depot within 80 miles of China. Eight 20 plane escorts dropped 17 tons of bombs destroying buildings and firing was light to moderate. Two U S Marines died in Da Nang from a guerrilla land mine as air raids continue north of the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
Wihin
Red China
North Viet Nam
Son la Army
van Nuoc Chieu
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Son la
Dien Bien Pau
France
Radio
Philippines
Chu Lai
da Nang
Viet Nam
Kansas Flood Forces Evacuations in Great Bend Area
Arkansas River flood threatens Great Bend and surrounding towns as dikes hold at 17 feet, with thousands evacuated. Gov. Avery reports nearly 22 million dollars in Kansas damage and 24 counties seeking disaster designation as Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Civil Air Patrol coordinate warnings and relief efforts.
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Great Bend
Kan
Arkansas River
Kansas
Larned
Colorado
William H. Avery
U.S. Weather Bureau
H.C. Davis
Red Cross
Kansas Wing
Civil Air Patrol
Salvation Army
Hutchinson
Wichita
Arkansas City
Dominican strike in rebel support fails
Santo Domingo rapid three day strike by workers backing Col. Francisco Caamano Deno failed to halt government action. Fewer than a dozen of 40 factories shut down and most reopened by Tuesday. Junta labeled the move a failure while police and army were blamed for poor turnout.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Francisco Caamano Deno
Antirebel
Miguel Soto
Autonomous Confederation of Christian Unions
Inter- American
Organization of American States
OAS
Ellsworth Bunker
United States
Sched
Weather Outlook for Southwestern Pennsylvania
Sunny hot and humid conditions continue in Southwestern Pennsylvania with a chance of late afternoon or evening thundershowers on Wednesday. Partly cloudy skies then turn cooler Wednesday night.
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Pennsylvania
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Algeria
Algiers
Business Statistics Released
Berlin
AMA
Red
US Air Force
Casselman Valley
Hoi An
Tran van Dang
Gia Dinh
Dang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Maxwell D. Taylor
Domincan
Antonio Guzman
Caamano
Pfc
Charlie E
Bessemer
Ala
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