Teacher Pay Raises Move Toward Vote
Harrisburg AP report says a flat 500 salary increase for teachers was set for a final House vote after a proposal to divert 27 million dollars to nonpublic schools failed 90 to 94. Majority Leader Lee A. Donaldson projected a Wednesday vote on the bill as Democrats split on Amendment Killed.
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Vincent P. Carocci
Harrisburg
Lee A. Donaldson
R-Allegheny
Ammendm
Martin P. Mullen
Philadelphia
Development Council progress reviewed for Somerset County
The Somerset County Development Council meeting at the Berlin Community Building drew nearly 100 business and community leaders. County commissioners voiced support, stressing countywide development, Jobs for Joe fund potential, and unity among local groups to arrest youth migration and boost population and industry.
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Somerset County Development Council
Somerset County
Berlin
Development Council
County
William Kimmel
Kimmel
Tableland Community Association
The
Planning Commission
D. P. Clark
Clark
No Flooding Threat Despite Monongahela Rise
The Weather Bureau reported rain and melted snow will lift the Monongahela River but no immediate flood risk exists. Forecasters noted additional rain could change conditions, while colder temperatures and snow flurries are expected in western Pennsylvania and no flooding is expected on the Allegheny. An ice jam between Park and East Brady remains yet water continues to flow beneath it.
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Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Monongahela River
West Virginia
Monongahela
Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
Allegheny
Park
East Brady
Snowy misfire ushers in spring panic in Somerset
Local readers reacted to a premature Spring Is Here headline as six inches of wet snow fell from Monday night into Tuesday. The State Highways Department reported 44 plow trucks active on county roads amid slick conditions. Forecasts for Wednesday warned of near 30 degrees with light rain and wind, with colder conditions possible tonight and Thursday.
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Daily American
Fouth
Tra-la-la
State Highways Department
Somerset
Highways Department
Ery County
Loudoun County
Allegheny Airlines
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
Texas
Ohio Valley
New England
New York State
Ft. Benning Reservation
Georgia
Arkansas
St. Louis
St. Louis County
Columbus
Fulbright Presses for Congressional Role Over Vietnam Policy
Sen. J. W. Fulbright and Secretary of State Dean Rusk sparred on Vietnam policy during a two day televised hearing. Rusk pledged future consultation with Congress but offered no firm commitment to a concrete congressional role or troop decisions. The hearing yielded no policy changes and focused on whether Hanoi seeks peace negotiations.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
U.S
Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Congress
Rusk-Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
Rusk
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Senate
Fulbright
Major Viet Cong Attack Expected In Vietnam War
Fresh fighting flared in three areas below the demilitarized zone as allied forces reported nearly 300 North Vietnamese killed. U.S. air strikes and B52 raids around Khe Sanh intensified amid speculation of action near the Dien Bien Phu anniversary.
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Vietnam
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
North
South Vietnam
Edwin Q. White
Associated Press
Awner Saigon
Dien Bien Phu
U.S
Hanoi
Khe Sanh
Coleman Co Eliminates Night Shift at Somerset Plant
Larry Jones, vice president, said a production realignment at the Somerset plant will eliminate the night shift to focus effort on the 1968 camping trailer and to allow transition to 1969 models. Some trainees face temporary layoff next week, with most expected to return when 1969 lines and catalytic heater production resume in summer.
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Larry Jones
Coleman Company, Inc
Wichita
Kansas
Somerset
Late Winter Storm Leaves Snow, Drifts Across Nation
A massive March snowstorm swept from the Great Plains to the Northeast closing schools and businesses and disrupting travel. Arkansas saw up to 18 inches with 5 foot drifts. Oklahoma up to 8 inches. Missouri reports up to 17 inches.
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Great Plains
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Meyersdale FFA Honors Local Farmer and Members
Meyersdale FFA named Cecil Jackson of Meyersdale R D 3 as its 11th honorary chapter farmer for longtime support. Ed Hollada spoke on soil erosion and won first in the public speaking contest with a talk on rain drop erosion. Wildlife award went to Robert Hershberger for second in wildlife management in ten southwestern counties.
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David R. Hay
Cecil E. Jackson
Meyersdale
R.D
John Deere Sales and Service
FFA
John Deere
Mr. Jackson
Edgar Hollada
Robert Hershberger
David Snyder
Pennsylvania Game Protector
Pennsylvania
Ed Hollada
Cecil Jackson
Prominent Meyersdale Man Dies
G R Goodwin longtime Meyersdale resident and former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad foreman collapsed and died while shoveling snow at his North Street home. A scoutmaster and longtime borough council member, he remained active in the community after retirement. See page 2.
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G. R.goodwin
Meyersdale
North Street
Mr. Goodwin
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Signal Department
Boro
Colder Weather Follows Snow in Pennsylvania
Northwestern and southwestern Pennsylvania saw snow end in the morning with clearing skies. Temperatures will fall to the upper 20s to 30s, then clear and colder at night. Thursday will be fair and cool.
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Pennsylvania
McCarthy Trails Johnson as NH Returns Show Tight Race
In New Hampshire primary results Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy trails President Johnson with about 36 percent of counted ballots to Johnson’s lead in the race. McCarthy eyes Wisconsin Nebraska Oregon and California contests to keep his challenge alive. On the Republican side Richard M. Nixon leads with about 80 percent, while Nelson Rockefeller garners around 9 percent as voters report results.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Concord
N.H
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Johnson
New Hampshire
McCarthy
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Oregon
California
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Nixon
Miss Margaret Blough Wins Soroptimist Citizenship Award
The 6th annual Soroptimist Citizenship Award Dinner in Somerset honored senior Miss Margaret Dorel Blough of Conemaugh Township High School as first place winner receiving a $50 cash prize. Sherry Ann Wright of Addison-Turkeyfoot Valley Joint High School took second with $35. Dennis Caola, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Caola, Boswell, earned recognition as a senior attendee with a silver charm and engraved gift noted among eight seniors.
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Sroptimist Club
Margaret Dorel Blough
Conemaugh Township High School
Telford Blough
Sherry Ann Wright
Ralph A. Wright
Addison
Turkeyfoot Valley Joint High School
Dennis Caola
Joseph R. Caola
Allegheny Street
Boswell
Soroptimist Club
Dennis Coola
Sherry Wright
Margaret Blough
Jane Gordon
Soroptimists
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Dave Slowak
Joe
Bulletin
Coleman Co
Jones
Coleman Company
University of Tulsa
Springfield
Missouri Highway Patrol
Fayetteville
University of Arkansas At
Northwest Arkansas Times
Bowie
Charles Town
W.va
Waterford
Chester
Washington, D.C
Montgom
Meyersdale Ffa
Honor Farmer
Paul Butler
H. Andrew Horchner
H. G. Bender
S. R. Philson
Dale Speicher
Herman Basehore
Lester Korns
Harry O. Wolfe Jr
James Raupach
Ray L. Bright
Sharon Pritts
Sharon Hardesty
Arlene Christner
Howard Nicklow
G.R
Lbj
Soroptimist Foundation
Somerset Church of Brethren
America
Mrslizabeth Graham
Somerset Soroptimist Club
Margaret Specht
Nancy Jo Miller
Somerset Area Senior High School
Nancy Jo
Pauline Davis
Venture Club
Pauline Glessner
Soroptimist Citizenship Award Committee
Lee Margaret
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