Rookie patrolman shot during license check in Greenville
A Greenville rookie patrolman Rooney Wentling, 21, was shot and killed during a routine license plate check. Three youths William Fawcett 15 Edward Fawcett 14 and Ronald Hardin 15 from West Mifflin were captured after a high speed chase and charged with murder and related offenses. Police recovered a .22 rifle shotgun .22 pistol and .38 revolver in their possession.
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Greenville
Mercer
William Fawcett
Edward
Ronald Hardin
Pittsburgh
West Mifflin
Rooney Wentling
Greenville Foree
Wentling
Robert Key
Lottie Foster
Corry
Erie County
Somerset YMCA reports activities and upcoming events
The Somerset Family YMCA board heard a report on activities including a shortened eight week program limited to four ski sessions. The armory will host a Tuesday evening close with awards. 52 boys and 46 girls enrolled in swimming. Two girls attended the Tri-Hi-Y U N program in Harrisburg and will report in April. Craig Ford announced two April YMCA meetings in Huston and Williamsport.
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Somerset Family Ymca
Summit
William Kuhlman
Armory
Huston
Washington County
Williamsport
Soviet Union launches second unmanned cosmos satellite in a week
Moscow reports Cosmos 113 launched to a different orbit from Cosmos 112 with no rendezvous plans evident. Western analysts suspect reconnaissance use, while Bochum Observatory notes possible orbital synchronization. Ahead of the March 29 Soviet party congress, dry runs fuel spaceflight speculation.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Bochum Observatory
West Germany
Bochum
Tass
North Pole
South Pole
Globe
Soviet Communist Party
West Berlin
Wilhelm Foerster Observatory
Novaya Zemlya Island
Arctic
Big Island
KKK Seeks Lumbee Allies in North Carolina
The Ku Klux Klan, led by Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton, plans a recruiting trip to North Carolina offering Lumbees Klan membership after 1958 clashes near Maxton. Lumbee leaders reject the move, while police report Lumbees stockpiled weapons amid ongoing opposition to the Klan.
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Raleigh
N.C
Ku Klux Klan
Maxton
KKK
Lumbee
Klan
Hooded Brotherhood
Robert Shelton
Alabama
Simeon Oxendine
Pembroke
Jones
Log
Robeson County
Post Office Announces March 26 Fee Increases
Postmaster George Cassett says increases in money orders insurance registry certified mail and C O D rates take effect March 26. The five services currently lose about 60 million annually and the changes aim to reduce the gap by 36 million based on 1965 activity.
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C.O.D
George Cassett
Suharto Refuses Sukarno Retirement Trial Amid Coup Shifts
In Singapore informed sources report Indonesia's Suharto regime denying Sukarno permission to retire or leave politics. Sukarno has handed power to Suharto and faces arrests of Subandrio Saleh and 13 other pro Communist ministers. Foreign Minister Adam Malik vows to restore Indonesia's prestige and policy alignment. The Chinese protest over the Makasar consulate incident adds regional tension.
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Singapore
Indonesia
Sukarno
Java
Suharto
pro-Peking
Subandrio
Chaerul Saleh
Saleh
Bogor
Jakarta
Adam Malik
Radio Jakarta
Malik
Red China
Makasar
Mao Tze-tung
LBJ Pushes New Consumer Laws to Congress
President Johnson urged urgent passage of truth in lending and truth in packaging bills to curb credit gouging and misleading packaging. He outlined steps to protect children, strengthen drug labeling, and expand FDA training while noting opposition from Republicans and industry concerns over price impacts.
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Gardner L. Bridge
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
George W. Koch
Grocery Manufacturers America
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Food and Drug Administration
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
House
Marine Ground and Air Forces Clash on Two Fronts in Vietnam
U S Marine ground and air units fought Communist forces on two northern coastal fronts in Vietnam. The clashes near Quang Ngai and Hue left more than 80 enemy killed. U S losses included six planes with two airmen killed, two captured and two missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
Texas
Quang Ngai City
Hue
An Hoa
Quang Ngai
U.S. Air Force
Navy
USS
Thanh Hoa
Air Force
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Route 15
New Lutheran Church Will Cost $750 000
Somer set's Old Trinity Lutheran Church seeks to replace the destroyed building with a new Colonial church and educational complex costing 750000 dollars. The plan includes seating for 420, a 400 seat fellowship hall, classrooms, chapel, parish, offices, and a Baldwin organ to be installed in the chapel. The engraving of the project is shown at Findley's Pharmacy, Route 53 west of Somerset near Scay Memorial Home.
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Somerset
Old Trinity Lutheran Church
Old Trinity Church
Findley’s Pharmacy
West Main Street
Scay Memorial Home
Ken
Neth E. Reed
Church Council
Glenn E. Bailey
Baldwin
Eugene P. Lloyd
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania sees cloudy skies and rising warmth with scattered showers or thundershowers. Tuesday to reach 62 to 70 with a windy trend, and Wednesday Expected more frequent showers and thunder showers.
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Pennsylvania
Red Cross Aids Gastley Family After Somerset Fire
Cambria Somerset Red Cross chapter assisted William and Mrs Gastley of Somerset after a Saturday fire damaged their home. Nine children received food, clothes and blankets funded by the annual drive. Items still needed include beds, dressers, rugs and linens. Call 445 4883 to donate.
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Cambria-Somerset
American Red Cross
William Gastley
Somerset
Gastley
Red Cross
Gastleys
Gary Crawford
Somerset KD
Apollo crew named to test space craft for moon flight
Apollo crew named by NASA includes Virgil Grissom Edward White II and Roger Chafee the first three man team. They will orbit the Earth for up to 14 days testing the spacecraft in preparation for missions to the moon.
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Space Center
Houston
David Scott
Hasselblad
Keys
Greenville Hospital
Custo
Meadville
Foster House
Fawcett
YMCA
Russia
By Fred Coleman
Aral Sea
Soviet Central Asia
Lumbees
By Rob Wood
Robert Jones
Grand Dragon
North Carolina
LBJ
Appalachian
White House
Appalachia
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Nelson A. Rockefeller
N. Y
J. Millard Tawes
George Wallace
Ala
Dan K. Moore
Robert McNair
South Carolina
Hulett Smith
W. Va
Oregon
New Lutheran Church
Roland W. Renkel
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