Battle Lines Drawn Over Jobless Pay Reform in Harrisburg
Pennsylvania House Democrats propose 33 amendments to the Unemployment Compensation program to raise weekly benefits from 60 to 74, extend coverage to 110000 state workers, remove pension deductions, and cut the waiting period, with 35 sponsors led by Rep. Englehart. Opponents warn of a $150 million tax impact on employers while advocating conformity with federal rules.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House
Harry A. Englehart Jr
D-Cambria
Englehart
Senate
Joseph Semanoff
R Carbon
Chamber
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce
Robert Hibbard
Hibbard
Memorial Parade Set At Rockwood And New Centerville
Memorial Day services for Rockwood and New Centerville planned May 31 by American Legion Post 279. Rockwood parade assembles at 9 a.m. at K.P. Hall with services at 10 a.m. at the Honor Roll. Rev. Paul Tobias and Rev. William Hardie to speak. Rockwood High School band to perform. participation urged and flags to be displayed.
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Ethel Sanner
Rockwood
New Centerville
American Legion Post 279
K.P. Hall
Market Street
Paul Tobias
Kingwood
Mark Gardner
American Legion
Rockwood Area
Franklin Snr
Unions
Rockwood Post
Charles Critchfield
M.J. Phillipps
Walter Gardner
Dave Hay
Fred Kaufman
Somerset graduations set for next week countywide
We'll Be There Your Somerset Daily American will provide full coverage of upcoming senior high school graduation events across the county starting Tuesday. High School commencement exercises are Monday at 8 p.m. Dr Morley J Mays president of Elizabethtown College will be guest speaker. Baccalaureate services will be Sunday. Baby Among Schools Salisbury Elk Lick Joint High School has the smallest graduating class in the county. Continued on Page 2.
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Somerset County
Somerset Area Senior High
Salisbury-Elk Lick
North Star
Boswell
Ralph E. Mills
First Brethren Church
Berlin
Th County
Somerset
Somerset Daily American
Morley J. Mays
Elizabethtown College
Salisbury - Elk Lick Joint High School
Daily American
William Barnhart
Greg Baughman
Pittsburgh Pirate
Bob Friend
Boyhood Crime Case Near Hidden Valley Ski Shop
Seven character witnesses defended Terry Ayers and a 17 year old before President Judge Coffroth, saying the Westmoreland County youths were trustworthy and involved in the community after pleading guilty to burglary larceny and receiving stolen property for robbing the Hidden Valley Ski Shop on Somerset Road. The pair admitted three intrusions last fall armed with a .45 caliber pistol and ransacking the shop for goggles skis sweaters and parkas.
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Westmoreland County
Charles Coffroth
Hidden Valley
Somerset RD
Terry Wesley Ayers
Murrysville
Coffroth
George Parke
George Jr
George Parke Jr
Parke
Art Teacher Beal Finds Balance Between Frustration and Creativity
Somerset Area Senior High School art teacher Paul Beal has 16 years of experience and teaches about 98 students daily. He emphasizes realism across mediums and plans four summer shows after his Philadelphia debut last month.
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Paul Beal
Beal
Somerset Area
Philadelphia
Septemer
Inflation Fight Gains Seen As April Prices Moderate
Washington reports April living costs rose 0.3 percent while overall inflation cools. Bureau data show 45 million workers gained 2 percent purchasing power as grocery prices surged due to drought. Gasoline and new car prices eased. used car prices rose 2.8 percent.
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Washington
White House
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ronald L. Ziegler
Hodgson
Ziegler
Bureau
Beaver Falls Mob Gassed
Police dispersed about 300 youths in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania after a taunting clash between whites and blacks on Seventh Avenue. Tear gas was used after attempts to break up the crowds failed.
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Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania
Russell Chiodo
Seventh Avenue
Chiodo
Two New York Police Officers Shot Dead in Harlem
Police reported two officers were shot and killed at 10 35 p m in the Colonial Park Houses on the Harlem River Drive in Upper Manhattan. The housing authority patrolman and a city patrolman died at Harlem Hospital.
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New York
Upper Manhattan
Housing Authority
Colonial Park
Harlem River Drive
Harlem Hospital
Reds Pound Charlie 2 Base in Vietnam 30 Americans Killed
Thirty U S soldiers died and fifty were wounded in three rocket and mortar attacks in the northern South Vietnam war zone. Most casualties occurred at Charlie 2 base guarding the demilitarized zone. The 1st Brigade, 5th Mechanized Infantry and 101st Airborne Division units faced shelling and a 60 round mortar barrage.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Charles Johnson
Charlie 2
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Johnson
Weekend Weather Outlook in Western Pennsylvania
Saturday brings sunny skies and mild temperatures with highs in the mid 60s to low 70s. Saturday night stays fair with cooler lows around the upper 30s to mid 40s and winds from the east to northeast. Sunday remains mostly sunny and warm with highs in the 70s and very low precipitation odds.
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Pennsylvania
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