McCarthy Surges in Oregon Primary Challenge to Kennedy
In early Oregon returns Senator Eugene J. McCarthy leads Senator Robert F. Kennedy for the Democratic nomination, with NBC projecting Nixon winning California while Reagan and Rockefeller lag. Partial counts show McCarthy 45 percent to Kennedy 36 percent, Nixon 73 percent in the Republican tally.
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Portland
Ore
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Oregon
Richard M. Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
NBC
Nixon
Kennedy
McCarthy
Lawrence F. O’brien
Reagan
Rockefeller
Memorial Day observances announced in Somerset area
Memorial Day events are planned across Somerset County with a 9:30 a.m. address at the Court House Plaza by Major General Henry K. Flack. Boswell hosts a May 30 parade at 10:30 a.m. featuring Jenner Boswell High School Band, Scouts, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the fire department. Stonycreek Valley posts participate in services at Stoystown, Lambersville, and Shanksville with music by the local high school band and speakers including Lt. Col. Robert Seifert and Rev. Kenneth R. Blough. Students recite Gettysburg Address and In Flanders Fields.
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Somerset County Court House Plaza
Henry K. Flack
Somerset
28Th Infantry Division
Pennsylvania Army National Guard
Boswell
Boswell American Legion Post 461
Jenner Boswell High School
Stonycreek Valley
Senate Confirms Gov Shafer Nominations Including Horse Racing Board
The Pennsylvania Senate approved Gov. Shafer’s nominees by a 49 to 0 vote, creating the state s first flat racing commission with A Martyn Moyer Jr Roy Wilkinson Jr and Thomas A Livingston named. Other selections include Raymond Bollinger to the Turnpike Commission John Tabor as labor secretary and nine education board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senate
Shafer
New
Horse Racing Commission
A. Martyn Moyer Jr
Trevose
Roy Wilkinson Jr
Bellefonte
Thomas A. Livingston
Pittsburgh
Tabor
Raymond Bollinger
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
John Tabor
Robert Johnson
Milk Control
Rockefeller Vacancy Hint Emerges in Nixon Vein
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller said a Nixon camp feeler for him as vice president was raised earlier. He noted constitutional bar on two New Yorkers in the top two offices. Rockefeller spoke after addressing about 1,000 students at the University of Denver during a five state tour for his presidential bid.
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Denver
Colo
Nelson
Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
New York
Nixon
University of Denver
Staub Named Director of Somerset County Child Welfare
Mrs Marian Staub of Meyersdale was appointed Director of the Somerset County Child Welfare Agency by the Board of County Commissioners, succeeding Acting Director Robert Tressler. A Lansford native and Hood College graduate, she has 12 years in Lutheran Social Services and prior casework in Berks County. She is wife of Rev Charles E Staub and mother of C Martin Staub.
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Marian Staub of
Meyersdale
Somerset County Child Welfare Agency
The
Board of
Somerset County Commissioners
Staub
Robert Tressler
Lansford
Lansford High School
Hood College
Frederick
Pennsylvania School of Social Work
Philadelphia
Mother‘s Assistance Fund
Allegheny
Charles E. Staub
Zion Lutheran Church
Somerset County
Elysburg
Lebanon
Liberty
Central Pennsylvania Synod
Lutheran Church In America
C. Martin Staub
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Westport, Conn
Meyersdale Rotarians
Sea Search Intensified For Missing Scorpion
The Navy reports an oil slick spotted five days earlier along the Scorpion’s homeward route from the Mediterranean. Capt. John F. Davis warns growing apprehension while ordering the Simon Bolivar andPreserver to a search area about 1 400 miles east of Norfolk.
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Washington
Navy
Norfolk
Mediterranean
John F. Davis
Davis
Pentagon
Simon Bolivar
Preserver
Farmer Backed Milk Law Reform Moves To House Floor
Pennsylvania House Agriculture Committee reported a farmer backed bill to revise the Milk Control Law while Gov Shafer’s consumer friendly plan remains bottled up. Supporters promised to amend the Ashton bill to align with Shafer recommendations as a floor clash looms.
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House
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House Agriculture Committee
Shafer
Admin
Gov. Shafer
William H. Ashton
R-Chester
Milk Control Commission
Milk Marketing Board
Ashton
Kent D. Shelhamer
D-Columbia
Shelhamer
Lee A. Donaldson Jr
Donaldson
Shafer Proposes Non-Public Schools Aid Plan
Gov. Shafer proposes a state aid program for non public schools using about 4.3 million dollars of harness racing revenue as seed funding. As flat racing revenue rises toward 10 million dollars, harness funds drop proportionally and then fund half of any excess annually. The plan, backed by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, is tied to House Bill 2170 and discussed with Senate Appropriations Chairman George Wade.
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Harrisburg
Shafer
Senate Appropriations
George N. Wade
Cumberland
Pennsylvania Catholic Conference
Pennsylvania
William B. Ball
Somerset County Development Council elects Berkley as president
Van G. Berkley of Somerset was elected president of Somerset County Development Council for 1968 69 at a board meeting Tuesday evening. Other officers include Henry J. Beamie first president John M. Cornish second vice president David B. Weir secretary Steven Bahorik treasurer and F. R. Brant executive vice president. Annual meeting set for June 26 with location to be announced. D P Clark served as president last year and plans to move to Naples Florida.
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van G. Berkley
Somerset
Somerset County Development Council
Berkley
Penelec
Henry J. Beamie
Meyersdale
Ford Dealer
John M. Cornish
Addison
Cornish Lakeside Enterprises
David B. Weir
Solar Fuel Company
Steven Bahorik
Cairnbrook
F. R. Brant
County Development Council
D. P. Clark
Stoystown RD 3
Naples
Fla
Convair Jet Crashes Near Bombay Killing 29
A four-jet Indonesian airliner crashed shortly after takeoff near Bombay killing 29 aboard. Thirty villagers were seriously injured when debris hit houses. Garuda Airways said 15 passengers and 14 crew, mostly Indonesian and Chinese, were on board. no Americans identified. The Convair was en route from Bombay to Karachi.
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Bombay
India
Here
Indonesia
Garuda Airways
Karachi
Pakistan
Farm Work Limited by Wet Soil in Pennsylvania
The State Crop Reporting Service notes soil moisture ranges from adequate to surplus across Pennsylvania farms, with showers and wet soil hindering field work. Corn planting proceeds with weather permitting, winter crops progress, oats grow slowly due to cool temperatures, alfalfa hay cutting starts in southern areas, and fruit crops advance past blooming.
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Harrisburg
State Crop Reporting Service
Pennsylvania
Russian Sub Crewman Writes Mother From Scorpion Crisis
A Pennsylvanian torpedoman aboard the missing submarine Scorpion sent a May 16 letter describing a dramatic surface near Crete. He said a Russian destroyer was within 100 feet with guns trained as U.S. fighters aided the crew, and noted the submarine was en route to Norfolk after 20 days at sea.
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Lee Linder Broomall
Scorpion
Crete
Mediterranean
Salvatore A. Violetti
Torpedoman 3.C
Robert P. Violetti
Norfolk
Straits of Gibraltar
Spain
Africa
United States
Cmdr
Francis Slattery
Violetti
Naples
Isle of
Ivan
United State
Vietnam War Bonus Bill Advances In Committee In PA
Senate Appropriations approves a $28 million Vietnam era bonus plan. Eligible veterans would receive 25 per month of service up to 750 dollars, with a 1000 payment to next of kin of war casualties, funded by a voter-approved bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Margasak
Harrisburg
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Pennsylvania
House
Appropriations Committee
Pittsburgh
State Department of Internal Affairs
Department
John K. Tabo
Labor and Industry
House Senate
France Reduces Gold Reserves As Education Reform Outlined
Premier Georges Pompidou shifts to head the Education Ministry after Alain Peyrefitte resigns amid student unrest. He signals using $6 billion in gold and foreign currency reserves to steady trade as France backs a reform law aimed at modernizing education and easing economic inequality.
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Louis Nevin
Associated Press
PARIS
Georges Pompidou
Alain Peyrefitte
Pompidou
Education
France
Charles de Gaulle
Ft. Knox
de Gaulle
Georges Gorse
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Jack Bell
Carthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Flanders‘ Fields
Stonycreek
Bob Horton
Atlantic
Monrovia
6Th Fleet
Greenwich
Azores
By Vincent P. Carocci
Cleveland
Development Council
Convair
Saigon
U.S. 9Th Infantry
Y-bridge
Joe Rivera
Guam
Tom Degant
Toledo
Ohio
Ted Owens
Davenport
Iowa
Gorse
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