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Beth Fortney Is At Girls State Allegheny (Cont'd from Page l) "Hopefully that will tell us how hard she of 624 Fifth Street Huntingdon is one of the over 250 future leaders from all parts of Pennsylvania who is attending the American Legion Auxiliary's sessions of Girls State this week at Shippensburg State College. These girls who have just completed their junior year in high school all overthe State, will be in residence at McLean Hall on the Shippensburg State College Campus from June 20 to June 27. The purpose of Girls State is to provide citizenship training for girls of high school age; to afford them the opportunity to live together as self-governing citizens; to inform them about the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of American citizenship, in order that they may understand, and participate in the functioning of their government. The aim and real purpose is to help them grasp the meaning and their responsibility as an adult citizen. For this one week, these girls will be a part of the mythical state of Girls State," "and receive instructions In nated in city, county and slale "slop in Hartford, STRICKLER'S ITSBETTER ment.

Two political parties will be formed, and party caucuses, campaigns and elections will be held on all levels. The elections will consist of both primary and general elections, and are conducted in the same manner as regular municipal, county and state elections that are held in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. They will have the opportunity to use the two systems of voting methods used in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. They will have the opportunity to use the two systems of voting methods used in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with some of the elections being conducted by the paper ballot method as well as the machine voting method. By the end of this week of government training, they will have elected a governor, state treasurer, state auditor, and two judges.

An outstanding citizen will be elected, and two representatives and one senator to represent Pennsylvania at Girls Nation session that will be held at the American University in Washington. D.C. Miss Fortney is being sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 24, Huntingdon. Sheisthedaughterof Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence E. Fortney, 624 Fifth Street Huntingdon. NOTICE: Smithfieid Township Tax Office wiii be closed Till July 1st, 10:00 a.m. Cieo S. Gehrett FINAL DAYS Conn, and was en route to Memphis, Tenn.

after a stop in Philadelphia. Ray Auletta, 37, of Trenton, N. said he was sitting in the last seat near the tail. "I ran to the back door," he said. "The stewardess was trying to open it.

It was got it open and I jumped out and another person jumped out behind. I got out of there pretty fast, I tell you." Most of the passengers climbed off the plane through an emergency door above the wing. "We couldn't get out the front door because the stewardess was trapped under an air bag which had blown open," said John Cooper, of Riverton, N.J. "I pulled-her free of the door and got her Douglas Langlios, 25, West Hartford, said: "We tried to get out the front door, but it was blocked by the stewardess'seat." "Everyone was quite calm," he said. "The plane emptied out quickly.

Most people I saw walked off the plane." who had been trapped inside the wreckage, was admitted to St. Agnes Hospital in critical condition. A hospital spokesman said the pilot had sustained broken vertebrae. Four other persons were admitted to St. Agnes Hospital and 16 others were treated and released.

The two stewardesses, Marsha Morriss and Izdiko Tov- ligyi, and the co-pilot, John Spencer, were listed in serious condition at Methodist Hospital. Eight others were admitted to Methodist Hospital and 42 were treated and released. At least 17 persons were treated at Taylor Hospital. Hagarman said there was no one sitting in the tail section, adding "it was only about 15 feet long. "I got out.

I saw an engine over there 200 tail section over there 200 yards," he said. "I went outside and I was shaking hands with people." Several passengers credited Philadelphia Fire Department Capt. Frank Scipione, a passenger on the plane, with aiding life" vacti at ion and kegpl CSS Fire Commissioner Joseph Rizzo said the plane was evacuated within 40 minutes of the crash which occurred about 5.15p.m. EOT. Boston Strike loses THE DAILY NEWS, Huntingdon ond Mount Union, June 24, 1976 PAGE 9 Azeyedo Huntingdon To Parade Watchmen Will Sing At Neelyton The Watchmen, one of the leading young gospel singing groups in the North, will be appearing at St.

Luke United Methodist Church, Neelyton, on Saturday, June 26, starting This talented group of young men has been presenting concerts all across the United States many years. They have performed on television and radio, and have recorded nine long playing albums with two more being planned in the near future. The Watchmen recently gained national recognition by singing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. The Watchmen began their career in gospel music in 1968 at a local hymn-sing. Since that time however, the group has evolved into one of the top performing and most sought after young Gospel groups in the North.

Each year the group travels thousands of miles performing on the concert stage, for high school assemblies, at civic functions, local and country festivals and churches. The group is comprised of six musically talented individuals, including John Abraham, lead singer and manager of the group; Loren Greene, baritone and sound technician; Minnie Abraham, pianist and mother of three members of the group; Ken Abraham, drummer and evangelist; Howard (Tink) Abraham, tenor, bass guitarist, pianist and arranger for the group. A freewill offering will be received. BOSTON (UPI) A three day illegal strike by 20,000 Massachusetts state employes ended today minutes before a 6 a.m. court deadline that would have cost the union $200,000 a day in fines if the strike continued.

"Because of the progress in the talks, we are ordering all the workers back to work immediately," union president Howard Doyle said emerging from an overnight negotiating session with state officials and a mediator. "I'm optimistic at a time like this that they will go back to work," Doyle said. Unable to settle a contract to get their first payraise since 1969, the workers walked out at 6 a.m. Monday. Late Wednesday Judge Thomas Morse gave the strikers the choice of continuing the strike which seriously impaired state services, or face fines of $200,000 a day.

ed i a torEricSchmer- tz, looking fatigued, told an impromptu news conference at the talk site there had been "significant progress" in the talks initiated Wednesday afternoon by Superior Court order, a I though no contract agreement. "We have been engaged in intensive mediation session all night. Both sides have been negotiating in good faith and in my judgement there has been significant progress on important issues," Schmertz said. "We're not going to disclose at this time which issues are involved with the significant progress," he said. The talks were to be resumed at 3 p.m.

today. Almost half the workers represented by a union coalition including prison guards, hospital employes, public works employes and welfare workers walked off the job Monday demanding raises in their average salary (Cont'd from Page l) Azevedodied. leetoraMaw.stipulates dies, the ice must start the beginning, with candidates filing to run and another campaign period. If this occurred, President Francisco da Costa Gomes would have to set the date for the new elections within 48 hours of the death of a candidate. A signed, notarized intention to withdraw from race can be filed by candidates up to 48 hours before the election.

If Azevedo were to do this, the contest would go ahead between his three rivals: Army chief Gen. Antonio Ramalho Eanes, Communist candidate Octavio Pato and far-left exmilitary security chief Maj. Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho. Azevedo's Lisbon campaign headquarters said they would continue their efforts on his behalf. The 51 -year-old prime minister was rushed to Sao Joao Hospital shortly before noon Wednesday after he suffered a heart attack while riding in an automobile with his wife, Maria Susana.

When he arrived at the hospital his heart and breathing had stopped, a hospital spokesman said. Doctors said his wife helped save his life by administering mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. His heart began beating again after a heart massage so vigorous it broke one of his ribs, doctors said. The prime minister had suf fered previous two heart attacks. The Huntingdon Horsemen, held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday June 16, at the Club show grounds on Warrior Ridge.

Plans were finalized for the show on Sunday, June 20. Members are reminded of the big Bicentennial parade in Huntingdon on Saturday, June 26, at 6 p.m. The club has not yet been told where to meet by the Bicentennial committee, so members are asked to get in touch with Betty Norris at 643-0364 to find out for sure where to meet. The parade starts forming at 4 o'clock. Members please wear blue pants, white shirts and red neckscarves.

As many members as possible are asked to ride in the parade to have a good turnout. The club's banner has been com pleted and will be carried in the parade. Other riders in the Hunting don area who are not mem bers of the Huntingdon Hot- semen are also cordially invited to participate in the parade. A fun-day has been planned for Sunday. July 11 at 10a.m.

at the club grounds. No horses, just lots of fun. Everyone please bring a covered dish for lunch. The next meeting will be Wednesday, July 21 at 8:00 at the club grounds. Wolf Furniture Co.

JUNE SALE! lENDS MONDAY, JUNE 28th CHOICE OF WOLF'S REG. $59.95 TABLES Choose 26 26 hex commode, 54 20 cocktail, or 24 24 square commode, each design-crafted to last. 39 For Summer Comfort Westinghouse CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING You can be if it's Westinghouse Super-quiet you'll hardly know it's there ex cept you'll be so comfortable Small, but powerful-only 18-inches high, two feet wide, less than three-feet deep Martin H. Heine Petroleum, Inc. 279 Standing Stone Ave.

Huntingdon, Pa. Phone 643-2321 GE AIR CONDITIONER GE portable small enough to put almost anywhere, yet powerful enough to cool. 138 Governor (Cont'd from Page 1) create the illusion of impropriety where none exits. This suit has been filed for purposes of pure political propaganda." Shapp said he has already provided a record of post-election contributions to reporters, and ordered his press secretary to make the report available to the media again. The suit also asks the court to require Shapp to file post- election contributions.

Shapp's campaign aides say Pennsylvania law does not require such filings. "To the best of my knowledge, no other Pennsylvania governor Democrat or Republican has even been called upon to make such figures public or has done so voluntarily, "Shapp said. Shapp did not comment on Butera's claims that an advertising agency that has a contract with the state Lottery Commission has neglected to collect more than $100,000 in debts owed by the Shapp campaign. Butera and the others filed the suit in Commonwealth Court Tuesday. Total recall is what should happen to the particular model of the junker we bought.

Giant Cake Enroute To Philadelphia Democrats (Cont'd from Page 1) to the floor as separate resolutions for a vote by the full House. Obey and his fellow task force members, who drafted the reform plan Reps. Lloyd Meeds, and Norman D'Amours, agreed to drop a provision that would have given the speaker power to name future members of the administration commmit- tee. But they said the rest of the plan must be preserved "if we are to remain credible." The plan would eliminate a practice called "cash outs," where members can take cash for personal use but subject to tax as income funds from their $6,500 a year stationery allowance, $2,000 allowance for official expenses away from the Capitol, and $2,400 allowance for constituent newsletters. Also, the $1,140 a-year postage allowance would be elimi nated and the 20-cents-a-mile for auto travel would be cut to 15 cents.

The stationery, official expenses and newsletter allowances, plus travel reim bursement, district office rent, equipment rental and a telephone allowance, would be wrapped into one expense account worth $37,500 a year to each member. Members could draw, upon proper voucher, from the consolidated account any amount, subject to the $37,500 limit, for any one of the allowances, meaning the entire limit could be used for travel. But no money would bo left for the other allowances and leftover money would be returned to the House DEERFIELD, III. (UPI) Five trucks are on their way to Philadelphia with the parts for a five-story chocolate cake to be unveiled July 3 as a part of the city's Bicentennial celebration. The cake, from the Sara Lee will consist of eight octagonal tiers reaching a height of 47 feet when assembled.

It will be 42 feet wide at the base, and the designers say its volume will be equivalent to a million Sara Lee chocolate cakes. Decorations on the square-foot surface will con sist of icings and confections, handmade, showing historic- highlights from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Moon Walk by American astronauts. They will be added to the cake at Philadelphia. The mammoth confection, enough to serve slices to more than 200,000 persons, will be displayed in the Philadelphia Memorial Hall. Huge chocolate layers were baked in the company's New Hampton, The cake was dispatched on its journey Wednesday to the music of the Deerfieid High School band, and with a speech by Mayor Bernard Forrest.

Loss Over In Burglary $1,000 in a MORE THAN JUST A BOOKCASE This is a decorator piece in a pecan finish. Measures 36 1 2 60" H. Reg. 79.95 55 GIVE THEM A DELIGHTFUL SUMMER WITH PLAYCLOTHES SWIMWEAR FROM How did nirlwatchcrs I'vi'f manage' before they invented mirror-finish sunglasses 1 THE COLONIAL FLORIST 101 W. Shirley, Mount Union 542-9496 Loss in excess of resulted yesterday burglary at the residence of Bernard Allen Park, Cassville, located along Cass Township Route 301, one half mile south of Cassville.

A 32-20 Colt revolver was stolen, along with assorted jewelry rings, watches, etc. Park, the victim, told State Police his loss is "in excess of $1.000." The burglary took place bet ween 1:50 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. Wednesday. Entrance was via a rear door.

The window in the door was broken. Huntingdon State Police were called early today to investigate a theft of services incident. A brown and white pickup stopped at the Skat Service Station, along Route 22, west of Mill Creek, at After the operator of the pickup received $5 worth of fuel, he pulled away without pay ing for the gasoline. LOSE UGLY FAT Start losing weight today OR MONEY BACK. MONADEX a tiny tablet that will help curb your desire lor excess food.

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25 lor a 20 day supply and $5.50 (or twice the amount. Lose ugly (at or your money will be refunded with no questions asked by: Steels Pharmacy 418 Perm St. Mail Orders Filled Plus Many, Many More Outstanding Bargains! PLAYCLOTHES BOY'S SIZES Month Size thru Toddlers and 2 to 4 Sizes 4 to 8 Sizes 8 to 16. SWIMWEAR TRUNK SIZES 3 to 16 Everything For His Fun in the Sun. PLAYCLOTHES GIRLS' SIZES Month Size Thru Toddlers Sizes 3 to 6X Sizes 7 to 14.

SWIMWEAR TODDLER SIZES Sizes 2 to 4 Sizes 4 to 16 Everything For her fun in the Put a smile on your face. Discover Hersheypark. Hersheypark is a world of fun, fantasy and family entertainment. Climbing, splashing, thrilling rides. Live shows with lop name entertainment.

Old world craftsmen A Tudor towne A Bavarian village Dancing dolphins and comedy divers. Music and magic. And moie All lor one-price admission Regular $7 00 .50 tax ($7 50). Juniors 5 thru 9. SS 25 50 tax ($5.75) Children 4 and under admitted Iree Open daily from to 30 a in lo 10 m.

thru Labor Day and Sundays in September Arrive alter 5 p.m and save $2.00. Senior citizens' discount good any day For iiilormahon call 717-534-3916 FREE ENTERTAINMENT ALL DAY LONG Including Mark Wilson's Magic Circus Dolphin Diving Show Aquatheatre Variety Shows in Dry Gulch Theatre Country Music in Trail Blazer Theatre THE AMPHITHEATRE THESE SHOW TIME STAR SPECIALS The Challengers June 5-6 Hudson Brothers June 12-13 Paul Cafdwell Singers June 14-20 Sammy Kaye June 18 Blackwood Singers June 21 Edwardlans June 28-July 3 All shows subject lo change without nollco 7th Mifflin Huntingdon Phone 643-1402 SHOP FRI. MON. TO 9P.M. Use Your Poser's Charge Bonk Easy-Uy-A-Woy Plan Be tfeiSheypark Happy! HERSHEY, PA..

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