John S. Fine (1893-1978)

Luzerne County · dedicated 2016 · 400 block of Koskiusko St, Nanticoke

Governor of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1955 after serving as county and state judge. His inauguration was the first to be televised. His administration instituted the first permanent sales tax, ended segregation in the National Guard, and opened the State Police to African Americans. Fine initiated improvements in health care, raising the state's national ranking. He was born in Alden and was a graduate of Nanticoke High School.

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John S. Fine (1893-1978)

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