Lawyers oppose Musmanno in Sacco Vanzetti defamation case
In Milan prosecutors and defense clash over Justice Musmanno as a witness in Jurgen Thorwald's suit alleging the authors’ claim the Sacco and Vanzetti conviction was exonerated. Arguments center on Musmanno’s past role as defense counsel and the appropriateness of revisiting 1921 trial evidence.
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Musmanno
Sacco
Vanzetti
Milan
Italy
UPI
Vero Vania
Sally
Braintree
Mass
Musman
Thorwald
Giovanni Bovio
Warminster Faces Three Burglary Incidents
Burglars broke into three Warminster businesses this morning and took a small amount of cash. Police are investigating the incidents and reviewing surveillance footage for leads.
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Warminster
Boy Still Unwanted: Ricky Thorne’s Turbulent foster case
Ricky Thorne, age 16, long denied support by parents Magnie and Victor Thorne, faces a grim future after being abandoned in Miami. Court records show the Thorne family relocated to Canada, sparking battles over Ricky’s care and custody.
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Miami
Fila
Ricky Thorne
Ricky
Miami International
Soviet Arms Offer To Arabs Post Six Day War
Moscow announced the Soviet Union would replace Arab arms losses from the six day war with Israel last June. Russia has already provided Egypt with tanks and planes to offset losses but has not yet sent aid to Hussein and Jordan.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Jordan
Israel
Russia
Egypt
Hussein
China unveils advanced transistor computer
Hong Kong dispatch reports Communist China announcing the successful production of an advanced transistorized computer. The note says the device will speed up the nation's development in atomic science, rocketry and space travel.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China Today
Wall reduced in Middletown Township meeting room
A 4-1 vote at a caucus last night cut the paneled railing in the main meeting room to within one inch of the table. Supervisor John L. Lindsay said the reduction will be seven inches. Chairman Martin G. Ragsdale opposed lowering the paneling, preferring its removal entirely for aesthetic reasons.
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Middletown Township
John L. Lindsay
Martin G. Ragsdale
Board of Supervisors
Ragsdale
Lindsay
British Secretary Defends Drinking on TV Gaffe
British Foreign Secretary George Brown defends his drinking with quotes that alcohol is necessary and that he will not change. He cites public scrutiny of his behavior, including a confrontation with photographers and photos at a champagne party aboard the Queen Mary. Brown dismisses calls for firing and maintains his temperament is part of his public persona.
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Scarborough
England
UPI
George Brown
Brown
Robin Day Bn
BBC
Day
London Daily Mirror
Winston Churchill
Police recover stolen car in five minutes in Bristol Township
Bristol Township police quickly traced a stolen car to its location after a general alarm broadcast at 1 25 p m. By 1 30 p m patrolmen spotted the vehicle at Bath Road and Lakeland Avenue with a 14 year old Bristol Terrace youth inside. The youth, who faced prior theft charges, was detained and sent to Bucks County Juvenile Detention Home.
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Bristol Township
Bucks County
Mansion St
Alfonso
Durante
Cable Road
Cobalt Ridge
Levitoown
Betti Ann Opdyke Safe After Carnival Ordeal
Betty Ann Opdyke of River Road Washin Crossing returned home safely after being taken against her will on a carnival midways tour starting Sept 24 at the Trenton State Fair. A 15 year old enrolled in ninth grade at Council Rock High School, Newtown, she traveled with a stagehand and another man to Maryland Virginia and North Carolina before police recovered her and arranged return home. Authorities pursue charges where possible and review involvement of carnival workers.
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Betty Ann Opdyke
River Road
Washin Crossing
Opdyke
Council Rock High School
Newtown
William Kershaw
Upper Makefield Township
Courier Times
Trenton
Aha
Maryland
Virginia
Charlotte
N.C
Kershaw
Carnival
District Attorney's Office
Youth Sentenced On 12 Counts In Bucks County Case
A 19 year old Croydon youth, Russell John Frysinger, was sentenced by Judge Paul R. Beckert to two months to 364 days in Bucks County Prison after pleading guilty to 12 counts including burglary, larceny, receiving stolen goods, conspiracy, and corrupting morals of a minor. Costs of 174.67 were ordered. He may enter work release with prison approval. The case involved two Langhorne burglaries and two juveniles. Det. Michael Arlen of Middletown Township arrested him on December 14.
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Croydon
Bucks County
Russell John Frysinger
Bristol Pike
Paul R. Beckert
Beckert
Frysinger
Langhorne
Middletown Township
Michael Arlen
Bitter uproar over Upper Middletown trash hauling
Supervisor Aldridge Augie Everitt reports strong local anger as residents complain about messy trash pickup in the upper Middletown Township. He notes residents dump waste at the trucks, causing spills, and says Penn Sanitation Corp. will haul above Route 1 at cost until the township can establish its own system or hire an alternate hauler.
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Aldridge
Augie” Everitt
Middletown
Everitt
Penn Sanitation Corp
Penntation
Fire Company Terms Aired In Township Caucus
Representatives from four Skyline Fire District companies discussed a proposed contract with Middletown Township supervisors. Aldridge Everitt indicated the new contract may mirror last year's budget of 7,800 dollars for William Penn Penndel Langhorne Middletown and Parkland companies, with Newtown Fire Company receiving 400 dollars and Levittown No 2 getting 1,600 for fringe-area home protection. No final decision was reached.
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Skyline Fire District
Middletown Township
Aldridge Ee Everitt
William Penn
Penndel
Langhorne-Middletown
Parkland
Newtown Fire Company
Levittown No. 2
Burglars Break Into First Baptist Church
Burglars broke into the First Baptist Church of Levittown Fairless Hills on Emily Road near Indian Creek Park yesterday. They gained entry by breaking a rear door, smashed a small window in Rev. S Wade Stewart's study, and took five dollars from a filing cabinet drawer.
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First Baptist Church
Levittown
Fairless Hills
Emilie Road
Indian Creek Park
S. Wade Stewart
Kiwanis Resolve Condemns Pornography At State Meet
At the 50th annual Pennsylvania Kiwanis convention in York 800 delegates from 230 clubs approved a resolution condemning pornographic literature and urging promotion of clean reading and high moral standards. Michael Coco of Fox Chapel was elected state governor for 1968 and Dr Xavier Chiampi of West Pittston was chosen governor-elect.
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York
UPI
Pennsylvania Kiwanis Clubs
Michael Coco
Fox Chapel
Pittsburgh
Xavier Chiampi
West Pittston
Levittown's Sad Philosopher Loses Beard Image
In Dane County jail, Robert Cohen a 24 year old UW graduate philosophy student laments lost beard shaved by order of the sheriff claiming unsanitary conditions. He and Robert Zwicker 20 Appleton Wis serve 14 days for disorderly conduct after an antiwar protest and may attend classes by day but return to cells at night as Cohen ponders his image.
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Madison
Wis
Dane County
Robert §. Cohen
University of Wisconsin
Levittown
Robert Zwicker
Appleton
Three Boys Charged In Legion Post Vandalism
Three youths ages 10 and 9 were picked up in Warminster for ransacking Gen Lacey American Legion Post 798 on Jacksonville Road causing 1000 dollars in damage. Police say they broke in Tuesday when empty. a jukebox cigars and food were damaged or taken. At juvenile officer recommendation the 10 year old was released to his mother and the two nine year olds were committed to Bucks County Detention Home in Eddison.
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Warminster
Gen. Lacey American Legion
Jacksonville Road
William Ford
Bucks County
Eddison
Calgon Plant Dedicated on Post Road in Falls Township
A new multi million dollar Calgon plant on Post Road Falls Township was officially dedicated at 10 30 this morning. Township and Calgon Company officials attended the ceremony. The 22 acre site houses 67000 square feet with production lines that are almost fully automated, a firm official said.
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Calgon
Post Road
Falls Township
Calgon Company
Two Pennsylvania Soldiers Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department announced Wednesday that two Pennsylvanians died in Vietnam. Capt. Patrick J. Brophy from Erie and Spec. 4 William F. Smith Jr. from Lock Haven were killed in action, with parents listed for both.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Defense Department
Patrick J. Brophy
Clement J. Brophy
Erie
Spec
William F. Smith Jr
William F. Smith Sr
Lock Haven
Middletown Township Discusses Junked Car Ordinance
Proposals set fines of 25 dollars or up to 10 days in jail for junked cars on private or public property. The caucus paused without action, as officials seek clarifications before the next regular meeting.
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Middletown Township
Man Freed In Larceny Case At Bucks County Court
Irving Bennett of 1200 Melon Street was found innocent Tuesday in Bucks County Court on four charges linked to July 1966 larcenies at the Metals Co plant in Cornwall Heights. A nine woman three man jury returned a directed verdict ordered by Judge John J. Bodley, who also placed costs on the county. Two other Philadelphia men face charges from the same incident.
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Ricky
Magnie Thorne
Victor Thorne
Sid Weaver
Thornes
Miami
Detroit
Canada
Wepple
Barron
Weaver
Florida
Michigan
Philadelphia
Bucks County
Metals Co
Dunks Ferry Road
Cornwells Heights
Irving Bennett
Melon St
John J. Bodley
Joseph R. Davis
N. 17Th St
William J. Green
Grays Ferry Ave
Births listed in Levittown and surrounding towns dates unknown
Birth notices show multiple families in Levittown Bristol Township Bristol and Morrisville welcoming sons and daughters including Bruce Hendrix Edward Henry Welfredo and George Hammer Grant Poeckert Allen Perry Seymour Freedman Norman Thier ry and Kenneth Orr with addresses in Levittown Willingboro Morrisville Bristol and Levittown area. The entries date around early October.
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Welfredo
Buckley St
Bristol
George Hammer
New School Lane
Levitt Town
Spield
Levittown
Grant Poeckert
Eee Drive
Allen Perry
Appletree Drive
Seymour Freedman
Trim Road
Norman Thierry
Goose Neck Road
Kenneth Orr
Lane
Bristol Township
Opportunity Bus Delayed Amid Effort to Boost Local Jobs
Officials delay the Opportunity Bus pilot this week as they seek a plan to meet transportation needs for workers seeking jobs residents needing medical and dental services and those requiring job training. Local officials held discussions last month on how to relieve employment problems and support economic opportunity.
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Ane Ae Eerie
Endo
Franklin P.cat
Oth- Sone Test Poar Gubtordl
Police Sergeant's Son Injured In Bristol Street Accident
The six year old son of a Bristol Borough police sergeant was injured when struck by a truck while playing. John P Tortu Jr. was treated for foot injuries and released from Delaware Valley Hospital after a 3 25 PM crash. No summons was issued.
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Bristol Borough
John P. Tortu Jr
John P. Tortu Sr
Cleveland St
Delaware Valley Hospital
Joseph Downs
Arthur Angelaccio
Bristol
Trenton Ave
Downs
Angelaccio
Hayes St
Tortu Boy
Tides and Weather Report for Morrisville
The high yesterday reached 85 degrees with a low of 60. This morning's low was 63 with sunset at 6 35 p.m. Tonight’s sunrise is 7 a.m. and tomorrow’s sunset is 6 34 p.m. Tides indicate high tide occurs 15 minutes after the reference time and low tide 40 minutes after.
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Morrisville
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