Massive manhunt for Peggy Ann Brodnick continues in Shade Gap
About 400 armed men, including state police, FBI agents, and 200 to 300 volunteers, scour a wooded mountainous area near Shade Gap Pennsylvania for Peggy Ann Brodnick 17 and her abductor. No clues have been found as search efforts, aided by a 13 state alarm, proceed with patrols continuing through night despite fog rain and darkness.
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Shade Gap
Peggy Ann Brodnick
FBI
Harrisburg
Man abducts girl from rural road near home
Police say two people were wounded by the suspect who leaped from woods and abducted Peggy, a Southern Huntingdon High School junior, as she and her siblings walked after leaving a school bus on a dirt road a quarter mile from the home.
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Woods
Peggy
Southern Huntingdon High School
Mysterious Sniping Wounds Nine in Manhattan
Nine people were wounded in separate shooting incidents across Manhattan on Thursday night. Police believe air pistols or air rifles were used with pellets possibly fired from a moving car. Two victims were seriously injured after being hit in the eye.
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New York
Manhattan
Senate panel OKs food labeling bill tightening rules
Washington AP The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a compromise measure by 14 to 3 to tighten federal oversight of labeling and packaging for foods drugs cosmetics and other household goods.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Neosho Welfare Adopts Local Work Plan Amid Criticism
Neosho county maintains a welfare advisory committee and a work program begun with Chanute city. Most employable participants work, while able bodied recipients face a work requirement credited against aid. Chanute park jobs supervise by Clem Keller. commissioners welcome public input and will review complaints.
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Stock Market in Steep Loss After Auto Sales Drop
The stock market fell after a report showed a 15 percent drop in auto sales in early May. The Dow Jones industrial average slid to 877.17, down 8.40 points at noon as General Motors opened late due to heavy order flow. Chrysler fell 87 cents to 41.25, Ford down 25 cents to 46.62, American Motors down 25 cents to 9.12.
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F4C Phantom Downs MIG17 in North Viet Nam Air Battle
U S Air Force denies Peking charge of intruding into Red China after an F4C Phantom shot down a MIG17 20 to 25 miles south of the Chinese border. Maj. Wilbur R. Dudley and Lt. Imantes Kringelis credited with the engagement, marking the 12th MIG downed in the war.
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Imantes Kringelis
Lake Zurich
Ill
Weather notes and record lows across Kansas today
Skies cleared in Kansas though colder than normal persists. Readings dropped below freezing in parts with Wichita and Concordia posting record lows for the date. Garden City 25 degrees and Pittsburg 46 as Wichita marked 32 degrees, five degrees below the 1953 record.
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Concordia
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Pittsburg
Two men arrested on city warrants at Royal Burger Bar
Ishmael Martinez and Buddy Butler of Chanute were held on assault and battery and disturbing the peace charges. Each was released on $100 bond with hearings set for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Complaints were signed by Ed Gervais, manager of the Royal Burger Bar, regarding incidents at the cafe early May 1.
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Buddy Butler
Chanute
Ed Gervais
Royal Burger Bar
N. Santa Fe
Intercepted Letter About Honeymoon With a Mechanical Man
An intercepted note mentions a girl honeymooning with a mechanical man. The writer quips that it normally takes about 25 years for a husband to become a robot, reflecting a quirky exchange at a nearby desk.
Marines Wipe Out Viet Cong Force in Saigon Area
U S Marines in South Viet Nam smashed a Viet Cong force near Da Nang after a 10 hour battle 175 enemy killed and 120 dead reported in body counts while 38 commandos were arrested. Air and naval missions over North Viet Nam totaled 135 in a high daily effort.
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North Viet Nam
da Nang
Coy Spring Unruly Weather Across Nation in 66
Weather chaos grips the country with record May snow in Upstate New York and Pittsburgh, heavy rains raising rivers, and widespread crop damage from frost and drought. Officials cite Canadian air masses as the cause, with tens of millions in losses across cotton, fruit, tobacco, and grain sectors.
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St. Louis
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Sheridan
Wyo
Kansas City
Virginia
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Auto sales slump hits major Detroit firms May 1 10
Industry leaders warn of a 15 percent drop in car purchases from a year earlier with GM Chrysler and American Motors all reporting declines for May 1 to 10. Ford shows strength with a 15 percent gain compared to last year while total auto sales fall about 35,000 from 1965.
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GM Auto
Chrysler
American Motors
Ford
Judge Bars Public From Pretrial Depositions
U S District Judge Holtzoff ruled the public will be barred during pretrial statements by witnesses in the $5 million libel suit filed by Senator Thomas J. Dodd against columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson. Depositions will begin later this month. a ruling on Dodd's tax and contribution documents was postponed.
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U.S
Alexander Holtzoff
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Holtzoff
Dodd
Pearson and Anderson
Senate
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows May 10 1966 Peak
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log covering the 24 hours to 9 am Friday for May 1966. Comparable figures from 1965 show higher or lower totals, reflecting ongoing roadway fatalities data.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tribune Phone Contact for Service
Instructions urge readers to contact their Tribune phone or, if unavailable, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for reachability.
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Tribune
Miss 2000 Weds English Robot in Radcliffe Dorm Feud
A 20 year old Radcliffe College student dubbed Miss 2000 married a walking talking robot named Dalek in a publicity stunt aimed at protesting dormitory living rules. The petite red haired junior hid her name fearing calls while Dalek, her robot husband, referenced Dr Who.
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Radcliffe College
Rebel
A. Dalek
Cliffe College
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Crimson
Crimson Box 2000
Dalek
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