Crew of Quaker Ship May Lose Passports
The Phoenix crew transporting $10,000 in medical supplies to Haiphong faces possible loss of U S passports as the State Department warns against travel to North Vietnam. The ship has arrived and is aiding civilian war casualties while a Canadian crew member films the voyage.
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Washington
Haiphong
North Vietnam
U. S
Hong Kong
State Department
Phoenix
U.S. Treasury
Canadian Broadcasting System
Dunkirk Man 22 Sent To Hospital After Assaults
Dunkirk resident Leo E. Wachter 22 was arraigned in City Court on third degree assault for grabbing two women and a girl from behind while walking. He was sent to Gowanda State Hospital for observation up to 60 days after police found a knife rope and gloves on him.
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Dunkirk
N.Y
Gowanda
Leo E. Wachter
August R. Jankowski
Cancer and Smoking Debate Marked by Warnings
Dr. Ashbel C. Williams warned that one of every three US deaths in 1967 would be smoking related while urging avoidance of cigarettes. He spoke at a Cancer Society seminar as another speaker called for low tar nicotine options for those who smoke. A separate item reports Robert Squires, 22, killed in a truck crash near Berlin, Pennsylvania after his vehicle left Route 219.
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Palm Beach, Fla
American Cancer Society
Ashbel C. Williams
Jacksonville
Fla
Williams
The
Cancer Society
United States
Berlin
Robert Squires
Garrett, R. D
Route 219
Pickets Halting Milk Delivery Disrupts School Lunches
In Uniontown Pennsylvania orange juice replaced milk as pickets supporting striking school bus drivers blocked milk delivery at Fairchance Georges High School. About 400 students drank juice with lunch while other supplies were delivered. The three week strike against private bus contractors shrank attendance nearly by half. Drivers seek Teamsters Local 491 recognition and will vote April 4 in a Labor Relations Board election.
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Uniontown
Fairtance-Georges High School
Robert C. Fike
Teamsters Local 491
State Labor Relations Board
Bell workers approve new three year pact
Bell Telephone Co of Pennsylvania workers who struck for eight days in March voted to accept a three year contract. About 60.4 percent of 7,800 members in Local 1944 supported the agreement, which raises wages 3.50 to 5.50 dollars weekly and expands insurance medical coverage and vacations. A wage reopen clause is set for 18 months.
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Pittsburgh
Bell Telephone Co
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Telephone Workers Union
Margaret White
Jamestown Theft Probed After $4200 Bag Stolen
Jamestown detectives investigate a theft of more than $4,000 from a car containing a bank deposit bag. Robert Hallett, owner of Shop N Saye, left his unlocked car for about 10 minutes near a bowling alley and restaurant while heading to the bank. The bag held about $3,200 in cash and $1,000 in checks.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Robert Hallett
Youth burglars sentenced in Peters Township burglary
Three Allegheny County teens faced prison terms for a January 22 break in at McMurray Dairy Bar in Peters Two. Russell Evans and James T. Jones, both 18 from McKees Rocks, received 11 to 23 months. Evans to workhouse, Jones to Washington County Jail. Gerald E. Shanks, 18 of Corapolis, got an indeterminate term at Camp Hill. They were charged with burglary larceny assault with intent to kill and 13 counts of malicious mischief. Shanks fired a sawed off shotgun at the owner, who was wounded but recovered.
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Washington, Pa
Allegheny County
Peters
Russell Evans
James T. Jones
McKees Rocks
Evans
Jones
Washington County
Gerald E. Shanks
Coraopolis
Area Hoods Reward Reaches 300 For Vandalism Case
Jamestown authorities raise rewards to 300 dollars for information leading to arrests in the vandalism at Jefferson High School. The Jamestown Teachers Association added 100 dollars, Kiwanis Club and radio station WJTN each 50 dollars, with police and a resident previously contributing. Detectives have questioned over 30 juveniles as the probe continues. In a separate report, Bertha Drumgold, 55, dies after a fall at Hershey Sports Arena during a basketball game. autopsy ordered.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Jefferson High School
Jamestown Teachers Association
Kiwanis Club
WJITN
Hershey
Bertha Drumgold
Shermansdale
Hershey Hospital
Hershey Sports Arena
Claude Light
Dauphin County
Two Chicagoans Charged In Merion Rape Robbery Case
Frederick Malche and Harold J. Evans were arrested after a high speed turnpike chase near Everett Pennsylvania. They face charges of rape burglary larceny and robbery tied to a Wynnewood home invasion where a 45 year old woman was attacked. a third suspect is being sought. Furs jewelry and the victim’s car were reported missing and later recovered in Philadelphia. The two suspects are held without bail for a April 7 hearing.
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Merson, Pa
Everett
Wynnewood
Frederick Malche
Harold J. Evans
Tice
Philadelphia
Merion
Punxsutawney Man Charged In Shooting
Police in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania arrested two men after a woman, Agnes Brown, 59, was shot and listed in critical condition. George Carol, 48, was arraigned on assault with intent to kill and jailed.
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Punxsutawney
Joseph Volpe
Agnes Brown
Adrian Hospital
Shadyside Hospital
Pittsburgh
George Carol
Punxsuvawney
Volpe
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U.S
Atlanta
Florida House
Ralph Turlington
Supreme Court
Speed
Barney
South Center Street
Caine
Elmview Jersey
Elmview Jersey Dairy
Columbus-Lottsville Road
Ted Dahlstrand
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
WOTR
the Christian College
Bell
Barry Hardman
Matthew Colwell
Wina
Linde
RCA
Grice Jewelers
North Center Street
Corry, Pa
Dial
Marion
ABANK
the National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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