Communists Strike Around Quang Tri Front Near Capital
Communist troops attacked targets around Quang Tri City near the 17th parallel. They hit an artillery camp a forward prisoner camp and a U S advisory post damaging vehicles and freeing some prisoners. Vietnamese and U S forces reported casualties and unclear prisoner numbers while North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong activity continued in the province.
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Enauun
Quang Tri
Quang Tri City
U.S
Quang Tri Prvince
Prison Fight Leaves Youth with Broken Jaw in Erie
A 19 year old Corry resident, Carl Johnson, is recovering in Erie County Prison after a fight in jail left him with a broken jaw. Johnson, held on larceny charges for a motor vehicle, was treated at Hamot Hospital, sent back to jail under guard, and the incident prompted Sheriff Andrew Hanisek to say it should have been reported to the County Prison Board. In a separate note Goa State’s new government was sworn in Panaji, ending direct Indian administration.
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Erie County
Carl Johnson
Corry
Hamot
Johnson
Erie County Prison
Andrew Hanisek
County Prison Board
Goa
Bombay
India
Panaji
K. R. Damle
Battle relief during four hour clash near Cambodian border
A company sergeant cups water over a wounded soldier in a four hour battle in war zone C near the Cambodian border. B Company 1st Battalion 26th Infantry clashed with the Toth Viet Cong guard regiment to defend a large Viet Cong base camp.
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1St Battalion
26Th Infantry
Toth
Identity Sought For Male Body on Erie Peninsula
Erie authorities seek to identify a male skeleton found in Presque Isle State Park. A .22 pistol lay near the right temple, a suitcase with initials AAG contained SCUBA gear, a book, a hand pump, and diving weights. The body appeared to be in summer clothing and may date to last summer or fall. The coroner noted the case as unusual and ongoing.
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Erie
Presque Isle State Pari
AAG
Philadelphia
Erie Police Department
Merle Wood
Wood
Survivor Tells Of Nurses Slayer Identification Trial
Public defender Gerald Getty questions Corazon Amurao, the lone survivor, about her identification of Richard Speck as the killer of eight nurses. The Philippines nurse testified four hours, describing the intruder with blond hair and dark clothes, and fingered Speck in court amid a crowded Chicago murder trial.
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Chicago
Willliam Martin
Martin
Speck
Getty
Corry Man Fined and Sentenced to Weekend Jail
Meredith Gilmore, 28, of 432 West Smith Street, was fined 150 dollars, ordered to pay 55 dollars court costs, and given a six month weekend jail term by Judge Thomas Barber in Erie County court for a motor vehicle violation. Arresting officer Julius Wotus said a weekend schedule is being arranged.
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Thomas Barber
Erie County
Meredith Gilmore
West Smith Street
Julius
Gus) Wotus
Gilmore
Star Studded Picket Lines At AFTRA Walkout
New York AP reports nine days of star driven protests outside NBC CBS and ABC as AFTRA performers strike. John Daly browses the CBS front with autographs and witty quips while engineers join in sympathy causing wavering broadcasts and talk of reruns. Local technicians and other crews walk out leaving replacements working amid reported delays and disrupted programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Daly
Intaw
U.S
CBS
AFTRA
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
NBC
ABC
Los Angeles
National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
Surtax On Income Debated Over Timing In July
Washington AP reports the administration backs away from a July 1 start for a 6 percent surtax on most income taxes while insisting the tax itself remains necessary to curb inflation in a potentially expanding economy. Officials expect to gather April estimates before presenting the plan to Congress, with hearings slated for June. a later start date such as September or October could be chosen amid congressional opposition and softer economic data.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Inoculation Amid Meningitis Death At Millersville College
A Millersville State College student, Ralph J. Hyson, 19, died of meningitis after an outbreak prompted mass inoculations for about 1,400 students. The dormitory floor was sealed, and a second case was reported at the U S Navy Reserve Training Center in Dunmore, where 220 pupils were sent home early.
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Millersville
Millersville State College
Ralph J. Hyson
Hellam R. D
York County
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Hyson
Pennsylvania
Wendel McLaughlin
Ue U. 3. Naval Reserve Training Center
Dunmore
Joseph J. Tully
Scranton
Tully
Ransom Paid for Kidnapped Beverly Hills Boy Return
The 11 year old son of Herbert J. Young was returned safely after a $250000 ransom was paid. The kidnapers abducted Kenneth Young in Beverly Hills and left the money and the child in Santa Monica. FBI and Beverly Hills police are pursuing those responsible.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Kenneth Young
Herbert J. Young
Gibraltar Savings and Loan Association
Santa Monica
Westwood
Clinton H. Ander
FBI
Wesley G. Grapp
Los Angeles
Kenneth
Grapp
Los Angeles Times
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Meadville Walkout Called Off By BLE Engineers
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers authorized a 3 p.m. Friday walkout at Meadville over a transfer point change blamed for longer walks to trains. J. D. Allen said 100 Meadville engineers and 000 to 1,000 EL engineers could be affected. Railroad officials initially denied details and noted Meadville labor tensions. The strike was later called off and referred to Railway Mediation Service for resolution.
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Meadville — Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Erie Lackawanna Engineers
Meadville
Allen
Meadvile
Brotherhood
Feet 100
C. B. Wogan
Youngstown
International Asso
Cleveland, Ohio
Erie Lackawanna Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Railway
Housing code training targets Corry eyesores in county court
Two Corry officials will attend a mock trial before President Judge Edward H. Carney in county court to help housing inspectors prepare evidence for code violations. The two week course in Erie City Hall involves David Johnson and Carl Hixson. Afterward the city will launch junk housing eradication under the Housing Code, with a list of first houses awaiting final arrangements with the Erie County Health Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Edward H. Carney
Erie
Gerald Farmer
County Health Department
David Johnson
Carl Hixson
Johnson
US Troops Kill 3 In Korean DM Zone Battle
U S soldiers at a guard post in the Korean demilitarized zone clashed with North Korean patrols. The U N command reported three North Koreans killed, while North Korea claimed five dead and one wounded. No U S casualties were announced. The clash occurred about 165 feet south of the armistice line near Panmunjom after North Koreans crossed into the U N side and opened fire.
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Seoul
South Korea
Korean Demilitarized Zone
U.N
North Korea
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Panmunjom
Former Cong Soldiers Now U S Scouts in Vietnam
United States hires former Communist soldiers to aid Marine patrols in South Vietnam. Repatriated troops, labeled Kit Carson scouts, guide troops to guerrilla positions, tunnels and caches, with about sixty scouts on U.S. payroll earning forty dollars.
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Washington
United States
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Kit Carson
North Vietnam
U.S
Two vehicles damaged in early morning collision near Corry
At about 4 a.m. on Enat Colum bus avenue in front of the Corry Motor Lodge a car driven by Harry M. Prissell collided with a tanker driven by Fred Meadows. The car rammed a tree and sustained front-end damage. the truck bogged in mud and required towing. Prissell, 52, was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital and released.
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Corry Motor Lodge
Enat Columbus Avenue
Polee
Harry M. Prissell
Bewlekley
East Columbus
Fred Meadows
Tioma
Frissel
Meadows
Frissell
Corry Memorial Hospital
New
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Erie Peninsula
Lone Survivor
Surtax
R. 0. Barnard
J. D. Allen
General Committee of
Cong
U. S. Scouts
David
Goliath
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