Slayings in Memphis Spur Car Getaway Theories
Reports say a second white Mustang with Arkansas tags near the doorway may have been the getaway car in the King slaying. Police note both cars left within 15 minutes, one driven by the assassin who shot from a motel balcony. The killer allegedly dropped the weapon in front of a nearby business.
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Memphis, Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Arkansas
King
Suth
Guy Canipe
Viet Death Toll Lowest In Two Months
Viet War update reports 273 American troops killed in combat the week ending last Saturday, lowest since the Lunar New Year offensive began January 29. Wounded rose to 3 190 as enemy casualties were tallied between 2 251 and 4 012 by U.S. and South Vietnamese commands.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Mekong
Training Key To Success Of Guard
The Pennsylvania National Guard kept peace in Pittsburgh with restraint and no shootings amid racial tensions. Gov. Shafer ordered 4,300 guardsmen in the Hill District deactivated within 72 hours while the rest remain on standby. Training emphasized formations and strict firing orders to minimize violence. Col. J. Frank Cook credited the 36 hours of training for the calm.
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National Guardsmen
Pittsburgh
Pitt Stadium
Hill District
Homewood
Pennsylvania National Guard
Harrisburg
Shafer
Col. J. Frank Cook
Adjutant General's Office
Cook
State Guard
Pittsburghs
Col. Cook
Toll rises to 39 as Kansas City riots flare
Across the nation riots claimed 39 lives, with 11 victims killed in Kansas City. Fires and snipers disrupted nights as police and National Guardsmen fought gunmen and looters. More than 75 fires were reported. 60 arrests followed amid curfews in Newark and scattered disturbances elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Martin Lu
Ther King Jr
Newark
Scooter crash injures rider near Derry on Route 6
A scooter passenger Herbert Weed Jr. 28 Union City sustained injuries and is in satisfactory condition after a fat tire caused loss of control and a three mile west Route 6 spill near Derry. Driver James Muley Eric uninjured. scooter damage listed at 25 dollars.
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Union City Memorial Hospital
Corry
Herbert Weed Jr
Union City
Derry
James Muley
Eric
Wattsburg
Richard C. Sherman
Centerville
William Robinson
Wayne Township Holds Fire on Hare Creek Project Sponsorship
Supervisors wait for one resident in Wheelock area to approve the Hare Creek flood control plan before the state can proceed. The proposed dredging covers shallow areas only, with a dissenter pushing for dredging in deep spots. Supervisor Richard Quereveld said all affected property owners must agree for township sponsorship and project completion.
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Wayne Township
Wheelock
Hare Creek
State Department of ‘Forests and Waters
The
Journal Today
Richard Querreveld
Querreveld
Pennsylvania Units Called Up For Reserve Service
Harrisburg reports the WW1st Aero Medical Military Airlift Group of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard based at Greater Pittsburgh Airport was included in the reserve call up. Rep Daniel Flood announced several Pennsylvania Army Reserve units were being called up including the 350th Medical Detachment in Greencastle with 260 men and the 630th Transportation Company in Washington with 186 men along with 357th Transportation Company aircraft maintenance and other detachments comprising hundreds of reservists.
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Harrisburg
Aero Medical
Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Greater
Pittsburgh
Washington
Daniel Flood
D-Pa
Pennsylvania Army Reserve
357Th Transportation Company
Greencastle
Washington, Pa
Paul’s Men’s Wear Expands with New Quarters
Paul Meerdink’s Paul’s Men’s Wear unveils expanded shop at 113 North Center Street with doubled floor space and a new young men’s department. Open hours run 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, with a noon to 3 p.m. Good Friday break. door prizes planned for Saturday visitors.
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Paul
North Vietnam suggests Warsaw for peace talks with United States
Tass reports Hanoi offered Warsaw as a venue for a preliminary US North Vietnam peace talks. Washington reportedly rejects Phnom Penh as site amid reports India has offered New Delhi. Negotiations center on unconditionally halting bombings and other acts of war.
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U.S
Tass
Phnom Penh
Nam
Warsaw
United States
Soviet Jews Agency
North Vietnam
Yano
DRV
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Itwis
Hanoi
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Tuss
Reservists Called to 24 Month Duty Tour
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford announced in Washington that about 24,500 Army Navy and Air Force reservists will be called to active duty for up to 24 months. About 10,000 will be sent to South Vietnam as the United States plans to limit total forces to 649,500, an increase of 24,500. The call up involves 88 units with a minimum three days notice before reporting. President Johnson had previously ordered 14,787 air reservists to active duty in February.
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Washington
Clark M. Clifford
Army
Navy
Air Force
South Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Clifford
Saigon
United States
Pentagon
Name Hurlbut To Fill Vacancy On Police Force
City Council at a special noon meeting unanimously approved Mayor Joseph Furst’s nomination of James TB Hurlbut of 137 Johnson Street for an opening on the police force. Hurlbut, a former Marine military policeman and a karate expert, will join immediately as the other two civil service candidates from the latest exam await consideration. The mayor nominated the other two by name but no motion to approve. the Civil Service Board was to be notified to send a revised list for Monday night’s council meeting.
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Joseph Furst
James TB
Hurlbut
Johnson Street
Furst
Civil Service Board
City Council
Marine Returns Favor With Five Hundred Dollar Night Out
Mrs. Buran Akins of Affton Missouri has sent gifts to a lonely Marine in Vietnam. The Marine replied with a five hundred dollar check and invited Mrs. Akins her daughter and a friend to share a night on him in gratitude.
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Marine
ST. Louis
Burlan Akins
Affton
Vietnam
Renewal progress seen in Fourth Ward project
Federal officials, county commissioners, and Erie County Redevelopment Authority members report the $570000 Fourth Ward urban renewal effort is on track. The plan divides four blocks bounded by First Ave and West Main into light industry and residential zones with a buffer between.
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Fourth Ward
Erie County Redevelopment Authority
Erie County
Chris’ Capotis
John Blackson
John Blackson Associates
First Avenue
West Pleasant Street
Fifth Avenue
West Main Street
Nurses' Aide Training Set To Begin
Officials at Corry Memorial Hospital credit Congressman Joseph Vigorito with securing federal funding to start a nurses' aide training course. The program, costing 6,601 dollars with 6,115 dollars covered by federal funds, will train 24 local women over two six week sessions beginning April 22, with the hospital bearing the rest of the cost.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Joseph Vigorita
Joan Hospital
Vigorito
The
Journal Today
Samuel Antrim
Journal
U.S. Department For Labor
Department of Bealt, Education and Wel- Antrim
Josephine E. Sherman
Johnsonburg to Fluoridate Drinking Water
Johnsonburg will add fluoridation to the drinking water as a decay prevention. Borough Council voted 5 to 1 to fund implementation in the 1969 budget amid heated but heard debates.
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Johnsonburg
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