UFO Chased by Officers Across States
Portage County Deputy Sheriff Dele Spaur and partner W L Neff chased a bright object from Ravenna Ohio toward Conway Pennsylvania for an hour and a half at speeds up to 103 miles per hour. Police described the craft as a shiny double saucer like shape with distinct lines and a humming sound. The Air Force advised Mantua Chief Gerald Buchert not to release his photo, while witnesses in Ohio and Pennsylvania reported seeing the object. The incident ended with the object vanishing after hovering and ascending, leaving investigators skeptical of witnesses but noting the dramatic pursuit.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Portage County
Pennsylvania
Gerald Buchert
Mantua
Air Force
Buchert
Rochester
Free Mail For Any Serviceman Overseas
The Elks Lodge will stamp letters to any serviceman overseas at its front entrance as part of the Americanism Program. Exalted ruler Thomas Cragg clarified that the offer applies to all servicemen, not just Vietnam, and will run for 46 days.
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Elks Lodge
Thomas Cragg
Cragg
Viet Nam
Supreme Court Strikes Down Loyalty Oath in Arizona
The Supreme Court struck down an Arizona law forcing loyalty oaths for state employees. Justice Douglas delivered the 5 to 4 decision while Justice White dissented joined by Clark Harlan and Stewart. Barbara Elfbrandt, Tucson public school teacher, refused to sign and faced unpaid duties for eight years.
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Supreme Court
Arizona
William C. Douglas
Byron R. White
Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
White
Barbara Elfbrandt
Tucson
Third Special Session Starts For Pa. Solons
Harrisburg AP reports the 1968 General Assembly began a record third special session amid a regular fiscal meeting and an eight point agenda. Gov. Scranton has called a fourth extraordinary session in four years. Topics include university status for Pittsburgh, highway beautification, mental health care, rape penalties, school district subsidies, and insured college loans. A House Senate committee also resumes protection legislation hearings on consumer credit. A contempt citation potential re Purdy is considered.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Scranton
University of Pittsburgh
Capitol Hill
House-Senate
Consumer Credit
Ronald G. Lench
Special House
E. Wilson Purdy
Purdy
Leneh
Johnson Ends Texas Holiday With Return To Washington
President Johnson neared the end of his springtime Texas holiday and expected to fly back to Washington late tonight with Mrs Johnson. She will host a Waite House tea for 3,000 Democratic women tomorrow.
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Capital
San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Texas
Wa Ranch
Washington
Troop Leader Che Myong Shin Commands Korean Tiger Division
The passage places Gen. Che Myong Shin at the center as commander of the Korean Tiger Division among 3,000 men. It notes his position and the unit he leads in a military formation context, highlighting leadership and scale.
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Che Myong Shin
Korean Tiger Division
Erie Railroad to discuss Shady avenue crossing tonight
Corry City Council requests a railroad representative attend tonight's meeting to address hazardous crossings in Corry with focus on the Shady avenue grade crossing where a young woman died earlier this year. An on-site visit at 3 PM will precede the session, with Corry Jamestown Corp. officials also likely present.
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Corry
Erie-Lackswanna Railroad
Shady Avenue
Corry Jamestown Corp
Thhe
Corry Route 6 bypass still on schedule this summer
At the Roosevelt Highway Route 6 Association dinner in Corry, Wilbur Webb Harold Realink and William Troxell affirmed that the previously announced plan to start the Route 6 bypass this summer remains on track. They noted bids were to be advertised by July 1 with a $27.5 million allocation aimed at Route 6 improvements, though completion is unlikely this year.
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State Highway Commission
State Highway Department
Corry
Roosevelt Highway Route 6 Association
Wilbur Webb
Highway Department
Harold Realink
William Troxell
Franklin
Almerce
Liquor Slip Helped Gas Sabotage Pair Tracked
Two youths set out to shut off gas lines near a Pennsylvan ia Gas Company facility in Corry. A liquor store receipt and chicken bones led state police to 18 year old Robert Adams and a juvenile accomplice, who disabled gas valves, broke 16 windows, and caused about 25 dollars in damage. Trooper Elmer Schifko and Sgt. George Martin led the investigation with help from Warren H. Nixdorf of Tennessee Gas Co.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Corry
Robert Adams
Union City
Elmer
Schifko
John Evanko
Warren H. Nixdorf
Tennessee Gas Company
Nixdorf
TGC
Schifke
Adams
George Martin
Tennessee Gas
Carter Hill
Troopler Schifko
Corry Chief and trooper escape injury in Butler crash
Corry's police chief Frank Carnegie a State Police corporal from Franklin and a Camp Hill School for Boys youth escaped serious harm when the car they rode in rammed head on into a stopped vehicle near Butler. The other driver was hospitalized in serious condition with punctured lung and fractures. De Berti, driving, avoided further harm.
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Corry
Franklin
Camp Hill School
Butler
Butler Hospital
Frank Carnegie
State Police Academy
Ronald E. de Berti
State Police
Meadville
Camp Hill
Carnegie
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Cpl
DeBerti
State Polies
Carneide
Camp Hii
Ahalen
Carnogie
Carnegie Craic
Jamy
Polloki
Jets Hit Missile Sites Near Hanoi in Major Raid
U S Air Force jets attacked two Soviet built missile sites near Hanoi and destroyed key bridges in a raid the Pentagon called the closest to the North Vietnamese capital. Navy planes also blasted a site 27 miles south of Vinh and silenced seven antiaircraft batteries while sinking a junk. Led by F 100 and F 105 jets, the force struck a bridge south of Hanoi and a second near the capital with bombs and rockets. Five more U S planes were lost in three days, bringing total losses in 15 months to 210, with only two pilots reported missing over the weekend.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Navy
Vinh
Haiphong
Vizh
U.S
North Viet Nam
AIH Navy
Goldwater accuses LBJ of politicizing Vietnam war
Barry Goldwater charged that President Johnson was playing politics with the Vietnam conflict by keeping it at a low level to protect Democratic seats in upcoming congressional elections. He said the tactic harms draftees and troops. The remarks followed Easter recess as Congress reconvenes amid Vietnam controversy and as Secretary...
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Viet Nam
U. S. News and World Report
Goldwater
No Word Yet On Status Of Apartments
City Council planned to discuss conditions for a 24 unit apartment project west of May street but no word had arrived from developer Robert Sins of Erie. The project had backing from Cleveland interests and had been approved by Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission, with conditions to move the site west and add a screen between the building and the eastern neighborhood. City engineer David Johnson said he had not heard from Sins or Cleveland backers and noted final approval would require their conference.
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City Council
Cleveland
May Street
Johnson-Ohio- May Street
Zoning Board of Appeals
City Planning Commission
David Johnson
Robert Sins
Erie
Sins
Johnson
New Doctor To Locate Here In July
Dr. Gerald R. Lloyd, ending a two year Coast Guard tour on June 30, plans to open a general medicine practice in Corry in early July. He will join Dr. J. Guy Butters of 200 Maple Avenue. Lloyd, a Corry Area High School graduate, 1955, also studied at Houghton College and Temple Medical School and interned at Akron General Hospital. He and his wife and daughter will move here in July.
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Gerald R. Lloyd
U. S. Coast Guard
Corry
J. Guy Butters
Maple Avenue
Harold Lloyd
East Irving Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
Lloyd
Corry Area
Bull Balloons Philadelphia Crowd in Matador Rescue
Onlookers witnessed a bull incident as Assistant Matador Raul Cape tilio was up-ended by an angry bull in Philadelphia. He escaped with no serious injuries, while spectators noted the city’s familiar nickname contrasted by the eventful moment.
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Philadelphia
Matador Raul Cape
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