Local items list stray dog and hospital patients
Mrs James Light reported a stray brown and white mongrel found at her home and taken to the city pound. John Falcone turned in found money and may claim it with id. Frank Wawrejko, patient at VA Hospital Erie, is under observation. Robert Cannon, formerly of Corry, hospital in Jamestown after a heart attack, condition fair. Mayor Peiffer discharged from Hamot Hospital Erie for exhaustion. Hearing set for Russell Titch arrested on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, arraigned by Alderman Cobbett.
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James Light
Snyder Circle
John Falcone
335 South Second Avenue
Frank Wawrejko
Spring Creek
Veterans Administration Hospital
Erie
Robert Cannon
Corry
Jamestown General Hospital
William A. Peiffer
Hamot Hospital
Russell G. Titch
West Church Street
Titch
Thomas Cragg
Corry Loan Co
M. 8
Cobbett
Jets Downed in Deadliest Sky Battle Over Red River Valley
Jets fell in the war’s deadliest air clash as North Vietnam’s air force fielded an estimated 30 plus fighters from a 120-plane force. Returning pilots reported heavy damage at Xuan Mui army base near Hanoi and said MiG 17 losses and probable losses were tallied by both sides including U.S. planes.
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Red River Valley
Air Force
Bast
Xuan Msi
Hanoi
Thailand
South Vietnam
United States
Purge fears in 1968 bid fuel campaign finance repeal
The AP report discusses fears that President Johnson might purge congressional critics in 1968 and the drive to repeal the presidential election campaign financing law. Sen. Russell Long proposes revisions redirecting up to 30 million dollars to presidential nominees or their agents, raising concerns about controlling senatorial outcomes. Kennedy and Gore warn of possible maneuvers to topple uncooperative senators via promised reimbursements. Dirksen comments on Republican stance.
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Washington
Johnson
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
House
Long
Vietnam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Kennedy
Sen
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Everett M. Dirksen
Three Charged In Bank Robbery Death Of Police Chief
Three men Clarence A. Via Leon Earl Zeigler and Rance Lee Via were arraigned in Lancaster County on charges of murder armed robbery and conspiracy in the Mount Joy Bank holdup that killed East Donegal Township Police Chief Marvin R Foltz. Hearings set for next Wednesday in Lancaster County court.
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Lancaster, Pa
Lancaster County
Maytown
East Donegal Township
Marvin R. Foltz
Mount Joy Union National Bank
Justice of the Peace
Saul S. Linard Jr
Clarence A. Via
Hatfield
Rance Lee Via
Middletown
Leon Earl Zeigler
New Cumberland
Survivors Rescued After Winged Plane Crash in Muddy Field
A small Swiss charter flight crashed near Nicosia Airport after a low runway pass. Rescuers aided by helicopter reached the site as engines and fuselage lay scattered across a square mile. Survivors, all young, were flown to an Austrian field hospital. One Swiss man was in relatively good condition, with two Swiss and two German survivors identified. Globeair linked the flight to a Frankfurt department store bureau and a Zurich Swiss bureau. Aviation history notes the 1960 United Airlines DC-8 and TWA Super Constellation disaster at Staten Island with 134 dead.
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Globeair
Frankfurt
Germany
Zurich
Nicosia
Aviation
United Airlines
Dca
Trans World Airlines
Staten Island
New York
Senate adjourns as repeal push gains mixed support
Gore cited a promise of at least one Democratic switch for repeal while the Senate added an extraneous amendment to the tax bill. The proposal would roll back meat import quotas from about 900 million to 600 million pounds a year and, by a 55 to 18 vote, was tacked onto the tax measure as an administration bid to restore business tax incentives suspended in October.
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Gore
Senate
Murderers Paintings On Display In Chicago
Richard Speck on death row created paintings with tips from a bank robber. The first public display drew art critics and psychiatrists as another psychiatrist, Dr Marvin Ziporyn, was fired for commenting on Speck's reports. Ziporyn defends his ethics while Sheriff Woods condemns profit from interviews.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
Speck
Cook County
Marvin C. Ziporyn
Joseph J. Woods
Coal County
Ziporyn
Mischa Zaks
Northwestern University
Walt Disney
Bambi
Zaks
Catholic Priest Curran Dismissal Sparking Campus Boycott
Washington AP report details Father Charles Curran, a Catholic University theologian, claiming liberal writings on moral theology and birth control led to his firing. Faculty vote denounces the board and prompts student walkouts and rallies as Curran seeks reinstatement. The episode questions Catholic university autonomy and academic freedom. A separate Utah item notes a Duchesne County jail vacancy posted on the front door after two weeks empty.
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Washington
Catholic University
Charles E. Curran
America
Father Curran
Board of Trustees
School of Sacred Theology
Curran
Fether Curran
Walter Schmitz
St. Bernard's Semiary
Rochester
N.Y
School of Theology
Board of ‘Trustees
Duchesne
Utah
Duchesne County
Sheriff's Department
Warren County Youths Benefit from State Student Loans
Warren County has 174 students enrolled in the state student loan program as of yesterday per the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. Total loans amount to 152,305 with yearly approvals based on prior year progress. Freshman 46 loans 42,760. Sophomore 49 loans 40,560. Junior 39 loans 34,640. Senior 34 loans 28,945. Graduate 6 loans 6,000.
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Warren
Warren County
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Kenneth R. Reeher
Reeher
Cornell Fire No Criminal Negligence Found
Ithaca New York AP coroner ruled no evidence of criminal negligence in the Cornell University fire that killed a professor and eight students. Dr Ralph J Low urged continued investigation to determine the cause amid criticism of fire safety at the Cornell Heights Residential Club. James A Perkins said the ruling on possible physical circumstances was deeply disturbing and the university would speed up fire safety programs.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Ralph J. Low
Tompkins County
Low
University
Cornell Heights
Cornell
James A. Perkins
Pig becomes May Queen at Middle Tennessee State University
At Murfreesboro Tennessee five coeds entered a write in vote for May Queen but a pig named Paula Mae Pigg won with 786 votes to 112 for the nearest student challenger. The other contestants withdrew after the pig’s decisive win sparking talk of a runoff and protests about student apathy toward elections and prom.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Middle Tennessee State University
Paula Mae Pigg
Paula Mae
Kitten McCreary
Convict Kane Receives Lenient Sentence Despite Record
Kolbrener stated the lenient sentence was unusual for Kane’s long felony history dating to 1957. Kane argued his health justified a heavier break, while Kombrener noted no chance for probation or resentencing once imprisoned. Guards report Kane anticipates weekly visits from his wife Joan, who wishes to care for him at home.
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Kane
Kolbrener
Kombrener
Joan
Bill
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