Specialists Hear About Apollo 13 Trip
Apollo 13 astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert began briefing Space Center officials on the near disaster to help identify the oxygen tank explosion cause. They returned to Texas with over 5,000 fans at Ellington Air Force Base and expressed pride in ground and Mission Control support.
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Space Center
Houston
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
John L. Swigert Jr
Lovell
Haise
Swigert
The
Honolulu
Ellington Air Force Base
Jack
Fred
Texas
Mission Control Center
Thomas’k. Mattingly II
Meadville Area Farmer Is Killed In Tractor Accident
William Walter Coulson 58 of Atlantic died after his tractor tipped and pinned him on a rural road southeast of Conneaut Lake Borough. Police said he crossed railroad tracks, waved to another farmer, and the machine veered into a guard rail, flipping onto him. He died at Meadville City Hospital later that day. coroner ruled accidental death from crushed chest. This raises Crawford County highway fatalities to seven for 1970.
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Meadville
William Walter Coulson
Atlantic
Coulson
Conneaut Lake
Meadville City Hospital
Wilbur C. Thomas
Crawford County
Car Crash Injures Two In Corry Spartansburg Area
Ann Hansen 23 of Corry drove off a road after swerving to avoid a car, the vehicle flew 31 feet and rolled before stopping. Passenger Ruth Ann Strickland 18 of Titusville was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital. both were later released. Ambulance crew and passersby assisted.
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Corry
Corry- Spartansburg
Ann Hansen
Ruth Ann Strickland
Titusville
Miss Hansen
Corry Memorial Hospital
Endsley
Utility Property Tax May Hurt Bond Sale
Harrisburg reports legislators fear a new 30 mill tax on municipal utility property could hurt bond markets. About 1,600 utilities owe June 1 payments totaling 42 million dollars while five bills seek to exempt municipal and authority owned firms from roughly 4 million in taxes. Investment bankers warn higher taxes may deter buyers of future municipal utility bonds and endanger existing issues. Senate Republican bill to exempt municipal utilities introduced by Stanley G. Stroup.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Woodside
Senate
Stanley G. Stroup
R-Bedford
House
Ways and Means Committee
Revenue Department
Orville E. Snare
Huntingdon
Slocum's To Take Over WU Agency
The Corry Western Union office will close in May pending FCC approval and transfer its facilities to Slocum's Electronics. WU hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. six days weekly during the transition, with Slocum handling remaining hours. Slocum gains full Western Union traffic after closing. FCC permission pending.
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Corry Western Union
Federal Communications Commission
Slocum
Electronics
Charles
Western Union
FCC
Louis Bail
Reservations Open for SA Kickoff Dinner in Erie
Reservations remain for tonight's Salvation Army capital fund drive kickoff dinner at the Venture Inn. Al Benedict of WSEE Erie will be keynote speaker with local and out of town Army officials explaining the need for a new citadel and the plan to raise 100000 locally. The Pittsburgh brass ensemble will perform before and after the dinner at 6 30 p m. The former East Washington citadel has been condemned and the new building is planned for First Avenue in the Fourth Ward urban renewal area. No solicitation will be made at the dinner.
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Shere
Salvation Army Capital Fund
al Benedict
Wsee TV
Erie
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Benedict
Venture Inn
Pittsburgh Division
Army
Salvation Army
East Washington Street
The
Fourth Ward
First Avenue
James Korp
Americans Killed Invading Cuba
Fidel Castro announced an invasion by mercenaries from the United States landed on Cuba’s east coast on Friday April 17 near Yumuri River 14 miles east of Baracoa in Oriente Province. He said six attackers were killed, two prisoners were captured, and authorities seized two automatic rifles 2000 bullets and explosive packs.
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Miami
Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
Castro
Havana
Yumuri River
Baracea
Oriente Province
Council Agenda Light For Tonight
Corry Ambulance Service is set to be the focus of the council agenda tonight, according to proprietor Iifford Holcomb. The item appears on the limited session, with local oversight and potential service updates expected.
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Corry Ambulance Service
Iifford Holcomb
Nixon set for TV address with expected Vietnam troop cuts
President Nixon will speak at 9 p.m. EST from the Western White House to outline his plan for further South Vietnam troop withdrawals and may unveil a surprise. Officials cautioned against assuming a successor to Lodge, while noting the address could go beyond troop levels and touch on broader Indochina issues amid Cambodian and Soviet diplomacy.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
White House
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paris
Ronald J. Ziegler
Norodom Sihanouk
Ziegler
United States
State Department
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
Indochina
Malik
Abc-Tv News
U. S
Administration Escalates War in Laos Amid Vietnam Cuts
Senate testimony reveals the Nixon administration escalated the Laos air war while seeking to reduce combat in Vietnam. About 200 Americans were killed in Laos 1962 69, with roughly 290 more listed as missing or prisoners. White House figures claim under 50 Laos deaths in ground fighting and under 400 in air operations. Col Tyrell testified U S air strikes in Laos rose after a Laotian force request, signaling a heavy escalation. The hearings note escalation followed the 1968 halt of bombing in North Vietnam. About 150 of Laos casualties were airmen based in Thailand or on U S carriers.
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Washington
Nixon
Laos
Vietnam
Senate
White House
U.S
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Robert L. F. Tyrell
Vang Pao
Symington
Tyrell
North Vietnam
Thailand
Hold Burial Service For Rusty Engine
In Studio City California AP reports a burial service with about a hundred onlookers at the Unitarian Church. The Rev Dennis G Kuby led the ceremony urging a break with the internal combustion engine to curb pollution. A rusted two cylinder engine was lowered into the ground as a symbol of eco theology and new living options.
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Studio City
Calif
Dennis G. Kuby
Unitarian
Kuby
Corry Youth Day Parade Names Howard J. Sheen Honorary Marshal
Howard J. Sheen, famed retired educator, is named honorary parade marshal for Corry Youth Day to be held Saturday May 9 with a Corry Elks Lodge awards program. Mayor Edward Zarger will proclaim Youth Day. units from Erie, Warren and Crawford counties participate in the Youth in Action event with Harold Ott as guest speaker.
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Howard J. Sheen
Corry
Horse and Pony Club
Erie
Warren
Crawford
Harold Ott
Erie County
Arrest Two Here For Drunk Driving
A local driver and a Union City resident were cited for driving while intoxicated after officers administered breath tests. Alexander J. Danche, 24, of 1 Center Street Union City, and Clarence L. Herring, 56, of 705 West Church Street, faced summonses. Herring was clocked at up to 60 mph on West Pleasant Street and later showed signs of intoxication. Danche was observed driving erratically on West Main Street with a beer cooler in the back seat before being taken to the station.
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Union City
Alexander J. Danche
Center Street
Clarence L. Herring
West Church Street
Herring
West Pleasant Street
Pan
Fifth Avenue
Donche
West Main Street
Mobile Home Burned in Grass Fire at Black's Corners
A grass fire at Black's Corners damaged a mobile home owned by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Garczek. Fire Chief James Reichel of Hayfield Central estimated the interior destroyed and losses at 8000 to 10000 dollars. No occupants were home. Straw bales banked around the base fed the blaze. Hayfield was assisted by Vernon volunteers.
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Meadville
Edwin A. Garczek
Black's Corners
Hayfield Central
James Reichel
Hayfield
Vernon
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Earth
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Iwo Jima
Samoa
Meadville Area
City School Board
Eat
Corry Board
Corry Pe Jointure
Joint School
Joint School Board
Slocum’s
WU Agency
Copter
Mawman
Chandigarh
India
Punjab
Kylong
Himalayan Mountains
Chuck Mack
Texaco
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