Merger Boosts NYC and Pennsy, Railways Say
NYC and Pennsylvania rail chiefs assert the Interstate Commerce Commission approves a historic merger expected to improve passenger and freight service and possibly lower fares. The ICC blocks workforce cuts unless a 5 percent 30 day drop occurs and requires the merged system to operate NYNH& H passenger and freight services through 1968.
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NEW York
New York Central
Pennsylvania Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New Haven
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Midwest
Pacific
Nine Killed By Kelut Eruption In East Java
A volcanic eruption of Mount Kelut in East Java destroyed Bambunan village near Blitar and threatens nearby towns. Nine people were reported killed with the toll expected to rise as lava and ash reach rivers and populated areas near Sima Dermo and Badak. Civil defense and Red Cross teams operate from Jakarta. details remain scarce.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
East Java
Buar
Bambunan
Blitar
Mt. Kelul
Sima
Dermo
Badak
Five Prisoners Escape Butler County Jail
Five inmates overpowered a guard at Butler County jail and fled in his car. Guard Clifton Oesterling reported being tied up but managed to call police. he was hospitalized with bruises and chest pain. Escapees include Harry Brake 28 Cabot larceny and Raymond Garner 21 Butler armed robbery burglary and larceny. Others identified as Theathera Warren 26 Evans City Clay Lawrence 42 Phoenix Ariz and Dennis Kelly 27 Dover N J, all held on bad check charges.
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Clifton Oesterling
Butler County Memorial Hospital
Harry Brake
Cabot
Raymond Garner
Butler
Theathera
Joel Warren
Evans City
Clay Lawrence
Phoenix
Ariz
Dennis Kelly
Dover
N. J
City Income Tax Receipts Rise in First Quarter 1966
The city one per cent income tax brought in 57008 in the first quarter of 1966, up from 44490 the previous year, underscoring a continued growth trend. Disbursements totaled 61454 with a 301 increase over last year and 27 over 1965’s final quarter.
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R. Elwin Fuller
Fuller
Corry
New Tax Law Sparks Debate At City School Board Meeting
Members of the Combined Earned Income Tax Committee discussed a new state law at the quarterly session. It would tax three new categories including incorporated farming and beauty parlors, targeting gentleman farmers and other small operations while potential lawsuits loom on initial enforcement. The law also calls annual audits by an independent firm for two taxing bodies, with Corry School Board and City Council involvement.
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Combined
Corry
Lawmuita
David Nichols
Abntial al
He'd Better Get A Horse He'd Better Get A Horse
Tracy Barnes and his aspir ation to cross the United States in a hot air balloon crashed again in the Laguna Mountains. Barnes was thrown from his gondola and sustained back injuries. The $15,000 balloon crashed five miles away. an air search found him and a deputy hiked the rugged terrain. The rescue party planned to bring the men out, as Barnes had hoped to continue the transcontinental flight starting in April.
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San Diego
Calif
Tracy Barnes
United States
Barnes
Laguna Mountains
CJ Expands Bonus Plan To Salaried Employees
CJ Jamestown Corp expands its Rucker Share of Production Plan to salaried workers matching the four year old plan for hourly staff. President D Armour Hillstrom says the plan links pay to plant output value whether or not profits exist, with added earnings tied to price, quality, volume, and cost factors.
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Suuriea
Corry Jamestown Corporation
D. Armour Hillstrom
Hillstrom
Mead To Face Grand Jury In Land Snarl
Warren County Commissioner Blain Mead waived a court hearing for the second time and will face the grand jury in August on charges he illegally purchased county land. Charges by fellow commissioner D. H. Lay allege Mead bought land from the county in violation of state law. If convicted, Mead could be removed from office or fined up to 9600.
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Warren
Warren County
Blain Mead
Mead
D. H. Lay
Dirksen Demands Action From LBJ On Budget Talk
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen challenged President Johnson to act not just talk about a potential 9 billion budget increase this year. Johnson warned Congress may raise the budget above 113 billion for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Dirksen blamed Democrats for possible increases and urged the President to press party leaders to resist hikes. An unnamed Democrat said a request is unlikely.
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Washington
Senate
Everett I. Dirksen
Johnson
Dot
Conais
White House
Dirksen
Congress
Stowaway Teen Hides Aboard British Submarine Walrus
Barbara McVay, 17, of Baltimore hid in the Walrus conning tower for four hours during NATO maneuvers near Baltimore. She revealed she wanted to visit England because she liked English boys and was later returned to land after embassy orders.
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Wilmington
Del
Her Majesty
England
Barbara McVay
Baltimore
Robert Turso
NATO
Atlantic
Barbara
Delaware Canal
Norristown man held as five murder cases link evil eye
A 28-year-old Norristown shipping clerk, described as quiet and friendless, is jailed without bail for a further hearing on five homicide charges tied to killings since 1961. Investigators link sorcery and the evil eye to the slayings in a middle class Italian Sicilian neighborhood. John Harry Bruno faces five counts of homicide and one robbery after a preliminary hearing.
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Norristown
Montgomery County
Richard S. Lowe
Italy
John Harry Bruno
Bruno
Charles H. Jamison
Charles
Ottavio Perricone
Pauline
Light Wreck Of Plane Near Lima Feared Dead
An airliner with 43 passengers and six crew disappeared over the Andes. Search planes sighted the four engine constellation wreck near Huampara, 60 miles southeast of Lima. Five Americans among the passengers included the pilot William Jones of Miami and three Peace Corps volunteers.
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Lima
Peru
Andes
Lineas Areas Nacionales
Huampara
Cuzco
Coclacocha
William Jones
Miami, Fla
Peace Corps
Five Drown As Flooding Strikes Dallas Texas
Five persons drowned as record rains flooded Dallas and Garland. W L Perryman president of General American Oil Co died in a submerged car. A San Antonio couple, Robert and Adrienne Buck, were also swept away with their car. Firemen rescued others from trees and roofs as waters rose, closing the Ford Motor Co plant and forcing 1,500 idle workers.
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W. L. Perryman
General American Oil Co
Canada
Robert Buck
Adrienne
San Antonio
Texas
East Point
Eric Jonsson
Ford Motor Co
Dallas
Garland
Sons
Duck Creek
Crisis Over Vietnamese War Triggers Renewed Viet Cong Conflict
U S military officials report new vigor in South Vietnam as government forces conduct 77 battalion sized operations in one week, a 10 percent rise, while air sorties increase 30 percent. American casualties fall, Viet Cong losses rise, and fighting shifts to hit and run warfare with increased terrorism in Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai
Victims of Viet Cong Mine Kill Korean Workers in Saigon
A Viet Cong claymore mine exploded on a narrow Saigon street killing at least 17 people and wounding many more as about 79 Korean construction workers waited for a truck to take them to a work site. A construction worker’s hard hat lies on the street nearby.
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Saigon
Courthouse Clarifies Indictment Report for Seven UC Men
Erie County courthouse changes led The Journal to report seven Union City men indicted for statutory rape. The district attorney says no indictments exist. those men will face preliminary hearings in Union City on Wednesday, as waived. Names listed: Robert L. Weed, Terry Palmer, Charles Rothrauff, George H. Hallis, John H. Peterson, Michael B. Grin.
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Erie County
Union City
Grand Jury
Union City Justice of the Peace
Elmer Evans
Burton Laub
Laub
Robert L. Weed
Terry Palmer
Charles Rothrauff
George H. Hallis
John H. Peterson
Michael BH
Grin
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Butler, Pa
Butler County
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Willamsport
Pennsylvania
Barnes Wald
Pirksen
LBJ
Dallas, Tex
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