Three More MIGs Downed In North Viet Nam Skies
An Air Force Phantom shot down a MIG 17 over North Viet Nam about 100 miles northwest of Hanoi during a dogfight. Capt. Lawrence H. Goldberg and Lt. D. Hardgrave piloted the downed craft. The action came as Phantoms attacked MIG Alley amid renewed air clashes that left several enemy jets destroyed in the past two days.
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Baigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
U S
Ftc
Hanoi
Lawrence H. Goldberg
Duis ‘Minn
Rrid
D. Hardgrave
Air Force
William D. Dowell
Tampa
Fla
Halbert E. Rossard
Oklahoma City
Okla
Larry R. Keith
Peoria
Robert A. Bleakley
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Mig Alley
U.S. Defense Department
Teachers to Meet on Sup't Issue in Corry District
Corry Area Joint Schools teachers will hold a special session Monday afternoon to hear discuss and act on a resolution regarding Superintendent Thomas R. Shupe. The gathering follows appeals from local educators and aims to show support for the administration as a committee reviews 21 resumes for replacement candidates.
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Corry Area
Joint Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Thomas R. Shupe
J. Donald Watson
Jack K. Rooker
George Orcult
Ramsey Rogers
Walter Gilliland
Association
Shipe
Supt
Shupe
Reds Scramble To Build Roads Into South Viet Nam
Saigon reports North Viet Nam has constructed about 200 miles of road in the Laos Panhandle to move millions of tons of matériel south before the monsoon. An estimated 1,500 to 3,000 trucks operate there with camouflage roads and bamboo trellises to evade U S planes. The Mu Gia and Na Pe passes serve as main and secondary infiltration routes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Laos Panhandle
U.S
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Laog
Me Im
Amish Move to Sparta Township Farms Signals New Settlement
Two Amish families have purchased farms in Sparta Township with plans for four or five more in fall. They migrated from Ohio seeking a farming area away from industrial regions. The group is part of a sect known for rejecting Social Security and relying on communal support.
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Sparta Township
Spartansburg
Buell's Corners
Ohio
Sparta
Pennsylvania
Corry Man Arrested In Erie Burglary Attempt
William J. Roehrig twenty one formerly of Corry was found inside the Meyer and Sons Clothing Store on State Street with a half filled crate containing about two thousand dollars in clothing. He was arrested by police after being found at the scene early morning hours.
Rapist Sentenced in Philadelphia Case
Gordon Ragan, 20, was given 7 to 20 years for tape and burglary tied to an attack last September on Patricia Carder, a pregnant woman. Her husband worked away, and her child was born harmed.
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Philadelphia
Gordon Ragan
Patricia Carder
Debate Over War Declaration Hinders Peace Efforts
The Defense Department paper argues a formal war declaration against North Vietnam would reduce U.S. flexibility to pursue a peace solution. Drafted for the Senate Armed Services Committee, it notes no legal requirement for a declaration and questions its impact on Johnson's call for a peaceful settlement.
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Washington
North Viet Nam
Pentagon
U.S
United States
Senate Armed Services Committee
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
Congress
Defense Department
Cyclist Killed in Route 837 Crash Near Munongabela Pa
John H. Bramhall 21 of McKeesport died when a motorcycle struck a car on Route 837 three miles north of Munongabela in Washington County. Police said two other motorcyclists and a passenger were injured as drivers swerved to avoid the wreckage and sped off downhill.
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Munongabela
Washington County
Hill
John H. Bramhall
McKeesport
Mike Hanshin
Canonsburg
Stennis urges intensified air strikes on North Vietnam
Senator John C. Stennis told Mississippi broadcasters the Joint Chiefs favor expanding U S air attacks against North Vietnam, calling for closing its ports and destroying oil and power facilities in the Hanoi Haiphong area to shorten the war and save American lives. He said many military leaders share this view and warned against Chinese incursions.
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Biloxi
Miss
John C. Stennis
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
North Viet Nam
Mississippi Broadcasters Association
Mississippi Democrat
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Hanoi- Haiphong
Stennis
South Viet Nam
Hanoi-Haiphong
Viet Nam
State Department
China
Johnson
Man shoots at Pittsburgh Veterans Hospital fires on two patients
James R. Letty, 34, a former serviceman from Pittsburgh's North Side, attacked the Veterans Administration Hospital on Leech Farm Road with a shotgun and pistol. He wounded two patients, Nicholas Flanjack and Loren Ames, then fired from a fourth floor window before surrendering to police. The two victims were reported in good condition after transfer to another VA hospital. Police used floodlights and tear gas as they contained the scene. No immediate charges were filed.
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Pittsburgh
Veterans’ Hospital
James R. Letty
North Side
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Leech Farm Road
East End
Letty
Nicholas Flanjack
Loren Ames
Setty
Flanjack
Ames
Settyy
Seven More Die In Texas Storms Across Dallas Area
Waves of giant thunderstorms lashed North Texas killing seven more people and causing extensive property damage. Dallas County and adjacent counties were declared disaster areas after floods and tornadoes damaged Fort Worth Christian College and other facilities. Red Cross reported hundreds of families lost homes or belongings with many evacuated as river and dam breaches worsened the crisis.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dallas
Dallas-Fort Fort Worth
Washington
Small Business Administration
Dallas County
Fort Worth Christian College
Curtis Ramey
Garland
Duck Creek
Par Mae
Henry Ashley
Red Cross
Trinity River
Windthurst
Dodd To Have Time For Public Hearings On Klein Ties
Senate Ethics Committee said Sen. Thomas J. Dodd will have ample time to prepare for public hearings into his relationship with Julius Klein. The panel will hold closed sessions first to determine which activities fall under its jurisdiction. Dodd denied wrongdoing and offered full cooperation.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Chicago
Julius Klein
Senate Ethics Committee
Ethics Committee
Dodd
Klein
Sen
National Guard
Congress
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Connecticut
Internal Revenue Service
Anderson-Pearson
Driver 15 Charged After Truck Crash Injures Sister
In Meadville a 15-year-old Cambridge Springs boy was charged with illegally operating a motor vehicle after a truck crash at 5 15 p m yesterday. His 13 year old sister Ruth Bliss was injured with a fractured pelvis and treated at Meadville City Hospital. Another passenger Joseph Pepasky escaped injury while the driver Robert Bliss 15 faced license charge. The crash occurred when loose gravel caused the vehicle to skid into an embankment and roll over several times.
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Meadville
Cambridge Springs
Here
Meadville City Hospital
Ruth E. Bliss
R. D
City Hospital
Robert M. Bliss
Joseph Pepasky
Boy Drowns In Bathtub In Pittsburgh Suburb
James Tal arico aged 4 of Springdale died in a bath tub at his home in Pittsburgh area. An Allegheny County coroner said the mother left him unattended for a few minutes.
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Pittsburgh
James Talarico
Springdale
Allegheny County
Wild River Bill Targets Allegheny Lands Amid Local Pushback
Senate Bill 1446 seeks to reserve public lands to corral free flowing rivers and tame waters along the Allegheny from a downstream Kintwa Dam to Tionesta then Franklin to East Brady. Corry residents with cottages and hunting camps fear loss of property as the plan unfolds.
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Senate
House
Allegheny River
Dow
Kintwa Dam
Tionesta
Franklin
East
Brady
Corry
Pennsylvania
Allegheny
Kintua
Hobart College Pickets Demand Dorm Rule Reforms
Hobart College students at Geneva protested officials’ refusal to allow women and liquor in dorm rooms. About half of roughly 1,000 students skipped classes as the student governing body resigned after trustees rejected a trial period for social regulation changes. No disciplinary action planned.
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Geneva
Hobart College
Episcopal Men’s College
Board of Control
Merle Gulick
College Board of Trustees
Hobart
Louis Hirshaen
Butler County Judge Rules Sanderson Not Guilty of First Degree
Judge Clyde S. Shumaker fixes the degree at second for Jerry Lee Sanderson 1 of Slippery Rock in two counts of murder and arson in the death of his parents. Sanderson pleaded guilty but no sentencing date was set. The decision was handed down Thursday.
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Butler, Pa
Clyde S. Shumaker
Butler County
Jerry Lee Sanderson
Slippery Rock H. D
Shumaker
Sanderson
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