Hopkins Urges Probe Into State Racing Czars
Rep. Forest Hopkins of North East seeks a legislative inquiry into the award of a fifth harness racing track. He cites Erie County’s exclusion in the Pittsburgh decision, claims voters and investors backed Erie, and notes previous bills and governor approval.
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Hopkins
Forest Hopkins
North East
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Erie County
Harness Racing Commission
Raymond
House
Senate
Green Beret Commander, Staff Charged in Vietnam Murder
In Saigon the former commander Col. Robert B. Rheault and seven staff members face premeditated murder and conspiracy charges over the shooting of a Vietnamese man. The eight arrests trigger a potential court martial as prosecutors assess trial.
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Green Beret
U.S. Command
US. Command
Col
Robert B. Rheault
West Pointer
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Nha ‘Trang
5Th Special Forces
Saigon
Rheault
David E. Crew
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Thomas C. Middleton Jr
Jefferson, D.C
Leland J. Brumley
Duncan
Okla
Robert F. Marasco
Bloomfield
N.J
Budge E. Williams
Athens
Army
G. L. Mabry
Vietnam
Nha Trang
Suspect Knew All But One Of Six Slain Coeds
In Ann Arbor a police source says John N. Collins faced with murder of a university coed may have linked to six other killings in 25 months. Separate reports say Roxie Phillips, 17, was strangled near Salinas and was a close friend of a girl Collins had given a ride to the day before. Local Pittsburgh notes describe a five day brewery strike and wage package approved by workers at Pittsburgh Brewery with 1 dollar hourly increase and better benefits.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
John N. Collins
Salinas
Calif
Roxie Ann Phillips
Collins
Pittsburgh
Jones Brewery
Smithton
Washtenaw County
Karen Sue Beineman
Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Jane Louise Mixer
University of Michigan
Andrew Manuel
California
Manuel
Richard Diaz Jr
Miss Phillips
Milwaukie
Ore
Aid Cutback Threatens Corry Area Youth Program
A funding shortfall may end the Greater Erie Civic Action Committee NYC offshoot in Corry, endangering the Neighborhood Youth Corps program that employs over 40 local youths. Director James Bailey urges local funds to cushion reduced federal outlay amid shifts toward space program spending. Local participation has risen from 14 250 to 102 906 in recent years.
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Greater Erie Civic Action Committee
GECAC
Corry
Nyc
James Bailey
Bailey
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Erie
Last Minute Swim Fatal To Area Girl
Melissa F. Roemer, 14, of Seneca drowned off Atlantic City after a brief unguarded swim in heavy seas. Karen Kissman, 15, also of Seneca, was rescued by two patrolmen. The Roemers had stayed in Atlantic City for a weekend trip and returned home after the drowning occurred around 7:30 pm.
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Joseph P. Vigorito
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Erie
Vigorito
Interior Department
Washington
U.S
Oil City
Atlantic City
N.J
Jack Roemer
Seneca
Melissa F. Roemer
Atlantic Ocean
Melissa
Karen Kissman
Bradley
Brenda
Stop Watch Trap Nets First Roundup In Corry
Two Corry area men were cited for speeding at 49 mph in a 35 mph zone under a new stop watch detection method on East Main Street. Claude Stoke and Earl A. Baccus, ages 53 and 32, were charged with speeding, with information filed by Alderman Merle Ottaway.
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Corry
East Main Street
Claude Stoke
R.D
Earl A. Baccus
Merle Ottaway
Frank Carnegie
Carnegie
Cpl
Kenneth Nichols
James Hurlbut
Richard Farley
Richard Windahl
Lunar call cost if billed on earth rates
GenTel calculated Nixon moon call would cost about 480 dollars for the first three minutes if charged at standard earth rates. The path ran from Washington to Greenbelt NASA networks to Houston Honeysuckle Australia and on to the moon.
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General Telephone Co
Erie
Nixon
GenTel
Washington, D.C
Goddard Space Center
Greenbelt
NASA
Houston Space Center
Honeysuckle
Australia
Identify Body After Death Jump
Relatives identified a 24 year old man who plunged from Memorial Stadium upper deck an hour before a Baltimore versus Kansas City game. The city morgue named George J. Shramek as the victim.
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Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Baltimore Kansas City
George J. Shramek
Copter Falls Into Niagara. Three Die Over Falls
A helicopter with two men and a woman aboard crashed into the Niagara River near Goat Island in Niagara Falls New York. The pilot Ed Hornung of Niagara Falls survived by being found strapped to his seat as the craft sank in ten feet of water. The victims were believed from New Jersey.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara River
Ed Hornung
Goat Island
New Jersey
Gasoline Pool Mystery Spurs Intermunicipal Meeting
Officials from Mechanicsburg Camp Hill Lemoyne Hampden and Lower Allen meet Cumberland County civil defense leaders to plan safety steps for a concealed underground gasoline pool threatening a square mile near Route 641. Authorities cite 55000 gallons pumped from a drilled hole and suspect leaks from nearby fuel storage or pipelines. depot activity and porous limestone hinder source tracing.
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Mechanicsburg
Pennsylvania
Camp Hill
Lemoye
Hampden
Lower Allen
Cumberland County
Harrisburg
Harry Hodge
Here
State Highways Department
Hodge
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Lyle Rumble
Oroville
Wesley Rumble
Young Rumble
Air Force
5Th Special Forces Group Command
Corry Area
Mary Fleszar
Eastern Michigan University
Joan Schell
McKenney Union
Maralyn Skelton
Dawn Basom
Alice Kasom
Ann Arbor
Depot House
Miss Kalom
Miss Corry
Millie Roberts
Dennis Frushone
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Roberts
North Center
Washington Streets
McMichael
Bazaar
Copter
Niagara
Arthur A. Socolow
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