Vigorito Calls for Probe of Canal Backers Tactics
Representative Joseph P. Vigorito urged a U.S. Corps of Engineers inquiry into the Interconnecting Waterway Inc lobbying efforts for a Lake Erie to Ohio River canal. He accused the display and pamphlets of misleading the public and sought removal if the seal was misused.
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Washington
Water Way, Inc
U. S
Joseph P. Vigorito
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Vigorito
House of Representatives
Interconnecting Waterway, Inc
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Interconnecting Waterways, Inc
Corps of Engineers
House
John W. McCormack
Klan and Negroes Stage Parallel Peaceful Meetings
In Americus Georgia the Ku Klux Klan held a silent march and rally with about 600 participants and 75 robed members, while a few blocks away about 300 African Americans gathered demanding a biracial committee. Police and state troopers watched with no incidents reported. Two Negroes are indicted for murder in the death of Andrew Whatley, a 21 year old white man shot during the day’s events. Civil rights leaders threaten a march on the mayor’s home if a biracial committee isn’t formed.
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Americus, Ga
Ku Klux Klan
Andrew Whatley
United States
Sumter County
United Klans of America, Inc
T. Griffin Walker
Baby Wanders From Sitter and Drowns in Lake Giles
Laura McLean ten month old daughter of William L. McLean assistant treasurer of the Philadelphia Moc aine Bulletin drowned Saturday after wandering from a baby sitter into Lake Giles at the Blooming Grove Hunting and Fishing Club. Found in one foot of water she died on arrival at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The McLeans live in Wynnewood Philadelphia suburb.
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Naravale
Philadelphia Mocaine Bulletin
Laura McLean
William L. McLean
Bulletin
Lake Giles
Blooming Grove Hunting and Fishing Club
Wayne Memorial Hospital
McLeans
Philadelphia
Wynnewood
Area Man 21 Killed in Meadville Route 18 Crash
Crawford County man Emerson Davis 21 of Harmonsburg died at the scene when his car left Route 18 west of Meadville and struck a parked auto. Police estimated $1,600 in damage. A second crash on Route 98 near Meadville injured several people, including Helen Derr of Erie, who skidded into a bridge abutment after attempting to pass a truck with a mobile home. Derr and others were hospitalized with undetermined injuries. the truck driver William Rafferty of Orlando Florida and his family were also admitted.
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Meadville
Crawford County
Helen Derr
Erie
Derr
Meadville City Hospital
Bonnie der
Sharon
James May
William E. Rafferty
Orlando
Fla
Nora
William
Patrick
Samuel
City Hospital
Singapore Split and Sabah Sarawak Tensions Loom
Malaysia, formed Sept 16 1963 from Malaya Singapore Sarawak and Sabah, faced opposition from Sukarno who waged guerrilla and saboteur campaigns. Rumors of Sabah and Sarawak secession followed the Singapore split, though denied.
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Malaysia
Sukarno
Malaya
Singapore
Sarawak
Sabah
North Borneo
Nine Hurt In Highway Accident In Camp Hill Pa
A Harrisburg woman and her 21 year old daughter remained in critical condition after a multi vehicle wreck on Interstate 83 during rain. A Washington DC area couple also hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Nine people injured in total as two Capitol Trailways buses and four cars collided.
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Camp Hill
Harrisburg
Washington, D.C
Capitol Trailways
Scranton
Rose Traine
Angela
Irving Bullings
Oxon Hill
Gladys
Holy Spirit Hospital
Traino
Thomas V. Traino
Rose
Sharon
Thomas
Susan Hullings
Capitol Heights
Hullings
Andrew G. Horvath
Donald Fair
Gettysburg
Lester St. Miller Jr
Mechanicsburg
Horvath
Sarah Ann Jenkins
Wormleysburg
Singapore
Scranton To Attend Urgent Drought Meet
Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania will join officials from New York and New Jersey to meet President Johnson in Washington to address the Delaware River Basin water crisis. Udall warned the upper basin states face a growing shortage with cities like New York and Philadelphia relying on its water and a potential impasse by September.
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New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Johnson
Washington
Ene
Interior
Stuart Udall
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Delaware
Udall
Water Resources Council
Delaware River Basin Commission
New York City
Motorcyclist Killed in Buck Run Buck Run Area Crash
John J. Buchanan aged 20 from Buck Run died after his motorcycle toppled on a rural road near Minersville Pennsylvania. He was struck by a passing car Saturday in February 1966 as drought anxieties surfaced in the northeast.
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Minersville
John J. Buchanan
Buck Run
Here
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Wens
Barney
KKK
Berniece Betz
Raymond Avenue
Corry
New York Life Insurance Company
W. N. McKibben
Erie General
Corry I
Inday
Dacoretot
Bea
Ennett
Alba and
Bennett’s — Corry
Eslatt Bros
Corry & West
Mof Corry
Paris
James
Garner
Yan Sfuoss Hunter
Pounten
Avacece
Eike Andee
Teta
Michael Parks
NHL
Bob Church
North Center St
Mary Burkhart
West Irving Street
Corry, PA
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