Army Gunfire Kills Civilians In Escape Run
American river forces fighting their way out of two ambushes sprayed a Mekong Delta village with automatic fire killing 16 South Vietnamese and wounding 120. U S command said one convoy was attacked along the Can Tho River near Cai Rang. In the village 15 civilians and one government soldier were killed and 105 civilians and 15 soldiers wounded. Casualties to the Viet Cong were unknown.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
Can Tho
Cai Rang
Gio Linh
Tary
Hood Guilty Of Assault On FBI Agent
New Orleans racket figure Marcello was found guilty Thursday of assaulting FBI agent Patrick J. Collins Jr. at the New Orleans airport. A 10 jurors deliberated nearly four hours before verdict. sentencing set for Sept. 12 with bond allowed pending appeal. Witnesses said the Sept 30 1946 incident occurred as Marcello his brother and son were followed by newsmen near photographers.
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Huva Luns ‘Rex
Carelos Marcello
New Orleans
FBI
Patrick J. Collins Jr
U.S. District Court
Marcello
Joe Marcello Jr
Joe C. Marcello
Collins
Cosa Nostra
John V. Singleton Jr
Marcelelo
Lift of Canada mail embargo announced by Postmaster
Postmaster R C McLaughlin said the embargo on all classes of mail to Canada, both surface and air, has been lifted after the Canadian strike ended. Mail sent to Canada had been returned since July 15 by orders from Ottawa. In Miami Beach Ray Bliss of Ohio was unanimously re-elected as Republican national chairman and granted a $10,000 pay raise to $40,000.
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Canada
R. C. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Bliss
Miami Beach
Fla
Ray Bliss
Ohio
Teachers Seek State Action To Preserve Strike Gains
In Chambersburg Pennsylvania the PSEA urged lawmakers to reconvene by September 1 to consider amendments to a 1947 public employee strike law. The change would protect Pittsburgh and Scranton teachers from losing contract gains won during striking and shield them from penalties. The House has approved the amendments, the Senate debated them, but a veto threat from Gov. Shafer clouds passage.
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Chambersburg
Scranton
Pittsburgh
House
Senate
Shafer
Chicago site of big show for Democrats at amphitheatre
The Democratic National Convention preparations fill the International Amphitheatre in Chicago with rostrum and news rooms taking shape. Electric workers report cables up and crews plastering studios as the Aug rule approaches, while changes in headquarters and news workrooms trace to a three month IBEW strike and a shift from downtown hotels. A police post and switchboard have been installed amid ongoing talks over telephone service and a belief that some coin telephones in the venue remain out of order.
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Chicago Ab
International Amphitheatre
Francis J. Cunningham
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
TBEW
All Ilinois
Humphrey
Liberty City Re
Corryite To Be Sentenced By Warren Judge
Eighteen persons were arraigned in Warren County court before Judge Alexander C. Flick Jr to enter guilty pleas. One defendant was from Corry and another from Garland. Kenneth J. Shawver of 55 East Bond Street faces sentencing September 6 for loitering and prowling after an incident in Columbus. Clyde Baldwin of Garland was cited for malicious use of a telephone.
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Corryite
Warren
Tghteen
Warren County
Alexander C. Flick Jr
Gililey “Pleas
Kenneth J. Shawver
East Bond Street
Corry
Columbus
Clyde Baldwin
Garland
Hillstrom Heads Group Forming Industrial Division
Hillstrom presides as D Armour Hillstrom of Singer Corp is elected chairman of a new Industrial Division within the Chamber of Commerce. About 15 industry reps met at Hotel Corry to discuss a permanent body to tackle mutual problems and share information. The group plans informal quarterly meetings when needed, with a fall session slated for late September.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Corry
Chamber
Ray Weber
D. Armour Hillstom
Curry Jamestown Division
Singer Corp
Agnew's pivot from Democrat to GOP shaped VP bid
Annapolis dispatch details Spiro Tad Agnew's political shift from Democrat to Republican, moving from liberal governor to conservative follower of Nixon. It notes his Maryland governance, stance on race, and his 1966 electoral win. explains Nixon chose Agnew to minimize backlash and appeal to Southern voters, amid internal discussions that preceded the decision.
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Annapolis
Guv
Spiro
Tad” Agnew
Maryland
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Agnew
George P. Mahoney
Anagnostopoulos
Baltimore County
America
Mahoney
Miami Beach
Lift Restrictions At Corry Post Office
The Post Office Department told Congress no service cuts at Corry. The Corry post office announced rescission of anticipated restrictions with window service maintained Saturday and all normal collection and delivery services continuing without interruption.
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Post Office Department
Congress
Corry PO
Nixon Victory Echoes At 1968 GOP Convention
At the Miami Beach convention Nixon pushed for his White House bid with Agnew as running mate amid scattered protests by rival delegates. Agnew gained 1128 votes to Romney's 178 as Nixon consolidated party control before departure for Mission Bay and strategy sessions.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryand
Nixon
Agn Few
Nion
GOP
Agnew
George Romney
Michigan
Nelson A Rockefeller
New York
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Mission Bay
Calif
Ray C. Bliss
Bliss
Miami Riots Kill Three As National Guard Clears Areas
Gunfire in Miami's Liberty City and Central Negro Districts left three dead and several wounded. Police described rioters firing bullets and hurling bricks and bottles at officers and civilians, with curfew imposed at 6 pm and guardsmen restoring order after a leaders meeting protesting Florida's delegation to the Republican National Convention.
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Miami
Pla
Liberty City
Central Negro District
Central District
Florida
Miami Beach
End of an era as Corry rail express office shuts down
The Railway Express Agency in Corry will close its office at month’s end after 25 years. Manager J P Needham confirms the discontinuation due to dwindling passenger traffic. Incoming shipments will go to Corry Cab Co as a branch, while outgoing express will route through Erie by toll-free call and truck pickup. Employees Jack Weis and Clare Measel expect transfer options. The building on Center Street awaits future use.
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J.P
Jerry” Needham
Corry
Needham
Adams Express
U.S. Express
American Express
Railway Express Agency
The
Express
REA
Jack Weis
Clare Measel
Center Street
Corry Cab Co
Consignees
Erie
Negro Youth Menacing Pittsburgh
AP report from Pittsburgh describes a tense early morning in the Lincoln section as bat and chain wielding youths prowled the streets. One 18 year old, Frank Ercole, was stabbed and taken to Pittsburgh Hospital in satisfactory condition while two others were treated and released after minor wounds with two unignited firebombs found nearby. Two youths were arrested amid a feud linked to a local church center and a nearby lodge of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
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Pittsburgh
Lincoln
Lemington
Order of Hibernians
Frank Ercole
Shaydside Hospital
Saigon Student Leader Surrenders for Retrial
Nghyen Dang Trung, chair of the Saigon Students Association, who was sentenced in abstentia to 10 years hard labor by a four military court, surrendered and will be retried next Friday. He had been charged over Sinh Vien Student, the student association newspaper. The government said the paper carried pro Communist stories and editor Nguyen Truong Con was given five years hard labor.
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Saigon
Saigon Students’ Association
Vietnam Press
Nghyen Dang Trung
Sinh Vien- Student
Students Association
Nguyen Truong Con
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