Relief Force Reaches Duc Co Camp Besieged by Viet Cong
U S military sources in Pleiku report a large Viet Nam relief force reached the besieged special forces camp at Duc Co with little Viet Cong resistance. A two mile convoy and armored elements push westward for three days through ambushes and roadblocks to break siege lines around Duc Co, 220 miles northeast of Saigon on Route 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Pleiku
Duc Co
Central Highlands
Qui Nhop
South China Sea
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Due Co
U. S
U.S
Ducca
States To Fight Order To Abolish Poll Tax In 1966
Officials in Texas Virginia and Alabama study federal suits to end the poll tax. The Justice Department filed suits as 1144 Negroes registered in the first day of federally supervised voting in nine Southern counties and parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Washington
Austin
Federal District Court
U.S
Nicholas Katzenbach
Carr
John B. Connally
Jim
Virginia
Likle
Richmond
Albertis
S. Harrison Jr
US puts pressure on Russia to pay UN dues
Senate leader Dirksen says colleagues are tired of delaying on forcing Russia to meet peacekeeping assessments at the United Nations. He notes France and others are in arrears and that critics target the Soviet Union for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Senate
Rverett M. Dirksen
France
Soviet Union
Dirksen
Goldberg
U.N. General Assembly
Tie
Break Ground For Motel On Monday
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Congress Inn Motel to be built at Mast Columbus Avenue and Seiota Street start at 10 30 a m Monday. The $525 000 deluxe motel is the first of its kind in this area with Albert Dinatale of Pittsburgh holding the Congress ion franchise. Mayor Philip Zalneck will dig the first dirt and speak briefly. Ronald Willman of the Chamber of Commerce will welcome Dinatale and his facility to the community. The event closes with a benediction from Rev. Ivan Hunsberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Inn
Mast Columbus Avenue
Seiota Street
Congression
Albert Dinatale
Pittsburgh
Bater
Cyril Kron
St. Elizabeth's Church
George R. Sample
Journal
Philip Zaleneck
Dinalale
Ronald Willman
Chamber of Commerce
Ivan Hunsberger
Corry
Local Girls Escape Serious Injury In Crash
Four Corry girls escaped serious injury when their car left West Columbus Avenue, tipped onto two wheels, then settled back on all fours. Driver Cynthia Correll 17 suffered a left wrist fracture. Passengers Jacqueline Barr Judy Barr and Kathleen Welch 16 were shaken. Welch had a scalp laceration and foot injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
Pennsylvania Guard Heads to Camp for Summer Encampment
More than 10 000 members of Pennsylvania's 28th Infantry Division will depart for summer encampment in Virginia. They will head Saturday to Camp A P Hill near Fredericksburg or Camp Pickett near Blackstone. An additional 2800 Army Reserve troops will join the 20th for two weeks. Maj. Gen. Henry K. Flock commands the division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmuiseung
Pennesylvania
28Th National Guard Infantry
Virginia
Camp A. P. Hill
Fredericksburg
Camp Pickott
Blackstone
Henry K. Flock
Quick Draw Artist Injures Self In Accidental Shooting
Audley T. Lloyd Jr. of Pittsburgh, visiting Canadohta Lake, discharged a 22 revolver while showing a quick-draw gesture. The hammer struck, firing the weapon. a slug hit his calf. He was treated at Union City Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Corry
Audley T. Lloyd Jr
Canadohta Lake
Lloyd
Lloyd's
Union City Hospital
U.S. Planes Said Shot Down Over North Vietnam
Radio from Tokyo Hanoi reports thirty U.S. aircraft were shot down in the first nine days of August over North Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Tokyo
Hanoi
U. S
North Viet Nam
Sidewalk Daze Ads Highlight City Bazaar Begins
The Journal details the Chamber of Commerce annual Sidewalk Bazaar Daze starting tomorrow and running eight pages with thirty three merchants offering bargains. The event marks the biggest promotion of the Retail Division with sidewalk counters, prize registrations, and a grand bond prize. Two civic groups join the sales at the Golden Age Club location and in front of Sears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Today
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Golden Age Club
Old National Bank
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Mothers Auxiliary
Sears
Pa. 19 Year Olds May Face Draft by October
Pennsylvania draft officials say calls could reach 19-year-olds by October as age levels drop with rising induction. Brig. Gen. Henry M. Gross notes that 21-year-olds are being inducted this month and preinduction ages fall from the 20s toward 19, affecting married men and fulltime college students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Selective Service
Henry M. Gross
Selective Service
Johnson
Gross
Error in VFW Minutes Blocks Sale to Army
A secretary's missteps in the VFW Building Association minutes impeded the planned sale of the vets building to the Corry Salvation Army. After last night's meeting a group urged legal review while Capt. Thomas Pugh returned with a $1000 earnest money check to seal the deal and raise funds from Salvation Army sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW Building Association
Vets
Corry Salvation Army
VFW
Merle Wade
Clt
Tnday
Salvation Army
Robert Baldwin
Erie
William Roehrig
Baldwin
William A. Peiffer
Thomas Pugh
Pittsburgh
Corry
Pugh
Business To Join Labor In Detroit Marriage
The son of Commerce Secretary John T. Connor and the daughter of AFL-CIO chief Gus Scholle plan to marry in December. John Connor Jr., 24, and Susan Schoole, 21, are Harvard Law School students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Detroit
Labor
Commerce
John T. Connor
Michigan
Afl-Cio
August
Gus) Scholle
John Connor Jr
Susan Schoole
Harvard University Law School
Car ry Area Historical Society Forms Elects Officers
Members of the newly formed Car ry Area Historical Society elected officers and closed the charter with many local names. Frank Grice was named president with Arden Baldwin among the standing members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carry Area Historical Society
Offi
Crs
Frank Grice
Arden Baldwin
Titan 2 missile blast kills 53 at Searcy Arkansas silo
An underground Titan 2 missile silo near Searcy Arkansas suffered a fatal blast and fire during safety checks. Captain Douglas Wood of the Air Force reported 53 dead and two survivors as officials investigate safety feature failures at the Little Rock base. The warhead had been removed. no nuclear explosion risk. Secretary Eugene M Zuckert and Senator John L McClellan planned to visit the site amid the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Searcy
Ark
Douglas Wood
Little Tock Air Force Base
Air Force
Johnson
Eugene M. Zuckert
Tuckert
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Little Rock
Air “Force
Wood
America
High Seas Murder Jurisdiction Remains Unclear
The Seven Seas cargo boat linked to a captain and four crew killings faces two key questions. Which entity has jurisdiction if the ship was within the U S continental limit and what happened to the ship's cook. Ramirez, a former Cuban lobsterman, said he shot the captain and crew after an argument about Fidel Castro and fled in a skiff. He was captured by a German freighter and brought to Miami for immigration processing as authorities determine jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Seven Seas
Gulf Stream
Videl Castro
Roberto Ramirez
Rogelio Diaz
Tampa
Ramirez
Here
U.S
Florida
Panama
United States
Gerald Davison
Elderly Couple Survives 4 Days Lost In Woods
In Mt Pocono Pennsylvania an elderly couple Erastus Green 83 and Mamie Green 68 were found alive after four days missing in dense woods. They survived on wild blueberries and were rescued by Civil Air Patrol pilot Calvin Pryor and others with help from state police and Tobyhanna Army Depot personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Pocono
Calvin T. Pryor
Bob Marino
Civil Air Patrol
Erastus Green
Mamie
Tobyhanna Army Depot
Pryor
Tobyhanna
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eal
Defense Department
Lance
George Verdinck
Bridgeville
Allegheny County
Leslie Hildenbrand
North Huntingdon Township
Westmoreland County
Dac Co
Air Force Skyraider
South
Viet Nam
Horst Mans
Penn
Matt Dillon
Sidewalk Daze
Army
Right
Walter 8. Peake
Koppel Tiffany
McMichael
Tye
Green
Walnutport
Northampton County
Brady's Lake
Tanners
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!