Witney Charged in Murder of Three London Cops
John Edward Witney, 36, unemployed, is charged as a principal in the murders of detectives Christopher Tippett David Stanley Wombell and Geoffrey Roger Fox near Wormwood Scrubs Prison. Arraignment set for today as Scotland Yard cites unprecedented underworld tips and a massive manhunt.
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London
Scotland Yard
John Edward Witney
Witney
Britain
Christopher Tippett
David Stanley Wombell
Geoffrey Roger Fox
Wormwood Scrubs Prison
Underworld
Morals cases from Union City to go before grand jury
Three morals cases involving a 14-year-old girl and seven defendants will be presented to the grand jury on August 24 in Union City. Five defendants in one case are John H. Peterson David W. Burger Michael H. Gwin Robert L. Weed and Terry Palmer. The other two defendants are George H. Bellis and Charles J. Rothrauts. All pled not guilty after a May 4 hearing.
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Union City
Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace Ward
C. Bliley
John H. Peterson
R. D
David W. Burger
John Street
Michael H. Gwin
North Street
Robert L. Weed
Pleasant Street
Terry Palmer
Grant Street
George H. Bellis
Charles J. Rothrauts
Concord Street
City Council Names Vital Housing Body
The five member Housing Committee, first in the city to tackle junk housing, was named last night by the City Council. Chairman and housing officer is Mrs. Louis Morrow, with members Utah Jackson, Penelee lineman. Crawford Sallee, Agway official. John Kennedy, Wayne street. and Thomas McKetn, Corry Jamestown Corporation inspector. The unpaid panel will work with the Erie County Department of Health to bring homes up to standard and serve as board of appeals for owner objections.
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Louis Morrow
Euclid Street
CHEER
Utah Jackson
West Columbus Avenue
Penelee
Crawford Sallee
Prospect Street
Agway Petroleum
John Kennedy
Wayne Street
General Telephone Company
Thomas McKetn
North Center Street
Corry Jamestown Corporation
Erie County Department of Health
Board of Appeals
City Council weighs tough garbage ordinance proposal
City leaders weigh an aggressive garbage ordinance seen as potentially compulsory. Homeowners with disposal systems express opposition while concerns grow about millage funding and mandatory collection.
Fall State Seal Coating Planned Across 15 Streets
Streets Director Dorr Clark outlined a plan to seal 27 000 square yards of deteriorated surfaces on 15 streets as part of the citys summer paving program. The work, funded in his budget, aims to improve routes for motorists and will wait on material supply. Streets to be treated include Raymond avenue from Wright to Wayne and East Washington from Wright to Wayne.
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Dorr Clark
Clark
Bypass Contracts Set For October for Route 6
Harrisburg official Har old Reslink announced that contracts for the Route 6 bypass around Corry will be bid in October. The project, delayed by prior city sewer work and road top delays, aims to ready the roadway for winter readiness and bids will be open about 30 days after the announcement.
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Corry
Harrisburg
Harold Reslink
Erie
State Highway Commission
S. A
Doc” Long
Chamber of Commerce
Reslink
Long
Highway Department
West Columbus Avenue
Cow Collision On Route 89 Injures Driver And Calf
A 63 year old Elgin man, Robert M. Burrows, hit a heifer on Route 89 three miles south of Spartansburg at 4 05 am. Burrows suffered minor injuries and the heifer owned by Blair Skiff was hurt with injuries not yet known. Authorities warned about recurring bovine hazards on highways.
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Spartansburg
Wargon
Corry
Robert M. Burrows
Elgin
Burrows
Blair Skiff
Farthest South Enemy Jets Fire On Navy Planes Near Hanoi
Two Communist MIGs attacked four U S Navy Skyhawks 70 miles south of Hanoi in the farthest south dogfight of the war. The U S planes broke contact with no damage reported as 133 missions were flown by U S forces in North Vietnam on the day.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Haiphong
Panhandle
J North
Price Of War Price Of War
In the central South Vietnamese highlands near the Cambodian border an overwhelming North Vietnamese force attacked two companies of the U S cavalry. Casualties were heavy with bodies placed at the cavalry command post as weather hindered support for the outnumbered unit. In Washington the House Committee on Un American Activities prepared to defy a federal judge s order blocking hearings on antiwar activity and to meet as scheduled aided by extra police around the House office building to deter demonstrations. The Justice Department asked a three judge panel to overturn the order while the three judges kept it in force overnight.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Congress
Judiciary
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
U.S
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Justice Department
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Corcorah
Negroes expand Chicago marches to gain housing access
Civil rights leaders say demonstrations will broaden and continue until Negroes can move into housing of their choice. Albert A. Raby announces eight march routes into Jefferson Park and downtown areas. A housing summit is set for Wednesday while church leaders seek open housing, not an end to marches. violence has occurred. In New Orleans the 5th U.S. Circuit Court reverses death row convictions after claims of an unfair trial for Ed gar Labat and Clifton Peret.
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Association Press
Chicago
Albert A. Raby
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
Jefferson Park
Northwest Side
Chicago Real Estate Board
Pissining
James W. Montgomery
Episcopal Diocese of
New Orleans
Sth. U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Edgar Labat
Clifton A. Peret
Senators push reserve call up to 18 months
Senators Russell and Saltonstall seek an amendment to the defense bill authorizing the president to call up civilian ready reserves for up to 18 consecutive months. Estimated to affect over 500,000 men, the move faces Defense Secretary McNamara and President Johnson who oppose mobilizing reserves for Vietnam. The Appropriations Committee, meanwhile, backs broader reserve use in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
Russell
Armed Services Committee
Saltonstall
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Appropriations Committee
Southeast Asia
Marines Lance Cpl Higbee Killed in Vietnam War
AP report states Marine Lance Cpl. Robert D. Higbee of Drexel Hill Pa was killed in action in Vietnam. The Defense Department also announced Army Spec. 4 Gerald L Mentzer of Bowmansville Pa died from non hostile action.
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Kington
Marine Lance Cpl
Robert D. Higbee
Andrew C. Higbee
Drexel Hill
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Department
Army
Gerald L., Mentver
Clarence B. Mentzer
Bowmansville
City Accepts $7,810 Bid For Sidewalk Plows
City Council accepted the lone bid for two 1908 Snowline sidewalk plows from Brant Machine Inc. delivery set for September 1. The purchase, funded mainly by a 1964 bond issue, will be reviewed by the city engineer.
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Brant Machine, Inc
Brant, N. Y
David Johnson
Dorr Clark
New York Herald Tribune Ends Publication After 115 Days
The New York Herald Tribune is dead after 115 days without issue. World Journal Tribune Inc. consolidates Herald Tribune with World-Telegram Sun and Journal-American to publish an afternoon and Sunday edition under World Journal Tribune.
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NEW York
New York Herald Tribune
Horace Greeley
James Gordon Bennett
Herald Tribune
World Journal Tribune Inc
The
World-Telegram & Sun
Journal-American
Matt Meyer
Meyer
World Journal Tribune
World Journal
Manhattan
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