Five Viet GIs Sentenced in Rape and Robbery Case
AN KHE Vietnam AP A Mechanicsburg PA soldier and four other enlisted men of the 1st Air Cavalry were sentenced to 15 to 25 years each after conviction on rape charges. They also faced misbehavior before the enemy and robbery. Sentence details include Smith 25 years Ward 20 Lynn Ward 20 Danford 15 Hellman 15. They receive dishonorable discharges reduced rank and forfeiture of pay.
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AN Khe
Vietnam
Mechanicsburg
1St Air Cavalry Division
Thomas J. Ward
Billy D. Smith
Charleston
W. Va
David R. Holiman
Tunas
Maslin J F. Danford
Garden City
Kan
Pfe
Lynn D. Ward
Manteca
Calif
Smith
Thomas Ward
Lynn Ward
Danford
Hellman
Division
Bong Son
Saigon
Thompson Lane
Postmaster vacancies linger in multiple towns across region
Bear Lake and nearby towns face long vacancies as top eligibles wait for appointments. In Bear Lake, Arden lags despite qualifications, while Democrat Moore never takes the job. Columbus, Warren, Clarendon, Kane, Tionesta, and Kane report four to six year delays with several top names awaiting clerical posts.
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Moore
Arden
Civil Service
Ian
Earrier
Bear Lake
Columbus
Michael Kuzma
Johnson
Senate
Joseph Clark
Lloyd McCray
Warren
Clarendon
Tionesta
Kane
Warren’s
Rural recreation loans spur growth in eastern North Carolina golf complex
Corry office promotes Farmers Home Administration credit for rural recreation centers. Robert J. Meneely, county supervisor, notes loans financed about 1100 projects nationwide. He cites a eastern North Carolina case where 200000 funded a golf course, swimming pool, and tennis courts attracting two new industries employing 450 people.
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Robert J. Meneely
Farmers Home Administration
America
North Carolina
Robert J. Meneery
Post Office
Corry
Pennsylvania
Threatens White Pine Beetles Invading Forest Areas
In Idaho’s Clearwater National Forest a vast invasion of mountain pine beetles targets the largest white pine stand in the United States. The beetles kill 6 percent of white pines annually, threatening extinction within 20 years unless control methods succeed. Researchers from Freiburg University and local institutions conduct experiments to lure and trap the insects, study host pine preferences, and protect trees while seeking a feasible protection strategy.
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Headquarters
Idaho
Clearwater National Forest
United States
Canyon Block
White Pine
Rocky Mountain
Joachim Schonherr
Freiburg University
West Germany
Schonherr
Idaho Cooperative Board of Forestry
Potlatch Forests Inc
Boyce Thompson Institute
YMCA Calendar Week of August 28 1967
Activities include swimming and diving classes on Monday morning and afternoon. Evening events feature the Raiders college dance for adults and coed programs. Saturday lists bus transport for Wattsburg and multiple coed groups for different school levels.
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the Raiders
Wattsburg
Attack Fatal To Actor Paul Muni
Santa Barbara California AP reports actor Paul Muni died at his home in Contecito of a heart attack. Muni rose from tough gangster roles in Scarface to acclaimed portrayals of notable figures including Louis Pasteur, for which he won an Oscar.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Paul Muni
Contecito
Louis Pasteur
Reduce Bail For Erie Rioting Leader
Benny Wall, 27, accused of inciting to riot during violence in Erie's Negro section last month, had bail cut from 21000 to 14000. Judge Edward Carney granted the reduction at defense request while Wall remains jailed in Erie County awaiting grand jury action on three counts of assault one count of attempted arson and inciting to riot.
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ERIE
Benny Wall
Edward Carney
Wall
Erie County
Minister Posts Bond For Accused Seditionist
In Nashville a Negro minister posted 5000 dollars bond for George Washington Ware after a judge delayed ruling on his detention. Ware, 27, a field worker for the Students of the Violent Coordinating Committee, was jailed on a warrant charging advocacy of overthrow of government by violence and membership in an organization preaching such doctrine. The case stems from Ware remarks to reporters at a city school for Black youths tied to the Metropolitan Action Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
George Washington Ware
Ware
White
Commission
AME Church Division’ of Christian Education
Youngsters injured as gate collapses at track event
Witnesses say a gate malfunction caused a section to strike spectators, injuring two children along the fence. The injured were transported to Meadville hospital by ambulance service stationed at the track.
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Page One
David Smith
Greenville
Smith
Meadville Ambulance Service
Camelot Dig Tokyo? Excavators Close To Arthurian Find
In South Cadbury England archaeologist Leslie Alcock leads University College Cardiff staff and 60 volunteers in a multi year search for Camelot. The project, under Sir Mortimer Wheeler oversight, aims to uncover fortifications and interior structures as they probe a hill overlooking Somerset and Dorset.
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South Cadbury
England
Arthur
Camelot
Leslie Alcock
Department of Archaelogy
University College
Cardiff
Alcock
Mortimer Wheeler
Somerset
Dorset
Mortimer
Pigs, Javelinas, and Police Chase Through Tucson
Tucson police pursued three wild javelinas described as pigs with an eight hour chase on the east edge of the city. Residents watched as officers huffed and puffed attempting to corral the wildlife out of town.
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Tucson
Ariz
East Side
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Jane Parker
W. Washington St
Corry, PA
Tug Bof
Shane
Pensylvania
Civil Service Commission
McKean
Dorothy J. Osterberg
YMCA
Seth G Calin
John Q
State Street
HANK
Marine
P.D
Al's Dairy
Jersey Dairy
Columbus-Lotteville Road
Ice Government
Kee
Otis Pike
D-N
Washington
Pike
King Arthur
Hoover
Barney’s
Firestone
South Center Street
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