Tide of Death Rises as Saigon Battles Escalate
Saigon reports a ninth day of fierce fighting across South Vietnam with Allied forces claiming more than 1,000 enemy deaths in the latest strike and toll exceeding 6,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese dead in eight days. U S Marines seal off about 300 enemy troops near Con G Thien as heavy clashes continue around Duc Lap.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Cong Thien
U.S
Vietnam
da Nang
Duc Lap
Central Highlands
Cambodia
Eisenhower Faces Setbacks in Recurrent Heart Episodes
Washington AP reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains holding his own amid rapid heart action episodes after his seventh heart attack. Doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital describe the Saturday to Sunday spells as a setback though the condition is essentially unchanged, with Eisenhower resting comfortably and Mrs. Eisenhower visiting briefly.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Weller Reed Army Hospital
Sodes
Eisenhower
Eisen‘hower
Seminar Taught By Corry Native Acclaimed By Post
A former Corry girl Mrs. James Rita Rumbaugh earned praise from the Washington Post for conducting four teacher seminars in Howard County Maryland on operant conditioning as a teaching tool. The article notes her background with the Jewish Foundation for Retarded Children and her use of a token reinforcement system, with her husband Dr. James Rumbaugh at Walter Reed Hospital. In New York Lamont Washington a star in the musical Hair died from injuries after a balcony fall from his flaming apartment.
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Corry
James
Rita) Rumbaugh
Washington Post
Howard County
Maryland
Rumbaugh
George Downey
East Pleasant Street
Jewish Foundation For
Wes
Corrygative
James Rumbaugh
Zorry
Walter Reed Hospital
U. S. Army General Hospital
Capital
New York
Lamont Washington
Czech road signs point to Moscow in anti occupation campaign
Across Czechoslovakia road signs were removed painted over or turned to read To Moscow in Cyrillic and Russian English and Czech slogans appear on routes to the east. Signs warn of Soviet roadblocks and Ivan checkpoints while urging Soviets to go home and claim the country. The campaign also includes confusing signs aimed at hindering occupier activities.
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Pragus
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Russia
Bohemia
West
Germany
Prague
Ivan
Vilages
Five motor vehicle charges issued by city police
Over the weekend city police cited five motor vehicle code violations. Three went to David M. Stultz for speeding 1075 miles per hour in a 25 zone, running a red light, and failing to stop at a police signal after a chase on North Center Street. R. McCoy, 19, cited for speeding 55 in a 35 zone on North Center, information filed with Alderman Hubley. Herman L. Atwood, 21, cited for speeding for conditions after a crash on Northwest Street. information filed with Alderman Bachheimer. Alfred E. Koch, 57, electrocuted on a Reading roof while using an electric drill.
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David M. Stultz
Snyder Circle
North Center Street
Stultz
North Center
Columbus Avenue
T. A. Hubley
R. McCoy
Hubley
Herman L. Atwood
R. D
Clarendon
Northwest Street
Norber
Bach Omer
Meadville Tragedy Hits Fair Again At 1968 County Fair
A severe lightning strike during the final day of Crawford County Fair injured and killed attendees. Two died on arrival at City Hospital, including 31 year old Sandra McKinley and 18 year old James A Hayes. Seventy three others were hospitalized or observed. Names include Ona Stein 12 and Wayne Steiniger 18 from Meadville and Monroe visitors.
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Meadville
Crawford County
City Hospital
Donald
Sandra) McKinley
Franklin
James A. Hayes
James Bernoski
R. D
Saegertown
Bernard Reynolds
Titusville
Thomas L. Perseghetti
James Hayes
Donald McKinley
Convention Opens Hubert Still Frontrunner in Platform Fight
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago the platform committee wrestled late into the night over Vietnam policy. Humphrey urged a sign from North Vietnam while bombing continued, and a strong peace plank faced opposition. A Sunday night full committee meeting did not finish the draft.
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Chicago
Democratic Party
Johnson
Platform Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
North Vietnam
Convention Eve Mixes Tension and Strategy in Chicago
As Democrats brace for the 1968 convention, Hubert Humphrey defends a front runner position amid barbed wire defenses. McGovern and McCarthy gain ground with Illinois and California endorsements shaping delegate counts. Daley delays final Illinois leadership decision while Kennedy loyalists navigate support among a 2,622 delegate field.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
White House
Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Weekend Crashes Leave Five Injured In Corry Area
Five people were injured in weekend crashes around Corry and Titusville. A motorcycle collision near Waterford sent Janet 18 and Judy 14 to Union City Hospital, not in serious condition. Four Marienville residents were hospitalized after a rear‑end crash north of Titusville, with driver John Stewart 19 and others hurt. Former coach Hubert Lytle escaped injury when his car collided with Roscoe Mitchell at Routes 6 and 19, with damage estimates around 1,000 to 700 dollars. A protest at Palmer House featured a mother and her five‑year‑old son among demonstrators chanting against the Vietnam War.
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Eeiden's
Corry
Denet
Judy Carniewski
R. D
Waterford
Union City Hospital
Janet
Judy
Marienville
Tixtusville Hospital
John Stewart
Kathie
Gary
Betty Stewart
Stewart
Titusville
Albert Schneider
Grand Valley
Schneider
Corry Area
Hubert Lytle
Roscoe Mitchell
Lytle
Mitchell
Chicago
Palmer House
Pennsylvania Democrats scramble over delegate math in Chicago
Harrisburg AP reports the Pennsylvania delegation to the Chicago Democratic Convention presents a fragmented arithmetic. Humphrey leads with 95 votes, McCarthy 21 and 12 percent uncommitted. 162 delegates are sent with only 130 votes. Full votes go to two National Committee members and 42 at large delegates. May or Barr and Emma Guffey Miller are the state’s National Committee representatives.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Miami Beach
Chicago
Humphrey
McCarthy
Miami
Florida
State Committee
Joe Barr
Pittsburgh
Emma Guffey Miller
U.S
Joe
Court case next month could disrupt Corry television habits
A federal court hearing in Philadelphia on September 16 could affect Titusville Cable TV and Corry viewers. The case, filed by Titusville Cable TV Inc. against WICU Erie Channel 12, centers on non duplication of NBC prime time programs onCATV systems. Barco notes WICU’s local area request for non duplication protections and FCC rules from 1966.
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Corry
We City
Titusville Catv Company
Philadelphia
George Barco
Barco
United States Court of Appeals For
Third Circuit
Titusville Cable Tv, Inc
Wicu-Tv
Erie
NBC
Fed
Eral Communications Commission
Antenna
Barca
TCTV
Titusville
FCC
Bhie Channel 12
Erie Channel 12
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Alfred E. Koch
Hubert
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McGovern
George McGovern
Abraham Ribicoff
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Ribicoff
John FP. Kennelly
John Lindsay
Lindsay
California
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