Real estate transfers listed in Erie County court notices
Transfers show Carlton S. Barnes to Louis D. Taylor in Corry and nearby areas. Also listed are Mr and Mrs Ben Randall and Mr and Mrs Harold Randall of Wayne Township. A missing dog Dusty, a white wiry terrier with a collar tag, is being sought by Charles Bonavita of 224 Second Avenue. A church larceny case at First Presbyterian Church on November 24th involved a coat and purse with cash between $20 and $100. another church room door led outdoors. DoD reports two more Pennsylvanians killed in action in Vietnam, including Sgt Ernest C. Homer and Sgt Donald S. Milhordin. Lance Cpl Ronald R. Lowry also cited. Salvation Army Christmas baskets available for local families through December 15th at the East Washington Street citadel.
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Erie County Court‘house
Corry
Carlton S. Barnes
Louis D._ Taylor
Second Ward
Ben Hi “Randall
Harold M. Randall
Wayne ‘Township
Charles Bonavita
Second Avenue
Dusty
First Presbyterian Church
C. F. Curtis
East Smith Street
Department of Defense
Pennsylvania
Vietnam
Army
Ernest C. Homer
Oil City
Salvation Army
Robert McCauley
Citadel
East Washington Street
McCauley
Volunteers Rush To Save First Meeting Site
Easton volunteers fled the annual meeting to battle a fire at the town’s landmark general store and post office. Fire Chief William A. Cross said an electrical short caused the blaze, inflicting about 4000 dollars in damage to the 50 year old building.
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Easton, Conn
Easton
William A. Cross
14 Foot Mailbox Could Be Real Problem
In Cincinnati a 14 foot high red white blue mailbox stands outside the main post office to handle the Christmas mail rush. It features three marked slots for big folks mail little folks mail and bundles.
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Cincinnati
455 DMZ Violations Reported By Viet Cong Activity
AP says since the Nov 1 bombing halt US reconnaissance logged 455 indications of North Vietnamese activity in the DMZ with 122 incidents provoking fire from American forces. Most were deemed insignificant though 30 were labeled significant, including two machine gun attacks on a recon plane. The South Vietnamese ministry cited the 138th Army Regiment returning to the southern DMZ on Nov 21.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
138Th Army
International Control Commission
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thien
Cambodia
Children Protest Closing Of Schools In Youngstown
About 45 Youngstown public school children picketed the streets to protest a school shutdown that affects 28,000 pupils. Schools closed from November 27 and stay closed at least until January 2 as the board borrows funds against 1969 tax collections after banks refused further credit. The board says money ran out after voters rejected six proposed levies.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown Public
Board of Education
South Africa Sanctions Move Divides UN Assembly Vote
The United Nations General Assembly urged Security Council sanctions against South Africa to end apartheid. 85 of 126 members supported the measure with South Africa and Portugal voting no, while the United States Britain and 14 others abstained.
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United Nayions, N.Y
South Africa
General Assembly
Security Council
Portugal
United States
Britain
Moon Bound Spacemen Get Flu Shots Before Flight
Apollo 8 crews and back up teams receive inoculations against Hong Kong flu as NASA tightens precautions for the Christmas moon mission. Ground personnel and essential staff are also vaccinated while limited exposure and isolation debates aim to protect the crew ahead of the December 21 launch.
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Space Center
Houston
Hong Kong
Moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James Lovell J
William A. Anders
Earth
Charles Berry
Berry
Man Freed After 28 Years In Jail For Murder
Leon Butler, 61, of Philadelphia, had murder charges dropped by Judge D. Donald Jamieson after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered two new trials. Assistant D Atty William H Wolf Jr said insufficient evidence exists to proceed and requested the case be closed. Butler threatened to sue the Commonwealth for 2 million dollars over illegal confinement.
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Aginst
Leon Butler
Philadelphia
D. Donald Jamieson
Quarter Sessions Court
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Butler
William Hi. Wolf Jr
Slan
Commonwealth
State Orders School To Close
The state ordered a Brooklyn junior high school in Ocean Hill Brownsville closed until further notice after a day of disorder and student vandalism. Education Commissioner James E. Allen replaced associate trustee Herbert F. Johnson with William D. Firman and reassessed the district’s leadership as tensions rise.
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New York
Brooklyn
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
James E. Allen
Allen
Herbert F. Johnson
William D. Firman
Johnson
C. Herbert Oliver
Rail merger ordered to save commuter service
The government ordered the bankrupt New Haven Railroad absorbed into Penn Central effective January 1 to prevent a shutdown of New York City and New England commuter trains. The ICC set a $145.6 million price for the takeover of the New Haven route and its five hotel holdings including the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Ocean Hill local board condemned the closing of JHS 271 as contempt for the Black community.
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Washington
New York City
New England
New Haven
Penn Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Waldorf- Astoria
Ocean Hill
Service Held For Miss Jean Green
Funeral services for Jean E. Green were conducted at Bracken Funeral Home at 9:30 p.m. with Rev. Warren Lewis of the First Baptist church presiding and burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Bearers included Robert Crane Jr Samuel Crane Larry Par Bo David Lillie Charles Martin and Robert Martin. Among out of town mourners were Claude Ayers Jr Oren Smith Mrs James Sutton Mrs Lee Heliker and Mrs William Watson of Spartansburg and Mrs Richard Lewis and Donald Silvis of Sheffield.
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Jean E. Green
Bracken Funeral Home
Warren Lewis
First Baptist Church
Pine Grove Cemetery
Robert Crane Jr
Samuel Crane
Larry Par- Bo
David Lillie
Charles Martin
Robert Martin
Claude Ayers Jr
Oren Smith
James Sutton
Lee Heliker
William Watson
Spartansburg
Richard Lewis
Donald Silvis
Sheffield
Cambodia Holds Downed U S Copter Crewman
Washington says a wounded U S helicopter crewman fell or jumped from a shot down aircraft on November 27. His identity remains unreleased as he is treated in a Phnom Penh military hospital. condition described as serious but not critical. Seven other Americans and one South Vietnamese are in Cambodian custody since July 15.
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Cambodia
Washington
U. S
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Phnom Penh
Cambodian
Stolen plane piloted to sea after failed Kennedy landings
A lone pilot in a stolen Piper Cherokee 140 attempted four landings at Kennedy Airport before ditching in fog off Norfolk, Virginia. Coast Guard rescue helicopter recovered him in reasonably good condition. FBI to detain him in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Coast Guard and Ocean County Aviation tracked the flight from New Jersey after initial contact at 1:24 a.m. The pilot reportedly froze during each approach and the plane sank.
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New York
New Jersey
Kennedy
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Danny Hemphill
Vance K. Randle
Elizabeth City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ocean County Aviation
Port Authority
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Desmond
Tre Journal Daily
Sherwin-Williams
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Sherwin- Williams
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Man
May Sne
Cont
Nome
Vanoren
Numero Uno
Matchabelli
Black Watch
Extraordinaire Faberge
Dubarry
Paris
France
Jean Green
Midland
Mellon & Convenient
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