Driftwood Fire Victim Identified in Loft Apartment Tragedy
A 56 year old laborer Francis Holthhauser died in a fire that destroyed two apartments above a store in Driftwood. Candace Callahan 18 is credited with saving Kimberly Wykoff 7 and Jeffrey Wykoff 5 by guiding them to safety before flames engulfed the hall. Firemen battled sub freezing conditions for about two hours as state police fire marshal investigates origin.
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Francis Holtshauser
Mallory Lumber Co
Emporium
Candace Callahan
Kimberly Wykoff
Jeffrey
Mary Wykoff
Holthauser
Driftwood
Curwensville
Pennsy Freight Derails Four Cars in Titusville
Four cars of an eight car Pennsylvania Railroad freight derailed near Titusville around 7 p.m. yesterday blocking traffic for hours. The westbound train did not overturn. the locomotive and caboose stayed on the rails. Two gondola cars loaded with gun barrels derailed, with a box car remaining, followed by an empty tank car and a wood chip hopper car. Cause undetermined, road bed soft after snow and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Titusville Man Charged In Shooting Case
Titusville police report a local man Barry Hawke is charged with pointing a deadly weapon after a November 17 shooting at the Eagles Club. Hasbrouck, also of Titusville, allegedly fought Hawke after the shooting and Hawke was hospitalized with a broken nose and concussions. Additional charges pending as the case proceeds.
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Titusville
Barry Hawke
N. Allen Love
Hawke
John Hasbrouck
Eagles Club
Hasbrouck
First Area Wild Boar Hunt Pays in Venango County
In Venango County over the weekend two Emlenton hunters earned $25 each for shooting boars that escaped a Clintonville area game preserve near Bogers. Jerry Darnell and Floyd Whitling each bagged one boar from a total of six animals. Darnell killed his boar after it charged him. Don Cotterman of St. Petersburg missed earlier and failed to stop a second charge due to a jammed gun.
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Venango County
Emlenton
Jerry Darnell
Floyd Whitling
Bogers
Clintonvillle
Pittsburgh
Darnell
Don Cotterman
St. Petersburg
Durnell
Erie Alderman Faces Potential Civil Rights Suit
Rev. Rufus Arterberry announced he will request state action against Erie Alderman Michael J. Kinecki after the minister was evicted from his office during a hearing involving Benny Wall and three Erie police officers. Arterberry, a civil rights leader, condemned Kinecki for alleged discrimination and warned Erie faces dark days if such actions are condoned.
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Erie — East Side
Michael J. Kinecki
Rufus Arterberry
William Sennett
Kinecki
Arterberry
Benny Wall
Erie
Atterberry
French Continued Study of Lake Erie Levels
Special study on Lake Erie and Great Lakes water levels is described along with $45,000 for navigational projects on the Lake Erie coastline. A suspension on advertising and awarding new contracts for construction is in effect due to a Congressional and Administration review of fiscal 1968 programs. Until decisions are made, it is unclear how Corps of Engineers projects and funds will be affected.
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Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Vigorito
Corps of Engineer
Bears and Families Travel as Winter Plans Begin
Bear Lake residents note Sr and Mrs Leon Cable Sr plan to spend winter in Florida. Mourners from the area attended the Ernest Blythe funeral at Powers Funeral Home in Jamestown and burial in Bear Lake Cemetery. Others visited, attended services, or joined gatherings after Blythe's funeral including a dinner at EUB Church and a preachers and wives meeting in Corry.
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Leon Cable
Florida
Powers Funeral Home
Jamestown
Ernest Blythe
Floyd Smith Sr
Earl ‘Bangle
Collins
N.Y
Powers Funeral
Bear Lake
EUB
Friends
Charles Peterson
J. C. Manwaring
Doris Atwood
Laverne Carter
Pittsburgh
Parents Club
Lottsville School
Ralph Miller
Texas
Heart Transplant Patient Nears Critical Period
CAPE TOWN South Africa AP heart transplant patient Louis Washkansky shows improvement three days after the operation doctors warn the critical period may begin within three to ten days as his body could reject the heart of Denise Ann Darvall. Washkansky thanks surgeons and wife as doctors urge infection precautions. NO TREES JUST WATER TAMPA Fla AP land board rules Collier County firm cannot use Palms and Pines Ranchos name for land largely underwater.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Groote Schuur
Denise Ann Darvall
Barnard
Washiansky
Ann
Tampa, Fla
Florida Land Sales Board
Collier County
Fla
Biblical Parable Pays Off for Church in July Investment
In LIURONTO AP a suburban minister Rev. J Arnold Foster borrowed $1000 from four Church of the Master members in June and mailed $2 bills to 500 families asking them to invest. After six months the group reported profits from diverse ventures including a TV script sale and baked goods, tripling the sum inspired by the Parable of the Talents.
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Liuronto
United Church
J. Arnold Foster
Church of the Master
Foster
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Sandy Dennis
Ruth White
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Roy Fol Poole
Tao
Robert Wulligan
Warner Bros
Gandy Dennis
Cosme
Columbus
Bear Lake News
General Auto Repair
Frank's
Thomas Motors
Evans
Marius Barnard
Sarseon
Washkansky
Mmeruvas
Critici Jive
Ake Ita
Merry Musical
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