Seven Killed as Bus Crashes in Pennsylvania
A chartered bus carrying 40 members and guests of the Order of the Easter Star to visit the Masonic Home of Pennsylvania in Elizabethtown crashed on a snow-covered hill, killing seven and injuring 34. Rescue teams from 12 area communities freed passengers as power failed and hospitals admitted 24 injured in Lancaster and Coatesville.
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War
Order of the Easter Star
Philadelphia
Masonic Home
Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown
U.S. Ca
Robert Eby
Gap
Ethel
Eby
Ebys
Charles A. McGrath
Coatesville
American Red Cross
McGrath
Jack
Lancaster General, Osteopathic
Lancaster
David Fisher
Lancaster State Police
Dutch Tanker Marpessa Sinks, Biggest Ship Ever Lost
The 207000 ton Dutch supertanker Marpessa owned by Royal Dutch Shell sank 50 miles northwest of Dakar after an explosion and fire. Two crewmen were injured and two missing. survivors were taken aboard the British tanker Serenia. It had just delivered its first cargo in Rotterdam en route to the Persian Gulf.
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Rotterdam
Royal Dutch Shell
Ocean
Dakar
Persian Gulf
Japan
Shell
City Industry Shows 1968 Payroll Rise in Corry Area
State Commerce Department figures show Corry with 2,634 workers across 24 plants earning 18,252,000 in wages in 1968, averaging over 7,800 per worker. County totals push the city and area payroll near 25,000,000 for last year.
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State Commerce Department
Corry
Erie County
Derailment Damages $1 Million In Erie Lackawanna Train Crash
In Warren Ohio the Ohio Highway Patrol estimated $1 million in damage after two Erie Lackawanna freight trains derailed about 60 cars in Trumbull County. An eastbound train car jumped tracks at Braceville Township and was struck by a westbound train, derailing about 30 cars on each train. crewmen escaped uninjured.
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Warren
Ohio
Ohio Highway Patrol
Erie Lackawanna
Trumbull
Braceville Township
Boy 11 Survives Runaway Balloon Flight To River
In Minneapolis during a Vikings 49ers halftime 43,000 spectators watched Rick Snyder 11 ride a hot air balloon that broke its tether and drifted into the Minnesota River. He swam free then rode to shore and returned to the stadium before the game ended 10 to 7. His parents amateur balloonists accompanied him in the gondola.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Rick Snyder
Minnesota
Minnesota Vikings
San Francisco 49Ers
Metropolitan
Minnesota River
Rick
St. Paul
D. L. Snyder
Nixon to Announce Third Round of Vietnam Troop Withdrawals
President Nixon is expected to reveal another large U S troop pullout from Vietnam in a live national address at 6 p m EST. Officials cited a goal of reducing total U S forces by about 100 000 this year with current ceilings at 484 000, while defense secretary Melvin R Laird noted progress in Vietnamization and South Vietnam taking on more combat.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
White House
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Laird
Paris
Namese
Pentagon
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Five Weekend Auto Crashes Injure Two In Corry Area
Corry State Police investigated five weekend crashes causing two injuries. Laura Hein, 20, Erie, skidded on Route 8 near Union City and collided with Marjorie Babcock, 42, Union City. Hein treated and released, Babcock hospitalized for head lacerations. Damages about 1500 dollars. Charges pending.
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Corry
Laura J. Hein
Erie
Union City
Marjorie E. Babcock
B.D. 4
Miss Hein
Union City Hospital
Fred W. Petrini
William’j
Spring Creek
Harrison H. Keppel
Mott Street
Terrence Haskins
Mill Village
Donald V. Faivre
Meadville
Faivre
Jeffery L. Nearphof
Waterford
Martin Kaschalk
Elva T. Keer
Edward Burkhart
Kaschalk
Saigon Claims Control of Most of South Vietnam
Saigon reports 92.5 percent of South Vietnam under government control on Nov 30, up from earlier, with 16.1 million of 17.5 million population governed. Battles in U Minh Forest and Mekong Delta yield Vietnamese and Allied losses, while arms caches and munitions stockpiles are found near Saigon and Cambodia border.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U Minh Forest
Mekong Delta
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
Washington
Nab UC Trio In 66 Burglary
Three Union City men Jack A Croston 21 Francis B Malec 23 and Joseph A Malec Jr 21 are free on 5000 bond each awaiting trial for a 1966 burglary at Union City Country Club. Trooper John Evanko said the loot totaled 2600 in golf clubs balls and gear. Only two sets of clubs have been recovered.
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Union City
Union City Country Club
John Evanko
Justice of the Peace
Floyd Marsh
R.D
Corry
Jack A. Croston
Francis B. Malec
Joseph A. Malec Jr
Erie County Criminal Court
Evanko
City Council Tonight Weighs Annexation and Bids
City Council meets to approve year end business including bids for a police cruiser, a utility truck, janitorial and window-washing services at the municipal building. Annexation of Wayne Township area discussed with report on Erie County court approval and fire protection setup. Budget may not be read a second time. HUD workable program for the Fourth Ward urban renewal advances.
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Wayne Township
Douglas Rozelle
Erie County Court
Lindley McClelland
Jack Downey
Federal Housing and Urban Development Agency
HUD
Fourth Ward
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Eagles
Youngsville
Endsley
Hamburg
Germany
Nab UC
Miami
The
Humane Society
Miami Seaquarium
Seaquarium
Lee Wisenbaker
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