Apollo 17 Returns Home After 13 Day Moon Mission
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cerna Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt return aboard the carrier USS Ticonderoga after a fiery reentry and perfect splashdown. They undergo medical checks then dine with Navy officials before heading to Pago Pago and Ellington Field for reunion with families.
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Ass Ticonderoga
Apollo
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Harrison H. Schmitt
America
Earth
Space Agency
Charles K. LaPinta
Navy
Ticonderoga
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Ellington Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Eugene Cernan
Ronald Evans
Jack Schmitt
Road Critic Blasts PennDOT Over Highway Repairs
George Scanlon, former Franklin maintenance engineer, accuses PennDOT of mismanagement and political indulgence as he criticizes delays and inadequate repairs on a Corry area highway. He lost his $18,000 a year job running for state senate and links his firing to political currents, urging focus on fixing existing roads before new construction.
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Highway Department
Corry
George Scanlon
Franklin
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penndot
Pennsylvania
Scanlon
Richard Frame
Harrisburg
Slush and Ice Crash Through City Roads
Police report persistent hazards from slush ice and snow as crashes rise. A 29 year old Edward Skinner Jr. of 315 Warren street hit a stopped Superior Refuse Co. garbage truck on East Columbus avenue injuring no one. his car totaled. Damage about 1200 dollars to the car, 50 to the truck. Another crash occurred on Union street hill when Lena trailer Hall's Transportat of Me mk stopped and Morgan Peck, 66, of Corry, attempted to pass and struck the left rear. Peck cited for illegal pass. damage to the car about 250 dollars. Further details follow yesterday afternoon with ongoing road conditions and police response.
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Superior Refuse Co
Corry
Columbus Avenue
Edward F. Skinner Jr
Warren Street
Ronald Messenger
R.D. J. Corry
Lena Trailer Hall
John
Four Killed When House Fired Upon
In Cleveland Ohio on Tuesday night a man with two pistols opened fire in a east side house used to sell hard drugs. Four people were killed David Young Jr 31 Raymond 15 Connie Grayling 23 and Charles Ross 29. Three others including David Young Sr 66 his wife Eliza 68 and granddaughter Wanda Byrd 4 were wounded. A hospital spokesman said Mrs Young was blinded by gunshots and in critical condition. Police noted drugs and drug equipment found in the house and a man in a black leather jacket allegedly went upstairs to kill all occupants.
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Cleveland
Ohio
East Side
John Essex
David Young Jr
Raymond
Connie Grayling
Charles Ross
David Young Sr
St. Luke's Hospital
Dark house stirs end in toes broken in tandem
Jora Stewart of South Street woke to a noise and prowled the house in the dark. He kicked a chair and fractured a toe. Two sightings later Mrs Stewart did the same with the same toe. The tale ends with a quip on their joined misadventure.
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Jora Stewart
South Street
Ford Stewart
Mrs. Stewart
Airport shooting ends in capture at Kennedy field
A 34 year old New Jersey man identified as Robert J Dobbelaer shot two airport workers after grabbing a gun at Kennedy Airport Gate 4. He fled onto the rain soaked tarmac, was chased by two Port Authority officers, and captured. Sky marshal Anthony Petrucci Jr and customs officer Gerald T McCarthy were wounded. both in satisfactory condition at Peninsula General Hospital. The man was found with a notebook case and other belongings. Authorities say no explosives were found and the Barbados flight was not involved.
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Peninsula General Hospital
Queens
Anthony Petrucci Jr
Bloomfield
N.J
Gerald T. McCarthy
Commack
N.Y
Robert J. Dobbelaer
Dobbelaer
San Juan
Pan American World Airways
Pan American
New York Port
Two Face Trial In Drug Case
A Union City man Patrick W. Arlet aged 20 and Erie woman Lora Anderson aged 19 were bound over to Erie County court at arraignment on charges under the Dangerous Drug and Cosmetic Act. They were linked to a September 2 discovery in Waterford after police found marijuana in a car following a stop. Arraigned before District Justice Anna McCall, they were ordered to stand trial in Erie County court with no trial date set.
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Union City
Erie
Patrick W. Arlet
Lora Anderson
Waterford
Clair Stile
Corry
State Police
Anna McCall
Erie County
Woman Jumps From Bridge Drowns In Allegheny River
A 54 year old Warren State Hospital patient, Margaret Loveland of Clarion County, died after reportedly leaping from a Warren bridge into the Allegheny River. Coroner Ronald Simonsen pronounced death at the scene. Fire department rescue boat, captained by Frank Viola, recovered the body about 200 yards downstream in river waters moving roughly 10 mph. Police and fire units responded within minutes, but access delays hindered effort. Loveland had been at North Warren since last August and was awaiting an optometrist appointment when last seen. Witnesses named Larry Jespersen and Louis Rich.
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Warren
Warren State Hospital
Allegheny
Warren County
Margaret Loveland
Clarion County
North Warren
Ronald Simonsen
Pennsylvania Avenue
Frank Viola
William Blum
James Leitchenberger
Warren General Hospital
Warren Davis
Struthers
Loveland
Harold Reinhard
Roger Thelin
Borough Police
Larry Jespersen
Louis Rich
U S Loses Two More Planes as Bombing Escalates
U S forces press heavy bombardment on Hanoi Haiphong region with loss of another B52 and a fighter bomber plus seven more fliers. Warsaw reports Polish sailors killed on a damaged Haiphong cargo ship. Hanoi claims more aircraft downed. Navy destroyer Goldsborough sustains damage. missiles and air raids continue.
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Saigon
United States
Hanoi-Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S
Warsaw
Haiphong Harbor
Air Force
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Goldsborough
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New York
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North Center Street
Fourth Ward
Ray Cathers
Asi
Pacific Ocean
Allegheny River
Joseph Conrad
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Poland
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Radio Hanoic
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