Medicare premium up to four dollars a month sparks criticism
Washington AP report quotes William R Hutton head of National Council of Senior Citizens denouncing a premium rise from three to four dollars monthly for the Medicare doctor costs portion. He blames Congress and doctors for rising costs while AMA had no immediate comment. The group seeks fee limits. officials say no plan to set fees. Continued on Page Seven.
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National Council of Senior Citizens
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American Medical Association
Seven sentenced to federal prison in rights deaths
Seven men including Ku Klux Klan leader Samuel Holloway Bowers Jr and Cecil Price were sentenced in Jackson Mississippi to terms up to ten years for conspiring to violate civil rights in the 1964 killings of Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney near Philadelphia. The defendants, tried by an all white Meridian jury, face potential parole after serving time with appeals ongoing.
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Ku Klux Klan
Mississippi
Samuel Holloway Bowers Jr
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Alton Wayne Roberts
U.S. Dist
Harold Cox
Cecil R. Price
Neshoba
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Philadelphia
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Shreveport
Jimmy Arledge
Meridian Steel Firm
Jimmie Snowden
Meridian
Justice Department
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Roberts
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Price
Cox
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
New York
James Chaney
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Edgar Ray Killen
Ethel Glen
Hop’? Barnett
Jerry McGrew Sharpe
Head-On Crash Injures Five Women Near Union City
Five people injured in a head-on collision on a hill crest a mile west of Union City at 4 90 yesterday afternoon. Among the injured are Pamela White 19 and her mother Beryl White 53 both from Union City and Judy Daley 18 of Ridgway. Two drivers treated at Union City Memorial Hospital with minor injuries also. Total property loss set at 2600 dollars.
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Union City Memorial Hospital
Pamela White
Beryl White
Judy Daley
Ridgway
Christine Morse
Tracy Webb
Donald Raisley
Corry State Police
Sihanouk Eyes Backing U S War Policy in Cambodia
US diplomats probe whether Prince Sihanouk will back his promise to keep Cambodia free of the Vietnam War. If he agrees, a presidential envoy could travel to Phnom Penh to push for ICC reforms and international supervision of Cambodia’s borders. Sihanouk suggested expanded ICC policing and welcomed a Johnson envoy for reconciliation.
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Washington
U.S
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
South Vienam
Sihanouk
Sen
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Phnom Penh
United States
Dian
Washington Post
International Control Commission
ICC
Senate
Mansfield
Johnson
Outgoing commissioner Rzymek threatens Lamberton in Assessor's Office
Eis commission Fred W. Lamberton said Rzymek threatened him during a clash in the Assessment Office. Lamberton recalled Rzymek lunging with his arm raised and blamed Lamberton for his election defeat while painters prepared the office for commissioner-elect Leo P. Weir. A few office workers witnessed the incident.
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Eis
Fred W. Lamberton
Louis Rzymek
Lamberton
Rzymek
Leo P. Weir
Warren Borough bookkeeper arrested on forgery charges
Warren Borough bookkeeper Sara Tome of Bradford faces charges of falsifying borough and parking authority receipts totaling about 72 dollars. She waived preliminary hearing before Peace Justice Martha G Lawson and was released on 1000 dollar bail. Chief Michael Evan led a five week probe, prompted by Mayor Conway and council leaders. all borough employees are bonded.
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Warren
Michael Evan
Sara Tome
Bradford
Evan
Martha G. Lawson
Tome
Samuel F. Bonavita
D. E. Conaway
James Torrance
W. D. McElwain
Hardwood Firm Hit By Fire at Tri-State Plant
A fire at Tri-State Hardwoods Company on Pennsylvania Avenue at 5:25 p m damaged the main office with roughly 4000 in losses. Four fire trucks and 23 firefighters battled the blaze, with Columbus volunteers assisting after a 7 20 a m alarm triggered during Box 14 reset. The blaze started in the office area and the cause remains undetermined.
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Tri-State Hardwoods Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Columbus’ Volunteer Company
Hardwood Company
Bitter marshland battle leaves 70 Marines dead
In Viet Cong fighting that surged as a New Year truce began, 70 Marines were killed and 128 wounded across three northern provinces. US commands reported heavy clashes near Thon Tham Kee, Hoi An and Da Nang as air strikes continued. A Navy Phantom was shot down east of Haiphong but crewmen survived. The Saigon government extended the day-long ceasefire to 36 hours in response to Pope John Paul’s plea for a world day of peace and Washington’s request.
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South Vietnam
Pope Paul
Washington
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Tonkin Gulf
South China Sea
Ine
U.S
Quang Nam
Hoi An
da Nang
First Cavalry Division
Corry Council Approves $450,382 Budget in Year-End Session
Corry's City Council met in a special year end session and passed the $450,382 budget unchanged from the November 20 meeting. The vote also approved a $165,000 bond for incoming treasurer Mary Hubley. The council will organize next Tuesday at 10 am with newly elected members Ned Johnston and Clare Capwell joining and Mayor Joseph Furst retaining the Department of Affairs.
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Corry
Mary Hubley
Ned Johnston
Clare Capwell
Joseph Furst
Department of Affairs
Court Throws Confession Out Thug Goes Free
PHILADELPHIA AP A federal appeals court overturned Ralph Staine Jr s 1959 burglary conviction tied to Philadelphia showgirl Lillian Reis at the Pottsville Home of coal magnate John Rich The third circuit ruled the tacit confession used in a prior trial violated the 14th amendment Staine and two others were convicted in the robbery police said netted 476 000 Reis has also had her conviction overturned in the case The report also notes unrelated items about a data center wage tax form in Harrisburg bearing no clear relevance to the main case
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Philadelphia
Ralph Staine Jr
Lillian Reis
Pottsville
John Rich
U.S. Court of Appeals
Staino
Staine
Miss Reis
Millcreek car kills ex Corry couple walking
Arthur J. Burch, 62, a Spartansburg native who lived in Corry most of his life, and Mildred Huffman, formerly of Corry, were struck by a car on 12th Street in Millcreek at 7:58 PM. Driver Phyllis Bull, 4, of Erie RD 6, narrated she saw the couple in her headlights before the collision. Both died shortly after at Hamot Hospital. Burch had worked at Ajax Iron Works and Waldameer Park, with survivors including three sisters and several nieces. Funeral arrangements are through Bracken Funeral Home, with services set Tuesday.
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Millcreek
Arthur Burch
Spartansburg
Mildred Huffman
Robert Arraro
Phyllis Bull
R. D
Erie
Arraro
Journal Press
Hamot Hospital
12Th Street
Arthur J. Burch
Ajax Iron Works
Waldameer Park
William
Zoa) Scholton
Westfield
Lawrence
Julia) Meehan
Harry
Marie) Wilcox
Opal Davis
Bracken Funeral Home
Elgin Cemetery
Huffman
Smokers Puff Way To Record In 1967 Smokers Puff Way To Record In 1967
Washington AP report says 1967 cigarette consumption hit 552 billion, up 11 billion from 1966, due to affluence, military demand, more smokers, and higher spending power. Overseas service shipments also boosted totals, while downturns last occurred in 1964 following the Surgeon General health warning.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
U.S
Subpoenaes Issued For Three Witnesses In JFK Probe
Orleans Parish DA Jim Garrison subpoenas Lor at A Hall Lawrence J Howard Jr and Thomas Beckham to testify as material witnesses in the JFK assassination inquiry. Hall and Howard were said to be in Dallas in October 1963 near the time of the shooting and had contact with Jack Ruby. Beckham denied plans to return to New Orleans and claimed to be an investigator for Garrison in 1962. Beckham also stated he would not come back, warning of self harm if pressured.
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Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Lorat A. Hall
Kernville
Calif
Lawrence J. Howard Jr
Elmonte
Los Angeles
Thomas Beckham
Omaha
Neb
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Garrison
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Hall
Howard
Mexico
Beckhim
The
Universal Life
Mark Adams
Beckham
Dallas
Jack Ruby
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