Rampage Suspect Held After deadly Tuskegee attacks
Macon County Sheriff Lucius Amerson talked with a deputy after authorities captured ex convict David Goode 24 of Tuskegee. He faces six charges including rape and murder after a rampage that left Evelyn Page 72 dead and sisters Josie Green 78 and Carribee Carr 76 hospitalized.
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Macon County
Lucius Amerson
Alabama
Tuskegee
Evelyn Page
Josie Green
Carribee Carr
Tuskegee County
David Goode
First POWs Expected Home This Week in Vietnam
U S officials said the first releases of American prisoners of war in South Vietnam could begin soon as mines laid by the U S Navy in North Vietnamese waters are cleared. Reports say one of the first groups may be received in An Loc area near Saigon, with tentative sites in the Saigon region and Mekong Delta. Prisoner lists show 99 service members and 27 civilians held by the Viet Cong in South Vietnam, while no date was given for the 465 Americans held in North Vietnam and Laos. The South Vietnamese command said cease fire violations fell below 100 for the first time since Jan 28, with 89 incidents in the latest 24-hour period.
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U. S
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U.S .S
U. S. Pacific
Honolulu
An Loc
Saigo
Iolo
United States
Mekong Delta
Paris
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laos
U.S
Medical Teams Await POWs At Clark Air Base
Sixty doctors and 100 nurses are ready to treat American prisoners of war at Clark Air Base Philippines with tests and rapid medical processing. Col John W Ord says most POWs likely head home within 72 hours and staff aim to avoid harassing or tiring them while expediting care.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Col
John W. Ord
U.S. Air Force Hospital
Shapp to unveil budget amid GOP ceiling in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP Gov Shapp plans to unveil a fiscal year budget under a GOP imposed ceiling of about 3.7 billion. Legislative leaders expect the request to exceed last week’s 3.719 billion limit by roughly 35 million while Senate and House discuss constitutional amendment and law enforcement investigations. The plan aims for modest tax relief, with administration sources noting about 140 million in overall tax cuts.
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Shapp
House
Senate
Pennsylvania
H. Jack Selzer
Lebanon
Martin P. Mullen
Prime Rate Hike Triggers Banks Probe in Washington
AP report: Nixon administration committee on interest and dividends orders banks to disclose costs and calculations behind a prime rate raise from 6 to 6.5 percent. Four banks increased lending rates, while most banks remain at 6 percent amid ongoing economic monitoring led by Arthur F. Burns.
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Cost of Council
Nixon
Arthur FL Aes
Federal Reserve Board
You'd Have Sworn It Was A Fire At Elgin Beaverdam
Norman Mitchell, chief of Elgin Beaverdam, said today it was not a fire but a steaming pile of manure. The steam looked like smoke, and no one is fully to blame. The Triscaits had a prior fire, making residents gunshy.
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Norman Mitchell
Elgin Beaverdam
Triscaits
Derailment Triggers Evacuations Near Dowingtown
A freight train derailed near Downingtown Pennsylvania early today spilling sulfuric and nitric acid solution. About 1500 residents were evacuated as authorities warned the fumes could be fatal and contaminate drinking water if not neutralized with soda ash. Fire crews attempted to stop leaks with foam but observed black, bubbling foam and heavy gray smoke. Police alerted nearby residents and evacuees gathered at Dowingtown High School while diversions were arranged for traffic.
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Downingtown
Pesa Central
Philadelphia
Penn
Bauer
Downingtown High School
Farmers Helpless As Tax Skyrockets
Harrisburg reports describe farmers facing sharply rising land assessments near new industrial developments. A proposed constitutional amendment would allow special agricultural tax rates, with a May primary vote. Agriculture officials warn taxes swallow 40 to 60 percent of farm income threatening livelihoods.
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Allentown
Agriculture Department
Senate
Weekend Police Chase Through Icy Streets Amid Shennanigans
A burst of weekend incidents kept Union City police busy including three car crashes sparked by freezing rain and two cases of malicious mischief. Gregory Desmond, age 17, and James Kovach encountered a pursuing passenger who struck a car window, breaking it with his fist and causing $40 in damage. Charges are pending as the investigation continues.
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Union City
Gregory Desmond
West Church Street
North Center Street
James Kovach
North Hillcrest Drive
Desmond
Washington Street
North Center
Smith Streets
Kovach
Cuts Off Hand To Save Life In 30 Below Alaska
Bethel Alaska Thomas Hofseth a 51 year old Alaska native cut off his left hand with an ax to save his life after his snowmobile trapped his wrist in the machine. He hiked three miles with a tourniquet and reached a Bethel hospital where he is in satisfactory condition after being flown for treatment. He said his hand was caught when he bent to pick up a dropped rifle en route from Napamute to Aniak, then he lost consciousness in extreme cold.
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Bethel
Alaska
Thomas Hofseth
Hofseth
Bethel Hospital
Napamute
Aniak
Hosseth
City Council to Consider Water Supply Acquisition and Contracts
Tonight the City Council holds a regular session focusing on the Corry Water Supply Co. acquisition, three ordinances, emergency light control, water department buildings insurance appraisals, and the new refuse contract. A separate Pravda report notes an 18 year old poacher sentenced to death for killing two game wardens in the Siberian Taiga.
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Corry Water Supply Co
Moscow
Pravda
Viking Plastics Opens With Ribbon Cutting in Corry
King Plastics and officials led a ceremony Saturday as Viking Plastics opened its doors. Attendees included Corry Area Industrial Development Corporation members Jerome Davis and John Rossbacher, Mayor Edward Zarger, firm president Eric, and CAIDC secretary Dennis Frusnhone. The plant now employs 25 and plans to reach about 40 within a year.
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Edward Zarger
Center
Viking Plastics
Jerome Davis
John Rossbacher
Corry Area
William Haibach
Eric
Dennis Frusnhone
Chamber of Commerce
CAIDC
Haibach
McEldowney
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