Gas pedal sticks sending Grand Valley driver into two cars
A Grand Valley man Thomas V. Wendl 22 says his gas pedal stuck as he turned from East Columbus Avenue onto North Center Street causing his car to strike Susan M. Munsee 17 and Jay Jackson 21 who were stopped at the intersection. Damages totaled 100 125 and 50 dollars. Police found the accelerator linkage faulty and the crash prompted several local notices including a February 1 Special Registration at Corry Post Office and multiple regional agency moves and finance actions.
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Grand Valley
Thomas V. Wendl
B.D. 1
East Columbus Avenue
North Center Street
Susan M. Munsee
Jay Jackson
Columbus Avenue
North Center
Wendl
Miss Munsee
Jackson
Father and son charged in tainted egg scheme
In Philadelphia federal indictments name W Eugene Eschelman 57 and Leon 37 of Twin Valley Farmers Exchange Hegins Pa with distributing 24000 pounds of tainted frozen eggs in Pennsylvania and New York under five counts tied to the Agricultural Marketing Act and the Food Drug and Cosmetics Act. Fern Berkhimer found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in Blair County for the July 17 shooting of her husband Daniel.
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Philadelphia
Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania
New York
W. Eugene Eschelman
Leon
Twin Valley Farmers Exchange
Hegins
Hollidaysburg
Fern Berkhimer
Daniel
Blair County
Berkheimer
Duncansville
Elderly Blind Woman Bound Gagged Robbed in Home
Police reported an elderly blind woman bound and gagged on her bed for about an hour as two men ransacked her Pittsburgh home. Mary Wall, 62, was tied with electric cord, gagged, and a pillow forced over her face before the robbers fled with $45. She freed herself and alerted neighbors.
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Pittsburgh
Mary Wall
Shafer budget warns of fiscal cliff and education boost
Governor Shafer calls for 1968 spending priorities while noting education spending tops one billion dollars. He cites tax and salary plans, including higher tuition at state colleges and universities, and outlines salary reforms tied to budget procedures. Three killed in a Williamsport area crash near South Williamsport.
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Martin P. Mullen
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Shafer
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Battle at Khe Sanh Ends After 18 Hour Siege
U S and allied forces suffered heavy losses as Lang Vei camp near Khe Sanh fell after an 18 hour siege. Fourteen of 24 Americans escaped. eight wounded, others killed or captured. About 150 irregulars reached the base. 225 dead or missing. Tanks and air strikes marked the final phase as defenders retreated to a bunker.
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Khe Sanh
South China Sea
Lang Vei
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G-Corry Journal
Ota
Wright School
Leroy K. Kelley
Allegheny National Forest
Warren
Milwaukee
Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
George 5. James
Kelley
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington
Liberty Street
Cooper Industries, Inc
Mt.Vernon
Ohio
Cooper Industries
Ajax Iron Works
American Steriizer Co
Erie
Erie County
Albert R. Heybeck
Union City
Ruth F. Harkless
Duane Street
ST. Joseph, Mo
Jack Meredith
Bob Church
Canter St
Mrs. LaRue Hamilton
Shady Avenue
Corry Savings
Fale
Onsale
Surly
Murphy
ULAR
Plastic Drapers Asst
Nautilus
C. Murphy Co
Corry, Pa
Williamsport
South
Edgar Eschenbach
Justice of the Peace
Marie
Loyalsock ‘Township
Amna Rutter
Northumberland
U.S
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