Area Woman Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter
Miss Joyce Ann Miller of Cochranton pleaded guilty in Crawford County Court to voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of her brother in law Charles Gilliand on October 28 1969. Judge P Richard Thomas accepted the plea and dismissed murder charges noting the act occurred in a moment of heated anger.
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Meadville
Joyce Ann Miller
Cochranton
Crawford County
Charles Gilliand
P. Richard Thomas
Wilber C. Thomas
Gilliand
Thomas
Marsha Gilliand
John Holt
Miss Miller
Dig Deeper In Search For Gasoline
In Vernon Township heavy equipment will dig deeper than 13 feet to locate liquid gasoline suspected of seeping into ground water. State Health Department official Campos reports readings of volatile fumes remain mostly unchanged, with slight drops near some homes due to aeration from trenching. Evacuated residents will not return until fumes dissipate and the source is found. State Police fire marshal Vota notes a July Krasa Mobil leak involved about 25 000 gallons. the tank should have been filled or removed.
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Meadville
Vernon Township
John Campus
Environmental Safety
State Health Department
Campos
Albert Vota
Krasa Mobil
Vota
YMCA Membership Drive Progress Report
Workers met for the second report in the Corry YMCA’s all purpose room. 41 percent of the 1,250 goal is reached with 514 signed members so far. The Moonmen lead with 205 memberships as the final report is due Thursday evening.
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Corry
Moonmen
McEldowney
Canceling F111 Would Be Costly
Washington AP reports betting in Congress that Defense Secretary Melvin Laird will not cancel immediately the troubled swingwing F111 jet but may cut the 40 aircraft requested for this year. Debate centers on cancel costs, potential structural flaws, and a forthcoming decision before the Senate committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
General Dynamics
Howard W. Cannon
D-Ney
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Air Force
Air Force Scientific Advisory Board
Robert A. Seamans
Holt Ashley
Stanford University
Vietnam
Nixon
Prince Phillip Tours U S Space Center
Prince Phillip of Britain will be briefed at Cape Kennedy on Saturday NASA spokesman Charles Holingshead said preparations are under way to show him the launch area. Apollo 13 moon landing flight is planned for April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Prince Phillip
Britain
Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
Prince
Charles Holingshead
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Attorneys Say Washington Impaired Calley's Rights
At Fort Benning a pretrial hearing on Lt William L Calley Jr seeks to prove that the decision to retain him past his discharge and pursue charges for killing 102 Vietnamese civilians was directed from Washington. Calley’s civilian lawyer says Nixon and others influenced the case, while officers deny any outside pressure and emphasize independent command decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
George Latimer
Calley
Washington
Latimer
Nixon
Fr. Benning
Robert M. Lathrop
Post
Judge Advocate General
Lathrop
Orwin C. Talbott
Benning
January Traffic and Crime Totals From SP Report
Corry State Police recorded one hundred thirty traffic arrests in January along with 38 traffic accidents and three hit-and-run incidents. Criminal probes numbered 12 with six arrests, one case investigated, and three cases cleared. Calley faced charges September 5 after leaving the Army. his arraignment occurred with no plea entered.
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Corry
Coast Guard Recovers Plane From Lake Erie
The cutter Bramble recovered the main wreckage of a TAG Airlines plane that crashed into Lake Erie on January 28 with nine aboard. Bodies were believed to be inside the section raised from 60 feet of water as Kaw collected smaller pieces. Sonar aided search to 600 feet around the site as investigators seek the crash cause.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Fhe Coast Guard
Bramble
TAG Airlines
Lake Erie
Coast Guard
Cleveland
Kaw
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Area
Sat.sun
Matt
Prince of Darkness
Christopher Lee
Barbara Shelly
Prince Phillip Tours
U. S. Space Center
L. Gates & Sons Ranite
Loblaws
Tanne
Cherry Valley
Robie
Florida
Rom Bop
Davis
Adjutant General of the Army
Lt. Calley
Talbott
My Lai
Ronald Ziegler
Talbott Noy
Miami
Fla
Reid W. Kennedy
New Blackstone Fas
Blackstone
Pennsylvania
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