De Gaulle Presses France to Command Foreign Troops
Paris reports President de Gaulle demands all foreign troops in France come under French command after April 4, 1969, signaling possible NATO rethink. He warns alliance changes could pull U.S. bases and forces into France, risking broader conflict amid Viet Nam era tensions.
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Skin Diver Dies Under The Ice
A 19-year-old St. Catharines youth, Thomas Murray, died while scuba diving under the ice at Sherkkee Quarry near Port Woodhouse. He was rescued with artificial respiration by Humberstone Township Fire Department and pronounced dead at Welland County General Hospital. Police said a faulty regulator on his oxygen tanks may have caused the death as the tanks still contained oxygen after removal.
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Labor clashes and civil rights suit cloud Johnson ties
AFL-CIO sources warn of a possible labor administration clash amid wage reform talks in St. Louis where construction unions rejected a demand for higher wages. A civil rights suit accuses the unions of racial discrimination in withholding work on a federally funded St. Louis Arch project. The walkout follows a broader political struggle as Johnson faces potential Democratic losses without labor support. Concurrently West Germany launches a goodwill tour to counter East German influence, touring six African nations.
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Gov Brown Again Nods Democrats at Convention
Delegates largely backed Governor Brown for a third term amid Viet Nam war tensions. About 200 left the hall as Brown opposed a Saree political group bid. The 30,000 member Brass roots group faced internal strife after Saturday’s vote of confidence overturned Casady, replacing him with Gerald Hill who supports Viet Nam talks under United Nations auspices.
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Pittsburgh club to relocate to glass-walled ten story house
The club is giving up its present quarters in downtown Pittsburgh and moving about a block away to a glass-walled building atop a 12 story structure. The four story building and other structures are to be torn down to create a new eleven story office building by Oliver Tyrone Corp.
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Rice shipments, Viet Cong supply rout blocked near Da Nang
U S Marines near Da Nang and in the northern Province conducted smaller operations yielding almost 10 000 tons of rice. U S troops north of Saigon encountered hundreds of Viet Cong rice caches with hundreds of tons destroyed or ferried to government control as Vietnam endures a lengthy civil war and shortages of medicine and light munitions.
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Classified Rates Listed for Corry Post Office Area
Notice lists mailing and advertising rates for the Corry Pennsylvania post office region. Details include annual and weekly costs for mail matter, with second class mail and display ad deadlines referenced from the prior publication.
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Police Grow to 72,000 as Viet Cong Resources Tightened
The national police in Vietnam expanded from about 20,000 to 54,000, with plans to reach 72,000 by year end. Aimed at cutting the Viet Cong’s access to strategic goods, the move parallels resource control efforts used against guerrillas in Malaya and signals a broader crackdown amid ongoing conflict.
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Kane Native Die in Auto Smashup
A speech therapist died and his wife was hurt in a two car collision on Route 322 near Clearfield. J Berth Johnson, 24, a Curwensville resident formerly of Kane, died after his car struck an oncoming vehicle on a curve. Sylvia Johnson, 24, was listed in serious condition.
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Cabinet reshuffle in South Viet Nam pledges progress
Saigon reported Ky outlined a reshaped cabinet and pledged continued American aid and political action to oppose Communists. He cited plans for elections next year, refugee commissions, and new task forces while promising no run for office and continued military pressure on Viet Cong. Separate note: a railroad derailment in Mifflin Pa caused 2200 tons of coal spill and 400 feet of track damage with no injuries.
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Final Rites Held For J. W. Guignon
Funeral service for Joseph W. Guignon was conducted by Walter Gilliland of the First Methodist Church at Brasent Dieal. Burial followed in Pine Grove family lot. Attending were relatives from Connecticut Michigan and New York including merchants and bank officers from Corry.
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Royal Oak
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