JFK Shaw conspiracy trial heads to jury today
In New Orleans Criminal District Court Judge Edward Haggerty signals the Shaw trial may reach a verdict late today as defense testimony ends. Shaw denies plotting with Oswald and Ferrie to kill President Kennedy, insisting he never met Ferrie or Oswald. State witnesses, Mr and Mrs Tatlin, testified they saw Shaw with Ferrie in 1964.
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Shaw
New Orleans
Criminal District Court
Edward A. Haggerty
Clay Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
David
W. Ferrie
Kennedy
Dallas
Oswald
Warren Commission
Ferrie
Nicholas Tatlin
City of Corry Seeks One Police Officer Candidates
Corry announces a civil service exam for a police officer with testing Saturday in Council chambers. One new hire will enter Erie Police Training School March 11 to join two current officers. Applicants must be U S citizen fluent in English, high school graduate, of good character, with 20/19 vision, two valid licenses, age 21 to 34, height 5 8 to 6 3, and local residency or plan to move before six months.
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Corry
Joseph Furst
Erie Police Training School
United States
Bear Lake Man Hit and Run Victim Identified
Corry State Police seek a hit and run driver after Bear Lake resident Marinus Christensen Sr. was found by Willard Smith near 8 pm. Christensen, with a fractured leg and head laceration, was taken to Corry Memorial Hospital. Police ask witnesses to report damaged cars, especially with a broken windshield or damaged right front end.
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Bear Lake
Corry
Richard Deutsch
Marinus Christensen Sr
Willard Smith
Christensen
Corry Memorial Hospital
Deutsch
Maryland House advances vote age 19 amendment
Annapolis Maryland House of Delegates gave tentative approval to a constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 19. It marked the first time a proposal to drop the minimum voting age below 21 received favorable action in Maryland's legislature.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Maryland
Sirhan to Explain as Defense Begins in Kennedy Killing
In Los Angeles Sirhan Bishara Sirhan will present a diminished responsibility defense claiming the Kennedy shooting was unplanned and impulsive. Prosecutors earlier called 56 witnesses across nine days to prove premeditation for a first degree murder conviction with the death penalty possible.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
California
New York
Kennedy
Rockets Sink 2 Navy Craft In Da Nang Harbor
In Da Nang harbor rockets sank two large naval rigs and damaged a third. An American sailor was killed and 51 sailors plus eight Marines wounded as 100 pound rockets hit the dock area along with explosions aboard ammunition laden boats.
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Saigon
South Viet‘ Nam
da Ni
U.S
Edwin Q. White
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Laos
A Shau
Hai van Pass
da Nang
7Th Division
Blood program to remain free of charge for blood
Robert Grice, chairman of the blood program, clarifies that no charge is made for the blood itself and only a small hospital administration fee applies. The Corry Red Cross notes a region wide $10 charge is not adopted locally and blood remains free for Corry donors. The Corry chapter funds processing via United Fund support to Buffalo before reaching the hospital.
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Robert Grice
Grice
Buffalo
Corry
American Red Cross
United Fund
Eisenhower Develops Pneumonia After Surgery
Washington AP Dwight D. Eisenhower, 62, has developed pneumonia after abdominal surgery on Sunday. A Walther Reed Army Hospital bulletin says he is generally weaker but cooperative and determined to overcome the complication. He experienced respiratory difficulty during the night due to pneumonia in the right lung base and it is too early to gauge treatment response.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed
Army Hospital
Pentagon
Eisen- +hower
Nixon Makes France Last Scheduled Stop
President Nixon arrived in Paris for the final leg of a five nation tour appealing to President Charles de Gaulle to join in renewed Western unity. He urged future oriented goals and peaceful means, saying without France there is no Europe and promising dialogue and listening as essential. He praised de Gaulle while noting strained U.S.-French relations and called for a joint journey toward a just and lasting peace despite difficulties. Demonstrations were planned by the French Communist party as Nixon's arrival neared.
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Paris
Nixon
Charles de Gaulle
France
Europe
America
Communist Party
PUC Plans Second Hearing On Scotts Crossing Hazard
The Public Utility Commission held a Warren hearing on Scott's Crossing road crossing hazards. No firm conclusion emerged as parties agreed to a second hearing after reviewing railroad and State Highway Department reports. Testimony was taken at the Warren County courthouse.
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Public Utility Commission
PUC
Warren
Erie
Emergency Haylift Says It Fed Wild Horses on Ridge
An emergency haylift for 60 or 70 mustangs on a 9000 foot ridge reportedly supplied enough feed to last through Sunday. Ed Court's firm provided the aircraft while volunteers work to clear trails to Pine Nut mountains for the herd to move to lower snow-free pastures.
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Minden
Nev
Ed Court
Pine Nut
Chief Physician Says Apollo 9 Crew Overworked Before Flight
CAPE KENNEDY AP Dr. Charles A. Berry argues astronauts should rest before launch. Apollo 9 postponed three days due to colds in pilots McDivitt Scott Schweickart. Berry cites 100 percent preflight illness and says long hours in training amid high task demands lower resistance.
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Cape Kennedy
Frs
Charles A. Berry
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Berry
Space Agency
Cape
Frank Bor
Cohen Auto Parts Sold in Regional Automotive Deal
Cohen Auto Parts Co of Erie and RPS Products Inc of Baltimore announced a sale with RPS purchasing the local Cohen Auto Parts business. RPS, a major East Coast distributor with 55 stores in multiple states, will take over the Erie operation run by Marcus Cohen and Norman P. Cohen. The affiliated Cohen Auto Supply Inc. runs additional stores in Meadville Franklin Corry and Union City.
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Cohen Auto Parts Co
Erie
Franklin Strees
RPS Products, Inc
Baltimore
RPS Products Inc
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Virginia
Washington, D.C
Marcus Cohen
Norman P. Cohen
Wesleyville
Millcreek
North East
Girard
Cohen Auto Supply Inc
Meadville
Franklin
Corry
Union City
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da Nang Harbor
Wilmington
Del
New Castle Correctional Institution
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Ike
Rome
Germany
West Berl
Wall
Klep
Inger
Berlin
Waus Schuetz
East Berlin
Scotts Crossing
Hazard
Salvatore
Philadelphia
Roofer
Charles Devlin
Devlin
Cohen Auto Parts Sold
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