New Year's Road Toll Reaches Historic High
The New Year holiday period ended at midnight Wednesday with 161 traffic deaths, a record for a 36 hour span since World War II. The AP tally compared midweek counts to earlier periods, noting forecasts from the National Safety Council and regional weather impacts across the Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
Northeast
Snowmobiles Cause Teen Theft Then Abandonment
Police report two youths admitted taking a blue Snoret valued at 1010 dollars from Martin Keppel of 240 East Columbus Avenue for a ride. The vehicle stalled and was abandoned in a wooded area between Corry and Columbus. no action planned. A late afternoon complaint from Elmer Warner about running snowmobiles on his property was filed.
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Martin Keppel
East
Columbus Avenue
Keppel
Corry
Columbus
Elmer Warner
Marion Street
Westernville rampage killer dies after shootout with police
Ralph MacLachlan a 37 year old meat cutter killed his estranged wife and three others in a Wednesday night spree then shot himself as officers closed in He wounded four more including James Pepper Jr and two of his siblings before fleeing in a jeep headed toward the Adirondacks Police pursued with troopers DePaola and Buck exchanging gunfire before MacLachlan's death The motive remained undetermined though he and his wife had separated for about two weeks
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Westernville
N.Y
Ralph MacLachlan
MacLachlan
Adirondack
Dominick DePaola Jr
Thomas Buck
Remsen
DePaola
Buck
Oneida
James Campbell
Campbell
Snowmobile Bill Aims To Cross Highways In State
Rep Forest Hopkins to introduce a measure in January allowing snowmobiles to cross highways with rules for yielding to approaching traffic. The bill sets no age limit except under 12 may not drive on a highway and prohibits operation by intoxicated or incapacitated individuals. It requires head and tail lamps during darkness.
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Forest Hopkins
North East
House of Representatives
Steps To Aid, Father Of 4 Killed
In St Louis AP report Raymond Sansoucie stopped to pursue a purse snatcher after a woman was attacked. He was fatally shot, his wife Ruth and three children present. The thief escaped with a purse. a grand jury drive seeks a trust fund for the family.
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ST. Louis
Raymond Sansoucie
Sansoucie
Ruth
Firemen Brave Nasty Weather In Two Runs
Firefighters battled winter conditions on two calls during the holiday. At 10:15 p.m. volunteers fought an overheated electric blanket fire at Arthur VanKeuren home 33 Marion Street causing about $100 damage. three pieces of equipment and 32 men responded, returning at 10:44. A minute later they returned with two pieces of equipment and 12 men for insulation fire at Richard Christensen home West Washington Street extension. no damage reported.
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Arthur VanKeuren
Marion Street
Richard Christensen
Corry
West Washington Street
End of 1968 Shows Low US Toll Amid Rising South Vietnamese Losses
The year ended with the lowest weekly US death toll since bombing ended but South Vietnamese fatalities rose to 279, the highest in 13 weeks. Some 2,135 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese were reported killed as cease-fire suspicions persisted and shelling continued. The report cites increased enemy dumps and hit and run attacks despite a nominal truce.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Ha Bae
Corry Sees Snowstorm Closes Several Schools
A holiday snowstorm blankets Corry and nearby areas with six inches of fresh snow and deep drifts. High winds and low temperatures caused hazardous driving while Erie and surrounding districts closed schools though Corry remained open.
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Corry
Erie
Joseph Zipper
Fort LeBoeuf
Mclnaine
Girard
Harborcreek
Millcreek
Wattsburg
Conpeaut
Ohio
Buffalo
Oil City Tank Blast Kills Two Refinery Workers
An explosion at the Quaker State Oil Refining Corp tank near Oil City Pennsylvania 428 kills two workers. Milton Marvin 62 of Oil City RD 1 is named. a second victim’s name was not yet identified. Bodies were hurled about 300 feet and found on opposite sides of a creek near the 12 000 gallon tank.
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Oil City
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp
Milton Marvin
Pennsylvania
Definitely Murder Body of Missing Coed Found
Hollywood AP reports Marina Elizabeth Habe daughter of Hans Habe and Eloise Hardt was found slain in a thickly wooded ravine near her Hollywood Hills home after a date. Sheriff’s Lt Norman Hamilton called the death definite murder. autopsy pending with no visible wounds noted. An alarm was issued for a car seen near the home with a male driver suspected in a prior molest attempt.
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Hollywood
Marina Elizabeth Habe
Hans Habe
Zurich
Switzerland
Eloise Hardt
Mur
Norman Hamilton
Harold White
Hollywood Hills
City Receives $10,000 for Red Light Upgrades
Corry will use a $10,000 liquid fuels tax grant from the county to update its traffic signal system. The project aims to replace signals at seven intersections, synchronize them, and introduce computerized controls to improve traffic flow, with a total estimated cost around $35,000.
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Corry
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