Erie Man Dies Under Huge Chunk Of Ice
Erie man Joseph Madia, 64, died when about 500 pounds of ice from a gutter spout fell while he was cleaning the building. Coroner Merle Wood said suffocation after four hours under the ice was the likely cause. He suffered a fractured right leg and chest injuries. Madia, a retired Erie Forge and Steel Co. employee, had been heating the ice and was about to climb a ladder when the ice toppled. His wife found the scene later. Frank and Joan Alessi discovered a leg under the ice and alerted St. Vincent’s Hospital as rescue crews freed him.
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Train crash kills thirty near Belgrade in Yugoslavia
A crowded commuter train collided with a stationary passenger car at Jasieni station, nine miles south of Belgrade. Officials fear the death toll may rise to about fifty as many injured are in critical condition. Eight coaches were crushed, ambulances numbered forty, and blood donations were requested from the public.
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Mummers Parade Opens Under Heavily Guarded Security
Philadelphia AP The annual Mummers Parade opened with extra police enforcing court orders banning blackface makeup and prohibiting demonstrations by civil rights groups. About 2,000 officers guarded the six mile Broad Street route as 12,000 to 15,000 marchers took part and more than a million spectators were expected. The injunction barred minstrel makeup for participants and barred civil rights groups from demonstrations, with parade director Magistrate Elias Myers retiring. Police feared violence or bloodshed if protests occurred.
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Common Pleas Court
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Berliners Visit East Sector as Wall Crossings Peak
Huge crowds surged through wall crossings in Berlin as holiday visits to the East sector neared conclusion. ADN reported over 100,000 by noon and officials predicted up to 200,000 West Berliners would reach relatives today. talks to reopen movement unspecified. Western powers authorize Brandt to negotiate within limits. East German leader Ulbricht urged broader East West agreements amid staged border controls for the final 48 hours.
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Inside Today How did the city wave good bye to 1983 this week
A review of the week traces year end events including a New Year’s baby arriving a day late and council actions. It notes a big snowfall and mentions an advance copy of the Torch by Passed. The piece reads as a retrospective of city life as a new year approaches.
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Rights Groups Plan Massive Protests in Atlanta
Representatives of nine civil rights organizations voted to stage massive street demonstrations to protest segregation in Atlanta but have not set a date. The groups formed the Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference last October to desegregate through negotiation after meetings with city officials and business leaders. Clarence Coleman of the National Urban League criticized the conference approach for lacking broader support from white community leaders.
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Clarence Coleman
National Urban League
Cyprus Looks To London Calls for independent unified state
Archbishop Makarios urged a London conference to end foreign intervention and Turkish influence in Cyprus. He seeks a truly independent unified state and said peaceful means, including the United Nations, would be used if talks fail. Turkish Cypriot vice president Fail Kutchuk agreed to send representatives to London.
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Pope Paul VI Arrives for Holy Land Pilgrimage
Pope Paul VI arrives in the Holy Land for a three day pilgrimage visiting Christian shrines in Jordan and Israel. He is greeted at Amman Airport by King Hussein and a large diplomatic, military, and religious entourage. The journey covers about 3500 miles by air and car, marking a historic papal trip with hopes for world peace and interfaith understanding.
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Traffic Deaths Up 11 Per Cent
Pennsylvania recorded 1,807 auto fatalities in 1983, an 11 percent rise from 1,625 in 1962, while vehicle registrations grew four percent and total miles driven increased by about one billion. Official figures due January 1.
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Dindsay Crosby Pleads Guilty in Palm Springs Case
Dindsay Crosby, 25, son of Bing Crosby, faced a SanOictor case in Palm Springs California. His attorney entered a plea of guilty on behalf of the absent client. The court and case details remain unclear due to garbled text.
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Will Taxpayers Pay Freight On Wheat Sold To Reds
Washington reports clarify whether U.S. taxpayers will cover freight for 37 million bushels of wheat shipped to the Soviet Union. The sale, worth about 875 million dollars, is cash with about 26 million in government export subsidies. Conti nental Grain Co. and the Agriculture Department disclosed the deal, noting the subsidy benefits the seller and that freight cost questions remain unresolved.
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Soviet Union
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Amer
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Khrushchev relaxes at Polish hunting lodge amid peace bid
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev rested at a secluded lodge in northern Poland as world leaders weighed his proposal to renounce force in territorial disputes. Polish leader Gomulka hosted talks with Khrushchev and other officials, amid a broader Communist bloc ideological dispute with China.
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Hike in U S Coin Production From Denver Mint
The U S mint in Denver is producing coins at about 2.2 billion annually and plans to reach 9 billion by July to help meet a national coin shortage. Eva Adams, director of the Washington mint, and Robert Wallace, deputy secretary of the treasury, announced the plan.
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Johnson May Raise Overtime Pay Rate To Encourage Hiring
Johnson signals possible changes to the 1965 budget and considers raising the overtime pay rate to spur hiring. Wirtz suggests studying time and a half overtime while Johnson presses for a budget near 100 billion, with cuts in some agencies but no pullback from the moon program.
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Auburn U Bars Federal Agents As Negro Signs
Auburn University tightened security as federal agents were barred from the campus while Harold A. Franklin, the first Negro student, prepared to register. State Public Safety Director Col. Albert Lingo ordered troopers to prevent federal entry, insisting the student be treated like any other. The Justice Department noted no plan for admission of federal officers, with observers present only in some cases.
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George C.wallace
University of Alabama
Tussaloosa
Gas Blast Blamed In Pennsylvan ia Fire
A gas explosion apparently caused a downtown Beaver Falls fire that destroyed three buildings and damaged others. Fire Chief Ed Phillips cited a furnace blast in a basement under repair at a Women's shop building as the source. Damage was estimated at 500000 dollars. nine fire companies fought the blaze about five hours. Several firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and injuries. one, Phillip Plowmaker, 24, remained in good condition.
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Beaver Falls
Red Cross
Eisenhower plans national drive for freedom center
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced a nationwide fundraising drive for an American freedom center at Valley Forge, Pa. The $7.5 million campaign aims to support research, study and training of citizens in constitutional government.
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Eddie Fisher Expected to Divorce Elizabeth Taylor Soon
Puerto Vallarta Mexico AP The Mexican judge who granted Sybil Burton her divorce predicts Eddie Fisher will begin divorce proceedings with Elizabeth Taylor today or Monday at the latest. Taylor and Burton remain secluded at their villa on the coast with no comment from lawyers. If correct, Fisher and Taylor could wed by mid month. Fisher is not expected to attend the proceedings.
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