Late Episcopal Bishop Sawyer Dies in Connecticut
The Right Rev Harold E Sawyer 79 former bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Erie died Saturday in Old Saybrook Connecticut He served as bishop from November 5 1960 to November 5 1951 retiring for health and travel reasons The Corry area note recalls his prominence before retirement Also in Corry police report a man fractured arm riding a snowmobile and was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital A 42 year old man left the scene of an accident in which a parked car owned by George Drobneck was struck Police charged Glennie A Rugar Jr 42 with leaving the scene A mercy errand sent police to transport a sick baby to the hospital and a stray mixed breed dog was placed in the pound Police also said two year old boys were spotted throwing snowballs at school buses and were scolded for safety reasons
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Harold E. Sawyer
Corry
Episcopal Diocese of
Erie
Old Saybrook
Conn
Sawyer
Glennie A. Rugar Jr
East
Columbus Avenue
Rugar
George Drobneck
Merle Ottaway
Corry Memorial Hospital
Fire kills two toddlers in Girard home blaze
AP report says a furnace defect sparked a single story fire that claimed the lives of Kimberly Ann Walston 2 and Richard L Jr 0 in Girard. Their parents and two sisters escaped unharmed as firefighters fought the inferno for about an hour. Fire Chief Louis Hannah noted the blaze began around 9 p.m. and spread quickly, with the father restrained from re-entering the burning dwelling.
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Girard
Kimberly Ann Walston
Richard L, Jr
Richard L. Walston Sr
Six Arab saboteurs killed in Negev clashes
Israeli patrols reported killing six Arabs in two Negev Desert clashes near the Jordan frontier. One patrol killed three infiltrators near Ein Yahav, seven miles south of the Dead Sea, then a second group was intercepted and three more were killed. No Israeli casualties. Arabs identified as members of the Al Fatah commando. In Rafah, an Arab woman was killed and nine wounded during a protest against a terrorist roundup. Nasser rejected direct peace talks until Arab lands are liberated.
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Tel Aviv
Negev
Ein Yahav
Dead Sea
al Fatah
Gaza Strip
Rafah
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
National Assembly
Egypt
Israel
Nasser
Charles de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Palestine
Fire at home leaves two children missing in back bedroom
Fire officials arrived to a chaotic scene as a woman directed them to the front room where she believed the skids were. The blaze trapped two children found asleep in the back bedroom. State police fire marshals Homer Riley and Al Vota arrived late last night and will continue the investigation today to determine the cause.
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Homer Riley
al Vota
Vota
Instructors Named For Behrend Continuing Education Courses
Behrend Campus Penn State will offer two credit courses for teachers. Paul Cassidy of Northwestern Schools Albion and James N. Hill of Warren Borough schools will teach teaching science in the elementary school and advanced crafts for teachers. Cassidy holds a Pitt education master, Hill a Penn State art education master. Registration at Corry Area High School January 27 and 28, 7 to 3, for week of February 10 start.
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Corry
Behrend
Pennsylvania State University
William E. Mosso
Paul Cassidy
Northwestern
Albion
James N. Hill
Warren Borough
Cassidy
University of Pittsburgh
Hill
Penn State
Corry Area High School
Viet Cong Attack Hits U S Ships And Vung Tau Raid
Viet Cong mounted a bold raid near Saigon with rockets and mines sinking a 31 foot patrol boat and damaging the Tom Green County and Muskegum. Eight Americans wounded, one sailor killed, and several soldiers casualties reported as rockets struck Long Son Island near Vung Tau. Navy swift boats tried to locate launchers while Duncan fired on sites, with no confirmed results.
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U.S
Tom Green County
Vung Tau
Saigon
Long Son Island
U.S. Army
LST
Navy
Duncan
Death by own action and protests shake Czechoslovakia
A second self immolation attempt by Josef Hlavatý in Plzen echoes Jan Palach’s protest as Prague crowds march in silence for Palach. President Sloboda warns Soviet intervention possible while urging leaders to end immolations and preserve socialism with a human face. In Budapest a youth set himself aflame on museum steps. Also, William J. Beatty becomes director of the Pennsylvania Banking Bureau, replacing the retiring Christian Brandt.
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Czechoslovakia
Budapest
Plzen
Josef Hlavaly
Dukla Square
Jan Palach
Hlavaly
Wenceslas Square
Josef Hlavity
Ludvik Broboda
Svoboda
Palact
Hlasvaty
Withon
Palach
National Museum
Harrisburg
William J. Beatty
New Cumberland
Department of Banking
James G. Novinger
Hershey
Beatty
Christian H. Brandt
Department
Parents Back Decision To Turn Daughter In For Drug Posession
BRYNATHYN Pa AP a state narcotics agent Jack Hopson says many agree with turning in teens for drugs. The Pitcairn family supports the action of their daughter Fawn 18 who pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and was placed on 18 months probation with a $200 fine. Mrs Jean Pitcairn says parents must face the drug problem and teach youths the seriousness while enforcing the law to convey the message. The Pitcairns are major shareholders in Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co through the Pitcairn Co.
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Brynathyn
Jack Hopson
Parks
Me Yuna
Jean Pitcairn
Lachlan
Pitcairn Co
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Fawn Pitcairn
Fawn
Montgomery County
Pittsburgh Flu May Be Past Its Peak
The Pittsburgh flu epidemic may have peaked, with flu related deaths reaching 57 in early January and dropping to 40 last week. A Hospital Council spokesman warned against visiting while flu activity declines, and cautioned against a possible flare up later in the year as in prior epidemics.
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Pittsburgh
Waldo
Hospital Council of
Western
Pennsylvania
Still Need jurors For Sirhan Trial Proceedings
In Los Angeles AP report says eleven jurors could be seated today if defense agrees to surrender remaining peremptory challenges. A 12th juror and six alternates would still be chosen as Sirhan Bishara Sirhan’s murder trial of Senator Robert F. Kennedy continues.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Grant B. Cooper
Herbert V. Walker
Walker
Exhaust Fumes Kill Trucker in Philadelphia Garage
James Lee, 47, of Philadelphia, was found dead in a truck parked in the Associated Waterproofing Co. garage. Medical examiners attributed the death to carbon monoxide poisoning with the ignition running. A separate crash report notes five year old Louis Rawls died of injuries after darting into a bus’s path yesterday.
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Philadelphia
James Lee
Associated Waterproofing Co
Lee
Louis Rawls
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