Two Rescued After Lake Erie Night Ordeal
ERIE Pa AP Coast Guard cutter sped across Lake Erie to a six foot raft adrift for 40 hours carrying Leslie Lockerman 22 of Cheswick Pa and Dennis Crab 22 of Springdale Pa. Sunburnt hungry and exhausted the pair were found eight miles northeast of Barcelona N Y after a violent storm drove their raft from shore. They swapped jokes and waited through planes and helicopters unable to spot them in the overcast as rescuers drew near.
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Barcelona
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Crab
Lockerman
President Cuts Dairy Importing
In San Antonio, President Johnson signed a proclamation to sharply reduce dairy imports effective today. The limit sets annual dairy imports at 1.11 billion pounds of milk equivalent, far below the 2.7 billion pounds imported last year. White House spokesman George Christi warned that at the current rate imports could hit five billion pounds this year.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
George Christi
White House
Husband Of Ex-Corryite Drowns In Lake Erie
George Metger of Berea Ohio husband of a former Corry resident drowned in Lake Erie eight miles north of Lorain while a Doarby sailing for a race. A college sophomore aboard said the wave swept Metger overboard. lifering was thrown but he lost grip while removing heavy clothing. Metger, an engineer, worked at Lewis Research Center on NASA projects. Survived by his wife and son Thomas of Berea.
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Lake Erie
Doarby
Lorain
Ohio
George W. Metz
Berea
Eee
Metger
Thomas
Besit Ane
30 Dead As Holiday Toll Count Begins
Traffic deaths in the nation rise during the extended Independence Day weekend with Safety Council forecasts suggesting 700 to 800 fatalities by Tuesday midnight. The Associated Press notes 20 deaths by Friday 6 p.m. and compares to 530 nonholiday deaths and 576 last year.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Bank Janitor Pleads Guilty To $10,000 Theft
PORTLAND Maine AP a 73 year old janitor Ferris Sullivan pleaded guilty to stealing 10000 from the ladies rest room at North National Bank in Presque Isle Officials said the money was misplaced while being readied for shipment to a branch office He told U S District Judge Edward T Gignoux he found a burlap sack on a chair and the sack contained the money The judge commented That s fine banking practice and released him on bail pending a probation investigation.
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Portland, Maine
North National Bank
Presque Isle
Ferris Sullivan
U.S. Dist
Edward T. Gignoux
Gignoux
Second Russian Ship Hit US in North Vietnam Waters
Washington officials voiced concern over possible damage to U S Soviet relations after a second incident in June in which U S planes allegedly bombed Soviet ships in Vietnamese waters. Moscow protested the attack days after Johnson Kosygin talks, while Defense Dept said pilots are instructed to avoid Soviet shipping and commanders study flight paths and photos to limit future risk.
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Washington
U.S
Moscow
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Glassboro
Defense Department
Pentagon
Vietnam
LBJ May Try Lottery Type Draft Again
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration plans to push a lottery draft proposal next year after Congress blocked a lottery plan this year. Officials say agreement on details is near and a congressional vote could occur when the new session starts in January.
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Washington
Ess
Johnson
Congress
Alse
Texas
Thomas D. Morris
Defense
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
90Th Congress
Edward Hebert
D-La
Morris
Council Considers Ambulance Non Profit Plan For Corry
City Council meeting will review a proposed non profit corporation to provide ambulance service for Corry and area. City Solicitor Rozelle will advise on legal aspects as the service faces financial struggles. Other items include health and life insurance progress for city employees and various infrastructure reports. Harrisburg officials deny Blue Cross rate hike request.
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Douglas Rozelle
Corry
Clifford Holcomb
Corry Memorial Hospital
Rozelle
David Nichols
David Johnson
Navy Bombers Hit Haiphong Area As Two Jets Lost
U.S. Navy bombers struck fuel oil dumps west of Haiphong and near Lai Dong, with 500 pound bombs setting fires. Two Skyhawk jets were shot down by intense antiaircraft fire. both pilots were missing. Raids also targeted rail lines to the north and red river routes, while ground fighting persisted across South Vietnam with multiple skirmishes near Da Nang and Can Tho.
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Saigon
Haiphong
Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
North
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Mikhail Frunze
Pentagon
United States
Hanoi
Red River
Air Force Thunderchief
South Vietnam
Phu Bai
da Nang
Mekong
Bassac
Can Tho
Delta
Paddy
De Gaulle and Kosygin Meet in Paris Over Middle East War
Soviet Premier Kosygin arrives for a second round of talks with President De Gaulle in Paris. They acknowledge Israel fired the first shot in the June war as Kosygin, fatigued, is met at Orly and heads to the Elysee for a 6 am meeting before leaving for Moscow. Earlier talks followed his meetings with President Johnson at Glassboro after Cuba talks. In prior exchanges De Gaulle urged French neutrality and condemned Israel as aggressor. In Connellsville, Fayette County Judge Ross A. Matthews, 89, dies after six months as patient. Services set for Monday.
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Kosygin
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Taos
Tlke
Havana
France
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Alexei N. Kosygin
Middle East
Israel
Orly
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Moscow
Kosygin de Gaulle
Elysee ‘Palace
U.N
al Assembly
Johnson
Glassboro
N.J
Connellsville
Ross A. Matthews
Fayette County
Orphans Court
Connellsville State Hospital
UN Action On Mideast Likely Split at Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly faces a split vote over Israel’s withdrawal from territories captured in the June war. Delegates debate a two thirds adoption requirement as two main resolutions compete for support. A compromise option may emerge to secure passage before a Security Council review. Voting begins Monday to end the emergency session.
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United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Middle East
Soviet Union
Security Council
Assembly
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
LSD Ring Nabs Substitute Teacher and Teen in Warminster
Daniel Doloff 24 and Christine Morissey 19 were arrested on LSD selling charges in Warminster Bucks County. Federal agents disrupted a long probe by the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control after buying LSD from Doloff in a garden setting and Morissey.
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Warminster
Daniel Doloff
Bucks County
Morris
Christine Morissey
Philadelia
Bureau of Drug Abuse Control
U.S. Department of Food and Drugs
Dolett
Miss Morissey
Medicare Adds Burden at Corry Memorial Hospital
Corry Memorial Hospital administrator Samuel Antrim notes Medicare's first year increased costs and hospital burden. Medicare days made up 41 percent of patient days, counting all over 65 regardless of ability to pay. Average stays were longer, with costs up about 32 percent versus Medical Assistance for the Aged.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Samuel Antrim
Antrim
Robinson Aids Buffalo Calm After Race Tension
Rioting in Buffalo subsided following a promise of more jobs for Negroes and a goodwill visit by Jackie Robinson. About 500 shotgun-equipped police withdrew from the East Side as the Fourth of July weekend began. Since Tuesday nearly 70 injured, 200 arrested, and 30 fires caused $100,000 in damage amid looting and destruction. Continued on Page Six.
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Cold Spring
Buffalo
Riottom East Side
N.Y
Jackie Robinson
Mile
East Side
Ngro
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