Eight Drown As Overloaded Boat Capsizes on Lake Easy
On July Fourth a 12-foot outboard boat carrying eight children and an adult overturned on Lake Easy near Lake Wales Florida. The 11-year-old girl survived clinging to the hull while Deputy Ray Greubel rescued two others. Victims from Lake Wales and Lakeland included William Harrell 35 and Belinda Clay 12 and Cynthia Clay 14 with other children named Jimmie Elaine Clay 9 Sheila Jennings 8 Carolyn Jones 11 Cynthia Jackson 9 Rhonda Tucker 10.
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Lake Wales
Fla
Lake Easy
Here
Earl Branch
Polk County Sheriff's Department
Branch
William Harrell
Raymond Parks
Winter Haven
Ray Greubel
Harrell
Venera Clay
Greubel
Belinda Clay
Cynthia
Lakeland
Jimmie Elaine Clay
Sheila Jennings
Carolyn Jones
Cynthia Jackson
Rhonda Tucker
Area Man 63 Killed Two Brothers Hurt In Crash
A 63 year old man Byron Pierce of Stockton died after a single car overturned on East High street in Union City borough at 2 30 am. Two Weed brothers 28 and 19 from Union City were treated for injuries at Union City Memorial Hospital. Police say the high speed vehicle failed a curve struck a utility pole and overturned. Pierce was thrown from the car and investigators pursue the driver’s identity. In Erie four people injured by a grenade blast including Robert Helmuth 42 his son Timothy 13 neighbor Robert Bailey 40 and Michael Helmuth 8 who was released after admission.
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Union City
Byron Pierce
Stockton
Union City Memorial Hospital
Mark Glenn
East High Street
Herbert Weed
Robert Weed
Pierce
Erie
Robert Helmuth
Timothy
Robert Bailey
Hamot Hospital
Michael Helmuth
Defense Attorney Says He Will Represent Ramon Sneyd
Arthur J. Hanes arrived in London to meet Ramon George Sneyd claiming he is the defendant in the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination case, not James Earl Ray. Hanes said his client may plead innocent or insane and noted extradition risks and U.S. proof requirements.
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Ramon George Sneyd
London
Arthur J. Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Hanes
James Earl Ray
U.S
King
Tennnessee
Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
Four Die in Two Car Crash Near Kissing Bridge
Four people were killed when two cars collided on Route 240 near Kissing Bridge in Glenwood New York. Diane Heintz 19 Colden and Marie Green 19 East Aurora were among the victims and another unidentified girl also died. One car was so badly damaged it had to be removed on a flatbed truck.
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Glenwood
Kissing Bridge
Resort
Buffalo
Erie County
Diane Heintz
Colden
Marie Green
East Aurora
Highway Death Toll At 224 Midway Through Holiday
The national traffic toll rose to 224 midway through a four day Independence Day weekend as showers dampened parts of the Southeast and midcontinent. The National Safety Council estimates 700 to 800 more may die in motor vehicle accidents this weekend. Drownings and boating mishaps also increased nationwide with a boat accident on Lake Easy near Lake Wales Florida killing seven children.
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Ity
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Lake Easy
Lake Wales
Greyhound
Chicago
Miami
Macon
A Year Down Under Back On Top Of World
Pat Imhoff daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Imhoff of Spring Creek returns from a Rotary International exchange year in Australia At Adelaide Girls School she describes weight gain up to 15 to 18 pounds and fashion contrasts While in Australia she swapped expressions and accents and wore a mini skirt upon return she shares memories and insights from her year abroad
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Australia
Pat Imhoff
Albert Imhoff
Spring Creek
Rotary International
Pat
Adelaide
The
Journal
Rockets Cache Found Near U S Base Saigon Report
30 miles northwest of the hospital a large cache of rockets was uncovered by the 1st Division plus more than 41 000 smaller rockets and 122 mm rockets. The cache lies 10 miles from the Dau Tong base which faced a recent attack. In the same area US troops faced booby traps as they searched for weapons and infiltration routes. Two other caches were seized near Saigon as Marines endured a four hour clash near Khe Sanh.
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Dau Tong
U.S
Khe Sanh
Dmz
Linh
Nixon 39 Votes Away From 1st Ballot
The article reports Nixon about 39 votes short of a first ballot nomination with Nelson Rockefeller leading GOP figures predicting a late surge. It notes Nixon’s strategy to peak in September October and his campaign rest periods amid July 4 campaign slowdowns and farm vote campaigning in Iowa.
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Nixon
Tne
ABC Radio
Gov
Corry Youth Critically Injured in NY State Crash
A Corry youth, Gilbert Sorenson, 20, was critically injured Wednesday night on Cutting Road while driving from New York state. He was flown to Hamot Hospital in Erie after a severe spinal injury. two passengers Karen Carter 19 and John Dyne 7 escaped with lesser injuries. Carter suffered back injuries and Dyne had a left eyebrow laceration and right thigh contusions. Witnesses said Sorenson was pinned in wreckage and the car was a total loss. The sheriff's office noted the car entered the curve at high speed en route from French Creek.
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Corry
New York State
Gilbert Sorenson
Sixth + street
Corry Memorial Hospital
Hamot Hospital
Erie
Karen Carter
Spartansburg
John Dyne
Mead Avenue
Miss Carter
Corty Memorial Hospital
Dyne
Sorenson
Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office
Mayville
French Creek
YMCA Secre tary Here Resigns
Richard Dittman, executive secretary of the YMCA for two years, tendered his resignation effective next Monday. Mrs. Clifford Buesink, president of the board, said directors will begin the search for a new director, with interviews likely to take weeks or months. Interim operation will keep current schedule and summer programming.
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Richard Dittman
YMCA
Clifford Buesink
Dittman
Corry
Sterling Wees
Idiana
Massillon Boy Shot by Sniper in Park
A year old Massillon boy was shot and critically wounded by an unknown sniper while sitting with a companion on a park bench at Crystal Lake Park in Massillon. Sheriff George Papedopulos reported Mike Stano and Tom Babetski 18 were on the bench when a man armed with a gun fired from 250 yards striking Stano in the abdomen. He remained in guarded condition after surgery at Massillon City Hospital.
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Massillon
Ohio
Sterk County
George Papedopulos
Mike Stano
Tom €. Babetski
Crystal Lake Part
Stano
Massillon City Hospital
Cherry Bomb Injures Driver on I-70 Near Denver
W. J. Lowder, 71, of Denver, was driving on Interstate 70 when a cherry bomb thrown into his moving car exploded as he picked it up. He was listed in satisfactory condition at Denver General Hospital.
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Denver
Colo
W. J. Lowder
Lowder
Denver General Hospital
Low Bid For Sewage Plant Chlorination Hits 113745
The Municipal Authority opened two bids for chlorination facilities at the East Smith and Sciota streets sewage plant. Northwestern Pennsylvania Construction Co of Erie bid 113745 for the base, Hardner-Doyle Co of Erie 149280. Electrical work bids were none. A recommendation will follow after review by City Engineer David Johnson and Consoat Townsend.
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East Smith
Sciota
Northwestern Pennsylvania Construction Company
Erie
Hardner-Doyle Co
Argo
Hardner-Doyle
Corry Memorial
Four Crashes Heal Area Over Fourth of July Holiday
State Police logged four accidents around Wattsburg Hemlock Lake Lincolnville and Union City during the Fourth of July period. Patricia Tenpas 27 and Ronald Legters 31 were in a rear end collision near Wattsburg with minor damage. Melvin Turner 78 overturned after hitting a bridge beam near Hemlock Lake park. David Geer 18 collided with a station wagon driven by Larry Fosburg causing significant damage and minor injuries to Fosburg and his family. A parked station wagon and a red cap driver hit near Lincolnville left side damage and no serious injuries reported. Charges pending in several cases.
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Corty Barracks
Wattsburg
Patricia Tenpas
R.D. 2
Clymer
Ronald Legters
Legters
Parker
Beverly Ann Burch
West Smith Street
Tenpas
Burch
Hemlock Lake Park
Melvin Turner
Erie
Lincolnville
David Geer
Union City
Larry Fosburg
Centerville
Tosburg
Kelly
Uilon City Hospital
Geer
Calif
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