Backtrack Hospital Chief Spars With County Commissioners
The Erie County Hospital administrator and two county commissioners clash over seven part time workers moving to full time status. Commissioner Hill halted the hirings and urged surcharge against administrator Brueckman, while Brueckman cites prior approvals and hospital needs. Rzymek questions who will pay for the seven now full time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie County Hospital
Louis J. Rzymek
Journal
William C. Hill Jr
Fred Lamberton
Lamberton
Hill
County Institution
William J. Cavanaugh
Arthur C. Brueckman
Rzymek
Ing
Brueckman
The
Sniper Slays Couple Wounds Two In Vancouver Suburb
A 30 year old sniper opened fire from his attic window in a quiet Vancouver area injuring Patti Barriss and Helda Baxter while killing professor D A Webster and his wife. Police recovered more than ten rifles and two submachine guns but only one shooter surrendered.
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Vancouver
B.C
D. A. Webster
Patti Barriss
Helda Baxter
Julia A. Donald
Who's To Fix Sparta's RR Crossing
Officials of the State Highways Department and Pennsylvania Railroad failed to agree on who should act to eliminate a dangerous crossing in Spartansburg. An on site inspection included Rep. R Budd Dwyer Crawford County commissioners and PUC officials. Dwyer said no agreement was reached and the PUC likely to issue an order soon. The crossing has seen multiple accidents including a state trooper's cruiser crash into two parked cars. Also viewing the site were Kurt Kooser J C Richer Joseph Mazor James Borlind Roland Putnam R P Howell Leo Butler and Dwyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highways Department
Pennsylvania Railroad
Spartansburg
Highway Department
PRR
R. Budd Dwyer
Crawford County
Public Utility Commission
Dwyer
Kurt Kooser
Public Utilities Commission
J. C. Richer
Highways Department
Joseph Mazor
James Borlind
Franklin
Roland Putnam
R. P. Howell
Leo Butler
The
McNamara Starts Talks In Saigon
U S Defense Secretary McNamara begins his ninth Vietnam visit with a day of briefings at Tan Son Nhut as Westmoreland seeks support for a major troop buildup. Officials note North Vietnamese gains and discuss U S troop levels and the Central Highlands threat.
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Saigon
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
William
C. Westmoreland
McNamara
Westmoreland
United States
Mekong
Central Highlands
Woman 20 charged in girl's death in Pittsburgh
A 20 year old divorcee Toette Shearer was arraigned on a murder charge after the body of 4 year old Marian Kresnick was found in a closet. The coroner said burns covered about five percent of the child's body from hot liquid.
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Pittsburgh
Toette Shearer
Marian Kresnick
Allegheny County
Marian
Marie
Wife awarded dog custody and visit rights in divorce
In Milwaukee, a circuit court granted Mrs. George H. Clark custody of the cocker spaniel Pepper while allowing Mr. Clark visiting rights at reasonable times. The judge ordered Mrs. Clark to license the dog and provide blankets and a collar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee, Wis
George H.clark
Circuit
George D. Young
Clark
Two B52s Collide Off South Viet
Two U S B 52 bombers collided and crashed off South Vietnam as fighting raged near Con Thien. The report notes U S and Communist losses and cites McNamara pressing for 100 000 to 200 000 more troops while Marines claim 150 North Vietnamese killed below the DMZ.
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Saigun
South Vietnam
Couth
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Robert S. McNamara
Vietnam
Air Force
Saigon
City Sends Ordinance Packets For Sidewalk Repairs
Property owners in the first stage area received letters from the city engineer along with the new sidewalk ordinance. The packets aim to let owners determine if their storefront walks are deficient under the ordinance criteria. Streets in the initial phase include Center Pleasant to Park Place and West Main south side, among others.
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David Johnson
Johson
Johnson
Center Street
Pleasant
Park Place
South Street
First Avenue
Mill Street
Punxsutawney Boy in Coma After Motorcycle Crash
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania Lynn States 12 remained unconscious with a possible skull fracture after a motorcycle collision with a steel cable The older brother Edward L States 15 died from a broken neck Wednesday night at Adrian Hospital doctors said
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney, Pa
Adrian Hospital
Lynn States
Edward L
Congo claims victory over white mercenaries in Bukavu Kisangani
Congo's Radio Kinshasa said its army regained control of Bukavu and Kisangani from mercenaries alleged to be backed by an international mafia. Mobutu seeks UN action to ban mercenary recruitment as fighting continues in eastern Kivu Province.
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Brussels
Congo
Bukavu
Kisangani
U.N. Security Council
Kinshasa
Stanleyie
Kivu
Joseph Mobutu
Theodore Idzumbuii
Mobutu
Kanta
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Balearic Islands
Algeria
Udzumbui
Security Council
Woman Saves Boy From Train Then Is Killed
In Monrovia California Allie Mae Johnson 88 died after pushing 4 year old Bobby Cole to safety as a passenger train approached. Her car halted at a traffic light but barricades blocked exit and she threw the boy to safety before the train struck her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monrovia
Calif
Allie Mae Johnson
Bobby Coleman
21 Die In Crash Of Philippine Airliner
All 21 aboard a Philippine Airlines Fokker turbojet were killed when the plane struck a mountain in the Central Philippines. Among the dead is Harold W. Schofield 28 of Harrison New Jersey Far Eastern manager for Worthington Corp., one American passenger.
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Manila
Philippine Air Lines
Philippines
Harold W. Schofield
Harrison, NJ
Worthington Corp
Soviet and Chinese arms flow to North Vietnam tied to Vietnam War
U S sources report China supplied North Vietnam with over 750 000 small arms and some weapons reach South Vietnam. The Soviets provided more than 10 000 artillery pieces and mortars. Haiphong cargo surged to a record 200 000 tons in early 1966. Economic aid from all Communist sources nears 1.5 billion dollars through 1965.
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Washington
China
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U. S
Haiphong
Moscow
Europe
Vietnam
United States
Soviet Union
Laos
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Sparta
White
Plains
N.Y
American Society of Civil Engineers
NASA
Langley Research Center
Hampton
Harrisburg
State Health Department
Pennsylvania
Viet Cong
Lance
Richard Palmquist
Evanston, I
Glenview Naval Air Station
Chicago
Joe Mastruzzo
Palmquist
Frank
Kathy Wall
South Viet
Punxsy Boy
Red China
N. Vietnam
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