Drageing operations end for Dante Spelz body search
Drageing was discontinued for the body of 20 year old Dante Spelz of Shore Acres near Bemus Point in Chautauqua County. Deputies said the underwater search will continue until the body is found after he drowned July 4 when he fell from a speeding outboard motorboat on Chautauqua Lake. Open investigations include thefts at local lumber and saw shops and real estate transfers recorded at the Erie County courthouse. Police reports include a dog hit by a car, a divorce decree, a high school project, and a staffing change at the Corry selective service office. Weather and water updates note a long stretch of mild conditions and a return to normal water use in Erie.
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Dante Spelz
Bemus Point
Chautauqua County
Corry Staty
George A. Emerson
R. D
Union City
Tooners
Emerson
Justice of the Peace
Bernice Rockwent Lai
Irwin
Banerson
Erie
Robert Stey
Public Works
Frank Rice Jr
Lake
Eric
Sir Winston Churchill Makes Progress At Hospital
London reports Sir Winston Churchill, 7 year wartime prime minister, showing satisfactory progress after a high bone fracture. Doctors note a blood clot in the leg and treatment includes anticoagulant therapy to reduce swelling. A hospital spokesman said he had a comfortable night at Middlesex Hospital.
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London
Winston Churchill
Winston
Churchill
Middlesex Hospital
Union Leader Dies at 70 Former Typographical Union President
Glade Baker 70, longtime president of the International Typographical Union from 1944 to 1948, died Monday at the Union Printers Home after a long illness in Colorado Springs.
Jailed Negro Leaders Begin 24 Hour Fast in City
Jailed leaders Martin Luther King Jr and Ralph Abernathy began a 24 hour fast in prison to purify their spirits after being jailed for violating an ordinance against parading without a permit. They face fines or short jail terms, with protests planned around Shiloh Baptist and possible marches on City Hall as officials signal careful handling of demonstrations. The pair, leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, drew interest from authorities including Attorney General Kennedy and Police Chief Pritchett as tensions rose around civil rights protests.
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Nedro
Marth Luther Kine Jr
Ralph Abernathy
Cam
King
Abernathy
Southern Christain Leadership Conference
T. Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Georg
Laurie Pritchett
Pritehétt
Damages Awarded in Expressway 7 Case
Butler County Board of Viewers grants $98,300 to Mr and Mrs Lawrence E. Brenckle over damages from reconstruction of Route 8 along Expressway 7. Case notes state prior request for $450 and earlier county actions. court actions included eviction of a Mrs Brenckle by police after possession disputes.
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Butler County Board of Viewers
Zeliaigsle
PSS Paar
Icebergee
Lawrence EB. Brenckle
Butler
Commonwealth
Brenck
Brewekles
Mitine
Rfa Ih
Erie County Public Jobs Share Compared to U S Averages
Erie County has 6,780 public employees and about 1 in 13 workers is in federal state or local government. Nationally nine tenths per 1,000 residents work for government, with Pennsylvania at 9 per 1,000. total government earnings around 4.6 billion dollars annually, reflecting slower growth than private employment.
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New York
Erie
Poverroment
United States
Department of Commerce
Erie Couunty
Ciewte
Aive
Trent
Pennsylvania
Yvar
Kennedy Urges Action as Congress Stalls Major Bills
President Kennedy presses Democratic leaders to break a stalemate in Congress over key proposals. Reported mediation efforts aim to end procedural gridlock that has left only a handful of major bills enacted after more than six months in session. Republicans blame Kennedy, warn electoral fallout each week.
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Washington
Kennedy
Rubert Hunley
D-Minn
Atsiggine
Ell M. Dirksen
Minots
Congress
Republic
House Republica
Charles A Halleck
Indiana
VFW Opens Pennsylvania Convention
The Pennsylvania Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars opened its 43rd annual convention with committee meetings and memorial services on the agenda. Governor Richardson Dilworth will speak tomorrow and Republican Rep. William W Scranton is slated for a Friday appearance.
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Pennsylvania Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Schatomars
Coovernor
Richardson Dilworth
William W. Scranton Pridiay
Firefighter must shed weight to keep job
AP reports Henry Potorzny, a New Jersey firefighter, was reinstated after being deemed overweight. The Civil Service Commission required him to lose 50 pounds over six months, with a current weight of 265 pounds, to remain on active duty. Separately, Adolph D. Stasche, 74, noted taxidermist for Admiral Byrd’s expeditions, died in Elmira, New Jersey.
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Milawelrdia
Henry Potorzny
Fire Department
Civil Service Commission
Elmer
N. J
Adolph D. Stasche
Richard E-Byrd
Stasche
Clayton
Philadelphia
Helicopter Crash Kills Cloyd Berkebile Oil President
Federal and state investigators joined the Civil Aeronautics Board in probing a Monday helicopter crash in French Creek Township that killed Cloyd G. Berkebile, president of Berkebile Oil Co. The craft, one of 140 flying hours, crashed after striking an oak. wreckage and rotor blade location suggest possible mechanical failure. Berkebile and a woman passenger died. the rescue search recovered the body of the pilot later.
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Serensominy
Meiuuerty Mse
Federal Aviation Agency
Civil Aeronautics Board
Johnstown Oil Company
P Dent
Richard I. Skillman
Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission
Cloyd G. Berkebile
Berkebile Oil,Co
French Creek
Franklin Water Works
Skillman
Brantley
Berkebile
Cop Gets Booted for Suspected Illegal Lottery
A veteran Philadelphia police officer, Patrolman Joseph McShea, was suspended after his arrest on charges of running an illegal lottery. The case centers on alleged betting schemes connected to the officer’s duties and affiliations with local gambling networks.
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Philadelphia
Joseph McShea
Two Homes Wrecked in Frackville Fire
In Frackville Pa two homes were wrecked and seven people left homeless by a fire that caused about 20000 in damage. The blaze started above 1 P M and quickly spread through dry frame houses built by Hawes Refractories. Firemen battled through fallen brush and woodland as police closed the only road into the community three miles east of Lewistown. Salvation Army provided shelter, eight firemen suffered minor injuries, and a fireman was injured by a falling plank. Seven residents displaced include Francis Heiser Joseph Keiser and family. the fire department expected to control the last flames. State police and Lewistown fire officials coordinated efforts.
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Frackville, Pi
API
Francis
Joseph Ane Doin Keiser
Mia
Anson Heiser
Hawes Refractories
Clyde Whary
Lewistown
Lewis T Towne
Salvation Army
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Corry
Buvik and Savko Lumber Co
Columbus
Mac Bain
Lo West Smith
Mead Avenue
Erie ‘County
Apie County
Patricia A. Loveland
East Church Street
David E. Loveland
Concord Street
Carlotta
R.reew. AN
West Pleasants
Pone Lane
Montgomery Construction Company
Grevit City
Jamestown Sterling Corp
Afl-Cio
United Furniture Workers
William H. Buch
Falconer Furniture
Find Union
Selen—tive
Ebi Countty
Russell E. White
Mavis E ‘Lilley
Titusville
Verry D. Sayban
Dorothy Viowesk
Wattsbille
Sir Winston
Erie County
Gov’ T
JFK
C.J. Peterson & Son PLUMBING AND_HEATING
South First Avenue
Penn
Vinla
Parshal
Sheaffer
Ehidnest
Mc Shea
Petite
Missy
Psr
Tomer
Ty Alex Duncan
Weskly
Jim Hammond
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