Thurmond accuses Nixon over desegregation policy
Washington Sen Strom Thurmond charges President Nixon with breaking faith with the South on school desegregation and pursuing policies that could cost him the White House in 1972. The dispatch covers other AP items on fashion, a UK dock strike, West Germany Russia talks, a White House lawn party, and risks for generals in Vietnam.
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Washington
Sen
Stromp Thurmond
Nixon
White House
Police Corral Drunk Drivers Drag Racers In City
City police arrested five drivers in separate incidents early today. Two teens, Martin V. Halfast 16 and Timothy O. Chase 17, were charged with drag racing after speeding up to 70 mph near North Center and West Smith streets. A third driver, William M. Powell 21, of Meadville, faced drunken driving charges after erratic driving on West Smith Street. The five informations will be turned over to District Justice Porter Auer.
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Porter Auer
Warren Reynolds
Kenneth Hogan
Arco
North Center
Smith Streets
Martin V. Halfast
West Washington Street
West Smith
Timothy O. Chase
B.D
Known Violator Drove Bus In Crash Killing 7 Children
A New Jersey bus operator linked to seven child deaths in a crash on U S 22 near Allentown had a long record of suspended and illegal driving. The driver Hubert Daye, 44, of Montclair, was found driving on a suspended license in 1967 and later licensed only for charter buses after denials for school buses. His license was revoked indefinitely by Ronald Heymann, with Daye hospitalized in critical condition.
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Allentown
New Jersey
U.S. 22
Here
Charles Mellon
New Jersey Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Essex County
N.J
Pennsylvania
Hubert Daye
Montclair
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Bureau
Daye
Ronald M. Heymann
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Draft Officer Tells Of Bribe Attempts
Miami Beach draft board secretary Carolyn Copher testified she was offered luxury trips to the Bahamas and Europe to defer 1A sons. She admitted taking 500 to arrange an occupational deferment, drawing a three year prison sentence. four bribery charges were dropped and she appeals from prison. Copher, eight months pregnant, described pressure and promises of large rewards.
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Miami
Draft Board
Miami Beach
Bahamas
Europe
Carolyn Copher
Copher
Arkansas
The
Miami Herald
Two Friendship Policemen Slain By Sniper Fire
In Chicago two white officers Sgt James Severin and Patrolman Anthony Rizzato were killed by sniper fire while talking with neighborhood youths at Cabrini Homes. The scene sparked a heavy police response as investigators described a firefight and rapid transport to Henrotin Hospital where both men died. The incident followed racial tensions in the largely Black housing project and drew praise from Rev Dennis Kendrick for Severin's engagement with the community. In Indiana Pa police pursued suspects seen removing copper wire from a 4000 volt line, abandoning their car and fleeing on foot.
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Chicago
James Severin
Anthony Rizzato
Cabrini Homes
Edward Kijowski
Henrotin Hospital
Dennis Kendrick
Spt
Severin
Indiana
Pennsylvania Electric Co
Judge's Razor Blade Ends Flag Hassle
Near Meadville, James L. Shay and John D. Roche argued over an American Flag sewn to Roche's shorts in front of the post office. A Meadville officer escorted them to District Justice D. W. Ladner, who settled the dispute with Roche paying no fine after a razor blade was used to conclude the matter.
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Meadville
James L. Shay
Saegertown
John D. Roche
Guys Mills
Shay
Roche
D.W. Ladner
Seeee
Noah Ayver
Ladner
South Vietnam Prisoner Torture Tactics Revealed
A House subcommittee heard testimony from a doctor detailing torture of prisoners in a South Vietnam interrogation center. She described beatings and electric torture causing chills, shaking, fever, and illness misdiagnosed as malaria. The evidence covers victims treated by American Friends Service Committee workers serving the project from September 1968 to October 1969.
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Nelson
First In Years Probe Train Death Of Corry Man 24
A 24 year old Corry man, John Stanley Adamczyk, was killed by one of three westbound Erie Lackawanna freight trains passing through Corry in the early hours. Police, led by Officers Warren Reynolds and Charles Rhodes, investigate whether he was struck by the first train and then run over, with the point of impact east of Center street and the body located between the rails. Adamczyk, born December 1945, attended local schools, served in Vietnam, worked at Ajax Iron Works, and was to marry Karen Schweitzer next Saturday. Survivors include his parents and other relatives.
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Corry
Erie Lackawanna Railroad
John Stanley Adamczyk
Carter Hill
Adamczyk
Meadville
Center Street
Mr. Adamczyk
Wattsburg
Wheelock
Conelway
Corty Area
Navy
Ajax Iron Works
CAHS
Future Farmers of America
Karen Schweitzer
B.D. 2
John Krol Vew
Union City
Stanley Adamczyk
Nixon approves additional 1 million aid for Cambodia
The State Department says Nixon administration authorizes another 1 million military aid for Cambodia amid Paris talks. Undersecretary Johnson says prospects for a negotiated Vietnam settlement are dim and notes enemy positions have weakened little. He also dismisses rumors of a new conference and discusses troop reductions in Korea.
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Washington
State Department
Vietnam
Voice of America
Russia
New Delhi
Nikolai P. Firyubin
Indira Chandi
Carl Bartch
Bartch
Johnson
U.S
South Korea
Korea
Cambodia
Switcheroo Resignation Shakes Local Post Politics
In the city Second Ward Committee chair race, Philip Zalzneck defeated Leo Dolan amid GOP factional tensions. Zalzneck suddenly resigns as chair, with W W Waterhouse confirming receipt of the resignation, and Gene Karnes likely to name a successor locally.
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Philip Zalzneck
Leo Dolan
Second Ward
Zalzneck
W.W. Waterhouse
Zalmeck
Tegret
GOP
Gene Karnes
Karnes
Waterhouse
Miss Montana Quits Over Sponsoring Restrictions
Helena teen Katherine Huppe resigns as Miss Montana aged 18 to protest Jaycees rules limiting her actions after winning the title on June 13. She says she signed a contract without knowing it barred writing without approval or campaigning for political causes. She vows not to be a middle of the road figure.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Katherine Huppe
Billings Jaycees
Huppe
Jaycees
Helena Senior High School
Corry Youths Hurt In Crash In New York
Two Corry youths were injured in a one car crash near Findley Lake at 2 45 this morning.Leonard C Stockton 18 driver and Mark Brady Corry passenger were admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital with facial lacerations bruises and a broken leg respectively. Stockton suffered facial injuries and bruises while a broken contact lens was reported but not yet assessed. The car traveled 572 feet across the road struck guard rails pole and finally rested in a field after skidding and airborne travel. Authorities noted high speed prior to loss of control and extensive damage to the vehicle.
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Corry
Findley Lake
Corry Memorial Hospital
Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office
Leonard C
Tookie) Stockton
C.B. Stockton
R.D
Columbus
King Road
Stockton
Mark Brady
Convict Stepdad In Baby's Death
Edmund J Paquette of Altoona was convicted of second degree murder in the beating death of his six month old stepdaughter Charlotte B Claar. Sentencing delayed pending appeal. Paquette waived a jury trial and Judge Samuel H Jubelirer opened testimony July 3. The infant died at Altoona Mercy Hospital February 4.
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Hollidaysburg
Edmund J. Paquette
Altoona
Paquette
Samuel
Jubelirer
Charlotte B. Claar
Altoona Mercy Hospital
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