Drownings mar heat wave travel in Northwestern PA area
A string of drownings across Erie County and nearby areas during a statewide heat wave marred holiday travel. In Union City Cammy Miller, 3, drowned in a pond at Willow Spring Camping Ground after wandering from her parents. David B. Leech, 19, also drowned in French Creek near Java Bridge. In Lancaster two children Keith Warner, 9, and Darlene Smith, 10, died when a boat carrying eight others sank. a 6 month old was rescued. Nearby, an Erie boating excursion ended with a family being saved by fishermen after a capsizing. Police and coroner reports describe accidental deaths and possible charges related to an overloaded boat in Lancaster.
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Erie County
Pennsylvania
Cammy Lynn Miller
Richard L. Miller
R.D
Union City
David B. Leech
Lincoln Street
Lancaster
Keith Warner
Darlene Smith
Columbus
Erie
Lake Erie
Corry
Cammy Miller
Willow Spring
Elgin
Grant Gregory
Gregory
Corry Memorial
Guy Butters
Leech
French Creek
Java Bridge
Waterford Pike
Wattsburg Road
Merle Wood
St. Vincent Hospital
Wood
Lawrence Park
Waterford Volunteer Fire Department
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Columbia
Dan Warner
Ramon Alodovar
Judy
Alodovar
Washington Borough
Rescue effort at Blacksville No. 1 mine amid nine trapped
Rescue workers drill a five inch bore into the burning Blacksville No. 1 coal mine seeking contact with nine miners trapped since Saturday. Temperatures near 2500 to 3000 degrees are reported as fire hampered by static conditions. Local families vigil as mine officials say chances of survival are dim.
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Blacksville
W. Va
Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville No. 1
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Consolidation
John Corcoran
Practice For Big Shootout VP Candidates Open Fire
Democratic and Republican vice presidential candidates spar before campaign start. Agnew criticizes Democratic stances on amnesty draft and marijuana while Eagleton challenges him on issues. Meany may still reconsider, Westwood reports campaign debt improvements but lingering obligations. McGovern reiterates Vietnam war stance and willingness to stay U S forces in Southeast Asia until POWs returned.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Anchorage
Alaska
Richard Nixon
Thomas F. Eagleton
Agnew
ABC Television
Eagleton
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Jean Westwood
Democratic National Committee
Custer
D.C
Westwood
Sen. McGovern
CBS
U.S
Thailand
Southeast Asian
North Vietnam
Vietnam
South Vietnamese Push to Citadel Walls at Quang Tri
South Vietnamese troops fight to breach the 19th century walls of Quang Tri Citadel as paratroopers press from bunkers near the perimeters. U.S. jets bomb Hanoi's southern sector for the second day, causing fires and explosions as government forces advance on the central coast town in Binh Dinh Province.
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Saigon
Quang Tri Citadel
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Quang Tri
Neeld
U.S
Binh Dinh
Sharing Bill Would Give Corry 139427 Dollars
The revenue sharing proposal before the Senate could grant Corry 139,427 dollars in flexible federal funds. Senator Hugh Scott says the money aims to relieve local financing crises and aid public safety, transportation, or environmental projects such as sewage treatment plants. City Engineer David Johnson notes council has not decided how to spend the funds yet.
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United States Senate
Corry
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
Scott
David Johnson
The
Journal Today
Dodd Delivers Pranks From Harrisburg Dispatches
Dodd collected the containers Saturday and traveled to Harrisburg with the weapon. He represents the Pennsylvania Farmers Association in the capital, carrying a box marked NO to be given to Governor Milton Shapp. Journal Photo by Pryor.
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Dodd
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Pryor
Proposed Pay Hikes Blasted On All Sides
Gov Shapp plans to recall the General Assembly to address proposed pay increases for state officials amid federal Pay Board scrutiny and budget limits. The compensation commission urged large raises for legislators judges and top officials, triggering opposition and questions over funding and approval.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
General Assembly
Federal Pay Board
Treasury
Commonwealth Compensation Commission
Itness
Compensation Commission
Federal
Washington
Erick Kanter
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Londonderry
Ballymurphy
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Northern
Ireland
Britain
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Defense Association
TRA
IRA
William Whitelaw
Lord Carrington
Edward Heath
Titusville
Titusville Country Club
USAF
Leslie Dodd
Legislative Action Committee
Chamber of Commerce
House
Senate
Charles McIntosh
Commission
Grace M. Sloan
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