Floods Fall in Monroe County and Throughout Pennsylvania
Flood waters forced evacuations in Monroe County resorts and East Stroudsburg as rainfall from a wide band in eastern Pennsylvania continues. Abraham Yoder, 75, died when his car stalled on a flooded road. Authorities issued flood warnings and a Philadelphia emergency was declared as creeks rose.
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Philadelphia
Monroe County
Pocono
Weather Bureau
Abraham B. Yoder
Boyertown
Oyster Dale Creek
Berks County
Samuel 8. Baxter
Canadensis
Goose Pond Run
East Stroudsburg
Brodhead Creek
Brodhead
Charles Kilgore
Glen Alden
Laurel Grove Inn
Robert Fish
Delaware River
Reading
Schuylkill River
Lehigh River
Bushkill Creek
Shoholo River
Pike County
Mongaup River
New York
Monroe
Montecello
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Lehigh
Schuylkill
Brandywine
Lackawaxen
Two Year Old Killed Under Car Wheels in Betz
Tina Marie Kephart of Madera died in a Betz driveway incident when a car began to move and rolled over her, crushing her beneath a rear wheel. The wreck occurred at her grandfather’s rural home in Clearfield County.
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Clearfield, Pa
Clearfield County
Betz
Here
Tina Marie Kephart
Madera
Camp and Family Gatherings Highlight Jamestown Area
Peggy Osborne and others attend Bible camps at Findley Lake and Lake Chautauqua. Local families host guests and celebrate a 51st wedding anniversary. A Jamestown notice states Lakewood Rod and Gun Club received a seven day suspension from the New York State Liquor Authority for alcohol violations.
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Lynette Ostrander
Camp
Findley
Findley Lake
Marlene
Janet Osborne
Lake Chautauqua
John Wright
Pleasantville
Norbert Whitely
Arthur Ayling
Wayne Wilson
Beaverdam
Maude Cornish
Ivan
Dennis
Tina
Angela Newhouse
Busti
Walter Newhouse
Arthur McGraw
Marion Johnson
John Eddy
Warren
McGraw
William Eddy
Jamestown
Lakewood
Rod and Gun Club
New York State Liquor Authority
Old Grouch serial donor slain by burglar in Washington
Police say 87 year old Florence K Fawcett known as the Old Grouch died during a burglary at his Washington home. He had donated 84500 to Pitt Children's Hospital and Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children and later revealed his identity after his wife died. A shotgun lay unloaded near the body as police found him bound and gagged in an upstairs room. The case notes his long charity history and a later 5000 memorial gift to his wife.
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Florence K. Fawcett
Fawcett
Pittsburgh
Children’s Hospital
Grouch
Children's Hospital
Shriner's Hospital
Week
Penn Manufacturing Co
Washington
U.S. Shifts to Protective Reaction Strategy in Vietnam
U.S. commanders in Vietnam scale back large-scale operations and adopt a protective reaction approach, focusing on intelligence driven responses to enemy moves. The shift, concentrated in the 3rd Corps area around Saigon, aims to reduce U.S. casualties while maintaining pressure as fighting enters a lull that began mid June.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
3Rd Corps
Accused Slayer Said Group's No 2 Man Testimony in Cleveland Shootout
Lathan Donald, 20, on trial for first degree murder in the Glenville police Black Nationalist gunfight, identified as the No 2 man. Fred Ivans testified from death row. Evans, jailed in Lake County, described funds from the Cleveland Now program used to buy weapons. Ivans claimed guns were for a club. he cited police harassment as motive. Evans refused to answer key questions, citing his attorney.
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Cleveland
Ohn
Lathan Donald
Nic 2
Fred “Ahmed” Ivans
Donald
Isabel
Evans
Ohio Penitentiary
Lake County
Glenville
Stanley E. Tolliver
Fight the Americans Reported in Over a Month
A report notes ongoing conflict with American forces continuing for more than a month, with details limited by the available readable text.
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MMMieUX _cosepHeR JONES
Herbie
Walt Aisey
Laurel and Hardy
Bear Lake News
Peggy Osborne
Jamestown Club
Washington, Pa
Tam
Kathryn Gettman Fawcett
Gruuelli
Chataauqua Lake
Warren and Corry Area
Melvin Laird
Rogram
Corry Savings and Loan Association
North Center Street
Corry, Pa
Slayer
Firestone Safety
Nolon Coe
Firestone
Thole Blichtere
ketTirs
Tita Boots
Sas
Terie Witawate
Barney's Firestone
South Center Street
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