Indictment of Columbus Officers Over Gambling Payoffs
A U S attorney says the Justice Department will continue its probe after a federal grand jury indicted eight Columbus policemen for conspiring with gamblers. A ninth man, a Columbus numbers operator, was charged with paying off officers. Indictments accuse conspiracy to use interstate facilities to aid racketeering and to defraud the United States. Arraignment set for June 13 in U S District Court.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S
Justice Department
Phillip Michael
Washington
Columbus Numbers
Grand Jury
M.E. Sensenbrenner
Robert Baus
Public Safety
Fred Simon
U.S. Dist. Atty
Roger Makley
U.S. District Court
United States
Jerry Ryan
Robert Taylor
William Voorhis
A Brodt
Frank Starkey
Gary Roach
Robert Martin
James Marcum
Frank Baldassaro
Youth Hit by Car Dead on Arrival in Pennsylvania
In Connellsville Pennsylvania a 17 year old Westmoreland County boy Ernest Carnes of Scottsdale was struck by a car while lying on the highway three miles north of Everson. He died on arrival at Frick Community Hospital Mt Pleasant. Police are unsure why he was on the road or if he was alive when struck.
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Connellsville
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvaia
Everson
Ernest Carnes
Scottsdale
Frick Community Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Carnes
79 Killed As Mexican Jetliner Rams Mountain
A Mexicana de Aviacion jetliner crashed into a mountain near Monterrey Mexico killing 79 people. Debris lay scattered on the mountainside and rescue workers reported no signs of life hours after the Wednesday crash. The victims included a top Davis Cup hopeful and a former president of the ruling party.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Mexicana de Aviacion
Mexico City
Rafael Osuna
Australia
Carlos Madrazo
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Brown Fuse Blacks Out REA Service
A power outage around the Northwestern Pennsylvania Rural Electric Co-op substation at Elgin cut power for about two hours after 9 15 p.m. A blown fuse caused insulator damage, forcing REA crews to summon Penelec to open a switch and permit temporary repairs.
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Northwestern
Pennsylvania Rural Electric Co-op
Elgin
William Wenner
Cambridge Springs
Pennsylvania Electric Co
REA
Craters Left After DuPont Gunpowder Blast Kills Three
A chain of blasts at DuPont Catneys Point explosive works near the Delaware River levelled four storage buildings and killed three men with four others missing. About 140 tons of powder detonated injuring 36 workers as debris spread to nearby schools and homes. Investigators search charred earth for cause while staff say safety rules were not violated.
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Carneys Point
N.J
DuPont Co
Delaware River
Francis J. Quinn
West Deptford
Catneys Point Works
James W. Young
Young
Fuels Fund Bill Faces Area Protest
A state bill changing the liquid fuels tax refunds from 60-40 to 50-50 faces opposition in local towns. If enacted, Corry and Union City would gain modest amounts while rural townships lose. Warren and Erie County would see shifts. local officials doubt benefits outweigh rural losses. State Senate members Willard and Hopkins oppose the measure.
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Corry
Union City
Pennsylvania League of Cities
Pennsylvania Boroughs Association
Warren
Erie County
Erie
Wayne
Concord
James Willard
Forest Hopkins
Fire Levels Race Track Barn Killing 43 Horses
Fire swept a public barn at Saratoga Raceway in Saratoga Springs New York killing 43 harness horses. Officials said the racing program would proceed as planned that night.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Saratoga Raceway
Raceway
Saratoga
Biafrans Readies Free Release of Oilmen
In Lisbon the Portuguese Foreign Ministry said Biafran officials will free 18 foreign oilmen sentenced to death after procedural matters are settled. The group includes 14 Italians, three West Germans, and one Lebanese. Previously 11 foreign oilmen were killed near Kwale as fighting intensified. A Canadian journalist and three Americans reported being robbed by Nigerian soldiers near Kwale.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Midwest
Nigeria
AGIP
Talian State Petrolum Company
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Oklo
Kwale
Biafra
Dennis McCaughey
Ponaka
Alta
Leon Fitzsimmons
Sallisaw
Okla
Deland Cannaday
Stillwater
Bob Lester
California
Israel Renames Currency to Ancient Shekel
Israel's parliament on Wednesday voted to replace the lira with the ancient Hebrew shekel as the currency unit. The Bank of Israel estimates about five years to full adoption, while Webster's defines the shekel as an ancient weight unit used by Hebrews and Babylonians, about half an ounce.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Bank of Israel
Webster's Dictionary
Navy Destroyers Responsible To Stay Clear Of Escorts
U S Navy officers say destroyers carry the burden to avoid crossing the bows of escorting carriers during station changes. They acknowledge Australia’s account of the Melbourne Evans collision that sank the Evans with 74 sailors lost.
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Navy
Evans
U.S. Navy
Hopkins snowmobile bill passes House faces Senate
State Rep Forest Hopkins wins House approval 155 to 31 for a snowmobile measure allowing crossing highways. The bill, not retroactive, would affect unlicensed motor vehicles on state highways and secondary roads and is now before the Senate for consideration. A North Center street man cited last winter for crossing a highway faced no relief until passage.
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Forest Hopkins
House
Hopkins
North East
McIntyre
North Center Street
Corry
Senate
Mrs. C. Williams Named Library Board President
At a recent meeting the Corry Public Library trustees chose Mrs. Charles A. Williams as president for the coming year with Mrs. M. C. Baldwin as vice president. Summer hours set with Saturday closings starting June 14. During summer the library opens 1 to 6 p.m. Sundays closed. Mondays to Thursdays 1 to 6 p.m.. Fridays 1 to 8 p.m. Board urges local youth and adults to use library services.
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Corry
Pennsylvania teachers battle over bargaining rights heats up
In Pennsylvania, two elections in Scranton and Neshaminy split with the Pennsylvania State Education Association winning both, claiming 85 000 members to the 20 000 of the Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers AFL CIO. PSEA labeled the wins a crushing blow while the federation vows to regroup and gain ground.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
Neshaminy
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Fed
Helen D. Wise
Eleanor Deviney
Robert Cavanaugh
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Clyde Hill
Gary
Ind
Hottey
Congress
Clarence D. Long
Dmd
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Naval Command
Long
Pueblo
Melbourne
Australian Navy Department
Navy Department
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A.S. McLemore
HMS
Singapore
Frank E. Evans
C. Williams
Eration
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Scranton Federation of Teachers
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