Melbourne captain details collision amid standard maneuvers
Singapore AP report quotes Captain John Phillip Stevenson of the Melbourne saying the cruiser was performing standard wartime maneuvers when it collided with the U S destroyer Frank E Evans in the South China Sea. He declined immediate details, citing a joint U S Australian inquiry, and described night conditions, screening duties, and rescue efforts that saved 119 sailors from the fore part of the sinking vessel, with 80 more rescued from the aft section and 73 still missing.
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Singapore
Melbourne
U.S
Frank E. Evans
South China Sea
John Phillip Stevenson
Stevenson
Subic Bay
Philippines
Army Engineers Seek Bids On UC Dam Road Relocation
The U S Army Corps of Engineers advertised for bids to relocate about 4 1 2 miles of highways in Amity and Venango townships Erie County as part of the Union City reservoir project bids to be opened July 8 relocation work ties to the planned reservoir on French Creek three miles northwest of Union City Col Wayne Nichols Pittsburgh District engineer said the recreation complex plan worth 6 3 million is being studied by the corps and Erie County commissioners
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Pittsburgh
Corps
The
Journal
Erie County Commissioners
Banks threaten curtailment of student education loans
Washington AP reports hundreds of lenders warn they may sharply cut or end government guaranteed student loans amid rising interest rates and a looming loan crunch. With $640 million in guaranteed loans to 750000 students under the Higher Education Act, banks push for policy changes as interest climbs from 7 to around 10 percent, risking aid for needy students and provoking criticism of defense loan reductions.
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Washington
U.S. Office of Education
Congress
Reveling Students Linked to Vandalism After Class Night
Police investigate Corry Area High School Class of 1969 after a night of vandalism. Reports include car vandalism to three women custodians, a May vehicle allegedly driven to a vacant lot, window damage at Wright School, broken radio antennas, flattened tires on a teacher’s car, and gasoline siphoning from a neighbor’s car. Investigations continue, with officers assigned to the teenage set.
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Corry Area High School
James Keppel
Keppel
Glenn Ross
Wattsburg
Fairview
Wright School
Bonnie Bennett
Snyder Circle
Albert Coons
East Main Street
Three Killed In Kane Area One Car Crash
A single vehicle crash near Kane at 12:15 am killed three Mer cer County residents. Larry L. Reyes Sr. 48 Jon E. Bish 18 and Marvin L. Espey 18 all of Transfer were thrown from the convertible and died at Kane Community Hospital. Larry Reges Sr. was the driver and his 17-year-old son Larry Reges Jr. survived in fair condition with multiple fractures.
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Kane
Mercer County
Larry L. Reyes Sr
Jon E. Bish
Marvin L. Espey
Kane Community Hospital
Reges
Larry Reges Jr
Larry Reges Sr
Attempts To Pass Cars Sideswipe West Of Union City
A two car collision occurred at 6 30 last evening when Thelma Parker 51 of Union City attempted to overtake Richard Goodwill 22 of Wattsburg just as he turned left. No injuries. Property damage 300 Parker and 75 Goodwill. Possible charges pending. Robert B Murray Jr 58 airline executive and former undersecretary of commerce was found dead in his Honolulu hotel room.
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Union City
Corry
James Kranar
Thelma Parker
Richard Goodwill
B.D. 2
Wattsburg
Parker Auto
Goodwill
Honolulu
Robert B. Murray Jr
Eisenhower
Murray
Pan American World Airways
Alaska
D-Day Anniversary Marked Across France and Normandy
Troops return to Sainte-Mere-Eglise to mark the 25th anniversary of the Normandy landings. The feature recalls Gen Eisenhower's dawn assault, paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne, Lt. Gen. James Gavin, and the long struggle to free Europe. Casualties on Omaha Beach were heavy as Allied forces moved inland at dawn. Continued coverage with more reminiscences and details.
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France
Sainte-Mere-Eglise
Eisenhower
Ernest Dupuy
London
Hitler
Europe
Free French Army
U.S
82Nd Airborne Division
Sainte-Merc-Eglise
2Nd
James M. Gavin
Gavin
Omaha
Utah
Juno, Sword and Gold
William Sharp
Pennington
N.J
Commandos Raid Into Israel Mark Anniversary Conflicts
Arab commandos from Jordan conducted three raids into Israel on the war’s second anniversary. Six Arabs and an Israeli sergeant died, with a soldier killed near Mandassa Bridge in the Jordan Valley and two guerrilla fighters killed near Elat in the Negev. A fourth band was found crossing the Jordan River near Damiya Bridge. four Arabs died. Rockets lightly injured seven people in Beisan Valley settlements Neve Eitan and Hamadia, while Lebanon rockets hit Kfar Giladi and Tel Hai without injuries. Israeli artillery fired back to silence sources. Beirut reported a 25 minute cross border clash.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Israel
Mandassa Bridge
Jordan Valley
Negev Desert
Elat
Jordan River
Damiya Bridge
Dead Sea
Beisan
Neve Eitan
Hamadia
Lebanon
Kfar Giladi
Tel Hai
Beirut
Penn Central ordered to upgrade commuter service and equipment
The Public Service Commission ordered Penn Central to buy or lease at least 80 new cars within two years, replace 24 engines, improve on time performance to 80 percent, and install public address systems and two way radios. It also requires faster track surfacing and better phone accessibility for passengers. Separately, Sendai Japan installed vibration poles to aid visually impaired pedestrians at a busy crosswalk.
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New York
Public Service Commission
Penn Central
PSC
Sendai
Japan
Sendai City
Tokyo
Joe Namath Quits Football
New York AP reports Joe Namath, Jets Super Bowl hero, retires reluctantly from football under pressure from NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle to liquidate his restaurant interest. The announcement ends Namath's active playing career.
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NEW York
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Pete Rozelle
National Football League
Guardsmen To Fire At Blue Eye State Lands
Guardsmen of the 1st Battalion 112th Infantry plan three weekends of live firing at Blue Eye State Game Lands near Pittsfield. Units from Corry will join soldiers from Erie Warren Bradford Franklin and Meadville in firing 45 caliber pistols M1 rifles and Browning automatic rifles on Saturdays and Sundays, with overnight stays in the field. The 112th, part of the Rainbow Division, trains at Camp Drum New York this summer.
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112Th Infantry
Corry
112Th
Erie
Blue Eye
Pittsfield
Route 6
Spring Creek
Warren
Bradford
Franklin
Meadville
42Nd
Rainbow
New York
Camp Drum
N.Y
Corry Chamber of Commerce bids farewell to Doc Long
Sixty civic leaders gathered as S A Doc Long closed his 12 year tenure as chamber manager in Corry. The retirement party, limited to directors past presidents and city officials, featured after dinner speakers roasting the longtime leader noted for turning the chamber to its highest level of activity.
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Corry
S. A
Doc" Long
Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Navy
Robert Bracken
Ray Weber
Chamber
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Kearsage
Army Engineers
UC Dam
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Joseph Vigorito
Portland
Ore
Silas Spencer Griffin
Griffin
Kane Area
Blue Eye State Game Lands
S.A
Dee Long
Johnston
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