UN Probe Reports Damascus Air Attack Amid Crisis
At the United Nations in New York Janee u Thant said a U N mission in Damascus reported an air attack on the city. Britain backed by U S and others urged observers to verify Syria Israel cease fire violations as fighting continued near Damascus and Konsytra with heavy artillery and troop movements.
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United Nations, N.Y
Janee U ‘Thant
Early Today
U.N
Damascus
Israel
Syria
Tiberias
Jordan Valley
Gopalaswami Parthasarathi
Thant
Goldberg
Bunworth
George J. Tomeh
Konsytra
Jury Acquits Admitted Rapist in Pittsburgh Case
In Pittsburgh, a jury acquitted Stanley Gallagher, 24, of Brookline after five minutes of deliberation. Visiting Judge David H. Weiss accused jurors of a miscarriage of justice, amid a witness identification and testimony that Gallagher assaulted a store worker in Allentown. Police said he claimed drunkenness and remorse after arrest.
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Pittsburgh
Stanley Gallagher
Brookline
David H. Weiss
Westmoreland County
Gallagher
Allentown
Det
Corry School Board Accepts Lower Delinquent Fee Terms
The Corry School Board yesterday agreed to lower the collection fee for delinquent district taxes from 30 percent to 27.5 percent for a year. The move follows a per capita tax increase from $7.50 to $15 this year, with Fuller noting higher collections. Preliminary Congo constitution referendum results show 81 percent support in Kinshasa.
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Corry
R. Elwin Puller
Fulsier
Fuller
Kinshasa
Congo
Corry Soldier Cited For Vietnam Heroism
Corry’s Sp4 Koestner, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Koestner, earned the Army Commendation Medal with V device for heroism on April 1, 1967 in Vietnam while serving as a machinegunner with the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He previously received the Purple Heart for wounds from shell fragments two weeks before Christmas. Koestner has served in the Army since May 3, 1966 and departed for Vietnam in October.
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Corry Area
Vietnam
Baltalion
Koestner
Republic of Vietnam
Sp4 Koestner
26Th Infantry
Pittsburgh Man Killed In Israeli Attack On Ship
A Pittsburgh area sailor, Second Class Postal Clerk John C. Spicher, 30, was killed when Israeli forces attacked the U.S.S. Liberty off the Sinai Peninsula. He had served nearly two years aboard the ship and reenlisted for six years. He is survived by his widow Linda Spicher of Norfolk, Virginia, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Spicher of Brackenridge near Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
U.S
Sinai Peninsula
Defense Department
John C. Spicher
John Spicher
Ninth Avenue
Brackenridge
U.S.S. Liberty
Spicher
Linda Spicher
Hampton Blvd
Norfolk
U S Jets Hit Rail Yard In Pleiku Amid Viet Cong Attacks
In Pleiku central highlands Viet Cong artillery pounded U S positions with mortars and rockets while U S aircraft targeted rail facilities in North Vietnam and scattered targets in the south No American planes were reported lost A lull in combat followed heavy fighting with 24 Montagnard villagers killed and 60 wounded Three Viet Cong were killed and several were blamed for explosives in U S bases at the 620th Maintenance Company and 61st Transportation Company The article notes women and children among Montagnard casualties and mentions Truong Son training center
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Saigon
U.S
Pleiku City
North Vietnam
Wright School Faces Chimney and Roof Repairs
Cor ty School Board weighs tearing down the 60 foot Wright School chimney after lightning strikes and years of instability. Business manager E. Anderson says the plan is to cut the chimney to about 10 feet above the roof to vent gas furnace fumes while roof sag and low spots collect rain and snow, with chimney work slated this year and roof repairs next year.
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Wright
Corty School Board
E. Anderson
Anderson
Wright School
Jews Charged In Truce Breach Near Damascus Front
Israeli forces seized Al Koheytra nine miles inside Syria despite ceasefire calls. Syria alleged heavy bombardment and artillery exchanges as UN mediation sought. Nasser clung to leadership amid internal splits while Soviet bloc allies urged Israel to withdraw to 1948-49 lines. Damascus radio urged intensified attacks and destruction of settlements.
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Associated Press
Syria
Lead- 3
Gamal Abdel Nassit
Nasser
Assembly
al Koheytra
Damascus
U.N
Zakaria Mohieddin
Moscow
Israel
Soviet Union
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N. Security Council
U Thant
Council
Tel Aviv
Letters Ready On North Side Annexation
Letters outlining the desire of the Carry Golf Commission to have the new municipal golf course annexed into the city will go out next week to 28 property owners along the north edge of the city. The Carry Municipal Authority formally agreed to initiate annexation and will send letters of explanation before petitioning, with three possible outcomes depending on owner response. A separate note reports Altoona Hospital in Blair County receiving a $12,998 grant to study heart patient treatment.
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Carry Golf Commission
Carry
Golf Commission
Harrisburg—Altoona Hospital
Blair County
State Department of Health
Yeserday
Concord School Board weighs blacktop for playground site
With only four of seven present, the Corry School Board met at noon to discuss blacktopping the Concord playground area amid mixed views from the Concord PTA and the Property Committee. Other items included plans to cut an exit driveway to East South Street and minor drainage fixes, plus consideration of a hot lunch service since the building lacks a cafeteria.
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Corry
Hotel Corry
Concord School
PTA
School Board
Ray Hlsen
Concord Pta
J. Earle Bliley
John Brown
Dale Webster
East South Street
Road relayout eyed to curb Corry traffic jams
The State Highway Department plans relocating Route 277 as it enters Corry. Project 60 in Volume 2 of the Six Year Improvement Program calls for a two lane relocation covering six tenths of a mile at a cost of 400000 dollars. Two routing options exist West Pleasant or further north to West Main Street. Completion aims to cut the frequent accidents in the West Pleasant Northwest West Church corridor.
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State Highway Department
Corry
Cally
West Church
Northwest Street
West Pleasant
West Main Street
Nasser bows to will of people stay on as president
Egyptian National Assembly confirms President Nasser will remain in office following a plea from the public in a special session. Speaker Sadat notes crowds blocked Nasser from attending. Nasser says he will lead until traces of aggression are erased and a plebiscite may follow. Tens of thousands demonstrate in Cairo as authorities maintain order. Catherine Joyce, 16, awakens from a coma after a beating, authorities delaying questioning.
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Nasser
Egypt
National Assembly
Iraq
Lebanon
Gamel Abdel Nasser
No 15
United Arab Republic
Cairo
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