U S Laser Bombs Wipe Out Bridges Near China Border
U S pilots report two railroad bridges along the northeast rail line to China were knocked out by 2,000 pound laser bombs within 25 miles of the Chinese border. The action comes as U S forces launch hundreds of strikes across North Vietnam and as fighting surrounds An Loc. Refugees flee along Highway 13 amid a heavy South Vietnamese siege and casualties rise in clashes near An Loc and Tau O.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
China
Hanoi
An Loc
Associated Press
Richard Blystone
Highway 13
Blystone
Tau O
Tan Kahi
Sparta Youths Accomplice To Face Court
A former Titusville woman Joyce Kay 21 now in Erie area was bound over to Crawford County court on two charges receiving stolen property and accessory after the fact of burglary and larceny. She allegedly picked up a package containing a gun stolen from Hoppe's Sporting Goods Store in Titusville. Kay is free on $1000 bond as District Justice Ronald Cole noted.
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Titusville
Erie
Crawford County
Ronald Cole
Joyce Kay
Millcreek
Cole
Kay
Hoppe
Joseph Markely
R.D. 2
Bracken Funeral Home Reaccepted Into Golden Rule Order
The Order of the Golden Rule reaccepts Bracken Funeral Home for a 13th year, confirming sustained ethical and professional standards. Roger Ytterberg, executive director, announces continued use of the emblem and notes the order’s broad North American and international membership since 1928.
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Order of the Golden Rule
Bracken
Roger Ytterberg
Order
North America
Australia
Bermuda
Ceylon
New Zealand
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Ulcer and Heat Kill Student Nurse in Overheated Apt
Esther Williams, 18, of Scottdale, was found dead in her Fayette County apartment after an abdominal ulcer attack and extreme heat. Deputy coroner Richard Kachera said the gas heater raised indoor temperatures to about 160 degrees, enough to melt plastic drapes as Williams attempted to call for help.
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Connellsville Pa
Richard Kachera
Fayette County
Esther Williams
Scottdale
Neutrals Split on Abortion Panel in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP reports eight minority members say there were no neutrals among the 23woman Abortion Law Commission panel. One majority member later said she was among six neutrals at formation but shifted after hearings. The panel favored liberalizing abortion up to 20 weeks with later terminations for medical reasons, while minority members urged making abortions difficult or illegal.
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Harrisburg
Milton J. Shapp
Abortion Law Commission
Jacqueline J Burke
New Cumberland
Governor's Office
Commission
Burrie
Emily Mudd
University of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
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Hue
South Vietnam
Desmond’s Electrical Contractors
Corry, PA
Sparta
Brackens
Kachera
Dore Eagleton Ope
Robert M. Bracken
Olin W. Bracken
Pennsylvania
Shapp
State Supreme Court
Teledyne Penn Union Electric
Edinboro, Pa
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