Plane crash wounds Kennedy. two killed in crash
In Northampton Massachusetts a private plane crash Friday night left Senator Edward M Kennedy with a broken back and two people dead. Kennedy showed fractured vertebrae but regained some mobility while doctors said he is in fair condition. Also killed was pilot Edwin T Zimny aged 48, of Lawrence Mass. Birch Bayh and his wife were lightly injured. An aide Edward Moss 41 of Andover died later in hospital. The presidential plane bringing three Washington doctors returned to Westover due to fog.
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Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
D - Mass
John F. Kennedy
Thomas F. Corriden
Kennedy
Cooley- Dickinson Hospital
Corriden
Birch Bayh
Edward Moss
Andover
Edward M. Kenedy
Dmass
Vital
Air Force
Washington
Westover Air Force Base
Chicopee
Stewart
Massachusetts
Southampton
Springfield
Senate
Bayh
Edwin T.zimny
Lawrence
Cowley-Dickinson Hospital
Push For Erie W.Va. Expressway Completion
Western Pennsylvania leaders press state to speed the Erie West Virginia Expressway. Rep James Weaver urges North South Route completion and an east west corridor parallel to Route 6 to link northwestern Pennsylvania to the east coast. Chamber officials seek rapid action on Route 6 bypasses and a Bay Front Expressway in Erie County.
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David Johnson
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Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
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Corry
Union City
Kinzua
Titusville
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Saegertown
Cambridge Springs
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Riceville
Spartansburg
Cranberry Two
Western Pennsylvania
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Explains Why Students Drink Will AlworPORT Pa
A Methodist Church committee report from the Central Pennsylvania Conference links college student drinking to personal maladjustments and social factors. The panel urged colleges to increase support and counseling to curb alcohol use among students following a survey.
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Will Alworort
Methodist Church
Central Pennsylvania Methodist Conference
Walker wins 800000 libel suit against AP
Major General Edwin A Walker won an 800000 libel judgment against the Associated Press over 1962 Mississippi riots coverage. A jury found AP falsely described him as assuming command of rioters and leading a charge against U.S. marshals on the Ole Miss campus September 30, 1962. AP plans to appeal the verdict.
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Edwin A. Walker
Associated Press
University of Mississippi
Walker
U.S
Ole Miss
Wes Gallagher
Scranton Ed Funding Cut Draws Charge of Setback
Chancellor Edward Litchfield of the University of Pittsburgh warned that Gov Scranton's move to end state aid for capital improvements at private colleges and universities hinders higher education in Pennsylvania. He called the decision a bombshell breaking an 18 year tradition and urged a formula to continue state support.
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Suengeweer
Cubans Claim U S Plane Shot Down Near Cuba
The Cuban government says it shot down a United States plane after it bombed Marcelo Salado sugar mill near Caibarien on Cuba’s north coast. Havana radio quoted officials saying the attack occurred at 11:45 with one bomb exploding. no mill workers were reported killed. Exile leader Orlando Bosch suggested it may have been our plane.
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Fla
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Las Villas
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Orlando Bosch
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Harth Coast
Eccila Tate
Johnson Visits Lucrative Los Angeles in California Tour
President Johnson circled California as Goldwater's margins in Los Angeles and Orange counties drew attention to key battlegrounds. He departed San Francisco for Los Angeles amid a three day tour, blending official duties with campaigning across the state.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
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Lyndon Johnson
Acwal'y
Tavern owner to be charged after minor involved brawl
A tavern fight between 18 year old Qwen J Jaggi and 21 year old Richard Hunt on West Main Street led to both men being cited. Jaggi pled guilty to disorderly conduct and violating City Ordinance 981, the juvenile drinking law, and paid $68 in fines and costs after a bar incident at Bill's Place. Hunt received two disorderly conduct related convictions and was fined $10 with costs. Both were jailed to await arraignment before Alderman Porter Auer.
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Spring Street
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Qwen J. Jaggi
Richard Hunt
Spring 'Orvelk
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Porter Auer
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Oterre
Erie County
Jager
Bill
Hunt
Auer
House To Mull Rights Bill Senate Okays It
Atlanta AP report covers Senate passage of the civil rights bill drew mixed reactions. Governor Wallace labeled it a sad day for liberty while Martin Luther King praised it as a tribute to JFK. King urged summer testing of compliance, and opponents warned of dire consequences. Local officials praised the action. Talmadge questioned civil rights versus special privileges. GOP chairman Harry Carbaugh praised Goldwater for opposing the bill. The Tennessee commission chair called it a historic day for the nation.
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Harry Carbaugh
Chattanooga
Tenn
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Sam Dodson
Governor's Commission On Human Relations
Tennessee
George Wallace
Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr
John J. Kennedy
Scranton Targets Goldwater Vote In Republican Push
Gary W Scranton of Pennsylvania plans to use Barry Goldwaters civil rights vote as the main weapon in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He criticized Goldwaters stance at a conference in Boston after a day of campaigning and a large airport welcome. Scrantons aim is to win or neutralize delegates from Massachusetts Rhode Island and New Hampshire while highlighting Goldwaters record and calling for a different nominee.
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Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Associated Press
Henry Cabot Lodge
Kentucky
GOP
Jean
Loulaville
Gov. Scranton
Sen. Goldwater
Jobless Claims Drop in Pennsylvania Last Week
State Labor and Industry Department data show unemployment compensation claims in Pennsylvania the lowest since October 1958. Continued claims totaled 110,510, down 3,088 from the prior week and 35,578 below the count a year earlier.
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Harisburg
State Labor and Industry Department
Pennsylvania
Pless Escapes Injury In Collison With Pole And Fence
John W. Pless, 25, of 130 Johnson Street, escaped injury when his rural road car swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle near a railroad crossing east of Columbus. The impact snapped a Pennsylvania Electric Co pole guy wire, damaged the car by about 400 dollars, and cut power to areas including the Corry Jamestown Plant 3. Service was restored shortly after by a Penelec crew.
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Corry
John W. Pless
Johnson Street
Baccus Corners
Dewey
John Evanko
Corry Jamestown Plant
Columbus Avenue
A, Penelee
Robin Hood figure Carlisle dies at 74 in Coatesville
William L. Carlisle known as Wild Bill, the Robin Hood of the rails, died of cancer in Coatesville Pennsylvania at age 74. A former train robber who began in 1916 he received a life sentence but served about two decades.
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Coatesville
William L
Wild Bill) Carlisle
Carlisle
Robin Hood of
Bid Set at 9000 for Corry Hotel Furnishings Sale
Private sale of hotel furnishings for Hotel Corry will be heard June 30 at the Federal courthouse in Erie. Citizens National Bank of Corry is the sole bid at 9000 dollars, covering most interior items but excluding televisions, two dining room air units, a piano, alcohol, food, tobacco, and items under security agreements. Attorney William Washabaugh Jr. notes higher offers may arrive and objections and a confirmation hearing will follow. success could allow reopening the hotel as colonial bankruptcy cases progress.
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Corry
Erie
Citizens National Bank of
William Washabaugh Jr
Colonial of
Smethport
Wellsville
Senate Passes Civil Rights Bill After 83 Day Debate
After 83 days of debate the Senate approved the civil rights bill by 73 to 27, sending it to the House for likely quick action and a July 4 signing target. Johnson praised the vote as a milestone toward equal opportunity. leaders forecast a prompt House passage and the bill becoming law soon.
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Senate
House
Johnson
San Francisco
America
South
Dixie
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Kennedy and Bayh Injured In Private Plane Crash
Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Senator Birch Bayh were injured when a private plane crashed, the pilot was killed and two other passengers injured. The incident occurred as political activity continued across the nation with President Johnson campaigning in California.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Sen
Birch Bayh
Indiana
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