Three Die In Beechcraft Crash Near Harrisburg Motel
A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed near a sparsely occupied Harrisburg area motel killing three people and badly burning a fourth. Pilot Michael Vanasco aged 40, his son Martin 15, and neighbor Marlene Meade 15 died. Stepson Dennis Meek 15 was seriously burned and hospitalized at Holy Spirit. The plane took off from Harrisburg York State Airport, developed engine trouble, and crashed about five miles from Harrisburg near Interstate 83. Continued on Page Eight.
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Martin
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Dennis Meek
Holy Spirit Hospital
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Meek
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Centre County
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Keystone
Fairview
York County
Mental patient tied to fatal Surfside Hotel fire
Atlantic City police say 26 year old former mental patient Thomas G Mack of Ventnor confessed to starting the Surfside Hotel blaze that killed 25 and damaged other properties. He reenacted the morning of November 18 and admitted setting six minor fires in the city. He faces homicide arson and malicious mischief charges.
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Wilson
House finale fights civil rights bill in slow pace
In Washington the final sprint to pass a civil rights bill continues as Southern opponents stall. Speaker McCormack pledged White House action by July 4, while Senate backlogs grow with funding and interior Treasury and Post Office measures awaiting votes.
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White House
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Treasury
Post Office
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Just Like Scene From Old Movie inrurug Conn
A car sailed across a drawbridge opening in Inrurug Connecticut mirroring movie chases. Raymond Spinonky of Scranton approached the U S 1 bridge over the Housatonic River as the span opened. His vehicle toppled upright onto the opposite bridge section. He escaped uninjured but the car was damaged. Police say a bridge mechanism lever apparently tripped accidentally.
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Raymond Spinonky
Scranton
Housatonic River
Spinoxi
Legs Were Made Before Motors
SVUKANE Wash Sunday motorists witnessed five youngsters striding beside a narrow irrigation ditch. Two boys ran along each bank at top speed while a fifth rides a wheel on a wooden toy wagon pulled by a water ski, showcasing childhood ingenuity before machinery.
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China Tanganyika Zanzibar economic pact signed
Tokyo reports that Communist China and the new republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar have signed an agreement on economic and technical cooperation. The accord covers trade, development aid, and technical assistance between the two states.
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China
Republic of Tanganyika
Zanzibar
Turkish Leader Is Inonu Meets Johnson in Washington
Turkish Prime Minister Ismet Inonu arrives in Washington for a series of talks with President Lyndon Johnson aimed at easing Greek Turkish tensions over Cyprus. The meetings also involve Greek Premier Georgios Papandreou with no direct Greek Turkish talks planned this week.
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Cyprus
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Ismet +nonu
Scranton gains GOP delegate support amid national race
Gov William Scranton reports Republican delegates lining up behind his presidential bid though he offers no turnout figures. Sen Thruston B Morton of Kentucky says Illinois may signal Scranton’s ability to win delegates. Johnson returns to Washington amid positive reception as party debates tax plan for aged care and civil rights fight continues in Congress.
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Nevada
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Nebraska
Tennessee
Georgia
New Jersey
Delaware
West Virginia
Ohio
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Rey
San Francisco
Everett M. Dirksen
Tax Plan Debated to Fund Health Care For Aged
Washington Republicans consider raising income taxes to finance health care for seniors. Rep. Melyn R. Laird argues for a graduated income tax over broader Social Security taxation, noting current Social Security deductions hit low earners hardest. He cites Rockefeller, Goldwater, and Scranton as supporters of different funding approaches.
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Patforn
Melyn R. Laird
R-Wis
San Francisco
Laird
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Artonza
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Platform Committee
Negroes vow to test civil rights bill in court
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said integration leaders will file court tests of the Senate approved civil rights bill as soon as it becomes law. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference will test the public accommodations section in Alabama Georgia and Louisiana cities. He rejected Goldwater’s claim the bill is unconstitutional and urged ongoing demonstrations boycotts and use of all resources including the ballot box.
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King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Montgomery
Birmingham
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Selma
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Ala
Albany
St. Augustine
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Senate
South
Soldier Field
Mikoyan Begins Uday Visit to Indonesia
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan arrived in Jakarta for a day of talks with Indonesian leaders on economic and political cooperation. The visit marks continued Cold War era engagement between Indonesia and the Soviet bloc.
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Jakarta
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Mikoyan
Scranton Garners More GOP Support
Governor Scranton reports more GOP delegates backing his presidential bid as he meets uncommitted groups in the East Midwest and South. He notes Goldwater leads on first-ballot support but aims to keep key delegations uncommitted to prevent an early top count.
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William W. Scranton
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Midwest
Barry Goldwater
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Columbus
Ohio
Goldwater
James A. Rhodes
San Francisco
Newsmen
Capital
District of Columbia
Associated Press
Fall Down Steps Fatal To Boy Five Dies After Fall
Jeffrey Joseph Namey a 5 year old from Bridgeport Ohio died in Martins Ferry hospital after a basement stair fall. He was treated there then moved to Ohio Valley General Wheeling where he passed away shortly after midnight.
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W. Va
Ohio
Jeffrey Joseph Namey
Bridgeport
Martins Ferry
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Picnicker Killed By Lightning Near Spaunsville
A Pennsylvania man was killed and two companions were shocked when lightning struck as they picnicked in a camping area near Spaunsville. John Joseph Witoski, 30, of Saxton, Pa., died. William Hastings Sr. and Jr., both of Saxton, were treated and released from a hospital. The trio were at a picnic table when nearby trees were struck and the bolt flashed to the ground.
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John Joseph Witowski
Saxton
William Hastings Sr
William Hastings Jr
Local 21 Year Old Driver Fined After Four Citations
Mer edith W. Gilmore, 21, of 169 West Inn net wha was cited four times after two chases around the city. Police charged reckless driving speeding failure to stop at the order of an officer and ran a stop sign. Gilmore’s car then hit a parked vehicle. Officers Keppel and Wolus pursued him on East South Street East Main Street Mill Street and Mead Avenue before his final stop. Continued on Page Two.
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Gilmore
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Cpl
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Keppel
Sherman M.S. Cobbett
West Smith Street
East Main
Maheu Lett
Meadavenue
Wattis
Ted Kennedy Injured in Plane Crash Faces Months of Recovery
Sen Edward Kennedy sustains three broken vertebrae and will wear a special Foster frame after a Friday night plane crash. Surgeons determine if surgery is needed as Kennedy, 32, begins a long recuperation and cannot be moved for 10 to 12 days. Birch Bayh and his wife also hospitalized with less serious injuries.
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Mass
Sen
Edward
MW Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
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Kennedy
U.S
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Birch Bayh
Henry Murphey
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington
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Teenagers charged in fatal beating of Watchman Meier
June said today three teens face murder charges in the death of 57 year old Joseph Meier. George Schmidt 17 Kenneth Baurle 17 and William Thorton 15 from the North Side allegedly battered Meier after he surprised them burglarizing vending machines at a Nordh Site. Meier died two days later.
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Kenneth Baurle
Joseph Meier
William Thorton
Meier
Nordh
June Toth
Musmanno Blasts Clark For Declaring Blatt Winner
In Pittsburgh AP dispatch Sen Clark claimed Miss Genevieve Blatt is the Democratic Senate nominee in Pennsylvania, a claim Musmanno denounced as irresponsible. Blatt leads Musmanno by 336 votes with counties still unsettled, while Freedman urged courts decide the nomination.
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U.S
Joseph S. Clark
Genevieve Blatt
U. S. Senate
Pennsylvania
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Miss Blatt
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State Supreme Court
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Musmanno
Masmenne
Sen. Clark
Abraham E. Freedman
Philadelphia
Democratic County Committee
Ruth
Khrushchev arrives in Sweden amid call for Wallenberg data
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev anchored in Stockholm after a Baltic voyage from Denmark. Swedish newspapers demanded an official statement on the fate of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat missing since his 1945 capture by Soviet forces. The press noted Wallenberg's lineage to Moscow prisons and a possible later appearance in Vladimir or Lubianka, and Khrushchev asked for a postponement of talks without official reason.
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