Hoffa Loses Again As New Trial Motion Hinted
CHATTANOOGA Tenn AP Hoffa loses another legal round seeking a new trial before U S District Judge Frank Wilson 1964 jury tampering case. A conference was held to decide if arguments will be heard on the latest bid. Frank E Fitzsimmons named to lead the Teamsters as Hoffa’s successor if jail fate comes. The Baltimore Sun notes Fitzsimmons gets a higher salary and has long partnered with Hoffa since 1937. Hoffa contends prejudiced judge and jurors and illegal wire tapping justify a new trial. Continued on Page Four.
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Chattanooga
Hoffa
Port Huron
Mich
Clifford O'Sullivan
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Baltimore
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Baltimore Sun
Fitzsimmons
The
Sun
Teamsters
O'Sullivan
Youth Nabbed Here Indicted For Murder
A Mercer County grand jury indicted Ronald Hardin a 16 year old West Mifflin youth for murder in the slaying of Rodney Wentling a 22 year old Greenville rookie officer March 21 The suspect and two companions were captured in Corry after a stolen car crash and fled to a West Main street home where they surrendered to police urged by a local resident Mrs Almon Foster
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Mercer
West Mifflin
Greenville
Corry
Mercer County
Ronald Hardin
Pittsburgh
Hardin
Rodney Wentling
Wentling
Climax
West Main Street
Almon Foster
High Court Upholds Girard College Trustees Decision
The U S Third Circuit Court of Appeals blocked immediate admission of Black students to Girard College in Philadelphia. In a 2 dollar ruling the court sided with Girard College trustees who had appealed a district court injunction forcing admission.
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High Court
Girard College
Philadelphia
U.s.third Circuit Court of Appeals
Girard
U. S. District Court
Island University George Polk Memorial Award Note
Island University honors the George Polk Memorial award for a piece depicting Vietnamese women and children seeking refuge from Viet Cong gunfire during a contentious period. The award recognizes journalism that highlights civilian peril and resilience amid war.
Kennedy halts book over JEK dispute with Harper & Row
New York AP report notes Sen. Robert F. Kennedy delayed publication of his book containing major speeches citing a Kennedy family Harper & Row clash. Delay followed failure to furnish introduction and a request for extra material amid controversy over William Manchester's Death of a President.
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New York
Kennedy
Harper & Row
Robert F. Kennedy
Evan Thomas
Thomas
Washington
Cass Canfield
Canfield
William Manchester
Harper Row
John F. Kennedy
Manchester
Too Much State City Nursing Home to Close Soon
Corry Convalescent Home, the town's only 11 bed facility on West Church Street, will close as operator Mrs. Erna Oppewal prepares to relocate the last two patients. The home has run for 12 years and will shut when placements are found.
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Corry
West Church Street
Erna Oppewal
Counasse seeks GOP school nod in Corry race
Mrs Rene Counasse of 210 Mott Street announces a bid for the Corry school director seat as a Republican candidate in May primaries. The Corry resident, active in the YMCA and Republican Women of Pennsylvania, plans to balance home care with duties if elected, amid rising state costs and nursing-home regulatory changes.
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Rene
Rose Mary) Counasse
Mott Street
Corry
H. J. Davis and Son Insurance Agency
Greenville Union Aide For Embezzlement Fine
PITTSBURGH AP Arthur Wells 32 of Greenville yesterday pled guilty to embezzling union funds. He was fined 600 dollars and placed on three years probation. Wells must repay 129 dollars to Local 1579 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, where he served as treasurer in 1965.
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Pittsburgh
Arthur Wells
Greenville
Rabe F. Marsh Jr
J.S. District Court
Wells
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Powell Faces House Vote On Ouster And Censure
Washington AP The House weighs removing Harlem Democrat Adam Clayton Powell or stripping his power with a stiff censure and $40,000 salary cut. The select committee backed the measure, with broad GOP and Democrat support, while foes vow to block it. Powell was in Bimini with secretary Corrine Huff as barricades were prepared for a large crowd.
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Washington
House
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Congress
Bimini
Corrine A. Huff
Miss Huff
Reward At $39,000 In Natchez Riot Killings
Civil rights forces press demands after the death of Wharlest Jackson in Natchez as about 2,000 Negroes march to Armstrong Tire and Rubber Co gates. NAACP leader Charles Evers warns of a flood like breach if arrests aren’t made. Rewards total 35,000 plus 10,000 from Armstrong, with police and FBI scouring truck wreckage for clues.
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Natchez
Miss
Armstrong Tire and Rubber Co
Jackson
Charles Evers
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Eyers
Armstrong
FBI
J.T. Robinson
Evers
Driver Dies as Fuel Truck Crashes on Freeway Offramp
In Wilmington California an unidentified tanker truck driver died when his vehicle overturned spilling 6600 gallons of flaming liquid onto a busy freeway offramp and into Los Angeles harbor. The driver was trapped in the cab by flames hindering firefighting efforts.
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Wilmington
Calif
Los Angeles Harbor
Shall We Save The Holes For Ice Cubes
Pennsylvania State House considers a bill by Forest Hopkins to limit ice fishing holes to 12 inches square. He cites several fatal accidents and child drownings when holes freeze over and proposes the size limit to allow a child to grab the ice. Other Erie County sponsors include Wendell Good Frank Pulaski Robert Bellamini and Stanley Blair.
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Forest Hopkins
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Hopkins
Wendell Good
Frank Pulaski
Robert Bellamini
Stanley Blair
Erie County
Six-Hour Battle Tops Vietnam War Zone Clash
U S planes and artillery killed more than 150 Viet Cong after a company of the 1st Infantry Division suffered heavy losses in a six hour fight during Operation Junction City near the Cambodian border. North Vietnamese mortars pounded U S artillery as the battle tested the six mile zone, with minimal damage to the 175mm guns and light American casualties.
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Saigon
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
U.S
Junction
City
Demilitarized Zone
Six Mile Zone
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Vigorito Blasts Canal Cost Claims Before Pittsburgh Group
U.S. Congressman Joseph P. Vigorito accuses the Corps of Engineers of misleading the public on Lake Erie Ohio Canal costs. He cites a 25 percent contractor profit and possible total overruns up to 258 million beyond the 1,025 billion estimate. The piece notes Col. Hammer’s statements and mentions Tokyo budget news to follow.
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Pittsburgh
Lake Erie- Ohio Canal
Corps of Engineers
U.S
Joseph P. Vigorito
Duquesne Club
Vigorito
Col. J. E. Hammer
Hammer
Col. Hammer
German Ship Burns in Blaze Near Va Rescue Crew Heads North
A German ship burned with two survivors reaching Philadelphia aboard rescue vessels. One crewman died in the blaze as the incident unfolded. AP Wirephoto.
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Philadelphia
City tax notices go out under new 11 mill levy
The 1967 city tax notices arrive amid a 2.5 mill increase, projecting about 229 218 dollars in revenue from 2 600 properties across four wards. Ward breakdown shows First 45 334 dollars, Second 41 192, Third 65 651, Fourth 37 099, with garbage costs folded into the levy and compulsory service starting today.
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First Ward
Third Ward
Klan Leader Among 19 Indicted By Jury In Philadelphia Slayings
Meridian Mississippi. Sam Bowers Jr a Laurel coin machine distributor and Imperial Wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is named in a new federal conspiracy indictment tying him to the slayings of three civil rights workers near Philadelphia Mississippi. The indictment revises prior charges and adds Bowers to a list of 19 defendants including local officials. The case recalls the 1964 murder of James Chaney Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner and highlights a broader conspiracy to free the jailed victims and obstruct civil rights investigations.
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Meridian
Miss
Mississippi
Ku Klux Klan
Philadelphia
Sam Bowers Jr
Laurel
Bowers
FBI
White Knights
Vernon Dahmer
Hathesry
Dahmer
ULB. Dist
Harold Cox
Jackson
Sesson
Hattesburg
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
Ogee
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Price
Jimmy Arledge
Horace Doyle Barnette
Cullum
Travis Maryn Barnette
Four youths arraigned in Philadelphia burglary case
Four youths were arraigned yesterday before a magistrate and held without bail on burglary charges. William Marquess, 20, of Philadelphia, was one of nine youths and a girl arrested on narcotics charges. William Shaffer, 19, Warren. Douglas L. MacDonald, 19, Titusville. and Brice Summerfield, 18, Haddon Heights were also charged. Judy Nagy, 19, Philadelphia, reported her first floor apartment broken into last weekend with phonograph records and a wig taken. Police found the items in Marquess's car nearby. he formerly lived in the same building.
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Marquess
Miss Nagy
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