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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1968
Page
7
Fragmentary text references a tanker spill and a two car section near a western coast location. Names and precise details are illegible, leaving only hints of an oil spill incident and related threats or actions.
The National Transportation Safety Board urged the Coast Guard to strengthen or bar older Great Lakes cargo ships during severe autumn weather. It tied the push to the S S Daniel J. Morrell disaster of November 1966 and called for a progressive renewal program based on inspections. It warned similar risks exist on other bulk carriers and urged curtailment of pre 1948 vessels over 400 feet long in bad weather if not upgraded.
A Dunkirk man Ralph G. Burke, 33, a teacher in the Dunkirk school system, faced a sanity hearing after his attorney contested his ability to understand the charges. Burke is indicted on two counts of kidnapping involving a year old Dunkirk girl last November 30. He met the student in a class, and they returned to Dunkirk the day after she disappeared. They reportedly visited Corry and East Springfield before his arrest and commitment to Gowanda State Hospital for observation. Judge Edwin G. O Connor scheduled the hearing, with District Attorney Robert J. Sullivan disputing the defendant’s capacity to aid his defense.
In Miami public school teachers on strike register as movie extras for The Lady in Cement starring Frank Sinatra. A 20th Century Fox spokesman notes 206 teachers have signed up, with most to appear in a segment shot Tuesday at a Miami race track.
Warren A Pittsfield man Marvin E Weasel died after collapsing from a heart attack while driving on Route 27 in Brokenstraw Township. Pathologist ruled the death an attack before the crash. His car traveled 93 feet along a embankment and toppled into a seven foot ditch into Mathews Run creek four miles north of Youngsville. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Alaska House Resources Committee introduced a resolution asking Congress not to use the terms salmonella or salmonellosis for the bacteria that causes food poisoning. It notes the bacteria does not originate in a salmon and argues the terminology misleads the public and hurts Alaska's fishing industry.
Washington officials weigh whether a U S admission of guilt and apology to North Korea would secure release of the intelligence ship Pueblo and its 82 surviving crew. North Korea aired a letter signed by all crew urging frank admission of intrusion and an apology to gain repatriation, while U S negotiators verify signatures and seek to determine the authenticity of the claims.
A recent letter highlights the expectation that the crew will be released if the United States accepts the actions urged in the appeal. The letter notes this emphasis differs from prior confessions, focusing on conditional release linked to U S action.
The U S State Department refused a visa to Premier Tan Smith of Rhodesia noting he lacks a valid passport from a recognized state. While waivers exist for some private Rhodesians, officials say waiving passport requirements for unrecognized regime leaders is generally not policy.
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