Free Miner Buck Jones Rescued After Eight Days Underground
Buck Jones a 61 year old miner was freed from an 8 day cave in in Utah after rescuers tunneled 25 feet to his compact rock cell. He was taken to Salt Lake City hospital for rest and examination and expressed relief needing a shower after the dramatic rescue. His reunion with family drew a large crowd and the tunnel ride home followed a 44 mile surface trip.
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Lark
Utah
William “Buck” Jones
Jones
Salt Lake City
Ffis
Velma Jones
UC Man Leaves Hotel Hard Way
A Union City man Joseph Shutty Jr. was forcibly removed from the Hotel Corry Saturday night, charged with disorderly conduct, and jailed after a 11:30 pm disturbance in the hotel bar. He refused orders to leave, threw money and wallet contents, and was fined 15 dollars plus 11 dollars costs after waiving a hearing before Alderman Porter Auer.
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UC Man
Corry
Porter Auer
Joseph Shutty Jr
Uneion City
Shutty
Auer
Viet Nam Battle Rages Amid Saigon Offensive
Hundreds of South Vietnamese paratroopers battle Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in a two day clash near the Cambodian border and around Saigon. The dead include Americans, Viet Cong, and North Vietnamese as the spring offensive enters its third week. Defense Secretary Laird calls the attacks a calculated escalation but says they are not decisive and notes plans to bolster South Vietnamese forces with about seventy million dollars in aid. Continued on Page Three.
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Saigon
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Nixon
da Nang
James Earl Ray Pleads Guilty To King Slaying
James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to murdering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and agreed to a 99 year sentence in the Tennessee State Penitentiary. He dissented with the idea there was no conspiracy but accepted the plea to save King’s life. Five witnesses testified the king’s death at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968.
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Memphis
Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Tennessee State Penitentiary
King
Ray
Percy Foreman
Houston
Tex
Lorraine
Tennessee
Yenire
Criminal Court
Preston
Battle
Hay
Atlanta
Martin Luther King, Sr
Samuel B. Kyles
Chauncey Eskridge
Chicago
Car Not Suited For RR Travel Leads to Youth Crash
A teen driver Donald McCaslin 17 of 121 Frederick Street escaped injury after failing to negotiate a curve on Lovells Elgin road. His auto struck the railroad tracks near the Lackawanna line, became stuck, and caused $50 damage to the 1955 car. Trooper William Barbour of Corry State Police reported the incident occurred shortly after midnight Saturday while he was adjusting the car heater.
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Lovells-Elgin
William Barbour
Corry State
Legislators polled oppose income tax this year in Pa
An Associated Press survey of General Assembly members finds most legislators oppose a state personal income tax for 1969 1970. Seventy percent favor making the 6 percent sales tax permanent while a large majority reject expanding sales tax exemptions and the Shafer budget plan. Rural lawmakers show strongest opposition. urban and mixed districts split but largely opposed.
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Harrisburg
Associated Press
General Assembly
Shafer
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Senate
Apollo 9 crew weighs splashdown move due to storm
Apollo 9 may shift splashdown to calmer Atlantic seas as a storm threatens the planned Bermuda southward landing. Commander McDivitt and astronaut Scott, with capsule communicator Roosa, monitor forecasts and could alter timing and retro rocket firings to reach safer waters. The crew continues tests and maneuvers as Apollo 10 preparations roll toward May launch from Cape Kennedy.
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United States
McDivitt
Bermuda
Jim
Stuart Roosa
Mission Control
Roosa
Schweickart
Cape Kennedy
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Zoning Board to Hear Aero Realty Wing Expansion Appeal
The city Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold a hearing Friday on Aero Realty Company’s appeal to build an 8,400 square foot addition to the West Main Street plant housing L. J. Wing Division of Aero-Flow Dynamics. The project, funded by Corry Area Industrial Development Corporation, would add manufacturing capacity and raise employment from about 10 to roughly 50 within two to three years. The panel will decide whether the Wing facility may be built on a setback line closer to the street than allowed. The proposed setback mirrors the existing building. The hearing starts at 5 15 p m and the public may attend and speak.
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Zoning Board of Adjustments
Aero Realty Company
West Main Street
L. J. Wing
Aero-Flow Dynamics
Corry Area
Newsmen Win Prizes With Fake Canned Goods
In Antioch Cant, two reporters captured six prizes at the Contra Costa County Fair including a first place blue ribbon for pickles. They entered nine classifications without canning, rebottling supermarket goods in glass jars under false names and admitted they did not taste any exhibits.
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Antioch, Cant
Contra Costa County Fair
Two Grand Valley youths killed in area crash
A two car collision 2 1/2 miles north of Cochranton on Route 178 at 8 40 p m claimed the lives of William J Bingman 19 and Ronald Paden 19 both from Grand Valley Bingman the operator of one car died at Meadville City Hospital Paden also died there Injuries were reported to two other passengers Suzan E Vegas 18 of Oil City and Janet L Marvin 18 of Centerville with Francis Yeager 22 of Tidioute the driver of the second car listed as fair to good condition Police said the Bingman car failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection with Route 178 and the two cars collided severely.
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Grand Valley
Cochranton
Erie County Plastics Co
William J. Bingman
Meadville City Hospital
City Hospital
Ronald Paden
Bingman Auto
Suzan E. Vegas
Oil City
Meadville
Janet L. Marvin
Centerville
Francis Yeager
RD. 1
Tidioute
Bingman
Yeager Sun
Paden
Charles Cross
Doctors Pleased With Ike's Progress
Washington AP report from Walter Reed Army Hospital says former President Eisenhower shows steady progress. He is eating solid food and sits up in a chair briefly several times daily. Although still weak, doctors are pleased with his overall improvement to date.
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Washington (Ap
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hosppital
Inen
Corry Woman Listed in Serious Condition After Crash
A Corry woman, Betty Bartlett of 596 Liberty Street, was listed in serious condition in St. Vincent's Hospital after her car ran out of control and struck two houses in the 800 block of East 18th Street. She suffered severe chest injuries. police planned to question her as investigation details remained sketchy.
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Erie
St. Vincent's Hospital
St. Vincent's
Mra
Betty Bartlett
Liberty Street
Erie Police Deépartment
Council Meeting Hinges On New Police Officer
City Council sets a special meeting tonight that depends on approving a new police officer. Mayor Joseph Furst notes six men took the exam Saturday, with the top three under review by Police Chief Frank Carnegie. If the chief completes checks before nightfall, the meeting proceeds. otherwise the council will meet once a recommendation is ready.
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Joseph Furst
Frank Carnegie
Couneil
Carnegie
Erie
Corry
Furat
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