Balloonist Thomas Gatch Jr Missing Ocean Search Under Way
Lloyds of London asks ships off Africa to seek missing American balloonist Thomas Gatch Jr after two vessels report possible gondola debris. A white buoy sighted 150 miles southwest of Liberia and a white orange object 50 miles southeast follow earlier missing Feb 21. Reward $10,000. sister searches Canary Islands amid hopeful reports.
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London
Lioyds of
Africa
Thomas Gatch Jr
Antilochus
Lioyds
Liberian
Jag Vijay
Lloyds
Atlantic
U.S Coast Guard
Gatch
Azores
Nancy Syien
Rochester
Minn
Canary Islands
Names and addresses listed for admissions and discharges in local notices
A scanned notice lists multiple admissions and discharges with names ages and home addresses including Mrs Walter Hajec 21 West Congress Street Dewey E Geer Centerville Julie Krasa 1107 West Pleasant Friedrich Nehren Fairless Hills PA and others. It also reports Daly does in Garnett Kansas where officials approved naming a new street Easy Street after residents Walt Wilcox and Walter Stockebrand.
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Mary Eastman
Esther Laurie
Olive Henton
Walter Hajec
West Congress Street
William Peiffer
Union Street
Dewey E. Geer
Centerville
Scott
James Babcock
West Smith Street
Frances Dunnewold
Clymer
Donald Montgomery
Corry
Tim Hooven
Oakley Avenue
Pam
Harry Jaquith
B.D
Julie
Edward J. Krasa
West Pleasant Street
Friedrich Nehren
Fairless Hills
Gordon Perkins
Union City
James Peters
East Main Street
Peggy
Russell Reed
Spartansburg
Michael
Max Titch
R.D
Cort
Dennis Condon
Archie Benson
Columbus
Clyde Jones
Reuben Selfridge
Catherine Bachman
Franklin Street
Merle Patterson
Peter Klug
Gertrude Grover
North Center Street
Jennifer
William Benson
East Smith Street
Deanna
Kenneth Nichols
Ridge Street
Charles Lindsey
Lary Proper
Marion Street
Elwin Smith
Bear Lake
Lawrence Ten Bucket
Sherman
James Burkhart
West Park Place
Charles Sutter
Lemon Street
Philadelphia Opens New Rail Hearings
Public hearings on a federal plan to abandon 18 percent of Pennsylvania rail track resumed in Philadelphia. The ICC led sessions, with Pittsburgh and Scranton hearings noted. opponents warned of economic damage to small businesses and communities reliant on secondary rail service. ConRail projected costs and privatization hopes were outlined as part of the 1973 act.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pittsburgh
Scranton
U.S. Department of Transportation
Northeast
Midwest
Reading
Penn Central
Lehigh Valley
Central of New Jersey
Erie Lackawanna
Boston & Maine
McHale Admits Investigation Into Hatch Act Probe
Mercer Pa AP State Agriculture Secretary James McHale says he is under Hatch Act scrutiny over his role as a Democratic fundraiser and his department newsletter critical of Nixon. He labels the probe political harassment while noting prior clearing in earlier Hatch Act cases and says talks with Atty. Gen. Packer limited to factual comments on agriculture.
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Mercer
James McHale
McHale
Israel Packer
Civil Service Commission
Agriculture
Nixon
Packer
Wilcox
McGovern
Milt
Shapp
Jail Fire Door Tampering May Prompt State Rules Change
In Crawford County Jail seven inmates on the first floor bull-pen faced a thwarted escape when a fire door was found ajar and the lock broken. Sheriff Alfred Grill cited precautionary outside securing and urged a change in Labor and Industry fire door requirements. State police investigate and it remains unclear who was involved. In a separate note, West Virginia coal production climbs beyond 1973 levels.
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Meadville
Labor and Industry Department
Crawford County
Alfred Grill
Grill
Labor and Industry
Canada Psychic Aids Police In Missing Person Case
Millbank Ontario clairvoyant Vera McNichol says police frequently consult her to locate missing persons. She aided in finding a 33 year old farmer Angus Tuer found in a well near Mitchell with a heavy object and chain. Toronto and Temagami police have used her abilities, though officials say foul play is suspected pending tests.
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Millbank
Angus Tuer
Mitchell
Tuer
Sudbury
Stratford
Heavy Snow Hits Midwest and East in Late Winter Storm
A late winter storm delivered heavy snow to Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming and Nebraska with up to seven inches in places while rain spread from South Dakota to Texas and into the Ohio Valley. Flooding threats emerged as streams overflowed in parts of Kansas and Missouri, prompting evacuations near Coffeyville. Temperature readings across the nation ranged from single digits in New York to 73 in Honolulu, with skies clearing in the Rockies and Great Lakes regions.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Kansas
Wyoming
Nebraska
South Dakota
Texas
Ohio Valley
Missouri
Coffeyville
Kan
North Carolina
Kentucky
Washington
California
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Brownsville
Tex
Tat Limestone
Maine
Anchorage
Atlanta
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Miami
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Nashville
New York
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Bemus Point Group Seeks Doctor for Ellery Bemus Point
The town and village officials plan a Chicago visit on April 2 to recruit a physician to replace the late Dr Luke Boyd who served the area for 32 years before his death in December. Mrs Boyd offers use of her late husband office. A March 26 meeting will include county representatives to discuss the search. Leonard Hills of Gorleton England retires from 52 years of delivering newspapers after starting at age 13.
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Bemus Point
Ellery
Chicago
Luke Boyd
Boyd
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VFW
Kelly Tire
Pondel
Sunoco
Cliff
Minnick's
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Dorothy Cutshaw
Leed's
Terior
Tate -New ‘Shoe Club
Darndall’s Shoes
Rhona
King Features
Desmond
Corry Memorial Hospital
the News Today
Corry Ambulance Service
ICC
Amtrak
Consolidated Rail Corp
ConRail
Rose Valley
Fort Lauderdale
University School of Nova University
Charleston
W. Va
North Center St
Canada
Tue Journal Daily
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England
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Hills
Odrinex
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