Hoffa to Serve Eight Years in Prison
Three American fliers shot down over East Germany are alive and being cared for in a German hospital. The United States denies a Soviet spying charge and seeks their return. Capt. David J. Holland Capt. Melvin J. Kesster and 1st. Harald W. Welch were aboard the RB66B recon aircraft shot down inside East German air space. The incident prompted a Soviet note accusing spying and warning of further attacks.
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Frankfurt
Germany
East Germany
United States
Gardélegen
Soviet Union
David J. Holland
Holland, Miam
Melvin J. Kesster
Philadelphia
Harald W. Welch
Detroit
U.S
Walter G. Stoessel
Moscow
Civil Defense launches fallout survey in 300 homes
Civil Defense personnel in Corry conduct a random door to door survey to assess fallout shelter protection in homes. Homeowners will receive mail evaluations and data will feed an IBM machine analysis in Washington. The program mirrors surveys in other PA communities with questions on basement presence, number of floors, wall and roof construction, and distance to the nearest structure.
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Civil Defense
Civil Defense Department
Washington
Clifford Holcomb
Corry
Pennnsylvania
IBM
Five in Family Die in Cleveland House Fire
A Cleveland fire killed five family members today including James Hajas, 28, and his four children Terry 8, James Jr 6, Vicki 5, Sharon 3. Judy Hajas 25 suffered head injuries and shock but was listed in good condition at St Alexis Hospital. Cause and damage estimate unavailable.
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Cleveland
James Hajas
Terry
James Jr
Vicki
Sharon
Hajas
Judy
St. Alexis Hospital
Harrisburg Flood Among Five Worst in 99 Years
Harrisburg and West Shore suburbs faced severe flooding as the Susquehanna River crested at 22 feet, signaling the end of the fifth worst Harrisburg flood in 99 years. About 100 families were homeless, and schools, industries, and highways were disrupted. Governor Scranton planned a helicopter tour but canceled due to poor visibility.
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Harrisburg
Gov. Scranton
Cable Patrons Dont Adjust Set Its The Ice
Corry Cable Co expects main lines back in service by this evening after an ice storm knocked out about 80 lines. James Jansen said repairs will finish by day’s end but heavy ice on towers south of the city continues to cause some reception interference until the ice clears.
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Corry Cable Co
James Jansen
Jansen
Barber Murder Over Bad Haircut Sparks Chase
In Philadelphia a barber, Angelo Fontanazza, 32, was killed by a man who complained about a haircut two weeks earlier. Police say Joseph Margel, 35, was overpowered by three officers after the murder. Fontanazza operated a one chair shop outside downtown for 12 years. A postman found the body, notified a cop, who pursued the suspect.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Margel
Angelo Fontanazza
Fontanazza
Joseph Steele
Steele
Ohio River floods press Kentucky and Indiana towns
The Ohio River rose to 45.9 feet in Louisville and higher in other states, causing 9 deaths and at least 110,000 homeless. Floodwalls were completed after delays as Parkersburg and several cities faced major damage, with Wheeling Huntington and Point Pleasant evacuated. In Indiana 4,000 residents fled. authorities monitor crests.
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Louisville
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Army Engineers
National Guard
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wheeling
Huntington
Point Pleasant
Lodge Ultimatum: Home or Out of GOP Race
Republican senators urge Henry Cabot Lodge to return from Saigon and declare his presidential ambitions. Lodge won a New Hampshire write in primary while posted in Vietnam, triggering calls to resign ambassadorship or publicly withdraw. A separate note reports an Air Force rocket launch from Point Arguello, California with few details.
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U. 5
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
New Hampshire
Saigon
Lodge
Washington
Capitol Hill
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Goldwater
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Sen
Leverett
Rrown
Senate Point
Point Arguello
Calif
Air Force
United States and Britain Fund Half of Cyprus Peace Force
The United States and Britain agreed to fund half of the estimated six million dollar cost to maintain the Cyprus peace force for three months. The State Department said it would contribute up to two million from an aid contingency fund, in addition to earlier transport and supplies. Britain offered one million but warned it would withdraw troops if relief is not provided promptly.
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United Nations
Cyprus
Geral U'Thant
Britain
Mediterranean
United States
Nicosia
State Department
Agency for International Development _ contigency fund
U.S
Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
House of Commons
Sandys
Security Council
Short Exemptions Questioned by IRS Official
John Bingler, director of the Internal Revenue Service in Pittsburgh, stated that taxpayers may claim any number of exemptions for payroll withholding. He explained how reducing exemptions increases withholding by about 100 dollars per person, and advised setting exemptions to actual entitlement at year end to avoid or recover overpayment.
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John Bingler
Internal Revenue Service
Pittsburgh
Bingler
Hoffa Get Eight Years In Prison In Jury Tampering Case
In Chattanooga James R Hoffa was sentenced to eight years in prison for attempting to tamper with a federal court jury He received a 10000 fine the maximum allowed Three co defendants were each given three years in prison They faced potential five year terms and 5000 fines Hoffa planned to appeal and kept bond pending appeal
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Dist
Frank Wilson
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
McNamara urges continued U S aid in Vietnam war
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara returns from a five day fact finding mission in South Vietnam amid a rising Viet Cong campaign. He tells President Johnson that large U S aid and support must continue or increase to defeat the insurgency and expresses confidence in the Khanh government. McNamara headlines Hue rally and is hosted in Saigon with Khanh and Ambassador Lodge present.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
U. S
McNamara
Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Khanh
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hue
New Hampshire
Duong Vai Minh
Sugeste
Lodge
Kindergarten Growth Prompts School Service Changes
The Corry area plans new kindergarten rooms at Wright and Concord Schools beginning next September. Two half day sessions will require three new teachers. The move aims to give special education students equal facilities by relocating classes to the main Wright building.
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Concord
Corry
Wright School
Concord Sehool
Thomas He Shupé
Corry Area
Shipe
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Pittsburg
Defense
Robert McNamara
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Wilkes-Barre
Bloomsburg
Danville
Sunbury
Williamsport
Milton
Susquehanna
West Branch
State Agriculture Department
State Health Department
Steclton
Steelton
West Shore
New Cumberland
Market
Walnut Street
New York
Ted Patrick
Holiday Magazine
Ohio River
Rome
Cleveland, Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Draft Lodge
Henry Cabbot Lodge
Frank J. Dzurik
Public Square
Lei
Arizona
Nelsot A. Rockefeller
Fig
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Johson
Mac
Pennsylvania
Goncard School
Concord School
Department of Public Instruction
Shupe
Thenether
Uve High School
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