Memphis Shocked By Death Of Fifteen In Fiery Plane Crash
Memphis reels from the loss of fifteen prominent citizens killed in a chartered plane crash in New Orleans en route to a jaguar hunt. Gov Ellington orders a National Guard transport to return the bodies as city officials call the loss irreplaceable. Five families in Millington mourn as the community honors the victims. Continued on Page Three.
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Memphis
New Orleans
Buford Ellington
Tennessee National Guard
Ellington
Millington
Downtown Association
Baker
Kenneth C. Card
Orleans
FBI
John Reed
Oklahoma City
Four Convicted in Bradford Art Theft Plot
A Buffalo couple and two men were found guilty of conspiring to move 1.5 million dollars in art stolen from Dr. T Edward Hanley in Bradford Pennsylvania across state lines. Sentencing set for April 7. DeCicco faces prior theft charges.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Bradford
U.S
Russell DeCicco
Rene
Gregory Parness
Louis Mavrakis
John 0. Henderson
DeCicco
George Eastman House
Rochester
DeCic
Raymond Union Votes Boycott of Erie Papers
The Raymond division of the United Auto Workers voted to boycott the Erie newspapers as AFL CIO affiliates and the Newspaper Guild strike continues. AFLCIO officials in Erie target advertisers and production unions refuse to cross picket lines. Negotiations have stalled with offers and counteroffers failing to bridge gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Aflcio
Raymond
Tocal
United Auto Workers
Pope Paul VI to visit Vatican City in July
Pope Paul VI plans a July visit to East Africa to consecrate a shrine to Africa. The record notes his 1982 travels as archbishop of Milan visiting South Africa Ghana and Nigeria.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
East Africa
African Rica
Milan
South Africa
Gahana
Nigeria
Corry Man Escapes Injury In Car Crash
Two motorists escaped injury at 5:20 p.m. on a Waterford Union City road when their cars collided. Eleanor F. McClintock 50 of Erie and William D. Hammerlee 43 of 29 West Smith Street were both westbound on Route 97. McClintock struck Hammerlee’s vehicle, sending both cars off the highway into a tree and berm. Damages were $300 to McClintock and $250 to Hammerlee. Charges are pending.
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Corry
Waterford
Waterford- Union City
Terence Haskins
Eleanor F. McClintock
Erie
William D. Hammerlee
West Smith Street
Hammerlee
McClintock
Solons Vow to Fight Shafer Veto in Harrisburg
Gov. Shafer seeks to hold his 2.52 billion budget intact for 1969-70 and vows to veto nonbudget proposals. Rep. Martin Mullen threatens to oppose any Shafer veto of his 60 million plan for parochial and private schools, claiming the state lacks funds. He warns the governor to seek another job if his bill is vetoed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Shafer
House of Representatives
Martin P. Mullen
Philadelphia
Mullen
House Appropriations Committee
Parade Spotlight On Area Youth May 3
A parade focusing on area youth will be held May 3 with plans to become annual. The Na-Ca-Ton 4-H Club leads the effort with high school bands invited to participate and floats likely. Grand marshal Clifford Holcomb and organizers meet next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Wayne Township Building.
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Corry Area
Karen Lobdell
Clifford Holcomb
Corry
Lob¢dell
Sharon, Messinger
Roger Sheehan
Housing costs surge as prices rise this spring
The article reports higher mortgage interest, taxes and insurance, and materials costs push home prices up. Builders say costs increased about 10 percent in a year, with a $30,000 home rising to around $39,500 next six months.
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New York
Mil
Ton Brock
M.J. Brock & Sons
Los Angeles
Bernard Janis
Janis Corp
Miami
Fla
Saat
Japan
Mortgage Corp. of
Detroit
Heaviest Vietnam attack hits 36 bases near Saigon
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched large rockets and mortars against 36 allied bases and towns near Saigon, with 12 Americans killed and 47 wounded. An artillery base was struck, and U S forces repelled two infantry assaults as gas and smoke filled the area. Casualties and equipment losses were reported on both sides.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
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Blue Cross Head Defends Rate Hike In Philadelphia Hearing
Philadelphia Blue Cross president Thomas F. Manley defended proposed rate increases at a hearing led by state insurance commissioner David Maxwell. He blamed rising hospital costs for 2.25 million local members and said cost raises are needed to avoid leaving subscribers with higher burdens. Blue Cross seeks average increases of about 22 percent for small groups and 19 percent for nongroup members effective June 1.
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Philadelphia
Thomas F. Manley
Philadelphia Blue Cross
Manley
Blue Cross
David O. Maxwell
Piano Mends Nixon Truman Feud Ends at Independence
The piano becomes a peace symbol as President Nixon visits Harry S Truman at Independence Missouri. Nixon brings the White House piano once used by Truman, signaling a thaw after years of political rancor over charges of cronyism and anti communist hunts.
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Waotington
Nixon
Harry S. ‘Truman
Truman
California
Independence
White House
Vamé
Vixon
GOP
Oasis Tavern raid nets owners and five patrons on gambling charges
Police and PLCB agents swept Oasis Tavern on Fast Main street shortly after midnight, arresting owners Charles and Frederick Lindsey and five patrons. The Lindseys face gambling establishment charges. five men from Columbus, Corry, and Erie area were charged by city police. Bonds posted, possible Erie County Court plea or grand jury action. Shuffle of gambling devices named Lucky Legan and Jar-O-Do were seized.
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Cuy
Awrence Park
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Oasis
Fast Main Street
PLOB
Charles
Frederick Lindsey
Lindseys
Paul Clabbatt
Columbus
John A. Patterson Jr
West Washington Street
James R. Loveland
Richard E. Stroup
Corry
Richard E. Markle
East Pleasant Street
Richard Baxter
PLCB
Erie
The
Journal
Harrisburg
Louis Penman
Norbert Bachomer
Erie County
Grand Jury
Penman
Rusted Car Floor Drops Kill Boy In Tro y
An 11 year old boy died when the rusted floor of a car collapsed while his father Walter G. Bolt was driving on a highway near Troy Pennsylvania. The child was playing in the back when the floor gave way dropping him to the road and the car ran over him. He died from a skull fracture at Troy Community Hospital.
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Troy
Walter G. Bolt
Christopher
Troy Community Hospital
Area Man Dies Of Gunshot Wounds
Benjamin J. Harrison, 68, of Spartansburg, was found dead at his home yesterday with gunshot wounds to the head. Corry State Police cited Dr. C. M. Sonne as the county coroner who pronounced death around 4 p.m. The body was removed to Hays Funeral Home in Spartansburg.
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Spartansburg
Corry
Benjamin J. Harrison
C. M. Sonne
Crawford County
Harrison
Hays Funeral Home
Sparstansburg
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British Honduras
West Tennessee Sportsman's Association
Raymond Union
Solons
Parade
Michael Sumichrast
National Asso
U. S
Vienna
Douglas A. Dickey
Delta Air Lines
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