Erie Man Rescues 102-Year-Old in Dewittville Fire
An Erie man, Russell Leslie, credited with saving Eva Flanders, 102, from a blaze that destroyed her four room trailer one mile south of Dewittville. Lena Dorman, Flanders’ daughter, also escaped with no injuries. Fire Chief Earl Pickard investigated the rear bonfire origin as the cause.
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Erie
Chautiiatut County
Dewi
Russell Leslie
The
Sun Ol Co
Eva Flanders
Dewittville
Flanders’ Davghter
Lena Dorman
Dewittville Grenier
Earl Pickard
Back In Jail After Frigid Creek Rescue
A man identified as Walters, described as an escapee with asthma and many aliases, jumped into 25 degree water to evade arrest. He was swept downstream while two others followed. Keith Combs, a bystander who slipped in, rescued him. Walters suffered a coughing spell but was treated at the creekside by a police physician before transport to the station. FBI bulletins labeled him a con artist and escapee with powdered hair to appear older.
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Wunmuuen
Rohyak
Pasi
Walters
Keith Combs
FBI
Government Plans to Eliminate Screwworm Flies
The U S Department of Agriculture seeks 3 million to expand a sterilized fly release program aiming to curb screwworm infestations costing cattlemen 125 million yearly. Plans call for 75 million sterile flies weekly, released along the Rio Grande from Texas into neighboring states to disrupt breeding and eradicate the pest in about three years. The effort builds on prior Florida use and targets Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and other infested areas.
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Washington
Texas
Mexico
United States
Florida
Gulf
Department of Agriculture
Wales
House
Southwest
New Mexico
Okahoma
Rio Grande
State Banking Dept Seeks Condition Reports From Banks
Harrisburg reports the state Banking Department issued a call for a statement of the condition of all state banking institutions as of the close of business Monday March 26. The notice mentions a theft case from Millcreek March 23 and identifies a suspect who served eight years in Eastern Penitentiary and is sought on robbery forgery and larceny across multiple towns and parolees.
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Harrisburg
State Banking Department
Eastern Penitentiary
Allentown
Easton
Rock Haven
Springfield Township
Lebanon
Quakertown
Pennsylvania Parole Board
Kennedy Admits Harvard Expulsion Then Readmission
Edward M. Kennedy disclosed he was asked to leave Harvard in 1951 for a fellow freshman taking a exam for him. He later readmitted, graduated in 1956 in good standing, and pursued law at Virginia. He spoke to the Boston Globe while pursuing the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.
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Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Harvard University
Kennedy
Harvard
Young Kennedy
Massachusetts
Army
Europe
United States
University of Virginia Law School
Law School
University of Virginia
John A. Munro
Edward J. McCormack Jr
The
Holse
FBI Reveals Backgrounds of Four Local Suspects
FBI reports outline backgrounds of four youths linked to a string of crimes in Erie area including Meadville Union City North East and Corry. Ages ranged from 16 to 19 with charges from burglary forgery larceny and fraud to malicious mischief and attempted self harm.
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Meadville
Pennsylvania National Guard
Martin
Drake
Erie
Union City
North East
Corry
Weigle
Mother Walks 25 Miles to Reach Hospital for Sick Baby
Mrs. Joe Massey of Houston walked 25 miles with her six month old child to City County Hospital after being told no transport. Hospital staff treated the infant for measles and fever. A sheriff deputy returned mother and baby home. a substation call reportedly misinformed about taxi service.
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Royston
Tex
City County Hospital
Joe Massey
Hm- Me
Harris County
Edd White
Matsey
Ex-Priest To Pay Support For Daughters
A former priest, Walter A. Ryan, 56, agreed to pay 100 dollars a month for the support of his three daughters after his wife returns religious chalices and vestments. A temporary order set payments starting April 5 and funds to be held in trust until chalices are delivered. The case was continued to May amid paternity questions for a fourth child.
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San Francisco
Walter A. Ryan
Ryan
Fort Salonga
Joseph Karesh
Karesh
van Start
Mays
Alice Ryan
Guido moves up in Argentina amid military crisis
The air ministry claimed Guido acted without commanders in chief knowledge as rumors spread that the military might seize power again. Frondizi's Radicals conference continued, Guido defended his action, saying he acted under party pressure. Three service chiefs demanded a new government by April 15 to curb organized Peronist Communist and Castroite activity after Peronist victories on March 18.
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Guido
Argentina
Air Ministry
Frondiai
Raul Pozi
Froidizi
Gen. Post
Peronists
Frondizi
Juan Peron
Agai
Butler Re-elected President of Associated Pennsylvania Constructors
William C. Butler of Hazelton, Pennsylvania, was re-elected president of the Associated Pennsylvania Constructors during the group's annual conference in Atlantic City yesterday. Elections were held at the meeting.
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Oil City Area
Joint Schools Board
Atlantic City
William C. Butler
Hazelton
Associated Pennsylvania Constructors
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Assembly of God
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R. D
Corry Public Library
Robert Tunnell
Kathe
Corry Area High School
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Cdn
Selective Services Office
Michael Piccirillo
East Pleasant Street
Piccirillo
Fred Clark
Leigh Ann
Clark
Jargesvon Sterling Jocal
United Furniture Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Buffalo
J. Howard Proudmatt
Uhit
Kans Zua Dam
Hankin-Conkey Construction Co
Cleveland
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RCA Victor
Davis Goodyear
Center St
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St. Louis County
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Ed Kennedy
Boston Globe
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Hallmark
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