Senator Claims U S Rationing Bombs in Viet Nam
Senator John J. Williams charged at a GOP women’s conference that the United States is rationing bombs and other military supplies in South Viet Nam. He accused the Johnson administration of letting the situation deteriorate and questioned why the public was not told the truth about Southeast Asia. He noted shortages and contrasted Goldwater’s campaign proposals with Johnson’s subsequent adoption of similar steps, while McNamara denied shortages. Continued on Page Three.
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Washington
John J. Williams
United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Southeast Asia
Williams
Delaware
Robert 8. McNamara
U.S
South Viet Nam
Goldwater
McNamara
Secretary of Defense
U S Forces Clash with Reds Near Bong Son
U S 1st Air Cavalry says it killed about 100 Viet Cong and trapped up to 400 in a valley 11 miles north of Bong Son as two rings of troops surrounded the position. The division also captured 30 Viet Cong and 268 suspects while B52s pounded a stronghold near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
Viet Nam
U.S
Navy
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Air Force
FAC
South
War spills into Laos and Cambodia as Vietnam conflict widens
U S officials acknowledge casualties in Laos air operations with 11 killed and about 20 missing or captured. In Saigon, American artillery reportedly fired into Cambodian jungles to counter Viet Cong fire as tensions spill over the border. Washington says actions are defensive and not a shift in policy to broader warfare in Southeast Asia.
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Laos
U.S
Saigon
Boundary
Washington
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Fine Ohio Man On Drunk Count Following Crash
A 69-year-old Dorset man paid a $10 fine and $11 costs after a two car crash on East Main Street. Jonas Valaitis struck Theodore May Jr. as May pulled from Felver's Grocery lot. Valaitis, found intoxicated at Tony's Tavern, was jailed then arraigned by Alderman Norbert Bachemer and released to a local family.
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Dorset
Ohio
Jonas Valaitis
East Main Street
Theodore A. May Jr
Corry
Felver's Grocery
May
Woman Dies in Fall Down Stairs in Moscow Pa
Mrs. William J. Keisling was found dead at the foot of a staircase in her home in Moscow Pennsylvania. Deputy Coroner Dr. Howard Notari said she suffered a fractured skull in the fall. Her son William J. Keisling, once Gov Scranton aide, is now an advertising executive.
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Moscow
William J. Keisling
Lackawanna County
Howard Notari
William “Scranton
McNamara faces Senate probe on surplus gear
Secretary McNamara confronts an Capitol Hill dispute over disposal of surplus military gear. Senate investigators charge the Pentagon with discarding used but repairable heavy equipment, including cranes and bulldozers, needed for South Vietnam. The hearings set for Friday confront McNamara and Gruening in a heated exchange.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Capitol Hill
Senate
Pentagon
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Defense Department
South Viet Nam
Gruening
Viet Nam
McNamara
Edison wins traffic case over repaired light
A University of Illinois student, Thomas Edison, secured a dismissal in traffic court on Wednesday after presenting evidence that he had fixed a defective front light on his automobile.
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Chicago
Thomas Edison
University of Illinois
New Seagrave pumper arrives for Corry fire dept
A Seagrave combination pumper arrives for the Corry fire department with Jerome Davis stating it will pump 1,000 gallons per minute, carry 1,200 feet of two and a half inch hose and 200 feet of one and a half inch hose, plus 500 gallons of water. It seats five in a covered cab and is valued at $26,000 when fully equipped. It arrived Tuesday and is housed at No. 1 station on East South Street with Leo Neckers as driver.
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Corry
Seagrave
Jerome Davis
No. 1 Station
East South Street
Leo Neckers
Juvenile Trial Out For Boys Nabbed Here In Killing
Three West Mifflin youths, William Fawcett 15 Edward 14 and Ronald Hardin 15, face murder charges after the death of Greenville patrolman Rodney Wentling 21. Defense pleas to move to juvenile court were denied. hearings continue May 12 in Mercer after a stolen car crash linked to the case. Neighbors described the shooting and the fleeing car that struck a building.
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Greenvilly (Or
Justice of the Peace
Virginia Palmer
Fairview ‘Township
William Fawcett
Edward
Ronald Hardin
West Mifflin
Pittsburgh
Mercer
Greenville
Rodney Wentling
Fawcett
Hardin
Corry
Wesley Mitchell
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New FM Station Planned for Union City 1907 Target Date
The Bee Broadcasting Company seeks FCC approval for a 102.3 FM station on channel 272 A to serve Union City with 24 hour coverage from a tower south of the city. Local programming will include music news sports and community affairs with a 35 mile reception radius. Key executives include William Baker of Greenville and Virgil A Brown of Conneaut Ohio. Target permission is in 6 to 8 months with a spring 1907 launch anticipated.
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Union City
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. C
BEE Bee Broadcasting Company
Sharon
William ©. Baker
Greenville
Virgil A. Brown
Conneaut
Ohio
Baker
Brown
Beps Broadcasting Corporation
Ellwood City
WAQI
Ashtabula
WGRP
Bee” Bee Broadcasting Company
National Traffic Deaths Rise In Early 1965
The National Safety Council reports a record rise in traffic fatalities. In the first three months of 1965, 10,710 people died, up 7 percent from the same period last year. March deaths reached 3,730, about 12 percent higher than March 1964.
House panel trims $302 million from 14.3 billion agency bill
The House Appropriations Committee shaved more than 302 million from President Johnson’s 14.3 billion request to fund 24 federal agencies. Proj Mohole funding was scrapped as the panel cited overruns, while rent subsidy contracts faced cuts to 20 million, with 1 million waived from 1966 payments. HUD overall was reduced to 637 million with multiple grant cuts.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Three Car Crash on Route 6 Injures Olio Motorist
A three car collision at Routes 6 and 9 last evening injured John Langdon 75 of Erie and caused 2600 dollars in damage to the three vehicles. B F Glenn 59 of Cleveland was not seriously hurt. Police report say Glenn struck Langdon causing his car to hit a stop sign and a third car. Charges are pending.
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Olio
John Langdon
Wattsburg Road
Erie
B. F Glenn
Cleveland
Richard Wargo
Corry
Francis Slattery
North Center Street
Wargo
Glenn
Corry Memorial Hospital
Langdon Auto
Glenn’s
Slattery
Expect House Passage For 489 Million Money Bill
Washington AP brief reports a large federal appropriations bill totaling 10.56 billion dollars to fund Labor and HEW for the next fiscal year awaits formal House passage. President Johnson opposes certain cuts and a blanket 5 percent reduction proposal by Rep. Bow is rejected again as the House moves toward a Senate vote.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Labor Department
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Senate
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
State Greene Township In New Pollution Wrangles
Erie Greene Township residents clash with the State Health Department over pollution linked to the Seelinger landfill near Six Mile Creek. State reports say the landfill is healthy and 500 feet from the creek, while township residents cite independent tests attributing pollution to the site. The state cites agricultural runoff as the algae cause.
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Erie
Greene Township
State Health Department
Seelinger
Six Mile Creek
Six Mile
Pennsylvania
Erie County Health Department
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U. S. 1St Infantry Division
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Hicaga
Ine
National Safety Council
House Appropriations Committee
National Science Foundation
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Deterae
Sys
Bow
Appropriations Committee
State
New Jersey
Daniel C. Kremens
Brooklyn
Manton
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