Local youngsters killed in weekend traffic tragedy
A weekend traffic series in Corry Youngsville and surrounding areas left two children dead and a third in guarded condition. Marion Powers seven from Corry and Timothy Arnold six from Youngsville died after being struck by cars. A three year old, Lewis Sommers of Spartansburg, was injured and treated at Hamot in Erie. The incidents involved multiple drivers and ongoing investigations with details continuing on page four.
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Columbus
Meen
Tituson
Sonia
Marion Jean Powers
Corry
Spencer Road
Timothy
Earl Arnold
R. D
Youngsville
Hamot
Erie
Lewis J. Sommers
R.D. 5
Powers
Corry Memor
Timothy Earl
Keith Arnold
R.D
Warren General Hospital
John Thompsoen
Warren County
James C. Hawk
Warren
Charles J. Jewell
R.D. 1
Jewell
Hawk
Jonas Sommers
Bobby Joe Barr
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East Main
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One Too Many Second Crash Really 1 Does It
A driver on Route 8 near Titusville veered off road at dawn skidding 130 feet, crossing a lawn, and smashing a frame house causing $2,000 damage plus $20 to a car. A Sunday drive ended with the vehicle in a ditch near Mills Village. the driver suffered broken ribs and chest injuries and was hospitalized.
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Edward A. Powers
Coury
Wayne
Marilyn
Powers
Edward
Edward B. Powers
Route 8
Titusville
Anderson
Henry
Mills Village
One Very Lucky Girl Emerges Unharmed After Warren Wreck
Martha B. Stickler aged 17 of Warren escaped a wreck at 1 20 p m with a laceration to her right wrist. The report notes her fortunate survival following the crash and identifies the time.
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Martha B. Stickler
Warren
Arm Caught UC Worker Saved By Fellow Worker
Norbert Cross of Union City was saved when a co worker cut the conveyor belt after his arm was caught while he stood on a ladder ten feet high at Union City Sand and Gravel. Surgeons in Erie were hopeful he would regain most use of his arm. Another item notes a Camden Ark pastor planning a sermon on Thou shalt not steal after his car was stolen during a Sunday service.
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Norbert Cross
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Erie
Eugene Cross
Norbert
Union City Sand and Gravel Company
Crags
Adams
Union City Memorial Hospital
Cross
Camden, Ark
E.B. Dodson
First Methodist Church
Camden
Dodson
Fortas Says He Returned $20,000 Fee From Wolfson
Justice Abe Fortas released a statement denying he accepted any fee from Louis E. Wolfson or the Wolfson Family Foundation. Life magazine had reported a $20,000 payment in January 1966, with Fortas saying he returned the funds in December 1966 after Wolfson and associate Elkin Gerbert faced securities charges.
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Abe Fortas
Louis E. Wolfson
Supreme Court
Wolfson
Life
Wolfson Family Foundation
Fortas
William Lambert
Elkin Gerbert
Wolfson and Gerbert
Foundation
Justice Fortas
Transatlantic air race offers 144000 prize total
The 1969 London Daily Mail transatlantic race attracts 390 entrants with prizes totaling 144000. Lt Paul Waterhouse flies a Royal Navy Phantom from New York to London in 5 hours 4 minutes 25 seconds, claiming a record time.
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Empire State Building
London
Paul Waterhouse
Atlantic
Navy
London Daily Mail
Harvard President Urges Colleges to Tackle Campus Turmoil
Harvard President Nathan M. Pusey says colleges must address campus turmoil themselves amid protests and the use of Nazi tactics by some students. The AAUP criticizes federal officials for provocative campus remarks. Public figures discuss police actions and the role of administration in preventing confrontations and preserving academic freedom.
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Nathan M. Pusey
Harvard University
Tupt
American Association of University Professors
City College of New York
Board of Higher Education
Harvard
Graham
New York City
United States
Reagan
Minneapolis
Mim
Sen. Edmunds. Muskie
Dmaine
Students For A Democratic Society
Munkie
Highland Park
Harrisburg considers methadone clinics to curb drug crime
Senate leader Ernest P. Kline introduces legislation to allow controlled methadone use in clinics across the state. Two clinics already operate under permits, one in Philadelphia since 1966 treating 265 addicts, another in Pittsburgh opened last month. Methadone serves as a therapeutic substitute lowering crime by reducing heroin hunger and daily costs. A two year program costs about 1500 annually per patient, far less than prison costs.
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Senate
Ernest P. Kline
D-Beaver
Kline
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
State Prison
Withhold Reports On B52 Bombing Results
U S officials reveal no bomb damage assessment from B52 raids along the Cambodian border, though about 390 bombers dropped 18 million dollars of ordnance in two weeks. Command secrecy cited to protect intelligence methods, while some officers cite potential public backlash over scant results.
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U.S
U.S. Command
Creighton W W. Abrats
Vietnam
Strategic Air Command
$1.6 Billion Spent On CD Program But Only Bare-Bones Showing
Washington AP reports the US civil defense program after 41.6 billion in spending remains largely deficient. Many shelters lack signs food water or trained managers with no on the job handbook. Officials say a fresh review is underway with unclear scope and six to twelve months for completion.
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Civil Defense Agency
Associated Press
Civil Defense Program
Nixon
George Lincoln
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Shelter
Elmin
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Titusville Hospital
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