Woman Dies As Fire Sweeps House Trailer
A flash fire at 1 25 a m destroyed a Goose Creek trailer near Jamestown. Nellie Toothman died at Jamestown General Hospital five hours after burns. grandson Robert Williams in poor condition with extensive burns. another grandchild Becky Williams in fair condition with facial burns. Fire traced to a kerosene stove in the room where Mrs Toothman and Robert slept. neighbors alerted responders but Lakewood firefighters arrived too late to prevent injuries. The family had arrived for a weekend stay at Chautauque Lake.
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Body recovered from Allegheny River in Pittsburgh
The body of Barry Myer, 30, of East Liberty, was recovered Saturday from the Allegheny River near the Highland Park Dam. He had dived into the river on April 21, according to police.
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Dickie Kerr Funeral Held For Baseball Hero
Funeral services were conducted today for Dickie Kerr a left handed pitcher famed as the honest hero of the Chicago Black Sox scandal He died Saturday of cancer at age 69 Kerr spent his career in baseball as a player manager and scout with tributes coming from Hall of Famer Ted Lyons and American League President Joe Cronin among others
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Mass Care Drill At Union City Hits 130 Volunteers
Union City high school hosted a Civil Defense Welfare Test with Erie Red Cross as 130 people simulated disaster victims. Red Cross and Civil Defense teams provided food lodging and entertainment from Friday evening through Saturday morning. Mass care manager was L Leroy Brest supervising principal and lodging overseen by R C Palmer. Erie County wide exercise aims to train communities to care for populations in disaster or attack scenarios.
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Arrest Suspect In Arson Cases On North Side
Clare Jones 28 of the North Side was jailed on arson suspicion after a vacant three story North Side house burned. Police say he was found with nine books of matches and may be linked to a spate of recent fires. In a separate Pittsburgh blaze, 90 year old Michael Lazorcak died yesterday as his son, 67, hospitalized, was also reported as smoking in bed.
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Rockefeller Divorce to Shape 1964 Campaign
Washington report analyzes how Governor Rockefeller's divorce and remarriage could influence the 1964 Republican nomination. It weighs Kennedy’s steadiness, Eisenhower’s placid style, and voter desire for calm leadership, noting public attitudes toward controversy and the era's political mood.
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Store burglary link tied to Celoron teen arrest
Lakewood police report an incident near Celoron tied to a 17 year old Southwestern Central High School junior who admitted involvement in a August burglary at a Lakewood sports shop. Officers recovered firearms and ammunition, and state police noted evidence will be presented to a grand jury.
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Corregidor Veteran Recalls 21 Year Old Ordeal
Washington AP recalls Army Col. Burton R. Brown and Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright recount their surrender talks on Corregidor and the desperate defense that followed. Brown, now a four star Pentagon officer, reflects on the fall and his three years in prison camps. Also noted, Algerian Foreign Minister Mohammed Khemisti died at 93 after being shot.
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