Plane Crash Kills 44 Near Concord California
Pacific Airlines Flight 733, a Fairchild F27 from Richmond to San Francisco, crashed in foothills east of Concord. All 44 aboard perished including Captain Ernest Clark and First Officer R Andress. Witness Gordon Rasmussen described a midair explosion and wreckage scattered over a ranch area ten miles east of Concord.
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Reng
Louis Skuse
George M. Galvin
Ernest Clark
R. Andress
Marge
Palantia
Tasajero
Gordon Ransmussen
Rassmussen
Eine
Missing Girls Return to Corry After Elgin Detour Injury Reported
Three local girls who ran away Tuesday night are back in Corry. One received hospital treatment for a leg injury at Corry Memorial Hospital. A 21 year old driver from Lovells Station aided the trio, drove them to Corry, and left the injured girl at the hospital. The girls later reappeared with authorities and gave a consistent account of their movements ending with an Elgin visit.
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Lovells
Acre
Corry
East Main
Mill Streets
General OMeal: Red guerrilla training in Cuba Russia and China
General Andrew P. O'Meara told a House committee that most guerrillas are trained in Cuba with some training in Russia and China. The heavily censored transcript of his April 14 testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee was released yesterday.
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Andrew P. O'Meara
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House
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Soviet Union
Red China
Corry Jamestown Lands Half Million Ford Order
Corry Jamestown announced a one year order worth about half a million dollars for its standard Corry Jamestown line desks filing cases book cases and tables from Ford Motor in Detroit. D Armour Hillstrom CJ president said CJ will supply about half of Ford's office equipment needs for the coming year strengthening employment prospects. The order, with an option to renew, may exceed the initial half million and will primarily go to Detroit with potential shipments to other Ford plants. Negotiations began last August and February narrowed the choice to three large makers with CJ chosen as one of the two suppliers.
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Mich
D. Armour Hillstrom
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Hillstrom
America
Quested
Erie County Recreation Board Eyes Federal Land Funds
Recreation County Mapping Land Acquisition seeks open space funds from the Housing and Home Finance Agency to buy land for outdoor leisure. An open space study is underway and due by July led by county planning chief Christopher Capotis. The Willow Council opposes further government land purchases amid Project 70 and farmland concerns in Erie County.
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Housing and Home Finance Agency
Urban Renewal Administration
Christopher Capotis
Warren County
Willow Council
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association
Erie County
Upstream Dam Site Studied for Columbus Fish Reserve
Engineers for the State Fish Commission conduct substrface and topographical studies 1000 feet upstream from the collapsed Columbus Dam to assess feasibility of a new dam. Neilan Engineering of Somerset leads the survey to determine if the site preserves a viable fishery reserve.
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Culumbus
Grove City police seek killer of 7 year old woman
Police in Grove City hunt for the killer of Margaret McCoy 7 year old woman found dead in her basement yesterday afternoon. The victim cared for an invalid sister who is paralyzed and mute after a stroke. Authorities stated no break in and no motive or leads yet.
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Grove City
Margaret McCoy
Alice McCoy
McCoy
GM Agree to Meet NAACP Over Discrimination Claims
General Motors says it will discuss charges of racial discrimination in its personnel policies after the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People requested a meeting. Louis G. Seaton, GM vice president, said GM agreed on April 8 to meet with the NAACP, and the agreement remains in force.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Louis G. Seaton
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Squeaking Wheel Gets The Grease Tyres
A German shepherd rested on a police car horn outside a police department as Patrolman Lormat Adair explained the dog chews on attention when left alone. Traffic Lt. Ed Bozarth observed the scene and noted the pet’s habit.
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Explosion damages under construction motel in Jackson
Sheriff Pred Pickett said a blast at a Negro motel under construction in North Jackson caused heavy damage. The explosion created a 230 foot hole in the roof, knocked out walls, and buckled the floor after residents reported a blast Tuesday night but deputies found no source until a routine check revealed the damage.
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Jackson
Miss
Pred Pickett
North Jackson
Pickett
RR Firemen At Some Sites Strike Unauthorized
Washington reports unions claim some railroad firemen walked out without authorization while H E Gilbert, AFL CIO head, says no strike is approved. In Conway yard Pennsylvania Railroad union pickets at five gates prevented some workers from crossing lines though operations at the yard largely continued.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Railroads vow decisive action over arbitration ruling
J. E. Wolfe, chief railroad negotiator, says railroads will act to enforce law and court orders after a federal arbitration ruling cuts about 30 000 firemen jobs. Union leaders report walkouts at Conway Pennsylvania and Peoria Illinois as fires consider strikes on roughly a dozen lines including the Pennsylvania Railroad yards and Toledo Peoria Western.
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Alexander Holtzoff
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Peoria
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Pennsylvania
Khrushchev Heads to Egypt Aboard Armenia Liner
Premier Khrushchev sailed the Armenia through the Bosporus from Istanbul toward Egypt. He appeared on deck with his wife Nina as Turkish police escorted the liner past the nets. He planned a two week visit to the United Arab Republic with a friendly message to Ismet Inonu and the Turkish people.
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Khrushchev
Bosporus
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Armenia
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Marmara
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Premiser Ismet Inoan
United Aftab Republic
Senate rejects jury trial amendment in tight balloting
Washington AP report on a 46 to 45 Senate defeat of a jury trial amendment to a civil rights bill. Four roll calls produced a 45 45 tie before the final vote. Sen Morton sponsored the measure. Sen Russell predicts a variation next week, while Kuchel calls the result distressing.
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Thomas H. Kuchel
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Wallace's Win Fuels Civil Rights Debate Across Parties
Wallace's strong showings in Wisconsin and Indiana are cited by senators to bolster arguments in the Senate civil rights debate. Southern lawmakers claim Alabama's rights advocate drew large totals, suggesting North resistance to civil rights legislation and Negro demonstrations.
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Kennedy says Wallace support in Indiana not surprising
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy told 300 law students at the University of Pennsylvania that a civil rights revolt is underway in the United States and that Indiana’s strong Wallace vote reflects public sentiment. He noted that about one third backed Wallace and about one fifth oppose everything.
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Robert F. Kennedy
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Indiana
Wallace
Wallace vote praised as test of opinion in primaries
Supporters argue the 70 percent share of Wallace opponents in two Democratic primaries shows strong sentiment. President Johnson noted Wallace captured 24 percent in Wisconsin and just under 20 percent in Indiana, saying that does not constitute an overwhelming endorsement. Continued on Page Eight.
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Indiana
Senate
Frugal lunch hour concert by Buffalo carpenter
John A. Giardina, a carpenter on a downtown Buffalo construction project, gave a lunchtime performance to coworkers singing songs including Because of You and O Sole Mio. A former Buffalo Civic Orchestra performer, he entertained colleagues during a break yesterday.
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Buffalo, N.Y
John A. Giardina
Giardina
Buffalo Civic Orchestra
Johnson Revisits Appalachia on Second Tour Visit
President Johnson spoke at Ohio University in Athens urging action on poverty literacy and disease. He outlined goals to abolish poverty and extend life expectancy, tying the Ohio address to a broader national push and announcing a development institute and reclassification of Lorain Elyria as an industrial area.
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Area Redevelopment Administration
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Johnson hints at late summer recall for Congress
President Johnson, at a White House news conference, said there may be a deliberate slowdown in the Senate over key programs. He urged action on antipoverty and medical aid measures and warned Congress to vote up or down. He also announced a new Viet Nam visit by Secretary McNamara and urged wage restraint and price stability.
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Johnson
Siber
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Cuba
Senate
Congress
Corry Youth Fined and Sentenced on Four Charges
A 19 year old Corry youth, Ronald Dunnewold, pled guilty in Erie County court to drunken driving and four charges of driving while under suspension. He received 250 dollars plus costs and 23 months in jail for the drunken driving and 100 dollars plus costs and 23 months for each suspension charge, all to run concurrently. The incident followed a November crash on West Smith Street at Hatch Street that damaged a fire hydrant and a tree.
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Corry
Erie County
Samuel Rossiter
Ronald Dunnewold
Dunnewold
Erie
Two Women Injured in West Pleasant Street Crash
Two local women suffered injuries in a two car collision at West Pleasant Street and Fourth Avenue. Mrs. Mbert Covey of Corry was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital with satisfactory condition while Mrs. Alton Bromley reported arm and chest pain but declined treatment. Police noted braking issues and rear end impact with skid marks. The Corry Ambulance Service transported Covey to the hospital.
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Fourth Avenue
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Corry
Alton Bromley
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West Pleasant Street
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