Peace talks prep under way in Paris as two envoys meet
In Paris US envoy Cyrus Vance and North Vietnamese counterpart Ha Van Lau met at the International Conference Center just before the scheduled 10 30 a m start to lay groundwork for preliminary talks on the Vietnam War opening Monday Their first round Friday was orderly and officials expect a similar tone They reportedly agreed to keep details scarce and may use English and Vietnamese as official languages with working versions as needed
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Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Hanoi
International Conference Center
Vance
Lau
W.averell Harriman
Elgin Borough Junk Car Ordinance Adopted
Elgin officials passed the Elgin Borough Junk Car Ordinance targeting private homes while exempting garages. The rule allows removal after five days’ notice, with costs charged to the owner and fines from ten to twenty five dollars or up to five days in jail. The measure follows complaints about junk cars left outside residences.
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Borough
Elgin
Elgin Borough
Fifteen Miners Freed From Flooded Mine in West Virginia
Fifteen stiff and chilled coal miners rode a conveyor belt to freedom before dawn after five days trapped in a flooded mine at Hominy Falls. Ten others remained missing, feared dead, as families waited in hopeful, emotional crowds outside the entrance. Dr. Lee Todd reported all survivors were in good shape and headed home, while officials awaited word on the missing men.
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Hominy Falls
W.va
Bedlam
Pho
Elwood O'Dell
Themen
Lee B. Todd
Quiiwood
Summersville
Richwood
Todd
Lonnie Bennett
Lonnie
Ode To Mom From Mark Twain Pupils Honoring Mothers Day
Fifth grade pupils at Mark Twain School in Chicago wrote poems for their mothers for Mother's Day. Scott Stolnack contributed an ode praising a mother who stays up when bones ache while noting fathers bring home the bacon.
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Chicago
Mark Twain
Scott Stolnack
Pinpoint Cause Of Bridge Fall In West Virginia
Charleston AP reports a fracture in a vital hanger connection of the collapsed Silver Bridge was found. Robert Hechtman, a private engineer, said the crack appeared weeks ago near a point U-13 on the Ohio upstream side, just below a critical eyebar joint identified as the initial fracture point.
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Charleston
W.va
Johnson
Robert Hechtman
Undter
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Henderson
Wop Icitman
University of Illinois
U—13
Ohio
Ex General James Hittle to speak at Corry club
Brig. Gen. James Hittle U.S. Marine Corps retired will headline the Cor ry Management Club meeting at Hotel Corry next Tuesday at 6 30 pm. He directs National Security and Foreign Affairs for the Veterans of Foreign Wars and formerly advised the Secretary of Defense on legislative matters. He is an authority on military strategy and the Vietnam War and author of History of the Military Staff.
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James Hittle
U.S. Marine Corps
Corry
Hittle
France
Reds Killed In 24 Hour Clash Below DMZ
SAIGON AP U S forces report 442 North Vietnamese killed in 24 hours in five battles within five miles of the DMZ. Four thousand Viet Cong have died in the Saigon fighting over the seven day period as U S air and artillery assaults continue. Dong Ha and Gio Linh near the northern front see heavy losses while Marines reinforce and defend the Dong Ha area. The Viet Cong remain entrenched around Saigon as talks in Paris persist.
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Saigon
Lirst Air Cavalry Division
Marine Umits
Dong Ma
Emy
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dong Ha
Gio Linh
Afti
199Th Light Brigade
Hue
Dmz
Milton Hull
Plant City
Fla
3Rd
Marine Regiment
Paris
Hull
Cua Viet River
3Rd Marine Division
South Vietnam
Tony de Luca
9Th Infantry Division
County adopts 3 per cent sales tax in Chautauqua
The Chautauqua County Board of Supervisors approved a 3 percent sales tax to take effect Sept. 1, projecting $6 million in the first year. Half to cut county real estate taxes and half to towns with rules to also reduce realty taxes. Schools opposed, arguing lost revenue worsens heavy district debts while costs rise. Critics urged a public referendum on the measure.
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Mayville
Chautauqua
Board of Supervisors
Harold E. Munson
Frewsburg
Chautauqua County School Boards Association
Joseph Gerace
Seek Cause Of Warren Blast Kills Three
Unanswered questions loom after a railroad tank car explosion near Warren. A tank car at Star Brick exploded killing three and injuring two as authorities investigated causes and chemical contents. Fire Marshal Al Vota and state police sought details on contents, remaining quantity, pressure buildup, shipper knowledge, and prior handling of such cars.
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Starbrick
Warren
Warren. Tank. Gar Co
Warren Barracks
al Vota
Erie
Corp
William Kattner
Pennsylvania Con Con plan timetable for constitutional changes
Voters across Pennsylvania approved five constitutional changes on April 28, outlining a timetable. By January 1, 1969 courts would unify under the State Supreme Court with judicial oversight, while magistrates would be phased to reduce Justices of the Peace totals. Spring 1969 referendum considered ending statewide judicial elections in favor of gubernatorial appointments from panels. By July 1, 1970 the state would abolish a $1 million debt lid, tighten budgets, and require audits.
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Pennsylvania
Justices of the Peace
Allegheny County
Votters
Supreme
Superior
Commonwealth Courts
Car Rams School Bus In Route 8 Crash Near Titusville
A car rear ended a bus discharging youngsters on Route 8 just north of Titusville at 3 30 pm. The auto driver Roy den Carpenter 72 of R D 1 Townville Corry injured only himself with lacerations to hands treated at Titusville Hospital. Bus operator A Wed ekind 42 of Hydetown unhurt. Both vehicles headed south. car damage valued at 400 dollars and bus at 150 dollars.
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Titusville
Royden Carpenter
Townville
Corry
A. Wedekind
Hydetown
Carpenter
Titusville Hospital
Auto wrecks cause six thousand eight hundred fifty dollar loss
Three vehicles collided near Dick's Used Cars on the Corry Spring Creek road. James Howell 22 of Pittsfield struck Heacox and veered into a culvert, damaging Howell and Heacox autos and a parked car. Howell and passenger Ronald Hodge were treated and released. Beardsley 21 of Spring Creek rolled his car after hitting a utility pole causing $8,000 damage to a 1968 vehicle. he suffered minor injuries but did not seek medical care.
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Dick's
Richard Rowland
Corry
Corry Spring Creek
James Howell
Pittsfield
Jeffrey Meaty
East Smith Street
Heacox
Corry Memorial Hospital
Ronald Hodge
Erid Beardsley
Spring Creek
Beardsley
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