UAW Leader Walter Reuther Dies in Plane Crash
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers chief Walter P. Reuther and five others died when a Learjet crashed near Pellston Michigan en route to the union education center. Reuther led the union since 1946 and helped grow it to 1.6 million members. The crash came as UAW negotiators prepared for talks with auto giants. Police and an NTSB team investigated the crash in rain and low clouds.
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Isbor
May
Oskar Stonorov
Philadelphia
William Wolfman
Oil City Fire Kills Two Men in Burning Home
Two men ages 25 and 32 died in a late afternoon fire in Oil City. Firefighters fought the blaze, neighbors aided, and state fire marshal Albert Vota was called to investigate. The home was a total loss with damages substantially over $5,000.
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David N. Nate
Ronald Sandrock
Robert Nulph
Nate
Youth Day Parade Draws Huge Turnout
Crowds far exceeded the 850 to 900 youths entered as 32 units marched along City Park to Concord School. Prizes totaled 15 for first 10 for second and 5 for third with winners including Concord Girl Scouts Corry 4H Horse and Pony Club and Columbus Girl Scouts. Special units Klompen Dancers Canadohta Lake and Columbus Brownies earned top honors. awards were handed by Denis Mesainger and Bruce Pierce of the Corry 4-H Horse and Pony Club.
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Pair Charged With Murder In Child Starvation Death
In Cleveland, a man and a woman were charged with first degree murder in the starvation death of the woman's 4 year old daughter who weighed 14 pounds. Police identified the suspects as Wands Boyle and Fayond J Sotalis. The child died from malnutrition and had facial bruises and a broken leg. The pair were arrested after being picked up at an East Side bar and were to face a Cleveland Municipal Court hearing. The woman's other four children, aged 14 months to five years, were reported in good health.
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Cleveland
Wands Boyle
Fayond J
Sotalis
Suit Step
Non-Military Slug Struck Kent State Student
Akron doctor says Kent State student Donald MacKenzie was struck in the neck by a steel jacketed nonexplosive slug, not a military or police weapon. The student survived with jaw and facial injuries after the National Guardsmen fire during protests. The university remains closed for the spring quarter.
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Nixon Summons Governors Over Campus Unrest and War Protests
President Nixon called governors to the White House to discuss campus unrest following student strikes and protests tied to Cambodia intervention. Leaders forecast continued campaigns to halt the war economy, with pacifists and student activists planning wider campus actions.
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Washington
White House
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Kent State University
Corry College Students Split Over Campus Riots
Corry College students voice divergent views on national protests and the Vietnam War. Local dispute centers on two Point Park College students, while national figures discuss campus action and safety, including calls to restrict armed presence on campuses after Kent State.
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United States
Corry
Point Park College
Pittsburgh
Robert McCray
Jane Emerson
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Weekend truck train crash kills UC man
A Union City man died instantly when his 1960 stake body truck drove onto Penn Central tracks in Elgin, struck by a train. The crash, one of three weekend incidents investigated by Corry state police, caused over 29 000 dollars in damage, the largest loss from a semi overturning north of Bear Lake late Saturday. Leon A. Whipple, 68, died of a fractured skull and internal injuries after the truck became lodged on the diesel engine. Witnesses said Whipple did not look up as the train horn sounded.
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Paul Stta
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