Quake Toll Rises Across Japan Coastlines
Two massive earthquakes struck 10 hours apart off Honshu and Hokkaido, killing at least 25 with eight missing and 50 injured. The epicenter lay 93 miles offshore, magnitude 7.8, tidal waves reached four to five feet, and seven Americans at Misawa Air Base sustained minor injuries.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Japan
Central Meteorological Agency
Honshu
Hokkaido
Misawa Air Force Base
Yokohama
County Pays 400 Share Of Cost Of Amphitheater
Erie voung con yesterday turned over to a representative of the Corry Veterans Council a check for 400 as the county's share of the construction of the amphitheater at Mead Park. The 1,200 structure was built by Mead Park personnel and volunteer workers from the ranks of local veterans. When the plan was conceived, the Council itself the city of Corry and the county agreed to share the cost equally. Yesterday, Sam Baressi, Council representative, accepted the check for the county share. The building is complete except for landscaping and a little concrete work, Baressi said. Memorial Day services will be conducted there and Baresi will officiate at the unveiling of a plaque dedicating the building.
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Erie Voung Con
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May Change UC Dam To Create All Year Lake
Advertisements for bids to build a flood control dam on French Creek at Unionity were posted, with bidders asked to submit adaptable plans. A Corps study may convert a dry dam into a permanent reservoir, addressing farmer, sportsman, and conservationist calls for a year round pool. The project plans, a rolled earth fill with side spillway and lower outlets, may adjust from 88 feet. a full feasibility restudy is due in five to six months. Highway relocations tied to the dam are underway.
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Unionity
T Heir
Joseph Vigorito
Washington
The
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Vigorito
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
French Creek
Corps of Engineers
Wayne
Nichols
Corps
Three Corry Men Face Mixed Courtroom Rulings
In a Crawford County case, Richard H. Smith of Jamestown formerly Corry, was acquitted on the charge of attempt to kill after claiming a blackout. He was found guilty of causing $3,000 in damages to Mrs Lucille Church’s apartments. Two other Maluschief counts remain unresolved. Norman Penoyer was found not guilty of pointing a deadly weapon in a December incident. Harry E Lindsey, 25, faced a perplexing court appearance with unclear proceedings indicating further actions.
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Corry
Brie County
Richard H. Smith
Jamestown
Snyder Circle
Circle
Smith
Robert Church
West Frederick Street
Lucille Church
Robert
Edward Carney
Mitch
William Church
Norman Penoyer
North Center
Washington Streets
Penoyer
Harry E. Lindsey
Third Avenue
Frank Carnegie
Lindsey
Carnegie
Six Miners Reach Surface Alive At WV Mine Rescue
Six coal miners trapped nearly ten days in a flooded shaft two miles deep were rescued and reported in good shape. Two other groups had earlier died. fifteen more miners were rescued days earlier. The six survivors were checked by Dr. Lee B. Todd and rushed to Sacred Heart hospital in Richwood, where families awaited updates.
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Hominy Falls
W.va
Lee B. Todd
Sacred Heart Hospital
Richwood
Okie Galford
Baltimore
John Moore, Jr
Moore
Joe E. Fitzwater
Rupert
Jennings H. Lilly
Mt. Nebo
Edward F. Scarbro
Gene H. Martin
Clintonville
Larry Lynch
Mitzwater
Ernest Fitewater
Deadly Midwest Tornado Outbreak Toll Rises
Tornadoes swept nine states from Kansas to Ohio causing at least 72 deaths and widespread destruction. Arkansas, Iowa, and Missouri reported heavy losses as cities like Danville and Oelwein suffered extensive damage. National Guard and medical personnel were dispatched to aid救救 victims and stabilize the stricken regions.
U S Plans Peacekeeping System for Indochina
Paris AP reports the United States developing a peacekeeping framework for a possible Indochina settlement. The proposal would place oversight with neutral Asian states such as Burma India and Indonesia, aiming to surpass the Geneva era Indochina Control Commission in effectiveness. Ambassador Harriman notes Asia nations must be involved in monitoring any agreement to ensure fair investigations and stability in the region.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Indochina Control Commission
India
Poland
Canada
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Asia
China
CMH Trustees Use New Section Inaugurates Long Term Care Wing
CMH Trustees met in the new long term care addition for the first time and praised the surroundings though work continues. The former meetings room is being converted into a dishwashing area as construction accelerates. Norman Edinger, inspector, reported on progress while the visiting and property committees filed updates. Housekeeping across the hospital was cited as excellent despite ongoing construction.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Norman Edinger
Corry Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
William Masler
George Christensen
Jack Osman
William Kafferlin
R. Elwin Fuller
Dale Harmerlee
Edward Hawkins
Francis Slattery
Wallace Young
Weekly GI Death Toll In Viet Hits New High
SAIGON AP North Vietnamese troops attacked north of Saigon and in the Central Highlands as the U S Command said last week produced more American fatalities than any prior period. American losses topped 560 with 552 killed and 5 552 enemy killed. 675 South Vietnamese casualties marked their third weekly high. Battles around Kontum and Khe Sanh, plus heavy fighting near Saigon, illustrated intensified pressure before Paris peace talks. Draft calls in Pennsylvania were reduced by about 470, with June numbers set at 985 of 1 453 nationwide.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
U S
Dong
Mekong
Kontum
Khe Sanh
Americar
London Explosion Tears Through New 23 Floor Building
Initial blast at dawn collapses a brand new 23 floor East End block. Ten people missing, seven hospitalized, three horses found among wreckage. Fire crews pull debris while rescue is halted by danger of further collapse. Evidence of a gas stove blast on the 18th floor. The Ronan Point tower, completed two months ago, housed about 260 residents who moved in weeks earlier.
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London
East End
Harry Head
Teacher Associations Merge in Mobile Alabama
Members of the white Mobile Education Association and the predominantly Negro Mobile County Teachers Association voted to merge their organizations. The white association approved the proposal by a large majority on Wednesday, while the county teachers association vote was unanimous. The resulting Mobile school system becomes the state’s largest with about 3,600 teachers and 75,000 pupils.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile County ‘Teacher Associations
le White Mobile Education [Association
Mobile County Teachers Association
Mobile City
Alabama
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