Shapp Beats Shafer In Pennsylvania Governor Primary
Milton Shapp, a Philadelphia industrialist, defeats state Sen. Robert P. Casey in a tight Democratic primary and wins the nomination for governor. Shafer, the incumbent, secures the Republican nomination as party bosses face a historic setback. Shapp carried 42 of 87 counties, spending heavily to showcase business and government consulting experience.
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Milton Shapp
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Robert P. Casey
A Shafer
Cane
Gifford Pinchot
GOP
Casey
Kidnaper-Shot Death After Mountain Manhunt Near Shade Gap
A kidnapper and killer, William Diller Hollenbaugh, was shot to death as he attempted to flee a police cordon in the Tuscarora Mountains with Peggy Ann Brodnick, 17. Deputy Sheriff Francis Sharp was wounded, and 15 year old Larry Rubeck fired a shotgun from his home. Peggy Ann escaped unharmed, though exhausted, after a week in captivity.
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William Diller Hollenbaugh
Jack Conmy
Peggy Ann
Hollenbaugh
Francis Sharp
Conmy
Sharp
Rubeck
Young Rubeck
Larry
Hellenbaugh
Fulton Medical Center
McConnellsburg
Chambersburg
GT. Lorentz
McConnellsburg Medical Center
Lorents
Artificial Heart OK For Man
A retired Navy man, 61, from Woodinville Washington, received a partial artificial heart device at Methodist Hospital in Houston after a left ventricle failure. Surgeons said the operation was successful and the patient was awake and doing well. Dr Michael E DeBakey led a similar procedure last April on Marcel L DeRudder.
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Woodinville
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Methodist Hospital
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Marcel L. DeRudder
Ilinois
Police Start Spring Bout With Crews Of Salesmen
Police investigated spring magazine sales crews after a man soliciting at a West Washington trailer court could not prove identity or license. Bobby E. Taylor, 19, tied to an out of city bus, was questioned but not charged. Officers warned crews they cannot solicit without a city permit.
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Trucker sought after assault on pregnant 18 year old wife
Police seek a heavy set truck driver about 30 years old who approached an 18 year old pregnant wife on Shady avenue near Hare Creek bridge. He tried to coax her into his tractor trailer, struck her in the stomach after she kicked him, and warned she must not tell her husband or police. The woman is four months pregnant. description: about five feet three, black hair, white shirt, dirty white trousers. Authorities continue investigation.
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AF Forced To Borrow Navy Bombs
The Air Force has borrowed more than 400,000 bombs from the Navy to support Viet Nam air strikes, with the Defense Department confirming the transfer from 1964 to 1966. Navy inventories supplied 250 and 500 pound bombs, supporting an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 tons of munitions, while U.S. forces also report capturing large quantities of food and supplies in Viet Nam, indicating relief of Viet Cong logistical weaknesses.
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Severe storms sweep broad Midwest and South states
Severe thunderstorms moved across a wide belt in the Midwest and South overnight with storm warnings in effect for nine states. Tornadoes touched down in small communities across Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri and Windis though no serious injuries or heavy property damage were reported. Violent winds lashed Missouri Arkansas and Dinols as well as sections of Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Michigan and Ohio.
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Corry votes 39 percent in slow primary election
Corry voters went about business as usual but paused for 89 percent turnout of registered voters selecting nominees from governor to committeeman and committee woman. Final tally 1,395 votes. 1,064 Republicans and 331 Democrats. Top Republican was Ray Shafer with 841. Democrat leader Genevieve Blatt with 262.
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Corry
Rocket car plunges into lake at Kennywood Park
Eddie Rassini, 350 pounds, rides his rocket car twice daily at Kennywood. On Tuesday the car missed the net and landed in a three foot deep lake. Rassini climbed out, saying the seat belt unfastened and his leg was a little sore but not serious.
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Hopkins Wins Four Way Field In Assembly Race
Corry voters will gain a new General Assembly representative in January. Forest Hopkins, publisher of the North East Breeze, won the Republican four way race for District Four, defeating incumbent W. W. Waterhouse, Ford O Dell, and Jerry Culver. Democratic tally went to Gene Houser unopposed. Hopkins led with 2,929 to Waterhouse 2,016, O Dell 1,368, Culver 507, while Houser had 2,192. The district favors Republicans, making Hopkins a strong bet in November. Also in a county upset, GOP chairman Neal Coughlin lost to Wendell Good 4,232 to 2,820 for the Third District nomination. Good faces Jude Stranahan, unopposed Democrat. District 1 Republican counts were Eckerson 1,689 and Kaliszewski 1,045.
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W. W. Dock Waterhouse
Corry
North East
Harborcreek
Wesleyville
Forest Hopkins
North East Breeze
Hopkins
Ouf Ford O'Dell
Ray Shafer
Genevieve Blatt
Gene Houser
W. W
Doc” Waterhouse
Ford O'Dell
Jerry Culver
Waterhouse
O'Dell
Culver
Houser
House of Representatives
Neal Coughlin
GOP
Wendell Good
Assembly
Millcreek Township
Good
Jude Stranahan
Eugene Eckerson
Joseph Kaliszewski
Weaver wins big in three-county district race
Former Congressman James Weaver defeats opponent Buliano by wide margins across Erie Crawford Mercer counties. Final tally shows Weaver 32,309 to 1,213 with late precincts still tabulating. Vigorito faces Weaver in November as GOP edge narrows slightly.
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Neil Huliano
Erie
Weaver
Buliano
Joseph Vigorito
GOP
Vigorito
Erie County
Crawford
Mercer
Snake Causes Talledega Blackout In City Suburbs
TALLEDEGA Alabama AP report says a snake caused a half hour power outage for the city and nearby Lincoln and Munford by tripping switches at a main transformer blamed on the blackout by Alabama Oval Co. officials.
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Lincoln
Munford
Alabama Oval Co
Rural Voters Run True To Primary Form
Rural voters in the Corry area showed minimal activity in yesterday’s primaries with issues largely absent. The ballot included the late Walter Alessandroni for lieutenant governor, while the GOP machine appears to influence the final ticket with Shafer. Polls listed results from Elgin Borough Republicans and other local contests.
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