New Orleans Mourns Ex Mayor Morrison in Plane Crash
New Orleans pausing in sorrow to honor ex mayor deLesseps Morrison after a Mexico crash killed him, his 7 year old son and five others. Coffins draped with flags arrived at Alvin Callendar NAS. Morrison to lie in state at Gallier Hall and buried with full military honors.
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Mexico
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Morrison
John Randolph
Alvin Callendar Naval Air Station
U.S
Organization of American States
U.S Army
Ovide J. Cenac
Houma
Raleigh Pellegrin
Montegut
Cenac
Hugh Ward
Brownsville
Tex
Carolyn Vandergrift
Christopher
Washington, D.C
West Palm Beach
Mar- Bare Price
Vandergrift
Ciudad Victoria
Tamaulipas
Lightning injures five children in Uniontown area
A severe western Pennsylvania thunderstorm struck near Youngstown causing five children to suffer minor injuries from falling plaster after being tossed from bed in the Handlin home. They received treatment at Uniontown Hospital and were released. No fire or major damage reported.
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Youngstown
Charles Handlin
Handlin
Uniontown Hospital
Pennsylvania
CHEER Sees Dedication Key to Sheltered Workshop Plan
CHEER officials toured the Erie Exceptional Children's Center and praised staff dedication as essential to establishing a local sheltered workshop here modeled on Erie’s 1952 program. The Corry project would use the National Guard Armory basement on East Washington, with ramp entry and heated facilities, offering work at about 10 to 59 cents per hour as participants grow. Local industry and individuals have expressed support, and Erie Center coordinator Jack Bowes offered assistance.
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Erie Center
Erie
Corry Group
Corry
National Guard Armory
East Washington Street
Cheer
Jack Bowes
Area Boy 14 Drowns in Sandy Lake Pond
A 14 year old, David McQuiston, drowned yesterday afternoon at a pond north of Sandy Lake picnic area Chapel Hill. Mercer County Coroner Jorin Moloney ruled accidental drowning after he and three companions entered the water about 145 pm and the boy vanished despite efforts by bystanders and the rescue squad. The coroner noted a recent meal about 45 minutes earlier and possible stomach cramps prior to the accident.
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Sandy Lake Bay
Chapel Hill
Hove
David McQuiston
Mercer County
Jorin Moloney
Young McQuiston
Richard Johnson
Steven Moore
David Jones
McQuiston
Methodist Church
Sandy Lake
Mohney
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Man and Youth Die in Car Wreck Near Burgettstown
A convertible wreck east of Burgettstown Washington County Saturday night killed driver Charles Hamilton, 24, and teen Harole Parente, 18. The car failed to negotiate a curve on Legislative Route 62180, struck yard rails, and collided with a utility pole. Police reported the fatalities and noted the youths were residents of Burgettstown R. D. 3. The incident prompted local reaction as authorities assess road safety concerns and memorials.
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Washington County
Charles Hamilton
Burgettstown R. D
Harole Parente
Burgettstown
Harrisburg
Cheer
Elephants Topple Two Circus Vans in Route 74 Crash
A Kelly-Miller Circus caravan suffered two overturns near here as a three elephant tractor-trailer tipped on Route 74 and a second vehicle jackknifed on Route 7A. One elephant injured, driver hurt, neither elephant needing veterinary care. Cline fined for unsafe driving.
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Ocean Springs
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Cline
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Lown
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Paneama
Douglas Lis
Walonga
Oklo
Belated Council Action After Fatal Bradford Crash
Bradford, AP report: former McKean County sheriff and coroner George Calhoun, 76, died in Bradford Hospital after a car-truck collision at South Avenue and Corydon Street. His wife Margaret, 65, was injured, as was pedestrian William Hart, 41. City Council ordered southbound commercial trucks to avoid South Avenue after the crash.
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Bradford
McKean County
George Calhoun
South Avenue
Corydon Street
Paul L. McCauley
South
Gale F. Hollenbeck
Hollenbeck Funeral Home
Hollenbeck
Calhoun
Margaret
William G. Hart
Hart
Truck owner criticizes city for slow action on dangerous intersection
Hellman Ex position Shows owner V Hellman, driving a carnival truck in Bradford, was X-rayed and released. Hollenbeck urged a safety fix after a December 1962 baby’s death, noting three fatalities at the intersection in five years and a coroner’s jury recommendation to move northbound trucks to Congress Street.
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Hellman Exposition Shows
Bradford
Hollenbeck
Congress Street
Youths Save Erie Teens From Lake Undertow Rescue
Two Pittsburgh men, Robert Diebold aged 24 and Pree Yocca aged 23, were credited with rescuing Erie teenagers James Nielsen 17 and Marcia Weigand 15 caught by an undertow off Presque Isle beach in Lake Erie on Sunday.
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Pittsburgh
Erie
Lake Erie
Presque Isle
Robert Diebold
Pree , Yocca
James Nielsen
Marcia Weigand
Rites Held For Stephen Brooks
Funeral services for Stephen E. Brooks were held at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Walter W. Gilliland officiating. Burial followed at Pine Grove Cemetery. Relatives and friends from Masury Ohio Shar on Polk Chicora Meadville Wattsburg North East Beaver Dam and Franklin attended.
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Stephen E. Brooks
First Methodist Church
Walter W. Gilliland
Pine Grove Cemetery
William Brooks
Iola Hodge
Masury
Ohio
Alice Morris
Lena Williams
Sharon
Tda Brooks
Gaylord Brooks
Barbara
Everett Davison
Diane
Polk
Harlan Chapin
Thomas
Leda Hilliard
Chicora
Lee Stright
Don Melvin
Glenn Consla
Kay Knapp
Meadville
Kenneth Kireh Beaverdam
Lynn Phil Tins
Wattsburg
Marna Taylor
North East
Margaret Cox
Eric
Vernon Brooks
Franklin
T. V. SMITH DIES AT HUATSVILLE MD
Huattsville Md mourns 74 year old T. V. Smith a former Democratic congressman from Minois. Funeral details scarce but a memorial service is planned. Police guards will be stationed at the beach until Memorial Day to ensure public safety.
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T. V. Smith
Huatsville
Minois
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