Escapee Surrenders After Nightmanhunt for Sheriff Killing
A 50-year-old convict John Butler, freshly escaped with handcuffs, staggered from a wooded area near Pittsburgh at dawn and surrendered amid a crowd of officers and reporters. He claimed the sheriff was a friend and expressed remorse, while authorities recovered no murder weapon. Sheriff James Lauer, 52, was shot during a struggle over a revolver in the back seat of a patrol car. Butler had fled into the marshy hillside after the shooting, with a 14-hour chase ending near the crime scene.
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James R. Lauer
Northumberland County
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Counrel
Allegheny County
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Fuller
Lawer
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Eyewitness Story Of Slaying Delivered By Sheriff's Aide
Merlin Diehl recounts the killing of Sheriff Jim Lauer near Pittsburgh as John Butler seized a pistol during a raining Route 19 drive. Diehl hid, pursued by Butler through a 15 foot embankment and a garage, then the fugitive fled to a swamp before surrendering early today. Diehl stresses their long friendship and moral shock at the sheriff’s death.
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Shamokin
James R. Lauer
Northumberland County
John Butler
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Lauer
Death
Buller
Diehl
Art Clergo
Associated Press
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Jim
Jim Jay
Wollen
Kim
Western State Penitentiary
Uke
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New York ‘City
Bauer
Penneylvania Turnpike
Tam
Heer
Wes
Gas Rate Hike OKd By PUC
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a gas rate hike for about 4,700 customers in Erie, Elk, Forest, McKean and Warren counties. The utility sought 4273,000 in extra revenue to offset higher wholesale gas costs. Manager K Christiansen said pre hike bills will rise 18 to 22 cents monthly for Carry's Gas users, effective for gas used after June 1.
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Erie
Elk
Forest
McKean
Warren
State Public Utility Commission
Harrisburg
K. Christiansen
Gax
Journal Today
Carry
Estate of Keating Heirs Named in Will
Ey.e. Keating, a former mortician and longtime resident, left an estate valued at $49,000 in his will filed for probate at the Erie County courthouse. He died May 17 after a short illness at age 79. The will directs $3,000 to Joe Thomas Church and equal division of the remainder among three second cousins Mrs. Hugh O’Hare Corry Paul Mulheirn Albany N.Y. and Rex Mulherr Chicago.
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Wouses
Wall Collapse Kills 13 Year Old at School Bus Stop
A father watched in horror as a three ton ornamental brick wall toppled on his 13 year old daughter near a school bus stop. Police say workers braced the wall to rock the bus, causing it to collapse and bury Gloria Riveras as students looked on. Authorities described the scene as tragic and are investigating the incident.
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Gloria Riveras
Area Trio Hurt Near Franklin
Franklin State Police reported a late yesterday accident near Franklin injuring three in a car overturn west of town. Driver Jane Schultz 25 Waterford and her daughter Debra Schultz 6 sustained neck injuries and abrasions while passenger Joan Bechultz 18 suffered shoulder hip and back injuries. The car was demolished after the driver attempted to pass a vehicle, left the road, struck a guard and overturned.
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Sichudaw
Franklin
Franklin— Hospital
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Waterford
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Joan Bechultz
Eric
Franklin State
Corry Area Youth Held In Break-in
An 18 year old Corry resident and two companions face charges of illegal entry and possession of an unlicensed revolver after a series of break-ins near Jamestown. The trio allegedly stole a 38 caliber revolver, a pocket watch, four blankets, a pillow, oil lamps and trousers. They pleaded innocent and were jailed pending a hearing.
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Vite County
Westfield State Police
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Ashville
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Westfield State
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Mattson
New York State
Swarm
Elgin Road
Tra
Justice of the Peace
Clarence Thompson
Panama
Roger Seeley
Soviet wife seeks asylum in Britain amid Moscow pull
Mrs Nita Dmitriev, 35, and her 5 year old daughter Lena hide in London under Scotland Yard protection as British officials review their asylum plea. Soviet security men rushed the husband Capt Aleksander Dmitrov, 28, back to Moscow after he boarded a jet to depart.
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Moscow
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Lena
Scotland Yard
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Dmitriev
Home Office
Britain
Bus Hits Truck Injuring Thirteen Near Here
A Greyhound bus traveling toward New York struck the rear of a rattle truck on June 2 near here, sending 13 people to South Bend hospitals with injuries. The bus driver was seriously hurt. others received minor injuries and were treated at the scene. The bus overturned after the collision. livestock escaped from the truck and scattered across the countryside.
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Wjuth Ski, Vna
South Bend
Charity Gifts Lacking in America Says Foundation Spokesman
A National Foundation spokesman Melvin A. Glaseer warned yesterday that two thirds of Americans do not give charity. He said fund talkers have barely scratched the surface, highlighting widespread shortfalls in charitable giving nationwide.
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Ban Francisco
America
National Foundation
Melvin A. Glaseer
Vets Honor Area War Dead At Memorial Day Service
Veterans groups and city officials will honor area war dead at Memorial Day services on Memory Lane at Mead Park. The Corry area event features the Corry Area High School Band, a program with dignitaries including Dr. Hugh A O’Hare and Dr. William Rodemeyer, and speakers, along with taps and a firing squad. Also reported is a NASA Space Coast update on the Able and Baker monkeys returning alive from a Jupiter rocket, with mission details and scientific notes.
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Memory Lane
Mead Park
Orea
VFW
American Legion
Corry Area
H Lynn Rice
Hugh O'Hare
William Rodemeyer
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Mra
Roger Grape
Cupttes
Charles VanTassel
Coottettes
Helen Porter
112Th Infantry Regiment
James Keppel
Eleanor Hudson
Corry
Corry Ares High School Band; Benediction, Rev. Cyril H Cooper
Keith Orn
Taps
Wendell Gage
Treasure Daze Lures Shoppers To Local Stores
A two day merchandising event started today drawing shoppers to local outlets. Traffic was above normal with subscribers seeking binders for a chance at $500 in merchandise. Merchants plan activities into tonight as the Coleman Band performs in the shopping areas.
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The
Journal
Loree
Juapers
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Parents Seek 10000 For Girard Girl Injuries
In Common Pleas Court yesterday Mr and Mrs Waller Housman of Girard filed a suit on behalf of their daughter Linda Ann against Allan Renkis. Attorney Gerald McNells says the action seeks damages for serious injuries when Renkis car left the highway and plunged into an embankment near State College Centre County.
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Waller Housman
Allan Renkis
Linda Ann Thesuit
Gerald McNells
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Centre County
Explosions Hit Gas Plant Near Bakersfield
A series of blasts tore through the Honoluly Of Company gas plant at McKittrick, 40 miles west of Bakersfield, with Kern County firefighters battling from a distance. Two people were injured, while the cause remained unknown.
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Kern County Fire Department
Twenty Chinese Guerrillas Drown After Burmese Patrol Sink Boat
In Rangoon Burma twenty Chinese Nationalist guerrillas drowned when Burmese Army patrols sank their boats in western Surma, according to the Nation. This incident highlights clashes between Burmese forces and nationalist fighters in Burma’s western frontier.
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Rangoon
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Surma
Nation
Eisenhower signals no summit without progress on Berlin
President Eisenhower plans to tell Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in a White House meeting with the four foreign ministers that he will not attend a summit unless substantive progress is made on easing tensions over Germany. He aims to avoid being drawn into Geneva talks and will discuss a framework of Western rights to Berlin while officials doubt real progress toward a unified Germany will occur.
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Dulles
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Berlin
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Real Berlin Crisis Seen To Come In 1961
Western officials forecast a real Berlin crisis in 1961 tied to a stopgap plan at a Big Four foreign ministers conference. Khrushchev may avoid an immediate clash, wagering on allied unity and political changes in Britain, the United States, and West Germany to shape future German policy.
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Tractor-Trailer Plunges, Driver Killed Near Hollidaysburg
A tractor-trailer veered off Route 22 on a sharp curve about five miles east of Hollidaysburg and plunged 30 feet into a ditch yesterday, killing the driver identified as Frank BD Undiphill, 40, of Wayne, Michigan. Further details were not released.
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Wayne, Mich
Funeral for John Foster Dulles Draws World Leaders
Washington mourners attended the official ceremony for John Foster Dulles, laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery after a two hour service. Leaders including Eisenhower, Herter, Lloyd, and Gromyko watched as the casket was lowered amid a 19 gun salute and rifle volleys. Dulles died of cancer Sunday after six years as secretary of state. hundreds gathered at the National Cathedral before proceeding to the grave.
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Dulles
Arlington National Cemetery
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Eisenhower
Geneva
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
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Supreme Court
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Russell P. Barnes
World Council of Churches
Traffic Deaths Jump In April
Chicago AP report notes traffic fatalities rose in April marking the fourth straight monthly increase. National Safety Council tallies show 10,480 deaths for the first four months, a 4 percent rise from 1984. April fatalities reached 2,810 vs 2,580 in 1988, with about 400,000 disabling injuries expected in that period.
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Steelworkers Chief Blasts Steel Industry Bargaining
Washington David J. McDonald president of the Steelworkers Union accused the steel industry of bad faith bargaining and said contract talks have stalled. He warned against a July 1 strike and urged reason and moderation to prevail in genuine collective bargaining.
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Washington
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers Union
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