Arrests Surpass Four Hundred in Louisville West End
In Louisville, police and volunteer marshals arrested about 1009 persons in a nine hour period ending at midnight Thursday as looting and sniping flare in the West End amid a fourth night of racial disorder. Two Black Unity League leaders, Sam Hawkins and Robert Sims, were among seven arrested during transport from the West End to the east. James Groves, 14, and Matthias Browder, 19, were killed in looting incidents. Browder’s killer, liquor store owner W J Berger, faced manslaughter charges. No action against Patrolman Charles No.
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Louisville
West End
Black Unity League of Kentucky
Mili
Tant
Sam Hawkins
Robert Sims
James Groves
James
Mathias Washington Browder
Browder
W. J. Berger
Groves
Charles
One Hurt In Holiday Smashups
A Union City man, James Smiley, was injured and treated at Union City Memorial Hospital after a high speed loss of control on Route 8 five miles north of Union City. He faces pending charges. A second crash near Corry injured no one, and a third collision caused minor damage with no injuries.
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Union City
Corry
Union City Memorial Hospital
James Smiley
Smiley
Ronald Lloyd
Mead Avenue
Lloyd
Allis Wright
Warren
It Isn’t Every Burglar Who’s This Considerate
Police investigate a Wednesday burglary at 850 West Washington Street where intruders pried open a boarded window, stole building materials and a portable generator, then boarded the window and fled. Albert Hollabaugh of 225 Marion Street reported the loss valued at $300.
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Albert Hollabaugh
Marion Street
West
Washington Street
Hollabaugh
Memorial Day Ceremony Highlights at Mead Park
A large crowd attended Memorial Day services at Mead Park amphitheater led by Joseph L. Wickes with his wife Delores and son Vincent sharing the platform. Samuel Baressi of the Corry Veterans Council spoke as the event proceeded in a family setting.
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Mead Park
Kennedy McCarthy to Debate on Nationwide TV Saturday
Senators Eugene J. McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy will face off in a one hour ABC telecast from KGO-TV San Francisco “Issues and Answers” Saturday. The debate aims to influence California’s Tuesday presidential primary amid attacks and strategic questions from ABC reporters.
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Associated Press
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert I. Kennedy
McCarthy
Oregon
Kennedy
ABC
Kgo-Tv
San Francisco
Eost
Central States
Mountain States
Hubert H. Humphrey
Frank Reynolds
ABC Network
Robert Clark
White House
William Lawrence
California
San Joaquin Valley
Watts
Navy expands search for Scorpion in deep Atlantic
The Navy moved 12 ships seaward from coastal patrols to search deeper in the Atlantic for the missing submarine Scorpion after a hoax radio message. Six dozen Scorpion families in Norfolk have been plagued by crank calls posing as Navy officers with false updates on the crew of 99.
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Norfolk, Va
Atlantic
Navy
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Norfolk
Mediterranean
T. L. Ingraham Jr
U. S. Submarine Force
Atlantic Fleet
Scorpion
Man Sentenced for Fatal Bicycle Crash in Crawford County
Walter H. Fassett age 69 of Girard was sentenced to 11 to 22 months in Crawford County prison for failing to stop at an accident scene and identify himself. Judge Thomas allowed possible hospital security room treatment due to heart attack. The case stemmed from the death of 11 year old Daniel Rankin who was struck on Route 77 in Athens Township near Little Cooley. Rankin’s mother, Mrs. John Lewis, attended the sentencing.
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Walter H. Fassett
Girard
Crawford County
F. Joseph Thomas
Fassett
George X. Simonetta
Corry
Daniel L. Rankin
Cambridge Springs
Athens Township
Little Cooley
John Lewis
Hit Hotel Corry With Judgements For Tax Holdout
Pennsylvania filed judgments against Hotel Corry owners Irwin Prass of Erie and Charles LaRocca of North East for sales taxes totaling 2195 dollars. The judgments, filed Wednesday in Erie County prothonotary’s office, allege unremitted taxes to the State Bureau of Taxes for Education. About 500 dollars covers penalties and interest on the case.
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Pennsylvania
Corry
State
Irwin’ “Prass
Erié
Charles LaRocca
North East
Erie County Prothonotary's Office
State Bureau of Taxes For Education
Bureau of and Taxes
Viet Cong Assails Saigon From Two Sides Amid Ceasefire Talks
Viet Cong troops push on Saigon from the northeast and Cholon as North Vietnamese and Soviet artillery target allied bases in the central highlands. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces respond with air and ground strikes. several Americans and police wounded, gaps in security widen.
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Saigon
U.S
Paris
Phan Mau
Cholon
Phu Lam
Central Highlands
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Dale
Vietnam
Poor Vow To Stay In DC Until Demands Met
In a rain soaked protest Washington DC two week deluge turns Resurrection City mudhole as Rev. Ralph David Abernathy vows to stay until Congress meets demands for vast anti poverty programs. Mrs MLK Jr visits encampment amid storms. organizers refuse evacuation before June 16 permit expiry.
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Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congress
Martin Luther King Jr
Resurrection City
Lincoln Memorial
Will Cite Women For Scrapping On First Avenue
City police said today they will charge two local women with disorderly conduct after a 2 a.m. altercation on First Avenue. Officers responding to a report of a heated argument at Tony's Tavern found the women fighting on the sidewalk. Lucille Winegard and Marilyn Bray were identified as the suspects.
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First Avenue
North Center Street
Tony
Frank Carnegie
Lucille Winegard
Lemon Street
Marilyn Bray
Hasty Main Street
Six Teens Die After Wreck Near New Kensington
Six seniors from Kiski Area High School were killed when their car left Pennsylvania 56, struck a telegraph pole, and plunged 150 feet into a creek below a ravine. Investigators suspect speeds over 80 mph and say the crash occurred hours before discovery by a milkman. Names mentioned include Loren Banks Wayne Hutcherson Charles Nabors III and Burtha Pryor.
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New Kensington
Fae
Loren Lee Banks
Wayne Hutcherson
Charles Nabors III
Kiski Area
Cyndra Marbury
Burtha Mae Pryor
Hutcherson
Gregory
Pennsylvania
Four Hurt By Blasts In Trailers
Four people were injured when an explosion in a house trailer triggered a second blast in a nearby trailer at Pumatuping State Park. Mrs Marlene Herman 25 of Pittsburgh lighted a propane stove for breakfast. she and her child Charles 5 and Deborah were admitted in good condition with head and face burns. Mrs Eleanor Herman 28 of Pittsburgh suffered a burned foot in the second trailer. The two brothers who owned the trailers were away.
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Meadville
Marlene Herman
Pittsburgh
Pumatuping State Park
Herman
Charles
Deborah
Meadville City Hospital
Eleanor Herman
Marine convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Vietnam
Marine Cpl. Stanley J. Luczko Jr. was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an elderly Vietnamese woman near Chu Lai on Sept. 22, 1968. The eight officer court martial reconvened to set sentence, with potential up to 10 years at hard labor and a dishonorable discharge.
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Quantico
Stanley J. Luczko Jr
Luczko
Portsmouth
N. Faval
da Nang
Vietnam
Navy Board of Review
Nguyen Thi Co
Lutzke
Chu Lai
Cution
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VFW Department of Pennsylvania
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Veterans’ Organizations
Journal
Eaton
King
Lincoln ‘Abernathy
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