Memorial Day Holiday Traffic Toll Climbs Across Nation
The Memorial Day weekend began with 310 road deaths and 69 boating or non boating fatalities as motorists filled highways. The National Safety Council warned 350 to 650 more could die through Sunday. AP compared with a nonholiday 78 hour period showing 481 deaths. Apollo 10 crews completed a half million mile trip near the moon, underscoring road hazards.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Troops Move Out To Blunt VC Summer Offensive
Thousands of allied troops backed by tanks and bombers resumed operations across South Vietnam at Buddha’s birthday cease-fire end. US forces reported 13 killed and 62 wounded during 85 significant incidents, with 89 enemy soldiers killed and Viet Cong accusing violations. The allies ignored the Viet Cong cease-fire and continued offensive sweeps and B52 raids, while reconnaissance flights and patrols persisted amid ongoing clashes.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
United States
Hanoi
Vietnam
Ship Collision Kills One Off Swedish Coast
A Liberian tanker Benedict and Norwegian vessel Holtefjell collided 12 miles south of Trelleborg Sweden. One Spanish crew member aboard Holtefjell was killed instantly. Fire on Benedict and oil spread were reported with dense fog hindering rescue efforts.
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Trelleborg
Sweden
Benedict
Holtefjell
Oslo
Stockholm
Boy Thrown From Car In Serious Titusville Crash
A Titusville youth Dennis Inman 17 was thrown from his auto and pinned when the car overturned on Route 89 near Spartansburg at 10 25 last night. He suffered a jaw fracture and internal injuries. passenger Michael Brown 18 of Pleasantville had multiple cuts and bruises. Troopers say Inman lost control on a curve. Total damage 500.
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Titusville
Dennis Inman
R. D
Michael Brown
Pleasantville
Titusville Hospital
Clair Stile
Richard Deutsch
Corry
Terence Haskins
Logan Warner
Union City
Donald P. Allen
Snyder Circle
Warner
Allen
Fred Greenfield
Conneaut Lake
Stewart Smith
Warren
Marvin Johnston
Nine Die On State Highways During Memorial Day Period
The Associated Press reports Pennsylvania records nine traffic deaths and two drownings as Memorial Day holiday progresses through the halfway mark. Victims include Frank Giannetto, 18, of Scranton who drowned at Lake Delwild, and George E. Keener, 7, who drowned after falling into the Monongahela River at Fayette City.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Frank Giannetto
Scranton
Lakedelwild
George E. Keener
Monongahela River
Fayette City
Garage Blaze Destroys Home and Contents in Pierce County
A fire at 43 Raymond Avenue gutted a garage owned by Mr and Mrs Edward Royek. Gasoline motor explosion started the blaze. Stanford Hose Co fought flames with 18 men, 1 700 feet of hose, and four units. Damage 1500 to building and 1500 to contents. No injuries. Also Pittsburgh man charged after fatal service station argument ends in a shooting.
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Stanford Hose Co
Edward Royek
Raymond Avenue
Royek
Jerome Davis
Pittsburgh
Roger Atkins
Homewood
Gerald Ford
Atkins
Memorial Day Service Honors Local Veterans at Mead Park
Several hundred Corry and area residents attended a Memorial Day observance at Mead Park. Guest speaker Frank Hilton of Meadville, past national VFW commander, paid tribute to local citizens. Mrs Velma Carmrcke presented flowers with the National Guard unit flanking her. W Stuart Houghton, WWI veteran, served as master of ceremonies.
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Corry
Mead Park
Frank ©. Hilton
Meadville
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Velma Carmrcke
Company A
National Guard
W. Stuart Houghton
City Council to Open Bids and Discuss Sewers
City Council will open bids for a city land parcel near the Tonnard Mfg Co plant and for street salt brine. Discussion includes a proposed ordinance change to raise the maximum height for shade trees beyond 25 feet, and consideration of the 1969 sewer program tied to a Route 6 shopping plaza.
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Tonnard Mfg. Co
Spring Street Hill
Leonard Bills
Tonnard
David Johnson
Streets Department
Route 6
Youth Refuses To Play Taps In Memorial Day Row
Swarthmore High School band member David Carroll, 17, refused to play Taps during Memorial Day services citing conscience. Legion commander David Hopson demanded silence, later saying Carroll had a right to act but should have given notice. Carroll's mother Helen Carroll notes his sensitivity to war themes.
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David Carroll
Swarthmore High School
American Legion
David B. Hopson
David
Hopson
Helen Carroll
Women's International League of Peace and Freedom
New York City
Five Boroughs
John V. Lindsay
Brooklyn
Vietnam
Swarthmore
Berkeley
Calif
Memorial Day Observances Mark Pomp and Protest Across Nation
Memorial Day events feature wreaths by Vice President Agnew at Arlington and President Nixon at Key Biscayne plus parades and vigils nationwide. Antiwar protests highlight the day as 35,000 Vietnam dead are listed. traffic crashes en route to holiday beaches surge. Mario Andretti wins Indianapolis 500 at record speed 156.8 mph.
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Associated Press
Spiro T. Agnew
Arlington National Cemetery
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Vietnam
Copter Recovers GI Prisoner After Viet Cong Captivity
U S Army sergeant Kenneth R. Gregory of Altus Oklahoma, held by Viet Cong for about nine months, escaped last Monday and was found by a U S helicopter crew twelve miles northwest of Tay Ninh near the Cambodian border. He is listed in good condition after arrival at Long Binh hospital and described his first American meals with relief.
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Altus
Okla
U.S. Command
Kenneth R. Gregory
Helen Gregory
P.O. Box
General Delivery
Gregory
Tay Ninh
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Long Binh
U.S
United States
Spec-5
Thomas van Putten
Caledonia
Mich
van Putten
Couple found shot to death in rural Washington County
A 75-year-old Washington County man and his wife were found shot to death in their rural home kitchen. Helen Baldwin, 75, lay near the sink and a .22 caliber chrome revolver was found near her husband John. The report also includes a World War II era reminiscence and separate Vietnam War notes about a soldier, Gregory, who was missing and later found alive in Tay Ninh Province.
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Washington, Pa
Washington County
Helen G. Baldwin
John
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