Townville Boy Killed After School Bus Crash
A six year old Townville boy died from injuries after a school bus swerved to avoid him on Route 408. The bus, carrying 62 students, rolled over into a ditch. 23 aboard were injured and treated at Titusville Hospital or Meadville facilities.
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Titusville
Townville
Albert Blymiller
Robert C. Blymiller
R.D. 1
Titusville Hospital
Lloyd Preston
C.M. Sonne
Crawford County
Krista Wescoat
Harrison Wescoat
R.D
Shirley Reynolds
Bernard Reynolds
B.D
Lucille Cowan
Roberta Cowan
Susan Logsdon
James Logsdon
Centerville
John Gulland
Earl McCarthy
Meadville
Steuben Township
Preston
Blymiller
Willis L. Arnold
John Hunter
Mona Seely
Joyce Magee
Linda Cowan
Laura Strawbridge
Tim Bossard
Leonard Sterling
City Hospital
Brenda Patton
Jan Proper
Spencer Hospital
Charles Bentel
Paul Poux
AT&T to Cut Interstate Long Distance Rates
The FCC and government reviews lead to AT&T lowering interstate long distance charges by 150 million dollars next year, with an additional 87 million savings due Feb 1. Combined, 1970 savings reach 237 million, possibly trimming average interstate bills about 3 percent. Local rates remain unaffected.
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Washington
Ma Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph
At&t
Bell Telephone System
Federal ‘Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
Bell
Telpak
Teletypewriter Exchange
TVX
Jess
Maryland
San Diego
John D. DeButts
North Vietnam May Boost Infiltration Into South Vietnam
U S officials expect Hanoi to increase troop infiltration into South Vietnam after a period of decline. Weather improves along routes, with reports of buildup starting. Analysts warn this could pressure Nixon’s withdrawal timetable and signal possible offensives or a long haul, low cost strategy.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
North
Laos
Hanoi
M 4
William P. Rogers
United States
Crash Kills Corry Dodge Employe
Corry Dodge mechanic Cornelius Weide, 27, of Grimsby Ontario, was killed instantly at 2 45 this morning when his car ran off Route 6 east of Union City. He struck a utility pole and a tree after losing control at high speed, the 1967 sedan listed as total loss. He had been staying at Townsend Motel and worked two months at Corry Dodge.
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Grimsby
Ontario
Canada
Corry Dodge
Union City
Route 6
Union City Memorial Hospital
Cornelius Weide
Samuel Lowery
Weide
Townsend
Corry
Robert Fleetwood
Norbert Irish
Senate Neares Draft Reform Approval After Compromise
The Senate moves toward passage of a draft by lottery bill as a compromise opens room for broader Selective Service reform. Kennedy aims to fast track a quick vote on lottery, with a six month extension of the current act to Jan 1 1971, enabling fuller reform next spring.
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Senate
Washington
Nixon
House
Edward M. Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Kennedy
Kingman Brewster Jr
Yale University
Chief of Police Arrests Own Son in Vandalism Case
Northville New York police chief George Scunziang Sr. arrested his son George Jr. in a vandalism probe. Dennis J. Darby, both 17, charged with first degree criminal mischief and released on $1,000 bail after a September 20 incident caused about $150,000 in water damage at Northville Central School. State police assisted in the investigation.
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Northville, NY
George Scunziang Sr
Northville Central
George Jr
Dennis J. Darby
Scanziano
Adirondack
Scotts Crossing Plan Draws Fire Over Route 6 Improvements
Columbus Township supervisors object to State Highway Department plans for Scotts Crossing near Erie Lackawanna tracks arguing they ignore left turn lanes and a waiting lane while proposing signals. They seek county fuel funds and insist PUC ordered the highway department to install the lights, while they refuse to bear the cost.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Scotts Crossing
Erie Lackawanna Railroad
Lawrence Miller
Jordan Christensen
Howard Goodwill
Highway Department
Scotts Crossing Road
Spencer Road
Con
David Swanson
Columbus Township
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Warren County
Vietnam War Day Brings Heavy Allied Losses Near Pleiku
North Vietnamese forces struck Mekong Delta and central highlands camps, killing nine Americans and wounding 27 while the South Vietnamese suffered 25 percent losses at the Mekong Delta task force site. Allied claims 105 enemy killed across three attacks as President Nixon outlined Vietnam policy.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Central Highlands
4Th Infantry
Pieika
Kontum
U.S
Nix
Columbus Dam Authority Moves to Disband in Township
Columbus Municipal Authority votes to dissolve after concluding no replacement dam is planned. About 800 dollars in the treasury would go to the fire department truck fund as the state deed for easements is sought back. Members say replacement efforts have failed and disbanding is certain.
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Columbus Municipal Authority
Columbus Dam Authority
John Zamborik
Zamoborik
Fire Department
Zamborik
Jordan Christensen
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Meadville Tribune
Shafer
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
John Tabor
Beene
Tabor
Peter Aa
Virgil Johnson
Lett
Zunt
New Mexico
Joseph L. York
Milwaukee
Wisc
Sth Alpha Battery
Pleiku
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