Raids Seek Three Motorcycle Club Members in Florida
Palm Beach County Sheriff William Heidtman, aided by Detroit police, raided clubs in Chicago, Indiana and Detroit to capture three men nicknamed Crazy John, Squirrel and Mangy. Governor Claude Kirk met the handcuffed suspects at West Palm Beach airport after a 1,000 mile chase, detailing charges of aggravated assault and conspiracy tied to the nail- to-tree case of Christine Deese.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
William Heidtman
Chicago
Indiana
Detroit
Heidtman
Florida
Claude Kirk
Natty
Crazy John
Squirrel
Kirk
Donald ‘Mangy” Graves
Joe “Super Squirrel’ Sorsby Jr
Houston
John “Crazy John” Wables
Warren, Mich
Christine Deese
Palm Beach County
Christine
Norman “Spider” Risinger
Tampa
Fia
Frank
Fat Frank” Link
Cypress
Calif
Thanksgiving holiday traffic toll tops 600 but trails last year
Associated Press reports 634 traffic deaths over the 102 hour Thanksgiving period ending Sunday midnight, with higher totals on other holidays but below last year’s record. The count spans 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday as travelers returned home.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
McInnes Workers Vote To Return After Wildcat Walkout
McInnes Steel Emplover Association members voted to resume operations after an illegal walkout on November 13 at the East Main Street plant. The group will meet management at Central Labor Council hall to iron out differences. Regular shifts restart Wednesday. office staff will be told when to report. Robert Kubiak, personnel manager, announced. The strike is the first in the area since the late fifties and the first in a nonunion shop.
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McInnes Steel ‘Emplover’ Association
East Main Street
Central Labor Council Hall
North Center Street
Robert Kubiak
McInnes
Cited More In Drive On Car Jockeys
City police cited six drivers for motor vehicle code violations from turning a red light to reckless driving. Names include James H. Weidner 21 Spartansburg Arnold D. McCaslin 18 Center streets Conry and Douglas W. Mather 18 East Main Street. Information filed with Alderman Merle Ottaway. Continued on Page Five.
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James H. Weidner
Spartansburg
Merle Ottaway
Arnold D. McCaslin
R.D
Conry
Center Streets
Loblaw
Ottaway
Douglas W. Mather
South Center Street
East Main Street
Robert A. Slava
R.D. 4
Deer Hunters Have Good First Day Locally
Local hunters report a strong start to the season with 17 deer killed by noon. Notables include Donald Gates’s 120 pound seven point near Route 6 west of Corry and Lee Proctor’s 170 pound 13 point buck on his Beaverdam farm. Several youths and others provided firsts or notable racks across multiple areas including Tamarack game lands, Pittsfield, and Canadohia Lake.
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State Game Commission
Journal
Donald W. Gates
Route 6
Corry
Lee Proctor
Beaverdam
Connie Carson
Donation Road
Dean Mitchell
Spring Creek
Connie Is
Dean
LaVern Ayers
Ted Beckwith
Tamarack Game Lands
Ned Johnston
Baker Hill
Hammond, Jr
Sam Catalfn
Deer Head Inn
Ronald Miles
Pittsfield
Floyd Coy
Barry Baker
Canadohia Lake
Peter Baker
Lyle Smith Jr
Plank Road
Columbus
Elmon Foster
West Spring Creek
Albert Wawrejko
Wade Road
Betty Hulings
Hereford Road
Fuelless Plane Crash Leaves Pilot Unharmed In Field
Kingston man Richard N. Netter 23 bound from Red Hook to Worcester ran out of fuel and landed in a field 15 miles off course. He escaped with scratched hands and a dentless airplane after the forced landing in Chesterfield Massachusetts.
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Chesterfield
Mass
Kingston
N.Y
Richard N. Netter
Red Hook
Worcester
Car Hits Tree Near Union City Hurts Driver
A one year old auto was demolished but the driver escaped with minor cuts and bruises when the vehicle veered off Route 8 three miles south of Union City and struck a tree at 7 30 Saturday evening Corry State Police said John F Bielak 35 of 6 Grove street lost control while attempting to overtake another southbound on Route 8 The car ran off the left side of the highway Bielak was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital for bruises to the back left forehead and both legs and released Following treatment at 11 a m yesterday two cars sideswiped on the Union City Waterford road three miles west of Union City Laura D Wenzel 49 of Erie and John F Hurlbert 48 of Oil City were not injured Troopers said the cars brushed on a curve and total property damage was about 125
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Union City
Corry
John F. Bielak
Grove Street
Bielak
Corry Memorial Hospital
City drive kicks off for Christmas lighting fund
The Corry Area Life Underwriters Association presents a $25 check to Earle, the committee chair, as the first contribution to this year’s Christmas lighting drive. Robert G. Tunnel, president of Underwriters, hands the donation. A citywide fund drive starts in December to fund new downtown lighting equipment and repairs to existing installations.
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Mittee
Embert
Earle
Corry
Indi
Journal
Eaton
Two Bombers Downed 25 Killed and 134 Wounded
Communist forces struck in three South Vietnamese areas today and yesterday. U S losses stood at 25 dead and 13 wounded with 38 enemy killed, while two more U S tactical fighters were reported down over North Vietnam. Marines and enemy casualties rose in ground battles near Con Thien and at Yak To, with heavy mortars and crossfire. overall U S casualties increased to 287 dead and 1,000 wounded. Wreckage actions near Da Nang and DMZ fought, as North Vietnam air raids remained limited to the southern panhandle.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
da Nan
Dmz
Laos
Panhandle
Pentagon cuts orders to avoid wartime waste in Vietnam
The Army cuts millions in production orders and shuffles on hand goods to prevent surpluses in Vietnam. McNamara cites past Korean War waste and pushes inventory accuracy using computers. Requisitions over 180 days are torn up, ammo stock reduced by 50 million dollars, and 7 million hed goods redistributed across depots with 40 million earmarked for export.
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Washington
Vietnam
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Army
Motel gun battle leaves one dead in Niles Ohio
One man died and five were wounded in a motel shootout involving police and three gunmen who used a British executive as a shield. Victims include four officers Sgt Mahony Edward Karowski and Joseph Williams of Niles. wounded youth John Joyce is 14. The London businessman P L Louri was unhurt.
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Niles, Ohio
William Joyce
Youngstown
Kenneth W. Ottney
Howland Township
John Mahony
Edward Karowski
Joseph Williams
Niles
P. L. Louri
London
Ottney
John Mills
Recluse Murdered in Rusque sene Home in Quarrel Mistake
Pittsburgh AP report details the killing of Mary S. Husar a 48 year old recluse found murdered in her shuttered Rusquesne home. Neighbors mistook cries for a domestic quarrel as eight hours later police discovered a mutilated body with 26 stab wounds and two kitchen knives nearby. A suspect motive remains undetermined as investigators review burglar elements and a 200 cash plus 62 war bonds found in an upstairs drawer. George Patrisco 90 saw three men flee the house after a 2 am disturbance and was assaulted during attempts to intervene. Authorities later noted the open window leading to the discovery.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Martin Corcoran
Mary S. Husar
Jow-rent Burns Project
Rusquesne
Corcoran
Husar
George Patrisco
Patrisca
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John
Warren
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