State Soldiers To Get Bonus For Cambodia
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania will grant Vietnam theater bonuses to state troops who served in Cambodia while assigned to Vietnam units. The attorney general ruled the 1968 act covers all service in the Vietnam theater, with $25 per month and up to $750, plus $1,000 for widows of those killed in action.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Vietnam
Fred Speaker
Richard Snyder
Snyder
Cite Area Driver With Drugs In Car
Thomas J. Baird a 37 year old Polk man was arraigned in Oil City on unlawful possession of dangerous drugs and driving while under the influence of drugs. Police said he carried various pills believed to be barbiturates. He pleaded not guilty before District Justice Charles Thurau after hospital discharge and a preliminary hearing was set.
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Oil City
Polk
Thomas J. Baird
Baird
Charles Thurau
Oil City Hospital
Old Priceless Bass Stolen From Home
Los Angeles bass player Milton Nadell of the Los Angeles Philharmonic reported a 236 year old string bass stolen from his North Hollywood home after eight years of mortgage to buy it. Nadell called the instrument a work of art and said insurance would not cover its real worth. He would not disclose purchase price or insured value.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Milton Nadell
Oil City Faces Big Sewage Upgrade Bill
Oil City must upgrade its sewage treatment to remove 85 percent of oxygen consuming waste before discharge into the Allegheny, a mandate from the State Sanitary Water Board. Estimated cost is 1.2 million dollars, likely pushing the city toward deficit financing. A federal grant could cover up to 40 percent if approved. no state aid is available.
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Oil City
State Sanitary Water Board
Allegheny
Commonwealth
Escapees At Large After Fleeing Jail
Two inmates overpowered Lancaster County Prison guard with handmade knives and fled with a stolen .38 pistol. Frank Walter Lucas and James Eugene Isgriggs, both 26, had been moved to Lancaster two weeks earlier to testify in trials. The guard was forced into a washroom while the pair opened security doors and escaped.
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Lancaster, Pa
Lancaster County
Frank Walter Lucas
Marysville
James Eugene Isgriggs
Lebanon
F. Kenneth Cliff
Lancaster
Lancaster County Court
James Kleckner
Lucas
Kleckner
Two Killed Four Injured In Area Crash
Two people died and four were hurt in a two car crash on Route 8 south of Franklin in Sandy Creek Township. Robert L. Pierce 35 of Big Prairie Ohio died at the scene. Martha G. Peoples 44 of Harrisville died later at Franklin Hospital. Jerry Peoples 18 and Allen F. Peoples 14, both Harrisville, were admitted to Franklin Hospital. Two other Peoples passengers, Joan M. Peoples 7 and Joseph Sherick 13, were transferred to Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh. The Pierce car skidded on a right curve and struck the Peoples auto in the northbound lane.
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Franklin
Sandy Creek
Robert L. Pierce
Big Prarie
Ohio
Martha G. Peoples
Harrisville
Franklin Hospital
Jerry Peoples
Allen F. Peoples
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
Joan M. Peoples
Joseph Sherick
Pierce
Peoples Auto
Peoples
Erielle Nabbed. Gave Kids Booze
Titusville police arrested Willie Bowzee, 19, of Erie, for furnishing malt beverages to nine local juveniles after parents reported teens returning from a football game intoxicated. Bowzee was arraigned before District Magistrate Ron Cole and released on a $500 bond. a hearing was set.
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Titusville
Erie
YMCA
Willie Bowzee
Rowzee
Ron Cole
Driver, 65, Killed in Pa 68 Crash After Collision
Forrest A. Zahn, 65, of New Brighton was killed in Midland Pennsylvania when his car hit the rear of a truck on Route 68, then struck a second vehicle. Police reported the fatal accident occurred Saturday.
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Midland
Forrest A. Zahn
New Brighton
Pennsylvania
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