Eighteen children die in sand pit collapse near Morelia
In Teremendo, ten miles north of Morelia, eighteen children aged 8 to 16 were killed when a sand pit collapsed while they were gathering sand for a church project. Four boys escaped uninjured.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1969
Page
4
In Teremendo, ten miles north of Morelia, eighteen children aged 8 to 16 were killed when a sand pit collapsed while they were gathering sand for a church project. Four boys escaped uninjured.
The Corry Council of Churches announces the UNICEF drive in the Corry Area. Local youngsters will collect on October 29 to raise funds and enjoy supervised activities at collection points after visits door to door. Volunteers supervise parties following the collections.
Funeral services for Veo Gibbs at Bracken Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p.m. Friends may call Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Belgrade reports Yugoslav Premier Ribbie sent Premier Chou En-lai greetings on Communist China's 20th anniversary.
Mr. Gibbs 61 of 528 North Center street Corry died at Corry Memorial Hospital. Born September 15 1904 in Corry he worked as a barber with shops in Hydetown Titusville and Corry. Survived by wife Helen daughter Bonnie Culver grandson Craig Culver aunt Velma Moore and half brother Arlo Throop. Burial Pine Grove Cemetery. Services Thursday at Bracken Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Heffer.
The council directs the contractor to pick a site near Corry so industrial trucks stay close at city expense. A five mile radius from the city line is the maximum distance for a landfill. A five acre tract is seen as sufficient for the three year contract, with a countywide refuse program potentially ending Corry operations after that period.
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