Alaska Airlines Crash Leaves 111 Dead On Mountain Slope
Rescue crews work in rain and wind to recover 56 victims and two flight recorders from the Alaska Airlines 727 crash site on Mount Chilkat. Debris scattered across three depressions as investigators map wreckage to determine cause. bodies labeled for identification are airlifted to Juneau where a temporary morgue operates.
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Juneau
Alaska
Patrick Wellington
Alaska Public Safety Department
Alaska Airlines
National Guard
Coast Guard
National Transportation Safety Board
Seattle
Washington, D.C
Yakuza
Juneau Municipal Airport
Three Killed In Holiday Traffic Crashes
Three died in Crawford County traffic crashes during the holiday weekend as state police investigated multiple incidents. George Start, 19, Linesville, died on I-79 near Edinboro after losing control and flipping on guardrails. Donald Facini, 22, R D 1 Franklin, died on Route 98 after leaving the road and hitting a tree. body found Sunday morning. A pedestrian was struck and killed near Edinboro by a car driven by Courtney Gillette, 61, who mistook the victim for debris in the road and is under investigation for possible prior hit and run. In Corry, a North East woman was admitted to Union City.
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Crawford County
Corry
Edinboro
George Start
Linesville
Meadville
Start
Donald P. Facini
R.D
Franklin
Route 322
Courtney K. Gillette
R.D. 1
Gillette
Paul C. Pelkey
McKees Rocks
Pelkey
North East
Union City
Burglars Hit Corry and Union City Areas
Burglars jimmied a south side door at the Corry Agway on Pennsylvania Avenue and tried to crack the safe, leaving the knob and dial. items stolen include a chain saw and tools as police investigate. A second break in at Union City Sand and Gravel on RD 2 Waterford saw a window broken, with two air wrenches and a chain hoist valued at $600 taken. state police probing.
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Corry Agway
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles Sutton
Paul Dingle
Dingle
Journal Press
Union City
Corry
Union City Sand and Gravel Company
R.D. 2
Waterford
Journal carrier robbed again at Lindenberger home
A Journal carrier lost $31 in a burglary at 9 Shea Street yesterday while no one was home from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The thief had to find a drawer key and money bag. Two suspects were named. another carrier was robbed two weeks earlier. The cases are under investigation. THAI S education plan rejected in Bangkok due to lack of experts.
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Junior Lindenberger
Shea Street
Lindenberger
Andy Johnson
Meadville Youth Drowns At Mill Run
LeRoy M. Jenkins twelve year old of Meadville drowned yesterday afternoon at Mill Run near Shaddy Brook beach below Meadville Senior High School. Rex Sherry eleven tried to pull him to safety but Jenkins fought him off before the Rescue Squad recovered the body at 3 12 p m.
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Meadville
Mill Run
LeRoy M. Jenkins
R.D. 1
Jenkins
Shaddy Brook Beach
Meadville Senior High School
Rex Sherry
Sherry
U S Aide in Cambodia Targeted in Botched Bomb Plot
U S Ambassador Emory C Swank escaped a planned assassination when a bicycle laden with a plastic explosive was pushed into his path as he drove to work in Phnom Penh Cambodia Police said the rider fled and the bomb intended to explode on contact with the car but Swank was unharmed The attack marked the fifth such incident at the American Embassy since the war began local authorities led the investigation and identified a lone 18 year old as the assailant.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Emory C. Swank
Kim Sarun
Swank
Shanghai
Tsingtao
Batavia
Jakarta
Moscow
Bucharest
Frederick
Bus Shortage and Wage Freeze Hamper School Openings
Associated Press reports that bus shortages and a wage-price freeze delayed or altered school openings across the South under desegregation orders. Nashville, Columbus, Jacksonville, and Norfolk faced staggered starts as buses run extra routes, with Norfolk delaying opening due to a rate dispute with a private company. In Nashville 700 routes serve about 49,000 of 96,000 pupils. Columbus plans 12,000 to 14,000 riders on 72 buses. Duval County in Jacksonville uses 348 buses for roughly 55,000 of 123,000 pupils. Charlotte and Mecklenburg County resume orientation ahead of a full start Friday. Mobile prepares 68,000 students for Wednesday return.
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Associated Press
South
Nashville
Tenn
Columbus
Jacksonville
Fla
Norfolk
Nixon
Duval County School Board
Duval
Florida
Cecil Hardesty
E.L. Lamberth
North Carolina
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Mobile
Ala
Anti-Busers To Open Own Schools In Pontiac
Six women were arrested after padlocking themselves to a fence surrounding the lot where 10 school buses were dynamited last month. Police said no immediate charges were filed though potential counts exist under a law banning blocking school buses. Amid a protest against mandatory court-ordered busing, parents planned private freedom schools to open this fall, with classes in volunteered spaces and taught by volunteer, accredited teachers. Local rally drew 6,000 to 10,000 as organizers pledged inclusive admission and reliance on donations.
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Pontiac
Mich
Freedom Schools
Madison Junior High
National Action Group
Elsie Bigger
Bigger
Decorate Corry GI Third-Time Decorate Corry GI Third-Time Army Specialist Dale L. Black
Army Specialist Dale L. Black of Corry Pennsylvania, 21, son of Homer G. and Mrs. Black, recently received the Air Medal while with the 23rd Infantry Division near Chu Lai Vietnam. He earned it for meritorious aerial flight supporting ground operations and serves as a rifleman in Company B 4th Battalion 3rd Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade. He also holds the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman Badge.
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Dale L. Black
Homer G. Black
Corry
23Rd Infantry
Chu Lai
Vietnam
Black
Pennsylvania Wins Over $1 Million In Drug Abuse Grants
Public Welfare Secretary Helene Wohlgemuth announced more than $1 million in federal Health Services and Mental Health Administration grants to Pennsylvania. Funds support hot-line service methadone treatment and rehabilitation programs, overseen by the state Welfare Department with projects at Community Mental Health Center of Rochester Beaver County Muhlenberg Medical Center Bethlehem Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Center Philadelphia Lancaster General Hospital.
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Harrisburg
Helene Wohlgemuth
Pennsylvania
Health Services and Mental Health Administration
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
State Welfare Department
Rochester
Beaver County
Muhlenberg Medical Center
Bethlehem
Northampton County
Philadelphia
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster
City Fathers To Discuss Wage Talks
City Council meeting to discuss wage negotiations with police and fire departments. Police seek more than double the firemen’s demand. Mayor Edward Yarger to lead discussion and a Municipal Authority member recommendation is listed. City engineer David Johnson to present 1971 construction program and remarks on county property and sewer materials.
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Edward Yarger
David Johnson
Johnson
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Agway
Dana Scouten
Journal
Pryor
Bangkok
Thailand
Danang
South Vietnam
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