Area crashes claim several lives in Crawford and Erie counties
Two separate Crawford county crashes killed Dwight Brink and Kathleen Ruby while a hit run on Route 19 near Meadville claimed David Walker. Authorities charged Charles Kaltenbaugh with involuntary manslaughter and hit run. Separate Erie county incidents killed Karen Gerlach and Ethel Morton in dune buggy and car collisions.
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Crawford County
Erie County
Dwight E. Brink
Cambridge Springs
Kathleen Ruby
Utica
David E. Walker
Jackson Center
Mercer County
Meadville
Ruby
Edward Owens
Brink
Meadville City Hospital
Hamot Hospital
Erie
Robert Challener
Walker
Challener
Charles L. Kaltenbaugh
Clarks Mills
Kaltenbaugh
Donald W. Ladner
Kattenbaugh
Highlander
Greenwood Township
Karen Gerlach
Fairview
Robert
Ethel Morton
Northeast
Colt Station Road
LA Hotel Fire Kills 1 and 22 Missing in Predawn Blaze
A predawn fire at Powet Square Hotel in Los Angeles killed 11 residents and left 22 unaccounted for. Twenty five people were injured as many jumped from windows, with fire crews unable to reach all occupants. Officials call it the worst LA hotel fire by deaths. Continued reports note chaotic exits and ongoing negotiations over Aero-Corry Division sale in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Garment District
Powet Square
James Williams
Aero-Corry
Aero- Flow Dynamics
New York
Wiliam Masler
Aero- Corry
Talke
Brera
Lika
Talks Won't Halt GM UAW Strike as Deadline Looms
Detroit AP reports both GM and the United Auto Workers blame each other for inflexibility as a strike looming at midnight threatens 944,000 workers across 145 locals in the United States and Canada. Negotiations resume at 10 a.m. EST with Chrysler and Ford targeted differently, while union and company leaders warn of broad adverse effects and prepare picket lines and strike funds.
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Detroit
General Motors
Mammoth Corporation
United Auto Workers
UAW
United States
Canada
Ford
Chrysler
U.S
Canadian
Leonard Woodcock
Earl Bramblett
UAW International
Woodcock
Nixon
Bramblett
Eight Injured In Weekend Crashers Report
Corry State Police say eight people injured in area weekend crashes with two still hospitalized. A three car wreck on Route 6 near Union City injured Wayne V. Smith and others. Reynolds and Dylewski involved. several cars damaged. Additional incidents include a Route 6 motorcycle collision near Corry and a three car crash at Route 8 construction site. Police warn drivers to slow, heed flagmen and observe speed limits to prevent injuries and fatalities.
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Corry
Union City
Union City Memorial Hospital
Wayne V. Smith
Warren
Ohio
Jeanette Shreve
R.D
Mary
Reynolds’ Auto
Robert J. Dylewski
Fairview
Smith
Reynolds
Dylewski
Corry Memorial Hospital
Arnold D. McCaslin
R.D. 4
Frank P. Powers
Duane Street
Norbert Irish
Marvin Johnston
Ethel C. Smith
Cherry Street
Mercedes Heber
Oil City
Kathleen Hamilton
East High Street
Lakewood
Kamayas
Raisley
Marnette Graham
Pittafield
Typhoon Death Toll Rises in CALIGURAN Philippines
Typhoon deaths climb to 64 with about 100 missing as the storm devastates CALIGURAN and two nearby coastal villages. The disaster struck a town of 13 000 residents before veering seaward. Reports place the typhoon about 70 miles east of Hong Kong over the South China Sea.
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Caliguran
Philippines
Miressara
Georgia
South China Sea
Hong Kong
Middle East Terror Sparks Counterterror Across Nations
Fragmentary historical overview traces how terror and counterterror echo through the Middle East. It notes repeated cycles of violence, Arab and Zionist movements, and shifting foreign promises from Britain and the League of Nations after World War I shaping Jewish and Arab aspirations in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle East
Palestine
Saul
David
Solomon
Theodor Herzl
Suez Canal
Britain
League of Nations
Syria
Death Penalty Fate To Be Tested In Supreme Court
A Supreme Court review will test whether the death penalty is applied with due process, focusing on Dennis McGautha and James Crampton. The case could shape executions nationwide as panels examine how sentences are imposed and the evolving standards of cruel and unusual punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Israel
Jordan
Wazi Qamhawi
Nablus
Amman
Jerusalem
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Washington
Dennis McGauthe
McGauthat
San Quentin
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
McGautha
Columbus
Ohio
James Crampton
Supreme Court
Crampton
United States
Colorado
Luis Jose Ter
McGautha and Crampton
Laney
Speirs
Edward Boykin
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Popular Front
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London
Cyprus
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Switzerland
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Geneva
Aroman
Vatican
Jean Rhodain
Tripoli
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