Westmoreland cites progress toward victory in Vietnam
General Westmoreland told South Korean troops in Saigon that allied forces have made tremendous strides toward military victory after two years of fighting. He described the ongoing artillery duel with North Vietnamese across the demilitarized zone as part of a broader "brightening picture" for the free world in Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
South Korea
South Vietnam
Con Thien
Leatherneck
Percy Vows He'll Stay Out Of GOP Nomination
In Washington AP report Sen. Charles H. Percy vows to avoid active participation in the 1968 Republican preconvention campaign. He will sign affidavits to exclude his name from primaries where needed and says he will not campaign or endorse until next June. He may back a candidate then, but insists he remains not a candidate currently.
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Percy
Washington
Illinois
Charles H. Percy
Ronald Reagan
California
Corry Man OK After Swallowing Pills In Jail
A former Corry man living in Union City is in satisfactory condition at Hamot Hospital Erie after overdosing on stolen barbiturates in the Erie County jail last evening. Inmate Raymond Bivier 21 of Erie is in critical condition in the hospital ICU. Fred Whitmeyer 23 formerly of Corry now Union City was jailed awaiting burglary trial.
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Corry
Union City
Hamot
Erie
Erie County
Fred Whitmeyer
Graves Street
Whitmeyer
Raymond Bivier
Bruce Reeder
Bivier
Hamot Hospital
Skydiver with funeral pact plunges to death in Florida
Five weeks after his wife Rickie died in a jump accident, skydiver John Wasik carried a signed funeral contract and two parachutes as he leaped from a plane at 3200 feet. Instead of pulling the ripcord he prayed and died, while observers recalled his vow to die doing what his wife loved.
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Rockledge
Fla
John Wasik
Wasik
Green Air Park
Rickie
Pearl 5
Leech
Melbourne
Daily ‘Times
10 Week Ordeal: Sailor Rescues Beagle After Atlantic Cruise
Nels B. Nelson, a 64 year old Chicago machinist, recounts a 10 week Atlantic ordeal aboard his 30 foot homemade sailboat Savanna. Disabling storms off Newfoundland ripped masts and left him and his beagle Sheba adrift before a New Bedford fishing boat found them about 10 miles off Chatham Cape Cod harbor.
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Chatham
Mass
Chicago
Atlantic
Nels B. Nelson
Florida
Newfoundland
New Bedford
Nelson Sunday
Cape Cod
Nelson
Three Youths Unhurt As Car Overturns
Three Corry youths escaped injury when their car ran off the highway east of Wattsburg and overturned late last night. Larry Darnoall 18 of Corry RD 3 faced charges of driving too fast for conditions. Harold Munsee 18 of 476 East Columbus Avenue and Alfred Messina 19 of 115 Park Street were passengers. Damage to the car was estimated at 250 dollars. A separate minor accident Friday morning near Union City involved Duane Beck 37 backing into Jacob Luke 55 of North East. No injuries and 50 dollars damage.
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Corry
Wattsburg
Larry Darnoall
R, D
Harold Munsee
Columbus Avenue
Alfred Messina
Park Street
Carnoall
Duane Beckwith
North Center Street
Union City
Jacob Luke
Tragic Bear Lake Crash Kills Two Youths
A late night collision on the Lottsville Bear Lake road killed two youths and seriously injured a third. Driver David G Newark 19 Bear Lake died at the scene from severe injuries. Delbert C Pless 17 Corry RD 1 died from a broken neck and skull injuries. James Beck 15 Bear Lake RD 1 was hospitalized in critical condition then moved to St Vincent Erie. Police say excessive speed and a sharp curve caused the crash into a utility pole.
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David G. Newark
Bear’ Lake
Delbert C. Pless
R. D
Corry
James Beck
R. D. A. Bear Lake
Donald Weaver
Lottsville
Bear Lake
Corry Memorial Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital
Erie
Mummy Hit Daddy, Daddy Hit Mummy Clue Emerges
In Azusa California a 3 year old survivor of a Los Angeles family tragedy describes his parents fighting as detectives probe whether the deaths were murder suicide or a triple homicide. Officer Michael Berg and his wife Elizabeth and their 11 year old son David died in a cliffside wreck near their home. The boy, found days after the family vanished, is hospitalised with dehydration a broken leg and exposure. Police say a missing motive and line of inquiry remain as they piece together the events surrounding the fatalities.
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Azusa
Calif
Michael Berg
Sunday
Los Angeles
Elizabeth
David
Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Glendora Community Hospital
Michael
Wnele
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Journal
Johnston
Porter
Detroit
American Motors
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