Judge weighs autopsy of Kopechne grave inquest
In Wilkes-Barre Judge Brominski considers delaying or denying an autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne’s coffin amid a Massachusetts inquest and public interest claims. The Kopechnes oppose opening the grave while state prosecutors seek facts on the Chappaquiddick death.
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Wilkes-Barre
Bernard C. Brominski
Mary Jo Kopechne
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Brominski
Kopechne
Miss Kopechne
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Larksville
Edmund Dinis
New Bedford
Mass
Joseph A. Kopechne
Berkeley Heights
N. J
Dinis
Joseph F. Flanagan
Kopechnes
Armand Fernandes Jr
Fernandes
Flanagan
Joseph Kopechne
Gwen
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Luzerne County
Firemen Pension Checks Sent to Corry and Nearby Areas
Corry received 4296 dollars from Pennsylvania for its firemen pension fund as part of a statewide 5,610,273 dollar distribution to 2519 municipalities from the out of state fire insurance tax. Nearby boroughs and townships also received varying amounts including Elgin Union City Wattsburg Spartansburg Bear Lake Sugar Grove Wayne Concord Sparta Spring Creek and Elk Lick Township. TREMORS REPORTED CAPE TOWN, South Africa-Severe earth tremors rocked the South African Coastline from Cape Town to Durban last night. At least two persons'were killed.
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Corry
Pennsylvania
Elgin
Union City
Wattsburg
Spartansburg
Bear Lake
Sugar Grove
Wayne
Concord
Sparta
Columbus
Spring Creek
Elk Lick
Somerset County
Philadelphia
Cape Town
South Africa
South African
Durban
Four youths sentenced in Crawford County narcotics case
Four Meadville youths aged 20 to 22 were sentenced after a May 1 raid found marijuana and dexidrene pills. Dale Burton and John Ensworth received fines of 200 dollars and multi year terms, while Stanley Tysarcayk and Patricia Bock faced shorter or probationary outcomes. Antoinette Perez, 18, also faced charges, pleading guilty and receiving a 150 dollar fine and five years probation.
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Meadville
Crawford County
P. Richard Thomas
Dale J. Burton
Allegheny County
John Ensworth
Stanley L. Tysarcayk
Patricia B. Bock
Paoli
Antoinette Perez
Charges Dropped as CIA Refuses to Allow Testimony
The Green Berets murder trial ends after the CIA declines to provide witnesses. Army Secretary Resor dismisses all charges and assigns the seven defendants to duties outside Vietnam. The decision follows CIA concerns that testimony could jeopardize national interests and classified operations.
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Washington
U.S
Green Berets
Army
Central Intelligence Agency
Stanley R. Resor
CIA
Resor
Pentagon
Vietnam
Secret
South Vietnam
Congress
House
Clarence D. Long
Dmd
Nixon
Intelligence
Believe Pony Butchered To Sell As Beef
Franklin State Police and Game Commission investigate the killing and butchering of a pony on a farm near here. The animal belonged to the Dean children and was found with a neat shoulder removal near a bush after a noise startled the owners. Deputy James Lowros suspects the pony was killed to be sold as beef.
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Franklin
State Police and Game Commission
Marion Dean
Dean
Kenny
Karen
Donnie
Debbie
James Lowros
Pleasantville
Lowros
State Police
Licensing Auto Mechanics Under State Oversight Mov to Pass
A House committee chair backed a bill to license all auto mechanics with a state board to pursue complaints. Violators could be fined refunded or have licenses suspended. apprentices allowed. The measure excludes routine maintenance and requires two years experience or trade school graduation. Five other actions included higher community college support and a fishing license for the blind.
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Harrisburg
House
Austin J. Murphy
Washington
Murphy
Senate
John Laudadio
D-Westmoreland
Lake Erie
William O. Shuman
Franklin
Louis Sherman
Philadelphia
Timothy Slack
Chester
Bonn talks hinge on Free Democrats in German gov’t deal
West Germany’s Free Democrats seek a seat at the Bonn table as talks with the Christian Democrats and Socialists begin after Sunday elections. The FDP could tilt control with 30 Bundestag seats, amid moves to revalue the mark and stabilize foreign exchange.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Free Democrats
Free Democratic Party
Bundestag
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Willy Brandt
Gustav Heinemann
Free Democrat
Walter Scheel
Scheel
North Rhine-Westphalia
East Germany
Eastern
Europe
Brandt
Kiesinger
Japan Train Collision Injures 125 on Commuter Route
A three car commuter train collided head on with a 36 car freight parked in a yard near Tokyo. Sixty-five passengers were seriously injured including the engineer and 125 people were hurt overall with about 400 aboard.
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Shizuoka
Japan
Tokyo
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Mary Jo
Sens
Strom Thurmond
Rs.c
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S
Thurmond
Free Democrats At Center
International Monetary Fund
European Common Market
Executive Commission
Jamestown
Wilson E. Wynn Jr
Tony
First Avenue
East Main Street
Wynn
Corry Concrete and Gravel Co
North Center Street
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