11 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1963
Page
1
In 1859 Col Edwin L Drake drilled the world’s first oil well in Titusville. Now the oil formation at Drake Well Memorial Park is a nuisance, leaking oil into construction sites and posing a fire hazard. The park is closed during museum lagoon and recreation facility work, with no clear solution to stop the seepage.
Mercer, Pa. Frank D. Palermo Jr., 29, of Philadelphia, is jailed in Mercer County on charges of fleeing Ohio to avoid prosecution in the Youngstown Club arson. Arrested at a Erie bus depot, he is held in $50,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for next Wednesday. He faces additional charges for fleeing from Michigan to Pennsylvania over bad checks.
In Philadelphia in 1960 a man was convicted of aiding and abetting embezzlement of travelers checks. He was sentenced to two years in jail, fined 500 dollars, and ordered to restitute 7,100 dollars. The FBI noted he previously served time in New Jersey on a bad check charge.
In Athens the 1963 Lenten fast precedes Easter on April 14 with strong culinary contrasts. Monasteries diet on simple dandelions while others savor olive leaves stuffed with rice, caviar, octopus, and fish roe. Greeks skip meat on Wednesdays and Fridays, then gather for Holy Week processions and long night services.
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