Savage Battle Recalled Near DMZ In Vietnam
STEVE STIEBENS recalls a fierce Con Thien clash as about 1 200 Marines faced a 2 500 strong North Vietnamese regiment. Casualties ran high with 51 U S dead 34 missing and 170 wounded. both sides suffered losses as reinforcements moved in and the lull ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Stiebens
Dmz
Vietnam
Con Thien
Frelin Hensley
Logan
W.va
Demilitarized Zone
Hensley
90Th
Robert Cushman
South Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Exile to execution on treason charges Tshombe faces Congo bid
The Congo government asked Algeria to extradite former premier Moise Tshombe to Kinshasa for execution on treason and subversion charges. Tshombe, held in Algiers after a British charter flight hijacking, has supporters blaming Mobutu and calling him an imperial puppet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinshasa
The
Congo
Algeria
Moise Tshombe
Joseph Mobutu
Tshombe
Palma de Mallorca
Mediterranean
Ibiza
Spanish Balearics
Paris
Algiers
Houari Boumedienne
Boufarik Military Air Field
Alaiare
Hensley
North der Tshombe
Miéo
Ment
Representa
Alveria
Thomas Tshombe
Jmier
Madrid
A Sley
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Katanga
Hospital Fall Leaves Bay Critical
A two year old boy, Gary Bryant of Butler, fell two stories from a hospital window onto concrete. He was in critical condition at Children’s Hospital after emergency treatment at Butler County Memorial Hospital and surgery for a skull fracture. The superintendent said he fell while alone in a semi private room after a window screen was loosened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Children’s Hospital
Gary Bryant
Butler
Butler County Memorial Hospital
Butler Hospital
A.C. Seawell
Gary
Seawell
Podgorny Arrives In Baghdad
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny arrived in Baghdad for a two day visit following talks with Syria on the Middle East. In Damascus Syria and Soviet officials described the sessions as extremely useful and cordial and aimed at cementing friendship and peace for all peoples. Podgorny, the first Soviet leader to visit Syria, was greeted at Damascus Airport by top officials as Iraq prepared talks with President Abdel Rahman Aref.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Syria
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Baghdad
Iraq
Middle East
Mohammed Zoubi
Israel
Podgorny
Baath Socialist Party
Noureddin Atessi
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Abdel Rahman Aref
De Gaulle Reschedules Poland Visit to September
Paris announces President Charles de Gaulle will postpone his Poland trip from June to September due to the Middle East war. Premier Georges Pompidou and Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville fly to Moscow for an official visit and will remain until July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Poland
Elysee Palace
Middle East
Georges Pompidou
Maurice Couve de Murville
Moscow
Shafer Budget Dispute Spurs Pennsylvania House Feud
HARRISBURG AP House Minority Leader Herbert Fineman accused the Shafer administration of approving excessive spending, noting about 260 million dollars in June alone. Shafer faces Democratic charges over revenue estimates and proposed budgets while defending revenue accuracy and unspent appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrishurg
House
Herbert Fine
Shafer
Philadelphia Democrat
Fineman
Pennsylvania
Rescuer Dies Of Heart Attack In Creek Rescue
In Clearfield Pennsylvania Charles Dillon age 70 rushed to aid a car that toppled into a shallow creek near his Faunce home. He carried a small girl up a steep embankment and died of a heart attack. The Wether son family from Baltimore escaped unharmed.
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Clearfield
Charles Dillon
Dillon
Homer Dillion
Clay
Jack Wetherson
Baltimore
Faunce
Wetherson
Rachelle
Jeffrey
Mark
Sarah
Correction Note Corrects Friday Indiana Evening Gazette Item
A Friday Indiana Evening Gazette story contains a partial error. Charla Catania, 21, of Saltsburg, was a passenger in a car operated by Paul L. Rots, 21, of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Evening Gazette
Charla Catania
Saltsburg
Paul L. Rots
Pittsburgh
Funeral Rites Held for Multiple Local Residents
Funeral services were set for Tuesday morning with Rev. Leroy Wiley officiating and burial in Walier Cemetery. Friends may call at Pifers Funeral Home in Punxsutawney. Obituaries list Kermith Swartz 54 Carl A. Gande 62 Martin Thomas Conway, Heilwood, and others, noting birthplaces and long-time Indiana County ties, with survivors including spouses, children, and fellow residents.
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Leroy Wiley
Walier Cemetery
Kermith Swartz
Carl A. Gande
Martin Thomas Conway
Punxsutawney
Flist St
Heilwood
Atirian Hospital
Miners Hospital
Punxsu
Hastings
Asonates
Mary Tawney
Theo
Charles Ganoe
Huffman
Conway
Bessie Whitesell
Mary Miller Ganoe
Pine ‘Township
Swartz
Indiana County
Dorothy
Hellwood
Viola
Reitz
Presbyterian
Gance
Dian
Penns Manor
P. Coal Co
Canton
St. John
Fern Coy
Earl
Pine
Volunteer Fire Co
Leroy
George
Norman
Lor l
Vincent Jaine
Marie) Mihoerch
Ter
Mary) Salléy
Salvatore
Mildred'La Mans
Tia
Binghamton
Ivan C
Mildred) Dunkle
East Butler
Wade W
James R
Palos Verdes
Calif
Leon
Minnie) Flick
Miami
Fla
Guy
Dartmouth
Mass
Thompson Funeral Home
Butler
Greenlawn
Wade Boucher
Anita
Adrian Hospital
Knoxdale
Martin
Christine Shreffler Boucher
Della Brown
Boucher
Paul
Russell
Post Falls
Ida
Waldo
Baltimore
Holy Family Church
Holy Name Society
Bealtz Local
Umwa
Rose Golba Varholak
Andrew
Long Island
N.Y
Nich
N. Y
Anna Busonly
Seward
Susan Kanik
Cleveland
Theresa Petriska
Conemaugh
Gray Funeral Home
David Fisher
St. Bernard Cemetery
Indiana
Funeral Home
William J. Richard Jr
Garden of the Good Shepherd
Greenwood Cemetery
Inediana
Curiosity Gathers At Jayne Mansfield Grave Site
Crowds of curiosity seekers gather near Fairview Cemetery in Pen Argyl as Jayne Mansfield is laid to rest in a quiet family funeral. The actress 34, killed in a Louisiana crash with her attorney and driver, will have private rites with plans set for 2 p.m. EDT. The family, including Mickey Hargitay, aims for a simple service, pledging security with hundreds of police to ensure privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pen Argyl
Jayne Mansfield
Miss Mansfield
Fairview Cemetery
White House
Louisiana
Bert Milheim
Mickey Hargitay
Richard ‘Milheim
Milheim
Bryn Mawr
Philadelphia
Mansfield
Harry Peers
Dallas
Tex
Herbert Palmer
Milheims
Elmer Palmer
Hargitay
Jaynie
Hundreds Die On Highways During Holiday Weekend
The Associated Press reports a four day Independence Day period with 700 to 800 predicted traffic deaths. By 6 p.m. Friday 352 fatalities were confirmed, with drownings and boating deaths bringing total losses noted early today. The worst crash occurred on Illinois 23 near Chicago, killing six teens in a head on collision. Governor Mills Godwin Jr. and his wife were in a car crash in Virginia. one passenger died and the governor’s wife was injured. Obituaries and funeral notices fill the page for local residents, detailing services, survivors, and burial plans across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Illinois 23
Chicago
Waynesboro
Mills J. , Godwin Jr
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Albert Slater
Alameda
Slater
Andres Alonso
New York
Neasiey
Cpl
Rocco Esposito
Melrose Park
Ill
Mobu
Proto
Gazette
de Gaulle
Green Township
Sally Gaydosh
Thankful Clawson
Sarah Stiefel
Commodore Building
Purchase Line High School
States
District of Columbia
D. D. Patterson
Bechtel
Conarrane
Pifers Funeral Home
New Orleans
Sam Brody
Ronald Harrison
Mississippi City
Miss
Marie
Zoltan
Miklos Jr
Jayne Marie
Steve
Dorothy) Beilchick
Tues
Theodore D. Taylor
Ajaxo
Falls Church
Wayne L. Plyer
Indi
John
Youngstown
Low
Spruce Grove
Ceme
Pete
Joe
Louis
Nicky Jerv
Arthur
David P. Couch
Chicora Medical Cen
Chicora
Bell Funeral Home
Jefferson County
Daniel
Lucille Miller Couch
Mr. Couch
Nellie Gaile Stimson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
James Leonard Dodge
Penn Run
R.D
Indiana Hospital
Fred
Margaret Burke Dodge
Jessie
Ray) Dodge
Dodge
Brothers of
Robert L. Cox
Johnston
Fred Dodge
Harry L. Brubaker
Armagh
John Warholak
Seward RD
Boltx
Lee Hospital
Johnstown
Clearfield County
Metro
Anna Adamick Varholak
Panntam Uiah
St. John ‘the Baptist R. C
Heilwood Rey
Edward Higgins
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Camerons Battams
Ruth Jeanette McKee
Ohio
St. Luke's Hospital
Samuel P
Anna (Price)Stile
Donald A. McKee
Blairsville
James Paul
Frank Ronald
Ruth Ann
Samuel Stile
Jack Stile
LeRoy Stile
Robert Stile
Annie Hill
Ella) Houston
Edward
Elsie) Cain
Robert
Hazel) Bathast
Mable Pekala
Altoona
James
Mary) Cain
Clairton
Bell ‘Funeral Home
Donald Huffman
Frank McCardel
Rossford Hospital
Rossford
Hannah McQuown McCardel
McCardel
Punxsutawney and
Cloé
Shelocta
McCardels
Lloyd I, Gorman
Philadelphia St
C. D. Gorman
Essie G. Bennett Gorman
Montgomery Township
Coun
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Homer City
Coral
Herbst
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