White Mercenaries and Katangan Troops Hold Big Congo Plantation
Mutinous mercenaries and Katangan troops reportedly hole up in Maj Jean Schramm’s vast Congo plantation 155 miles southeast of Kisangani. After seizing Kisangani July 5 they moved out leaving the city to the army which looted. reports say 20 to 89 mercenaries in Kinshasa were liquidated, with no official confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinshasha
Congo
Jean Schramm
Kisangani
Stanleyville
Bukavu
Europe
Moise Tshombe
Tshomele
Algiers
Dent Joseph Mobutu
Eralment
Schramm
Tshombe
Katanga
Jail Fire Kills 37 Prisoners in Integrated Barracks
A jail fire killed 37 inmates after escalating fights between 35 Negro prisoners and 16 whites since integration last week. Fire alarms rang at 10:42 p.m. as World War II era barracks burned in eight minutes. 35 bodies were recovered once embers cooled. Seventeen victims were found in showers where water was poured on themselves for safety. two died fleeing the building. Survivors reported chaos as guards and inmates attempted to escape through locked doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocker Nelson
Santa Rosa
H.C. Crawford
Milton
Gerald Milligan
Milligan
Aumll
BCU
Whiting Field
Harvell Enfinger
Mayne
Enfinger
Jay
Florida
Panhandle
Pensacola
Prison Commission
Camp 9
A. O. Lovett
Louie Wainwright
State Corrections Division
Lovett
Wainwright
Biee
New Miss Universe Sylvia Hitchcock Aims Beyond Fame
Sylvia Hitchcock of Miami Beach wins Miss Universe 1957, beating Venezuela and others. The University of Alabama senior hopeful discusses being remembered as Miss Universe rather than Sylvia, and her ties to a tomboyish childhood on a chicken farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Sylvia Hitchcock
Sylvia
University of Alabama
Milligan
Bahamas
Sylvester
Sam
Venezuela
Maruela Perez Branger
England
Jennifer Lewis
Finland
Ritva
Helena Lehto
Israel
Batya Kabiri
Bogus cops rob Erie couple of $2000
State police hunted two men posing as troopers who entered Race Lane Jennings home in Erie on a Saturday night. They showed phony badges, tied the couple with adhesive tape, and demanded cash. Jennings was slugged. wife told where money was hidden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Race L
T Jennings
Jennings
Car Crash Kills Leechburg Youth Driver
A car plunged down an embankment along Route 66 near Leechburg killing the driver Robert McClelland 17 and seriously injuring a passenger Larry Miller 16 both residents of Leechburg R D 3 in the incident reported by AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leechburg, Pa
Leechburg
Robert McClelland
Leechburg R.D
Larry Miller
Shirley Termin Found Dead in Hollidaysburg Home
Shirley Termin, 42, was found dead Sunday morning at her Hollidaysburg home. Blair County Coroner Harold Troxell ruled the death was related to an overdose of sleeping pills. She was married to Jonas Termin, former WDAD manager in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollidaysburg
Shirley Termin
Blair County
Harold Troxell
Termin
Jonas Termin
Indiana
WDAD
Pa Awaits Impact Of Rail Strike
Pennsylvania braces for a long threatened rail strike causing near total traffic halt. Police in major cities deploy extra officers to handle rising highway congestion. Philadelphia commuters may reach 57,000 additional travelers as transit systems expect up to 75 percent higher use. Greyhound and Trailways plan added staff while airlines show no immediate flight increases to Washington or New York. Large yards like Conway idle about 1,100 workers as the strike unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Reading
Philadelphia Transportation Co
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co
Trailways
Greyhound Bu
Washington
New York
Pennsy
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
30Th Street
International Association of Machinists
Local 1352
Reading Terminal
Greyhound Bus Co
Conway
Ohio River
Air Force sacrifices plane to sea to save life
A $260,000 Air Force amphibious plane was abandoned at sea to allow a doctor to treat a Greek seaman bleeding from a ulcer aboard the Liberian tanker World Greetings 600 miles at sea. Commander J Lt Col Knox Hardy said the craft could not take off due to darkness and heavy seas. The man was later reported in fair condition in a San Juan hospital after being flown from Grand Turk. Coast Guard continues search for the rescue plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
U.S. Air Force
Knox Hardy
301St Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Reserve Squadron
Homestead Air Force Base
World Greetings
Alseaman
S. Philipinis
San Juan
P.R
Grand Turk
Coast Guard
Nab Brothers In Theft Of Copper Wire
Carl Wayne Keith and Leroy Henry Keith of Barnesboro R D 2 were jailed on burglary and larceny charges after copper wire worth about 1000 dollars was stolen from the Beilchick Brothers mine in Pine Two. They are also sought by Cambria County authorities for a similar theft at a Susquehanna Two mine where machinery damage is estimated at 10000 dollars and losses may total 15000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnesboro R.D. 2
Indiana County
Indiana
Cambria County
Indiana State Police
Columbo Previte
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Barnesboro
R.D
Beilchick Brothers
Pine Two
Ira J. Martin
Justice of the Peace
Susquehanna
Quiet Return After Newark Riots In 1968
Newark and surrounding towns quieted Sunday after the nation’s worst racial riot since Watts. Guardsmen aided state troopers and police to quell disturbances attributed to roving bands of youths. In Jersey City and East Orange minor incidents were reported. curfews lifted at dawn as officials organized emergency food and medicine distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
East Orange
Newark
Richard J. Hughes
Los Angeles
Watts
Crash Claims Third Victim Near Greenville
A one car crash near Sheakleyville Greenville County claimed a third victim. William Conn 29 of Greenville died in Greenville Hospital as a passenger in a car driven by Robert Hughes 21 of Greenville. Hughes and another passenger John E Anthony 21 of Greenville were killed outright Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Sheakleyville
William Conn
Greenville R.D
Robert Hughes
Hughes
John E. Anthony
Violence Erupts In Plainfield Riot and Guard Patrols Emerge
More than 100 people arrested as 12 injured including 10 by gunfire. National Guardsmen patrolled a 14 block Negro area at daybreak amid looting and shattered streets. An elderly Rahway man was beaten and his car set ablaze, a policeman was killed, and a blond bystander was wounded while a car sprayed bullets near police HQ. State police and guardsmen reinforced local officers. fires and shootings continued through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riat Zone
Frank Bardecker
Rahway
Richard J. Hughes
Daniel Hennessy
Mine Fund Watch Dogs Appointed
Harrisburg AP reports the State Mines Department will use a 13 member legislative committee to advise on dispersing 200 million of the 500 million conservation bond. The panel will oversee allocations and ensure proper use of funds. The move aims to strengthen oversight of mine safety and reclamation projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Mines Department
Jasup
Obituary: Walter James Rupp 63 of Dayton R D 2
Walter James Rupp 63 of Dayton R D 2 died July 15 1967 at Clarion Osteopathic Community Hospital after an extended illness. Born Oct 31 1903 in Cowanshannock Twp Armstrong County he was the son of Edward and Elizabeth Kline Rupp. Surviving are his wife four daughters two sons and five grandchildren. Private services planned at Ely Funeral Home Dayton with burial in Pine Creek Cemetery Rayburn Twp. Armstrong County.
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Walter James Rupp
Dayton R.D
Cowanshannock Twp
Armstrong County
Edward
Elizabeth Kline
Ruppe
Mary A Gould
Dayton
Thia
Joyu Ane Mines
H. Beecher
Charmbury
Dal
Maxine) Daugherty
Smicksburg R.D
Wal
Pauline) Kissinger
Hamment
Kittanning
R.D
Philadelphia
W. William Wilt
R-Blair
Orville E. Snare
Huntingdon
Joseph Semanoff
Carbon
Joseph P. Rigby
Allegheny
John F. Laudadio
Westmoreland
Thomas J. Foerster
Dallegheny
Stanley A. Melchick
Luzerne
Travis
K.U
Ivan
Ellen) Hallman
Warren
Matt William van Horn
William and
Terry Moore van Horn
Olive St
Indiana
Indiana Hospital
Joseph Zaranek
Clarksburg
R. D
Latrobe Area Hospital
Mooween
John and
Rose Kuca Zaranek Swomer
Mary M. Montgomery
Commodore R.D
Indian Haven-Hothe
Rayne
Indiana County
Robert W
Mary Jane Replogle Donahue
Norman J.montgomery
Olive Beer
Pittsburgh
Blair
Clarence
Tyrone
Ben
Barnesboro R. D
Blaine
Cherry
John H
North Apollo
Frank
Virginia) Shoupe
Weiner
Harold B. Heckman
Franklin Ave
Vandergrift
Owen W. Shields
Riverview Cemetery
Apollo
St. Matthews Church
Saltsburg
Joseph DeAndrea
Salisburg
Funeral Home
Cobes
Dery
Pennsylvania National Guard
Co. L
Blairsville
Old Salem Church
Independent Bible Church of
Kingston
Mary Lyons Cobes
William Er
Nicol
Derry R.D
Thelma) Ometz
New Derry
Philip Wayne
Derry
Charles E
Clayton E. Linsley
Charles Horton
J. Willian
Blairdville Cemetery
Catherine E. Long
Presbyterian University Hospital
Mt. Carmel
Claude
Sarah Shutt Parnell
Lawn Haven Burial Estates
Thomas Nadjil
Dereky RD
Hillside
Frick Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Yugueslavia
Frank and
Danan Oh
Shafer Pushes Mass Transit Bill for State Aid Growth
Gov Shafer outlined a mass transportation package in the Senate this week aimed at expanding federal aid and creating the Pennsylvania Transportation Assistance Authority. The plan would authorize urban transit funding, create a state finance authority, and allocate 9.8 million dollars for current programs to SEPTA, Port Authority of Allegheny County, and other urban areas, with a high speed line contemplated between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tol
Southeastern Pennsylvania ‘Transportation Authority
SEPTA
Port Authority
Alleghny County
Shafer
Pennsylvania Transportation Assistance Authority
PTAA
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Commerce and Community Affairs
House
Senate
Record Heat Wave Fells 4
Tehran heat reaches 188.6 F in Ahwaz forcing many residents to flee for cooler areas. Four heat deaths reported as asphalt roads melted under extreme conditions. Other notices record multiple local obituaries and funeral arrangements for residents including Matt William Van Horn, Joseph Zaranek, Mrs. Mary Montgomery, and Phil COBES with services and burial details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Ahwaz
Rail strike blooms as unions walk out nationwide
The nation’s rail workers began a three day walkout after wage disputes and stalled bargaining, spreading from west to east and threatening 80 percent of lines. Union leaders blame prolonged stagnation while some engineers and trainmen shutter service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brien
Congress
International Association of Machinists
W. J. Staudenmaier
Philadelphia
Department of Transportation
Union Am
Navy
Pacific
Nadji
Portland
Woman and Child Die In Icy Fall At Mt Rainier
Paradise Washington AP reports a mother Melvin Louden 28 Bremerton and her 4 year old daughter Karen died Saturday in an ice tunnel on Mt Rainier after a fall or exposure in freezing temps. A son suffered a skull fracture and another daughter Kelly 5 is missing, divers to search a large pool formed by melting snow near the 5600 foot level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise, Wash
Mt. Rainier
Melvin Louden
Bremerton
Karen Louden
Mt. Rainier National Park
iKelly
Louden
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By Arnold Zeitlin
Ls Wass
Century Hospital
St. Louis
William Kunes
League of Women Voters
Alfonso J. Cervantes
Donald Gunn
Board of Aldermen
Nab Brothers
Gazette
Plainfield
Mine Fund
Treance
R. Byron Crozier
Greenwood Cemetery
Ora M. Brink
Grant Ave
Black Lick
John
Sadie Burns Raleigh
First Methodist Church
Vander+grift
Fred Brink
Philip Edward Cobes
Bianest
U.S
Santa Fe
Kansas
Michael F. Hallow
Blairseville
St. Joseph Church
Edwin Hirt
Church
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