Ties With Industry Questioned in Army Aircraft Pact
Weekend traffic accidents in Indiana County sent four people to area hospitals after seven crashes. Stephen Fairman of Punxsutawney listed in serious condition after his motor scooter left Walier Road Sunday. A separate Washington report notes a House subcommittee probe into Hughes Aircrafts Army helicopter contract, detailing interservice jealousy and potential losses.
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Indiana County
Indiana Hospital
Stephen Fairman
New York Ave
Punxsutawney
Fairman Motorscooter
Walier Road
Punxsutawney Ambibanan Caeslin
Car and truck crashes and damages reported in Blairsville area
Allan F. Ehause 21 of Blairsville R D 3 was slightly injured when his car hit a utility pole on North Walnut Street. Police valued property damage at 1500 dollars. A tractor trailer en route to a Butler carnival overturned on Route 22 east of Blairsville, brakes failed on descent from Penn View Mountain. Driver Charles Joseph Brumm 28 of Fayetteville NC jumped from the cab. the rig disconnected and spilled carnival ride cargo. Damage to truck and gas was about 5000 dollars. The driver had bruises and declined treatment. A car driven by Helen Mar Iskanish 41 of Barnesboro RD 2 struck guard rails on Route 553 near Heilwood at noon after being forced off the road by an oncoming auto. damage about 100 dollars. At 7 am a truck and trailer driven by Ivan George Trembley 20 of Jacksonville FL broke the trailer hitch, ran off road, hit a utility pole and damaged property at Frank Wofford residence on Route 422 one half mile west of Elderton. total damage 275 dollars. George L Boylstein 37 of Kittanning was admitted to Indiana Hospital after a two car crash on Route 422 at Route 156 in Shelda when Bryson Duane Fairman 18 of Indiana RD 2 pulled into his path. damage 550 dollars.
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Butler
Blairsville
Penn View Mountain
Charles Joseph Brumm
Fayetteville
N. C
Tor
Helen Mariskanish
Barnesboro R.D. 2
Heilwood
Ivan George Trembley
Jacksonville
Fla
Frank Wofford
Kittanning
Elderton
George L. Boylstein
Indiana Hospital
Shelada
Bryson Duane Fairman
Indiana R. D. 2
Boylstein Auto
South Viet Patrol Kills 25 Regulars
In the demilitarized zone’s southern half a South Vietnamese patrol killed 25 North Vietnamese regulars a mile inside the area. In Pleiku, U S 4th Division infantry with heavy artillery wiped out a North Vietnamese company, about 124 enemy killed of an estimated 150. American pilots attacked rail links north of Hanoi with Red China, reporting no MIG encounters and no ground-fire losses.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 4Th Division
Pleiku
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Red China
U.S
Hospital Hit By Mortar Shelling In South Vietnam
Communist mortarmen damaged a U S Army hospital near Dong Tam putting it out of service as US and South Vietnamese forces report ongoing patrols. In the western Pleiku area 22 Americans were killed and 39 wounded amid a four hour assault with 3,420 artillery shells. US Marines found 30 claymore mines along Route 9, while four B52 raids targeted South Vietnam, including the A Shau Valley, a major infiltration route.
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Dong Tam
South Vietnam
U.S. Army Hospital
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
U.S
Pleiku
4Th Division
Central Highlands
Fire Levels Lumber Firm in Kane Pennsylvania
A large lumber company building belonging to McCluskey Lumber Co. was gutted by fire in Kane Pa. causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Firemen battled the blaze for seven hours preventing spread to the Kane Handle Co. and McKean Tube Co. No injuries were reported.
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Kane, Pa
McCluskey Lumber Co
Kane Handle Co
McKean Tube Co
Hospital Hit By Mortar Fire Near Dong Tam Facility
Seventeen rounds of 81mm mortars struck the area near Dong Tam 45 miles southwest of Saigon, with one landing in the hospital complex. Workers moved patients to the wall as explosions began. The inflatable hospital, opened June 1, may be back in use in two or three days after a direct hit on an enlisted men's billet.
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Ee Trane
Hospita
Dong Tam
Saigon
Teir
Legion Elects Commander at Pennsylvania convention
Theo dore Foedisch of Philadelphia was elected new commander of the Pennsylvania American Legion at the annual convention. Western Vice Commander Henry R. Woods of Pittsburgh Central Vice Commander Elmer Hafer of Lewisburg and Eastern Vice Commander Joseph Adams of Cheltenham also chosen. Virginia Holden of Trafford named auxiliary president and the Rev. Donald C. Means of Lewisburg named chaplain.
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Pittsburgh
Theodore Foedisch
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania American Legion
Mander Henry R. Woods
Elmer Hafer
Lewisburg
Joseph Adams
Cheltenham
Virginia Holden
Trafford
Donald C. Means
Mother Shot While Calling For Help In Erie
A mother of three, Lucille Rickrode, 41, was killed in her Waterford home by a high powered rifle as she ran to call for help for her wounded husband. David Kostovich, 27, surrendered after police surrounded his Southwest Erie home. Kostovich, who used family as hostages, was charged with murder and assault with intent to kill after a priest talked with him. Robert Rickrade, wounded, was treated at St. Vincent's Hospital in Erie and is in good condition.
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Erie
Suimon
David Kostovich
Kostovich
Ater
Lucille Rickrode
Waterford
Robert
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Detroit Riots Strike City Amid Nationwide Civil Unrest
The Detroit violence includes shootings, looting, and fires across seven miles from downtown. Mayor and Gov toured the stricken area despite sniper fire while National Guard and police prepared to bolster 8,000 guardsmen plus 1,000 police. federal troops discussed.
Eisenhower backs push on Vietnam war policy in GOP talks
Former President Eisenhower and GOP leaders explore a new assault on Johnson war policies. Eisenhower favors declaring war on North Vietnam, but party members react differently. Some urge prioritizing the war, while others warn against expanding conflict or provoking China and the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Eisenhower
Congress
North Vietnam
Republican Policy
Coordinating Committee
Vietnam
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Jack Miller Arown
Senate Armed Services Committee
Miller
Three Pittsburghers Killed in Highway 401 Crash
Three Pittsburg residents died in a Saturday collision on Highway 401 near Gananoque Ontario. Albert Bauer aged 77 Mildred Bauer 44 and Stephen Nagy 53 were killed when their car, driven by Nagy, collided head on with J C Riley McLear 46 of Livonia Michigan in a truck. Bauer's wife Margaret as well as McLear were listed in serious condition at Kingston hospital. Read more on the other injured and involved parties in Garden City Michigan and surrounding families.
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Gananoque
Ont
Pittsburgt
Highway 401
Kingston
U. S
Albert Bauer
Mildred
Stephen Nagy
Bauer
Margaret
J.C. Riley McLear
Livonia
Mich
Nagy
Bauers
McLear
Robert Charles Fowler
Garden City
Lothian Hall
Ore Train Derailment Near Middletown Cleared
Wreckage from an ore train derailment near Middletown Pennsylvania has been cleared and freight service resumed. About 15 Pennsylvania Railroad cars derailed when an axle failed on a car four miles east of Dauphin County town. No injuries were reported.
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Middletown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dauphin County
Worthington Named Chairman of 100000 Pennsylvanians Panel
Harrisburg AP Leslie B. Worthington former United States Steel Corp president is named chairman of the Governor's Committee of 100000 Pennsylvanians for the Promotion of Economic Growth Gov Shafer announces. He succeeds John T. Ryan Jr. and will take over immediately.
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Harrisburg
Leslie B. Worthington
United States Steel Corp
Shafer
Worthington
John T. Ryan Jr
Pittsburgh
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Christophoros I Dies at 95
The Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Christophoros I, aged 95, died after a long illness at his Athens area home. His body will lie in state at the Athens Orthodox Cathedral for two days before burial in Cairo at St. George's Cathedral. Born in Maditos, he studied at Jerusalem's Orthodox school and was ordained metropolitan of Axum in 1908 before becoming Patriarch in 1938.
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Athens
Greece
Alexandria
All Africa
Christophoros I
Athens Orthodox Cathedral
Cairo
St.George’s Orthodox Cathedral
Maditos
Orthodox
Minneapolis Demands Action After Racial Turmoil
Minneapolis North Side residents and white leaders issued demands to city officials covering human rights, employment, welfare, education and housing after a period of racial violence. National Guardsmen in the area were reduced from 650 to half strength as calm returned, with calls to expand human relations training for police and hire more minority officers, and to boost housing inspection and street lighting. Police Chief Hawkinson said Guardsmen would be reduced but a mobile force kept.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis North Side
Plymouth Avenue
Minneapolis
Near North Side
Arthur Naftalin
Civil Service
Calvin Hawkinson
New Britain Situation In Hand
Police reported calm returning after two nights of rock throwing in New Britain Negro neighborhoods. Helmeted officers with dogs patrolled as crowds gathered near Hartford Avenue and North Street and at the Mt. Pleasant housing project where a cruiser was stoned. Mayor Manafort visited Mt. Pleasant as groups dispersed and orderly conditions were restored.
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New Britain
Mt. Pleasant
Paul J. Manafort
Funeral for Pittsburgh Senator Devlin Draws Gov Shafer
Gov. Raymond P. Shafer attends a high requiem Mass at St Pauls Cathedral in Pittsburgh for state Senate Minority Leader John H. Devlin. Lt. Gov. Raymond Broderick and Mayor Joseph M. Barr join nearly 100 honorary pallbearers as the Senate plans a brief session in Harrisburg to eulogize Devlin who served in the House and Senate and was known for tireless public service.
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Pittsburgh
Raymond P. Shafer
Senate
John H. Devlin
Devlin
Oakland
St. Francis Hospital
Shafer
Raymond Broderick
Joseph M. Barr
Deviln
St. Paul's Cathedral
State House
Andrew J. Pauley
Pittssburgh
John J. Wright
Harrisburg
Barr
House
Obituary notices from Washington and nearby towns
Obituary items list several local deaths with dates, family survivors, and funeral details. Individuals include Richard Booker of Scotch Plains New Jersey and Zelma Phillips of Waldron Michigan, along with Catherine Conrad of New Kensington, Nellie Blakely of Saltsburg, Mildred Hogan of Blairsville, and other family connections. Services scheduled in Clymer, New Kensington, Saltsburg, and Blairsville areas with church and cemetery interment plans.
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Washington, Pa
Jesse
Ann Bristol Booker
Church of Christ
Clymer Christian Church
Clymer
Richard
Scotch Plains
N. J
William
Zelma) Phillips
Waldron
Mich
Vance
Greensburg
Edna Beatty Booker
Bence
Raldo Cooke
Charles Owston
Washington Cemetery
French Copters Arrive as South Africa Buys 16
The first of 16 French helicopters ordered by the South African government arrived at Swartkop air station near Pretoria. The delivery signals a broader deal and underscores military hardware ties between France and South Africa during the period.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Swartkiops Air Station
Preetoria
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Army
Navy
Airaton
Hughes
Army Aircraftpany
Armed Services
Mittee
Interservice
Kemp
Clifton F. von Kann
Porter Hardy Jr
D—Va
Aled Autos
John J. Pla
Albert W. Bayer
Ernest
Raymond Lattanzia
McKeesport
Joseph Army and Industry Representa Marketing
Krivenick
Theltinental Aviation & Engineering Army
Corp
Air Force
Cols
Army Air
Alexander J. Rankin
Joseph Craft
L. Gude
Louis Borges
Camnloun
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Rt. 110
The
Raymond D. Kempmands
Huntingdon
Christine Mc
Citizens Ambulance Service
Donald D. Weidhuner
Office of
Army Chief of Transportation
Continental
Allan F. Ehause
Blairsville R. D
North Walnut St
Blairaville
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Homer City
William Sullinger
American Legion Convention
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Bernadette Sabota
Robin Snyder
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Rochester
N.Y
Watts
Los Angeles
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Cavanagh
Michigan
George Romney
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Michigan National Guard
Wayne State
University of Detroit
Cavanagh and Romney
Birmingham
Ala
New York
5Th Army Corps
Chicago
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thurston B. Morton
R-Ky
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Soviet Union
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Rrowa
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
John Sherman Cooper
Rky
United States
17Th Parallel
Pgh
Mame
Steel
Catherine
Kate) Conrad
New Kensington
North Hills Passavant Hospital
Conrad
Kensington
Butter Twp
Freeport
William David
Arabelle Shank Conrad
Joseph L. Such
Clarence
Louise) Bartlett
Stanley
Ella) Gorleski
Frank
Sara Jane) Kutchko
Bessie) Law
Pymatuning
William Conrad
Clair
Howard L
Ernest Conrad
Ross G. Walker
Freeport Road
Ho A.m
Boyd Keys
Greenwood Memorial Park
Lower Burrell
Nellie A. Blakely
Saltsburg
R. D
Iselin
West Lebanon
John
Mabel Kindler Armstrong
Iselio Union Church
Ladies Aid Society
John Armstrong
Torrance
California
Carl Armstrong
Laurabelle Auer
Hunter Funeral Home
Theselin Union Church
Carl Johnson
Edgewood
Mildred 1. Kunkle Hogan
R.D
Havre and
Della Hysong Kunle
Free Methodist Church of
George S. Hogan
Daughers
George
Dolores) Hoke, Jr
Beverly Jean
Esther) Szcautkowski
Shoemaker Funeral Home
Gunder
Ward B
Booher
S. Africa
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