21 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1969
Page
1
Rebecca Lucianne of Midland Beaver County was fatally injured when her car left Georgetown Ad on Green Two, spun, and she was ejected. She died at East Liverpool Ohio hospital after the Wednesday night crash.
State police report an eight year old boy, Charles Barletto of 19 Meyer Ave, ran onto Meyer Ave and was struck by a car driven by John DeAngelis Jr., 18, of 218 W Elizabeth St. The youth sustained an arm cut but did not require medical treatment. The incident occurred at 6:45 p.m. yesterday during a game of hide and seek.
Vatican officials plan to bar girls wearing miniskirts from St Peter's Basilica next Sunday. Pontifical gendarmes will enforce modest dress as summer tourists push skirt lengths shorter. Vatican sources say officials were shocked by fashion trends while Italian girls reportedly favor less revealing styles.
Erie Pa Lil The Hammermill Paper Co sets a Dec 1970 completion date for an air and water pollution abatement program titled action Lake Erie. The plan includes expanding a pulping mill and building a new discharge line to Lake Erie plus a joint treatment plant with the city of Erie. Robert Devitt, president, says the project will meet state and federal standards for compliance.
A Mercer youth died and Aviad Mercer and four others were injured when their car collided with a tractor bowlet at Route 62 and Interstate 7 intersection. Mercer RDS and two year old were admitted to Bashline Hospital. Injured include Hensy Wilkinson 48 and others.
In San Francisco on a Wednesday a large crowd gathered on twin peaks for an officially sanctioned light and horn display titled Mountain Composition For Xenogeneta Phenomena No 44 Minutes for 39 Horns. Drivers in 80 cars flashed lights and blew horns to a score by Robert Muran as houses on Montgomery Street flickered with the show.
State Auditor General Rogert Casey and others blasted Mayview State Hospital findings as political sensationalism. Officials alleged discrepancies in staff meals and patient welfare, while hospital leaders defended care and urged focus on patient needs over politics.
Paris UPS reports the fourth session opens with little hope of breaking the eight-month stalemate between Allied negotiators, North Vietnam, and the Viet Cong. U.S. chief negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge stays in Washington to confer with Nixon aides on strategy as sessions begin.
Viet Cong attacked a South Vietnamese camp 65 miles southwest of Saigon as US and South Vietnamese troops fought a four hour battle near Cun Duo. Reports say eight sleeping soldiers died, 33 Communist fighters were killed, and two deserters joined American lines. Nearby fighting left more casualties and an unspecified number reported missing. Police recovered a burglary at Nean Phipps Auto Stores in Washington Street. State police seek John Kenneth Greenway missing since June 13 after a car wreck.
Wilkes Barre dispute centers on Edmund Dinis request to exhume Mary Jo Kopechne’s body for an autopsy. A formal hearing is set for next week in Luzerne County as attorney Joseph Flanagan argues against exhumation. Dinis says the autopsy is needed to uncover the truth, while local officials weigh their positions.
Thousands flooded Wenceslas Square after calls for five minutes of silence to mark the Soviet invasion anniversary. About 15,000 gathered with police clashing amid days of unrest. two deaths and 320 detentions were reported as workers joined a citywide protest and demonstrations continued in Prague.
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