Tornado toll hits 29 dead in Mississippi
A 40 mile stretch of southern Mississippi lay in ruins after a Thursday tornado killed 29 people and injured hundreds. Hazlehurst suffered the worst damage with 20 homes destroyed and 35 heavily damaged in a predominantly Black neighborhood, as volunteers and responders aided survivors.
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William L. Vaughn Hazlehurst
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Betty Gilmore
Bumpus Mills
Tenn
John Bell Williams
Nixon
Hazlehurst
Red Cross
Lamar Puryear
Harrisville
Gilmore
Dan Gilmore
Bessie Gilmore
Lynette
Alex
Obituary Fragments Reflect Local Residents
The notice lists residents including Mrs Reed Armstrong aged 79 of RD6 James E Marshall 74 of New Wilmington RD Frank Zajac 60 of 3105 New Butler Rd Dominic Steve 55 of 1631 Harlansburg Rd Mrs Albert W Miller 84 of McKeesport Louis D Fendrick 83 of 819 W State St Domenico Scarazzo 76 of 908 W Washington St
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Armstrong
James E. Marshall
New Wilmington
Frank Zajac
New Butler Rd
Dominic Steve
Harlansburg
Albert W. Miller
McKeesport
Louis D. Fendrick
State St
Domenico Scarazzo
Washington St
Seven Killed When Red Cross Huey Downed in Vietnam
In the Central Highlands, a clearly marked UH1 helicopter ambulance was shot down by Communist fire killing all seven aboard. The craft carried three wounded soldiers and four crew, two medics among them, and was the 999th American chopper downed in Vietnam.
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Nat Gibson
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Central Highlands
Ky Seeks Peace at Paris Talks While Rejecting Communist Domination
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky arrived in Paris for the Vietnam peace talks. He urged a just lasting peace but warned Saigon will not be conquered by force. Ky said South Vietnam will demand Communist stop to subversion as a peace precondition and outlined plans to replace American troops with allied forces as soon as possible.
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George Libera
PARIS
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Orly
Republic of Vietnam
Saigon
Orly Airfield
Western Pennsylvania Weather Outlook and Temperature Drops
Cloudy mild conditions with light rain and possible thundershowers today. Highs in 40s to 50s, windy and turning colder tonight with rain changing to snow flurries. Lows in upper 20s, Saturday mostly cloudy and cooler with scattered snow flurries and highs near 30.
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Pennsylvania
Boy Hospitalized After Mill St Car Collision
A 10-year-old boy is in serious condition at Jameson Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car on Mill St at 4 40 p m yesterday. William Markle of 14 E North St suffered concussion a scalp bruise and a right thigh scrape. Ernest Fork Jr 28 of 211 Park Ave drove west on North St and had turned onto Mill St the boy ran into the path of the vehicle. Police report no negligence by the driver.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mill St
William Markle
E. North St
Ernest Fork Jr
Park Ave
North St
City council and mayor clash over human relations commission
The mayor Carl Cialella Jr and council members clash over a 24 page 13 member commission proposal with a full time director at about 9000 dollars. Shumaker DeCaprio and Gregg urge further study while Biddle supports amendments. council plans Harrisburg trip to discuss models with other cities.
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Carl A. Cialella Jr
Thomas A. Shumaker
Eugene DeCaprio
Shumaker
Harrisburg
Dialella
Council
Cialella
Richard H. Biddle
George D. Gregg
West Side residents fight to keep Fire Station 6
Three West Side residents urged city council to halt the closure of Sixth Ward Fire Station on Smithfield St. They presented a petition promising many signatures. The station is to close due to derelict condition and transfer crews to Mahoningtown, with chief Oberleitner estimating a two minute longer response.
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West Side
Sixth Ward
Smithfield St
John L. Oberleitner
Mahoningtown
Darrell L. Black
Booker Dr
State St. Hill
Oberleitner
Albert DelPrincipe
DelPrincipe
William Ross
Grant and
Jefferson Streets
Harbor Heights
Grant
Sampson
County Tax Bite Under Johnson Budget Reveals Local Burden
Lawrence County residents would pay about 18.75 million dollars in federal taxes under the Johnson Administration proposal, part of a statewide 11.874 billion dollar charge for Pennsylvanians. The county's share exceeds 1966 manufacturing wages and compares with 1967 realty assessments, illustrating fiscal impact.
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Lawrence County
Congress
State Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
State
Pennsylvania
Fineman pushes law to pry budget data from Shafer
Harrisburg. House Speaker Herbert Fineman introduces a bill to compel the Shafer administration to provide advance budget information to the General Assembly. He cites refusal from the governor and seeks quick House passage, noting potential Senate resistance. He also backs a measure to curb encumbrances by banning miscellaneous holdovers and mandating return of unspent funds within six months unless extended by the General Assembly.
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Harrisburg
UPI
House
Herbert Fineman
Raymond P. Shafer
Fineman
Shafer
General Assembly
Senate
Philadelphia
Executive Branch
Pueblo commander testifies on coercion during capture
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher told a court of inquiry in Coronado that North Koreans terrorized his crew to compel a confession about the USS Pueblo being a spy ship. He said he signed false statements under mental torture and alleged CIA payment and imperialist actions by the United States. A five admiral panel heard top secret testimony, with Rear Adm. Frank L. Johnson among witnesses.
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Jack V. Fox
Coronado
Calif
UPID
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pueblo
Central Intelligence Agency
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