31 Jan 1969
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
1
Allenstown New Hampshire volunteers mounted six snowmobiles to patrol 20 square miles of ice crusted woods through the night in a rescue effort for a missing 11 year old girl.
Weather across Western Pennsylvania stays cloudy and colder with morning flurries and limited rain south of the state, then light snow in the afternoon. A long search for 11 year old Debra Lee Horn continues, with state troopers canvassing neighborhoods and blood evidence under analysis while a white Cadillac and a gas station break-in are under review.
Western diplomats expect North Vietnam and the Viet Cong to enter secret negotiations soon to break the Vietnam peace deadlock. Henry Cabot Lodge’s U.S. team sees a backstage bargaining path after public plenary stalemates. The talks resume next Thursday with allies pushing for DMZ and troop withdrawal issues, while Communists seek political questions first.
State police in Pennsylvania launch aggressive patrolling on the turnpike after 1968 proves the deadliest year since 1940 with 104 fatalities in 83 crashes. Officials cite higher traffic, previous lax enforcement claims, and plan more troopers and air support to curb accidents.
Premier Levi Eshkol of Israel pledged in Jerusalem to ease the plight of Jews living in Iraq and Arab nations. A delegation of Jewish immigrants from Arab countries spoke of fears for kin remaining behind amid Iraq's reported executions and ongoing spy trials.
A National Airlines DC8 with 63 aboard was hijacked by a gun-wielding passenger and diverted to Jose Marti Airport in Havana. The flight originated in San Francisco and was en route to Miami, with 55 passengers and eight crew. This marks the 11th hijacking of 1969 and follows a Tuesday double hijack to Cuba.
Walter Kolenda aged 70 of Ellwood City and Charles Richardson aged 80 of 301 West Elizabeth Street are named in the Friday notice. The brief obituary records their ages and residences and provides no additional biographical details.
The Office of Economic Opportunity awarded CHARGE Inc 43000 to cover administrative costs through Nov 30. The grant does not include funds for anti-poverty programs, which are allocated separately.
An investigation by state agencies into seven Lawrence County children at the Mitchell Home for the Retarded in Mercer County is under way prompted by the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children and its local chapter. Dr. Donald H. Jolly says a Jan 9 routine inspection found custodial care adequate but educational and recreational deficiencies, with further supervision planned. PARC aims to ensure proper screening and placement by retardation level, while the state Department of Public Instruction also investigates the children's education, noting at least four have never attended school. A PARC evaluators team will tour Mitchell Home within two weeks.
U S Rep Frank M Clark D Bessemer will head a group of postal township and city officials at the 2 PM dedication of the Neshannock Post Office at Wilmington Rd and Maitland Lane in New Castle. Postmaster Francis J Augustine announced ZIP code 16105 and that patrons will receive mail with the new code. Superintendent James G Cowmeadow, 103 E Oakwood Way, formerly Mahoningtown chief, brings over 28 years in postal service and about 11 years as supervisor.
American B52 bombers launched six missions dropping over a million pounds on the Can Tho area as U S troops uncover a vast underground Communist hospital complex with five operating rooms and six wards housing up to 3000 men.
Sen Richard Schweiker said the Senate Armed Services Committee could review the Pueblo incident after the Naval court of inquiry completes its work He urged lessons to prevent a future Pueblo crisis and questioned air and sea cover denial and the use of tugboats on similar missions.
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