23 Die in Pennsylvania Holiday Traffic
United Press International reports 23 people died in Pennsylvania during Independence Day weekend traffic. The worst crash occurred near Lancaster in a two car collision. numerous other fatal and serious injuries followed on routes 222 27 40 and surrounding towns. Drownings also added to the toll with multiple victims across Lancaster Allegheny and surrounding counties including Philadelphia and Crawford Greene and Indiana counties.
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Walter F. Lungrin
George W. Grove Jr
Gary Woks
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Philly and Pitt honor Fourth with Sinatra Medal of Freedom
Philadelphia marked its 201st birthday with fireworks parades and speeches as Frank Sinatra received the Medal of Freedom, hailed as the nation’s top civilian honor. Andrea McArdle read the Declaration, with remarks by Baruch Blumberg, Garry Maddox, and Rear Adm. Wydlitle D. Toole Jr. in Independence Mall crowds. Pittsburgh held a traditional Fourth with an early morning sunrise service at Point State Park on the American Wind Symphony barge.
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Fireworks and readings mark city Fourth of July celebration
Acting Mayor Richard Caliguiri opened the citys Fourth celebration featuring fireworks, entertainment, poetry readings, ballet and arts displays. In Philadelphia fireworks lit Penns Landing Independence Mall and Veterans Stadium after an American Wind Symphony concert and the Grand Fourth Parade showcased Philadelphia Firsts from balloon ascent to Ben Franklins electricity discoveries.
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Army seizes power in Pakistan after coup and arrests leaders
Pakistan's military announced a coup ousting Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and arresting opposition leaders. Martial law was imposed, major installations guarded, and protests quelled as violence left over 20 dead. Fazal Elahi Chaudhry addressed the nation while Bhutto and allies were placed in temporary protective custody.
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Ex Nazi to be deported after Riga ghetto murders
A former Nazi officer linked to the Riga ghetto killings faced deportation from Argentina to West Germany. Edward Hoschmann, known also as Fritz Wegner and Frederico Wegener, was charged by Hamburg with premeditated mass murder for 40,000 Jewish deaths. Details of his arrest remain undisclosed.
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Four Indicted in Coal Fraud Scheme Across Mills
Four men face indictment in a coal delivery fraud case totaling about $188,600, involving switching testing samples at Armstrong County Power Station and alleged schemes tied to West Penn Power and U S Steel. Indicted defendants include Richard Schomaker, 44, Stephen Levitt, 43, Raymond Shaw, 6, and Vincent Pecura, 34, with related actions against Michael Busit and others. No trial date set.
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Pittsburgh pot party sparks nationwide marijuana protest
A large smoke-in in Pittsburgh's Oakland district drew participants from across the country to advocate legalizing marijuana. Police monitored the Saturday event as organizer Kevin Kadel of Columbus, Ohio, linked the Pittsburgh action to earlier demonstrations in Columbus and planned actions in Washington, D.C.
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Kane Hospital to undergo 2.4 million facelift plan
HLTSBURGH details a 2.4 million program to fix physical defects at Kane Hospital. The department threatened to cut Medicare and Medicaid payments by 1 million if deficiencies were not corrected. A June 6 deadline was extended to August after pledges to meet HEW regulations. Planning director David O Laughlin outlined 19 steps costing 2.4 million with bids near completion.
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Torrance probe ordered into hospital death in Pa
A state inquiry was ordered into operations at Torrance State Hospital and the death of patient Reymond Peering, 45, who died June 6 after a 2 year stay. The coroner cites pneumonia and officials say an independent review was requested by mental health officials in several counties. Hospital officials had not been notified.
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Eade
Thorton
Oldest Atverivan Charlie Smith Celebrates 185th Birthday
Charlie Smith born in Liberia in 942 and sold at a New Orleans slave auction, later taken by a Texas rancher. He marks Independence Day as his birthday, celebrated with gifts from son Chester, a wall plaque, and a new cowboy hat from a nursing home. Social Security confirms him as the nation’s oldest citizen.
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