Brown recalls daring World War II Marauder mission saga
The interview recalls Brown’s wartime service in Europe aboard a rare single crew B 26. He describes brutal missions over ammunition dumps factories and rail yards, heavy damage and crew bonds. He notes mission fatigue high losses and the 80th mission near Paris ending in a crash but all crew surviving. Brown later served in China and postwar life included marriage and retirement from United States Steel.
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Lindberg
Brown
England
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sugar
Europe
China
Jean Stoner
United States Steel Co
High court allows jury trial in starvation death case
Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a jury may decide the fate of Michelle Tharp and Douglas Bittinger in the starvation death of Tharp's 7 year old daughter, rejecting their bid for a judge-only trial. The decision upholds defendants' right to a jury while allowing prosecutors to request a jury trial under the 1998 amendment.
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Pittsburgh
State Supreme Court
Michelle Tharp
Douglas Bittinger
Tharp
Taysha Lee Lanham
West Virginia
Bittinger
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Glenn Alterio
Supreme Court
Russell Nigro
City advances housing rehab and new homes plan
The city seeks a $255,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to renovate houses and widen streets. Council will vote to buy Eleanor Richardson’s lot for $1,750 to create a Bell Avenue playground with neighbor input. Mayor Fulkerson and council members favor an imaginative playground modeled after Harrisburg’s example seen at the state cities convention.
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Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Eleanor Richardson
Keitel case spares children custody amid murder life term
From Sewickley near Pittsburgh, Mich ele Keitel estranged from her husband. She was 12 hours late meeting to exchange the children. Walker was wounded in Keitel gunfire. Keitel serving life plus 35 to 70 years without parole. Beaver County Judge McBride orders no contact with the children, in walkers custody. Elder Keitels have visitation with Abbee. August hearing to consider adoption by Walkers. Leventon says unaware of lawsuit. cannot comment.
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Sewickley
Pittsburgh
Michele Keitel
Walker
Dunkle
Keitel
Beaver County
John D. McBride
Keitels
Abbee
McBride
Phillip
Allegheny County
Paul Leventon
Multiple thefts and accidents reported across townships
The blotter lists thefts including coins from a coin machine at U-Wash-M car wash Shenango Township on July 10, a purse from Tammee Shaftie of 17 Spring St Union Township, a wooden bench from Orlando Zarlingo of Hillsville Mahoning Township, and a $400 check from Cynthia Retort of West Pittsburg. Accidents involve Tonya Allen at Route 224 near Walmart and Terry Heaney on Plain Grove Road, plus a vehicle collision on Veterans Road in Springfield Township. Also listed are a theft of an auto stereo from Matthew Cwiakala and an incident at First United Methodist Church Decker Drive with a deer, and local charges for Charles Olinger Jr and Wayne Jones.
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U-Wash-M
Shenango Township
Tammee Shaftie
Spring St
Union Township
Orlando Zarlingo
Main Street
Hillsville
Mahoning Township
Cynthia Ann
Ninth Street
West Pittsburg
Taylor Township
WalMart
Tonya M. Allen
E. Market St
Mercer
Louis G. Mrozek
New Castle
Allen
Jameson Hospital
Mrozek
Plain Grove Road
Golf Course Road
Terry Lynn Heaney
RD 3
Veterans Road
Old Ash Road
Springfield Township
Jessica B. Huff
Grove City
Thomas B. Pektas
Brent Road
Volant
Neshannock Township
First United Methodist
Michael Thomas Lavella
Mitchell Road
Decker Drive
Pulaski Township
Charles Lee Olinger Jr
Beechwood Blvd
Pulaski
Joanne R. Olinger
Wayne S. Jones
Shot Fired Into West Side Home No Injuries Reported
A bullet was fired into the home of David Hogans at 620 W Washington St New Castle last night around 10 45 pm. The round penetrated a window frame and landed in the living room between a couch and a telephone stand with no injuries reported.
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West Side
David Hogans
Washington St
New Castle
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