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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1971
Page
10
Chief scout Don Decker of Berlin and his daughter Maggie lead a wagon train from Ligonier to Bedford to celebrate Bedford's 200th anniversary. The page notes the event as a historic commemoration marking two centuries since the town's founding.
Variable clouds warm and humid with thundershowers possible today tonight and Sunday. Daytime highs reach upper 70s to mid 80s while tonight's lows rise to upper 50s to mid 60s. Sunday highs in the 80s. Shenango River at 5.16 feet with no precipitation noted. Moraine State Park records 65 degrees with southwest wind and no rain, attendance 9,652 on Friday.
On June 12 1571 deaths or notices involve Mrs Khaldie Hassen 64 of 469 E Reynolds St Mrs Anna Boehm 74 of Harlansburg and Mrs Norma Reed Mayberry 87 of Aliquipps. Names and ages listed as local notices in the period style.
A young Chicago man hijacked a Trans World Airlines jet to New York, wounding a passenger and being shot by Deputy Marshal Joseph Zito who boarded from the cockpit. The hijacker, Gregory White, was taken to Queens General Hospital in fair condition after landing at Kennedy Airport.
In MONITOR West Virginia, four gasoline storage tanks at American Oil Co. ruptured, burning 180000 gallons. A truck driver Argus Fitzgerald died while shutting a plant valve. The blast knocked out power and highways, with evacuations near U.S. 119. Fire set by the explosion burned for hours and toppled nearby vehicles.
Most city and state offices will be closed Monday in observance of Flag Day. City hall and the courthouse will shut for the day along with welfare and employment offices. State liquor stores also close. New Castle stores and banks remain open.
Federal guards patrolled Alcatraz to deter renewed takeover after a 19 month occupation ended with 15 occupants being removed to a San Francisco hotel. U.S. marshals and Coast Guard boats moved in, while 6 men, 4 women, and 5 children remained part of the surrender process amid charges of copper wire theft and warrants for others.
United Press International reports a strike threat by 14 000 telephone workers represented by the Federation of Telephone Workers. Talks continued with a midnight Sunday deadline as Bell Pennsylvania offered new and improved terms on several stalemated issues.
Patricia Nixon, daughter of the President, wed Edward Cox in a brief White House service written by the bride. The 400 guest ceremony featured a Priscilla of Boston gown, a sermon by Rev Dr Latch, and a six tier cake drawing national attention.
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