Plane crash ignites 25000 acre brush fire in national forest
A Cessna 180 crash northwest of Santa Barbara killed two Air Force airmen and injured two others. The fire in Los Padres National Forest spread in two directions, driven by 90 degree heat and winds as 1500 firefighters and Navy personnel battled the flames. Delta jumpers from Arizona and New Mexico were to join the effort while aircraft dropped chemicals to control the blaze.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Robert Coath Jr
John E. Paine
San Diego
James R. Lee
Prairie du Chien
Wis
John D. Siciliano
St. Petersburg
Fla
Santa Ynez Valley Hospital
Solvang
Weather and obituaries in Western Pennsylvania and India
Today's western Pennsylvania forecast calls for sunny and warm daytime skies with partly cloudy and warm nights and possible showers. Highs in the 80s, Lows 56 to 66, with a cooler Tuesday and ending showers. Lake Erie winds 15 to 20 knots with showers and thundershowers. Weather stats list a maximum 84 and minimum 49, no precipitation, Shenango River at 5.2 feet. In Ellwood City the Municipal Pension Board refunds $20.20 to Everett E. Tillin. Andrew Pfahles Sr., 64, of 920 S Jefferson St died at St Francis Hospital after an illness. funeral arrangements planned. Yogi Rao, age 76, attempting to walk on water in Bombay, sank to neck despite paying spectators and police rescued him.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Andrew Prahles Sr
S. Jefferson St
St. Francis Hospital
New Castle
Andrew
Catherine Schmidt Pfahles
Marie McNamara
the Redeemer Lutheran Church
Andrew Jr
Thomas
Phillip
Fred
William
George
Katherine) Melnick
Warren
Ohio
Paul
Virginia) Kuhn
Lowellville
Wilhemina
Edward A
Edwin T. Cochran Jr
Greenwood Cemetery
Bombay
L. S. Rao
Rao
FDA trains undercover LSD investigators at Berkeley
FDA Commissioner James L. Goddard says the agency is forming a corps of undercover agents to study and combat LSD abuse. Sixty trainees operate at the University of California Berkeley with more classes planned after July 1. The effort, done with the National Institute of Mental Health, aims to measure usage and educate students about LSD dangers.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
James L. Goddard
United Press International
Goddard
University of California At Berkeley
National Institute of Mental Health
South New Castle Boro to build its own sewer lines
South New Castle Borough votes to install 2,700 feet of sanitary sewer mains in the northwest area at an estimated 19 000 financed entirely by the borough. A 12 250 loan will be taken from a local bank repaid over three years, with the rest from the general fund. Proposals open July 9. The panel also buys a storage lot for 500 and accepts Police Chief Deegan’s resignation. John Kline named to liaison role with school board on playgrounds and recreation.
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South New Castle
Joseph D. Canan
Joseph Hudak
Athony Golba
W. Leslie Wilson
Canan
Wilson
Tempelena Drive
Hanna St
Gilbert Deegan
Deegan
John Kline
Shenanaga Area
Midwest Tornadoes Flood Rains Cause Widespread Threats
United Press International reports tornado watches across Nebraska Iowa Kansas and Missouri while Mississippi rainfall totals reach up to five inches. floods hit Kansas City and Des Moines areas with river rises and hail up to baseball size. A deadly tornado near Big Spring Kansas left 16 dead and $100 million in damage.
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Kansas
Missouri
South Plains
Upper
Great Lakes
U. S. Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas City
Kan
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Ames
Jefferson
Raccoon River
Big Spring
Topeka
Alma
Atlantic
New England
Hatteras
N.C
Provincetown
Mass
Burma to city hospital rate hikes raise daily room costs
Reports show Jameson Hospital plans a July 1 rate increase of $2 per day with 22 to 30 dollar private rooms as staff salaries and operating costs rise. St Francis Hospital to set date for summer increase. Ellwood City General has no plans to raise rates. In Saigon, police used tear gas to stop about 500 Buddhist monks and nuns marching toward the central market, sparking larger anti government demonstrations.
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Jameson Memorial
St. Francis
Jameson Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Joseph F. Friedheim
Jameson
Mary John
Friedheim
Mabel Harron
Ellwood City General Hospital
Saigon
UPI
Thich Tam Cahu
Vung Tau
Reds win Russian election as usual
Moscow reports the Communist party secured a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections. Premier Alexei Kosygin, party secretary Leonid Brezhnev, and President Nikolai Podgorny were reelected to seats in the Supreme Soviet. The slate endorsed all 1,517 candidates for both chambers with little voter crossouts.
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Moscow
UPI
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Alexei Kosygin
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikola Podgorny
Supreme Soviet
Council of Nationalities
Council of the Union
New Bedford UP Church Plans Approved for Two-Phase Build
The New Bedford United Presbyterian Church gains approval to erect a two phase complex on land donated by Nicholas Paraska. A $1501200 wing and fellowship hall will open as sanctuary space while a second sanctuary is added later. Construction aimed for Spring 1967 with occupancy by fall.
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New Bedford
Brooks and Redfoot
Sharon
John McClure
Hopewell UP
Hopewell
New Bedford UP Church
Wizard's trial crowns indignity for Ku Klux Klan
Community coverage notes a courtroom moment tied to the Ku Klux Klan, signaling a significant public stance. The report highlights reactions and implications surrounding the trial, with emphasis on local response and historical context.
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Ku Klux Klan
Death Records for June 13 1966
Obituaries list nine individuals with ages and addresses including C Paul Shoaf 59 Norris E Boyd 68 Ellwood City Andrew Pfahles Sr 64 Ross Aubel 71 Robert Hodgson 77 John L Parker 73 Elizabeth Kennedy 79 John Nelson Armstrong 72 all from cited local streets and towns.
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C. Paul Shoaf
Northview Ave
Norris E. Boyd
Windover Ave
Ellwood City
Andrew Pfahles Sr
S. Jefferson St
Robert W. Hodgson
John L. Parker
W. Clayton St
Elizabeth Kennedy
Eastbrook
John Nelson Armstrong
Shadylane
Election Will Decide Pope Power in Italy
In Rome and other cities Italians vote to gauge influence of Pope Paul VI versus Communist Luigi Longo. Turnout was light with 11.6 percent in Rome by midday as Vatican and Communist forces campaign. Pope urged Catholics to avoid vote splitting amid the perceived Communist threat.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Paul VI
Luigi Longo
Giuseppe Saragat
Longo
Aldo Moro
Christian Democratic Party
Vatican
Communist Party
Paul
Weekend highway deaths claim sixteen in Pennsylvania
Area residents among victims as PA highways reported sixteen fatalities over the weekend. Notable cases include Anna Niggle of Grove City struck near home and Julie Claubaugh of Littlestown killed on Pa 116. Other victims ranged across Adams, Mercer, Bradford, Lancaster, Schuylkill Haven, and Philadelphia regions with multiple collisions and single-vehicle crashes.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Grove City
Sharon
UPI
Pa. 116
Gettysburg
Anna Louise Niggle
Ellsworth Bain
Edward Kozinski
Mercer County
Adams County
Guy Claubaugh
Littlestown
Janet
Steven
Julie Claubaugh
John W. Rexroth
Hanover Hospital
Lacy Cox
South Pleasant
Waymon Shaw
Anderson
N. C
Towanda
Larry Makley
Blossburg
Tioga County
Route 14
Canton
Bradford County
Bombay rail crash kills 57 injures 100 in monsoon wreck
The Bombay suburb collision of two passenger trains near Matunga killed 57 and wounded 100 as heavy rain disrupted signals. Most victims were workers and school children, with many bodies burned beyond recognition. Fire crews used torches to reach trapped passengers. Authorities probe the cause amid monsoon rainfall.
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Bombay
UPI
Matunga
India
Thana
Victoria
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National
Prahles
Lake Erie
Municipal Pension Board
Everett E. Tillin
Joseph R. Bonta
N. Michael Marks
John Zirock
Raymond J. Flowers
Mildred R. Kettler
Louis Cassels
Boro
Midwest
New York
Alaska
Hawaii
Blythe
Butte
Mont
Reds
Shenango Presbytery
Forbes Field
Business World
Cross Word
Ellwood
Soresee
Soeacvee
Ross M. Aubel
N. Lee Ave
Robert Davis
Davis
Lawrence Hayes
Carl Trevine
Morris Run
Lancaster
Melvin Fisher
Strasburg
Lancaster County
Harmon Bridge Road
Here
William Fromm
Gadl RD 2
Fromm
Fisher
John Berkheimer
Kinzer
Lancaster Couty
Paradise
Philadelphia
Donna Hannis
Schuylkill Haven
Gary Laubit
Pottsville
Schuylkill County
Kittanning
Charles G. Miller
Utica
Whitesburg
Armstrong County
Harrisburg
Rogers Dye
Leon Miller
Lewistown
New Kensington
Michael Sokalski
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