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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1968
Page
2
Rockefeller weighs endorsements from fellow Republican governors at a Tulsa gathering as Shafer may back him. Reagan attends seeking no clear consensus while McCarthy and Nixon press campaigns. Wallace counters fund-raising rumors as Minnesota GOP weighs delegation.
A South Side pursuit followed by a Mahoningtown chase ended when a youth driver fled on a dead end street after shots were fired over his head. The officer found the boy’s address on a key case in the car, with a pending reckless driving charge for Julius Zurasky after a sign strike on Moravia Street.
Thieves broke a plywood covered window at Frank A. Dewberry & Sons Inc. 128 W. Washington St and rifled a cash register for 25 to 30 dollars. The office was ransacked and the burglary was found at 2 45 a m. It marked the first commercial burglary in two weeks with other crimes noted that week. Paul Cubbal, 16, has returned home from Hillside Hospital after an ear operation.
Vietnamese boy Pham Van Ty age 12 from Dong Hoa describes joining Viet Cong squads during the Tet offensive. He and youths aged 14 joined, faced bombing by US Skyraiders, and two boys later joined the South Vietnamese government side. Pham recalls killing two government soldiers, fears return home, and expresses longing for his mother as he speaks at a Saigon news conference. A separate Pittsburgh-area crash reports a Grove City man killed when his car hit poles and a tree on Pa. 68.
Rep. Richard Schweiker spoke at the Pennsylvania Negro Republican Council convention in King of Prussia urging a break with past leadership. He emphasized jobs with dignity for Black Americans, housing safety, and educational improvement, arguing for leadership focused on service over votes and unity beyond racial divides.
A station wagon carrying Catherine Schramm and her two daughters Marie and Dianne Schramm of Williamsport Pa collided with a truck on the wet Ohio Turnpike. The mother and two daughters were killed. the father John Schramm and daughter Katherine Schramm survived with injuries. The truck driver was Roland Giberot of Cleveland. In a separate note, death row inmate Robert L. Massie sought immediate execution by gas chamber at San Quentin, one of 78 condemned men awaiting a ruling after a year with no executions.
Doctors at Groote Schuur Hospital isolated a liver ailment in Dr. Philip Blaiberg and identify a blood infection as the cause. They will tailor treatment and expect clarity within a week. Blaiberg, 59, received the heart of Clive Haupt on January 2 and has shown improvement since his latest reentry for tests.
Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu dismissed Minister Phan Quang Dan on cabinet recommendation after Dan praised talks with the National Liberation Front in a Stanford speech. Dan said negotiations should occur with the Viet Cong political arm, contrary to official policy.
The 14 wagon caravan carrying 130 people reaches Atlanta under Gov. Lester Maddox’s travel restrictions on I 20 from Douglasville. Police halted it earlier for nonmotorized vehicle use, and 67 adults faced $100 bonds as officials debated travel rules.
About 50 hippies gathered on Sugarloaf Mountain near Boulder to meditate after Friday's asteroid Icarus passed four million miles from Earth. They warned of future violence, while astronomers led by Dr. Elizabeth Roemer said the event went as predicted and Earth remains safe for now.
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