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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1972
Page
10
Alive Santa Abner W. Dechant 68 became a long time Scout when 12 and now serves as the Shenango Township Troop 46 scoutmaster. Each Christmas he dons a red and white outfit and asks children what they want Santa to bring.
Forecast shows showers across southern Plains into the west Gulf Coast and parts of the mid Atlantic and Pacific Northwest with fair to partly cloudy skies elsewhere. Temperatures span from the 40s in Chicago to the 90s in Dallas and Phoenix, with regional variations and low precipitation totals reported for the period.
June 16 1972 announcements name George Vaughn 86 of 233 W Pittsburg Rd Raleigh Bud Koonce 7 of 2801 Ellwood Rd George Hunt Sr 76 of 250 E Washington St Mrs Micnic Wamsley 78 of 1268 Mt Jackson Rd Mrs Robert J Meister 55 of 1023 Adams St and Mrs Fred F Miller 84 of Lowellville Rd 2.
Strong winds and heavy rain triggered by a major lightning storm caused extensive damage in New Castle and nearby areas. Trees toppled and damaged four cars and a home. sewer and road damage followed as water overwhelmed streets and underpasses. Power outages affected multiple facilities, with repairs anticipated into next week.
Tonald L Short, 22, of Wampum, is jailed on a murder charge for the shooting death of Robert W Rogers, 25, in a Mahoningtown auto body shop. Rogers died at 2 20 p m from three bullet wounds. Short, son of the Wampum Police Chief, pleaded innocent. No bond set. An autopsy was planned. Police said a knife found in Rogers hand is not clearly linked to the shooting. A burglary at the shop was reported earlier.
A Cathay Pacific Convair 880 carrying 81 people including the Kenny family from West Bend Wisconsin crashed near Pleiku after reportedly exploding at 26 000 feet. No survivors found among 70 passengers and crew amid unclear cause. Orient Paradise Tours organizer linked, Victor Kenny family at center of tragedy.
Federal prosecutors described the convictions of Thomas Pecora and Dante Martire of Laborers Local 1038 as the most significant labor case in western Pennsylvania in a decade. They were found guilty of funneling 61 500 to a reputed crime boss and face five years’ prison and fines up to 10 000 for violating the Landrum Griffin Act.
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