King leads freedom march toward Itta Benna Mississippi
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr joined about 600 marchers heading south from Memphis toward Itta Benna in Mississippi to continue the March against Fear. He flew from Chicago to join Black Nationalist leader Stokely Carmichael for the Jackson bound effort begun June 5 with James Meredith setting out to show Negroes need not fear whites. A rally of about 1,000 was held in a Memphis playground Friday night.
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James. K. Cazalas
Greenwood
Miss
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Mississippi
Itta Benna
King
Chicago
Stokely Carmichael
Memphis
James Meredith
Jackson
Seven-year-old shot by cousin in rural Pennsylvania accident
A seven-year-old New Castle boy, Ronald Reno, was critically wounded by a 16 gauge shotgun blast fired by his eight-year-old cousin Gene Reno Jr. at their great-grandfather Francis Reno’s farm. Ronald underwent surgery and may lose his leg. the family and authorities investigated the accidental shooting.
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New Castle
Montefiore Hospital
Pittsburgh
Ronald Reno
Harmony Baptist Rd
Gene Reno Jr
Francis Reno
Ronald
Gene
Gene Reno
Erie St
Edinburg
Ronald Renos
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Thursay
Onald
Elephants Roam Chicago Suburban Jungle Morning
Reporters tracked two elephants that escaped a circus lot and wandered through Chicago area backyards near Mannheim Road. Three housewives witnessed the chaos as police and residents searched for the roaming elephants in the early morning hours.
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Gene Bludeau
Chicago
UPI
Mannheim Road
Head Start funds cleared by governor for New Castle area
Gov. Scranton approved a $34,483 Head Start grant for New Castle Area Schools to fund a July 5 to August 15 program for about 225 children. CHARGE Inc filed for federal anti poverty funds. district provides buildings and utilities. Last year’s grant was $28,808 with 173 children.
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New Castle
William W. Scranton
Office of Economic Opportunity By
Charge, Inc
Joseph A. Scungio
Scungio
North Street
Lincoln-Garfield
Lockley
West Side
Pennsylvania State University
Coast Guard probes ship collision in New York harbor disaster
The Coast Guard opened an inquiry into Thursday daylight collision between the American tanker Massachusetts Texaco and the British tanker Alva Cape, a wreck that killed 32 seamen and left 12 missing amid flames from 143,000 barrels of naphtha. Authorities cited a history of Hafen Kill Van narrow passages and difficult recovery with captains missing.
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New York
UPS
Coast Guard
Massachusetts Texaco
Alva Cape
New York Harbor
Texaco
Bombers mark anniversary in fierce Hue Buddhist crackdown
Rioters clash as Combat Police raid the Dieu De Pagoda in Hue, seizing Buddhist altars and firing on demonstrators. In Saigon troops seal Vien Hoa Dao pagoda and bar entry, while a young monk threats self immolation and a teenage girl dies in a fiery protest.
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Robert Ibrahim Hue
UPI
Dieu de Pagoda
Thich Tri Quang
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Saigon
Vien Hoa Dao
Nguyen Cao
U.S. Navy
Scranton bows out Broderick is GOP choice
Raymond Broderick, a Philadelphia attorney, was formally selected by the Republican State Committee as the lieutenant governor candidate for November. He succeeds the late Walter Alessandroni, who died in a plane crash but was posthumously nominated at the May primary. Governor Scranton announced he will not seek any future public office, delivering a final public address as governor.
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UPI
Raymond P. Shafer
Raymond Broderick
Broderick
Shafer
Philadelphia
Republican State Committee Today
GOP
Walter E. Alessandroni
Alessandroni
Raymond Shafer
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Eisenhower
Milton J. Shapp
Nixon
Western Pennsylvania Weather Mostly sunny and mild weekend
Western Pennsylvania remains mostly sunny and mild today and Sunday with isolated afternoon thundershowers. Tonight will be fair and cool with highs in the 10s and lows around 48 to 58. Lake Erie winds from the southwest to west at 6 to 12 knots today and tonight.
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Lake Erie
Death Notices for Fortuna Gilboy and Conley
Mrs. Nick Fortuna, 73, of 1012 Clearview Ave, and Mrs. Thomas J. Gilboy, 85, of Lake Worth Florida, plus Blanche Conley of 410 Fairmont Ave are listed in the death record with ages and last addresses.
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Nick Fortuna
Clearview Ave
Thomas J. Gilboy
Lake Worth
Local Hospitals Prepare for First Medicare Day
A brief note on how local hospitals gear up for the first day of Medicare coverage. Credits Rev. Marcell Pytlarz’s weekly religious message from Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Church on page 6. Editorial context appears on page 4.
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Marcell Pytlarz
The
Holy Trinity
Polish National Catholic Church
Deadlocked Democrats defer state chairman choice
In Harrisburg a three hour Democratic leaders meeting failed to decide on a new state chairman. John S Rice said no definite decision will be made until discussions with Milton Shapp who backs his own choice. Shapp sent James R Kelley as his representative to the meeting. The state committee meets June 21 to pick a successor.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Democratic State Committee
John S. Rice
Rice
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
Measles and illness rock Texas wedding plans
In Paris Texas Karen Webb and groom Tim Walker faced a spoiling of plans as three day measles hit Karen and Tim faced exposure. Tim’s brother Mike and best man Danny Jones suffered illnesses while bridesmaid Abigail Norman broke her arm. The couple still planned to wed Friday night.
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Paris
Tex
UPI
Karen Webb
Tim Walker
Blossom
Tim
Mike
Danny Jones
Abigail Norman
Karen
Farm show board OKs $200,000 building plan
Lawrence County Farm Show directors approve a 10 year program costing 200000 for a new 96 acre site on Harlansburg Road across from Laurel High School. The plan includes a first phase with roads parking electrical plumbing and livestock and commercial buildings and a race track grandstand and animal facilities.
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First Methodist
Neshannock Township
Decker Drive
Farm Show Board
Lawrence County
Farm Show
Harlansburg Rd
Laurel High School
J. R. Rick
Gaylord R. Lewis
Findlay
Ohio
Lewis C. Dayton
Lawrence County Agricultural Extension
Dayton
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