Fire destroys building housing apartments and store
Debris remains at 116 S Walnut St as fire victims are identified and the brick frame structure is slated for leveling. Firemen fought a 10 hour blaze yesterday then returned at 4:20 AM to control hot spots. Two women died, one man seriously injured, and other residents were treated for burns and smoke exposure. Fire officials estimate $115000 in damages and suspect the fire began in the rear apartment. The Van Fossan brothers own the property and catering service for elderly meals operated from the site.
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van Fossan
S. Walnut St
Heynold DiLullo
Diallo
Bert Koreith
DiLullo
Anna Hamilton
Geraldine Lillett
Billett
Melvin Ruckerman
Marilyn
Auckerman
At&j. Francis Hospital
Mobster Giancana Daughters Fight Probe in Chicago
In Chicago three daughters of slain mob boss Sam Giancana win restraining orders blocking full examination of tape recordings and papers seized from his suburban home. Investigators sought clues to Giancana's killer while prosecutors plan to seek lift on the orders.
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Chicago
Giancana
Air Park
Antoinelle Manno
Bonita Low Tiset
Francine de Palma
Two jets back before Kennedy crash tragedy
Weather and shifting currents forced two jetliners to divert before the Eastern Flight 66 crash near Kennedy Airport. Investigators say lightning is unlikely the cause, noting electrical arcing as a possible misread. Nineteen survivors remain hospitalized, with ten in critical condition, and officials confirm multiple identifications as the death toll climbs.
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New York
UPD
Kennedy Airport
Eastern Airlines
Isabelle Burgess
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Newark
Burgess
Joseph DiSpenza
Baton Rouge
Sandy
Tina
Auto dealers charged over rolled back odometers
Pittsburgh UPI report: five dealers A C Lesden Auto Sales Pittsburgh Cy's Auto Sales New Castle Bob's Used Cars Connellsville Prestige Auto Sales Washington Pa Tag Motor Sales Detroit Mich and two individuals Achard Nedwidik and Eugene D Ferrara Pittsburgh charged in a case described by DS Attorney Richard L Thornburgh as a swan bites dog case the first of its kind in the nation.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
U.S
A. C. Lesden
Cy’s Auto Sales
New Castle
Bob's
Connellsville
Presige Auto Sales
Washington
Tag Motor Sales
Detroit
Mich
Achard Nedwidik
Eugene D. Ferrara
Richard L. Thornburgh
VW inspection team eyes Lillyster plant in Pa
VW sent an inspection crew to Lillyster Corp. in NEW STANTON but left without comment on a possible joint venture. The $35 million plant built in 1968 sits idle near Pittsburgh as VW moved on to Newark, Del to view a Chrysler facility.
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New Stanton
UPI
Volkswagen
Lillyster Corp
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Newark
Del
Chrysler
Woman kidnapped in Rock Forest Quebec ransom demanded
Lena Blanchette, 63, wife of a wealthy Quebec businessman, was abducted from her home in Rock Forest on Tuesday. Kidnappers threaten a $1 million ransom and police imposed a news blackout as relatives fear for her health due to missing daily heart medicine.
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Rock Forest
Que
Quebec
Lena Blanchette
Nevada tests the most powerful nuclear blast
PAHUTE MESA Nev The United States detonated its most powerful nuclear explosion two years after testing began the delayed blast went off at 530 am Pacific Time The test produced no radiation leaks and the shockwave reached Las Vegas about 120 miles away residents felt the blast within under a minute Geraldine Falkner a Beatty Nev restaurant keeper near ground zero described the wake up caused by the explosion
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Pahute Mesa
Nev
UPI
United States
Nevada Desert
Las Vegas
Geraldine Falkner
Cvmer
Exchange Club
Beatty
Ground Zero
Sharks likely behind Myrtle Beach teen bite attack
Two teenagers bitten while swimming off the South Carolina coast Monday may have been attacked by sharks bluefish or barracilla. Donna Hudson 15 of Danville Virginia is in a Myrtle Beach hospital with severe lacerations to her right hand. James R Krents of Jamestown Pennsylvania was treated and released for bites on his right foot. Interest in shark attacks has grown due to the novel and film Jaws.
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Myrtle Beach
S.C
UPI
South Carolina
Donna Hudson
Danville
James R. Krents
Jamestown
Mercer County
Kane to replace Stewart Werner as Pennsylvania corrections head
Harrisburg reports indicate Attorney General Robert Kane will replace Stewart Werner, the $31,472-a-year state commissioner of corrections, a Shapp appointee since July 24, 1973. Werner, 48, previously deputy commissioner and a Georgia native, declined immediate comment as Ray Hoover prepared to speak. In other news, a south Richmond fuel plant fire injured an employee after two gasoline tanks burst, threatening a third tank with heated oil.
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Harrisburg
UPS
Robert Kane
Stewart Werner
Correctiona
Werner
Milton J.shapp
Ray Hoover
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Board of Probation and Parole
Corrections
Allan Sielalé
Richmond, Va
UPI
South Richmond
City officials to attend Pennsylvania League of Cities convention
Four city leaders including Mayor Francis J. Ragan and Council President Eugene DeCaprio will attend the upcoming Pennsylvania League of Cities Convention in Philadelphia. The event opens Sunday and runs for ten days. The article also covers Cascade Park pool rate increases, projected funding gaps, and a HUD program kickoff in New Castle with a $3,292,000 grant running June 4, 1975 to June 3, 1976.
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OL Mana
Vtews
Pennsylvania League of Cities
Philadelphia
Francis J. Ragan
Eugene DeCaprio
Edward Ry Sth
Augustine Leone Jr
Cascade Park
Edward R. Stiff
New Castle Area
Ford Administration
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
New Castle
Stiff
Board approves 9.2 million school budget
The board adopted a 9,246,915 dollar school budget for 1975-76 with no tax increase, amid dissent from Glenn Gordon. Taxes set at 54 mills on property, 15 dollars per capita, and 5 mills on wages. Superintendent Herchler cites rising utilities and materials costs as the main driver. The district also approved a 540,000 loan from First Seneca Bank at 4.375 percent over five years to renovate North Street School into a central administration building and the Blue Cross Blue Shield hospitalization program for all district employees effective July 1.
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New Castle Senoo
Glenn Gordon
Russell L. Herchler
Firt Seneca Bank
North Street
First Seneca
First National Bank
Army camp trek from New York to Cambridge noted
Gere Washington and Suke depart New York for the Cambridge army camp attended by New York companies the 9 Philadelphia troop and others embark on the journey as part of the ongoing mobilization.
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Gere
Washington
Suke
New York
Cambridge
Philadelphia
Eitenry
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New York Wars
Wendell Ladner
Saul Horowitz Jr
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Beaver County
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