Lawrence County man who guarded Kennedy's body recalls tragedy
Thomas Franus, a Wampum native and Lincoln High School 1957 graduate, recalls hearing of John F. Kennedy's assassination and the days of national mourning when he stood watch over the slain president's body, sharing in a pivotal moment of history.
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Thomas Frants
Wampum
John F. Kennedy
Arlington Church
Gunshot Victim Shot At Union Wal-Mart
A woman was shot in the face in the Union Township Wal-Mart parking lot after 11 p.m. She was conscious at times and taken to Jameson Hospital. The suspect, her ex boyfriend, fled in a gold Chevrolet Impala toward New Castle as police from multiple counties and state police converged on the scene.
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Lawrence County
Wal-Mart
Jameson Hospital
New Castle
Mercer
Beaver Counties
Pennsylvania
Steelers climb to second with pivotal win
Pittsburgh moved into a second place tie in the AFC North at 4-6 after a solid 30 minutes of football. Jerricho Cotchery caught his fifth TD in three games as the Steelers steered the victory, with next up hosting Cleveland.
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Missing man search continues at Moraine State Park
Hundreds searched Moraine State Park over the weekend for missing man Nicholas Sopel 62. The hunt resumes at 8 a.m. today as park ranger Bryan Moore notes Sopel has been missing since Wednesday. His truck with wallet was found along Route 422 near Lake Arthur. More than 150 searchers used dogs land units and dive teams Saturday and sonar teams of 16 worked yesterday from 8 a.m. to dusk.
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Obituaries note Leonard R. Book and Gwendolyn Herb
The page lists obituaries for Leonard R. Book 54 of Mechanicsburg Gwendolyn Herb 72 of West Pittsburg and Richard T. Hogue 28 of Enon Valley with a request to see Page A5 for more details. The note promotes free text alerts for weather breaking news sports scores and school information via ncnewsonline.com.
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Leonard R. Book
Mechanicsburg
Gwendolyn Herb
West Pittsburg
Richard T. Hogue
Enon Valley
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