Fierce jungle fighting reported in South Viet Nam
U S forces of the 101st Airborne face heavy mortar and small arms fire in the Con River Valley near An Khe as jet bombers strafe red positions. Meantime B52s bomb the Mekong Delta and a US F105 jet is reported lost in North Viet Nam. Public Welfare earmarks 900000 for Philadelphia youth center and Torrance StateHospital relief.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
South Viet Nam
U S
101St Airborne Division
Con River
An Khe
Route 19
Pds
Marine Occopters
Mekong River
North Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Demilitarized Zone
U. S
Harrisburg
UPI
State Public Welfare Department
Philadelphia
Torrance State Hospital
Westmoreland County
William W. Scranton
Torrance
Marine Barracks
Fort Mifflin
Scranton
Fires sweep California forests and homes
Firefighters with aid from lighter winds battled dozens of fires across northern California. About 195000 acres burned, 250 structures lost, one death tied to a fire incident, and 5000+ firefighters including 3000 prisoners fought the blazes concentrated northeast of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
State Division of Forestry
Richard Dresser
Dresser
Humboldt County
Lake County
Sonoma
Napa
Calaveras County
San
4Th Infantry Division
Aan Sles
Erile
Ellwood man killed as cycle strikes tree
Ellwood City resident Edward Perkowitch Jr. died from shock and multiple injuries after his motorcycle left Pa. 351, struck a tree in North Sewickley Township around 1:20 a.m. His passenger Le Roy Kirchell was treated and released.
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Ellwood City
North Sewickley Township
Edward Perkowitch Jr
Treece Ave
Ellwood City General Hospital
Lawrence County
Samuel Teolis
Leroy Kirchell
Wampum
Kirchell
Free State
Beaver Falls
Perkowitch
Teolis
Park Grill
Fears of Weekend Invasion Rise at Indian Border
United Press International reports the Indian defense ministry says China has begun moving troops to the border. Dean Brelis quotes sources saying Chinese troops crossed the border 200 miles northeast of Srinagar. the exact number remains unknown.
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Indian Defense Ministry
New Delhi
China
NBC
Dean Brelis
Kashmir
Srinagar
Peking
India
Sikkim
Sinkiang
Demchok
Ladakh
Burma
Field goal seals New Castle win over Ambridge in late thriller
Eric Gunn kicked a 20 yard field goal with 14 seconds left to give New Castle Hurricanes a 15 13 victory over Ambridge. Union Area beat Mercer 60-? and Mohawk beat Laurel 28-13 as Shenango lost 14-12 to Knoch. Wilmington and Neshannock meet tonight on Neshannock field at 8.
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New Castle High
Ambridge
Eric Gunn
Hurricanes
New Castle
Bob Breggs
Union Area
Mercer
Mohawk
Laurel
Shenango
Knoch
Ellwood City
Butler
Wilmington
Neshannock
Seven injured as Bristol crackdown follows postgame clashes
Bristol Borough police arrested 14 youths after a football game at Woodrow Wilson High School. Eleven were Black, three white. two released on $500 bail for Wednesday hearings. No adults involved.
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Bristol
UPI
Woodrow Wilson High School
Harry Merker
Merker
West German election closes with CDU SPD duel
Campaign ending speech in Ulm for Ludwig Erhard and visit by Willy Brandt in Luebeck. Voter turnout expected around 80 percent of 38.5 million eligible to choose 496 Bundestag members. Bundestag to convene Oct. 19. Erhard predicts no change in chancellor.
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Bonn
UPI
Ludwig Erhard
Christian Democrats
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Social Democrats
Erhard
Ulm
Germany
Brandt
Luebeck
Bundestag
Shenango Dam dedication lauded as cooperation model
UPI reports the Shenango River Reservoir Dam dedication in Sharon Pennsylvania highlighted teamwork across society. Army Secretary Stanley R. Resor praised the project as flood control water supply and recreation benefits for Sharpsville Sharon New Castle and downstream Wheeling. Local officials including former mayor George Mahaney and Rep. Joseph Vigorito attended alongside Maurice Goddard and Army Engineer dignitaries.
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UPI
Stanley R. Resor
The
Army
Shenango River
Sharpsville
Sharon
U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
Resor
New Castle
Wheeling
W.va
Shenango
George Mahaney
U.S
Joseph P. Vigorito
Maurice K. Goddard
G. A. Harshman
Newspaper sale aids the blind in New Castle
The New Castle Lions Club plans its annual newspaper sale on Monday afternoon to benefit the blind and near blind in Lawrence County. Seventy members will sell Lions Editions of the New Castle News in downtown arteries and shops, wearing blue and orange caps and aprons. Proceeds fund eye glasses donations, eye operations, exams, white canes, braille books and related aids, with part supporting the Eye Bank for research on blindness and corneal transplants. Co chairs are Roy F. Conway and Roscoe W. Clement.
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New Castle Lions Club
Lawrence County
Lions
New Castle News
Eye Bank
Roy F. Conway
Roscoe W. Clement
Raymond D. Cunningham
John Henderson
N. N. Jaquish
Frank Raffaele
Thure M. Leivo
Jack M. French
James Krueger
Glenn McCracken
Death Notices for Ellwood City Residents
George Frederick Sr. aged 72 of 345 Mecklem Lane Ellwood City and Edward L Perkowitch Jr. aged 24 of Ellwood City are listed in the death record dated September 18 1965.
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George Frederick Sr
Mecklem Lane
Ellwood City
Edward L. Perkowitch Jr
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania and Lake Erie Area
Partly cloudy morning becoming sunny this afternoon and Sunday. Fair tonight with a few thundershowers possible. Warm and humid with highs 82 to 87, locally 86 to 91. Tonight lows 67 to 74. Lake Erie winds SW 10 to 20 knots with occasional showers and thundershowers. Temperatures reached 88 today, pollen count 43.2 grains per cu yd. Shenango River stage 4.4 feet.
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Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
National Football League opens season with Minnesota Baltimore
The league starts its season tomorrow led by a marquee game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Baltimore Colts. Analysts expect strong competition as teams debut new rosters and strategies.
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National Football League
Minnesota-Baltimore
U N Security Council debates action against India Pakistan
The United Nations Security Council discussed possible sanctions including military action against India and Pakistan over Kashmir. China threatened to join hostilities, accusing the U S and Russia of backing India, while India urged blame on Pakistan.
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Bruce W. Mann
United Press International
United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Security Council
India
Pakistan
China
Kashmir
Peking
Russia
United States
M. C. Chagla
Cee
Chagla
Council
Law
S. M. Safar
Eee
Meee
Ant
Rawalpindi
New Delhi
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Michael T. Malloy
New York
American Newspaper Guild
New York Times
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Times
Ellwood
Defense Post
By Walter Logan
Sialkot
Lahore
Himalayas
Chinera Teo
Britain
London
Armi Ae
All-India Radio
Ambala
Punjab
Shenango Dam
Tervo E. Tervo
Houk Rd
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Grandview Ave
Tervo
E. Washington
St. Francis Hospital Laboratory
Shirley L. Montgomery
Sean
James Bond
Connery
Chester Dean
St. Joseph Church
Giants
Hank Aaron
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Eae
Seer
Ee Society Ee Or
Eee Nena Sports
TV Log Ee
U.N
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Lal Friendly
Shastri
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