Four Die as Two Trains Collide Near Montgomery Illinois
A Burlington Zephyr bound for Omaha collided head on with a Rock Island Golden State near Montgomery Illinois, killing four crewmen and injuring 43. About 400 passengers were aboard the two trains, which used the Burlington tracks due to a bridge outage. rescue efforts followed as engineers and crews were identified.
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Chicago
UPI
Burlington Railroad
Kansas City Zephyr
Rock Island
Golden State
Montgomery
Ill
Burlington Zephyr
Burlington
Los Angeles
Omaha
Chris Stathis
Stathis
George Lincoln
George A. Donaldson
Russell Reeves
Red L. Parker
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Charles Hospital
FBI Director Says Riots Not Racial in Nature
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports to President Johnson that summer riots across nine communities were not racial clashes but sparked by youth hostility to law and order. He notes no single organizer, cites adult trouble makers, and that violence was driven by youths up to their mid twenties.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Johnson
U.S. Army
Communist Party
Auto Workers GM Resume Talks After Short Meeting
Detroit UPI reports General Motors and the United Auto Workers union resumed negotiations to end a strike. UAW President Walter Reuther said he did not expect a long struggle, contrasting it with the 119 day 1940s GM strike. First session since Friday aimed at six non economic issues with about 260000 of GM's 350000 UAW workers on strike.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors
United Auto Workers Union
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
UAW
Weather Summary for Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Western Pennsylvania enjoys a partly cloudy cool day with a Monday high 55 to 62 and a clear cool night with scattered frost or light freeze possible. Northern mountains dip to 25 to 32 while the north portion lows reach 32 to 39. Southern areas drop to 38 to 44 with Tuesday turning fair and warmer. Ohio reports similar: partly cloudy cool Monday 56 to 64, Monday night 36 to 43, and Tuesday fair and warmer.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Death notices from Ellwood City region dated September 28 1964
Obituaries list multiple local residents including Samuel J. Stuart 82 Enon Valley RD 2 Findley R Sankey 46 Wooley Avenue Ellen G Woods 73 Ellwood City Joseph Sansosti 80 Harrison Street Rosalie Crans 63 Fombelle RD 1 Joseph Iorio 91 Edinburg RD 1 Mrs Ben Campbell 77 Lee Avenue David A Farris 72 East Long Avenue George A Isaac 65 415 East Paul Gebhardt Sr 64 Ellport Clyde A McCurdy 62 Jennie Docchio 84 Koppel
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Samuel J. Stuart
Enon Valley
Findley R. Sankey
Wooley Ave
Ellen G. Woods
Ellwood City
Joseph Sansosti
Harrison St
Rosalie Crans
Fombelle
Ellwood Page
Joseph Iorio
Edinburg
Ben Campbell
N. Lee
David A. Farris
E. Long
George A. Issac
Paul G. Gebhardt, Sr
Ellport
Clyde A. McCurdy
Jennie Docchio
Koppel
Gov Scranton Set for Wednesday Campaign Stop Here
Governor William W. Scranton visits the Castleton Hotel for a 12 15 p m luncheon as part of a Republican campaign swing. He will rally in Butler County then make four out of state stops in New Jersey and Indiana before returning to Harrisburg.
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William W. Scranton
Castleton
Scranton
Butler County
Iowa
Minnesota
Commonwealth
New Jersey
Garden State
Teaneck
Newark
Morristown
Cherry Hill
Indiana
Evansville
Terre Haute
Mid-West
Harrisburg
Commission Recommends Tighter Security for President
The Warren Commission urges stronger protection measures for the President including a physician on travels and closer FBI Secret Service liaison. It notes Oswald was not on watch lists and calls for reforms to prevent lapses in presidential safety.
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Washington
UPS
Lyndon Johnson
Warren Commission
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
White House
Detroit
George Barkley
Commission
Secret Service
FBI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Oswald
Service
United States
Accidents Claim 12 Lives In State On Autumn Weekend
United Press International reports 12 deaths in five Pennsylvania crashes over the first autumn weekend. Two wrecks near Pottsville and Bristol killed six people, while three crashes in Altoona, Hanover, and Doylestown killed six more. The period June 18–20 weekend tally reached 27 stateside deaths, compared with 28 the following Sept. 18–20 weekend.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Pottsville
Bristol
Altoona
Hanover
Doylestown
Report Evaluates Assassin's Life
UPI reporters summarize the Warren Commission findings that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the Dallas assassination of John F. Kennedy. The report states no evidence of foreign or domestic conspiracy and no link to Dallas emotional climate.
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Washington
UPI
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Texas
Warren Commission faults news media in Oswald case
The Warren Commission blames both news outlets and police for failing to maintain orderly conduct during Oswald custody, urging a ethics code to protect investigations and fair trials. It notes press presence hindered interrogation and fueled rumors, and it calls for tightened presidential security and better co operation among government branches.
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Washington
UPI
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Kennedy
Jesse E. Curry
President Johnson Draws Huge Providence Crowd on Campaign Swing
President Johnson drew a huge crowd in Providence Rhode Island during a 15 hour New England campaign tour. A car behind Mrs Johnson caught fire as the motorcade passed, with no injuries reported. The President continued on as Burkley and photographers escaped the blaze and a police bike extinguished the flames.
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Johnson
UPI
Providence
R.I
New England
Burkley
Waterman Street
Oil City Boy Strangled By Rope From Tree Fall
Bruce Schwab an eight year old son of Oil City school official James D. Schwab assistant principal at Oil City High School was strangled when he fell from a tree and became entangled in a rope dangling from a limb. Police said he slipped while climbing.
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Oil City, Pa
UPI
Bruce Schwab
Oil City
James D. Schwab
Oil City High School
Viet Troops Fire On Demonstrators Kill Four In Qui Nhon
Reports from Saigon say troops fired into a crowd in Qui Nhon killing four demonstrators and wounding others. The city near the coast was under martial law as residents clashed with security forces after an off duty militiaman was shot.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
VPI
Qui Nhon
Hue
People’s Committee For National Salvation
Bon Sar Pa
Five windows broken at Nazarene Church in city vandalism
Vandalism damaged the Church of the Nazarene with five windows broken at Cedar and Clayton streets, police reported today. The incident was among several minor local crime notes, with no injuries reported.
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Church of the Nazarene
Cedar
Clayton Streets
Soviet Doubts Persist on Warren Commission Report
Tass said the Warren Commission report failed to end all doubts about President Kennedy's assassination. Pravda published the statement as the first Soviet reaction. Earlier Komsomolskaya Pravda argued a right wing plot caused the president's death.
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Moscow
UPI
Tass
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Communist Party
Pravda
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Kennedy
State Program To Expand Nearby Recreation Sites
Dr. Maur ice Goddard, secretary of the state Department of Forests and Waters, unveiled a multi million dollar expansion plan with $12 million for Kinzua Dam facilities, $1 million for Pymatuning west-side campsites, and $4.5 million raised for Project 70. The program aims to boost water based recreation across Western Pennsylvania and cites Ottawa as a model for park investment.
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Harrisburg
Maurice Goddard
State Department of Forests and Waters
Pennsylvania
Goddard
Kinzua Dam
Allegheny River
Jamestown Area
Pymatuning Reservoir
Lake Arthur
U. S
Ottawa
Forests and Waters Department
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