Escape as Car Plunges Down Bank in Ashtabula Ohio
Motorist Hugh Houser escaped serious injury when a passing car driven by Helen Denny tried to pass on Route 57 north of Seneca Hill, forcing Houser off the road and into an embankment in Scriba. The car overturned onto its top but Houser and Denny were uninjured. Deputies Hall and Palmer investigated.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Seneca Hill
Hugh Houser
Dutch Ridge Rd
Scriba
Helen Denny
Dyer St
Houser
Robert Hall
Howard Palmer
Pulaski
Charles Gleason
RD 3
Mexico
Robert Sharoun
Richard Hilton
Gleason
Battle Ends U.S. Forces Break Viet Cong Offensive
Brigadier General Cao Van Vien orders 52nd Ranger Battalion to lift into Dong Xoai halting a Communist push. Rangers retake district HQ and seize Viet Cong weapons while casualties mount among American advisers and troops. Concurrently Saigon braces as Vietnamese marines guard against unrest and talks among leaders continue. Ground broken for a new U.S. Embassy while McNamara cites 47,000 regulars in South Vietnam.
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Cao van Vien
3Rd Army Corps
Dong Xoai
Vien
San A
Quat
Saigon
U.S
A. Alexis Johnson
John T. McNaughton
Washington
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Eyewitnesses Describe Heavy Fighting and Casualties at Dong Xoai
Eyewitness reports detail a brutal clash at Dong Xoai with Vietnamese rangers rescuing tired government troops and government planes bombing the town. Civilian casualties mount as Montagnard refugees flood in and Viet Cong forces suffer heavy losses in the jungle fighting.
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Dong Xoai
Miss Crisafulli Wins 500 Behrend Scholarship for 1965 66
Roseanne Crisafulli, 17, of 127 East Utica Street, receives the E. R. Behrend Scholarship worth 500 dollars for the school year 1965 66. She is a senior at Oswego High School majoring in Business and plans to attend Central City Business Institute in Syracuse.
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Roseanne Crisafulli
East Utica St
E. R. Behrend
W. S. Oakes
Hammermill
Roseanne
Charles C. Crisafulli
Crisafulli
Hammermill Paper Co
Oswego
Central City Business Institute
Syracuse
Hammermill Paper Company
Behrend
Looking Backward Fifty Years Ago Circus Ripoffs and Syrup Lubricant
A 1915 memory notes the Great Robinson Shows amid grafters and short changing at the admissions window. An Ontario Street man loses 135 dollars to a rigged wheel while a patrolman recoups 100 after a bribe attempt. Another vignette shows a police officer thwarting a bribe. Fred Riley moonlights as an auto mechanic and once tries maple syrup as a car lubricant, with comic consequences.
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Robinson
Chief Richardson
Frank Boardway
Ontario St
Routcliffe
Fred M. Riley
Nazi advance and world events headline
Twenty five years ago on June 11 1940 Nazi troops reached the Maine River and France reportedly lost two armies The U S liner Washington with 1250 passengers was halted by a submarine but allowed to proceed Pearl White arrived to film with Lionel Barrymore An obituary noted Mrs Harry J Burgess 74 Arthur Nash named president of Boys Hi Y club The common council waited to decide on floodlights at Otis Field Oswego Nets lost to Oneonta 74
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Maine River
U. S
Washington
Europe
Pearl White
Lionel Barrymore
Harry J. Burgess
Arthur Nash
Otis Field
Oswego
Oneonta
Swedish firemen honor Satchmo in Malmo ceremony
Malmo Sweden fire department named jazz legend Louis Armstrong an honorary captain. Fire Chief Sven Soennerberg placed a captain’s helmet on Armstrong after his Malmo visit following a Budapest concert attended by about 80 000 fans.
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Malmo
Sweden
Louis Armstrong
Armstrong
Budapest
Sven Soennerberg
Satchmo
Oswego Proclaims MEDIC ALERT Week in 1965
Mayor Ralph Shapiro proclaims June 13 19 as MEDIC ALERT week in Oswego New York urging public support for the emergency medical identification program run by the MEDIC ALERT Foundation and local doctors to save lives.
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Oswego Life Underwriter's Association
Doctors of
Oswego County
Medic Alert Foundation
Ralph Shapiro
City of
Oswego
New York
GOP Committee Meets June 19 in Fulton
Oswego County Republicans vote in Lakeview Lanes Fulton at noon on Saturday June 19 with dinner at 1 p.m. Endorsements for district and county offices may be approved if the committee votes. Primary set for September 14. Nominees include H. Douglas Barclay Edward F. Crawford Raymond Cotton and John A. Davis. Barclay and Crawford seek renomination under new apportionment.
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J. Gregory Merriam
Oswego County
Republican Committee
Lakeview Lanes
Route 3
Fulton
H. Douglas Barclay
Pulaski
Edward F. Crawford
Oswego
Assembly
Raymond Cotton
Granby
John A. Davis
Mexico
Barclay
Crawford
Teen Jim Backus Teed Off With Golf Legends
As a teenager Jim Backus of Gilligan's Island fame proved a sharp golfer by playing charity matches against Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, showcasing his early talent in the sport.
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Jim Backus
Gilligan's Island
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Warmer Weather In Coming Week
Extended forecasts from the U S Weather Bureau predict near normal temperatures in Northeastern New York with little daily change and light precipitation. Southeastern New York should see mid 70s to low 80s days and mid 50s to low 60s nights with small rainfall mainly Sunday. Western New York highs may run two to five degrees above normal with minimal rainfall.
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Albany
N.Y
U.S. Weather Bureau
New York
Utica
Massena
Oswego County Receives Motor Vehicle Tax Transfer
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt announced a total of 23,908,008.17 in motor vehicle tax receipts distributed to New York City and counties. Oswego County obtains 150,268.24 for the quarter ending March 31, up 17,325.29 from last year, with funds slated for county road construction and maintenance. Checks go to county fiscal officers and New York City finance.
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Albany
Arthur Levitt
New York
New York City
Oswego County
City of
City of New York
Minetto Philathea Society to Elect Officers
The Philathea Society of the Community Methodist Church will meet at 7 45 p m Tuesday June 15 at the home of Mrs Fred Ranous with hostesses Mrs Seth Eason and Mrs Arthur Fadden Mrs Kate Du Bois leads devotions and Mrs Clarence Andres presents the program All members urged to attend as officers will be elected
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Minetto Philathean Society
Minetto
Philathea Society
Community Methodist Church
Fred Ranous
Seth Eason
Arthur Fadden
Kate du Bois
Clarence Andres
Ice Sheet Recedes From Portions of U S and Canada
Geologists note the ancient ice sheet disappeared yesterday from parts of the United States and Canada where populations now thrive. The remaining ice covers Greenland and Baffin Island, indicating a dramatic retreat in historic climate records.
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United States
Canada
Greenland
Baffin Island
Drifter Doused With Turpentine Set Af lame
New York police said a 59 year old Bowery drifter, William Smith, was doused with turpentine and set aflame by four men. He was listed in critical condition with second and third degree burns after his pockets were turned inside out and nothing found. He was seen rolling on the sidewalk trying to extinguish the flames.
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New York
William Smith
Bellevue Hospital
Nick Sterio Seeks Re election to Third Term on County Board
Nick Sterio of 220 W Seventh St plans to run for a third term on the county board representing the Fifth Ward. He seeks the Republican nomination and Liberal endorsement. Sterio serves on the Health Committee and Fire Advisory board among others and is a sales representative for the & K Wine & Liquor Corp in Oswego County. He is married to Henrietta Welling and has seven children. he belongs to the Elks Kiwanis and Moose.
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Nick Sterio
Seventh St
Fifth Ward
Sterio
Henrietta Welling
Henrietta Welling and They Have Seven Children. Mr. Sterio
Oswego County
K Wine & Liquor Corp
The
Elks, Kiwanis
Moose
Lockwood Seeks Republican Nomination for Oswego Town Supervisor
Oswego Town Supervisor Fred Lockwood announced his bid for re election as a Republican this fall. He serves on several county board committees and will campaign on his record.
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Fred Lockwood
Oswego Town
Yale Lacrosse Star Mac Bradford Tops Spring Scoring
Yale junior attack man Mac Bradford led the season with 26 goals and 20 assists, guiding the Bulldogs in a productive spring campaign.
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Mac Bradford
Yale
Lacross
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Stuart Kines
First Methodist Men's Club
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