Man with No Pilot Training Steals Plane Lands Near Altoona
Robert Dandrea, 30, seized a small plane at Peterson Memorial Airfield in Tipton after refueling it. With a state trooper pursuing in another aircraft, he flew about 100 miles to State College and Clearfield before returning and landing. He was arrested on larceny charges and jailed on $5,000 bond. Police note his only prior flying was as a passenger.
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Altoona
Pat Robert Dandrea
Peterson Memorial Airfield
Tipton
Dandrea
Aiport
State College
Clearfield
Medical Student Dies After LSD Trip In Philadelphia
A 24 year old medical student Mark Prager died after an LSD induced trip during which he vomited and fell violently ill. Autopsy cited adverse effect to an illegal drug. Prager, third year at Hahnemann Medical College, had spent a summer at a Baltimore psychiatric hospital studying LSD effects. He told his wife he wanted to feel the same as the patients.
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Philadelphia
Mark Prager
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Refugee camp mortars kill seven in Saigon region
Vietnamese government and Allied spokespeople report intensified attacks along the central coast. Mortar rounds hit Phu My causing early casualty revisions, with 40 homes destroyed and casualties rising. Base areas at Phu Cat and Landing Zone Schneller reported minor damage and no fatalities. Cambodian fighting around Taing Kauk continues despite air strikes as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces clash with government troops.
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Phu My
Binh Dinh
South Vietnam
U.S
Phu Cat
Schneller
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Cambodia
Taing Kauk
Phnom Penh
Kompong Thoi
Reagan Aims to Use State Firefighters in Sacramento Strike
Gov. Reagan vows to deploy state resources to prevent loss of police and fire protection as Sacramento firemen threaten a wage and benefit strike. About 140 Forestry division firefighters are placed on standby while unions condemn being used as strike breakers. Local 522 plans a Capitol picket and a 8 a.m. Wednesday walkout if talks fail.
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Reagan
Sacramento
Estry
Sacramento Fire Protection
Division of Forestry Fire
Kenneth C. Baker
Mid-Valley Fire District
Fresno
Forestry Division
State Disaster Office
Conservation Department
Baker
Sacramento City
Ken Larson
Sacramento Fire Fighters Local 522
Capitol
Welfare Violations Denied by Reagan
San Francisco Gov Ronald Reagan and the federal government clash over claims California violates federal welfare rules risking 3.1 billion in aid. A federal judge and hearing examiner accuse the state of underpaying and delaying cost of living hikes for Aid to Families with Dependent Children, with possible federal aid suspension if not corrected.
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Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Andrew Brooks
Alfonso Zirpoli
Zirpoli
California
Gov. Reagan
Feder
Tew
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington
Brooks
John D. Twiname
Social and Rehabilitation Service
U.S
Policeman Shot Dead in Prowl Car in West Virginia
In Clay West Virginia state trooper Hugh D Swartz 36 was killed by a shotgun blast shattering his prowl car window and striking him in the chest during a warrant service. Trooper Ray Miller was trapped from his home by tear gas as the suspect was flushed out. This followed two prior police incidents in three weeks including a kidnapping and a wounding case.
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W. Va
UPU
West Virginia
Hugh D. Swartz
Ray Miller
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