Johnstown Family Charged in Hit and Run Death
A Johnstown family of three was arrested Tuesday and charged with the hit and run death of 11 year old Catherine Stephens who was struck while crossing a street on her way to a bakery. Eugene Yahnent 36 faces involuntary manslaughter and failure to stop charges. His wife Goldie 45 and stepson John Chapman 19 are charged as accessories. The fatal incident occurred November 17, 1966, prompting a local fund that raised over 1210 dollars for information.
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Johnstown
Kenneth C. Tomkins
Eugene Yahnent
Goldie
John Chapman
Catherine Stephens
Viet Cong Attack Hits Dak Song Village in Vietnam
An estimated Viet Cong battalion attacked the Dak Song New Life hamlet on Highway 14 near the Cambodian frontier. Reports vary with casualties from about 20 to many more, as villagers were burned and many were wounded or missing. U.S. officials later narrowed counts indicating a reduced toll.
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Saigon
Dak Song
Highway 14
U.S
Wilbur Wilson
Wilson
U.S. Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support Office
New Life
No clear motive found for village attack, says adviser
U.S. Green Beret adviser Wilson says early information offers no explanation for the assault on the hamlet. Casualties among civilians and home destruction reported. more details expected on Page 2 under the label New Life.
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Tion
U.S. Green Beret
Wilson
Veteran diplomat Bohlen named deputy undersecretary of state
President Johnson appointed Charles E. Bohlen to replace Foy D. Kohler as deputy undersecretary of state for political affairs. Bohlen, a career diplomat and former ambassador to France, will assume the No. 4 post after Kohler resigns to join the University of Miami faculty. Kohler served 36 years in the foreign service.
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Washington
Johnson
Charles E. Bohlen
Foy D. Koh
Ler
Bohlen
France
Kohler
University of Miami
Foreign Service
State Department
Kohlen
Moscow
Dean Rusk
Antarctic Island Volcano Erupts Forcing Researcher Evacuation
A volcano erupted on Deception Island in the Antarctic, wrecking three national bases and scattering ash. Chilean and British personnel were evacuated by navy helicopters to safety aboard ships Piloo Pardo and Bahia Aguirre, with earlier reports of geysers and lava from the lake.
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Antarctic
Santiago
Chile
Deception
Interior Ministry
British Rail Locomotive Strike Talks Raise Dissolution Hope
In London a two hour meeting at the Trade Unions Congress sought a break in the ASLEF locomotive engineers strike that has snarled southern England rail traffic. Union leaders and ASLEF officials discussed ending the go slow as pressure from the TUC pressed for unity among labor groups. George Wood was mentioned as a source in initial reports.
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London
England
Britain
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
ASLEF
To Trade Unions Congress
TUC
George Wood
ASLEF Leaders Clash Over Strike End Proposals
Western Pennsylvania forecasts aside, the text notes ASLEF general secretary and inner cabinet haggling over strike-ending proposals with Albert Griffiths as ASLEF general secretary. Proposals to be voted on by ASLEF leadership. no details on substance. ASLEF began work to rule at midnight, rail crews refused to move locomotives with empty seats filled by NUR members amid a state economy move.
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ASLEF
London
Britain
NUR
ASLTF
Normail
December 8 Big Day For Jaycees Winter Carnival Drive
Somerset Jaycees launch Winter Carnival Fund Drive on December 8 with a pancake and sausage supper at Friedens Fire Hall from 5 to 8 p m. General chairman Raymond Durst and co chairman F Paul Keyser lead the effort for the February carnival. See DEC 8 on Page 2.
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Somerset Jaycees
Friedens Fire Hall
Raymond Durst
Friedens
St. Paul Keyser
R. D
Jaycees
Somerset
David Slowak
Friedens, R. D. 1
F. Paul Keyser
Sidewalk Snow Ordinance Issued in Somerset Borough
The Somerset Police Department issues an ordinance requiring all property owners with fronting streets in Somerset Borough to keep sidewalks clear of snow and ice. Violators face a fine of 500 dollars.
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Somerset Police Department
Borough of
Somerset
Heart Transplant Patient Improves After Operation
CAPE TOWN AP report details Louis Washkansky showing improvement after the heart transplant. Tests indicate the new heart functions well and he has eaten solid food for the first time since surgery. Surgeon Prof Christian Barnard notes the patient remains in an oxygen tent for breathing support.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Prof
Christian Barnard
Washkansky
Inquest Scheduled Into Turney Death
An inquest will be held Thursday at 9 30 a m in the Grand Jury Room, Somerset County Court House, into the death of 19 year old Paul E Turney Jr of Somerset RD. J Coroner Robert H Halverson announced the inquiry. Turney died from injuries received in a November 26 automobile crash after remaining unconscious until his death the following day.
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Somerset County Court House
Paul E. Turney, Jr
Somerset
R.D. J
Robert H. Halverson
Turney
Demonstrators Fail to Close Induction Post
More than 1,000 antiwar protesters gathered at a Lower Manhattan Army induction center Tuesday failing to halt operations. Over 260 were arrested including Dr Benjamin Spock and Allen Ginsberg. Lt Col James J McPoland called the five hour protest a big zero as the center continued its daily processing.
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New York
Manhatan
James J. McPoland
Whitehall Army
Manhatttan
Insurance Commissioner Reaches Rehab Plan With Coal Operators
State Insurance Commissioner David O Maxwell lifts suspensions on Coal Operators Casualty Co Coal Operators Agency Inc and Pittsburgh Mutual Insurance Co after agreeing to a plan for strengthening finances and practices The agreement requires prompt compliance while regulators keep protections for policyholders and claimants intact Maxwell praises management cooperation and rehab prospects.
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Rockwood
State Insurance Commission
David O. Maxwell
Coal Operators Casualty Co
Coal Operators Agency, Inc
Pittsburgh Mutual Insurance Co
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Unions
The U S Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that unions may hire lawyers to represent members, a practice called group legal services. Justice Hugo L Black tied the right to freedom of speech assembly and petition, noting states have broad power to regulate law.
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Supreme Court
Barry Schweid
Washington (Ap
Black
Russia Expresses Satisfaction With Cyprus Crisis Outcome
The Soviet Union views the Cyprus crisis as favorable to its strategy. Moscow supports a sovereign Cypriot state and opposes union with Greece or Turkish domination, while easing Greek influence and acknowledging Turkish concerns.
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Ioscow
Soviet Union
Cyprus
Turkey
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
East Mediterranean
Kremlin
Communist Party
Moscow
George Grivas
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By Endre Marton
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Tioup
By Michael R. Codel
Pennsylvania
David G. Moore
Forbes Joint High School
Jack S. Dickey
Chicago
Sheraton Hotel
Argonne National Laboratory
University of Chicago
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Moore
Dickey
Maxwell
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Rt. 31
Somerset Two
John Walter Wolf
Robert Hottle
Wolf
Hottle
Margaret Hottle
Somerset Community Hospital
Russia
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