Jury Convicts Bollman Involuntary Manslaughter Case
A Somerset County jury found Bedford County Commissioner Stanley Bollman guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the Route 30 car bus crash case. Deliberations lasted 1 hour 45 minutes after two days of testimony. Bollman’s bond and appeal motions were granted by Judge Lansberry with a January hearing planned.
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Somerset County Criminal Court
Bedford County
Stanley Bollman
Everett RD
Frank A. Orban Jr
Thomas F. Lansberry
Bollman
Orban
Dr. Wade R. Wilson Quizzed Over Cheyney Disorder Probe
In Harrisburg AP report Dr Wade R Wilson president of Cheyney State College faced three and a half hours of cross examination by Cecil Moore head of the Black Independent Alliance. The suit sought reinstatement of nine expelled students amid threats and hostile language during the November incident on Navy 20.
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Harrisburg
Wade R. Wilson
Cheyney State College
Wilson
Cecil Moore
Philadelphia
Black Independent Alliance
Black Alliance
Commonwealth Court
Dr. Wilson
Delaware County Institution
State Department of Public Instruction
Moore
Navy
U S and Allies on Alert Around Saigon
U S and South Vietnamese forces around Saigon are on high alert amid reports of a potential winter offensive. B52 bombers pounded bases north of Saigon while observers note several secondary explosions from ammunition dumps.
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Saigon
U.S
Air Force
Ben Cat
USS
Phu Cuong
Washington
Hue
Mekong
Eight year old Janice Hutcherson has successful heart operation
Eight year old Janice Marie Hutcherson underwent a four hour open heart operation at Ochsner Foundation Hospital to repair four defects. Doctors described the procedure as successful and expect a 12 day hospital stay if recovery stays on track. Residents in Macon Mississippi donated about 3000 dollars and Mississippi State University players contributed 35 pints of blood.
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New Orleans
Janice Marie Hutcherson
Janice
Macon
Miss
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
Mississippi State University
PSEA Pushes Teacher Pay Goal and School Resolution
Pennsylvania State Education Association delegates approve a pay goal of 10 500 to 21 000 for teachers but delay timeline. They also seek to strip the State Human Relations Commission of authority over districts and place duties on the State Board of Education.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
Human Relations Commission
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Helen D. Wise
State College
William E. Zeiss
Clarks Summit
Clark County
Nev
Werner von Braun
Joseph Gervase Eric
Resolutions Committee
Erie
Wilkinsburg
Commission
Brazil moves to grant Costa e Silva extraordinary powers
President Artur da Costa e Silva declared extraordinary powers and ordered Congress closed indefinitely amid military pressure. The institutional act overrides Brazil's constitution after Congress rejected a military backed move to try congressman Moreira Alves, with muzzled press and troops on alert.
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George Hawry Lyshyn
Rio DE Janeiro
Artur da Costa E Silva
Congress
Brazil
Marcio Moreira Alves
Costa E Silva
Joao Goulart
Six Die In Convertible Jeep Crash Near Titusville
Six people died late Friday when a car the police chased collided head on with a jeep carrying two hunters on Pennsylvania Route 27. The crash near Titusville caused fires. bodies were taken to Gordon C. Tracy’s funeral parlor. some identities were not yet known.
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Titusville
Pennsylvania
Gordon C. Tracy
Chapmanville
Bodies from Pan Am jet found in shark-infested waters
Venezuelan searchers scoured shark-filled seas north of Caracas for 51 crash victims after a Pan American jet exploded and plunged into the ocean near Maiquetia Airport. Fifteen bodies recovered. some victims drowned after being knocked unconscious. Victims include Miss Venezuela 1962 Olga Antonetti and advertising executive Luis Beltran Gonzalez.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Pan American World Airways
Maiquetia
New York
Olga Antonetti O
Dugarte
Hong Kong flu surge tied to lab tests and reports
The National Communicable Disease Center says lab tests confirm Hong Kong influenza A2 Hong Kong 68. Chicago reports five confirmed cases and Mayor Daley misses meetings while outbreaks appear in 30 states. The center notes three day lab isolation and nationwide pneumonia and flu death reporting to track epidemics.
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Atlanta, Ga
Nicable Disease Center
Hong Kong
Morgan J. O'Connell
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Atlanta
Puerto Rico
District of Columbia
NCDC
Riots Hit Dacca and Chittagong Over Ayub Khan Rule
Demonstrations against Ayub Khan erupted in Dacca and Chittagong East Pakistan with shootings and about 300 arrests. Police fired on rioters wounding several. disruptions included looted vehicles, a railroad strike, and paralysis of major cities amid a general anti Ayub protest.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Chittagong
Ayub
Gong
National Assembly
Pakistan Air Force
Mohammed Asghar Khan
Asghar
Rawalpindi
West Pakistan
Weather Outlook for Southwestern Pennsylvania
Mostly cloudy and colder with light snow on Saturday. Low tonight around mid 20s. Saturday high near 25 to 32. Sunday stays cold with snow flurries possible. Northwesterly wind 20 to 30 mph and stronger gusts on Saturday.
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Pennsylvania
Police Dogs Help Control Teenagers in Bloomfield Hills
Four German shepherds Sam Hans Nicki and Babe assist Bloomfield Township police in corralling teen parties in open fields and abandoned buildings. Chief Robert Snell says the dogs train in English and German and provide a visible control option instead of extra officers.
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Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Sam
Hans
Nicki
Babe
Bloomfield Township
Robert Snell
Detroit
George Romney
James M. Roche
General Motors
Eral Motors
al Daisley
Daisley
Scranton Urges U S to Mend Fences in Arab World
William W Scranton President elect Nixon s Middle East adviser called Friday for a more conciliatory U S stance toward Arab nations while preserving strong ties to Israel He urged maintaining a measured policy to counter Soviet activity and said the U S could influence Arab nations without losing friends in the region.
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Associated Press
NEW York
William W. Scranton
Nixon
United States
Scranton
Israel
Pennsylvania
Moshe Dayan
al Ihy
Jordan
United Stats
Middle East
Soviet Union
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Charles Lewandoski
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