Swift Convicted Of Thorofare Robbery
John Wilbur Swift Jr. 25 of Berlin was found guilty by a Somerset County jury on armed robbery and related charges for the January 30 Thorofare Market heist. He received bond pending a new trial motion set for June, after a four day trial in which he claimed the robbery was the work of a company.
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John Wilbur Swift Jr
Berlin
Somerset Thorofare
Somerset County Criminal Court
Swift
Somerset Borough
Thorofare
Laurel Village
Somerset
Thorofare Market
Robert Jasper
Friedens
Somerset County
Gaza Strip youths block road amid protests and shooting
Arab children blocked a highway in the Gaza Strip shouting anti Israel slogans and throwing rocks. Five schoolgirls were wounded when an Israeli civilian fired into a crowd. demonstrations spread from Khan Yunis to Gaza City with no official comment from Israel.
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Beersheba
Israel
Gaza Strip
Khan Unis
Gaza City
Here
Egypt
Father Gartland's 25th Anniversary Observed
Today marks Father Albert A. Gartland's 25th anniversary as Pastor of St. Peter's Church in Somerset and the missions at St. Joseph's Boswell and St. Michael's Listie. A concelebrated mass at 7 30 p m at St Peter's and a public reception follow in the Parish Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Gartland
St. Peter’s Church
Somerset
St. Joseph’s Church
Boswell
St. Michael’s Church
Listie
Oregon primary outlook cloudy for Dems and GOP contenders
AP dispatch from Portland notes Democratic candidates face uncertain results in Oregon with polls inconclusive. Republicans may see Richard Nixon as the likely winner, while Kennedy and McCarthy vie for a majority and Johnson looms as a noncandidate influence. Reagan and Rockefeller have not campaigned in Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Richard M. Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Presi
Kennedy
New York
Nixon
Rockefeller
Reagan
French Premier Battles Strike as Students Plan Protest
Paris reports Premier Georges Pompidou and union leaders in talks to end a 10 day strike while students call for a 24 hour national demonstration. Workers seek major wage hikes and shorter weeks, with inflation fears and potential policy shifts for France's economy and foreign policy.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
Andre Alterre
General Confederation of Supervisory Employes
Pompidou
Georges Seguy
General Confederation of Labor
Boy Injured In Bicycle Accident
A seven year old Edie boy is in fair condition at Somerset Community Hospital after a bicycle accident Saturday. Keith Armstrong, son of Samuel and Mrs. Armstrong of Somerset RD 3, rode with a brother when the bicycle upset at 11 30 a m. A neighbor, Ernest Bee of Somerset RD 3, brought him to the hospital.
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Edie
Somerset Community Hospital
Keith Armstrong
Samuel Armstrong
Somerset RD 3
Ernest Bee
Bakersville Fire Department Seeks Community Support
Bakersville Volunteer Fire Department launches a three month fundraising drive in June July and August to buy a booster tank for the American LaFrance pumper and brush fire equipment. They also need more two and a half inch hose and plan to use the department HQ for civic programs. Officers are W D Williams president George Doolittle treasurer and Don Ash secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersville
Fire Department
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Cloudy and mild tonight with occasional rain and scattered thundershowers. Low in the 50s. Monday highs in the 60s. Tuesday partly cloudy and cooler with a few scattered showers. Highs in the 60s. Winds southeast 5 to 15 mph tonight and southeast 10 to 20 mph Monday.
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Pennsylvania
Viet Fight Continues in Central Highlands Near Sea
U.S. and South Vietnamese ground forces repelled ambushes and fought six engagements in the central highlands and northern provinces over the weekend, claiming about 500 North Vietnamese regulars killed. Heavy shelling hit Brillo Pad near Kontum as U.S. casualties reached 29 killed and 80 wounded. Marine base near Dong Ha faced multi‑day fighting with 103 NVA and 16 Marines killed, 33 Marines wounded, while air strikes and naval gunfire killed additional enemy troops.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Central Highlands
Hanoi
4Th Division
Pleiku
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Kontum
Dong Ha
3Rd Marine Division
4Th Marine Regiment
South China Sea
Navy
7Th Fleet
Rescued Riders Recall Night on Disabled Skyride
A9 hour ordeal left about 60 riders stranded in 25 gondolas of a skyride after tornado winds snapped a cable in Memphis. Firefighters using aerial ladders brought all but 20 down. passengers remained over a lake overnight, singing, praying, and cheering as rescued.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jerry Mills
Ripley, Miss
Julie Mitchell
McLemoresville
Gary Darling
William McCray
No Negligence In Death Of Pritts
A Somerset County Coroner's Jury found no evidence of criminal negligence by Carson Lynn Bruening in the March 10 auto crash that killed John Stephen Pritts. Coroner Robert Halver son cited lack of evidence and the defendant's refusal to testify. Somerset police testified on the investigation of the fatal East Main Street crash near the B and O Railroad tracks.
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Somerset County
Carson Lynn Bruening
Somerset RD
John Stephen Pritts
Somerset
Robert H. Halverson
Bruening
Somerset Borough
George Jock
Bernie Schardt
Lester Lenshower
East Main Street
B and O
Humphrey Nears Democratic Nomination With Key Wins
Newsweek counts Hubert H. Humphrey with 29 solid votes and 98 leaning for a total of 1279.2 in the delegate race, needing 1312 to clinch. Kennedy holds 7.1 leaning, McCarthy 28 leaning, Wallace 21. Others total 32. Committed majorities in Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan favor Humphrey, with Daley leaning toward him and possibly delivering about 100 votes.
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New York
Newsweek Magazine
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Newsweek
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
George Wallace
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Richard Daley
Chicago
GOP says wishful thinking weakens U S military edge
A top Republican group accuses Democratic defense planners of wishful thinking that harms U S military superiority. The 37 page Task Force on National Security recommends aggressive R D to maintain lead and notes no new starts on advanced strategic or nuclear weapons in seven years. Former Defense Secretaries McElroy and Gates co chair.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Associated Press
Washington
GOP
Republican Coordinating Committee
National Security
Defense
Neil H. McElroy
Thomas S. Gates
Pentagon
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
New Air Force Chief Says Total Bombing Halt Would Be Costly
In an exclusive AP interview Lt. Gen. George S. Brown, soon to command the 7th Air Force in Vietnam, said a total bombing halt would be costly but he would not oppose it as commander. He supported current limits as necessary for peace talks yet hinted at rescinding them if Hanoi refuses de escalation. Brown questioned how long limits can hold as North Vietnam presses to end all U S air operations.
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Dent Nixon
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Kennedy
McCarthy
Johnson
Air Force
Washington
Vietnam
North Vietnam
George S. Brown
U.S
7Th Air Force
Brown
United States
Associated Press
White House
Thailand
Paris
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Lim
Panhandle
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Haiphong
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Herman Mitchell
Somerset RD 1
Somerset Shirt and Pajama Co
Gaza
Father Gartland
de Gaulle
Jack Bell
Indiana
Nebraska
Louis Nevin
Communist Party
Ence
Charles de Gaulle
France
Brillo Pad
Bill Johnson
Pritts
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