Pennsylvania family perishes in house fire tragedy
In Farrell Pennsylvania a couple and three of their five children died when a two story house burned in under an hour. Victims are Glenn Nicholson 36 Margaret Nicholson 31 Christine 6 Robin Ann 4 and Glenn Richard 3. A fourth child stayed with grandparents. Firemen speculated smoke inhalation as the likely cause. Fire Chief Henry Russo said the blaze wrecked the home in about 40 minutes.
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Farrell, Pa
UPI
Glenn Nicholson
Margaret
Christine
Robin Ann
Glenn Richard
Nicholson
Henry Russo
Husband arrested in murder in Allentown suburb
Peter Singlebach a 27 year old counselor at Lehigh County Community College was charged with murder after police found his wife Mary Jean Linglebach 24 beaten and concealed in a basement refrigerator. The crime occurred near their suburban home where a disturbing Easter note was left. Mary Jean last seen in New Jersey the week before.
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Allentown
UPI
Peter Singlebach
Lehigh County Community College
George Joseph
Linglebach
Portland University
Syracuse University
Indiana Pa. University
Northampton High School
Ere
McKeesport Coin Show Hosts 9th Annual Event
The McKeesport Coin Collectors Club presents its ninth annual show at the Holiday Inn West Offlin Pa with 33 dealers from the US and Canada buying selling and trading coins tokens medals and supplies. The event runs Saturday 10 am to 9 pm and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm with free admission. Pennsylvania marks Flag Day June 14 as a legal holiday.
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Mckeesport
McKeesport Coin Collectors Club
Holiday Inn
West Offlin
United States
Canada
Easter weekend traffic toll in Pennsylvania rises to 13 dead
United Press International reports multiple fatal highway crashes during the Easter holiday weekend in Pennsylvania. The toll includes four separate Friday incidents of two deaths each, a Thursday night crash near Punxsutawney killing five youths, and several other single-vehicle and two-vehicle wrecks across Westmoreland Allegheny and surrounding counties. Names, ages, and hometowns of the deceased are listed, with victims from Pennsylvania and Ohio among the dead.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Tony J. Burns
Maryville
Tenn
U.S
Irwin
Westmoreland County
David Kelly
Antoni Siemiewski
Tarentum
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Ira Vogler
Bigelow Carpet Mills
Bigelow Special
Bigelow
Jim Hix
Mohawk Carpet Mills
Mohawk
Pete Michaels
Lee’s Carpet Mills
Lee
Sarah
Omaion
Olin Corporation
University Ave. Ene
Punxsutawney
Robert E. Melius
Manor
Indiana
Stanton Dennis
Versailles
Brackenridge
Paul H. Norman
Glenshaw
Ross Two
Pittsburgh
Melvin W. Mayle
Canton
Ohio
Gregory A. Kemp
Macksburg
New Stanton
Ft. Belvoir
Jefferson County
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