Montreal man kills sister and in laws then commits suicide
Police said Marcel Prevost, 36, shot and killed his sister Delphis Prevost, brother in law, and 81 year old father of the Bourke family in Montreal after inviting himself to settle a family quarrel. He then shot himself as a boarder witnessed the scene. The Bourke children were unharmed.
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Montreal
Real Bourke
Delphis Prevost
Marcel Prevost
Chateauguay
Bourke
Prevost
Bourkes
State Park Vehicular Fees Hiked Across New York
New York State parks will raise vehicular use charges effective Friday to uniform statewide rates. Fees rise to 1 dollar per day for cars, 2 dollars for car and trailer, 5 dollars for buses, 1 dollar for motorcycles, and 50 cents for horse and wagon, with averages up from 50 cents. The increases are the first since 1954 and apply to both in and out of state motorists.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
New York
State Office of Parks and Recreation
Handlin cites decline of craftsmanship in history writing
Pulitzer winner Oscar Handlin, Harvard historian, told the American Historical Association that history writing has regressed by three decades due to a decline in craftsmanship. He criticized historians for ignoring evolving language and surface meanings and failing to halt erosion of standards and documentation.
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Boston
Oscar Handlin
Handlin
Harvard
American Historical Association
Eliot
Joyce
Pound
Champion Liar Award Goes To Man Of Cloth
A Burlington Liars Club event named Brother Gregory Havel of St. Mary of the Angels Friary Green Bay Wisconsin as the world champion liar for a winning tale about floods and turtles. An honorable mention went to Bill Goettel of Syracuse New York for a claim about New York fishing.
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Burlington, VI
UPI
Burlington
Liars
Gregory Havel
St. Mary of the Angels Friary
Green Bay
Wis
Minnesota
Gregory
Bill Goettel
Syracuse
N.Y
New York State
Fire Department Razed By Fire in West Chazy
Flames destroyed the West Chazy fire department early Wednesday. Four neighboring volunteer departments responded as the blaze also consumed a tanker, a pumper, and an ambulance. the cause remains unknown.
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West Chazy
N.Y
UPI
Clinton County
Bombings in Ankara Blamed on Leftists
A wave of explosions hit Ankara with a dynamite blast at the headquarters of Turkey's largest labor federation injuring two guards. Police suspect leftist students staged diversionary blasts in residential areas to draw officers away from the downtown labor HQ.
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Ankara
Turkey
Labor Federation
Labor
Prisoners vow to sit and hate at Washington State Penitentiary
About 1,000 inmates remain in their cells on the ninth day of a strike at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. Superintendent A C Rhay ordered two Inmates Advisory Council leaders moved due to the strike, while lawyers for some prisoners released a statement saying they will sit and hate until prison officials react.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Washington State Penitentiary
A. C. Rhay
Rhay
Brown Water Navy Ends Viet Combat Role
The United States turned over 125 coastal and inland patrol boats to South Vietnam, finalizing the transfer of about 650 boats and ending U S river and coastal patrols in Vietnam. Rear Adm. Tran Van Chon accepted the boats in Saigon, boosting South Vietnam’s naval strength to 1,500 vessels. A few U S advisers remain, with offshore crews continuing operations.
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Saigon
United States
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Tran van Chon
Jerome I H. King Jr
Navy
U.S
U.S. Navy
Mekong Delta
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Bill Would Ban Strike Payments
In Albany two Republicans profile a bill to ban unemployment insurance payments to strikers. The measure by Senator William T. Smith and Assemblyman Frank Walkley aims to end benefits, part of Associated Industries push.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
William T. Smith
Elmira
Frank Walkley
Castile
Associated Industries
Pope Paul Relieved At Basque Reprieve
Vatican spokesman Federico Alessandrini said Pope Paul VI felt relief and joy upon learning six Basques had their death sentences commuted. The news was reported to the Pope and described as an encouraging result for his efforts toward a new era of brotherhood.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Federico Alessandrini
Rabies Serum From Human Blood Shows Promise
UC Davis and Cutter Laboratories report a human blood derived antirabies serum that complements the Pasteur vaccine. In year long tests with 40 volunteers the product proved very effective and aims to shorten the lag before vaccine action, reducing risks from serum sickness seen with horse serum.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California At Davis
Cutter Laboratories
Louis Pasteur
John C. Loofbourow
Loofbourow
Cabasso
Digest Claims New Practices For Contests
NEW YORK AP The Reader's Digest says it recently changed sweepstakes practices after FTC charges over 11 promotions from 1966 to 1969. The magazine says 699,293 prizes worth 5.645 million were offered but 274,282 prizes worth 2.531 million were awarded. Digest headquarters are in Pleasantville New York. This year all prizes have been awarded regardless of claim rate, with actual cost over 400,000 dollars.
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New York
Reader’s Digest
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Pleasantville
N.Y
Snowmobile Driver Dies In 50 Foot Plunge Near Alden
Norm an A. Czerwinski, 42, of Depew, was killed when his snowmobile plunged about 50 feet down a railroad embankment in Alden, Erie County. He and a friend were riding the abandoned track when three other snowmobilers cut them off during a turn.
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Buffalo
N. Y
UPI
Erie County
Alden
Here
Norman A. Czerwinski
Depew
Czerwinski
Fairbanks Hits 112.3 Inches Snowfall Record Early
Fairbanks Alaska has recorded 112.3 inches of snow, a season record for this early. Met Ted Fathauer notes the heavy snow triggers Civil Defense calls about stranded residents without gas or food, highlighting changing times and reliance on services.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Ted Fathauer
Civil Defense
Fathauer
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U.S. Pubic Health Service
Digest
Ayer
Waterman Bic
BIG & Little Girls
G.E
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