Plane crash near Williamsport saves 40 aboard
Flight 604 from Pittsburgh to Newark made a belly landing in a wooded area near Williamsport. Pilot Allen Lauber 36 of Philadelphia and crew members aided evacuation. 40 passengers and crew survived with various injuries. Duane Callahan praised Lauber for steering into a narrowing clearing as flames engulfed the Convair 440.
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Allen Lauber
Philadelphia
Lauber
Pvt
John Straka
Hazleton
Duane Callahan
Williamsport - Lycoming County
Pittsburgh
Dubois
Philipsburg
Wilamesport
Wilkesbarre-Scranton
Newark
Ater
Brody
Isewe
Williamsport
Harrisburg
Allegheny Airlines
Truck driver buys bridge collapse linked to overloading
A Christiansburg area truck driver Bobby Linkus reportedly "bought" a bridge after his four ton truck laden with eight tons of building materials crossed a five ton limit bridge on Virginia 603. The 72 foot steel girdered span collapsed into the Roanoke River prompting a charges for violating highway signs and markers. The incident follows a third annual Mayor's Trophy game proceeds race for charity with Yankee Mets funds totaling 61499.25 dollars.
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Christiansburg
John W.harrison
Virginia 603
Roanoke River
Here
Bobby Linkus
Harrison
Linkus
Unemployed Nurse Held In Death Of Priest
In Los Angeles the unemployed nurse Dorothy M Bressie 95 was held on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of Father John Thom 32 at the archdiocese chancery. A neighbor said she had no friends and investigators noted her recent firing for emotional instability.
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Los Angeles
Thad Brown
Dorothy M. Bressie
James Francis
Edwards
John Thom
Father Thom
Msgr
Wade
Paint Firm Burns at Lynchburg
A rapid fire destroyed the D. A. Hines Co. Inc. wholesale and retail paint business in Lynchburg after exploding linseed oil containers, injuring two firefighters and causing extensive damage including a collapsed wall and roof. The building on 12th Street belonged to Joe Rucker. Damage estimated at 75 000 dollars.
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Lynchburg
D.a.hines Co. Inc
C.e.smoot
12Th Street
Earl Taylor
Joe Rucker
Benjamin C.hart.sook
Ithe Firm
Condor's Altitude Endurance Surprises Researchers
Scientists note the condor can soar from sea level to 16 000 feet, withstanding air pressure changes that would harm many species. The bird's high altitude tolerance highlights its remarkable respiratory and circulatory adaptations.
Barbs by Walter C. Parkes
A collection of humorous quips on life and work. Parkes ponders shopping, buses, the origin of secretary, gender in the field, and dairy farm mechanization in a wry, reflective style.
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Jury Winchester Evening Star
George H. Parke Jr
Donald Brody
South Orange
N.J
James McClure
Jackson
Barbara Ann Creske
Scranton
Miss Creske
YORK
New York Yankees
New York Mets
New York City
James Stewart
Phillip Alford
Rosemary
Forsyth
Doug McClure
Universal
Royal Drive- In Theatre
General Electric
Oal
Burns
Chapman Motor Co., Inc
Aintierst
Walter C. Parkes
Captain
Rembrandt
Degas
Davin
Rubene
Vin
Corot
Morty Meekle
Snuffy Smith
Loweezy
Nancy
Sisi
Beetle Bailey
Ben
Joan
Blondie
Jackson Twins
Slus
Post Office Department
Thousan
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