Lottery Draw Draws Erie Crowd at College Event
Tim Pryor reports the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission staged a live number drawing at Gannon College in Erie drawing about 1,200 spectators. A host emcee plus Miss Crawford County and Lakelands Racing Association official Richard King Jr led a stage show with dancing girls and a roulette wheel demonstration to promote a 50 cent lottery chance amid local families students and shoppers who filled the gym. The event concluded with audience participation and continued on the back page.
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Tim Pryor
Pennsylvania Lottery Commission
Gannon College
Erie
Richard King Jr
Lakelands Racing Association
Fairview
King
Jan Amboyer
Crawford County
Miss Amboyer
Meeting To Study Housing Plan In Corry
Four city bodies meet in council chambers next Tuesday to review and finalize plans for a 50 unit housing development on the South Center street hill. CAIDC, housing corporation partner, has optioned 110 acres and will use over five for the project with HUD funding contingent on Tuesday’s plan presentation.
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South Center Street Hill
City Council
City Planning Commission
City Zoning Board of Appeals
The
Housing Corporation of
Corry
Corry Area
Marcelli
George Ewing
Council
Planning Commission
Zoning Board
CAIDC
South Center Street
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U S Opens Massive Air War In North
Saigon dispatch reports North and South Vietnamese forces clashing over Loc Ninh a district town 75 miles north of Saigon as the United States launches a large scale air and naval bombardment of North Vietnam in retaliation for the Communist offensive across the DMZ. North Vietnamese divisions cross the Cambodian border and besiege Loc Ninh while fighting continues on two other fronts in the north and central highlands along Highway 13 near An Loc.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Highlands
Loc Ninh
An Loc
Binh Long Province
Saiguyen van Minh
3Rd Military Region
Creighton W. Abrams
When Are State Tax Forms Due
Harrisburg AP report notes Revenue Secretary Earle to meet Gov Shapp to decide if the April 17 state income tax filing deadline will be extended. Rumors of a May 15 extension are denied. If current returns lag, extension is possible.
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Harrisburg
Revenue
Robert Earle
Shapp
Kane
Corry Jamestown Plant Sold To Iowa Firm
The Corry Jamestown Division of Singer Corporation has been sold to HON Industries Inc of Muscatine Iowa in a deal announced today by presidents Stanley M Howe and L Richard Fuller. Completion depends on a definitive agreement and board approvals. CJ will operate as a separate unit in the office furniture sector with HON also producing material handling equipment. HON sales last year reached 28.63 million dollars and CJ has roots dating to 1920 with a Youngstown Ohio plant.
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Corry Jamestown
Singer Corporation
HON Industries Inc
Muscatine
Iowa
Stanley M. Howe
HON
L. Richard Fuller
Singer
Howe
Town
Prime Mover Co
Georgia
California
Elgin Group Sues To Halt Ordinance
A group of Elgin Borough residents filed suit in Erie County court claiming the housing ordinance was passed illegally and that no housing inspector will be hired. Spokesman Francis McCray said mayoral approval was not obtained and that the court action seeks to strike the ordinance. The dissenters also note a pending bid to remove two council members elected allegedly illegally.
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Elgin Borough
Borough Council
Francis McCray
Erie County
McCray
Elgin
Marvin McCray
Tri County Unit Approves New Budget and Directors
Directors from 15 school districts in Erie Warren and Crawford counties gathered at Fort LeBoeuf Middle School for Tri County Intermediate Unit V s first annual convention. The meeting approved a $421 772 operating budget with Fort LeBoeuf district voting no and Corry and Union City among the districts contributing varying amounts based on pupil population.
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Erie
Warren
Crawford
Fort LeBoeuf
Corry
William Katterlin
Ere City
Union City
Ninety Three Parcels to Be Sold for Back Taxes
County Treasurer Neil McLaughlin announced that ninety three delinquent properties will go to tax sale in August unless owners settle. The parcels include 15 in Corry's First Ward, 16 in Second Ward, 27 in Third Ward, 30 in Fourth Ward, plus five with unknown ownership. Owners may pay or arrange payment to avoid sale, saving their property and public embarrassment.
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Neil McLaughilin
The
Journal
McLaughlin
Corry
Elgin Pedestrian Hit By Car In Elgin Hit-Run Incident
Merrill J. McCray, 62, is in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a hit and run in Elgin. He was struck by a motorist who fled the scene while another vehicle forced the car onto the sidewalk. Police continue investigations with no vehicle identification available.
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Elgin
Corry Memorial Hospital
Merrill J. McCray
Boro
Corry
McCray
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Pryor
U.S
North
HON Industries
Nixon
7Th Fleet
Thailand
South Vietnam
Laos
Republic of
Jamestown
Youngstown
Ohio
Hillstrom
David A. Hillstrom
Armour
Elgin Group
Tri-County
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