Music Man contest at Firestone store next week
A Live contest at Barney’s Firestone on South Center Street will host a Music Man event for youths aged 11 to 18. Participants record a number, win prizes, and potential national trips to Hollywood with cash, tuition scholarships, and tape recorders for winners.
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Movie Capitol
Michigan State University
Indiana University
University of Nevada
Downbeat Magaazine
Auto Dealers Plan Organizing Meeting
The Corry Chamber of Commerce sponsored a dinner at the Phoenix Hotel last evening to form an automotive group within the chamber. Attendees included new and used car dealers service station operators garages and parts distributors.
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Corry
Two Men Die in Route 909 Collision Near Lanark
Two Allentown men Wilbert A. Hensinger 45 and Joseph Turner were killed when their car skidded on Route 909 near Lanark and was struck broadside by a truck. The driver of the truck was unhurt.
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Allentown
Lanark
Wilbert A. ‘Hensinger
Joseph Turner
College student claims world record for cigarette lighter flame
Marshall Munson of Providence Rhode Island says he kept a cigarette lighter flame alive for 83 minutes 30 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 34 minutes 34 seconds set by Riverside Junior College California.
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Wes Arena Mere
Free Inion College
Marshall Munson
Providence
R. 1
Riverside Junior College
Calif
Corry Cancer Fund Passes $1016 From 75 Donors
Corry appeals for cancer research funds surpasses the thousand-dollar mark with $1016 donated by local individuals and businesses. About 200 residents attended an educational session featuring doctors from Corry and Erie who discussed cancer types after a film titled Never Alone.
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Corry
Hinds
Cancer Crusade Committee
Drs
E. H. Harmon
E. Tate
James Hileman
John Brown
J. Guy Bitters
John Mohr
Thieves in Postman Uniforms Steal 150 Pounds
Five thieves dressed as postal workers took a mail box containing 150 pounds and other valuables from a railway station platform last night. They handed a warning to a real postman and fled with the cash, leaving investigators puzzled by how they chose the bag.
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Pruvolu
Eagiana
London
Post Office
Tourism funds eyed as Pennsylvanian growth drives exports
Harrisburg reports 1.5 billion in anticipated tourist dollars this year, with the Commerce Department forecasting strong growth. Deputy tourism secretary Harold Swenson says $200,000 in grants were allocated for fiscal year 1965. 102.20 has been paid to 31 agencies, and about 45 TPAs could be eligible by July 1 across half the counties. The Tourist Promotion Act aims to attract visitors and boost the state's economy.
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Benes Ra
Pennsylvania
Swenson
General Assembly
Teachers Back On Jobs In NY By Court Order
New York public school teachers returned to classrooms by court order and union instructions. About one million students resumed amid spot checks showing near normal operations. Seward Park High School reported 116 of 190 teachers back. overall absences averaged about 3 percent.
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U Nien
Seward Park High School
Board of Education
Stuyvesant High School
Republicans Stage Night Talkathon Against Kennedy Policy
House Republicans held a six hour nighttime session dubbed Operation Spring Thaw to criticize President Kennedy's foreign, fiscal, domestic and defense policies. Democrats intermittently disrupted and sometimes relaxed, with Rep. John C. Kludynski and Rep. Wayne L. Hays among those noted, while Rep. Bob Wilson said the event aimed to counteract press opinion. About 150 to 200 people watched, including members of the District of Columbia Young Republicans Club.
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House
John C. Kludaynski
D-Il
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
John W. McCormack
Dmass
McCormack
Hays
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
Bob Wilson
R-Callf
Kennedy
Wilson
Republicana
District of Columbia
Young Republicans Club
Kennedy Angrily Targets Big Steel Profiteers
The Chamber of Commerce announces a two week two-pronged membership drive starting Monday at the Phoenix Hotel. About 200 local firms will be contacted with personal visits to recruit new members and urge current members to up their dues for another year. The CAIDC’s five new plants and 150 jobs are cited as proof of Chamber impact. Bracken urges retailers to observe Chamber Month in April and highlight city beautification, Christmas lighting, and an active Retail Division.
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Chamber of Commerce
Corry
Chamber
Bracken
Jmske
Chamber of Com
Merce
Steelmakers Face Court Action
Washington reports show the Kennedy administration moving to deter a steel price rise with potential antitrust probes and possible legislation. Six major firms including U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Jones & Laughlin and Wheeling Steel set a $156 a ton average price, prompting White House pressure to roll back increases and curb aluminum pricing.
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Washington Today
Kennedy
U.S. Steel Corp
Steel
U.S. Steel
U.S
Balloons Carry Political Push From Wheaton to Erie Area
A humorous drift report notes Clarence V. Wageman campaigning for City Clerk as balloons bearing his slogan floated from Wheaton Illinois to Richard Querreveld’s farm near Corry Pennsylvania. The Wayne Township supervisor suspects a wide canvassing stunt with balloons snagging on bushes and one daydreaming voter wishful thinking.
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Wheaton
Ill
Clarence V. Wageman
Here
Querreveld
Ilinois
Wayne Township
Waeeman
Wigeman
Quérreveld
Kennedy blasts steel price hikes during news conference
President Kennedy denounced U S Steel Corp and other steel price boosters for showing utter contempt for the public with rising prices. He urged government action while noting the U S Steel workers union adherence to responsibilities and signaling potential antitrust and trade actions. Reservists and National Guardsmen recalled last year face August return barring international deterioration.
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Kennedy
U.S
U.S. Steel Corp
Nowsmen
United Steelworkers Union
U.S. Steel
Justice Department
Federal Trade Commission
Steel price boost could touch every pocketbook nationwide
AP News analyzes how rising steel costs may raise prices on items from pots and pans to homes and cars. Direct effects show higher costs for goods and power infrastructure, while indirect effects may lift household electricity bills as utilities cover pricier steel inputs. President Kennedy links steel hikes to broader price rises across industries.
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Roger Lane
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
Kennedy
U.S. Bike Corp
Ae Ee
Paap Bighyy
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