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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1968
Page
7
Fragmented OCR text mentions a bridge at Culloch near Seattle and references to a firm, city, river, and population figures. The legible parts indicate a discussion of a structure spanning a river and connections to Briton, with numbers like 2,000 and 30 noted, but key details are garbled.
Amid ongoing road work a new traffic plan directs vehicles through detours and lane changes. Local authorities urge drivers to follow posted signs and reduce speed near construction zones to ease congestion and protect workers.
Billy Gough aged 15 of Ore land Pa youngest Life Master in the American Contract Bridge League will play in the Fourth Annual Seven Cities Bridge Tournament at the Voyager Inn Franklin running Friday through Sunday. He partners with William Plannery in Masters Pairs on Friday Nathanael Gerstman on Saturday and Mrs Kenneth Tillingham on Sunday. Gough has overcome doctors predictions since birth to compete with top players from Pennsylvania New York Ohio and Ontario and area enthusiasts will watch him cross swords with the best in the tournament.
Firemen in Jamestown will keep picketing Guy Hall as city council failed to approve a 10 percent across the board wage raise. The Morton Club spokesman warned of drastic action Friday if no definite city offer arrives. firefighters already rejected a five percent offer. Police and hospital nurses received a 10 percent raise last week amid city financial strains.
CHICAGO AP says keep sterling silver free of tarnish during tropical trips by using toothpaste. Apply any standard brand toothpaste with cotton to rub silver gently, avoiding liquid polishes and specialized silver cleaners. The tip comes from the American Automobile Association.
Franklin police arrested 21 year old William R. Shago Jr. of Meadville on larceny charges after about 400 dollars was stolen from the Franklin Veterans of Foreign Wars Club early Saturday. Police say the money, 200 in bills and 200 in change, was taken by someone who hid in the club after hours and then left. Shago is jailed in Venango County on a 3000 dollar bond.
An Ashtabula, Ohio man charged with assault with intent to kill for giving an Erie man a vodka bottle filled with acid is jailed in Erie County on 6000 dollars bond. A hearing is set for April 26. The complaint was filed by Tony Cortes, who said Pellican gave him the bottle Sunday and he was treated at Hamot Hospital after drinking the liquid.
Erie County commissioners condemned offshore drilling after a Hammermill Paper Co deep disposal well ruptured, spilling wood pulp pollutants into Lake Erie. They ordered a full health department report and urged a sanitary engineer to aid pollution abatement, while noting city streams already show pollutants and stressing plant education and compliance.
About 7,000 Erie County residents signed petitions opposing offshore gas and oil drilling in Lake Erie with 20,000 signatures targeted. Erie Council of Sportsmen leads, house-to-house efforts continue, aiming for April 2 deadline. Backing includes Mayor Louis J. Tullio and officials seeking pollution safeguards and a sanitary engineer to curb water contamination.
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