Racial Trouble Forces Chester Schools to Close
Chester Pennsylvania suspended all 18 public schools and jailed 216 after civil rights demonstrations resumed. Officials cited an explosive situation and safety fears for 11,000 pupils as protesters, including NAACP and CFFN members, clashed with police near the home of Republican leader John J. McClure.
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Chester
Pennsylvania
Chester Human Relations Commission
National
McClure
Stanley 5. Branche
CFFN
Broadmeadows County
Chester school closures after sit-in protests in 1960s
About 89 people were arrested during sit-in demonstrations at Chester school facilities. Police moved to disperse crowds as 75 state troopers were called in to aid Chester police. Several injuries were reported and a number of officials including ministers were detained. Schools will be closed indefinitely affecting roughly 500 teachers and 11,000 students.
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Chester
Yioliceman
Chester School
Municipal Authority
Charles D. Long
John J. Vaul
Walter E. Alessandroni
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Vaul
William W. Scranton
Gig Young and Elaine Welcome Daughter Jenifer
Gig Young and his wife Elaine welcomed their first child, a daughter named Jenifer, born yesterday in Santa Monica California.
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Gig Young
Santa Monica
Calif
Elaine
Jennifer
Dunkirk Wins Garment Plant as 250 Jobs Planned
Dunkirk was chosen over Jamestown and Olean for a 250‑woman garment operation by M. Wile & Co of Buffalo. Progress Park Inc. will lease the former Alco Buildings site for a 25,000 square foot facility, with local surveys and interviews having preceded the decision.
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Dunkirk
Jamestown
Olean
M. Wile & Co
Buffalo
Ae Dene
John Reed
Progress Park Inc
Alco Products
Don Richards Siits
Schreiber Named to New Post with May First Start
Schreiber tops the list for a new post and will begin duties May 1. The position carries a salary of 500 dollars per month at Shop Your Corry Stores.
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Schreiber
Mother wins record Gulfstream Park payout at $84 692
Mrs Helen McGrady a Florida mother of four nursing chickenpox attended Gulfstream Park to escape and hit a bench twin double for 84 692 which topped U S racing payouts. She shared the win with her sister Alfreda Ferris and collected two 40 000 checks along with cash from bets on Conterville Bilbo Rough Territory and Express 0 across races five six eight and nine.
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Miami
Pla
U.S
Helen McGrady
West Hollywood
Fla
Gulfstream Park
Alfreda Ferris
Contervilli
Gulfstream
Corry District Reorganization Fight Sparks Erie County Debate
Corry and LeBoeuf districts clash over the 1953 reorganizational act now amended to relax the 4000 student minimum. The Erie County board rebuts claims that a single unit would improve education, noting most high schools in the county exceed 100 graduates and stressing the value of keeping smaller districts for local citizen access. Buy in Corry.
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Pennsylvania
Erie County
LeBoeuf
Boo Boo Returns From The Press Mischief
The Titusville Herald reprints a Reader's Digest item from May 1964 noting a typographical error under Freedom of the Press. It attributes the error to a Grand Rapids Press attribution to Roger Allen and mentions Whistler's Mother misattributed to Hitler.
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Alvayion
Titusville Herald
Reader's Digest
Freedom of the Press
Titusville
Herald
Whistler
Hitler
Pleasantville Methodists
Roger Allen
Grand Rapids Press
Allen
Mail found in elephant cage at New Orleans zoo
Postmaster A. Frank Fairley reports a satchel of mail discovered in the elephant cage at Audubon Park Zoo. The elephant apparently snatched the mail after sticking out its trunk. Postal inspectors face questions about the incident and possible next steps.
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New Orleans
A. Frank Fairley
Audubon Park Zoo
130th Yank Falls In Asia
An American Ranger officer was killed and another wounded in a clash with Viet Cong units 25 miles west of Saigon. American sources report seven Vietnamese Rangers killed and eight wounded in the engagement. The incident was confirmed by an American spokesman.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Fragmentary wartime notice from unclear source
A cryptic OCR fragment reports military casualties with mentions of killed in action and figures like thirty-four fast-died in javiton this year. The text is garbled with misread words and lacks clear names, places, dates, or verifiable agency attribution.
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America
Javiton
Record earnings at Natindal Steel Corp in Q1 report
Natindal Steal Corp, the fifth largest steel producer, reports first quarter earnings with profits and sales rising. Production and shipments noted as part of the quarterly results.
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Pittsburgh
Natindal Steal Corp
Steel Proucer
New Cleaning Chem Promises Easy Floor Preservation
Newark special reports a new clear polyurethane coating PT-100 from PROTEX-A COTE, Newark NJ, designed to replace laborious weekly floor waxing. The coating claims high gloss, waterproof, baby and kid safe, non slip, with long lasting finish and resistance to spills, heat, and wear.
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N. J
Protex-Acote
ING
Newark 14
Porshlon
General Motors
Miley
Mayer
Corey
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