Four Hurt In West Washington Street Crash
Four people, two young men and two juveniles, were injured when a speeding car failed to negotiate a curve on West Washington Street at Mead Avenue and rammed a utility pole. Harold L. Bromley, 20, suffered abrasions. Robert Wynn, 23, lacerations. Larry Bromley, 15, leg contusion. Frank Piscitelli, 12, right arm fracture. The car, a 1968 model, was a total loss, about 1300 dollars, and the pole wires were repaired. The other speeding vehicle fled the scene.
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Robert Wynn
R. D
Clymer
Larry Bromley
Lawrence Bolvin
Bromley
West Washington Street
Costa
West Washington
Groundbreaking Set for Union City Damsite Ceremony
A full scale groundbreaking for the Union City flood control dam project will be held on August 71st with Rep. Joseph Vigorito delivering the main address. The $11 million embankment dam four miles west of Union City is led by the U S Army Corps of Engineers with Col Wayne S Nichols among speakers. Meadville Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event, and invitations go to nearby communities including Corry. The project aims to curb downstream flooding while not creating a permanent pool at present, with a resurvey ordered to explore options for a permanent lake.
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Joseph Vigorito
Union City
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Meadville
Wayne S. Nichols
Pittsburgh
Corps of Engineers
Corry
Noel Arthur
OEO Halts Chicago Gang Aid
Washington AP report says the antipoverty program to rehabilitate Chicago street gangs was cut off from remaining federal funds amid Senate controversy over sex and drugs. The pilot, aimed at teaching job skills to Blackstone Rangers and Devils Disciples, halted last May with three staff kept on until Wednesday. Antipoverty officials noted the program kept Woodlawn area calm after Dr. King’s assassination.
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Washington
Chicago
Senate
Office of Economic Opportunity
Blackstone Rangers
The
Devil's Disciples
Woodlawn
Martin Luther King Jr
New Federal Housing Law Faces Crisis
Washington report outlines a three year five million program with a three hundred million dollar federal subsidy plan to help low income families buy homes and to fund urban renewal rent subsidies and new towns. It notes that Congress may cut funding due to war and inflation, potentially jeopardizing Johnson's ten year goal of six million homes. The plan includes a government insurance corporation and flood insurance, with estimates of 500000 home purchases and 300000 rental units over three years. Families earning three thousand to eight thousand dollars would receive mortgage interest subsidies to below one percent.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Housing and Urban Development Department
Nah 4 For Gas Theft
Two adults and two juveniles were arrested yesterday by Corry State Police and charged with stealing 10 gallons of gasoline from a Union City farm storage tank. Alex J. Donche and Frank Wiggers, both of Union City, face charges after informants led to petitions filed with Justice Floyd Marsh. Two Union City juvenile boys were turned over to their parents as Erie County juvenile authorities were notified. The gas, valued at about $2.50, was stolen from the Munsee residence in Union City.
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Corry
Union City Farm
Paul Sita
John Evanko
Justice of the Peace
Floyd Marsh
Alex J. Donche
Frank Wiggers
Union City
Erie County
Sita
Robert Munsee
R. D
Editorial Page Preview Highlights Weigh Budget Habits
The page surveys editorial takes on the federal budget’s fat in hare bones, critiques of diluted religion by Paul Harvey, and Drew Pearson’s look at Congressional ethics. Mason Denison asks who minds the store while the governor is away.
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Journal
Paul Harvey
Drew Pearson
Mason Denison
Steel price hikes sweep industry as major firms raise costs
Pittsburgh Steel Co leads a broad price increase across the sector with raises of 8 to 10 dollars per ton on most products. U.S. Steel Bethlehem Republic also lift prices, prompting Johnson to warn of higher consumer costs while urging restraint.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Pittsburgh Steel
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem and
Republic
United Steelworkers Union
Johnson
Bethlehem
Washington
Edmund F. Martin
Tersly
Gor
Kennedy
Pliback
Republic Steel Corp
Bethlehem J
Vietnamese irregulars bear brunt of border clash near Saigon
Saigon reports 16 killed and 39 wounded among South Vietnamese irregulars led by Green Beret cadres after a battle about 65 miles northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border. About 200 irregulars fought unknown enemy forces. four enemy bodies were found. The clash occurred as Tay Ninh Province becomes a key staging area for a major Communist offensive. American B 52 bombers continued strikes on base camps and concentrations in the border area with fresh troops reinforced on the northern frontier.
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Saigon
U.S
Batte
Tay Ninh
America
Air Force
Tay Ninh Province
South Vietnam
Paris peace talks tied to bombing halt pressure
North Vietnamese diplomats warned at the Paris talks that progress may stall unless the United States agrees to halt bombing. U S officials noted Hanoi’s pressure as the talks continue to hinge on U S concessions and public opinion turning against the bombing.
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Paris
Johnson
North Vietnam
Dean Rusk
U.S
Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
South Vietnam
Ha van Lau
Lau
Rockefeller Prospects Rise as Campaigns Rally Pole
In Miami Beach AP reports Rockefeller backers cite a Louis Harris poll showing he can beat Democratic contenders and Nixon would lose. A Rhodes pledge to keep Ohio’s 58 vote delegation behind his favored son through two ballots is disputed by Nixon supporters who cite a caucus decision.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Goy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Louis Harris
New York
Rich
M. Nixon
Rockefeller
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Vorite
Nixon
Rhodes
Harris Sur
Corry Flyers Near Canada Head Toward Anchorage
Corry youths John Gage and Richard Hornick left Fairmont Minnesota bound for Great Falls Montana then into Canada toward Anchorage Alaska. They report friendly locals and offered accommodations despite weather delays. The 85 horsepower plane cruises about 100 mph as they plan overnight stops with no fixed itinerary.
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Corry
John Gage
Richard Hornick
Fairmont
Minn
Great Fall
Mont
Canada
Anchorage
Alaska
Great Falls
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Corry Ambulance Service
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Johnston
Abex Corp
Woodcock
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I. W. Abel
R. Conrad Cooper
Jplit News
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Green Beret
Corry Flyers
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