Driver Loses Control In Truck Crash Kills Two Boys
Two 15 year old boys from the Hoffman School for Children died in a pickup truck wreck near Lititzown while returning from a swimming party. The driver Lynn Gaylor, 22, said the vehicle ran up an embankment and toppled. the truck bed held riders who clung as it zigzagged along rural roads. One more injured and the scene described as a chaotic rural crash.
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Hoffman School For Children
Littestown
Lynn Gaylor
Gaylor
Sparta Rome Map Long Scrap To Save Merged High School
About 60 residents from Sparta and Rome townships attended a Sparta Boosters meeting to protest a state action aimed at abolishing the Sparta Merged High School. The high school will stay open this fall, with another August 11 meeting the school attorney will outline petition options. The core issue is a state rule requiring 1,600 pupils for an administrative unit, prompting talks of sending Sparta students to Corry. Transportation costs and routes, plus a possible joint elementary school, dominate debate as residents urge local control and study the impact on rural students and bus schedules.
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Rome
Sparta
Sparta Boosters
Roland Putnam
Harrisburg
Corry
Putnam
Erie County
Sparta High
Aero Union Open Contract Talks
Aero and Local 1508 of the International Association of Machinists opened negotiations for a new labor contract. The current contract expires on September 17. John Wilson, director of industrial relations, said the company has received the union proposal and that yesterday the group met for the first time. He called the proposal reasonable and not excessive and hoped negotiations will go smoothly. Details of the proposal were not revealed.
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Combiais Or
Aero Supply
International Association of Machinists
John Wilson
Wilson
Rocker Idea From 10 Year Old Spurs Aero Product Input
A 10 year old girl suggested an educational windup rocker for real babies to Aero and sparked talk of a motorized baby rocker with a recording device playing Rock a Bye Baby. John Wilson, head of industrial relations, saw potential for home use and mass appeal as the idea reached executives.
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Wilson
Aero
City To Seek Bids On Mead and Raymond Walks
Corry officials announce a sidewalk bid process for Mead avenue four foot and Raymond avenue five foot walks with sand finish option and gravel alternative to reduce slipperiness. bids open August 2nd at 6 p m. city plans to extend to four park walls and seek a rotating funding plan discussed by council.
Record Speed Attempt Kills Race Car Driver
Athol Graham, 36, died at Bonneville after his 3000-horsepower car reached 400 mph when a left rear wheel snapped. The car flipped 4000 feet, Graham pinned beneath, and died minutes after being airlifted to a Salt Lake City hospital. Friends and sports writers noted his intense commitment and unfulfilled plans to reveal his story. Graham faced mounting expenses as he pursued the world speed record, with his car built for about 9900 dollars and a prior speed nearing 344 mph last autumn.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Athol Graham
Graham
Salt Lake City
Athol
Dunn
City Accepts 1695 Bid For Paving Work
Corry City Council approved a $1,695 bid from Western Pennsylvania Asphalt Paving Co of Franklin to resurface East South Street from South Center Street to Mill Street and the East Main segment. The bid is $408 below the next lowest and will enable simultaneous work on West Washington Street for the state. Mill Street work is about 218 and South Street about 1,477. work to start in the next few days.
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East South Street
South Center Street
Mill Street
Mio East Main
Western Pennsylvania Asphalt Paving Company
Franlin
Corry
West Washington Street
Western
South Street
Robert Grice
Parks and Public Property
Driver prompts council probe over dangerous curve
Homeowner Charles Berkhous of 901 West Pleasant Street urged City Council to allow tree planting to deter reckless driving after a car driven by Dello Caruso of Cleveland failed to negotiate a sharp curve at West Pleasant and Northwest streets. The incident damaged Berkhous' sandbox and raised questions about Northwest Street's existence and status. City solicitor Roger Brown proposed formal review to determine how to "nordat" a street and grant Berkhous permission to proceed with his tree plan to block the alleged street.
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Uieve Inna
West Pleasant Street
Northwest Street
City Council
Charles Berkhaus
Berkhous
Dello Caruso
Clevel
Council
West Pleasant
West Main Street
Roger Brown
Brown
Sewage Mystery Ties East Columbus Sewer to Hare Creek
City officials probe illegal connections to the East Columbus storm sewer feeding Hare Creek. Residents report foul odors from a basin near Snyder Circle as an investigation by City Engineer Victor Ward and safety director Raymond Weber considers dye tracing and possible septic tank retrofits for homeowners along the line.
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Columbus Avenue
Hare Creek
Robert Grice
Parks and Public Property
Snyder Circle
Raymond Weber
Victor Ward
Lodge Assails Red Proposal As Frivolous At News Parley
UNITED NATIONS N Y AP US spokesman rejected a Soviet bid for an all UN disarmament conference as frivolous and specious. Chief US delegate Henry Cabot Lodge said the Kremlin move showed they do not want disarmament while noting the US proposal was in good faith. Morozov urged a summit meeting but the commission was urged to meet August 15.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Kremlin
Platon D. Morozov
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico
Disarmament Commission
Padilla Nervo
Commission
Morozov
East Main Street widening set at 5000 dollars
J R Dearing city streets director said East Main Street from Center to King will be widened with north side expansion to Concord and south side to King. The plan includes curb relocation, meter removal, and sidewalk work. state funds cover engineering and paving, city funds to follow next year. East Main carries Route 426 and is a major thoroughfare.
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East Main Street
Center
King
J. R. Dearing
Dearing
East Main
Concord Street
King Street
Tale Highway Department
Council Okays 11375 For New Loader
After reviewing bids opened July 1a th the Erie firm J H Brittain Inc won with 11375 to supply a crawler loader for the streets. A five year loan will be taken from National Bank of Corry with monthly payments funded by garbage collection receipts and quarterly payments from out of town subscribers. If funds fall short, the general fund will cover the shortfall.
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J. H. Brittain
Erie
Raymond Weber
J. R. Dearing
Victor Ward
Weber
Streets
Council
National Bank of Corry
City Warehouse To Get New Face
The city warehouse 45 is to be refurbished next week after City Council approval of Marvin Phillips of West Washington street for 950 dollars. Parks director Robert Grice said five bids were sought but Phillips’ was the only one presented. Work includes roofing painting and replacing blocks as needed to avert major reconstruction. Police said 202 Yugoslavs fled their homeland and sought asylum in Austria last month.
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Marvin Phillips
Washington Street
Robert Grice
Parks and Public Property
Phillips
Grice
Yugoslavia
Vienna
Austra
Austria
Fear 64 Drowned In Chinese Storm
In Formosa torrential rains after Typhoon Shirley left 64 feared dead as police and troops aided isolated communities and 50,000 homeless. Police said 23 dead, 12 missing, 188 injured. two killed in Ryukyu Islands. Bell strike threat looms as Philadelphia union votes on a strike at Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania.
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Taipei
Formosa
Ryukyu Islands
BELL
Philadelphia
Bell Telephone Co. of
Pennsylvania
J. Glendenning
Emergency stop saves children on PRR freight line
PRR freight halted near West Columbus Avenue at 3 30 p m yesterday to avoid striking unnamed small children playing on the tracks. Engineer applied air brakes after spotting the youngsters. Train was moving 20 to 25 miles per hour and halted for about 10 minutes to reset, with C K Danner McLean reporting the incident to police and checking with local youths for names.
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Pensylvania Railroad
West Columbus Avenue
C.K
Danner) McLean
PRR
McLean
Marion Street
1960 Campaign Economic Clash Shows Kennedy Nixon
The piece analyzes John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon on growth, taxes, and money policy. It contrasts Kennedy’s pro growth, possible tax hikes, and flexible spending with Nixon’s fiscal restraint, inflation fight, and selective tax changes. The article frames their stances as liberal versus conservative labels amid national economy debates.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Congress
Richard M. Nuxon
Nana Nixon
Bob Nixon
New York
Nel
A. Rockefeller
Kennedy
Nixon
Beral
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Bowerville
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Shippensburg
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Raymond Avenue
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Cor
Warren
Guy Abbey
Streets Department
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Center Street
Lodge
Khrushchev
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