City Council Cuts $40 From Park Walks Bill
Council approves $1 406 bill for City Park concrete work after contractor Santo Pate lowers the charge by purchasing precast rises. Grice says payment from 1859 bond issue funds. Police report two boys entered an old barn stealing aquariums worth 10 each. restitution planned. Police also log a desertion case and a hot rodding complaint near Wright street. City Hall furnishings costs seen $50 000 under estimates with bids totaling about 120 000 and final contracts due tomorrow.
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Robert Grice
City Council
Santo Pate
Pate
Grice
Erie
Charles B. Williamson
David Goldberg
Goldberg
Communist Robin Hoods Reported in Northeast Thailand
The interior ministry says gangs of Communist Robin Hoods are active in the undeveloped northeast, robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Interior Undersecretary Thawin Sunthorn Sarathon told newsmen they are communists trying to win over northeastern villagers.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Interior Ministry
Thawin Sunthorn Sarathoon
Texas Drought Declared Critical by AP Amid Heat Wave
The Associated Press reports critical conditions across Texas with crops and pastures stressed by a long dry spell. Heat spiked across the nation, setting high August 3 records in Wichita Kansas City Chicago and other locales while some areas saw record lows. An isolated tornado occurred near Elgin Illinois and hail accompanied storms in Indiana with tents toppled at a 4-H grounds site.
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Associated Press
Texas
Pan
Louisiana
Wichita
Kan
Chicago
Hutchinson
Land Hennessey
Okla
St. Louis
Springfield
Louisville
Brazil
Indiana
Randolph County
Oil executive quits Gulf to study for ministry
Pittsburgh AP reports C Henry Hoverston a longtime Gulf Oil Corp gas and oil tax supervisor will leave his Mount Lebanon home to pursue three years of study at a Swedish seminary in Columbus Ohio preparing for the priesthood Hoverston said he had long desired a life in religion and discussed the move with his wife prior to departure.
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Pittsburgh
C. Henry Hoverston
Gulf Oil Corp
Mount Lebanon
Suetheran Seminary
Columbus
Ohio
Huge Gorilla Breaks Free at Lincoln Park Zoo
Sinbad the 500 pound gorilla slipped from his cage at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago sparking a two decade plus tame escape scare. Officials evacuated 75 people as the animal roamed the monkey house corridor before keeper error opened the door. A 200 milligram tranquilizer ended the incident and Sinbad faced a lingering hangover, with staff noting no further danger.
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Alhicago
Sinbad
Lincoln Park 1 Zoo
Monkey House
Gene Hartz
Zoom
Hartz
Barney Gisuti
Dirksen Pushes Bill To Delay Apportionment Reapportionment
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen proposes quick committee action on a bill to allow states to delay court ordered reapportionment for two years or more. The measure aims to stay in effect until the end of the next legislature’s second session, with a constitutional amendment required to overturn court orders. Dirksen seeks Johnson’s veto-proof path by attaching the bill to other legislation and expects broad GOP support plus some Democratic backing.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Speedy Committee
Dirksen
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Supreme Court
High Court
Congress
GOP
U S Warships Move Out After North Viet Nam Clash
Senator Richard Russell said Rusk and McNamara viewed the incident as isolated as South Viet Nam’s premier Nguyen Khanh urged firm action against North Viet Nam. The Navy stated Maddox fired after warning shots were ignored during torpedo runs. Babe Ruth’s strikeout tally is noted in a separate line.
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Richard B. Russell
Dga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Rusk
McNamara
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Saigon
United States
North Viet Nam
Navy
Maddox
Babe Ruth
Sparransburg News Highlights Local Death and Outings
Word reached by Leah Conner of the death of William Weisberg of Cleveland Ohio at a hospital on July 21 after a heart attack. The Sparta area is noted for Grange activities and several families visit, while local residents plan voter registration and celebrate a surprise birthday. Travel plans include trips to New York City Philadelphia Gettysburg and Niagara Falls. Missionaries Emmett and Young Jr depart for five years in Brazil amid community sendoff.
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Florence Kinney Spartansburg
Leah Conner
William Weisberg
Cleveland
Ohio
Weisberg
Myrna Sargent
Conner
Sparta
Gould Farm
Herbert Bromley
Erie
Genevieve Stanley
Mae Hert
Andover
H_J_Williams
Madison
Ruth Ellis
Beverly Straite
Beverly
Ray Straite
Vesta Sherlock
Calvin
Campbell, N.Y
R. B. Abraham
Youngsville
Pravtts Kinney and Sons
Aleberta Fish
Raymond Morris
Willard ‘Tillotson
Carolyn Trulick
Charles Kolaja
Richard Witmer
Lois Firth
Oliver Carter
Faye Carter
Mel
Bill Kuntz
Marcia
Beaverdam
Clarence Fuller Jr
Corry
Geraldine Stulazman
Rosemarie
Melvin Rose
Jehildren
Erma Stutzman
Baltimore
Faye
John Weidner
Gomer Hughes
Galeton
Coudersport
John Shaw
Shaws
Jack
Penn State University
Jeanette
Shaw
Spartansburg
Tryona Alliance Church
Albers
Jane
Janet
Philadelphia
Gettysburg
Donald Merkle
Fred Clute
Union City
Detroit
Mitch
Emmett
Young Jr
Brazil
Frank Lay
George Kurelowech
Warren Brown
Sandy
George Kay
Mary Laibach
Gayle Platt
City funds plan four street projects in Corry
Corry officials authorize an $11,900 package of street improvements including widening and curbing Maple Avenue to two way traffic from East Washington to East Smith, straightening sharp corners at East Washington Wayne and at Pennsylvania Avenue East Smith, installing a storm sewer on Shady Avenue, and widening East Pleasant Street near Cord School. Property owners will cover widening and overlay costs, not curbs. The move aligns with county guidance on equal treatment with Erie projects.
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County
East Washington Street
East Smith Street
Wayne Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Shady Avenue
East Main Street
East Pleasant Street
Concord
Johnson
Corry
Erie
Terry
Marge Tickmore
Congregational Church
Charles Scarem
Spartansburg
Kitty Winans
Corry Memorial Hospital
D. V. Kinney
Edna Evans
Meadville
Donald
Tonawanda, N
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Corry Supply and Equipment Co
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Erie County
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Sidney J. Stewart
R. D
Spring Creek
Marion E. Ross
Brook Street
Russell Capela
Dixie Halfast
West Washington Street
William D. Church
Snyder Circle
M. 8. Cobbett
Church
Wright Street
Ellen Rooney
North Center Street
Geneva
Delaware
Tiss
Pattie
Firestone
Barney's
South Center Street
U. S
Corry Area High School
Clymer Central School
Sparta High School
Loblaws
High Park
Edgebrook
RSP Cherries
Orchard Park
Turkey
Salisbury
Spade
LeBlanc
Skokie
Virginia Albers
Palisa
Jon
Bill
Janet Rose
Howard Blystone
Shirley Rose
Joan
Norman
Lucy
Gayle
Canadahia Lake
New York City
Statue of Liberty
United Nations Building
Empire State Building
Rockefeller Center
Ford
West Smith Street
Cliff Buesink Ford
Corry, Pa
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