Hotel Corry Sold To Erie, NE Interests
The Marine National Bank sold the 40 year old Hotel Corry to Erie and North East interests. New owners include Charles LaRocca of North East and Irving Press of Erie who will staff the hotel and pursue upgrades. Plans aim to raise the facility to a high standard while expanding dining and event spaces.
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Marine National Bank
Corry
Erie
North East
Charles LaRocca
Irving Press
LaRocca
Concord
D Press
Corry Interests
Gath
Journal Today
la Rocca
Erie and
The
Marine Bank
VFW Building Sale Moves Toward Foreclosure Bid
A six man VFW committee will hand a token payment to Erie broker Robert Baldwin on the first mortgage as they seek to keep the VFW building. Capt Thomas Pugh of the Salvation Army is in Pittsburgh negotiating a sale, while the committee says negotiations with Baldwin offer favorable terms to avert foreclosure. The move aims to run the club profitably, open daily from 3 pm, and fund a fall drive. members include Roehrig Morton Stec Hajec Frisina and Tinko.
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VFW
Robert Baldwin
Erie
Salvation Army
Thomas Pugh
Pittsburgh
VEW
Merle Wade
Capt. Pugh
William Peiffer
Peiffer
Journal Today
Vets
William Roehnig
Henry Hicks
VFW Building Association Board of Directors
Baldwin
Elle
Roehrig
Roehinig
Robert Morton
Anthony Stec
Edward Hajec
Angelo Frisina
George Tinko
Bowery Editor Harry Baron Dies in New York
Harry Baron Ian age 56 editor and publisher of the Bowery News and Bowery Social Register died yesterday. He came to New York in 1932 from East St. Louis Illinois and founded the Bowery News serving as editor for more than eighteen years.
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Bowery
New York
Harry Baronian
The
Bowery News
Bowery Social Register
Baorman
East St. Louis
Ill
Dems Fight To Finish On Vetoing Scranton
Harrisburg AP Democrats push to override Gov Scranton s veto of 19.3 million in general appropriation proposals. House majority leader Joshua Bilberg said he hoped public sentiment would sway Republicans but the 116 88 Child Welfare vote showed unity against the effort. The party lines vote fell 23 short of a two thirds threshold and further action was set for today on cuts to public assistance libraries and House and Senate committees.
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Harrisburg
House
Scranton
Joshua Bilberg
Philadelphia
Senate
Name Stopgap Mayor For UC
Union City appoints John Williams as stopgap mayor after John Bengel’s departure. Williams, a Republican and former councilman, will not seek November election. Democrats name Donald Ryan to replace Bengel in the mayoral race. Borough also plans a county redevelopment authority and subdivision regulations.
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Union City
John Bengel
Holly Hills
N. J
John Williams
Williams
Harry Smiley
Rold Williams
Smiley
Donald Ryan
Thomas Motors Car Agency
Bengel
David Anderson
Ryan
Jack Clark
Worker’s rivet gun misfire kills boss on roof
In Pompano Beach a construction worker Dale Campbell was clearing a jam with a 25 caliber rivet gun when it misfired. The rivet bolt struck and killed his employer George Alexander age 55 who stood on the ground. Authorities said the bolt struck Alexander in the heart.
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Pompano Beach, Fla
Dale Campbell
Campbell
George Alexander
Alexander
Senate Showdown On Reapportionment And Jail Trial
In Erie County court Judge Samuel Y Rossiter opened a non jury manslaughter trial with Alan D Cage 23 of Union City pleading not guilty Cage faces eight potential witnesses in the case stemming from a fatal scuffle at Molded Fiber Glass Boat Co Plant Cage bond remains 1000 with sentencing set for August 19 The second front in Washington sees Senate leaders moving to bypass a Supreme Court ruling on one man one vote Dirksen sponsors a constitutional amendment to allow geography and subdivisions in state legislative apportionment without population alone The issue hinges on possible votes and a White House inquiry cited by Dirksen involving President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey Continued on Page Three.
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Alan D. Cage
Union City
Erie
Samuel Y. Rossiter
Cage
Jammer Porter
Wattsburg
Molded Fiber Glass Boat Co
Porter
Rossiter
John Blackmore
County Probation Office
Edward Carney
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Supreme Court
Dirksen
Atake
Hubert
Humphrey
Johnson
White House
Marine National Bank Raises Savings Interest to Four Percent
The Marine National Bank today announced a rise in savings account interest from three to four percent effective immediately. President Charles H. Bracken said the higher rate will apply to all savings accounts in Erie and at the Gitizans Carry Office, yielding over $200,000 in extra annual savings. Previously the bank paid four percent on time certificates and three percent on savings.
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Marine National Bank Today
Charles H. Bracken
Marine
Erie
Bracken
Pa Draft Call RISEs to 2645 After Johnson Move
In Pennsylvania the September draft call climbs to 245 men from 140 after President Johnson doubled the draft. Brig. Gen. Henry M. Gross, state selective service director, said the September call increased sharply following the President's decision.
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Marhisburg
Johnson
Pennsylvania
Henry M. Gross
State Selective Service
Mortar style egg barrage hits Main Street home
Mrs. Louis Varassa of 704 West Main reported a mortar like egg attack on her home yesterday. A neighbor described youths using a device resembling an Army mortar to lob eggs over a garage and against the house. police identified the boys and their parents promised to handle the matter. Varassa is relieved the incident is over.
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Louis Varassa
West Main Street
Varassa
Area Man Flees As Train Slams Car Near Columbus Crossing
Corry State Police report Kenneth Coutt, 42, of Pittsfield, stalled on a rural crossing east of Columbus while approaching Route 6 and 957. He fled seconds before an Erie-Lackawanna train struck and demolished his early vintage sedan. Coutt was unhurt. train crew identities were not released.
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Erie-Lackawanna
Columbus
Corry
Kenneth Coutt
Pittsfield
Doutt
Doult
Eyes Of Texas Feud Involves Governor Connally Yarborough
In El Paso, Ralph Yarborough attacks Governor Connally over a veto of a Farmers Union anti poverty project. Connally defends the veto saying the $1.25 wage is too high for Texas programs. The dispute hints at a possible 1964 presidential impact as the governor weighs his political future.
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EL Paso
Tex
Ralph W. Yarboroughley
Goy
John B. Connally
Texas
Johnson
Yalborough
Connally
Southwest
Labor Department
Yarborough
Congress
Austin
Farm Union
Farm Bureau
Johnson seeks 1.7 billion and 340000 more troops for Vietnam
The Johnson administration asked Congress for 1.7 billion in emergency defense funds and proposed adding 340000 troops, aimed at boosting military strength in Southeast Asia. McNamara testified that Viet Cong now holds the initiative and predicted eventual South Vietnamese gains with added U.S. support.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Viet Nam
Johnson
Congress
Robert
McNamara
Senate
South Viet Nam
U.S
Menamara
101st Troops Battle Viet Cong Fire Near Do Xa
U S B 52 bombers hit the Do Xa area in Quang Tin Province for an eighth time in the Vietnam War as the 101st Airborne Division comes under Viet Cong small arms fire shortly after landing at Cam Ranh Bay. Casualties were described as very light.
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Saigon
Suth Viet Nam
Do Xa
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Guam
Quang Tin
101St Airborne Division
Cam Ranh Bay
Milestone Victory Possible With More U S Troops
In Honolulu top military officials assess that adding ground forces alongside ongoing air strikes may blunt a Communist push in South Vietnam. Troop levels could rise to 125 000 with 75 000 already there as leaders foresee a milestone after the monsoon season ends around mid next month. The Viet Cong momentum appears checked by heavy U S sorties and disrupted North Vietnam supply routes.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
U.S
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
South Viet Nat
Viet Nam
Johnson
Saigon
Pentagon
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
U.S. Grant Sharp
Pacific Comander
William €. Westmoreland
Dong Xoai
North
Vie Nam
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Hotel Corry
VFW Group
Chan Son
AP Wirphoto
AnEime
Eyes of
Asia
Southeast Asia
Secretary of Defense
Leverett Saltan- Stall
Massachusetts
Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Dean Rusk
Harriman
101St
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