Raymond Plant Struck By Union After Vote
The Raymond Division of Associated Spring Corp in Corry closed after a union vote by United Auto Workers locals. A 362 to 3 strike result followed a two PM meeting as contract issues, fringe benefits, and seniority qualifying arguments remained unresolved.
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Raymond
Associated Spring Corp
Corry
United Auto Workers Union
Rex Theatre
South Center Street
Walter Hill
Hill
R. C. Bailey
Rayision
Nixon Aides Woo Holdout Delegations
Nixon strategists press holdout delegates to secure a first ballot GOP nomination as convention opens in Miami Beach. Nixon public backers total 572 committed votes, with Rockefeller at 282 and Reagan at 161, while 137 remain uncommitted amid a crowded campaign scene.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Reagan
Alabama
Rocky Mountain
Nixon
Rockefeller
Rhode Island
New York
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
Associated Press
Three Drownings Reported in Western Pennsylvania
Three people drowned over the weekend in Western Pennsylvania. Edward Warner, 73, of Meridian, and Pauline Barger of Johnstown died when a boat capsized on the Allegheny River near Elmerton in Venango County. Reed D. Weyant, 25, of Red Lion, York County, drowned in a pond on his brother’s farm in Imler, Bedford County.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
Emlenton
Venango County
Edward Warner
Meridian
Butler
Pauline Barger
Johns‘town
Reed D. Weyant
Red Lion
York County
Imler
Bedford County
Jet Lands Plane Collision Over Wisconsin
A twin engine airliner landed safely after colliding with a light plane over southern Wisconsin. Three young passengers perished. Captain Ted Baum of Skokie brought the jet in with one engine dead and the copilot injured. Passengers described confusion and fear as the impact occurred. The light aircraft struck the Convair 580 near the copilot seat, damaging the right engine propeller. Continued on Page Six.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ted Baum
Skokie
Til
Nancy Steffens
Two Rivers
Wilma Ross
Saginaw, Mich
North Central Airlines
Wisconsin
John
Allies Find Arms Cache Amid Viet Cong Shelling
Allied forces uncovered over the weekend six or more caches of arms stockpiled for a third Viet Cong offensive. U.S. officials reported mortar attacks continue with no major ground fighting. A Viet Cong money board totaling 150000 in fifty dollar bills was seized, the largest such find of the war. Caches ranged from bunkers with false bottoms to caves and rice paddies from the Mekong Delta to the DMZ. Marines reported seven bunkers with a cache six miles northeast of Khe Sanh in the northwest country.
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Saigon
U.S
Viet Cong Money Board
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Khe Sanh
Johnson seeks steel price help from U S Steel
President Johnson pressures U S Steel to resist broad price hikes by Bethlehem and Republic to curb steel prices. FTC to review pricing practices as White House uses government buying power to restrain price increases and avoid defense procurement buys from price boosters.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S. Steel Corp
U.s.steel
Bethlehem and
Republic
U.S. Steel
Rand
South
Bethlehem
Big Steel
White House
Alaska Trip Ends After Plane Damaged En Route to Anchorage
Corry youths Richard Hornick and John Gage started July 29 for a flight to Anchorage Alaska. A wing fabric tear near Sweetgrass Montana forced an unscheduled halt. After patching, they returned home rather than undertake costly repairs.
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Corry
Anchorage
Alaska
Sweetgrass
Mont
Richard Hornick
John Gage
PUC orders probe into Scott's Crossing deaths in Corry
The Public Utility Commission in Harrisburg ordered an immediate investigation into the Scott's Crossing fatal crash. The PUC will bring together the State Highway Department, Columbus Township, Warren County, and the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad for a public hearing as soon as possible. The collision killed Betty Arlene Stutzman and her children, and Mrs Norman Gleason, with Walter Stutzman severely injured. Trooper Barbour witnessed the crash near Route 6 as a speeding train struck the car. Funeral services are planned with details released by Bracken Funeral Home and Beaverdam Mennonite Church.
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Public Utility Commission
Harrisburg
Scott's Crossing
PUC
State Highway Department
Columbus Township
Warren County
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
Corry Memorial Hospital
Walter Stutzman
Corry
Concord Ridge Road
Stutzman
Erie-Lackawanna
Betty Arlene Stutzman
Brenda
Brian
James
Norman Gleason
West Church Street
William Barbour
Corry State Police
Barbour
Dodd Dairy
Erie
Whith
Carlength
Bracken Funeral Home
Beaverdam Mennonite Church
Gangs Riot In York Second Night
Gangs of roving youths caused window smashing, brick throwing, and arson across York Pennsylvania for a second night. Police reported random gunfire and at least one shot aimed at a cruiser as three people were arrested on firearms, arson, and police-obedience charges. Beulah Johnson, 90, was recovered from the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
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York
Pennsylvania
Jacob W. Hose
Philadelphia
Beulah Johnson
Delaware River
Corry Man Wins Suit Over Findley Lake Claim
A New York judge ruled Findley Lake is not privately owned by Findley Lake Property Owners Inc and dismissed the corporation’s eviction and damages suit against Charles W. Parkhurst of Corry. The decision noted the lake has public interest since 1950 and found no interference with flowage rights from a small fill to the east of the high water mark. The property owners said they will appeal.
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Mayville
Findley Lake
Findley Lake Property Owners, Inc
Supreme Court
McKinley J. Phillips
Charles W. Parkhurst
East Smith Street
Corry
Chautauqua County Supreme Court
Harold F. Meese
Property Owners Group
Parkhurst
Phillips
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Raymond Plant
Union
Raymond Mtg
Journal
Johnston
Goy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
California
Western
Garrison
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Phil Dufour
St. Bernard General Hospital
LBJ
Survivor Critical
RR Crossing
Thelma Gleason
Scott's Cross
Ing
Brenda Stutzman
Walter
Betty) Stutzman
Corry Man
Findley Lake Group
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