Me dville Crime Reports and Local civic notes
A Meadvill e resident reported a break-in with a cut window screen and raised windowpane. Meadville Char ter Commission petition process opens with at least seven seats. city seeks non political volunteers. Corry Co opens consumer discount firm under new name with Thomas Cragg as president. Erie bishops appoints Msgr Alfred Watson vicar general. 20 priest transfers noted. Corry area cheerleaders fund raise for new uniforms. weather outlook for weekend shows warming trend with showers and thundershowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Corry Loan Co
Corry Consumer Discount Co
Thomas Cragg
Alfred M. Watson
St. Peter's Cathedral
Erie
John Mark Gannon
Watson
Farmers Await Results Off Market Pinch
The National Farmers Organization holds livestock off markets in 23 states including Pennsylvania to push prices up. Hog shipments to country buying stations drop on day one while cattle sales fall modestly. Frozen pork futures reach daily limit at Chicago. Armour trims 300 to 375 workers at its South St. Paul plant. Swift denies layoffs. Major terminals may shuffle receipts to keep farmer morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadational Farmers Organization
NFO
Pennsylvania
Oren Lee Staley
Rea
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago
Interior Town
Minnesota
Staley
Armour and Co
South St. Paul, Minn
Swift and Co
South St. Paul Packer
Teamsters Will Stand By Hoffa Engagement After Convictions
The Teamsters Union executive council pledged support for President James R. Hoffa as he appeals two federal convictions. The closed-session statement said Hoffa is innocent until his appeals end and the union would not deny him his rights. Harold Gibbons relayed the message noting no confidence declaration was omitted. The meeting was their first since Hoffa’s Chattanooga jury tampering conviction and Chicago pension fund conspiracy verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Pla
Teamsters Union Executive Council
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Harold Gibbons
Council
Chattanooga
Tenon
Teamsters Pension Fund
Chicago
Erie Zoo to Get $1,080,000 Bond for Two-Year Plan
The Municipal Park Authority approves a $1.08 million bond issue with a Philadelphia firm to fund a two-year Erie Zoo development program. Major projects include an enlarged enclosed rink, a one-mile miniature railroad, enhanced animal housing, security fencing, parking, landscaping, and a new Pixieland location. Opening day set for December 15 with completion aimed by spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Philadelphia
Glenwood Zoo
Municipal Park Authority
Henry C Place
Townsend, Elliott and Moreson
Place
Pixieland
Millcreek
UAW Threatens Strike Next Week
UAW members vote on strike action as leadership contemplates a target if talks fail. In 1961 GM, 1955 and 1958 Ford were historical targets. Current contracts with GM Ford and Chrysler expire August 31, with Big Three proposals: wage raises 18 to 36 cents hourly, pension rise to 3.25 per year of service, more retirement days and four weeks vacation, among other changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
International Executive Board
UAW
Chrysler
Wording Of Rights Plank Worries Dems
Democratic platform writers wrestled with civil rights wording as they consider how far the party will trust state and local officials to carry out federal law. Gov. Carl Sanders urged a moderate plank to implement the law with reason, not as a club, while South and liberal members weighed the federal role. A White House meeting with Southern governors was planned, though several governors may skip it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Democratic Platform
Platform Committee
Carl Sanders
Georgia
Sanders
South
William J. Dawson
Tinois
Dawson
Henry S. Reuss
Wisconsin
President Johnson
White House
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Shows Off Baby New York Sikkim Maharani Hope Cooke
Hope Cooke the former New York socialite and current maharani of Sikkim returns to the city to showcase her newborn, with Thani arriving in New York. The couple traveled separately for safety, aiming to protect the Sikkim dynasty after four years of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hope Cooke
Sikkim
Thani
United States
Whaley Family Reunion At Wilder Field Near Youngsville
The Whaley reunion drew 43 relatives to Wilder Field near Youngsville on Sunday. Officers named were Walter Whaley, president. Gerald Whaley, vice president. and Mrs Don Whaley, secretary, with special honors for Mrs Richard Lucey of Brocton on her 83rd birthday. Attendees traveled from Brocton Ridgway Warren Youngsville Corey and Spring Creek. Other notes mention local visits, a meat cutting course completion, and community events at Warren Area High School and the Special Edinboro State College Seminar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
In Whaley
Wilder Field
Youngsville
Walter Whaley
Gerald Whaley
Don Whaley
Richard Lucey
Brocton
Ridgway
Warren
Corey
Spring Creek
Douglas Mitchell
William Mitchell
Tutedo
Donna
Diana Keith
Franklin
Thomas Smith
Debbie
Smith Twins
Kenneth
Dennis
Edna Barber
Ripley and My
Phil Peabody
Ruth
Harry Johnson
California
Carol McCray
Erie
C. C. Koford
Albert Sandburg
Columbus
Randall McCray
Leann
Gerald Lillie
Janet
Virgil Tubbs
Bernard Porter
Luccinda Sickler
Edinboro State College
Warren Area
McCray
Lillie
Sickler
T. V. Come
Lois Lillie
Barbara Kafferlin
Nancy Donaldson
William Donaldson
Jametown
Lionel McCauley
Oil City
McCauley
Connie Johnson
Bucky
Toccoa Falls
Dems and GOP Clash Over Defense Policy
Dirksen and Halleck criticized the administration after Goldwater blasts, demanding a satisfactory explanation for the timing of U S naval air strikes against the North Vietnamese PV boat fleet. Two U S planes were shot down during the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirksen
Charles A. Halleck
U.S
War in South Vietnam Praised as Slipping to Worse Tone
Dirksen and Halleck warned the South Vietnam war is worsening and starting to resemble the once victorious conflicts of the past. In the Senate, Democratic Leader Mansfield attacked Goldwater for distortions about the United States nuclear capacity and for an offhand reading of orders to the 7th Fleet amid the Gulf of Tonkin crisis.
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Dirksen
Halleck
Korga
Senate
Mansfield
Goldwater
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
Local Businesses and Services Directory List
A dense roster of Corry area shops and services with contact numbers and addresses. It includes J G Hammond Appl and Porn, GE Appliances, Waterhouse Pontiac Buick Tempest, Heberlein Motor Sales, Purden Auto Service, Columbus Fitch Motors Rambler Sales, Western Auto Store, Corry Bakery, Bast Fashions by John, Building Specialties, Johnson Brothers, Remington Saws, Myers Water Systems, Reynolds address and phone, Baltimore Life and Kinley Dolan Insurance, Horton Davis & Son, Rossbacher Insurance, MelIntryes Draperies, Phoenix Hotel and catered event services.
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Clarence Conant
Delaware Street
Crawford County
Hp. mi
Kates
Meadville
Washington
Gerald J. Weber
Hugh Scott
East Main Street
Kenneth Nichols
Corry
Centerville
Nichols
Harrisburg
Corry Area
Unisforms
Sidewalk Bazdar Daze
Sangle Lumber
Erie Zoo
Discoverer FM
Barney
Spring Creek News
Turner Hill Road
Viola Porter
Corry Memorial Hospital
Journal Daily
Citizens National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Business Guide
Corry Journal
J. &G. Hammond
GE Appliances
S. Center St
Automobile Agencies
Safe Buy
C. Christensen Motors
W. W. Waterhouse
West South St
Heberlein Motor Sales
vPurden
Chevrolet Corvair
V’ al Columbus
Fitch Motors
Rambler Sales & Service
S. 1St Ave
Frank's Auto Service
Auto Supplies
Western Auto Associate
East Washington Street
Bakers
Weston's Bakery
Connie's Homestyle Bakery
Corry Bakery
John
South Center Street
Corry Beverage
Corry Concrete & Gravel Co
Transit Mix - Cement & Mortar N
Center St
Washington St
Florence Kinney
Spartansburg
Crystal Coal Co
W. F. Rickers
N. Center St
Corry, Pa
DRY Cleaners
H&h Dry Cleaners
West Main Street
Electrical Contractors
Tate Electric Service
Johnson Brothers
Remington Chain Saws
Myers | Water Systems
Phone
Insurance— Life & Accident
Warren C. Reynolds
Mead Avenue
Baltimore Life Insurance
Insurance — General
E. Crosby Bush Insurance, ‘Auto
Fire, Life
Mutual Funds
Main St
Merle E. Wade
Erie Insurance Exchange
Concord St
Crandall Agency, Inc
Kinley-Dolan Insurance
Horton J. Davis & Son, Inc
North Center Street
Bennink Insurance Agency
MA. Beall
General Insurance
Smith St
Rossbacher Insurance Service
PS. ‘Personal Service
MelIntyre’s
Osiecki Bros. Music Center
Spiesman & Muckinhaupt
Religius
East
Irving St
Phoenix Hotel
Corry TV Cable Co
Jansen
North Center St
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