Weekend visitors flocked to Presque Isle State Park
Peninsula Police reported a total weekend attendance of 57 518 at Presque Isle State Park Erie with 21 788 on Saturday and 35 730 on Sunday. Reported incidents include two Oil City women released on 500 bonds each for alleged disorderly house operation, a Crawford County man Harold H Boughner 62 killed by a car while directing traffic near Sandy Lake, a window peeper complaint in Ridge Street area with no trace found, a real estate transfer recorded in Crawford County, and a five day weather forecast for western Pennsylvania predicting cool to warm swings with scattered showers. Also noted were Articles of Incorporation for Cliff Buesink Ford Inc and various local obituaries and civic notices.
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Presque Isle State Park
Erie
Peninsula Police
Oil City
Crawford County
Harold H. Boughner
R. D. J. Carlton
Grove City Hospital
State Highways Department
Sandy Lake
Bougner
Carrie B. Slayton
Stoneboro
Ridge Street
Ike and Mamie Eisenhower Attend Atlantic City Races
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie visited Atlantic City Race Course for a second time in two weeks, attending eight of nine races. Host George Allen described Ike as a better golfer, while Ike followed the Carling World Golf Tournament scores via The Associated Press. The couple stayed with the Allens in Ventnor during the weekend.
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Atlantic City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
New Jersey
George Allen
Eisenhowers
Gettysburg
Sutton
Mass
Associated Press
Jirack
Ventnor
State Election Set After MP Norman Dodds Dies
London AP reports a special election likely in late September to replace Labour MP Norman Dodds who died aged 61 in Dartford. Prime Minister Harold Wilson aims to fill the seat before Parliament reconvenes on November 9, with Dodds’ death narrowing Labour’s Commons majority.
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London
Labor
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
Norman Dodds
Dodds
Dartford
Youngstown Woman Killed in Broadside Intersection Crash
Irma Zyila, 63, of Youngstown died after her car was hit broadside at an intersection by an 18 year old driver, Joseph Amon of Hubbard, who failed to stop at a traffic signal. no charges were filed.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Irma, Zyila
Youngstown
Joseph Amon
Hubbard
Gemini 5 crew rest and test updates from space mission
The Gemini 5 crew rested as mission control cut a thruster test to avoid disturbing sleep. Cooper and Conrad described tests performed while in orbit, noting oxygen pressure gains, a health check on a blood pressure cuff issue, and the spacecraft now nose down to reveal Earth's horizon as they track a duplicate satellite at Cape Kennedy.
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Conrad
Navy
Cooper
Air Force
Mission Control Center
Mercury
Cape Kennedy
Pla
Ite
Lima
Peru
Cape ‘Kennedy
East Afric
Negroes Push For Satisfaction In Springfield
Negro leaders said they would continue to press authorities after a civil rights march billed as another Selma. About 1,000 demonstrators gathered at Court Square under National Guardsmen and police, with no incidents despite tension over police actions outside a cafe on July 17 and dissatisfaction with how charges are handled before a police commission.
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Behings
Mass
Court Square
Springfield
Training period at Camp Hill Virginia documented
A training period at Camp Hill Virginia is noted with two other men identified in the record while the remaining two are not named. The entry provides a brief account of personnel without additional context or outcomes.
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Camp Hill
Spring Creek Church Attends Service and Music Night
Families from Willoughby Mentor and Ashville join a large audience at West Spring Creek Church for a Sunday evening service. Max Bennink of Columbus led group singing as Spring Creek numbers featured a ladies trio and various vocal and instrumental performers.
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Don Whaley
Albert Imboll
First Christian Church
Willoughby
Ohio
Andrew Paulson
Mentor
Paulson
Imboll
Richard Whaley
Thousand Islands
Harold Pierce
Ashville
N.Y
West Spring Creek
Max Bennink
Columbus
Warren County Bookmobile Day Announces Spring Creek Visit
School of Nursing notes that Thursday is Warren County Bookmobile day in the Spring Creek area. The town's social column lists visitors from Erie and Kane, and local residents hosting guests over the weekend. Glen Donaldson is noted as a medical patient at Warren General Hospital.
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Kofords
Mary Johnson
Plor
Mice Hansen
Warren
Glen Donaldson
Warren General Hospital
Concord 4-H Club Tops Fair Ribbons in Erie County Event
Members of the Concord Community 4-H Club earned multiple ribbons and awards at the Erie County fair on Saturday. Joseph McCray and Sharm 18 received standout honors including a $25 award from the Erie Kiwanis Club and a county clothing award after national competition. Rudney McCray, 16, named outstanding junior leader and top health contender, advances toward the 4-H Club Congress in Chicago after meeting record and fitness requirements. Lorin Blakeslee earned first place in the state for small engine demonstrations, contributing to the club's strong showing as it placed second overall.
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Concord
Erie County
Joseph McCray
B.D
Garry
Sharm 18
Erie Kiwanis Club
McCray
Rudney
Tiree
Bunty
Fodney
Chicago
Lorin Blakeslee
Howard Blakeslea
Defense construction cap set in new bill and pay raise enacted
Johnson signed a dual measure establishing a ceiling for defense construction funding in the current fiscal year and authorizing later appropriation. The same law enacts a military pay increase for both officers and enlisted personnel, taking effect soon.
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Johnson
Helicopter Crash Leave Four Missing In River Rescue Update
Three other Americans including the pilot swam ashore after a helicopter plunged into a river. Officials reported all four missing people escaped major injuries and were in satisfactory condition. The report also notes a county livestock show with four top head of livestock from each district and lists local 4-H participants.
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Eek
Thaailand
Res- River
Iniy
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Edward G. Weaver
Henry Pelkowski
Spartansburg
Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Cliff Buesink
Lyle
Ralph Eastman
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Shephard
Shephard
Robert D. Tucker
Lutz-Vermilyen
Oakland Cemetery
Ralph Ecklund
Walnut
Calif
Ecklund
Bracken
Howard Neckers
Clymer
Flossie
William Scranton
City of
Ike
Mamie
Bogle Lumber
Inu Value Building Supply Center
Wattsburg Fair Ground
Wattsburg Fair Grounds
Pie
Victor Francek
28Th Infantry Division
Pennsylvania National Guard
Philadelphia
111Th Infantry
Spring Creek
Richard Mulligan
Henry Fendel
Drew Phillips
James Kafferlin
Larry Rieck
Thomas Guy Morton
Douglas Morton
Jonas Bean
Everett Greeley
Thomas Morten
Poster Poland
Imnestown
N. Y
Zenas Bean
Margaret Logan
ornEy
Barney
South Center Street
Peerdale
America
Rossin’s
Meadville
Duane Fralick
Mary Ella Blakeslee
Michael McCray
Randy McCray
Rodney McCray
Gary Blakeslee
Charles Wade
Concord Club
Bea's
AAA
Silvis American Service
North Center Street
Beneficial
Beneficial Finance
Beneficial Consumer Discount Co. Corry
Beneficial Finance Co. of
Center St
Sears Roebuck
State St
Aoa
Mays
Marict
Francis Leadin
Winne Lee Tl
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