Local notices record deaths, accidents, and civic updates
Floyd C. Peck, 47, of Lorain Ohio, obituary details and services at Lutz-Vermilyen Funeral Home in Warren. A car crash on East Main Street involved Harry Jaquith and son, with extensive damage. Dennis Brenner, 20, of Union City, responsible for a collision with Cheryl Grove, 12, earlier. Marine Private Larry J. Bailey completes four weeks at Camp Pendleton. Donald Engle, 57, of Columbus, suffers partial finger amputation after garage door incident. Jeffrey McClintock cited for driving too fast for conditions. Loss of keys reported by Lawrence Joyce. City plans Fourth Ward urban renewal cost figures meeting Sept 6 with Capotis. Genevieve Scott Johnson, Corry resident, dies in Long Beach at 76. funeral in California.
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Genevieve Scott Johnson
Corry
Long Beach
Calif
Walter Scott
California
Rusk Says He Lives On Salary As Secretary
In a Look magazine interview Secretary of State Dean Rusk says he is living on his salary and that once the balance is zero he would quit. He notes no other funds exist and that his savings are exhausted on the job. Rusk earns $35 000 annually and previously made about $75 000 to $80 000 at the Rockefeller Foundation.
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New York
Dean Rusk
Look Magazine
Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Titusville eases tax for low income residents
Titusville school board retroactively exempts earners of 1000 dollars or less from the $10 occupational privilege tax and promises refunds to those who have already paid. Eligible individuals must file a form listing earnings as the district seeks to offset rising operating costs.
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Creasville
Versons
Titusville Area
NYC Freight Kills Pedestrian In Millcreek
An Erie woman and mother of two was killed when struck by an eastbound New York Central freight train in Millcreek Township. The train was en route from Youngstown to Buffalo at about 30 miles per hour. Deputy Coroner Leo P. Weir said she died at the scene from severe head and multiple body injuries.
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Erie
New York Central
Millcreek Township
William York
Leo P. Weir
Erie County
Weir
Youngstown
Ohio
Buffalo
N. Y
Rites Held For Mrs. Effie L. Holter at Bracken Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Effie L. Holter were conducted at 2 PM at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. T E Spotford officiating. Burial followed in Niobe Cemetery. Honorary bearers included Allen and Earl Baker Marvin and Melvin Johnson Donald Martin and George Martin. Attending from away were Kenneth Dininny Sr and Jr Frank Hendrickson Rev Robert Williams and others from Youngsville and local towns.
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Effie L. Holter
Bracken Funeral Home
T. EB. Spotford
Lottsville Methodist Church
Niobe Cemetery
Allan Baker
Earl Baker
Marvin Johnson
Melvin Johnson
Donald Martin
George Martin
Kenneth Dininny Sr
Kenneth Dininny Jr
Frank Hendrickson
Robert Williams
Youngsville
Donald Diniing
Oil City
Louis Holter
Keith Holter
Sarah Vickers
James Clawley
Roger Cross
Mary Cobb
Gordon Windsor
Ellen Cross
Ashville
N. Y
D. H. Jones
Springville
Oscar Stewart
Buffalo
Melva Luther
Lottsville
Funeral Rites for Timothy D. Coon Planned
Final rites for Timothy David Coon, son of Mr and Mrs David Coon, will be held at Spitzer Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 p m with interment in Lon ville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday and Tuesday from 7 to 9 p m.
Trip to Job Corps Camp After Long Travel
Calvin McFerguson of North Carolina reached Blue Jay Job Corps Camp in Marienville after three days of travel from last Thursday. He traveled by bus and hitchhiking, passing through Clarion Oil City Meadville and Titusville with help from local residents and the Titusville Herald staff.
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Tusvillle
Titusville Herald
Calvin McFerguson
North Carolina
Blue Jay
Marienville
McFerguson
Clarion
Oil City
Titusville
Meadville
B. J. Ripper
Herald
Forest County
Ripper
Chapmanville
The
Cal G. Ritchey
City Council debates chamber remodel to expand offices
The council reviews converting the current chamber into an office area and a smaller meeting room. Seating for 40 to 50 will be added after removing front rows, with walls and furnishings repurposed. A door would connect to the engineer's office and partition the space for Johnson and the city treasurer.
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Council
Johnson
Plane wreck found after crash in wooded cliff area
A plane crashed into a wooded slope at the cliff base. An initial air search was stopped, but friends persisted and located the wreckage later, confirming the incident and recovery details.
Food costs not sole driver of rising living costs
Assistant commissioner Arnold Chase notes groceries alone do not explain higher living expenses. He cites a hypothetical $25 weekly grocery bill with a July increase of 10 cents and adds that about half of the CPI rise over the past year comes from services. Transportation and medical services rose about 5 percent, with other categories up as well.
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Arnold Chase
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Cost of living up 4 percent as families face higher bills
A Chase tabulation shows a $160 basket of goods rising mainly in food and other nondurables from July 1965 to July 1966. Food up 71 cents, nondurables up 62 cents, durables and houses up 12 cents, with rents continuing a slow rise at 1.3 percent.
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Chase
McNamara outlines STEP program and Vietnam stance
McNamara defends higher enlistment standards and training reforms while warning of continued Vietnam combat. He cites poverty as a factor in national security and supports expanding a STEP program to train otherwise unqualified men, with 85 percent expected to qualify for regular duty. The Pentagon notes the plan aims to produce ready soldiers without experimentation.
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Berlin
Southeast Asia
McNamara
Richard M. Nixon
VFW
United States
Viet Nam
Andebton
America
National Guard
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Pentagon
STEP
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Lorain
Floyd C. Peck
LeRoy Peck
Corry Area High School
Lutz-Vermilyen
Warren
Harry Jaquith
East Main Street
Jaquith
Stephen J. Brenner
Spartansburg
Dennis
Union City
Cheryl Grove
Maples Avenue
Brenner
Larry J. Bailey
Bruce M. Bailey
Camp Pendleton
Donald Engle
Columbus
Corry Memorial Hospital
Jeffrey C. McClintock
North Center Street
McClintock
Mead Avenue
West Smith
West Main Street
M. 8. Cobbett
Lawrence Joyce
White Street
David Johnson
Christopher Capotis
Capotis
Fourth Ward
NYC
Millcreek
E. Holter
Job Corps
Camp
Long
Dusty
John T. Emannuel
Richard Grimaldi
Mt. Higby
Meriden
Com
Pennsylvania
NEW King
Edward Tip
Loblaws
Morrell
Corry Area
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