Gemini 5 astronauts begin fourth day of eight
Chilled Gemini 5 crew in space suits warmed by morning as they pressed ahead with their world record eight day mission from SPACE CENTER Houston. Cooper set a Mercury era American astronaut speed record while Conrad spotted activity on Earth. The crew logged 45 orbits by 8 35 a m EST as cooling adjustments addressed an earlier heat gain and held steady amid talk of ground fires near Laredo to aid an Earth sighting experiment.
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Laredo
Tex
Conrad
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Miami
Cooper
U S Bombers Strike Viet Cong Installations Near Da Nang
U S Strategic Air Command launched B52 raids on a Viet Cong installation about 55 miles south of Da Nang in Quang Tin Province. The public release noted a number of aircraft behind a tighter security regime and did not specify bomb types or sortie origins.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Strategic Air Common
da Nang Air Base
Quang Tin Province
Guam
Bien Hoa
White House Promotes Viet Nam Outline Amid GOP White Paper
Washington dispatch reports the White House released a 27 page pamphlet Why Viet Nam with speeches and documents while House Republicans prepared a white paper rebuttal. Key sections quote Eisenhower letters on Diem 1954 1960 and commitment to South Viet Nam. Leaders expect separate news conferences Wednesday as campaigning looms.
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Viet Nam
Johnson
House
John
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South Viet Nam
White House
Eisenhower
Churchill
Diem
United States
Charles E. Goodell
New York
Republican Planning and Research Committee
New Driver Examination Points Planned in Six Counties
Harrisburg reports six counties will receive new driver examination points funded by a $1.391 million Revenue Department allocation. Allegheny gets $288,538 and Mercer $220,496, with the rest distributed among counties under the capital improvement budget.
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Harrisburg
Revenue Department
Allegheny
Mercer
Senate Can't Break Log Jam On Redistricting
Harrisburg Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Senate is deadlocked over legislative reapportionment as Republicans and Democrats dispute southeastern boundaries. Both parties proposed identical bills with two key differences on Bucks and Montgomery counties. Republicans want a Bucks Montco merge to preserve GOP strength. Democrats favor a Bucks split with the eastern half aligned to the Democrats. Leaders doubt a Sept. 1 deadline can be met and a compromise bill may fail. Continued on page six.
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Senate
Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
Bucks
Montgomery
Bucks County
Montgomery County
Republcans
Stanley G. Stroup
John H. Deyjin
Kindergarten Registration At Concord School
About 60 of 100 unregistered Corry youngsters seek signups this week at Concord School from 9am to 4pm, with additional dates next Monday and Tuesday. Age 4 years 7 months by September 1 required. bring birth certificate, vaccination record, and immunization date. Teachers: Mrs. Gerald Pender, Miss Connie Dahl, Mrs. David Johnson.
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Corry
Ann Baressi
Concord School
Pennsylvania
Miss Baressi
Wright School
Concord
Gerald Pender
Kay Johnson
Connie Dahl
David Johnson
Pittsburgh man jailed for two burglaries netting fifty five dollars
Alan A. Schlesinger, 29, of Pittsburgh, was sentenced yesterday to 1 to 20 years in prison for two burglaries that netted $55. He pleaded guilty on July 22 to burglarizing a gas station and a bar in West Homestead.
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Alan A. Schlesinger
Pittsburgh
Schlesinger
West Homestead
City Borrows $50,000 To Meet Sewer Bills
City Council met in a special session to cover rising sewer bills and owed costs. They planned a 90 day note financing of 20 000 from the general fund and 30 000 from the National Bank of Corry to cover a total 77 150 needed for overlapping sewer projects.
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City Council
Council
National Bank of Corry
Guy Abbey
Armed thugs hold couple in Nevada farm house
Two heavily armed men hold a San Jose couple hostage in a Fernley area farmhouse near Reno. A deputy sheriff among those claimed held. threats of shooting if captured. Victims Omar Dean Ponder 20 and Wanda 19. Suspects James Gourlay 22 and an unidentified man. Officers pursued at high speed, cornering them at daybreak three miles southeast of Fernley.
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Ernley
James Robert Gourlay
San Jose
Fernley
MEG TONY IN ROME ROME AS ROYAL VISIT ENTERS LOST DAYS
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon traveled to Rome to spend a few days with American artist Milton Gendel. The royal party is in the Italian capital for a brief rest during their busy schedule, with local observers noting the informal nature of the visit.
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Meg
Tony
Rome
Princess Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Milton Gendel
Italian Restaurateurs Rally Over Pet Ban in Cafes
In Ghina Italy cafe and restaurant owners protested a new health ordinance banning dogs and cats on premises. Local papers noted a flood of calls and letters arguing animals deter rats and improve hygiene, a point the proprietors emphasized in defense of their practices.
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Ghina
Italy
58 Marines Killed In Furlough Plane Crash In Hong Kong Harbor
AP reports 58 US Marines died when a four engine Hercules crashed into Hong Kong harbor after takeoff from Kaitak Airport heading to Da Nang. About 13 survivors were identified and treated for shock burns and fractures at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kowloon. Divers recovered bodies from 30 feet of water as cranes lifted wreckage for removal.
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Hong KO
Viet Nam
Hong Kong
Royal Air Force
Ng Kam-shing
Kaitak
da Nang
Saigon
Marine Crops
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Kowloon
Next of Kin
C. J. Davis
Hong Kong Aero Club
Votemobile Schedules Voter Registration Across Erie County
Corry is among the first three of 14 special field voter registrations. The votemobile will be at Washington and North Center streets Friday 2 to 8 p.m. and in McKean Saturday 2 to 8 p.m. Next week sites include Union City firehall Tuesday 2 to 8 p.m. and Waterford September 1. Other stops cover Girard Fairview and nearby Erie areas. County residents have until September 18 to register for the November municipal elections.
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Corry
Erie County
Erie County Section Board
Washington and
North Center Streets
McKean
Union City
Waterford
Girard
Fairview
Erie
Archbishop Elevated As Races Uneasy
In Chicago Archbishop John Patrick Cody ascends to lead the large Catholic community after arriving from New Orleans amid racial tensions. He urges negotiation over violence, backs dialogue at the conference table, and supports priests taking part in civil rights demonstrations. He will guide about 2 million Catholics in the Chicago area.
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Chicago
John Patrick Cody
Holy Name
New Orleans
George Cardinal Meyer
Cody
Senate vote on foreign aid bill faces final showdown
Senate debates compromise one year foreign aid authorization as Sen. Wayne Morse denounces it as another blank check for State and Defense spending. Fulbright urges full review and next year multiyear authorization, while conferees report delays after two months of talks.
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Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Foreign Aid Agency
State
Defense Departments
House
Senate House
Morse
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cage Gets 23 Months In Jail For Death Of UC Watchman
Alan D. Cage of Union City was sentenced to 23 months in Erie County Prison and a $300 fine for involuntary manslaughter in the January death of James Porter, a night watchman at Molded Fiber Glass Boat Co. Prosecutors urged no leniency, noting Porter’s injuries. Cage, 23, pleaded no defense and may seek parole after paying costs.
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Cage
UC Watchman
Erie
Samuel W. Rossiter
Alan D. Cage
Union City
Erie County
Rossiter
Tet
James Porter
Wattsburg
Porter
Molded Fiber Glass Boat Co
Edward H. Carney
Carney
John “Blacks
Cutback Threatens Corry Postal Service Route
Corry faces a potential change as the Erie and Pittsburgh Highway Post Office serving Corry Oil City Titusville and Union City may be discontinued. A delivery truck would replace sorting at each town delaying mail as processing moves to individual offices. The switch hinges on contract endings with the Highway Post Office and is opposed by the United Federation of Postal Clerks urging residents to contact their congressman.
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Erie and
Pittsburgh
Corry
Oil City
Titus Ville
Union City
Highway
Highway Post Office
United Federation of Postal Clerks
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