Corry items mix police, court actions and local events
Police seized a stray male cocker with a red collar and Erie County license. A youth faced reckless driving charges after a risky street start. A marriage license application was filed for Richard Sickler Jr. and Joe Dean Roberts. Russell Titch pled guilty to larceny and agreed to restitution. A grand jury indicted Mary Roberts for larceny and false pretenses. The YMCA announced a junior high dance with Ravens music. Police cited several guardians for curfew violations. Vandalism at Mead Park was reported, with damaged water spigots to cost $15. Premier Ky claimed a military ticket could outvote civilian tickets in Vietnam. He spoke before Hoa Hao supporters, acknowledging political rough edges but strong public support.
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Erie County
Richard W. Sickler Jr
Corry
Joe Dean Roberts
Oil City
Erie County Grand Jury
Erie
Union City
Boston
Mary Roberts
High Street
Hoa Hao
An Giang
Saigon
U. S
Spartansburg plans track move to curb crossing hazard
Mayor Roland Putnam says the Six Year Program will eliminate the crossing danger by shifting the track a foot toward Corry, removing the outside rail and lowering sidings at Sparta Agway Mill. The project, expected to take about a week, will reroute Corry traffic west on Route 6 to Route 8 and south. Residents point to repeated crashes and injury cases, urging timely completion.
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Page One
Dwyer
Roland Putnam
Spartansburg
The
Journal Today
Corry
Sparta Agway Mill
Putnam
Sparta
Sugar Thefts Lead To Illegal Still Operator
An investigation into the theft of 1700 pounds of sugar over a year led to the arrest of Thedford Kennedy, 49, for operating a basement still in his Cleveland home. Detectives found 1200 pounds of sugar, the still, 300 gallons of mash and seven gallons of liquor during a search of Kennedy's residence. Kennedy was released on a 1500 dollar bond.
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Cleveland (Ap
Thedford Kennedy
Cleveland
Strong- Cobb-Arner, Inc
Kennedy
Rains Flood East West Heat and Fires Detected
Torrential rains moved north from Georgia to the Virginias deluging Washington with over 2 inches in six hours and causing floods across the Southeast. Two deaths occurred in floods, a teenager swept into a Charlotte culvert and a railroad worker killed near Lockhart. Guardsmen battled a threatened Heflin dam as residents evacuated. Rain totals topped 13 inches in some areas since Sunday while most of the nation stayed clear except the Northeast with fall like temperatures.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Virginias
Washington, D.C
Timberlands
Charlotte
N.C
Lockhart
National
Heflin
Ala. S
Pentagon orders open housing for all service members
The Pentagon uses sanctions to require landlords in the Washington area to rent to Negro servicemen. About 4,000 units are now open with more added weekly, affecting a 34 mile radius around Andrews and the Ft. Meade area. Brig. Gen. Ekman notes many listings are joining the referral system as needed.
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Washinglowary
Pentagon
Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Ft. Meade
Mad
William E. Ekman
Ekman
McNamara
Hippies Shower Stock Exchange With Cold Cash
A group of hippies threw money into the New York Stock Exchange just before noon, scattering dollar bills onto the trading floor. Clerks, runners, and brokers watched as bills floated down and some were torn or burned. Security escorted the group after a brief disruption, amid cheers from onlookers.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Warren
Ohio
Deepest U S Marine raid hits MIG field near Hanoi
U S Marine fliers conducted a night strike on the MIG field at Hoai Lae, 15 miles west of Hanoi, the deepest raid into Communist territory so far. Navy planes from the carrier Oriskany targeted rail bridges and Haiphong traffic as part of broad daylight strikes near Hanoi and the 17th parallel. The cruiser Boston bombarded river traffic around Vinh, destroying barges while a Coast Guard cutter near the DMZ came under machine gun fire injuring two crew members.
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U.S
Hoai
Lae
Hanoi
Oriskany
Haipuong
Haiphong
Coast
Slum Youth Rufus Mayfield Presses Leaders at Emergency Meeting
Rufus Mayfield, twenty, head of Pride Inc, spoke at the Urban Coalition emergency convocation in Washington. He criticized exclusion from the discussion on urban problems and urged job training and industry push for slum dwellers while addressing Lindsay and other powerful figures at the Shoreham Hotel. Mayfield stood before New York Mayor John V. Lindsay and Time Inc chair Andrew Heiskell, who apologized for his lack of invitation.
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Washington (Ap
Rufus Catfish
Mayfield
Washington
Shoreham
New York
John V. Lindsay
United States
The
Urban Coalition
Catfish
Rufus Mayfield
Pride Inc
Mr. Mayfield
Andrew Heiskell
Time, Inc
Urban coalition calls for federal jobs program amid city riots
The article notes military tensions in Vietnam with 26 to 28 missile battalions at over 150 firing sites and air defenses, while North Vietnamese air and ground actions cause American losses. It covers a one day conference in which urban leaders and business figures discuss the role of industry in solving city problems, urging a federal emergency work program to employ a million unemployed at the earliest moment.
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Soviet Union
Red China
North Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Teiskell
Urb van America
Herskell
Urban Coalition
Coalition
Brother Reunited After 57 Years Across Ocean
Edith Banks of England and Walter Sparrow of Oregon City met at Portland International Airport after 57 years apart. Sparrow, 75, had left England for the United States as a young man, and Banks recalled being 11 at the time of his departure.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Edith Banks
England
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