Bear Lake postmaster selection shows political flavor
After a 1963 Bear Lake post office exam, Bruce Moore led with 92 points on the Civil Service Commission list yet ranked fourth. Michael Arden, who had the highest 92.50 score, was not listed at all amid questions about political influence affecting eligibility and its ratification.
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Civil Service Commission
Bear Lake
Bruce Moore
Michael Arden
R. D
Journal
Arden
Two Children Injured by Moving Race Starting Gate
An 11 year old boy and a 6 year old girl were seriously hurt when struck by a moving starting gate during harness racing at Crawford County Fairgrounds. The boy was listed critical with head injuries and transferred to St. Vincent's Hospital Erie, while the girl suffered contusions and possible head injuries and remained at City Hospital in fair condition.
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MEADV
Cnuaren
Crawford County Fairgrounds
City Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital
Erie
Labor Day Dedication To Formalize Lawrence Airport Ceremony
Labor Day afternoon will host a formal dedication of Lawrence Airport at 2 PM with guests including Congressman Joseph P. Vigorito County Commissioner William O Hill Jr Assemblyman Forest W Hopkins and John W MacFarlane. The event marks two years of improvements such as a paved runway nighttime lights and new hangars. The program features Robert Bracken as MC Rev Cyril Cooper delivers invocation and remarks are offered by Lawrence Thomas John MacFarlane and other officials.
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Joseph P. Vigorito
William O. Hill Jr
Forest W. Hopkins
John W. MacFarlane
Robert Bracken
Chamber of Commerce
Leonard Bills
Frank Lucie
Ask Court To Halt Ride At VEW Bowling
Former operator Al Dunnewald faces a restraining action in a courthouse hearing next Tuesday. Norman Holton, owner of Bowl-Aire alleys, claims Dunnewold breached a non compete by taking a job with VEW lanes, seeking to bar him from managing the VEW bowling alleys in Corry.
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Ask Court
Edward Carney
Thesday
al Dunnewald
VEW
Dunnewold
East Washington Street
Norman Holton
Corry
Holton
William Peiffer
Major Shakeup in South Viet Nam Armed Forces Reported
Communist saboteurs blast a bus near My Tho killing 22 passengers and wounding six. Campaign activity for the Sept. 3 election continues amid Viet Cong attacks and ground fighting. U S Navy jets hit North Vietnam bases as air raids persist. 146 missions flown with MIG sightings.
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South Vietnam
Saigun
Mekong
My Tho
Nguyen van Thien
North Vietnam
da Nang
Saigon
Delta
U.S. Navy
Tonkin Gulf
Port Walnut
Red China
U.S. Command
Elderly Erie Man Killed After Bus Hit By Car
In his front yard Thomas Heherly 87 was struck by a city bus after a car driven by Oliver Rodax 20 failed to stop at a stop sign. The bus veered into the home killing Heherly while driver Thomas Burdick 46 and other occupants escaped injury. Rodax claimed not to see the stop sign. investigation ongoing with possible charges.
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Erie
Thomas Heherly
Oliver Rodax
Thomas Burdick
Heberly House
Rodax
Julia. Loesch
Loesch
Burdick
Heberly
Joseph Ruffo
Brooklyn Teens Find Rural Joy At Miracle Mountain Ranch
Bold urban youths from Brooklyn adapted quickly to ranch life during Meet Nature Head On week at Miracle Mountain Ranch near Spring Creek. Seated aboard saddled horses they shed fear and embraced calves and colts as they learned rural ways. Rev. Dale Linebaugh and family run the ranch with assistance from Phyllis Brenner, Nyack missionary student, who helped arrange the visit through a New York Bible school network.
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Brooklyn
Miracle Mountain Ranch
Spring Creek
Spartansburg
Freak Car Fire Burns Four Women at Franklin
A car fire at a Franklin driveway injured four women, one critically. Police cited possible propane gas leaks or aerosol cans as ignition sources after a cigarette flicked by a passenger. Victims include Mary Pesci 19 seriously, Ging Pesci 68 and Loretta Pesci 17 hospitalized in fair condition, and Anne Sciscian 47 from Pittsburgh suburbs. Firefighters reported the station wagon’s interior ignited, doors opened, and occupants fled. In Lexington, Mass, Dr. Raymond M. Hainer, 49, senior vice president of Arthur D. Little, died, a former Manhattan Project chemist.
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Franklin
Mary Pesci
Ging Pesci
Loretta
Anne Sciscian
Pittsburgh
White Sisters Convent
Lexington
Mass
Raymond M. Hainer
Arthur D. Little the
Council OKs New Shopping Plaza in Third Ward
The city council voted 5-0 to approve a proposed shopping plaza just off the Route 6 bypass in the Third Ward, subject to stated restrictions and conditions.
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Third Ward
Plaza Outline Rules For Developer Of Plaza
The City Planning Commission outlines restrictions for a Third Ward plaza project. Key points include using a plan by William Zaphiris, sewer installation by 1988, paving by 1969, no gasoline sales, compliance with city codes, limited Route 6 entrances, concrete 5-foot sidewalks, future sidewalk access, a 7-foot high rear fence, and a 100-foot setback from Edward Weaver property. Public concerns from Worth street merchants and residents are noted, with eventual approval suggested.
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City Planning Commission
Hatch and Wortheee
William Zaphiris
Worth Street
Smith Street
Hatch Street
Edward Weaver
Popu
Planning Commission
Richard Rossbacher
Willam Hammond
James Carrig
B. G. “Barney” Bennett
David Johnson
Corry Fuel Tax Accounts Found OK By State
Harrisburg report from Auditor General Grace M Sloan finds three Erie County municipalities Corry Mill Village and Northeast balanced their liquid fuels tax funds after audit for 1966 Corry shows 21587 24 from State Motor License Fund 316 44 from other sources and 16250 50 opening balance with expenditures 23559 51 leaving 9474 67 year end balance The text also references Operation Benter near Chu Lai in South Vietnam indicating an embedded clipping error.
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Harrisburg
Erie County
State Auditor General's
Grace M. Sloan
City of
Corry
Mill Village
Northeast
General Fund
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