Apollo Ground Problems Solved
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports the Apollo 17 launch proceeded on schedule after a strike threat from Boeing support workers was resolved. Astronauts Ceman Evans and Schmitt rehearsed abort procedures and lunar lander activities while overhauls continued on the Saturn V and command module.
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Cape Kennedy Fla
Bernard Mamet
Eugene A. Ceman
Ronald &. Evans
Harrison N. Schmitt
Boeing
Mamet
International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employes
IATSE
Boeing Co
Houston
Tex
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space Agency
Cape Kennedy
Linda Olson Adds Glamour To Evening Of Music
The Corry Choral Society prepares a December 9 concert at 8 p.m. in Corry Area High School with a varied program of pop standards classics show tunes and West Side Story selections. Guest Linda Olson Miss Pennsylvania joins soloists Margaret Zaphiris James Brunswick Roger Rockwood Candace Crowell Frank McKnight Drew Phillips Sandy Mitchell and Dorothy McKnight. Robert Wharton will serve.
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Corry
Corry Area High School
Moon River
America
Gershwin
Irving Berlin
Leonard Bernstein
Hammerstein-Kern
Mercer- Mancini
Williams-Nichols
Lerner- Loewe
George Fawcett
Venture Inn
Pennsylvania
Linda Olson
Margaret Zaphiris
James
Brunswick
Roger Rockwood
Candace Crowell
Frank McKnight
Drew Phillips
Sandy Mitchell
Dorothy McKnight
Robert Wharton
Kissinger Talks Amid Reports of Peace Without Saigon
Paris reports say Henry Kissinger resumed talks with Le Duc Tho amid rumors the United States may sign a cease-fire without Saigon. They met near Hanoi headquarters in Choisy le Roi as Tho and Kissinger proceed discussions, with Saigon showing growing signs of resignation to a possible accord.
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Paris
Henry Kissinger
le Duc
United States
Saigon
Choisy le Roi
Tho
Hanoi
Kissinger
Nguyen Vang Thien
South Vietnam
Nguyen Phu Duc
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Duc
Kissinger and
U S Warplanes Hit Enemy Lines Near Demilitarized Zone
U S warplanes staged heavy bombing to cut North Vietnamese supplies near the DMZ as pilots logged 315 air strikes across South Vietnam with over 90 missions in North Vietnam. In Quang Tri heavy action continued as monsoon rain slowed progress near Kontum. 62 enemy killed, two Americans dead, seven wounded.
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Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
U.S
South Vietnam
Quang Tri Province
Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
Talend
da Nang
Quang Tri
Kontum City
Central Highlands
Ngo Trang
Kontum
City Council to open bids on refuse contract
City council meets at 8 p m to open bids for next year’s refuse removal contract with a ban on landfills in Corry. The Worth street landfill will handle disposal by March end under the new terms, with bids expected higher than current. Other items include bids for a police car and a fire truck, a new police officer from the Civil Service list to replace a resigning member, and discussion of sewage fees.
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Corry
Worth Street
Police Civil Service
Plane Crash Kills 155 Holiday Ends In Tragedy
A Convair 990A operated by Spantax crashed after takeoff from Tenerife, killing 155 aboard including 143 West Germans and seven Spanish crew. Officials investigated possible causes and the disaster marked Spanish aviation’s worst crash.
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San
Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Spantax
Atlantic
North Africa
Bavaria
Moscow
Flying Saucer and Snowman Report Sweep Weekend City
Police logs record a flying saucer sighting over Corry Jamestown Plant 4 on East Columbus Avenue reported by Eastman’s Trailer Court resident and a snowman indecency incident at the YMCA. Officials found the snowman indecent and destroyed it with no police action taken on either event.
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Eastman
East Main Street
Corry Jamestown Plant 4
East Columbus Avenue
YMCA
Pay Hike for 616 State Officials Draws IRS Review
The Pay Board proposed raises totaling about 4.3 million dollars a year for Pennsylvania judges legislators and executives. The IRS said the increases may exceed federal guidelines of 5.5 percent annually and could trigger legal issues if paid. The commission previously backed a 6.1 million plan later cut to about 1.5 million amid public reaction.
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Philadelphia
Internal Revenue Service
Pennsylvania
Pay Board
Washington
Commonwealth Compensation Commission
Peter J. Jaensch
IRS
Jaensch
Commission
Donations Sought For Lighting Fund in Corry Area High
Members of the Corry Area High School Key Club will canvass the city Wednesday and Thursday to raise funds for the annual Christmas Lighting Fund run with the Kiwanis Club. They will target areas east and west of Center Street on the respective nights, urging support for switched on porch lights and noting their badges for identification. Donations can be sent to Christmas Lighting Fund, P.O. Box 11, Corry, PA 16407.
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Key Club
Corry Area High School
Kiwanis Club
Center Street
Henry Hicks
P.O
Corry
Snowmobile and Car Mishaps Kill Two Area Men
A 20-year-old Erie man died in a one car crash in North East Township as the driver lost control and the vehicle plunged into 20 mile Creek. A Warren man perished in a snowmobile accident north of Tionesta. The Erie coroner awaited autopsy results on Robert L. Mowbray Jr. to determine the exact cause of death. The car, driven by James R. Thoms, veered onto the west shoulder for about 298 feet before plunging over a 20 foot embankment.
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Erie
North East
Tionesta
Warren
Erie County
Merle Wood
Robert L. Mowbray Jr
Mowbray
Thoms
Michael Dropcho
Roy Kavesak
Hamet, Medical Center
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Thailand
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Lly
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