South Vietnam forces grow by eighty eight thousand
The government announced the South Vietnamese armed forces increased by about 88,000 men in six months, now totaling roughly 1,090,000 under arms. Breakdown given: army 374,000, navy 28,000, air force 32,000, marines 11,000, regional forces 252,000, popular forces 178,000, paramilitary forces including…
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Saigon
Nixon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Revolutionary Development
South Vietnam
Mekong
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Thieu
Melvin Laird
Corry Dog License Sale Planned by County Treasurer
Corry residents may buy 1970 dog licenses Friday and Saturday at City Hall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., as County Treasurer Neil McLaughlin visits the city to ease renewal. Fees: $1.20 for male or spayed dogs, $2.00 for female dogs. licenses due by end of January.
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Corry
Neil McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Borough Hall
Wattsburg
Union City
Erie County
Second Child Dies in Crawford County Fire
In Cambridge Springs a 5 year old boy, Robert J. Leonhart Jr., died of smoke asphyxiation after a home fire that also sent his parents to hospital in guarded condition. The blaze began near a staircase and neighbors heard an explosion as most pens were blown out. In Meadville a 14 year old girl, Molly Carlson, survived a separate early morning fire that killed her sister Martha Carlson, 10, and left parents seriously burned.
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Cambridge Springs
Crawford County
Robert J. Leonhart
Robert J. Leonhart Jr
Edward Owens
Leonhart
Spencer Hospital
Meadville
Owens
Molly Carlson
Meadville City Hospital
Richard Carlson
Martha Carlson
Wilbur C. Thomas
Molly
Carlson
Judge Denies Autopsy In Kopechne Hearing
A Pennsylvania judge refused to order Mary Jo Kopechne’s body exhumed for an autopsy after seven weeks of consideration. Dist. Atty. Edmund Dinis sought the inquest, but the court found evidence insufficient to justify disturbing her grave, delaying the Massachusetts inquest.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Common Pleas
Bernard C. Brominski
Massachusetts
Brominski
Dist
Edmund Dinis
New Bedford
Mass
Misse
Dinis
Edgartown
Kennedy
Joseph F. Flanagan
Kopechnes
Mary Jo
Lottery Draft Loopholes Prompt White House Study
The White House orders a study of loopholes in the new draft lottery system to see if players can game the process. A White House source says NSC and Defense staff are assessing if deferral choices and delayed exposure could distort outcomes, with colleges and 1-A reclassifications cited as potential routes.
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Washington
White House
National Security Council
Defense Department
Selective Service
Bernard T. Franck
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Franck
Nixon
Corry Woman to Testify on College Status Change
Miss Margaret Bortner a Corry Area High School graduate and Edinboro State College student will testify to a State House Higher Education Subcommittee tomorrow. The hearing aims to push for university status for the nearby college with 12 witnesses and a schedule of speakers including college leaders and student representatives. The event runs 1 30 to 4 45 p m with an informal session at 7 30 p m in Van Houten Dining Hall.
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Corry
Edinboro State College
State House Higher Education
Margaret
Peg) Bortner
Corry Area High School
College Senate
State College
R. Budd Dwyer
Crawford County
van Houten
Dwyer
Forest Hopkins
North East
David Hayes
Fairview
Roy Wilt
Greenville
Bortner
Chester T. McNerney
Edinboro State College Board of Trustees
James McKinley
John Yon
Summer Bemis
Peg Bortner
Theodore Robison
J. Webb Horton
Association of Black Collegians
David O‘dessa
Ful
Corry High School sells 1940 uniforms to Midwest district
Corry Area High School advertised old band uniforms for sale and drew rapid interest from Illinois Iowa St Francis Ontario and South Dakota schools. The midwest buyer paid 750 after a brief color dispute related to a merged Chestnut Consolidated School. The 1940 Corrian garments were modeled by local shopkeepers in the era.
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Corry Area High School
Illinois
Iowa
St. Francis
Ontario
Canada
South Dakota
Midwest High School
Chestnut Consolidated School
North Carolina
Clenzo Jones
Southern
Jones
Orange
Buick
Corry
Deadline Looms In State Fiscal Settlement Fight
Harrisburg AP report shows Pennsylvania lawmakers racing the calendar to craft a compromise tax package. The House passed 425 million in business taxes, while a pared plan targets 275 million plus a state income tax. Senate leadership demands a black and white package before moving.
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Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Senate
House
William C. Sennett
James Prendergast
Northampton
Prendergast
Stanley G. Stroup
Bedford
Shafer
Fill Upcoming Teacher Vacancy
Corry Area Joint School Committee approved three staff changes after Superintendent Ray proposal. Sue B Poole resigned effective January 17 due to spouse transfer. Ruth Bogden received a paid leave of absence for second semester. Diane I Miller 21 of Meadville, a Edinboro State College candidate, was hired to replace Bogden at Concord School.
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Corry Area
Edinboro State College
Misa Miler
Bogden
Concord School
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