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Fragmentary OCR reads district utilities and names including Fargo and Jon, with scattered street references near Write Streets. Details are unclear due to poor legibility and missing context.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1967
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads district utilities and names including Fargo and Jon, with scattered street references near Write Streets. Details are unclear due to poor legibility and missing context.
U S war planes attacked bridges linking Hanoi with supply routes to Red China for a second straight day. F105 Thunderchiefs from bases in Thailand hit the Ca nal des Rapides bridge northeast of Hanoi as Tass reported new raids with no details. The U S command noted a pair of aircraft downed in Thursday’s actions. Christmas truce talks emerged in Saigon with a 24 hour halt and possible longer pauses for New Year and Tet.
The Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold a final hearing next Thursday at 4 30 p m to consider Buyers Fair Inc Erie appealing to build a shopping plaza on Fogle Lumber property The area is light industrial and a variance under conditional use is sought The plan includes a Buyers Fair with triple current floor space and an A P supermarket a third larger The proposal has prior approval from the City Planning Commission and City Council
The Elgin Beaverdam Volunteer Hose Company approved a $5,000 chassis and cab to upgrade its fleet with delivery planned after December 14. Directors also authorized purchasing a used oil truck tank to mount on a company truck increasing capacity by 500 gallons for rural coverage.
In Harrisburg the fate of a new 156 million tax program rests with minority House Democrats. The plan proposes an 18 month increase in the state sales tax from 5 to 6 percent to ease Gov. Shafer's fiscal crisis for the 1967-68 year. The GOP caucus backs the proposal, seeking House support for final passage.
A University of Pennsylvania sophomore admitted starting a fraternity house fire that killed three people while horseplay with one victim. Richard J. Noble, 20, of Orofino Idaho, said to have drunk champagne at a fraternity party and a country club prior to arson. Noble was arrested on murder and arson charges and surrendered with his attorney Bernard L. Segal. Kent D. Smith, 20, of Wilmington Delaware, died of smoke inhalation. Dist Atty Arlen Specter said Noble gave a full oral statement and showed remorse.
Nearly a score of Spring Creek and Columbus firefighters battled a kitchen fire at Henry Dyer's Baker Hill home, north of Spring Creek. The house burned out of control. occupants were at Corry Memorial Hospital, one a patient and the other a visitor. Fire destroyed most of the home except a freezer and refrigerator. No one was home when the blaze started. The incident echoed a similar two years earlier when a kitchen fire occurred.
Coloma Michigan AP report details Maria Tillman 21 saying their mother awaits major surgery while 16 year old Michael Tillman died after a burglary attempt. Siblings Marcia 17 Keith 17 and Leroy Britain 17 face charges and Coloma officer Ron Weber fired after a warning shot was ignored.
The Senate sent the measure to President Johnson, approving a Social Security increase of 3.6 billion dollars in its first full year and a 1.5 billion dollar payroll tax hike. The bill expands benefits by at least 13 percent for 24 million recipients and tightens welfare and Medicaid provisions.
Police scour rural areas north of Syracuse after Trooper William G. Doyle 27 was shot in the head while stopping a stolen 1985 Dodge from Griffiss Air Force Base Rome. His brother Trooper John M. Doyle 30 joined the search as two young suspects fled in a blue vehicle with Michigan or Minnesota plates.
Members of the McInnes Independent Employees Association will vote Saturday night on affiliating with the United Steelworkers of America AFL-CIO after a two week strike the group calls illegal. The three year old association faces a timely contract renewal this month and seeks a stronger bargaining position with the company.
The AP reports a lesson in congressional arithmetic as the House votes to raise members' air mail stamp allowances by 40 percent after a 25 percent post increase to 10 cents takes effect in January.
Gov. Shafer signed a law splitting the two annual vehicle inspections into four periods starting Feb. 1 1969. Cars will still be inspected twice yearly but during either the first and third or second and fourth quarters with notice sent to motorists. Exempt are trailers and small semi trailers under 1000 pounds. The same day a second measure updated borough councilmen pay scales by population. A separate act stiffened highway shooting rules, banning game shots within 45 yards of roads. A Russian singer Valeria Barsova died at Sochi at 76 from a heart attack after Bolshoi years and international appearances.
The Erie County Redevelopment Authority met in Corry to push a $582,000 urban renewal project in Fourth Ward. Members include Nick Markopoulos George Sample George Brown Atty Paul Joslin and George Po Iskos.
The Erie Redevelopment Authority authorized hiring a relocation officer and project manager for the Fourth Ward urban renewal area. The five member board heard a status report from John E. Blackson Associates, under Chris Capotis, Erie County planner, with six buildings substandard or deteriorating in the 19acre area and 36 targets for rehabilitation or construction. The suggested manager salary of 6,500 for a one year post drew concern about finding experienced staff willing to move to Corry and face possible termination. the federal share of 582,000 would cover about 474,475, with the city and Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs each paying 72,812.
At a meeting last night members of the Stanford Hose Company voted for three officers whose names will be submitted to City Council for confirmation at Council's next meeting. To be recommended are Jerome Davis for chief, Al Apps for first assistant chief and Wiloe Halfast for second assistant. Confirmation is traditionally automatic at Council's first meeting each year.
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