Midwest Storm Breaks Records
A vast winter storm dumped heavy snow across the Northeast and Midwest, with Nantucket Island receiving 14 inches and Mosher, Wisconsin 10 inches. Temperatures plunged below zero from the Rockies to the Atlantic, shattering local records in Illinois and prompting school closings in Erie County. The arctic chill disrupted daily life as cattle were stranded in Missouri and a five month old child died from the cold in Alabama.
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Nantucket Island
Massachusetts
Monther
Falmouth
Fass
Bennington
Rumford
Maine
Muskegon
Mich
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Bemidji
Mina
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Ill
Peoria
Cherokee County
Ala
Bill Perry
Erie County
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New England
Corry CPA Named to State Tax Committee Session
Corry CPA Dallas C Smiley certified public accountant and Corry Aves School Authority president sits in on the Organizational session of the State Tax Administration Review Committee in Harrisburg. The committee, chosen by Governor Scranton, aims to improve relations with taxpayers and boost tax collection effectiveness. Also present are the revenue secretary commerce and administration secretary and the attorney general. Smiley also advises the Raymond plant and serves the Chamber of Commerce.
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Une
Tax Administration Review Committee
Harrisburg
Corry
Dallas C. Smiley
Associated” Spring “Corp
William Scranton
Estate of Former Corry Resident Set At $346,241
The estate of John H Castor, late Ajax Iron Works executive, valued at 346,241 dollars per Erie County courthouse inventory. His wife Florence Castor and children John H Castor Jr and F Mary Castor Rudolph named executors and beneficiaries. Also, state police arrested ten in Pittsburgh and Penn Hills on bookmaking or lottery charges in raids the prior day.
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Corry
John H. Castor
Erie County
Ajax Iron Works
Florence Castor
East Frederick Street
John H. Castor Jr
Congress
F. Mary Castor
Rudolph
Smith Street
Pittsburgh
Penn
Hills
Kennedy in Arlington as Kennedy children visit grave
Mrs. John F. Kennedy and her children Caroline six and John Jr. three visited President Kennedy’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery before flying to Palm Beach for the holidays. Secret Service guarded the airport departure as the family prepared to spend New Year at the Joseph P. Kennedy home nearby.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Ib Tho Ae
Josepho
Kennedy
Great Britain
Georgetown
Air Force Sets New One Day Atlas Launch Record
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California the Air Force launched three Atlas rockets in just over 12 hours setting a new one day record. Industry sources reported the launches proceeded with standard procedures and no immediate anomalies were noted.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Postmaster Seeks Clear Paths to Rural Mailboxes
Postmaster Richard McLaughlin urged city and rural residents to keep mailbox approaches free of snow. He noted the longest rural route is 59 miles with 350 stops, city routes average 15 miles. Residents must clear walks to ensure prompt deliveries during heavy holiday mail.
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Richard McLaughlin
McLoughlin
School bus car collision injures child east of Oil City
Franklin State Police report a collision on a township road about six miles east of Oil City between a school bus operated by 45 year old Mrs. Carl Benninger of Venus and a car. A four year old passenger suffered head abrasions and the driver may have unknown injuries. The crash occurred at 8 50 am yesterday. bus occupancy unknown. Irene du Pont dies in Wilmington after illness. longtime leader of the Du Pont empire.
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Here
Franklin
Carl Benninger
Venus
Vale
Dais Er
Dane
Oil City
Erie community adopts ten dollar occupation tax measure
The village becomes first in Erie County to approve a $10 occupation tax on every employed resident. It is expected to raise about $25,000 yearly, enabling a two mill cut in the real estate tax. Mayor Jack Benger casts deciding vote as council splits on use of funds for debt reduction and parking lot effort. Procedures begin immediately to collect the levy, a tax on the right to hold a job within the community. 100 percent of it stays locally, unlike wage or income tax which is remitted to workers’ home townships upon request.
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Union City
Erie County
Itvelf
Jack Benger
Canine Capers End With City Citations
Harold Rhoades of Snyder Circle repeatedly captures roaming dogs, most recently securing a stray at Martha Vincent’s 52 West Frederick Street in Corry. The dog slipped its collar as police prepared transport, and Vincent received a citation for violating the stray dog ordinance. charge filed with Alderman Porter Auer.
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Rhoades
Harold Rhoades
Snyder Circle
City of
Corry
Martha Vincent
West Frederick Street
Mrs. Vincent
Balk Sparta Bid To Withdraw From Corry Unit
Crawford County School Board in Meadville nudges Sparta Merged School District toward leaving the Corry administrative district. Erie County officials declined to request release, while Sparta’s October 29 request for a separate high school in Spartansburg is noted. Action reinforces a 1953 plan placing Sparta in Corry, with a single possible appeal via the state reorganization act. Continued on Page Three.
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Crawford County School Board
Meadville
Sparta
Corry
Erie County School Board
Stanford County
Spartansburg
Crawford County
Erie County
Snowy Night Closes Roads Across The Cary Area
Area motorists faced knee deep to snow covered lanes as blowing snow reduced visibility to zero from Lake Erie to the state south. State Police urged extreme caution while highway crews fought to keep main routes open and schools reported only minor delays.
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Cary
Lake Erie
Visibilly
Coty Area High School
Columbus
Takes
New Football Coach at Shippensburg University Pat Dobin Named Head Coach
Pat David Dobin dean of men at Stip pensbura State College is named the new head football coach, replacing John Roddick at Shippensburg University.
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Shippensburg
Pat David Dobin
Stippensbura State College
John Roddick
Dem Attorneys Ogle $50,000 InLegal Fees
County Democrats in Corry rail at a $50,000 annual legal fee allotment used across county departments. About 17 attorneys will share funds allocated to district attorney and other offices starting January 6. DA Edward Carney has named four of five aides, with a fifth to be named soon. Frank McKnight of Corry, a Republican, may be relieved. Pay scales for assistant DAs are expected to rise to match the DA's recent raise.
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Corry
Dems
Recorder of Deeds
Institutional District
Register of Wills
Da-Leel
Edward Carney
Frank McKnight
McKnight
Charge Youth With Murder in Thanksgiving Stabbing
Pittburgh AP report says John H. Stein 19 of Carrick was charged with murder for the fatal stabbing of John Carras 20 of Bethel Park on Thanksgiving night. Stein held on assault with intent to kill and charged Wednesday. Lawrence A. Cerminara 19, also of Carrick, charged as an accessory after the fact. Police say Cerminara admitted driving Stein from the Bethel Park scene after the fight outside a dance. Carras died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital after being stabbed near the terminal sitter by unknown men.
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Pittsburgh
John H. Stein
Carrick
Stein
Allegheny County
Lawrence A. Cerminara
Bethel Park
John Carras
Mercy Hos
Carras
Young mother and infant die in Monroeville crash
A head-on collision in Monroeville last night killed Lois Booth, a young mother, and her one month old son August. Police said she lost control of her car and skidded into a truck driven by John C. Windisch, 47. The infant died at the scene. Lois Booth died about two hours after at Columbia Hospital.
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Monroeville
Lois Booth
John C. Windisch
August
Columbia Hospital
Johnson Warns Against Slash In Foreign Aid
In Washington the Senate, urged by President Johnson, rejected an effort to cut 80 million from a 3.2 billion foreign aid bill. The roll call was 54 to 28 against Morse's amendment to reduce defense pact country aid from 380 million to 300 million, arguing the funds bolster economies and forces on borders of the Sino Communist bloc. Pastore urged keeping the program to prevent U.S. troop redirection.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Wayne Morse
D-Ure
House
Name's The Same Fuller Then Records Not
Fuller Business Service owner R Elwin Fuller at 7 South Center Street notes a postcard from Music Research Inc seeking old records or cylinders. The firm traces Fuller lineage to Miss Martin Fuller who ran Edison phonographs and sheet music at the old Fuller Music Parlors, now replaced by law and finance buildings.
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R. Elwin Fuller
Fuller Business Service
South Center Street
Music Research, Inc
16Th Street NW
Washington, D. C
Washington
Dicker
Martin Fuller
Edison Phonographs and Records
Carry
Elwin Poller
Fuller ‘Fuietons
Law and Finance
Ter
May Cite Youth Found With Doe By Search Party
A 7-year-old hunter from Waterford, Daniel Sanders, was found near Spring Creek by a search party at 10 p.m. Tuesday after being reported missing by his brother-in-law David Powell. Officials say he will likely face a State Game Laws violation and may incur minor charges. no anglerless deer license record exists for Sanders in Warren County. The youth had a doe when found, later retrieved by Corry Civil Defense.
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Spring Creek
Warren County
Daniel Sanders
Waterford
David Powell
State Game Commission
Young Sanders
Corry Civil Defense
Sanders
Erie County Jury List For January Term
One hundred residents are called for jury duty for the January term of Erie County civil court. The docket includes 112 cases, with some settled or continued to a later term. The jury list of 1100 names includes Charles Y. Graham of 14 East Main Street and Bernice Jacobs of 428 Mead Avenue.
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Erie County Civil Court
Charles Y. Graham
East Main Street
Bernice Jacobs
Mead Avenue
Republicans Close In On Johnson 1964 Spending Plan
Washington AP Republicans move to challenge President Johnson’s 1964 budget as Congress prepares to receive it in January. Dirksen signals readiness to oppose any excess spending and to demand assurances against supplemental appropriations. Johnson vows to trim waste while safeguarding security and avoiding new programs.
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Washington
Congressional Republicans
Johnson
Congress
Siscal
Jolie
Senate
Republicant
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
First West Berliners Cross Through Wall To Visit East
West Berlin residents crossed into East Berlin for the first time in over two years using newly issued communist passes to visit relatives. Police reported modest crossovers at early crossings while East German officials opened the wall in several spots, signaling a tentative easing of restrictions as authorities prepared for a larger flow of visitors.
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Berlin
Wall
West Berlin
Kaumbruecke
Neukoelln
New Ski Slopes Open at Bear Rock in Mount Pleasant
Three ski slopes and lodge facilities will begin operation this Saturday at Bear Rock near Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County. The slopes will operate on weekends, bringing fresh recreation to the town.
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Mount Pleasant
Bear Rock
Westmoreland County
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