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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1966
Page
3
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In Youngstown Ohio a group of Austintown High School students helped repair 35 of 42 buses damaged over the weekend by vandals. They removed distributor caps and rotors let air out of tires and attempted battery damage. Most township pupils were late to several schools due to transportation disruption.
Council members pressed Hopkins on railroad crossing safety and deteriorating highways in the Third Ward. They cited the Shady avenue crossing fatality and planned a January 12 meeting with State Highway District Engineer William Texell to address local needs over political interests.
About 280 Canton's police and firemen, previously threatening mass resignations, agreed to a $500 yearly pay increase and time and a half for hours over 40. New salaries range from $6,800 for patrolmen to $11,500 for chiefs, with emergency legislation to enact the raise starting Jan 1.
The AP report notes 75 to 100 children phoned a finance company president Jim McDonald to ask for Santa Claus. McDonald said business paused to attend to the calls, unsure how the mixup happened.
U S destroyer Maddox engaged water craft near the demilitarized zone as part of Operation Traffic Cop. Air strikes hit Ha Gia oil dump near Hanoi and targets east of Haiphong while naval bombers hit coastal bridges and military sites. Bob Hope and Billy Graham arrive in Asia to entertain and hold services for American troops.
Coast Guard board heard from Lorimer Stern who led the stern to stern inspection of the ore freighter Daniel J. Morrell in Toledo in February saying the 80 year old vessel was seaworthy after minor repairs. Witnesses included two Great Lakes captains whose ships were hit by the same storm and the ship’s sole survivor Dennis Hale.
Cuya hoga County welfare workers voted 113 to 9 to strike Thursday morning if county commissioners do not meet their demands. The Local 1746 union represents 525 members serving more than 27 000 relief clients. Affected offices exclude Blossom Hill School, the county nursing home and Boys' Farm at Hudson.
A Christmas family musical, Jack and Jill in Santa Land, is on stage at Cathedral Prep Auditorium Erie Thursday at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Heart Fund of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Ticket price is 1 dollar. Call Mrs. C A Hillstrom 863 6401 or mail checks to Heart Association 215 West Seventh Street Erie.
Gov Shafer selects Clif ford L. Jones to head the Department of Commerce as his 10th cabinet pick. Jones, 38, from Sharon, previously deputy secretary of commerce and later executive director of the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority. He will replace Johan K. Tabor who becomes secretary of internal affairs. Jones has led regional development efforts and helped close Olmsted Air Force Base and a U S Steel plant. He was named outstanding young man of the year by the Pennsylvania Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1962.
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