Christmas holiday closes Corry Journal and local events
The Corry Evening Journal will skip next week due to Christmas. The editorial office opens at 7 am Tuesday and business at 8 am. Police investigate two youths roughed up after leaving Corry Area High School with one assailant identified. YMCA youth swim is canceled Wednesday at 1 30 pm. A gym dance for students is also canceled due to uncontrollable conditions.
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Corry Evening Journal
City Police
Corry Area High School
Nick Walker
Concord Street
Gary Pike
King and
Concord Str Ats
Pike
Waltier
Corry
Hold Rites For Walter Gates
Funeral services for Walter A. Gates were held at 2 p.m. yesterday at the Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. Edna Silvis officiating and burial in McCray Cemetery. Bearers were Donald V. Gates Rolland Gates Gerald Lindenberger Clarence McCray Bernard Wilson and Robert Wilson. Here from away were Mrs. Erna Thomas of Louisville Kentucky and Mr and Mrs Neil Tarbe of Union City.
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Walter A. Gates
Bracken Fural
Edna Silvis
McCray Cemetery
Donald V. Gates
Rolland Gates
Gerald Lindenberger
Clarence McCray
Bernard Wilson
Robert Wilson
Erna Thomas
Louisville
Neil Tarbe
Union City
Santa role spans decades in Kalamazoo store
Darwin Brown has portrayed Santa for 49 years, 15 at a Kalamazoo department store. He tells children that Santa never promises and that parents should plan gifts to avoid disappointment. He admits Santa sometimes forgets but asks for continued belief and says he will try to include surprises beyond gifts.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Darwin Brown
Santa Claus
Brown
Santa
Berlin Christmas Again Divided by the Wall
West Berliners face restricted Christmas as East German border guards tighten the wall. A small number receive hardship crossing passes for visits to the East while most residents cannot travel. East Berlin usually issues about 3000 passes monthly for weddings births deaths or illness, but a broader East–West pass agreement remains blocked amid nonrecognition of East Germany by the West.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Berlin
Wall
Dramatic transfusion failed to save Marine in crash
A two car crash killed Marine John Foster 22 of Richmond California and John R Miller 29 of Brownsville. Foster pinned in wreckage received blood thickening agent but died. Miller drove wrong lane causing collision. Teenage girl Chris Konosk 17 of Jeanette survived and was moved to hospital.
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Sreezewood, Pa
John Foster
Richmond
Calif
Quantico
John R. Miller
Brownsville
Navy Hospital
Foster
Berkley Springs Hospital
Berkley Springs
W.va
Berkley Spring Hospital
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Jewish Painter Adds Touch To Yule Signs
Seattle reports an AP item about two Merry Christmas signs on the freeway with a Star of David added by volunteer Irving Bloom. The incident highlights a holiday gesture amid ongoing seasonal displays.
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Highway Department
Irving Bloom
New Groom and Two Relatives Die in I-70 Crash
A bridegroom Ronald W. Rodgers 25 of Johnstown and his sisters in law Linda M. Domico 22 of College Park Md and Bernadette Damico of Alexandria Va were killed in a wreck on Interstate 70 west of Breezewood involving four vehicles including a Greyhound bus. The tractor trailer rear ended Rodgers car causing a chain collision with the bus and another car. Loretta Rodgers 25 was hospitalized. Bus driver James C. Holler was named by police.
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Greyhound
Ronald W. Rodgers
Johnstown
Linda M. Domico
College Park
Mad
Bernadette Damico
Alexandria
Rodgers
Here
Loretta
James C. Holler
Box 43
Inflation Hits Gambling Five Dollar Slot Machines Debut
A downtown Nevada casino unveiled the first five dollar slot machines. Mayor Roy Bankofier started a machine with a five dollar token. the devices pay up to five thousand dollars and process about six tokens per minute. Governor Paul Laxalt received a souvenir token. Frank Johnson of the State Gaming Control Board attended.
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Read, Wey
Nevada
Roy Bankofier
Paul Laxalt
Frank Johnson
State Gaming Control Board
Harolds Club
West Side Youth Action aims to curb violence with service
Youth Action formed by West Side Boys' Clubs channels 2000 members toward community service after riots in 1966. Martin Nash recalls rugged times and militants urge a black youth alliance to arm. Operation Bootstrap created with police and officials to improve housing education jobs recreation and policing relations in Lawndale. The Richard King Mellon Foundation funds a two year World Affairs Council program for Pittsburgh area high school students with $50 000. In unrelated crash notes Anna Braun and Ralph Smith identified as drivers in a Maryland Ohio collision.
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West Side Boys
Curry
Martin Nash
West Side
Gang Ae
Black Youth Alliance
Bootstrap
Lawndale
GIVE
Pittsburgh
Richard King Mellon Foundation
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Johnson visits Cam Ranh Bay troops in Vietnam
President Johnson told 2,500 U S troops at Cam Ranh Bay that the United States will fulfill its Asia duties with blood and sweat and bravery. He said the enemy cannot win now in Vietnam though he may harass and inflict losses.
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Washington
Johnson
Pope Paul
United States
Vietnam
Cam Ranh Bay
South China Sea
U.S
South Vietnam
Asia
White House
President Johnson Extols Holt Victory Beyond Battlefield
President Johnson speaks of a broader victory in Asia, crediting allied efforts in cities and villages shaping confidence for peace. He notes Holt’s leadership inspires nations toward a future of peace as Viet Nam allies meet in Australia with Thieu Park Holyoake and Kittikachorn. McEwen affirms Australia’s pro American stance despite Holt’s death.
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Asia
Johnson
Vietnam
Australia
Holt
South Vietnam
Neuyen van Thieu
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
New Zealand
Keith Holyoake
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thailand
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John Anthony
Denver
Colo
John Rodriguez
Pueblo
San Diego
Bank of America
John Torniessen
Miher
Gorth
Christus
Ennsylvania Flectric Company
Funkstown, Md
Anna Lee Braun
Rt. 4
Toledo, Ohio
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Rt. 1
Bedford
Loblaws
Merry Christmas
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