Erie County Gets New County Judgeships After Legislative Deal
Harrisburg report notes the 155th session ended with a rowdy vote and political deals. The legislature created 51 new county judgeships and loosened appointment powers for the governor, while confirming earlier appointments faced resistance in the Senate. The 156th session opens next week as lawmakers traded votes behind a hush of devices and backroom talks.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
General Assembly
Shapp
Herbert Fineman
Franklin Kury
D-Northumberland
Sunbury
Kury
Pennsylvania
Major US air raids on North Vietnam continue for fourth day
The heaviest American bombing in over three years persists with 350 aircraft and hundreds of support missions in the first 34 days of round the clock strikes. Constellation and Coral Sea carrier groups supply about 150 fighter bombers while others fly from bases in South Vietnam and Thailand. Hanoi claims downed aircraft and civilian casualties, while U.S. officials stress limited duration strikes aimed at protecting troops and aiding regional allies amid escalating fighting in Laos and Cambodia.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Constellation
Tonkin Gulf
Coral Sea
South Vietnam
Thailand
Radio Hanoi
Quang Binh Province
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Thanh Hoa
Cam
Paign
US Defense Department
Lyndon B. Johnson
North
Pentagon
Jerry W. Briedheim
Washington
Johnson
Friedheim
Vietnam
Barthelemy and
Ma Gia
Laos
Cambodia
Plain of Jars
Panhandle
Triborder
Central Highlands
Cambodian
Central Storage Sought for Civil Defense Shelter Drugs
County Commissioner William O Hill Jr calls for gathering all drugs from Civil Defense shelter stocks into a central secure location as a precaution not due to theft. Erie County Civil Defense director David Parmenter says stocks have been stored countywide since 1961 with a prior minor incident four years ago.
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William O. Hill Jr
Civil Defense
David Parmenter
Erie County Civil Defense
Parmenter
Erie
Tn Corry
Clifford Holcomb
Holcomb
Hill
Corry
Raymond Division
Aero- Flow Dynamics
Zalzneck
Corry Motor Inn
Salvation Army Citadel
Post Office
Corry Memorial Hospital
Winter Carnival Schedule Of Events Set
Weather permitting the Corry Winter Carnival opens Saturday January 8 with a week of outdoor events tied to USSA snowmobile races. Activities include a dance, queen coronation, a dignitaries race, trail rides through the city, and a 25 mile ride at 9 pm. The main event is Saturday 11 am at No Bar Riding Club Columbus where a $4,000 guaranteed purse awaits professional racers from across the country.
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Corry
USSA
Corry Ymca
Lawrence
United States Snowmobile Association
No Bar
Columbus
Antiwar Veterans Arrested At Lincoln Memorial Protest
More than 80 Vietnam Veterans Against the War demonstrators were arrested at the Lincoln Memorial as they refused to clear the entrance. The action followed the end of a 40 hour occupation of the Statue of Liberty by 15 members of the same group. Gerald Evan, a University of Massachusetts student and Air Force veteran, was the last to be taken into custody after climbing an urn and raising a flag. Five others were detained during clashes nearby. The march originated at the Capitol and included a display of an empty coffin and a brief taps homage. In New York, the Statue of Liberty was left in good shape with floors cleared and limited items removed by the statue superintendent.
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Lincoln Memorial
Washington
U.S. Park
Gerald Evan
University of Massachusetts
Air Force
Evan
New York
James Bateman
County Aides Cut Dems Ax in Erie County Shuffle
The Erie County courthouse fires 13 employees from policy positions as Democratic appointments loom. William Waterhouse and Mrs. Louis Foradora of Union City are among those dismissed. Palmisano moves to the enforcement division. Bukowski and Helling shift in the assessment offices. Seaman and others are discussed as replacements. Continuous changes expected over the next two months.
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Erie County
William Waterhouse
Corry
Louis Foradora
Union City
Waterhouse
Clarkford
Chester Hukowski
City of
Ferie
Bukowski
Howard Helling
Rudolph Borg
John Seaman
A. Ted Pournaras
Chester Taft
Norristown Draft Board Members Quit Over Reforms
Harrisburg AP report: five member Norristown draft board resigns citing clash with 18 year olds on boards and liberalized conscientious objector rules. Robert D. Ford, the state director, will fill vacancies with younger men. two replacements named, awaiting gubernatorial and presidential approval.
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Harrisburg
Norristown
Selective Service
Robert D. Ford
Ford
Henry M. Gross
Perry County
Wolfe
Renewal Buys First Two Properties
The Corry urban renewal authority announced its first acquisitions in the renewal area. Joe's Grocery and Meats on First Avenue owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Amoroso and two homes at 102 and 106 South Second Avenue owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ede ward Giacomo were purchased. A tenant at 106 South Second Avenue continues to rent from the Giacomos with 90 days notice required to vacate. The five parcels in phase one aim for completion within three weeks using the initial 101,000 grant, with relocation costs covered. The authority plans notes to fund further buys and targets 20 properties by March.
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Virginia Nazaro
Corry Fourth Ward
Redevelopment Authority
Joe's Grocery
First Avenue
Joseph Amoroso
South Second Avenue
Edeward Giacors
Amorosos
Giacomas
Giacoma
Authority
Nuzzo
Journal Today
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Valley Forge State Park
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District of Columbia
Virginia
The
Veteran's Antiwar Group
Capital
Associated Press
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White House
Memorial
Mig
Montgomery County
Allen R. Keely
Robert L. Townsend
Frank E. Bishop
LaVerne S. Lane
Thomas H. Wolfe
Townsend
Keely
Brian P. Cain
Charles EB. Henderson
Renewal
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