Mystery Envoys and Erie County Road Plans Echo Prank Tale
Mystery surrounds two U S peace envoy travels while Erie County plans east west roads to be built by 1966 including heavy line routes and new construction only where broken. Also today a city cannon prank led to its removal from the park and return to Sperry's Mobile Service Station after being wheeled there by a prankster and police involvement.
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Erie County
Sperry
Lawrence Sperry
Frank Carnegie
Streets Department
Journal
Johnston
White House peace mission widens to Canada Vatican Warsaw visit noted
President Johnson intensifies a broad peace effort in Vietnam with a secret Ottawa meeting between McGeorge Bundy and Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson. Ambassadors Harriman and Goldberg travel to Warsaw and the Vatican, briefing leaders and reporting back to the White House. They hope to pressure negotiations by expanding diplomacy through Poland Italy and other nonaligned channels.
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Austin
Tex
White House
Canada
Viet Nam
Bill D. Moyers
McGeorge Bundy
Pressfairs
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Johnson
Pearson
Moyers
Poland
India
International Control Commission
Washington
U.S
Setell Harriman
Arthur J. Goldberg
Warsaw
Vatican
America
Goldberg
United Nations
Paul Nip
Ark Sney
Rome
Aldo Moro
Harriman
U.S. Air Force
Jan Asinister
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Gat Una Mines
Hungary
Anot
Hanoi
Yugoslavia
Tax Overhaul May Lock Higher Earners Into Bigger Deductions
Washington AP reports a proposed overhaul of income tax withholding could raise deductions for higher earners while lowering those for the poor. The change would shift toward marginal rates, aligning withholding with actual tax, and may be used as an inflation control tool akin to 1964.
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Washington
Congress Secision Rest
Administration
Congress
Treasury
Seven Feet Of Snow Hits Sierras
Snow and heavy rain swept the western third of the nation slowing travel and flooding streets from Ventura County to Los Angeles. Mountain areas reported over a foot of snow while the Sierra Nevadas and Cascades saw four to seven feet on peaks and passes. Two rain related fatalities occurred. warm southerly winds kept temperatures well above normal from the Rockies to the Appalachians.
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Associated Press
California
Pacific Coast
Ventura County
Los Angeles
Sierra Nevadas
Cascades
Stampede Pass
Seattle
Sacramento
Rockies
Appalachians
Savings and Loan Pays Record Dividend Today
The Copry Savings and Loan Association announced the largest semi annual dividend in history. A total of 104,300 was paid with 10,300 in checks to 125 depositors and 24,000 credited to about 2,800 accounts. Homer Bulard, manager, said the dividend total is up about 2,700 from the previous high. Payments occur twice yearly at four percent per year.
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Copry Savings and Loan Association
Homer Bulard
Burglars Hit Union City Sports Club
Union City State Police investigate a burglary at the Union City Sportsmen's Club between December 23 and December 24. Trooper Elmer Schifke reports a broken door lock, with about 100 dollars worth of shotgun shells, a single-shot shotgun, and various snack items stolen. Club president Raymond Gocal alerted officials after visiting the club to check on supplies.
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Union City Sport Club
Union City Sportsmen's Club
R. D
Union City
Elmer Schifke
Corry
Glorious Life Couple To Mark 80 Years Wed
Ole Sholberg aged 103 and his wife Otila 101 of Fergus Falls Minnesota celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary next Wednesday. They recall a peaceful marriage with eight children and a shared life built from a Norway childhood to a farm, church work, and a radio service at Bethlehem Lutheran. The Rev Otto Dale notes they face death without fear, calling their life long and glorious.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Ole Sholberg
Otila
North Sea
Norway
West
United States
Ole
Sholberg
Sholbergs
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Otto Dale
Appointment to Selective Service Board 64 Confirmed
Johnson confirms the appointment of Robert R. Desmond of 17 West Church Street to Selective Service Board Number 64 replacing William A. of 33 East Frederick Street who resigned. Other members are Harry Burrows of Wayne Township and Clarence Wallace of 820 West Pleasant Street.
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Johnson
Robert R. Desmond
West Church Street
Selective Service Board
Desmond
William A
East Frederick Street
Harry Burrows
Wayne Township
Clarence Wallace
West Pleasant Street
Erie County approves six year road improvement plan
Erie County commissioners announce a six year road improvement program with a 50 000 start in the next budget and a total estimated cost of 250 000 covering 144 miles. The plan emphasizes upgrading existing roads rather than building new highways and relies on liquid fuels funds. It includes an outer belt road around Erie from Lake City to North East Township and projects on Route 5 Route 8 Route 18 Route 6N plus Erie Corry road with phased State Highway Department involvement.
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Erie County
County Planning Commission
State Highways Department
William C. Hill
Christopher Capella
State
Capotis
Erie
Lake City
North East Township
Lake Pleasant
Erie-Corry
Albion
Union City
Corry
Bill Hill
High drug error rate found in hospitals in study
Berkeley reporting on research shows errors in hospital drug administration are common. Kenneth Barker of the University of Arkansas Medical Center notes errors range from fatal mistakes to wrong timing or brand changes. Centralized unit dose systems cut errors by over half in early Arkansas testing.
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Berkeley
Calif
Kenneth Barker
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Little Rock
Florida
Barker
Arkansas
Controlling Drug Administration
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Wilson Kimbrough
William Heller
Little Rock Hospital
Pontiac
Mich
Boston
Michigan
Arkansas Medical Center
University of Florida
Democrat Set As Solicitor For Maclver
Erie county prothonotary elect Alexander MacIvor announced he will appoint Democrat William Byrne as solicitor for the prothonotary’s office. Byrne, brother of Howard Carney, will earn 1100 dollars and is expected to keep the school district post. Incumbent solicitor Fred Jones, a lifelong Republican, said he did not actively seek the job.
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Erie
Alexander Macivor
William C. Byrn Eee
Ane Ney
Pee
Howard H. Carney
Fred Jones
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Harriman, Goldberg
Sierras
Dane
Erie- Corry
Democrat
Maclver
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