Corry Journal Skip Day For New Year Holiday
The regular Wednesday issue of The Corry Journal will not be published tomorrow due to the New Year holiday. A series of small local items note a car collision on North street, a lost shoe found at the police station, and a spelling bee upcoming in Erie County schools with winners progressing to the county spell-down. The Erie Parking Authority approves a 396 800 budget for 19M with 296 800 expected gross income and a 775 92 profit. A white Angora cat wearing a collar has wandered to Gary Proper’s home, and the annual Watch Night Service at First Methodist Church will be held at 10 45 this evening with Pastor W. Gilliland.
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The
Corry Journal
Edward Hawkins
Wayne Street
North Street
Wsee-Tv
Bris
Erie County
Wright School
Northwestern
Albion
Lawrence Park
Erie Parking Authority
Gary Proper
Spring Street
First Methods Church
South Center
East Pleasant Streets
W. Gilliland
Yale Psychologist Tests Ruby in Dallas Jail
Yale psychologist Dr. Roy Schafer spent hours examining Jack Ruby in his county hall cell as part of defense preparations for Ruby's February arc trial. Schafer, 41, said he will return to question Ruby at the Dallas striptease owner's establishment, while consulting for Dr. Manfred Guttmacher, chief psychiatrist for Ruby's defense. A trial delay is anticipated.
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Yale
Ruby
Dallas
Tex
Yale University
Roy Schafer
Tack Ruby
Kennedy
Schafer
County Hall
Manfred Guttmacher
Guttmacher
Baltimore
U S Air Force Shifting 3500 From Japan
The U S Air Force plans a major realignment moving 9 500 men and 58 planes from Japan to the United States including the last operational B bomb wing. Withdrawals expected to complete by next fall with 2 000 dependents returning home and about 2 400 Japanese employees likely to lose jobs.
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Tokyo
U.S. Air Force
Japan
United States
U.S
Mauric A. Preston
AU S
Washington
Pentagon
Navy
Marine
5Th Air Force
Sth Air Force
Fuchu
Stilwell Wounded Near Saigon In Viet Nam Helicopter Fire
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell and two American pilots were slightly wounded by communist ground fire near Saigon while a helicopter searching for guerrillas was hit six times. Stilwell, 51, was treated and returned to duty. He commands U S Army support units in Viet Nam and is son of the late World War II hero Vinegar Joe Stilwell.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mekong Delta
AUS
Stilewell
Stilwell
Joseph
Vinegar Joe) Stilwell
Stillwell
British Troops Guard Neutral Zone in Cyprus Truce
In Nicosia the buffer zone between Greek and Turkish Cypriot sectors holds after 24 hours with no shooting. Greek Cypriot leaders Makarios and Turkish Cypriot Vice President Pazil Kutchuk agreed to the buffer zone and free British troop movement to enforce the truce. Negotiations continue to restore telephone service and aid in recovering dead and wounded after days of communal violence starting December 21.
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Wicksia
Gppeus Sae Rite Sh
Nicosia
Odsy
Cyprus
Makarios
Pazil Kutchuk
Roosevelt Hotel Fire Claims 22nd Victim in Jacksonville
AP reports flames and smoke from Sundays triple blaze at the Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville claimed the life of the 22nd victim, 45 year old Mrs. Josephine Dupre of Atlanta. Fire Marshal McDorman expects to publish findings on cause and damages to the 12 floor 300 room hotel as 66 guests and firemen were injured and three remain hospitalized. Donna Im Americas 1963 winner, 21, of El Dorado Ark, was discharged. Chief Cromartie said vertical service shafts allowed smoke to spread and that openings on each floor were covered by panels.
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Jacksonville
Roosevelt Hotel
Josephine Dupre
Atlanta
Walter
E. €. McDorman
Donna Im
el Dorado, Ark
G. R. Cromartie
Cromartie
Sled Rider Dies After Pole Collision In Mount Pleasant
Dennis Davis a 14 year old from Mount Pleasant Westmoreland County was killed when his sled struck a metal pole near his home. He died several hours later at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.
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Mount Pleasant
Dennis Davis
Westmoreland County
Children's Hospital
Pittsburgh
Bulgarian diplomat Georgiev sentenced to death for espionage
Sofia AP report: Tyan Asen Christol Georgiev, former Bulgarian diplomat and U.N. delegate counselor, is sentenced to death by firing squad for spying for the United States. He pleaded guilty to receiving 200000 dollars to relay military, economic and political secrets to U.S. intelligence. Demonstrations near the U.S. legation followed, straining Sofia Washington ties amid anti-American sentiment.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Tyan Asen Christol Georgiev
Central
Agence Agency
Supreme Court
Georgiev
U.N
CIA
U.S
New York
United States
Washington
Getaway Attempt Thwarted by Police Chief in City Jail
Benny Arieste, while sweeping the jail yard, slipped out and tried to start a getaway car using a wire under the dashboard. Police Chief Pete Connell found him three blocks away beneath the car, ending the attempt.
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tmisiDay, Con
Benny Arieste
Benny
Pete Connell
Senate approves foreign aid bill amid pauses and pairs
Pennsylvania Democrat Joseph Clark voted with the majority as the Senate approved the $3 billion foreign aid compromise 56 to 14. Republican Hugh Scott was out of the country but paired for the measure.
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Pennsylvania
Joseph
Clark
Senate
Hugh Scott
Gas Blast Wrecks Kinney's Restaurant Injuring Two
A gas explosion at Kinney's Restaurant injured two men, one seriously, and hurled glass into the street. William Welling, 27, a Pennsylvania Gas Co. worker, was admitted with facial and hand burns and was in the basement at the time. Frank Poppieton, 40, escaped with minor arm cuts. Debris shattered the front window, buckled the bar, and a Christmas tree was tossed into Sears store across the street. Police noted the blast likely stemmed from a leaking main under the street. The restaurant damage total is undetermined.
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Kinney
WCA Hospital
William Welling
Greenhart ‘Trailer Court
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Welling
Frank Poppieton
Jamestown
Sears, Roebuck Co
Carl H.milliman
Bemus Point
Old Year Fades. New Year Promises Peaceful World
President Johnson calls for a reduction in tensions and disarmament under international control while a Socialist premier envisions a peaceful world with rational resource use for all. In the US churches plan watch night services on New Year's Eve for reflection, with revelers paying up to $35 in some commercial spots.
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Tney
Johnson
United States
Oil City Area Farmer Killed Under Tractor
Joseph Leroy Barnes a 70 year old retired Pittsburgh chauffeur was crushed to death when a farm tractor overturned while he hauled a fallen tree on his Oil City area farm about 15 miles south of Oil City Venango County coroner Dr Maurice Dinberg ruled death at the scene The body was found by two hunters and was in state when located police said Barnes had lived on his farm alone for years and formerly worked as a chauffeur for the H J Heine family
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Oil City
Ah Emilenton Orea
Joseph Leroy Barnes
Pittsburgh
Venango County
Maurice Dinberg
Barnes
Sean Ae
H. J. Heine
Congress Ends Longest Session Through Transition
The article notes the longest Congress ending amid the Kennedy assassination and Johnson’s rise to the presidency. It highlights shifting priorities including civil rights, tax cuts, defense education funding, and medical and dental student loans. House hearings on civil rights are slated to begin January 9 under Howard W. Smith.
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John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Senate
Kennedy
House
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Famed Lumber Firm Moves Into Ridgway
Weyerhauser Co of Tacoma Wash purchased the former Billiott Co in Ridgway, employing 80 before shutdown. The firm studies converting the Eliott buildings into a hard lumber and veneer plant on a 13 acre site with 70 000 square feet of manufacturing space. Weyerhauser paid in excess of 50000 for several buildings. The prior Ridgway employer once had a 1400 worker force and produced large electrical motors and generators. Weyerhauser operates 27 states and five foreign nations with diverse forest products.
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RIDGWAY — _ Weyerhauser Co
Tacoma
Washi
Billiott Co
David M. Filsher
Weyerhauser
Fisher
Epler
el- Hott
Ridgway
Net
Senate Filibuster Test of Johnson Leadership in 1964 Election
The Senate will confront a Southern Democratic filibuster testing Johnson's leadership in an election year as Mansfield urges focus on civil rights. The House passed the $11 billion tax cut bill after behind the scenes maneuvering, though it remains with the Senate Finance Committee.
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Senate
Johnson
Mansfield
United States
House
Senate Finance Committee
Defense budget talks begin with presidents in focus
Sources say the discussion centered on the total defense budget and its impact on the services. They noted no service got everything it wanted while Joint Chiefs members expressed general satisfaction with the plan to defend the nation. The 1995 fiscal year faces cuts as part of ongoing cost reductions.
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Defense Department
Congress
Joint Chiefs
Record fire losses seen at 1.4 billion this year
The National Board of Fire Underwriters estimates nationwide fire losses will reach 1.4 billion dollars this year, 11 percent higher than the previous year. The figure comes from the insurance group reporting released yesterday.
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New York
National Board of Fire Underwriters
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