Government Stops Razing Old Corry High School Over Insurance
The old Corry High School project halted after city and contractor Heaster failed to secure the required liability insurance. The U S Internal Revenue Service filed a 4150 tax deficiency against Heaster, papers served on City Treasurer Carl Smith. Mayor Kinley ordered no further payments until insurance proof is provided, citing danger spots as workers vacated the damaged building.
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Paar Walks Out On TV Show As Censorship Sparks Exit
Television host Jack Paar quits his NBC program amid censorship controversy on an anecdote from the previous night. He plans a Europe trip and will not return to The Jack Paar Show, officials say. The incident followed heated exchanges over edits and a reported on-air delay.
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College Dean Takes Own Life at Pennsylvania Military College
J Wilson Graham 55 dean of the faculty at Pennsylvania Military College was found shot dead in his East Norristown home. Coroner ruled it a self inflicted death. Graham, born in Scranton, had been with PMC 16 years and held a masters from the University of Pennsylvania. PMC had awarded him an honorary doctor of literature.
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J. Wilson Graham
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Norristown
Norristown High School
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Scranton
University of Paris
Negril Wated
University of Delaware
University of Pennsylvania
New York City Crime Up 78 Percent in Yearlong Rise
Police Commissioner Stephen Kennedy Aid released the annual crime report noting a 78 percent rise in city crime for the sixth straight year. Arrests increased 14 percent and felonies grew 48 percent, while arrests of youths under 16 fell 44 percent for the first time since 1988.
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New York City
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Senators Offer Test Ban Move Faces Mixed Senate Reception
The proposal to ban nuclear tests gains bipartisan support in the Senate but may fail to break the Geneva talks deadlock. Senators Aiken Mansfield and others praise bipartisanship while warning that Soviet resistance could derail negotiations. The plan is presented in Geneva to Soviet delegates as a potential path forward.
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Millcreek School Board Finds No Proof of Abuse Claims
About 250 people attended a Millcreek School Board meeting at McDowell High School where parent Mrs. Donald Williams failed to substantiate allegations that teachers slapped or kicked students. Board secretary William Simonsen said the matter is closed without new witnesses or evidence.
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Argentina closes in on submarine capture near Golfo Nuevo
Argentine warships crippled a submarine hiding in Golfo Nuevo as authorities say the intruder is trapped after 12 days. Rear Adm. Clement confirmed the sub surfaces to resurface every 48 hours, showing depth charge damage. The incident marks a third foreign submarine scare in Argentine waters in 21 months with possible Soviet links.
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Nine Die in Navy Seaplane Crash Near Oak Harbor
A Navy seaplane crashed into Puget Sound eleven miles southwest of Oak Harbor during a training mission from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Nine airmen were killed, four bodies recovered, while search crews gathered wreckage to determine the cause. Debris floated overnight as investigators studied possible explosion.
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Insurance Drop On Small Autos Starts March Ist
The Pennsylvania State Insurance Commission approved a lower 10 percent rate cut for compact and small foreign cars effective March 1. Eligible vehicles must list under 3,750 dollars, have 125 brake horsepower or less, weigh under 3,000 pounds, be under 4,200 inches in length, and be model year 1958 or newer. Sports cars excluded due to different performance and maintenance profiles.
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Chief to retire from ANPA after 35 years service
Cranston Williams, longtime general manager of the American Newspaper Publishers Association since 1930, will retire July 31. He will be 65 at retirement. Stanford Smith, assistant to the general manager, will succeed him.
Woman Follows Husband In Death At Memphis Bridge
A Memphis mother of two apparently leapt to death from the river bridge 12 days after her husband diving from the same span. Police say a purse with her ID belonged to Mrs Henfieth Orgill ey, 31, and her body remains missing while the husband, 3, is unaccounted after the plunge from the Memphis Arkansas bridge during rush week.
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Tenn
Erin McCartell
Henfieth Orgilley
Oeil
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Union Paid For Truck Blasting Says 4 Bombers
In Portland Oregon eleven days after blasts damaged 10 trucks for the Oregonian and Oregon Journal police report four of seven in custody admitted the deeds. Gerald Couzens says a Stereotypers Union official paid $400 for two jobs and L S McDonald denied paying. The group includes Snyder brothers Charles Eddy and William plus their wives, with Charles and Eddy living in Oregon City area and others in Portland. The sheriff notes McDonald is the only union member involved in the strike action.
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Mediator Opens Talks With Union and Stackpole Aides
Federal conciliator Arthur Wellman of Philadelphia began talks in St. Marys with Stackpole Carton Company and Local 502 AFL-CIO to restart negotiations on a Hew Work contract. The plant idled about 2,000 workers since February 1 after a union walkout, with Wellman meeting separately with company and union reps to find a basis to resume bargaining.
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Arthur Wellman
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Stackpole Carton Company
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Kane
Benan
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County CD Plans New Training Site
The Civil Defense Council approves a 74000 dollar training center near Erie on Route 97 south of Glenwood Park. It will serve CD personnel and county fire crews with a training tower range classrooms and a garage. Federal matching funds may cover half the cost.
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Clifford Holcomb
Corry
Arthur Gardner
Glenwood Park
Waterford
Holcomb
Erie County
Atlas Continues 19th Straight Atlas Flight
The Atlas missile logged its 19th consecutive success on a patrol down the Atlantic missile range. The launch reached the maximum range cap of 3,300 miles, with some tests indicating capability to travel 9,000 miles while carrying a payload. Earlier, the Air Force also test fired a Mare-B guided weapon.
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