Snow Patchwork and Potholes Highlight City Streets
In Our Opinion urges saving some snow to patch west streets while noting the city’s potholes and sprung springs. Washington reports ICC charges against veteran hearing examiner Bernard Hasson for alleged gratuities and disobedience amid calls to drop the case and claims of unequal treatment. Hasson denies wrongdoing as ICC officials debate the outcome and the Civil Service Commission may decide.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
A Commission
Bernard Hasson
Hasson
Civil Service Commission
ICC
ICC examiner in trouble and moonlighting scandal at ICC
An ICC regional director faces scrutiny over a $7,000 loan from a trucker while seven ICC employees are accused of moonlighting for a private watch service. Donald Simmons, top Suspensions Board writer, seeks a hearing after ICC proposed his departure. Four others were reprimanded and two resist resigning as records remain private. Also covered are VP Agnew’s Apollo 14 student trip and Cold War concerns over Willy Brandt and West Germany.
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Donald Simmons
ICC
Priorities needed Dear Mom and College in Focus
A local reader laments misaligned education priorities amid college sports. The note argues athletes, training hours, and gym substitutes raise questions about student eligibility, literacy, and education quality, urging stronger emphasis on reading writing and arithmetic.
Viet Nam War Expands Through Indochina Warned by Pompidou
In a stark warning from French President Georges Pompidou the Vietnam conflict is said to spill into all of Indochina risking a four-front war involving the United States. He urged respect for neutrality and independence as American forces may increasingly engage beyond South Vietnam. The piece notes U.S. support for South Vietnamese actions in Laos and Cambodia, criticism of secrecy, and calls for tighter controls on presidential power amid a widening war. The editorial reflects on U.S. efforts to exit, likening Saigon’s safety to New York City and recalling Frances pullout from Indochina after Dien Bien Phu.
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France
Georges Pompidou
Indochina
United States
London Bridge rebirth in Arizona and ships in need of new roles
British firms warn that turning the grand dame into a glamour queen ends in bankruptcy while Queen Mary also struggles in a new role as a maritime museum hotel and shops. London Bridge rises brick by brick in Lake Havasu City Arizona as Rolls Royce faces collapse. Adoption Act opens paths for single people and minors to adopt if found suitable by court.
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London Bridge
Rolls Royce
England
Port Everglades
Fla
Hong Kong
Chapman College
Orange
Calif
Queen Mary
Cunard Lines
Long Beach
California
Desert
Arizona
Lake Havasu City
River Thames
Arizana
Rolls-Royce
Corry Zoning Board barred from service station appeal
City Solicitor Walter Stott ruled the Corry Zoning Board three members cannot consider any appeal that would permit a service station on the Corry Memorial Hospital site at North Center and West Smith. The education board, citing no current budget funds for a $25 monthly teacher raise, referred the matter to the finance committee for study. A Kiwanis intercity meeting at the Phoenix Hotel honored retiring Lt Gov Garence Wallace with attendees from Millcreek Erie Meadville Franklin Lake Greenville. The Keystones defeated Meadville’s Company B 46 to 22 on St Edward's court. Ruth J Bennett, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Bennett of Duane street, will graduate from Penn State in June with a degree in education. The Corry Evening Journal is published daily except Sunday from West South Street Corry Pa 16407.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
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Walter Stott
Corry
Board of Education
Finance Committee
Kiwanis
Es Phoenix Hotel
Garence Wallace
Millcreek
Erie
Meadville
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Greenville
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Charles Bennett
Duane Street
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Sam Sullivan
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Kremlin
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George Ball
Bonn
John J. McCloy
Lucius Clay
Germany
Axel Springer
Brandt
Thomas Shupe
Corry Area
Department of Education
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Laos
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