Corry Area News Highlights Local Finances and Incidents
Police report a south end man’s wife left with men in a car after drinks. Buck reports spruce trees damaged by a sidewalk snow plow. YMCA fundraising targets 280000 for gymnasium and facilities renovation. Corry area school board approves funding for broadcasting program and staff hires. John Wayne’s wife announces birth of third child in Los Angeles.
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Nominations End With Unanimous Vote For Ott As Town Candidate
Despite irregular text the article notes Ott being backed by Bennett and Buesink, with Webster moving to close nominations and Bliley seconding. The vote for the joint school feasibility appears unanimous, though some lines are garbled.
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Fragmentary Trial Testimony Cites Deals and Arrests
A courtroom exchange reveals confusing testimony about Melvin Lane Powers and a deal that allegedly let a habitual criminal avoid a life sentence. The defense questions a witness while State Attorney Richard Gerstein cross examines, with the witness appearing tired and unclear.
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Tax Committee Clash Over Powers In Two Year Pact
Board member J Earle Bliley urged a clearer definition of the Tax Committee’s duties arguing the ordinance must spell its authority. The dispute centers on whether the committee can fully handle its affairs under the two year pact and how its powers are described in the rewritten ordinance.
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Britain and Soviet Hold Talks on Vietnam Crisis
Moscow reports a five nation meeting with Britain and the Soviet Union cochairing the Geneva process. Officials say progress toward action on the Vietnam crisis is discussed while Washington urges the Soviets to join Britain in seeking peace talks. The Soviets deny a current role in peace making, saying the United States leads the talks with North Vietnam as a prerequisite.
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Fire Burns Out Family Of Eleven In West Virginia Blaze
A northern West Virginia family of thirteen, Mr and Mrs Lonnie Allen and their eleven children, were left homeless after a fire destroyed their two story dwelling. The family escaped unharmed and the cause of the blaze was not determined.
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Educational Television coming to Corry from Erie plan
ETV will expand to Corry offering arts humanities public affairs adult education and general information. It will present scientific political economic social and educational programming, bringing world activity into living rooms for over 130 million Americans already served.
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Erie
Viet Cong Attack Harms Convoy Near Thien Giao District
Viet Cong lured eight South Vietnamese vehicles into a multi-front assault near Thien Giso 100 miles northeast of Saigon. Reports say four VC companies stalled the convoy on eleven miles of road then struck, while another force hit the Thien Giao headquarters and nearby ranger units. US Marines aided, 17 VC killed and 51 weapons captured claimed by South Vietnam. Coast Guard cutters arrived as fighting subsided with unclear casualties.
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1200 Sign Up For Bleed In At Penn State
About 1200 Penn State students register for a bleed in with a Johns town Regional Blood Center bloodmobile. The drive runs at 27 campus stations with 400 pints reserved for the Johnstown center and the rest for the Department of Defense for disposal and shipment to Vietnam.
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City Council Sees 6500 Bid On Four Wheel Drive Dump Truck
City council opened bids for a four wheel drive dump truck and the low bid came from North East GMC at 6500 dollars. A purchase recommendation will be made at the next session. The city also tested drivers for the Civil Service list with three passing: Marinus Christensen Everett Eastman and Donald McCaslin. A new parking restriction on Spring Street limits parking to one hour from 3 AM to 6 AM on the east side and bans all night parking on the west side from Church Street to the airport.
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Council OKs radio unit purchase for streets dept
The council authorized buying a two way radio unit for the streets department at a cost of 502 dollars while trucks navigated the hillside street during winter.
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Nimitz to get simple burial in California
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz who commanded a vast Pacific fleet dies at 80 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He will be buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery near San Francisco, far from Arlington. He declined public honors and asked honors be shared by all service members who fought in the Pacific.
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