Corry appoints new council, officers at reorganization
At the reorganization meeting Mayor Edward Zarger, three new council members, and a new city controller were sworn in. Benjamin Calderone became finance director, Dr. George Gould safety director, and Donald Cross full-term streets and public improvements director. Multiple department heads and authorities were appointed, including Frank Carnegie as police chief and John C. Freno to the Zoning Appeal Board.
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Donald Cross
Edward Zarger
Benjamin
Clare Capwell
Calderone
Benjamin Calderone
Zarger
George Gould
Jack Downey
Russell Brant
Cross
Percy Corbin
Frank Carnegie
John C. Freno
Erkn Rainesalo
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Raymond G. Weber
Walter Loveland
Dennis Frushone
Airport Authority
Victor N. Cragg Jr
City Recreation Board
Embert Earle
Erie Lackawanna’s last passenger runs through Corry end era
The Erie Lackawanna Railroad staged the final passenger service through Corry in bitter winter weather. Passengers waited in the cold as delays mounted, with locals scrambling to find warmth and help, culminating in the last EL train pulling in amid generous acts from strangers. Nearby, Mrs Rose Kennedy joined Aristotle Onassis for a Sunday tour of Corfu, with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Christina Onassis also along.
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Erie Lackawanna Railroad
Corry
Shamburg
William Shamburg
Ike
Corfu
Greece
Rose Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Inlaw
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Ionian Island
Area Justices Sworn In at Erie County Courthouse
Newly elected county officials including two aldermen were sworn in by President Judge Edward Carney at the Erie County courthouse. Aldermen Porter Auer and Justin Butters took oaths alongside county officers and magistrates. Butters will operate a Union City office at 6 South Main Street from tomorrow with hours 9 to 5 weekdays except Wednesdays noon closing. Auer’s office awaits state labor approval as changes may be required. office locations cover Union City and several townships.
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Erie County
Edward Carney
Corry
Porter Auer
Justin Butters
Alexander
Sandy) McIvor
Carney
Dwyer
Common Pleas
Lindley R. McClelland
Gerald Salisbury
Walter Strasser
McClelland
State Supreme Court
Erie
James T. Hogan
Michael J. Kinccki
Merchie Calabrese
Samuel A. Rossiter Jr
L. Elliott LaFaiver
Larry R. Fabrizi
Butters
the Journal
Union City
South Main Street
Cassius Sears
Wayne
Concord
Union Townships
Elgin
Auer
State Department of Labor and Industry
South Vietnam Senators blame Thieu for My Lai massacre
A Senate Defense Committee report accuses President Nguyen Van Thieu of bearing the entire responsibility for the My Lai killings. It says Thieu failed to ensure clear national war policy and adequate cooperation between province chiefs and allied forces. The panel based its findings on witness interviews and documents from a two month investigation.
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Senate
My Lai
Nguyen van Thieu
Senate Defense Committee
Tran van Don
Thieu
Thien
U.S
William L. Calley Jr
Defense Ministry
Legis
Inquest Opens Into Kopechne Death On Chappaquiddick
Secret inquest opens in Edgartown Massachusetts into the Chappaquiddick death of Mary Jo Kopechne. Senator Edward Kennedy faces formal questioning as authorities aim to determine whether Kopechne could have survived. Kennedy's actions after the crash and his later statements are under scrutiny amid a press ban and heightened security.
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Mass
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Kennedy
Miss Kopechne
Poncha Pond
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy Brothers
Martha’s Vineyard
James A. Boyle
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Dike Bridge
Joseph F. Gargan
Paul
High Court
Boyle
Joan
Edward Jr
Kara
Colorado
Washington
Boston
Hyannis Port
Nantucket Sound
Vineyard
Senate
John Farrar
Pleads Guilty To Mislabeled Drug Shipments
Niagara Drug Co of Buffalo pleaded guilty to six counts of shipping mislabeled drugs to Corry Pharmacy and faces sentencing January 19 on this charge plus four related counts. The firm also admitted to receiving and repacking drugs without proper labeling and failing to print usage directions and warnings. Eckerd's Kwik-Chek of Erie was also involved. Judge Henderson may dismiss 12 counts against the company and 22 against president Paul Strozzi, 52, as part of the January 19 action.
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Buffalo
Corry
Niagara Drug Co
Corry Pharmacy
Journal
Eckerd
Kwik-Chek, Inc
Erie
John C. Henderson
Paul Strozzi
Promise of More Arrests In Gambling Ring
Detroit AP report says federal prosecutors foresee additional arrests this week in an alleged nationwide gambling ring tied to famous baseball and football figures. Ten people were arrested in Michigan and Nevada on New Year’s Day. none were sports figures. Creditors, trainers, and jockeys at racing tracks are implicated in a broader scheme under federal gambling laws. Jerome Dizzy Dean’s Las Vegas hotel room was searched, though he was not arrested.
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Detroit
U.S
James H. Brickley
Michigan
Nevada
Las Vegas
Jerome
Dizzy
Dean
Agnew Clarifies U S Asian Policy on Asia Tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew tours Asia to sharpen the Nixon Doctrine amid allies' questions. In Thailand, Philippines, South Vietnam, Nationalist China, and Nepal he stresses U S commitment and self reliance, noting partners must share defense burdens. Chiang Kai-shek's reception in Taipei highlights mixed responses to continued U S support for China policy.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
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Asia
Agnew
Guam
America
Nepal
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China
Thailand
United States
An-Agnew
Tgg
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Red China
Taipei
The
China News
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LeRoy Peck
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John Hornick
Jack Whiteley
Richard McCray
Theodore Swanson
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William R. Peers
Calley
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Tablet
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