Negroes Push Ahead With Vote Sign-Up
In Selma Alabama Negroes push ahead with voter registration as 60 percent of Dallas County’s population are Negro but only one percent of voters. Demonstrators vowed to resist backdoor routes and marched toward downtown courthouses while 66 protesters were jailed for unlawful assembly.
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Selma
Ala
Dallas
Tuscaloosa
Dick Gregory
T. Y. Rogers Jr
Werare
James Bevel
James G. Clark Jr
Amelia Boynton
Dallas County
Sherister
Jim Clark
Johnson Inauguration Voices Peace For Worlds Future
Washington AP Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath amid a solemn ceremony pledging to wage war on poverty and ignorance and to lead the nation in peace. The cost of the 1965 inauguration rose about 30 percent to 2.1 million, funded mainly by private corporations, with Congress providing 500,000 from tax funds. Humphrey, sworn in by McCormack, stressed the God aid phrase as the day’s events unfolded.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Capitol
New Frontier
Great Society
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dale Miller
Congress
Commissioner Warren walks out as budget session goes private
At a Rouse Home meeting, Commissioner Blain Mead led a vote to adjourn into executive session to discuss the forthcoming budget. Commissioner Al Warren proclaimed he would leave and criticized withholding information from the public, while Chairman Lewis Crippen remarked the budget had never been publicly discussed until its completion.
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Warren
Rouse Estate
Blain Mead
Rouse Home
Rouse
Lewis L. Crippen
Georgia tag colors clash with car hues in 1965
Georgia state officials report mixed reaction to the blue and white 1965 auto tags after a year of peach-colored 1964 tags. Murray Chappell, director of the license unit, notes continued complaints about color mismatch as car colors diversify.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Murray Chappall
CAHS Afternoon Shift Cancelled
CAHS canceled the afternoon shift due to a looming bad weather picture. S. E. Anderson acting for Superintendent Shupe said roads were passable at noon but snow choked routes could be dangerous in darkness. The session would have run until 6 15 p.m. and buses faced hazardous travel.
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Lorry Area
S. E. Anderson
Thomas R. Shupe
Anderson
Erie Man Buys Climax Building for Subdivision
Erie entrepreneur Robert Austin of a local concrete plant announced the purchase of the Climax Locomotive building on West Main Street. The 38 000 square foot brick structure, formerly home to the Fred W. Ewing Construction Co, will be subdivided into multiple units with doorway openings from Main Street and partitions running north south to fit lessee needs. The late George Ewing operated highway construction from the site for years. No future plans beyond interior subdivision were given.
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Climax Locomotive
Fred W. Ewing
Corry Concrete
West Main Street
Robert Austin
Erie
Main Street
Austin
Mr. Ewing
Girard
Industy
Record Fire Loss Tops City Total in 1964 High School Blaze Drives Most Damage
The Cory Fire Department reported 205 alarms in 1964, with the high school fire in November causing a record $930,110 in fire damage. Residential fires totaled $15,695 and non residential losses reached $900,000 excluding indirect costs. The ice storm in March spurred 160 calls, boosting total alarms versus 1963.
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Cory
Jerome Davis
Davis
Council
Stanford Hose Company
Hearing Set On Obscene Book Charge In Erie
An Erie hearing is scheduled for January 28 for Lakeport Distributors owner Martin Siegel charged with possession of pornographic material with intent to distribute. Police seized 66 copies of the French novel Candy after a vice squad raid urged by District Attorney Edward H. Carney. The DA noted action against retailers is not planned, as the test is the distributor. Maximum penalties include two years imprisonment and or a 2000 fine.
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Erie
Samuel
Erie County
Carney
Weather Unfavorable Across Nation
Snow and cold spread across the country as a vigorous system passed north of the Great Lakes. Western New York saw up to four inches, Buffalo about one inch, while Florida thaw began after chilly temperatures. Pacific showers, California rain and mountain snow, plus Northwest fog disrupted travel.
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Associatea
Florida
New York
Minnesota
Great Lakes
New York State
Buffalo
Jacksonville
Miami
Pacific Coast
California
Northwest
Midwest
New England
Alcohol raid nets Dundee farm still operator
Treasury agents arrested 23 year old Albert Mears at a farm still near Dundee. He claimed he did not sell his product and said he drank most of it, keeping the rest to put in his car to make it run well.
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Dundee
Treasury
Albert Mears
New President Named for Corry United Fund
James F. Hammond was named president at a Corry United Fund reorganization meeting. He will be assisted by Joseph Y. Ficcards as vice president and Sterling Wees as secretary-treasurer. Russell Brant was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Paul Fox on the board as Fox moved from the city. New directors welcomed included Lawrence Andersen Edward Koyach Paul Roche and Joseph Hand.
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James F. Hammond
Center
Corry United Fund
Joseph Y. Ficcards
Sterling
Wees
Russell Brant
Paul Fox
Fox
Tast ¢Ye
Nlig
Lawrence Andersen
Edward Koyach
Paul Roche
Joseph Hand
Johnston
Corry to receive 12000 from liquid fuels tax for streets
Corry will receive 12000 this year from Erie County liquid fuels tax funds the first disbursement since a major snowstorm years ago. The money will fund street projects including widening on East Pleasant and Park streets plus drainage and paving work with the city covering preparatory costs. Erie also slated to get 25000 as part of four annual payments on a 100000 pledge, while county boroughs protest fund distribution.
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Corry
Erie County
iCorry
East Pleasant
Park Streets
City of
Erie
Erie County Boroughs Association
Eric
Concorde Township
Wayne Township
SEC Aide Cohen Recovering From Mild Heart Attack
SEC chairman Manuel F. Cohen, named by Johnson last July, is reported to be recovering satisfactorily in a hospital after a mild heart attack suffered last week. The SEC said his condition is improving.
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SEC
Washington
Manuel F. Cohen
Securities and Exchange Commission
Cohen
Johnson
Johnson Opens Inauguration Day With Interfaith Service
President Johnson begins Inauguration Day by attending a rare interfaith service at National City Christian Church with Protestant Catholic and Jewish clergy. The oath is set for high noon. Officials weigh possible steps tied to a recent Soviet nuclear test and treaty implications.
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Washington
Johnson
National City
United States
Corry Meter Revenue Tops Police Report for 1964
The Corry police report shows 1964 meter receipts of 2495 and 9,089 fines from traffic tickets, doubling 1963 figures. Meter and violation revenues nearly equal a portion of taxes, highlighting enforcement efforts and patrol activity with 9,371 arrests noted.
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Humphrey
House
John W. McCormack
Congressional Committee On the Inauguration
Lady Bird Johnson
Dent Johnson
Pennsylvania
al Warren
CAHS
Erie Man
Climax Bldg
Slate
Capitol Steps
White House
Secret Service
Pennsylvania Avenue
Boston
Houston
Guard of Honor
Harley Drake
Drake
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