Clark aid joined in fight against Lake Erie canal project
U S Congressman Joseph P Vigorito expands opposition to the Lake Erie Ohio River Canal by enlisting Senator Joseph Clark of Pennsylvania In a plan to block a 2 5 million initial design studies appropriation for the Corps of Engineers during the 1966 fiscal year The pair warn backers may try to insert funds into pending Senate Appropriations Committee bills Clark vows to press to strike the money and keep the project from advancing in the Senate The two lawmakers had earlier urged fellow Pennsylvanians to oppose the canal amid fears of rushed funding and design work.
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Washington
U. S
Joseph P. Vigorito
Joseph
Clark
Pennsylvania
Vigorito
Senator Clark
Corps of Engineers
House of Representatives
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Girl Scout Roundup Attends Large Event in Farragut
Six adults and 32 Penn Lakes Girl Scout Council members, including three from Corry, join 11 000 scouts for the fourth annual senior roundup in Farragut on July 15 to 28. Participants represent every state and 45 foreign countries, living in a 5000 acre teen city to gain adventure in living and learning amid diverse backgrounds.
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Corry
Penn Lakes
Luci Johnson Turns 18 at White House Birthday Plan
Luci Johnson marked her 18th birthday with a quiet White House party among a few friends. The event coincides with her father’s heart attack anniversary, and she prepares to start nursing studies at Georgetown University after a summer as an optical technician.
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Washington
Luci Johnson
White House
Robert Kraskin
Luci
Georgetown University School of Nursing
Jack Olsen
University of Wisconsin
Paul Betz
Mount St. Mary's
College
Emmitsburg
Gene Caulfield
Aes
Thrown 18 Feet In Fatal Speeding Crash
Gastonia North Carolina AP reports T Ashton Thompson 49 was struck and killed by a truck while stopped for speeding between cars with a highway patrolman J C Goodwin. The truck driver Norman Turner 53 of Westville New Jersey apparently sideswiped the patrol car and hit Thompson’s Cadillac. Thompson was thrown 18 feet and died instantly. the truck continued 264 feet before overturning carrying egg crates and liquid soap. Thompson’s wife two children maid and patrolman escaped serious injury. The family and helper were later flown to Ville Platte Louisiana.
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Gastonia
N.C
T. Ashton Thompson
Thompson
Washington
J.C. Goodwin
Norman Turner
Westville
N.J
Thomson
Interstate 85
Christine Lea Thompson
Ted Arthur ‘Thompson
Evelina Poullard
Ville Platte, la
Louisiana Goy
John McKeithen
Corry Area to See Major Road Projects Planned
The article lists numerous highway projects with costs across several counties including Warren, Erie, Lawrence, Mercer, and Crawford. Planned work includes widening, relocation, and reconstruction of routes such as 59, 422, 20, 18, 62, and 4, plus a two lane bridge on Route 62 and a connector widening near Erie.
Warren County Road Projects and Relocation Plan
Warren County undertakes a series of highway adjustments and widenings. Funds cited include 300 million dollars for relocating 2.2 miles of the outer belt from East Side Connector to Alternate Route in Erie County and 3.2 million dollars to widen 1.8 miles of Erie Route to four lanes from the city line to I 90. Additional 1.8 million dollars to widen Route 62 from Route 6 to Legislative and 2.5 million in Warren County for Route 61082 upgrades.
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Henry Harral
Corry Area
Warren
Kinzua
Warren County
New Castle
Lawrence County
Erie Harbor
Twelfth Street
State Street
Erie
Erie County
Mer T Cer
Sharon City
Mercer County
Edinboro
Union City
Lake
Youngsville
Conneaut Lake
Crawford County
Sharon
East Side
Sackson
Erie City
Supreme Court rules layoffs in contracts deny unemployment benefits
Philadelphia AP report notes Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that workers laid off under negotiated contract schedules are ineligible for unemployment compensation. Talon Inc operators kept on until $5,000 yearly earnings then laid off amid a 40 hour week plan. Justice Roberts authored. Musmanno and Cohen dissented. Also reports the death of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joseph E Daily, age 77.
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Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
Samuel Roberts
Superior Court
Talon, Inc
Meadville
Talon
Bureau of Unemployment Security
Supreme Court
Michael Musmanno
Herbert Cohen
Shelved Plan To Control Flooding At Chautauqua Lake
The Army Corps of Engineers flood control project for Chautauqua Lake is postponed at least until 1970. New York State public works officials report Jamestown and Westfield oppose cooperation while costs fall on several communities. The plan would channel flood water to Lake Erie via a canal near Mayville and require substantial local spending on bridges roads sewers and utility relocations.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Chautauqua Lake
H. F. Evans
Department of Public Works of
New York State
Jamestown
Westfield
State Department
Army Engineers
Lake Erie
Evans
Chautitiqua
Mayville
Farner
Lake Shore
Warner Dam
First Lady Visits Hyde Park for Roosevelt Library Planning
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson visited the Franklin D. Roosevelt national historic site in Hyde Park New York yesterday likely in connection with planning a presidential library for her husband. Superintendent Benjamin Davis said she examined the Roosevelt library.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Lyndon B. Johnson
Roosevelt
Benjamin Davis
Chautauqua Season Opens With Packed Eight-Week Lineup
Chautauqua opens its 92nd season from July 1 to August 29 with gates closing for autos yesterday and pedestrians today. About 55,000 visitors are expected to attend 21 concerts by the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Hendl, seven Repertory Theater plays, and seven operas by the Chautauqua Opera Association. Major attractions include Marian Anderson, July 8. Guy Lombardo, July 26. The Brothers Four, August 2. The National Band of New Zealand, August 16. and Van Cliburn, August 28, with programs running weekly through late August.
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Chautauqua
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Walter Hendl
Chautauqua Repertory Theater
Chautauqua Opera Association
United States
Marian Anderson
Guy Lombardo
Orchestra
The
Brothers Four
National Band of
New Zealand
van Cliburn
This National
Canada
Kin Of Former Corryite Dies
Heath 58 of Albion died Wednesday at Doctors Osteopathic Hospital Erie after brief illness. Born Cranesville November 9 1906 he worked as car inspector for Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad and belonged to Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen and Albion Fire Department. Survived by wife Althea Smith Heath daughter Emma Heath Girard two sons George Heath Girard Earl Heath Cranesville former Corry resident married to Janet Croscut of Corry, two granddaughters one brother Marian Heath Lundys Lane Pa. Visitation today 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m at Summers Funeral Home Albion with Saturday funeral 2 p m and interment Hope Cemetery Lundys Lane.
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Garner
Heath
Girard
Summers Funeral
Albion
Hope Cemetery
Lundys
Lane
Doctors Osteopathic Hospital
Erie
Cranesville
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
Brotherhood of
Feneral
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