CJ Union Strikes Plant Over Wages and Pension
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers halted operations at Corry Jamestown plants after a strike vote. A revised offer failed 231 to 181, with a second vote on striking at 350 to 25. Union demands include higher hourly wages and a better pension in a two year contract. Federal mediator Abraham Kaplan participated. no immediate restart date set. The last Corry Jamestown strike was eight years ago, lasting 17 weeks.
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Corry Jamestown
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Rex Theatre
Abraham Kaplan
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission marks first year
The EEOC ends its first year of work amid many complaints from minorities and women. Created July 2, 1965, under the Civil Rights Act, it investigated job bias based on race nationality religion or fear. The agency has handled over 8,500 complaints, with 692 conciliation steps and 97 nondiscrimination agreements.
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Washington
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Commission
Luther Holcomb
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Holcomb
Clarence Mitchell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Corry Boys Do Well in State FFA Competition
Corry Area High School FFA members placed high at the annual competition hosted by Pennsylvania State University. Robert Cmiel finished fifth in livestock judging earning a gold medal and a fall trip to Richmond Virginia for the Atlantic Rural Exposition. Louis Eastman was tied for ith in state farm mechanics earning a silver medal in a field of 150, and Charles Wade won a bronze in farm mechanics.
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Corry Area
Future Farmers of America
Pennsylvania State University
Robert Cmiel
Ste Ivestock
Richmon
Corry
Louis Eastman
Charles Wade
Citizens Group To Hold First Session
The Citizens Advisory Committee on urban renewal sets its first meeting for next Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Building. S. E. Anderson, named chairman, says George P. Stahlman will outline the Franklin program and community rebuilding plans.
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Citizens Advisory Committee On Urban Renewal
S. E. Anderson
George P. Stahlman
Franklin
Citizens Advisory Committee
Meany
Titusville Bank Shuts Down Sparta Hotel
The Spartansburg hotel owned and operated by Rune Nordstrom was closed after action by the Pennsylvania Bank and Trust of Titusville. A writ of possession was served by the Crawford County Sheriff, and Nordstrom did not comment. The hotel’s future remains uncertain.
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Spartansburg
Pennsylvania Bank and Trust of
Titusville
Rune Nordstrom
Crawford County
Nordstrom
Titusville Bak
Medicare begins smooth rollout at Miami hospital
New York AP reports on July 4 weekend start of the Social Security Medicare program for seniors. At Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami staff greeted patients while managing paperwork, missing forms, and misplaced cards. Some delays and a patient wave did not materialize into a flood of patients nationwide.
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New York
Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson Memorial
James Connaughton
Miami Hospital
University of Indiana
United States
Northwest Hospital
Seattle
Julia Boozel
Clymer
Corry Memorial Hospital
Safecrackers Fail At Sparta Agway Mill
Nighttime raid fails to breach a 1150 pound safe at the Spartansburg Agway mill. Office in shambles found by employee A Der Maker at about 4 a.m. Manager Paul Dingle called state police. Trooper Edward Pass investigated with battered tools and a sledge and auto jack found at the scene.
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Spartansburg Agway
A. der Maker
Spartansburg
Paul Dingle
Eysex Street
Corry
Edward Pass
Pittsburgh Man arraigned in Homewood killing
A Pittsburgh man was arraigned yesterday on murder charges in the death of Richard Mahone 22 of East Liberty. The hearing was before Allegheny County Coroner William R. Hunt. The victim was Joseph N. Glover 23 of East Liberty.
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Pittsburgh
Homewood
Joseph N. Glover
East Liberty
Allegheny County
William R. Hunt
Richard Mahone
China Purge Deepens Mystery as Mao Support Grows
The ongoing Great Purge in the Chinese Communist Party widens distrust among scholars writers and scientists labeled anti party. Front page portraits of Mao and articles by top leaders signal Liu Shao chi remains second to Mao while Peng Chen faces removal and Lin Piao rises as a powerful figure in the purge.
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New Peking Press
Chinese Communist Party
Peking Press
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Liu Shao-chi
Chou En-lai
Lin Piao
Teng Hsiao-ping
Liu
Peng Chen
Peng
Northeast China
Lin Pigo
Union City woman involved in dual wrecks in Corry
Mrs. Marvell VanTassel of Union City allegedly clipped a Superior Cleaning Co. truck driven by Shirley Cook and a sedan driven by Lawrence Thomas in Corry. She later claimed amnesia, though Thomas followed and alerted police by providing the license number. Police planned further investigation.
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Union City
Corry
Marvell VanTassel
Superior Cleaning Co
Shirley Ann Cook
Lawrence Thomas
West Congress Street
Center Street
National Bank
Public Library
Thomas
County halts soap gift with marriage licenses
In Everett Washington the county auditor ended a long practice of giving brides a small soap box at license applications. The latest donation from an unnamed soap company arrived marked for maternity patients, ending the previous bridal gift.
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Everett
Wash
U S Navy Sinks North Viet torpedo boats in sea clash
U S Navy planes from Hancock and Constellation sank three North Vietnamese torpedo boats after a two hour engagement 38 miles off North Viet Nam. Fourteen carrier aircraft took part as enemy gunners opened fire and 19 survivors were rescued. Westmoreland said the war is being won though losses continued.
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Hancock
Constellation
North Viet Nam
U.S. Command
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Sea
William C. Westmoreland
Saigon
Westmoreland
Hai- Jhong
Maddox
Gulf of Tonkin
Johnson
Dems Fear Election Kickback Over Viet Nam War
Veteran House Democrats fear heavy losses in November tied to the Viet Nam war. They worry about sub 55 percent plurality veterans from 1964 and potential 20 to 50 seat losses, with some predicting even more in a district by district analysis. The New York primary showing sobering results for incumbents adds to the concern. Rep. Leonard Farbstein narrowly won after opponents urged immediate peace while Edna Kelly and Abraham J. Multer also faced close calls.
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Washington
House
Viet Nam
New York
Leonard Farbstein
Edna Kelly
Abraham J. Multer
Hold Youth For Fatal Shooting In Frankstown Two
A 16 year old boy is being held at Blair County Juvenile Detention Home in connection with the fatal shooting of his mother Belly Jane Sharpless 37 at their home in Frankstown Two. Ronald Sharpless is in custody pending further investigation. The coroner said the woman was shot once in the stomach with a 20 gauge shotgun.
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Holidaysburg
Frankstown
Ronald Sharpless
Blair County
D. Harold Troxell
Belly Jane Sharpless
Denounce Sentencing of 3 Yanks by East German Court
State Department denounces four to eight year terms for three American citizens in East Germany. Mary Battle of Oak Ridge Tennessee was jailed four years for aiding an escape. Mosea R Herrin of Akron Ohio and Frederick Matthews of Ellwood City Pennsylvania received eight years hard labor each for alleged membership in an East German organization.
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Washington
State Department
Herrin
Matthews
Es Sheet
Ee Battle
Marshallright
Department
Wright
Herrings
Miss Battle
U.S
Berlin
Wright S
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Corry Boys
Titusville Bank
Sparta
Mnedicare
Sparta Agway Mill
Edward Passlett
Olds
Journal
Johnston
Medicare
Albert Fox
China
William L. Ryan
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Jointure
Dent Raphael Elses
Harling
Aes
Thom Shupe
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