City council to add space for Civil Defense at new maintenance building
Council approves expanding the East Smith and Sciota site plan to include a 24 foot longer bay for Civil Defense storage. The maintenance building will be 60 feet by 192 feet and plastic coated steel, with bids to be sought. drawings ready in about a month.
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Thhey
Corry
East Smith and
Sciota
David Johnson
Council
Tolmson
Johnson
Charge Driver After Crash Of 2 Trucks
A Pittsfield man faced drunk driving charges after a two-truck crash last night. Officer Warren Reynolds spotted the blue pickup involved near the McInnes Steel Co. plant and arrested Guy Vanderhoof Jr. age 29, of Pittsfield. Bruce M. Bailey, 45, of Spartansburg, drove the other truck. Damage totaled 800 dollars. Vanderhoof appeared before Alderman Porter Auer for a hearing.
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Pittsfield
East South Street
Victor Dempsey
East Main Street
Dempsey
Warren Reynolds
East Main
Pennsylvania Avenue
Reynolds
McInnes Steel Co
Guy Vanderhoof Jr
R. D
Bruce M. Bailey
Spartansburg
Vanderhoof
Vanderhoof W. Corry
Porter Auer
Reds Investigating Soviet Held Plane In Vietnam Flight
The State Department said Soviet Premier Kosygin merely described the case as under investigation and gave no assurances on prompt return of the DC8 airliner or the 29 aboard. The jet, chartered by the military from Seaboard World Airlines, carried 212 Vietnam bound servicemen and 17 crew when forced to land Sunday on Interup Island after departing McChord AFB. The United States seeks the plane and passengers amid a delicate diplomacy over the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Vietnam
State Department
Exei Kosygin
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Seaboard World Airlines
Interup Island
United States
Japan
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Johnston seeks council motion to approve his resignation
Councilman Ned Johnston asked for a motion to approve his own resignation during the regular session led by acting mayor. City Council members voted four to approve the resignation effective August 1, with thanks for his handling of the finance director post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Johnston
Johnston
Joseph Furst
Percy Corbin
Jack Downey
Your School Tax Bill Is In The Mail
The 1988 school district bill totals about 550 000 and breaks down by wards and per capita taxes. It shows 23 mills real estate levy and 15 dollars per adult over 21, plus a 1 percent income tax shared with the city. Ward totals list property assessments and city tax figures.
City moves toward hiring housing officer
City Council agreed to begin interviews for a housing officer as a condition to receive federal aid for urban renewal and low income housing. The officer will inspect interiors of all dwellings and restart the process after five years, a key step to recertify the city’s workable program and enable federal funding for 100 low income rental units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conneil
Chalce
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Fourth Ward
White House says Soviet releases Amer ican airliner after regret over air space
The White House reports the Soviet government will release a troop laden American airliner after receiving U S regret for violating Soviet air space over the Kurile Islands If the plane and passengers depart early it may draw condemnation from Red China and other communist nations Nixon calls for immediate release and warns of tensions amid detente efforts Additional details remain unclear as civilian pilot Joseph Tosolini flew the four engine jet over the Pacific Continued on page four
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Washington
White House
U.S
Kurile Islands
Kremlin
Red China
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Joseph Tosolini
Pacific
Tokyo International Air
Pair Charged Over Starter Pistol Firing Incident
City officers patrolling West Church Street near Second Avenue at 2 30 a m found five shots from a First Baptist Church parking lot. A 1868 Chevrolet left the scene, two starter pistols were taken from occupants Warren F Engie 18 of Columbus R D 1 and David L Stutaman 20 of 280 West Bacchitect Street. They were ordered to report to the police station at 10 am and will be charged under the city ordinance prohibiting firing any weapon in the city including starter pistols.
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West Church Street
Second Avenuas
Hema
First Baptist Church
Warren F. Engie
Columbus
David L. Stutaman
Wes
Frank Carnegie
British court orders extradition of Ray in King slaying case
A British court granted extradition to the United States for Isies Bair Ray, accused of assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Judge Frank Milton ruled the act not a political crime, despite defense objections. Ray awaits appeal while remanded at Wandsworth Prison under Scotland Yard guard.
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Lomin Oad
Isies Bair Ray
United States
Martin Luther Ranger
Frank Milton
Scotland Yard
Wandsworth Prison
London
Ray
Milton
Roger Frisby
Memphis
Enim
King
U.S
David Butt
Caloult
Hijacked Northwest jet returns to Miami with passengers stranded in Cuba
A Northwest Airlines DC-8 jet diverted from Miami to Cuba after hijackers forced an emergency landing. Cuban authorities refused to allow 86 passengers to return, citing runway length. An Airlift International plane was sent to Varadero to transport them to the United States. Captain Richard Simonson defended the landing, while Cuban officials and a Swiss Embassy official advised passengers to remain. The incident follows another hijacking and a jump in Cuban-airliner diversions this year.
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Miami
Fla
Northwest Orient Airines
Havana
Cuba
Airlift Interna
Varadero
U.S
Minneapolis-Miami
Florida
Chicago
Richard Simonson
Miss Burt
Simonson
Radio
United States
Fidel Castro
CJ Union Votes Okay On New 2-Year Pact
The Corry Jamestown union approved a two-year contract ending July 1 1970 with an average 16 cent hourly raise and the end of a long standing bonus plan. Other gains include pension improvements shift differentials hospitalization bereavement pay call in pay and a jury duty clause. The agreement covers 466 voters of 550 eligible after 14 negotiating sessions led by John Bolan Roger Andrus Larry Lobdell Frank Dahl Paul Chase Allen Chase Marley Robbins Samuel Forscey for the union and Leo Hooks Jack Downey Clarence Benedict for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Jamestown
Rex Theatre
John Bolan
Roger Andrus
Larry Lobdell
Frank Dahl
Paul Chase
Allen Chase
Marley Robbins
Dirksen Backs Fortas and Thornberry for Supreme Court
Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen pledges to support the Johnson nominees Abe Fortas for Chief Justice and Homer Thornberry as associate justice. He says the nominations are fit and the Senate has two thirds to end a filibuster. Thurmond and Griffin threaten to stall, hearings set for July 1.
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Washington
Johnson
Supreme Court
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Abe Fortas
United States
Homer Thornberry
American Bar Association
Jirkson
Robert P. Griffin
Fe Mich
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
Fortas
Earl Warren
Warren
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ramsey Clark
Seek Men Who Shot At Tractor In Rural Pennsylvania
State Police at the Corry sub station investigate an incident near Columbus where unknown assailants fired three shots at a farm tractor. Miss Helen Colby, 55, and companions hid under a hay wagon as a car stopped on the rural road. Trooper William Barbour seeks the shooters to determine motive and prevent further damage to farm equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorry
Woodchuck Thunters
Helen Colby
Corry
Hudson's Comers
Columbus
William Barbour
Barbour
Youth Cited for Night Prowling in Columbus Incident
cinemomawver 21 of 55 East Bend Street was cited by State Police in Corry over the weekend for loitering and prowling at night related to an incident June 6 in Columbus. He pled guilty before Justice Perry Mead and waived a hearing into the next term of Warren County Court.
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Cinemomawver
East Bend Street
Corry
Columbus
Shawver
Justice of the Peace
Perry Mead
Werren County
First Day Issue Takes Away Postal Holiday
Pittsburgh AP reports city postal workers will handle 65,000 first day requests for 10 commemorative stamps in a historic flag series. Nine six cent stamps feature Revolutionary War replicas and the design depicts the Star Spangled Banner. Over 100 workers will be recruited to process the issue.
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Pittsburgh
Corry Motor Lodge Deed Recorded
A real estate transfer records the sale of the Corry Motor Lodge to Venture Inn of Corry Inc. with offices in Clarion Pennsylvania. The transaction shows a total value of 268 thousand dollars and notes renovation plans for the motel under new ownership.
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Corry
Columbus Avenue
I County
Venture Inn of
Corry, Inc
Clarian
Venango
Franklin
Albert Dsatale
Eno County
City Police Set Collective Bargaining Move Announced
City police notify mayor in writing of intent to open collective wage bargaining before the 1969 budget. Governor Shafer signed a bill enabling police and fire bargaining, with July 1 deadline. Firefighters may wait another year. steps include council discussion, bargaining, and possible binding arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Shafer
Titusville
Erie Police
Brit
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Sayre
Ronald Sebastian Kim 2
Vernon
Onawa
Harkness
Bradford County
Reds
Joseph D. Tosolini
Soviet Kurile Islands
Barbara
Carol
Tosolinis
States
Federal Aviation Administration
Margaret Burt
CJ Union
Cite
Corry Motor Lodge
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