Scranton's Offense Falls Short in Nominating Fight
SAN FRANCISCO AP Senator Barry Goldwater holds firm in delegate lines as Scranton's bid falters. Goldwater shows 710 pledged votes in AP tally, need 655 for nomination, with 186 uncommitted and 113 tied to favorite sons. Scranton has 146 plus 105 for New York Guy. Reports on Ohio and Wisconsin shifts denied. discussions hint at possible gains if freed from commitments. Page Eight continuation noted.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
Gav
Wil W. Scranton
Clare Boothe Luce
Goldwater
Ohio
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Scranton
New York
Guy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
James A. Rhodes
John W. Byrnes
Arizona
Lodge
Sen
Barry Bill Clash Over Civil Rights in GOP Platform Talks
San Francisco AP report notes 1994 Republican platform writers under pressure from Goldwater and Scranton camps. Rep Melvin Laird lists civil rights wording as a core conflict while Sen Hugh Scott seeks moderate pro civil rights planks. Goldwater allies warn of pro Scranton influence. Scott aims to sway delegates to favor constitutional stance on the civil rights measure.
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San Francisco
Goldwater
Scranton
Clare Boothe Luce
Platform Committee
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Petal
William W. Wanton
Scott
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
John J. Rhodes
Five Coast Guard crewmen die in crash near Annette Island
A Coast Guard twin engine search plane crashed into a mountain near Annette Island, killing all five aboard. The crew included pilot Lt. Joseph N. Andrassy of Port Angeles and co pilot Lt. Robert A. Perchard, with crewmen Harry Olson of Cheyenne, Donald Malena of Monongahela, and Edward Krajniak of Parma Heights. The wreckage was found in rugged terrain 2,000 feet above the Pacific, near Gravina Island.
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Bantinan
Vuaska
Coast Guard
Annette Island
Pacific Ocean
Dall Head
Gravina Island
Joseph N. Andrassy
Port Angeles
Wash
J.g
Robert A. Perchard
Westwood
Mass
Harry W. Olson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Donald C. Malena
Monongahela
Edward D. Krajniak
Parma Heights
Ohio
Woman Crashes Car Into Corry School District Office
A 31 year old Erie woman Ghislain Devroede stopped at Corry School District Office basement, failed to find help at 9 p.m. and crashed her compact car into the stairwell railing. Her husband, a physician, was with her. both were unhurt. The couple recently arrived from Belgium and were traveling Route 6 toward West Smith street when the one way misdirection led to the collision. The car was removed by a wrecker and driven away by the doctor.
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Erie
Corry
Public Library
Ghislain Devroede
North Center Street
Franklin Street
United States
Belgium
West Smith Street
West Park Place
Franklin
Troopers Corry Police Report No Local Traffic Casualties
State troopers and Corry Police report a quiet July Fourth in the area with no traffic crashes or injuries. An Erie woman’s collision at the Corry School Board offices caused no damage or injuries, marking a casualty-free holiday.
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George Martin
Corry
Harley Drake \aday
Martin
Drake
Erie
Two Boy Scouts Drown at Pittsburgh Outing
Two 12 year old Boy Scouts from Pittsburgh drowned during a July outing at the Bavington Dam Marshall Boy Scout Reservation Area in Florence Pennsylvania. They were pronounced dead at the scene after going swimming with a Pittsburgh troop about 15 miles west of Pittsburgh.
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Florence, Pa
Bavington Dam
Washington County
Pittsburgh
Dennis Anderson
Albert Lloyd Jones
Marshall Boy Scout Reservation
Seven Hurt In Pa. Explosion At Edinburg Plant
A sequence of blasts at American Cyanamid Co. explosives and mining department in Edinburg, five miles west of New Castle, caused fires and knocked out windows and power lines. Six injuries reported at Jameson Memorial Hospital and one at St. Francis Hospital. About 250 workers present as police and volunteers evacuated residents fearing further blasts.
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New Castle
American Cyanamid Co
Edinburg
Jameson Memorial Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Irwin Teen Drowns While Swimming With Friends
A 17-year-old Irwin boy died while swimming with two friends in a water supply lake near Irwin. Bernard Kubish attempted to swim across the lake and drowned. His companions could not reach him in time. Greensburg skin divers recovered the body about an hour later.
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Irwin
Bernard Kubish
Greensburg
Traffic Deaths Break Record During 78-Hour Holiday
The Associated Press reports 486 traffic deaths nationwide during the three-day Fourth of July weekend from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday. The toll surpassed the previous high of 442 set on Memorial Day. Over the last 24 hours, more than 175 fatalities were recorded as millions traveled home from resorts, pushing actual deaths above preholiday estimates by the National Safety Council.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Repeat World's Fair Trip From Corry
The Corry Evening Journal and Erie Lackawanna Railroad offer a weekend tour to the New York World's Fair from Friday August 12 to Monday August 15. Accommodations include 13 double rooms and 10 twin beds at the Hotel Governor Clinton, with no single rooms. Costs are $41.50 for adults and $31 for children under 12, plus a $10 deposit and final payment due August 10. Reservations at the railroad ticket office. The tour arrives in New York.
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Corry Evening Journal - Erie Lackawanna Railroad
Clinton
Erie Lackawanna
Railroad
New York
200 Arrested At Five Sites Across Nation Mostly Youths
Police used tear gas dogs and cattle prods to break up Fourth of July riots by youths at five coast to coast sites. About 200 arrested, with injuries to officers and rioters. Incidents at Indian Lake Ohio Newport Alabama Garnett Kansas West Yellowstone Montana and Pleasanton California stemmed from exuberance and alcohol.
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Associated Press
Indian Lake
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Newport
Garnett
Kan
West Yellowstone
Mont
Pleasanton
Calif
R.I
Kansas
Uuntaly
Garnett City Park
Ford Franchise Transferred to Cliff Buesink
Corry's Ford franchise has been transferred to Lake Pur Sink of Corry after years under Carl Trivia and James Nordstrom. The deal includes the franchise, stock, fixtures and equipment of the West Smith Gee establishment. Charles Ree named sales manager, Merle VanCise to join as salesman. Agency to be Cliff Buesink Ford.
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Ford
Cliff Buesink
Corry
Haseen
Lake Pursink
Havieen
Carl Trivia
James Nordstrom
Buesink
West Smith Gee Establishment
Charles Ree
Merle VanCise
Cliff Buesink Ford
Soviet call for permanent UN peace force at Tokyo
The Soviet Union today urged the creation of a permanent United Nations peace force to secure world peace. The proposal was announced in Tokyo as part of broader postwar security talks.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
Recreation drives Corry's city facilities push
The Associated Press notes recreation's growing role in public life and local plans in Corry, population about 8,000. Corry spends roughly 87 cents per person on recreation with $2,000 yearly for the City Recreation Commission and $5,000 for Mead Park, totaling $7,000. The piece cites three national reasons for emphasis: land is scarce, people seek attractive communities, and recreation supports economic growth and industry needs.
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Associated Press
Corry
City Recreation Commission
Mead Park
Prowler on Red Bike Frees After Citywide Chase
A prowler riding a stolen red bike was sighted near 533 East South and 302 East Smith as police, alerted after 1 am, pursued him after Wendell Gage and Ronald Rathbun reported sightings. Both riders escaped, the stolen bicycle later found tied to Raymond Brumagin’s claim, and police recovered it at the station with Brumagin’s boys exonerated.
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Wendell Gage
East South Street
Gage
Ronald Rathbun
East Smith Street
Rathbun
Staion
Raymond Brumagin
Mead Avenue
Polite
Brumagin
Negroes Gain Ground In Integration Try
NAACP leaders begin a Mississippi tour to inspect civil rights developments after quietly integrating several facilities in Jackson. They registered at two downtown hotels and a motel without incident and were served in a coffee shop. In Jackson a drive in cafe served Negro patrons while tires were slashed on a car with Negro passengers. The four day tour will move to Canton Philadelphia and Meridian, with emphasis on the missing civil rights workers case.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Jackson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Charles Evers
NAACP
Canton
Philadel
Meridian
Philadelphia
Heidelberg
Film star Gaby Morlay dies in Nice at 71
French stage and film actress Gaby Morlay died Saturday in Nice. Morlay appeared in about 40 stage plays and 70 films during a long career.
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Nice
France
Gaby Morlay
Jake W
Local towns boost recreation funding amid urban sprawl
Pennsylvania cities and townships increasingly shape open space and recreation funding. Project 70 provides 20 million in matching park funds as Oct 31 deadline looms. In 1962 local units spent 22.8 million on parks, per chamber data, about 1.99 per person, well above 1945 levels.
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Pennsylvania
Manthe K. Goddard
Bureau of Community Development
Department of Commerce
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce
Institute
Miami_ Beach
Goddard
Bureau of Recreation
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St. Thomas’ Church
John DeSanti
St. Thomas
John Bosco
Dave Leherr
Harrisburg
Pennsylvannia
National Recreation Association
American Institute of Park Executives
NRA
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