Who Is Inspecting Route 6 Bypass Job
A Journal inquiry sought the roster of inspectors at the Route 6 bypass site with W. L. Dunn Construction Co. No list was available from the Erie or Franklin highway offices. Rob ert E. Hetherington, director of public information, noted differing reports on highway inspections and substandard work. The Sesler and Lesser reports blame inspectors and engineers for Thruway defects and high repair costs.
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State Highway Department
Robert E. Hetherington
Highway Department
Hel
Journal Today
Federal Bureau of Public Works
Pennsylvania State Highway Department
The
Journal
Erie
Franklin
Violence erupts in Waterloo Negro North End district
A two day simmer of unrest in Waterloo Iowa culminated in a late night wave of violence as about 100 youths and others looted stores overturned cars and smashed windows near Fourth Street The disturbance required 60 city police and 12 highway patrolmen to restore order over about three hours Five injured two Negroes and three whites were treated at a hospital Three arrests were made Fire crews battled small blazes and a cordon four blocks square was set.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Ast Fourth Street
Robert Wright
Wright
Cleveland Pilot Launches Non Stop World Flight
Jim Bede pilots a modified sailplane from Cleveland International Airport for a day round the world attempt. He lifted off on a 9,000-foot runway after a delay caused by a faulty compass, with 65 gallons of fuel aboard as overcast skies lingered.
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Cleveland
Jim Bede
Cleveland International
Bede
Train Hits Car Here at Mead Avenue Crossing
Two weekend traffic incidents included a car train collision at Mead Avenue crossing injuring no one and causing $310 damage. Samuel D. Geer 18 of 800 West Washington was northbound on Mead and misjudged the crossing. his car was struck on the rear bumper as he entered the crossing. The freight engine traveled about 35 mph. A second crash at 2:30 p.m. involved Donald L. Nichols 34 of 516 Spring Street who lost control turning onto Sherman Street and struck Ida M. Richards parked car on Euclid Street, with $200 total damage.
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Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
Samuel D. Geer
West
Washington Street
Mead Avenue
Geer
Donald L. Nichols
Spring Street
Ida M. Richards
Euclid Street
Nichols
Euclid
Sherman Street
Richards
Planes Lost in Vietnam War Rise Reported
Saigon United States command reports 1460 aircraft lost so far in the Vietnam conflict. Of these 602 were bombers and other combat planes lost to enemy action over North Vietnam, while 101 went down in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
United States
North
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Johnson sends planes to aid Congo amid mercenary revolt
President Johnson dispatched three large U S military transports and about 70 personnel to support the Congo government against a mercenary-led rebellion. State Department says planes will provide long-range logistic support in a noncombatant role with mechanics and a platoon of paratroopers as guards. The move aims to counter Communist influence during the Congo crisis.
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LBJ
Congo
Washington
Johnson
U.S
Joseph Mobutu
Moise ‘ Tshombe
State Department
Department
Pentagon
Woman Stabs Bear Lake Man In Chest
Corry state trooper seeks identity of a woman after a Bear Lake man, James May 28, was stabbed in the chest with a pocket knife late Saturday at the Cabin in the Pines between Corry and Youngsville on Route 6. May’s condition improved to satisfactory after hospital treatment.
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Corry
Joseph Basile
Bear Lake
Pines
Youngsville
Basile
James May
May
Corry Memorial Hospital
Car stolen from Corry Chrysler-Plymouth lot with missing gear
Clarence Wallace reports a 1961 off white Chevrolet Impala four door stolen from the First avenue lot. The car lacked a license plate and key parts such as the air conditioning, radiator outlet, heater, and fan belt. Harold Linden’s license plate 075-74K was also reported stolen from a car in the same lot. No arrests or vehicle found as of this afternoon.
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First Avenue
Corry Chrysler-Plymouth Agency
Clarence Wallace
Chrysler-Plymouth Agency
Wallace
Harold Linden
Spartanburg
Linden
Frank Carnegie
Corry
Firemen to Burn First Junk House Under City Housing Code
The Stanford Hose Company volunteers will burn the Conners house at 263 Mound Street tonight as part of a training exercise and to demolish a substandard building under the new Housing Code. The fire will be lit around 7 p.m. then extinguished, with the structure left to burn down. Other targeted properties include 280 Sciota Street and several West Pleasant Street sites.
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Stanford Hose Company
Mound Street
Helen L. Conners
David Johnson
Johnson
William Halfast
Assisant
Conners
Sciota Street
William Yarathh
West Columbus Avenue
Marjorie Bensink
West Pleasant Street
Siie County
West Main Street
County
Shearwood Terrace Development Company
UAW GM Open Contract Talks Face Ambitious Demands
Walter Reuther leads the United Auto Workers in negotiations with General Motors as the union demands include a guaranteed annual income and substantial wage increases. Ford and Chrysler talks follow this week while the 1968 model year looms and contracts expire September 6.
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Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
Reuther
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Tumor diagnosis for Alabama governor Lurleen Wallace
Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace faces surgery after doctors confirm a malignant tumor. Houston specialists who diagnosed the cancer planned an exploratory operation to assess spread and potential removal, with a medical bulletin set for 3 p.m. CDT.
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Houston
Tex
Alabama
Gav
Lurleen Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Reds Pound Marine Posts Below DMZ Airbase Hit
U S Navy cruisers pounded Communist gun positions below the demilitarized zone as Red artillery and rockets harassed Marine posts. A bombing raid near Hanoi reportedly damaged 68 canisters of missiles. McNamara toured battle zones and Delta pacification sites.
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Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Hanoi
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Mekong Delta
Boston
St. Paul
Providence
Ban Yen Nanh
Dong Ha
McNamara
Ford doubts Johnson tax hike justified amid GOP split
House GOP leader Gerald Ford says Johnson's tax hike request is not justified and would likely fail if voted now. Fellow Republicans Melvin Laird and John Byrnes show support, arguing deficit reduction and debt limits need consideration despite administration spending plans.
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GOP
Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Ford
Melvin R. Laird
John W. Byrnes
Eosin
Laird
House Republican Conference
Byres
Byrnes
Treasury
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