Highway Spokesmen Say Bypass Here Cannot Be Another Thruway
Two officials from the State Highway Department Franklin office told The Journal that the inspector title has misled about construction work on the Route 6 bypass. They noted no Civil Service in 1958 when the Thruway began, and that many summer workers labeled inspectors are now engineering assistants handling simple tasks under engineers. They praised college students for their brightness and explained rapid changes in construction require more engineer assistants to keep up with progress and accuracy.
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Journal
Erie County Thruway
Route 6
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Highway Department
Franklin
Joseph Alcorn
Franklin District
Albert Grandelis
Alcorn
Grandelis
Thruway
Political plans squeeze Corry from convention delegate path
Political leaders in Crawford and Mercer counties appear set to control the selection of delegates to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention. Corry is grouped with Crawford and Mercer as the 50th Senatorial District, from which delegates will be chosen, signaling Corry's likely exclusion from nomination consideration.
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Corry
Crawford
Mercer
State Supreme Court
Mercer County
Commodore Perry School
Crawford County
George X. Simonetta
Erie County
Union City
W. W. Waterhouse
Arden Proper
Police Plan Charges Two Hurt in Area Auto Crashes
Three area traffic accidents overnight left two people hospitalized and another treated and released. Earl Martin, 19, sustained facial lacerations after his car collided with an embankment on Route 426 near Ul imp in French Creek. Raymond N. Mitchell, 24, lost control and skidded off the road. Martin was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital with non life threatening injuries. Susan Tanner, 18, escaped injury when her vehicle ran off a foggy roadway in Wayne Township and struck a utility pole. reckless driving charges are pending. Paul D. Morris, 18, overturned his car in dense fog near Spartansburg. a passenger was injured as the vehicle rested upright.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Ul Pm
French Creek
N.Y
Richard C. Ressler
Donald Szwejbka
Chautauqua County
Raymond N. Mitchell
North Center Street
Mitchell
Martin
Paul D. Morris
Titusville
Spartansburg
Leroy
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Da Nang Air Base Hit Hard by Communist Rocket Attack
In Saigon the Da Nang air base suffered a severe strike that killed eight Americans and wounded 173 while crippling or wrecking 42 aircraft. The 1,600 acre site on Vietnam’s northern coast was shut down, runways cratered, and five minutes of 120mm and 140mm rocket fire destroyed six F-4 Phantoms and damaged ten more. Two Marine F-8 Crusaders and three Air Force C-130s were also ruined. Total damage placed at about 80 million dollars.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Beart
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Air Force
Ambulance Aid Again On Agenda At City Council Meeting
City Council plans to discuss possible subsidies to the Corry Ambulance Service via a nonprofit operation. A $5,000 to $6,000 subsidy is anticipated, with details to be settled before September as the 1968 budget is prepared. Ambulance owner Clifford Holcomb, with attorney Walter Peake, will present the service’s view.
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Corry
Clifford Holcomb
Walter 8. Peake
Council
David Nichols
Douglas Rozelle
David Johnson
Maple Avenue
Franklin Street
Hare Creek
U.S
Corry Tops County in Property Valuation Percentage
The State Tax Equalization Board released its 1966 district report showing Erie County averaging 33.8 percent assessed valuation to market value, below the state 42.9 percent. Corry records the highest percentage in the county, with Amity Township listed at 1,579,500 in market value and corresponding figures for assessed valuation.
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Harrisburg
State Tax Equalization Board
Erie County
Corry
Pennsylvania
Amity Township
The Neglected Who Cares For Them In Corry Series Intro
The Journal begins a study series on neglected youths in Corry. This first article profiles the Salvation Army and asks who helps, guides, and supports troubled youngsters as they age, with Page 7 carrying the results of the study.
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Corry
Salvation Army
Hartford Tense but Calm After Negro Riot Alarm
Hartford police kept a lid on violent unrest after two nights of rock throwing and two fires in the North End. Police Chief Kerrigan said he hopes the city returns to normal quickly as 15 arrests were reported with no injuries. Mayor Kinsella said a state of emergency would remain in effect after the weekend as investigations into excessive force continue.
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Hartford
Kerrigan
North End
Frederick Lewis
William Toules
Lewis
Bat
Newark Riots Raise Toll to 16 in Violent Reckoning
Newark entered a fourth night of unrest as the death toll from three nights of violence rose to 16, including a white policeman. Police and National Guardsmen, many on duty since Friday, patrolled the scarred Negro neighborhood seeking rooftop snipers amid sporadic gunfire and looting.
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St. Michael’s Hospital
National Guard
Springfield Avenue
Richard J. Hughes
Negro Riot
Newark
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