North Vietnamese Free Three U S Fliers From Captivity
Three American airmen held since being shot down over North Vietnam were released and handed to antiwar activists in Hanoi. The fliers plan to fly to Vientiane on ICC transport, with families awaiting in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Nihon Dempa
Vientiane
International Control Commission
James Frederick Low
Sausalito
Calif
Fred Neal Thompson
Ramparts Magazine
Robert Scheer
Vernon Grizzard
Boston
Stewart Meacham
American Friends Service Committee
ICC
Delay Delays Industry Loan Action in Erie Meeting
An application for a 1 650 000 loan for a Corry industrial building cannot be acted on by PIDA at its Erie meeting on July 20 due to circumstances beyond CAIDC. Action is postponed to the August PIDA meeting. The project aims to build 180 000 square feet on Shady Avenue, with partial completion expected by year end. Scuba divers search a quarry for the body of Gary Parks 18 of Williamsburg who drowned after a raft overturned.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Corporation
PIDA
Erie
Corry Area
Long
Shady Avenue
Altoona
Gary Parks
Williamsburg
Parks
Clair
Two Month Recess As Pennsylvania Lawmakers Pass Key Bills
Harrisburg AP General Assembly ends session before recess and sends Gov Shafer measures on firearms drunk drivers and urban insurance. Senate tightens gun penalties while House OKs street carrying restrictions and blood test suspensions. Pension upgrades for lawmakers pass 34 15 as recall looms.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Shafer
House
Senate
Hijacker Says Fidel Ordered Return After Cuba Flight
Fifty six passengers returning from a hijacked National Airlines jet to Cuba aboard a U S State Department charter landed on USS in Miami. The dark haired hijacker claimed Fidel ordered him back and stayed in Cuba. Passengers and crew described the tense ordeal and the hijacker’s threats with a gun and a wrapped grenade.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
USS
U.S. State Department
National Airlines
DCS
Fidel
National’s
Los Angeles
Hernanez
Richard Nell
U.S. Air Force
Biloxi
Miss
Lance Cpl
Lawrence Haven
Wilmer
Ala
Vietnam
United States
Texas
Houston
Kathleen Dickinson
Coral Gables
Sidney L. Oliver
Havana
Oliver
UC Couple Seek Over $20,000 In 1966 Crash Suit
A Union City couple filed a civil suit in Erie County court seeking more than $20,000 after their car was rear ended in Erie on January 21, 1966. Plaintiffs Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller name Edward J. Respecki of Erie as defendant for injuries and related losses arising from the stop at a southbound intersection traffic signal.
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Erie
Union City
Joseph Miller
R. D
Edward J. Respecki
Miller
Red China Army Moves To Back Mao
Reports from Canton and Kwangtung describe troops patrolling streets and guarding railways as the Red China Army moves to quell six weeks of factional fighting between Mao supporters and opponents. Travelers say rockets and fires devastate city blocks while trains remain under guard. Analysts note the army may have been ordered to restore order after letting the conflict escalate.
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Hong Kong
Red China
South China
Mao Tse-tung
Canton
Kwangtung
Nan Fang
Peking
Canton Radio
Kwangsi
North Vietnam
China
Wuchow
Rainstorm Blazes Barn. $15,000 Loss In Corry Area
A severe rainstorm drenched the city with 1.69 inches of rain as a barn on Steve Kundriik’s Cherry Hill road farm burned, causing an estimated $15,000 in damage. Corry firemen joined by Elgin-Beaverdam, Columbus and Spartansburg units fought the blaze at 4:30 p.m. about 75 firefighters battled flood debris while hay and livestock were rescued. The adjacent barn and roof sustained minor damage despite efforts with water and a bulldozer.
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Steve Kundriik
Cherry Rill Road
Corry
Kundriik Farm
Elgin-Beaverdam
Columbus
Spartansburg
West Main Street
U S vows continued bombing of North Vietnam
Defense Secretary Clark Clifford announced the United States will keep bombing North Vietnam until Hanoi pledges restraint. Front reports note minimal ground action but Marines say seven North Vietnamese were killed south of the DMZ and B 82 bombers hit areas seen as gearing for an Saigon attack. The weekly casualty total fell to 188 Americans killed, a two-week drop. Clifford spoke after a four day Vietnam visit as Thieu prepared to visit Hawaii for talks with Johnson.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Clark Clifford
Demilitarized Zone
Clifford
Vietnam
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Johnson
Jte
Honolulu
Nguyen van Thieu
Hawaii
Phe
Delays Hit CMH Long Term Care Unit Occupancy
The Corry Memorial Hospital board reported delays in opening the new long term care unit. Chief inspector Edinger cited subcontractor door defects causing resets, a slow work crew, and lighting fixture approvals as factors. Progress is underway but occupancy remains uncertain.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Norman Edinger
Waterhouse Named Director of Land and Water Conservation
W. W. Waterhouse of Corry was named director of the Land and Water Conservation and Reclamation Act within the State Department of Mines and Mineral Industries. The post pays 12075 starting salary and oversees a bond issue fund of 200 million for land reclamation, stream clearance, and abandoned mine relief following engineering work. Waterhouse noted changes in public sentiment since he last spoke on the topic and emphasized statewide need for the service.
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W. W
Doe
Waterhouse
Coal Research Divison
Harrisburg
General Assembly
Talay
Jie
Sie
Erie youths charged in rash of road sign thefts
Erie County Juvenile Probation approved charging 15 Corry youths with malicious mischief to avoid a long juvenile court process. Trooper Raisley Sgt. Miller and Cpl. Pass say over 35 road marker signs were stolen and destroyed in recent weeks.
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Erie County Juvenile Probation Office
Corry
Donald Raisley
Carl Miller
Corry Area High School
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Ralph Goodwin
Dover
N.hl
Marilyn
Goodwin
A Somersworth
N. HL
Solons
Nell
S.D. Kainer
North Palm Beach
California
Melton Hamilton
Tex
Hamilton
Pfe. R. J. Broussard
Scott
Mao
Pittsburgh
Americans United for _Separation of Church and State
Pennsylvania
Gaston D. Cogdell
Miles
Sign
Richard Gambino
Sgt
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