Guard Brings Calm To Minneapolis Riots
Hundreds of National Guard members restored order on Minneapolis North Side after two nights of violence. Fires erupted at St Joseph's Catholic church and school, with arson suspected. In nearby St Paul, bottles with gasoline were ignited on Selby Avenue and Dale Street as crowds gathered. Governor LeVander deployed 650 guardsmen, vowing to halt lawlessness.
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Minneapolis, Minin
National
St. Paul
Selby Avenue
Dale Street
Charge Hospital In 3 Deaths
Philadelphia police union president blasted Philadelphia General Hospital over the death of 31 year old Paul Lankford after a stomach illness. City Council probes accused hospital of poor care while hospital staff defended diagnoses in two unrelated fireman cases.
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Philadelphia
Fraternal Order of Police
Philadelphia General Hospital
John J. Harrington
Paul Lankford
Lankford
City Connell
Norman Ingraham
Ingraham
Lnkford
City Council
Upstream Control Study Aids To View Local Flood Problems
State representatives from the Department of Forests and Waters will visit Corry next week to study flood conditions along Hare Creek and Bear Creek. Assemblyman Forest Hopkins and Harold Doughtery push for state involvement as City officials and rural property owners seek flood control measures. The Corps of Engineers, after initial hesitation, has begun a flood plan study. city engineer David Johnson summarized a preliminary report at Monday’s council meeting.
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Department of Forests and Waters
Corry
Hare Creek
Assemblyman Forest Hopkins
Bear Creek
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Hopkins
Harold E. Doughterty
R.D
Doughtery
Corps of Engineers
Forest and Waters Department
Hare
David Johnson
Viewers Raise Land Damages for Route 6 Bypass
Two West Columbus avenue property owners in Corry were awarded higher land damages than initial state offers for Route 6 bypass construction. The Jacksons from 36 West Columbus and the Oldenskis from 33 West Columbus saw awards raised from 230 to 550 dollars and 250 to 550 dollars respectively. The Board of Viewers' findings become final unless appealed within 30 days. Attorneys W. W. Hammond Sr. and Lyman Shreve, plus Bruce Major, oversaw hearings.
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West Columbus Avenue
State Highway Department
Route 6
County Board of Viewers
Erie
Utah Jackson
Harry Oldenski
Highway Department
Jacksons
Oldenski
Board of Viewers
W. W. Hammond Sr
Corry
Lyman Shreve
Bruce Major
Albion
Audi
Shreve
Army Buys Furniture From Reds
The Army awarded a 1.58 million contract to Jugoexport of Belgrade to supply household furniture for U.S. Army housing in West Germany. The move uses counterpart funds held by the U.S. Treasury to avoid spending dollars and protect currency values, with the Army noting Yugoslavia was the sole source in this routine purchase.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
Jugoexport of
Belgrade
U.S
West Germany
Armed Services
U.S. Treasury Department
United States
Leprosy Case Found Among Pentagon Mess Attendant
A Filipino Navy enlisted waiter in the Pentagon mess has been diagnosed with leprosy. Health officials say the risk to others is negligible and the dining staff and 85 senior Pentagon officials who use the mess are not at risk. The attendant’s identity was not released.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Shirley C. Fisk
Fisk
Ground Fighting Erupts After 2-Week Lull
In Saigon a fresh burst of ground fighting involving American South Korean and South Vietnamese troops ends a two week lull. Casualties run high with 37 American dead and 158 wounded nationwide. Marine sweeps around Khe Sanh begin as Viet Cong incursions continue near Hue Long Khanh and Phu Yen.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Hue
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Long Khanh
Tiger
White Horse
Phu Yen
Khe Sanh
Corry Man and Son Hurt When Truck Crashes Auto
Two Corry residents were seriously injured when a steel laden truck tipped over on Route 8 three miles north of Wattsburg. Dexter Grenz 34 and Edward Koval 13 were admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital Erie with head injuries and cuts. Larry Morton 28 of North East escaped injury. Damage totaled about 16300 dollars.
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Corry
Wattsburg
St. Vincent's Hospital
Erie
Dexter Grenz
East South Street
Edward Koval
Kuhl
Gremz
Edward
Lawrence Park
Grenz
Larry Morton
North East
Morton
Grenz Auto
Poolice
Eisenhower urges Congress to declare war on North Vietnam
Former President Eisenhower says Congress should decide if the U S should declare war in Vietnam and criticizes gradualism in the conflict. He spoke at his Gettysburg home in reply to freshmen GOP reps and urged giving Vietnam top priority for allied victory.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Eisenhower
Republican Congressional Committee
GOP
Gettysburg
U.S
Johnson
Soviet Union
PLCB suspends Corry tavern license in 10 day sanction
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced four revocations and suspensions across four counties including Corry. Perry's Inn on Route 6 west of the city had its license suspended for 10 days starting August 15 for refilling state liquor store bottles. Proprietor Patsy Perry faces the action.
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Une
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Corry
PLCB
Perry’s Inn
Patsy Perry
Probe cites union officials for funds misused
AFL CIO International Union of Electrical Workers says two officials, Milton Weihrauch and Joseph Tozzi, diverted about 141 000 dollars over five years for non union purposes including bar bills and turkeys. They deny wrongdoing and await detailed response as district trusteeship and hearings unfold in New Jersey.
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Nell Gileade
Washington
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Paul Jennings
Milton Weihrauch
Joseph Tozzi
Jennings
Jimiey B. Carey
Tozzi
Weihrauch
Wethralch
Miami Beach
New Jersey
Iozzi
Welhrauch
New York
New Jer
Tive Board
District 3
Dist
James A. Coolahan
Newark
International
Union
S&page
Warning On Color TV Dangers Goes Unheeded
Washington AP reports about 9,000 color TV owners nationwide faced possible radioactive X-ray risk from GE large and small color sets manufactured between Sept 1967 and May 1986. Surgeon General Stewart urged users to unplug and avoid using the sets pending GE and health department checks.
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Washington
General Electric Co
William A. Stewart
General Electric
4AGE Spicesman
Syracuse
N.Y
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