End of sidewalk dispute on West Smith Street
The city plans sidewalk improvements on West Smith Street after years of debate. The Steering Committee of the City Planning Commission labeled this stretch as undesirable and residents, especially seniors visiting Corry Memorial Hospital, face crossing gaps. About $10,000 is earmarked for walk upgrades, but progress has stalled while the city focuses on property-adjacent sections already under construction.
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City Planning Commission
Corry Memorial
West Smith Street
Journal
Correspondence Reveals Weakness in East Germany Iron Curtain
Letters from East Germany to stamp collector Norbert Bachomer reveal a rare softening view of the regime and hint at censorship limits while contrasting Soviet Russia with East German conditions. The writer notes life under communism differs from the West, and laments lack of USA aid, suggesting mail is not fully censored. Fragment ends with continued report on page five.
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Khrushchev
United States
East Germany
Norbert Bach— Ofer
West Church Street
Kries Weimar
Bachomer
Soviet Russia
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Jan Masary
Masaryk
West Germany
USA
Bachemer
Lincoln
Washington
Paris
Teenagers Undersized Mother Hid 3 Children 11 Years
TECUMSEH Ontario AP A teenage mother hid three of her six children indoors for 11 years to conceal a large family from landlords and friends. The three younger children are described as retarded in growth and in poor health after years of isolation. the older sisters and brother had outside contact but knew nothing of the secret. The mother and husband appeared relieved when the case was uncovered.
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Connie
Glenda
Donna
Carral
Donna Vyeronica
Detroit
Wind
Truck Crash Kills Seven Children and Two Mothers
A 30 ton truck flattened an auto in Lex yesterday, killing two mothers Patty Lee Roberts and Bess Letterman and seven children including Marice Lynn Roberts and six Letterman children Ramona Joy Susie Johnny and Mary. A baby was injured critically.
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Upuson
Lex
Patty Lee Roberts
Bess Letterman
Mrs. Roberts
Marice Lynn
Letterman
David
Ramona
Joy
Susie
Johnny
Mary
Kennedy Johnson meet to discuss military spending plan
Hyannis Port Mass. Sen John F Kennedy and Sen Lyndon B Johnson to meet for the first time since their nominations to plan a military spending response to Khrushchev insults. They consider boosting defense funds with advisers pushing a multi billion earmarked package as a stiff provocation. Johnson to visit Truman after the talks.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Kennedy
Averell Harriman
Nixon Pivots to TV Debates in Building Better America Campaign
New York AP reports a major push toward a high profile nationwide TV debate between Republican Nixon and Democrat Kennedy. Plans center on four hour long joint discussion programs on NBC and CBS with four additional panels, conditional on Congress waiving Section 315. Kennedy has tentatively agreed and Nixon's team awaits reply.
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New York
Hyannis Port
Mass
John FP. Kennedy
Robert
W. Sarnoff
National Broadcasting Co
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Sarnoff
Nixon
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
CBS News
Sig Mickelson
U. S. Senate
House
Leonard H. Goldenson
American Broadcasting- Paramount Theaters, Inc
Kennedy
Congress
Nixon Accepts GOP Nomination With Call To Build A Better America
Vice President Richard M Nixon, amid roaring crowds at the Republican convention in Chicago, accepted the party’s presidential nomination. He hailed the moment as the greatest of his life and pledged to build a better America if elected, vowing the nation will not be pushed around by anyone.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
America
Ng ‘Nixon
Lin
Safecrackers Foiled At Lottsville
A couple of would be safe crackers were chased from the Red and White store in Lottsville after a 3 am burglary in progress. Marvin Johnson, the store operator, fired a warning shot and the pair fled. Corry State Police are investigating. only a small amount of change was taken from a cash drawer. The safe reportedly withstood the attempt and contained mainly records and files.
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Marvin Johnson
Loltsville
Johnson
Corry
Journal
Powers to Have Soviet Lawyers in espionage trial
In Moscow today it was said U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers will not be allowed American lawyers at his espionage trial. The trial opens August 7 before a military tribunal likely to be first instance, meaning Powers can appeal any sentence to a higher court. The maximum penalty for espionage is not specified.
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Moscow
Jary — Sourees Today
Francis Gary Powers
Gars
Powers
Mercury space capsule test ends in explosion off Cape Canaveral
An unmanned Project Mercury test atop an Atlas booster exploded during a harsh reentry scenario off Cape Canaveral. The one ton capsule and rocket sank four to 12 miles offshore while seven American astronauts observed. The test aimed to simulate abort conditions for a future manned mission planned by year end and orbital flight in 1961.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Atlantic
Fla
U.S
Earth
Mechanic's Feet Prove Public intoxication Arrest
City police arrested Hargis V. Blankenship, 28, after finding him under a parked car on East Main Street with his feet protruding into the traffic lane. Officer James Keppel observed the man sleeping beneath the vehicle while another occupant remained in the car. Police kept the driver from leaving and discussed the intoxication charge, noting the danger if the car had moved.
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North Clymer
East Main
Hargis V. Blankenship
Corry
James Keppel
Is Byner
Keppel
Blankenship
Ima
Nixon Moves To Set Campaign Dates After Convention
Richard M Nixon focuses on campaign dates and strategy after triumph at the Republican National Convention. He plans to meet the Republican National Committee, hold a news conference, and name key campaign figures while releasing details of his first tour. Nixon aims to keep Morton of Kentucky reelected as national chairman and hints at a Honolulu stop next week to gain an early lead over Kennedy.
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Chicago
Richard M
Nixon
GOP
Republican National Committee
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Honolulu
F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lodge Pledges Strong Campaign In Accepting VP Nomination
CHICAGO AP Henry Cabot Lodge, Boston aristocrat and UN spokesman, accepted the GOP vice presidential nomination beside Richard Nixon. Lodge vowed full energy to aid Nixon and the Republicans in victory. He planned to resign his UN post next month, though White House officials said no action was needed now. Lodge urged unity amid the Cold War stakes and praised Nixon as best suited to guide U S policy.
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Chicago
Henry Cabot Lodge
Boston
Richard M. Nixon
Lodge
Nixon
U.S
United Nations
Republican National Committee
Lodee
U.N. Post
White House
James Hagerty
Charge Boy and Dad After Car Chase
Police filed state Motor Vehicle Code violations against 17 year old Titusville youth Larry L. Stokes and his father Andrew Stokes after a chase of several blocks. Larry was charged with reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle during a license suspension. Andrew was charged with permitting a suspended driver to operate his car.
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le Usvill — Bivulyate
Titusville
Larry L. Stokes
Andrew Stokes
Young Stokes
Raymonds UAW sign pact with six cent hike
Raymonds and Local 629 United Auto Workers reached a two year labor contract approved by the union Tuesday. The package totals more than six cents per hour with a four and a half cent average base increase plus one cent cost of living hike and two cents potential shift in premiums. Improved accident and health benefits are included and the pact goes into effect next Thursday with a wage reopener planned for August 4, 1961. Negotiations began in July.
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Omegais
Raymond
United ‘Auto Workers
Anja
Rockefeller Hosts Nixon at GOP Convention Initial Mixup Sparks Laughter
CHICAGO Gov Nelson A Rockefeller introduced GOP presidential nominee Richard E Nixon with the wrong middle initial saying Milhous Nixon’s middle name. Nixon secured support with a 50 minute acceptance, plans to meet the press as nominee and to press unity with Henry Cabot Lodge as running mate as Kennedy leads Democrats in a heated national race.
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Chicago
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Richard E. Nixon
Nixon
Milhous
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations
Nikita Khrushchev
Credi
GOP
National Committee
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Retired Trooper Intervenes in West Mabry Street Altercation
Former State Police sergeant Ted Hubley intervened as two local men attacked a City Cab Co driver on West Mabry Street, scaring them into fleeing in a car. The victim plans to press charges against the assailants, and police received their names.
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Mat
West Mabry Street
Ted Hubley
Corry
State Police
Western Street
City Cab Co
Hing
Hubley
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