Hillcrest Rejects Annexation by Corry Hillcrest Drive Residents
Hillcrest Drive residents indicate strong opposition to annexation by Corry. Only two property owners support annexation as James Brady reports most signed a letter declining annexation now. The official county action calendar shows maps and petitions may not circulate June 15. Other border areas may still pursue annexation if 60 percent favor it.
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Hillcrest Drive
Corry
James Brady
Brady
Journal
Leity
Erie Tax Collector Profits From Reinvested Income Tax
Erie collects about 3.2 million yearly in wage and income taxes with 800 000 flowing to outlying districts. Fuller says Corry funds are invested by Erie and yields were 6320 in five months this year, while 15864 in 1965. He suggests using local funds rather than others money and notes Treasury Notes may be discussed with the Combined Earned Income Tax Committee.
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R. Elwin Fuller
Corry
U. S. Treasury
Carl Cannavino
Erie
Fuller
Puller
Gerry
Treasury
Corry Fourth Ward Renewal Plan Moves Toward Federal Funds
Erie County Redevelopment Authority heard Corry's Fourth Ward renewal details at a morning meeting. Christopher Capotis indicated 18.8 acres cover 66 buildings and 72 families with 227 residents. 80 percent of structures are deficient but not all will be demolished. Officials seek a solid relocation plan and aim to finalize the federal funds application by late June or mid July. Council will outline progress and expectations for rehabilitation and moving costs before funds are released.
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Corry
Fourth Ward
Erie County
County Redevelopment Authority
Christopher Capotis
Capotis
Authority
50 Youngsters Ready To Show Driving Skills
The public is invited to Corry Area High School to watch teen age safe driving Roadeo all day Saturday. Corry and State Police officers oversee the event sponsored by the Corry Jaycees and Ford Lincoln Mercury division. More than 50 young drivers will demonstrate safe driving at 8 am with a spectator refreshment stand onsite.
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Corry Area High School
Corry
Buddhist Boss Meets With Lodge In Saigon Crisis
South Vietnamese troops with U S air support reported killing 250 Viet Cong after repelling an ambush 48 miles north of Saigon. The fighting occurred amid a political crisis as Buddhists press for change and Thich Tam Chau seeks U S support for nonviolence against Ky.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddhist Institute
Thich Tam Chau
Henry Cabot Lodge
Thich Tri Quang
Tornadoes Leave Kansas City Panhandle In Turmoil
A violent series of tornadoes struck eastern Kansas including Topeka and Manhattan causing at least 130 deaths, about 600 injuries, and millions in damage. Topeka suffered 12 deaths with thousands homeless and hundreds treated. The storms also damaged Wolcott Jarblo Basehor and Lansing, with Washburn University campus heavily hit.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Wolcott
Jarbalo
Basehor
Lansing
Joe Nickell
Kansas National Guard
Burnett
Statehouse
Alma Hammers Florida Panhandle After Cuba Crossing
Hurricanes Alma leaves at least 45 dead in three nations as it nears the Florida Panhandle. The eye wall tracked near Apalachicola as Tallahassee faced reduced winds after a westward turn. Civil Defense reports most residents evacuated, though some remained stubborn. A body found near the Sunshine Skyway bridge raises Florida's toll to three fatalities.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Alma
Florida Panhandle
Panhandle
Apalachicola
Tallahassee
Walter Murphy
North Florida
Civil Defense
Florida
Sunshine Skyway
Cuba
Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Opera Manager Dies in Mill Valley California
F. Coppicus, 86, longtime manager of Enrico Caruso and other opera stars, died Wednesday in Mill Valley. Coppicus founded the Metropolitan Musical Bureau in 1917, a concert agency.
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Mill Valley
Calif
Coppicus
Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Musical Bureau
Eye drops given by visiting nurse in Corry area
Mrs. Florence Pratt, visiting nurse in Corry, administers eye drops to Mrs. Hotch kiss. Ray Biggerstaff, a University of Michigan student on loan to Erie County Health Department this summer, is mentioned as remaining in the scene.
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Hotchkiss
Florence Pratt
Corry
Ray Biggerstaff
University of Michi-gan
Erie County Health Department
Clin
Fireman Averts Scare In School Area Blaze
Fire call near the high school at 9 50 last night prompted rapid response but was contained as a grass fire on the hillside behind the building. Fireman Victor Dempsey diverted alarms to avoid crowding exits during the chorus program. The blaze proved minor, likely a prank, with gasoline odor noted at the scene.
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No. 1
Victor Dempsey
Dempsey
Shady Avenue
South Street
Corry Boy Sees U S President in Capital Visit
A Corry boy fulfilled a longtime dream by visiting Washington D C and meeting the president during a trip. The account notes the rarity of such encounters for most Americans and points readers to page four for the full story.
House Split Over Allegheny River Shore Control Bill
The House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee opposes Senate Bill 1446, the Wild Rivers Act, which would give the federal government control of 320 feet of Allegheny River shoreline downstream from Kinzua Dam. A new measure, House Bill 14922, proposes a different approach by creating a National Scenic Rivers System that may alter the outcome. Local cottage owners fear loss of shore access and property impacts.
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Allegheny River
Kinzya Dam
House Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
House
Senate
Allegheny
Kinzua Dam
Rescinded Order Didn't Hold Water In Courthouse
A courthouse source says desk pads and ash trays bought by Charles W. Graham head the county owned property office remain on desks despite supposed rescission. The $102 order, approved May 24, drew charges of overpricing as inquiry finds no formal rescission in minutes. pads cost $2.50 to $8 in the supply room, while the four by five and thirty six by twenty four inch sets differ greatly in size.
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Saner Office Supply Co
Erie
Charles W. Graham
Corry
William ©. Hill Jr
Louis Rzymek
Graham
Waterhouse Area GOP Chairman Re-elected District Chair
W. W. Doc Waterhouse won re-election last night as Republican chairman for the district covering Corry Elgin Wayne and Concord Townships at the Corry Motor Lodge. Mrs Jack Dundon was elected office chairman replacing Mrs Mabel Spaulding who asked to be relieved after years in the post.
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W. W
Doc” Waterhouse
Corry
Elgin
Wayne
Concord
Corry Motor Lodge
Jack Dundon
Wayne Township
Fice
Mabel Spaulding
Spaulding
Water
Charles Hershey
Erie
Charles Gagliano
North Wast
Refugees Flee Lusaka After Angolan Disturbances
More than 1,700 African refugees crossed the border into Zambia from Portuguese Angola over the past two weeks, according to a Home Ministry spokesman. He cited disturbances in the colony as the cause of the exodus.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Angola
Home Ministry
Man charged in Pennsylvania fireworks sales ring
A 50 year old Greenville man, Clifford Sproul, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police in a raid on his Corry Waterford area operations. Investigators say he sold fireworks for some time and had about 150 worth of fireworks at his home. He is due for a preliminary hearing in Erie before Justice of the Peace John District next Tuesday. Distribution of fireworks in Pennsylvania is a misdemeanor with up to a $500 fine or a year in jail. Police note no recent Corry explosions, though local youths remain active.
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Greenville
Pennsylvania
Lawrence Park
Corry
Waterford
Clifford Sproul
Paul “Williams
Mercer
Sproul
Justice of the Peace John District
Erie
Tn Corry
Frank Carnegie
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Corry Business and Professional Women's Club
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