Concord School Costs Under Estimate Sparks Bids
Corry taxpayers will fund a Concord School for about 75 000 less than first estimated. Bids opened at a Corry Area School Authority meeting showed construction costs totaling 548 420, with total projected financing near 1 300 000 for Concord and Dean Schools. The Authority, led by Dallas Smiley, will receive early bond rate proposals next week as Singers Deane and Scribner begin bond sales to investors.
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Corry
Concord
Corry Area
Dean School
Columbus
Dallas Smiley
Authority
Singer
Deane
Scribner
Price Of Columbus Dam Estimate Reaches 600000
In Harrisburg officials recount a dam cost surge to 600000 for Columbus project. Engineers cite land acquisition, upstream relocation, and silt removal as factors, with state authorities and lawmakers cited in a meeting report. Justice of the Peace Maust released on $2000 bond after fraud conversion charge pending grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somherset
Justice of the Peace
Clarence A. Maust
Maust
P. G. Marenna
Somerset
Salisbury
Dam Support Battle Persists Over Rebuilding
The Columbus Authority set to rebid the dam with an engineering report to reject Neilan survey claims. A Harrisburg meeting on Monday July 29 will allow Corry and regional leaders to press their case again. They must show the $600,000 cost is inflated, that water released will not harm fish life, that the dam offers boating and fishing to Erie Warren Crawford counties, and that regional economy would gain from dam funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
James Curtis
Frank Dodd
Elbert Bush
Harrisburg
Stuart Helm
House
Joseph Goldstein
Warren
W. W. Waterhouse
A. J. Caruso
General State Authority
Attein
Corry-Columbus
Columbus Authority
Neilan
Scranton
Corry
Siatre
Erie
Crawford Counties
Hoover Recovery Called Miraculous By Family
New York report says former President Herbert Hoover, aged 68, has shown an almost miraculous improvement from his illness. A family spokesman Neil MacNeil said his vitality astonishes family friends and physicians, and no medical bulletin would be issued if progress continues. It notes no link between current illness and the intestine cancer removed last August and mentions Hoover had a comfortable night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Hoover
Neil MacNeil
MacNeil
Hoover
Weaver Seeks 150000 For UC French Creek Dam Study
Rep James Weaver Erie Republican asked Kennedy to include 150000 for advanced engineering and design of the French Creek dam at Union City as part of a three dam flood control plan in the French Creek basin. Estimated dam cost total near 9.122 million with two other sites at Muddy Creek near Cambridge Springs and Woodcock Creek near Saegertown.
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Belhe
Columbus
James Weaver
Erie Republican
Washington
Kennedy
French Creek
Union City
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Weaver
Waterford
Crawford County
Corps of Engineers
French Creek Basin
Muddy Creek
Cambridge Springs
Woodcock Creek
Saegertown
Teachers Salaries Major Issue Advances in Legislature
AP reports that teacher salary increases for the 1983 84 school year were given top priority in the legislature. Gov Scranton aide James Reichley says House leadership will push the measure through quickly due to a constitutional question about funding if not enacted by June 30. The issue hinges on contracts and automatic renewals for teachers hired for the new year, with the Senate out next week awaiting House action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maarausbuny
James Reichley
Gov
Scranton
Justice Department
Senate
Mons
House
Citizens National Bank Gifts $500 to Titusville Pitt Campus
The Citizens National Bank of Corry presented a $500 gift to the Titusville Campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Bank president Charles H. Bracken oversaw the contribution in Titusville, praising the campus for regional growth and local education. The effort hopes to mobilize support across Corry Meadville Oil City and Franklin.
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Citiens
National Bank of Corry
Titusville
University of Pittsburgh
Charles H. Bracken
Robert C. Newell
Bracken
Citizens National Bank
Corry
Corry Area
Titugville
R. J. Hopkins
Citizens National Bank of
Smorgasbord Tickets Sold Ahead for CHEER Event
Advance tickets remain for tomorrow night’s YMCA smorgasbord hosted by the Rebekah Lodge IOOF with CHEER. Serving in three shifts starts 4 45 pm 5 45 pm and 6 45 pm and proceeds fund a specially built wheelchair for Miss Mary Tubbs of the Overcomers CHEER division to improve her mobility and attendance at CHEER events.
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Ahere
Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Norman Tarbell
CHEER
Elof Dahl
Rebekahs
Kennedy Hopes Vial To Europe wil Patch Up Tatered Fences
President Kennedy plans a Europe trip to reassure allies and strengthen ties with Western Europe and the United States amid Western Europe tensions. He will stress U S commitment to defend Western Europe and West Berlin while avoiding fist shaking. Contingent on debates over European nuclear deterrence and recent world events, the trip proceeds despite Italian politics, the Profumo scandal, and West German leadership uncertainty.
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Kennedy
Vial
Europe
Warrington
Atlantic
Ale Hance
United States
Beyoutte
Kenny
Tony
Western Europe
West Berlin
Charles de Gauille
U.S
American University
Soviet Union
Italy
Profumo Scandel
Britain
West Germany
Billy Graham warns Supreme Court over school prayer ban
Evangelist Billy Graham condemned the ruling on Bible reading and the Lord's Prayer in schools as eroding God's place in U S life. He warned that if trends continue, they will vote God out of national life, likening it to Nazism and Communism. He spoke at a Stuttgart crusade before 20 000 people including many U S servicemen.
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sLuhuann
Germany
Billy Graham
Supreme Court
United States
God
Republic
the Evangelist
Stuttgart
U. S
Library Sets Two Week Summer Closing and Hours Change
The Corry library announces a two week closure from July 1 to July 15 for interior decorating. New hours begin Monday with Wednesdays and Saturdays closed, Fridays 9 am to 7 30 pm, and Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays 12 90 pm to 7 30 pm. The board lifts the book withdrawal limit to allow unlimited checkouts during the closure. A grand reopening is planned after decorating.
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Corry
Board of
Trist
Stuly Alb
Penn'a Boy Drowns After River Fall Near Home
Robert Co. 12, of Layton Fayette drowned in the Youg River about a mile from his home yesterday after he fell from a rope. The coroner's inquest found the boy had been sh IE with his younger brother.
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PENN
Ferryopolis
Robert Co
Layton, Fayette
Youg River
Kennedy Urges Congress Help On Civil Rights
President Kennedy proposes a five point civil rights program to Congress, calling for equal access in public facilities, school desegregation, fair employment, and federal action to curb discrimination. He warns of heated debate over private discrimination and urges a sine die session to enact urgent reforms. Continuous action is requested across the nation.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Wnth Lo
Retauranta
Racial Trouble At A Glance
Washington Kennedy asks Congress for weapons to fight racial discrimination amid opposition. Medgar Evers is shot in Jackson and buried at Arlington. King warns Southern activists of nationwide protest. North Carolina governor calls to halt demonstrations. In Alabama 400 Negro demonstrators arrested, later dispersed. Mississippi mayor and council moves toward conciliatory demands. Florida activists plan marches for jobs and rights. Kennedy meetings with Attorney General spark hopes of settlement. Georgia and Savannah see clashes and park closures as arrests rise.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Mississippi
Ender
Medgar W. Byers
Jackson
Arlington National Cemetery
New York
Martin Luther King Jr
Bouthenners
Raleigh
N.C
Terry Sanford
Gadsden
Ann
Miss
Augustine
Fla
Cambridge
Robert J. Kennedy
Savannah
County Has 93 Governments And It's Less Than Most
New York Erie County runs its local government with 4 units 69 with tax power. The survey from Commerce titled Census of Governments 1962 shows 18 municipalities 22 townships 28 school districts 24 special districts plus the county government. Nationwide there is one agency for about 1967 residents while Erie County has one for 2696. Continued on Page Thres.
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New York
Erie County
United States
Department of Commerce
Tle
Hrat
Pennsylvania
Space duo lands after record Soviet orbital mission
Moscow reports Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky landed safely after a joint mission in space. Tereshkova completed 49 orbits, Bykovsky 64, the highest for Soviet cosmonauts. They arrived near Karaganda in Kazakh SSR, greeted by crews and officials as loudspeakers announced the success to Moscow.
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Moscow
Orbila
Phe
Landinig
Virgin Lands
Tassvat
Videry Bykovsky
Valentind — Tereshkova
Tass
Bykoveky
Tereshkova
Taos
Karaanda
Central Asian
Kazakhstan
Joynus Moscovites
Amador Oly
Ihc
Fire at Union City chair plant causes $2,500 loss
Union City volunteers answered two fires at Standard Chair Co. within three hours. A defective fuse box sparked the first blaze near an elevator shaft causing $1,500 damage. a gasoline engine fire and a drum tank blast followed, totaling $1,000. One firefighter was treated after an electrical shock during rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Standard Chair Co
Union City Memorial Hospital
Francis Wontenay
Dry Kin
Hremen
Carl Thomas Jr
Hreman
Electrc
Wontenag
Thomas
Wontenay
Murder charges in fire case dropped in Connellsville
Dist. Atty. John R. Hoye said he would not press charges after a jury acquitted Harold Sonny Walk of arson in the Connellsville restaurant fire that killed two men. Fayette County Court approved the withdrawal of charges.
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Spe Charg
Harold
Sonny) Walk
Connellsville
Dist
Alv
John R. Hoye
Walk
Fayette
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Wirepieta
CNB
Area College Fund
Billie
Marvin Merman
John Blanchard
Cesar Rapids
Tawa
Cedar Rivve
Herman
Sacroseun
Blanchard
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