Practice Run Burns Near New Concord School Site
Early morning blaze at the razing site of the Concord School caused smoke over the nearby residential area after a practice session by workers. Firefighters battled multiple fires including a car blaze on East Park Place, with damage totaling about 100 dollars to the vehicle. A resident protested the night’s practice, and officials said the fire company falls under Councilman Ray Weber.
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Jed
Marian Messenger
North Clymer
East Park Place
Jerome Davis
John Faulkner
East South Street
Journal
Ray Weber
Turkish girl to spend year as Corry exchange student
A 16 year old Turkish girl will arrive in Corry in August to live with the Buesink family and study at Corry High as part of the American Field Service exchange program. Cinta Egeman will stay about a year, attend school, and join a tour after the term ends.
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Corry
American Field Service
Cinta Egeman
Izmir
Turkey
Clifford Buesink
Wayne Street
Corry High
Cindy Buesink
Buesink
Nancy
Cinta’s
Miss Egeman
American Collegiate Institute
Olympic Airlines
New York City
Buffalo
United States
New York
Guard Girl In Profumo Scandal Shielded By Police
Scotland Yard placed emergency guards on Christine Keeler after tips warned her life was in danger. She may testify at the Stephen Ward trial as detectives questioned guests and associates linked to the Cliveden estate under the Profumo affair.
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London
Scotland Yard
Christine Keeler
West End
Viscount Astor
Cliveden
Ward
Christine
Profumo
Two Boys Drown After River Swim in Ohio Town
Searchers dragged bodies from the Ohio River of nine year old Terry Lee Toy and seven year old James Ralph Tice who disappeared while fishing after leaving Empiré yesterday.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Ohio River
Terry Lee Toy
James ‘Ralph Tice
Empiré
Corry Taverns Face 15 Day Liquor License Suspensions
The State Liquor Control Board suspended 15 day licenses for gambling device violations at Corry tavern Purpura's on First Avenue and Corry Lodge No. 96 Loyal Order of the Moose. Also listed were eight Erie taverns and clubs facing suspensions for the same reason with suspensions effective July 12.
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Corry Club
Corry
State Liquor Control Board
Harrisbire
Corry Lodge
Loyal Order of the Moose
Purpura
First Avenue
Catherine Purpura
Erie
Cigarette Start Fatal Fire In Johnstown Home
A Johnstown woman died early today in a fire that damaged one side of a frame duplex. Firemen found the victim, identified as Mrs. Trude Nelson, in a second floor bedroom with the blaze believed to have started from a cigarette igniting a couch. Firemen controlled the fire in about thirty minutes.
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Jobnsiuwn
Johnstown
Trude! Nelson
Civil Rights Fight May Doom Kennedy Tax Cut Prospects
Southern resistance to President Kennedy's civil rights program could derail a 10 billion tax cut this year. House delays and possible Senate filibuster threaten passage. if civil rights debates trigger the Senate pause, the tax measure faces longer odds and may slip to next year. Byrd Mills and Smith control the timing and clearance of the bill.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Senate
Congress
Amnion
Souter
Harry. Flood Byrd
D- Ya
Byrd
Souther Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
Hote Ways and Mens Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
Mrust
500 Exiles Hit Cuba
The Big Cuban Revolutionary Council said its commando forces landed in Cuba. Reports say about 500 exiles participated while State Department officials sought verification. Council members avoided public comment and refused to disclose landing points or departure sites.
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Miami
Fla
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Cuba
State Department
Washington
Department
Council
Demonstrations Planned as City Eyes Integration Tactics
In Plaquemine Louisiana Negro leaders warned of a planned demonstration while police prepared at a ballpark where 50 youths practiced under lights. Officials said the district court appeal seeks timing to delay integration amid rising tensions in the state.
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Plaquemine
Laary
Dennis Longy
U.S. District Court
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US. Dist
H. B. Grooms
Grooms
Negroes Demand Civil Rights Changes in Erie City Hall
NAACP delegates press four point program at Erie City Hall as about 200 protesters picket outside. Demands include more Negro city employees, contracts to integrated firms, a fair housing ordinance, and neutrality from the Erie Human Relations Commission. Mayor Williamson defends focus on qualifications over quotas amid tense council discussion.
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Neg- Brees
Per Sonnel Department
Negroes Issue Ultimatum in Philadelphia Labor Talks
The Human Relations Commission urged continued talks as a Negro ultimatum to labor unions and contractors threatened a renewal of tensions. Rev. Henry H. Michels of the Greater Philadelphia Council of Churches announced the demand for Negroes to be hired into skilled jobs and admitted to final in the talks by tomorrow.
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Philly
Philadelphia
Human Relations Commission
Labo
Henry H. Michels
Greater Philadelphia
Urban lawmakers push for larger state aid for schools
Urban legislators plan to press next week for a bigger share of state funds for public schools. The House moved to boost subsidies by about 30 million dollars yearly and endorsed a companion bill to raise teacher salaries with a final vote slated for Monday.
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Harribbuku
House
Appropriations Committee
Pinal House
Senate
Ariain
Elicht
Corry PO Adopts Five Digit Zip Code for Mail
Corry PA postmaster Harold Shannon announces a five digit zip code 116407 for Corry residents to use on all mail. The new system, effective nationally July 1, aims to speed deliveries by reducing address reading errors. Examples listed include Spring Creek 16436 and Spartansburg 16431.
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Harold Shannon
Corry
Shannon
Mall Zee
Jobin Doe
Henry Doe
United States
Spring Creek
Spartansburg
Columbus
Weaver seeks severe Cuba policy measures from Congress
Rep James D. Weaver urges tough steps to topple Fidel Castro. Proposed actions include a complete Cuba shipping blockade, recognition of a Cuban exile government, ending foreign aid to Cuba allied nations, and blocking Panama Canal use for Cuban trade. He also called for inspection of Cuban missile bases to verify removal of offensive missiles. The speech was to the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Postmasters Association, which elected Keith Baird as president.
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ERIE
Pennsylvania
Fidel Castro
Cuba
James D. Weaver
Panama Canal
Yeesels
Weaver
Kennedy
Na Yonal Postmasters Association
Keith Baird
Youngwood
Westmoreland County
Francis X. Walsh
Jessup
Denial of Appeal in Erie County Murder Case
The Erie County court denied the appeal of Steven Pavkovich 38 of Erie for a life imprisonment sentence. Judge Elmer Evans read the denial in open court as the three judges en banc reviewed the case. Defense lawyers considered further action to the State Supreme Court. Pavkovich had been convicted of first degree murder for the fatal shooting of John R. Cochran Sr. in an Erie bar amid claims of an affair with Cochran's wife.
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Erie
Lfe
Elmer Evans
Steven Paykovich
Joseph V. Apresti
Will J. Schaaf
State Supreme Court
Pavkovich
Erie County
John R. Cochran
Cochran
Space Girl's Feats Hailed By Russians
Moscow reports hail Valentina Tereshkova as the first woman in space. She circled the globe 43 times in 71 hours aboard Vostok, covering about 1.24 million miles. Lt. Valery Bykovsky set a new orbital record with 65 orbits in 119 hours, over 2 million miles.
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Muscow
Mlier
Soviet Union
Valentina Te ‘Peshkova
Valery Bykovsky
Siberia
Tass
Valentina
The
Globe
Earth
Bivakkhabed
Karanganda
Bykovsky
Kustanal
Kazakhtan
Moscow
Andrian Nikolayev
Five Negroes Held in Death of White Soldier in Washington
In Washington five Black suspects surrendered and faced homicide charges after a street brawl that left Pvt. Edward J. Betcher of Brooklyn dead. Police say he died from crushing chest injuries after a car backed over him following the altercation near Ft. Belvoir.
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Washington
Edward J. Betcher
Brooklyn
N.Y
Uni
General Sessions Court
Sheila M. Turner
Floyd T. Smith
Leon Dillard Jr
Thomas A. Green
Gerald L. Jackson
Arlington
Betcher
D. C. General Hospital
Ft. Belvoir
Richard A. Whelton
John Layton
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Niemen
Alabama U. I
Birmingham, Ala
University of Alabama Board of ‘Trustees
Bamden
Conn
Donald PeJones
Erie City Hall
Paul Marlin
CIX
Red Square
Valentina Tereshkova
Valery Stykovsky
Khrushchev
Nikotai
Benins
Corry PO
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