Corry Memorial Hospital fund reaches 165000 in early drive progress
The Corry Memorial Hospital fund appeal reached 165000 this morning, about 30 percent of its 350000 goal. Joint chairmen E W Feldt and Robert Bracken said early results look promising as several divisions including spacesetters led by George Orcutt and corporate gifts directed by Robert Ott are well along and set to wrap up soon.
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Corry Memorial Hospital Fund
E. W. Feldt
Robert Bracken
George Orcutt
Robert Ott
Feldt
Wallace Young
Paul Meerdink
Russell Brant
S. A. Long
James Allyn
Corry
Pulitzer Prize Winner Pa Editor Honored For Mountain Man Reporting
Robert V. Cox, 40, city editor of the Chambersburg Public Opinion, won the Pulitzer in local reporting for his vivid deadline coverage of the Mountain Man deranged killer William Hollenbaugh. Cox spent eight years in journalism and stayed on the story as the manhunt spanned Shade Gap and surrounding areas. The report includes the kidnapping of Peggy Ann Brodnick and the subsequent rescue, with continued investigation into the infant case in nearby Corry Memorial Hospital. Circumstances of the infant injury remain unclear as authorities pursue answers.
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Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department
May‘ville
Richard Tompkins
Rodney Tompkins
Sherman
Corry Memorial Hospital
Sheriff's Department
R. X. Williams Jr
Chambersburg, Pa
Robert V. Cox
Cox
Chambersburg Public Opinion
Franklin County
William Hollenbaugh
Shade Gap
Stopgap Measures In Plant Traffic and Parking Woes
City Council took steps to ease traffic and parking near four plants but kept a wait-and-see stance on other measures. Dowell Inc urged banning parking on West Main from Second to Lemon to cut accidents, yet city engineers say off-street space is scarce and plant lots are already cramped. A new on-site lot at Aero Dynamics is under construction but won’t be ready soon, and may not fit all staff cars.
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City Corner
West Main Street
Aero-Flow Dynamics
Corry Foam Products
Corry Rubber Corp
Dowell, Inc
West Main
Second Avenuue
Lemon Street
Dowell
David Johnson
Aero
Johnson
Council
Hope To Erase $20,000 Asset From City Books
City controller Dave Nichols urged council to remove a $20,000 ink asset from past due per capita taxes dating to before the city income tax era around 1956. With many taxpayers moved or deceased and possible statute limitations, the move aims to present more realistic city finances. The council also toured newly unveiled sessions chambers in the Municipal Building.
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Dave Nichols
Nichols
Council
Douglas Rozelle
Petitions Seek Street Light and Alley Paving
Local residents petition for a new street light at the west end of a street where five families live. Another petition from all Wright and Gould streets residents requests paving an alley called stone Alley. Councilman Downey and a local resident will study the light issue, while city engineer David Johnson will survey and likely push paving with a Council recommendation forthcoming.
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Wright and Gould Streets
Stone Alley
Jack Downey
Downey
David Johnson
Downtown sidewalk plan aims to revamp city walks
City Council heard a rough draft ordinance to start a two year downtown sidewalk program targeting eroded walks in central business districts and fringe areas. Property owners get one year to repair before the city completes work. notices to follow in May and June with construction likely early in the season.
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David Johnson
Kindergarten Approved By Rural School Boards
Five rural districts in the Corry Area Joint Schools approved kindergarten for next fall. Columbus may host a new class, with Spring Creek likely to participate. Concord Wayne and Elgin will send children to Corry’s kindergarten sites. The six boards meet May 15 to finalize next year’s budget. The jointure now includes Spring Creek elementary and all 12 grades.
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Corry
Columbus
Spring Creek
Concord
Wayne
Elgin
Jointure
California crop losses mount from month of rain
California faces millions in agricultural losses after a month of saturating rain and frost. May brings warmth but Sierra Nevada snow threatens streams in the San Joaquin Valley. Flooding and late planting have hurt crops. migrant workers find themselves with no jobs.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Sierra Nevada
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno
Richard E. Lyng
Lyng
Sierra
Private Plane Crashes Into Airliner At LaGuardia
A private Piper Cherokee collided with a Yankee Airlines de Havilland Dove on intersecting LaGuardia runways. Three people died, nine aboard the airliner were injured, and CAB teams planned investigations. Bodies were recovered from the Cherokee wreckage in New York.
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New York
la Guardia
Yankee Airlines de Haviland
Cherokee
Joseph
Barbara Bucci
Binghamton
N.Y
David L. Campbell
Vestal
Pittsfield
Mass
Russell Pomeroy
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Charles McMillen
Dalton
White House Quiet On President's Proposal
Washington AP Congress delays again for Johnson to propose a wage dispute settlement bill. Railroads oppose government seizure and warn of a police state compulsory settlement. Unions and lawmakers push for a two year pact with wage increases while talks stall.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate
House
White House
Michael Fox
Fox
Afl-Cio Railway Employees Department
Arrange Payroll Deductions For Hospital Gifts
City Council authorized City Treasurer Harriet Myers to begin payroll deductions from city employees for donations to the hospital fund drive. Council split on combining items on the pay stub. Nichols urged approval, Staples and Downey supported, Brant opposed, citing procedural concerns.
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Harriet Myers
Miss Myers
David Nichols
Council
Nichols
Russell Brant
Gerald Staples
William A. Peiffer
Staples
Jack Downey
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Percy Corbin
Journal
Eaton
LBJ
Albert Lea
Minn
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