Corry teachers reject measure on superintendent support
In a special 4 pm meeting the Corry Area Teachers Association voted 88 to 21 with 2 abstentions against a motion to back Thomas R. Shupe after he was not re-elected by the school directors on April 12. Supt Shupe said he intends to be a candidate.
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Corry Area Teachers Association
Thomas R. Shupe
Viola Brown
John Liebegott
Board of Education
Shupe
Thomas Shupe
The
Journal
City vote urged to file complaint over Shady Avenue crossing
Representatives of Corry Jamestown Corporation pressed the City Council to file a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission regarding the Shady Avenue crossing on Erie-Lackawanna rails. They argued EL rules misjudge danger, cited low traffic, and warned city costs for gates and lights around $17,000. Continued on Page Six.
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Corry Jamestown Corporation
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
Shady Avenue
C. A
Hillstrom
Leo Hooks
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Hooks
Corry Jamestown
Council
Letter On Superintendency Vote In Corry Schools
A Corry Area teachers association letter explains why a proposed vote on the superintendent's contract renewal was not heard. It urges board and faculty cooperation to resolve a governance issue, citing two factors behind current tensions and suggesting joint action for a solution.
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Teachers Association
Corry Area
Board of Education
Corry
Pennsylvania
Shupe
Our Teachers Association
Columbus Hikes Taxes 13 Mills to Balance Budget
Columbus Township school directors raised the real estate tax millage by 13 mills to 47 to balance a 307,506 dollar budget. They reinstated a 1 percent wage tax and a $10 per capita tax, signaling the farm exemption may end. Kindergarten will be offered in Corry schools with tuition paid by Columbus. 15 to 20 pupils expected. Bus bids totaled 22,050 dollars from Allan Eastman, with higher bids from 25,075 27,000 and 28,710. Basil Pokosh was renamed treasurer.
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Columbus Township
Corry
Columbus
Million Stolen From Ex-Corry Woman Revealed
The FBI disclosed the exact loss at ex Corry resident Mrs Theresa McSweeney on March 15 in New Rochelle New York. The theft totaled 100000 in cash and jewels worth 1347500. Four masked men battered the victim and broke into the bedroom safe, the same one used in a prior stock theft.
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FBI
Corry
New Rochelle, N
Collision at Columbus Y injures two motorists
Two drivers escaped injury in a rear end collision at the Columbus Y shortly before 7 this morning. Property damage was about 150 dollars. Emily Sechriest, 42, of Bear Lake, was westbound on Route 957 toward Route 6 when she slowed and stopped twice for traffic. Nolan Webb, 26, Corry, following behind, failed to see the second stop and struck Sechriest from behind.
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Columbus
Joseph Basile
Sechriest Auto
Sechriest
Wallace seeks Democratic nod as Negro vote grows in Alabama
Primary elections begin in six states with Alabama drawing national attention. Governor George Wallace aims to have his wife Thurleen Wallace nominated for governor as the Democratic candidate to succeed him, while Attorney General Richmond Flowers campaigns for the Negro vote. Nine candidates compete in Alabama's field including state Senator Bob Gilchrist former governors Patterson and Folsom, and Carl Elliott.
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Washington
Alabama
Enete
Florida
Indiana
New Mexico
Ohio
Oklahoma
George C. Wallace
Thurleen Wallace
Atty
Richmond Flowers
Bob Gilchrist
Carl Elliott
John Patterson
James Folsom
Eun
First US shells Cambodia official acknowledgment
Saigon report confirms for the first time that U.S. artillery struck across the Cambodian border. The action came as American forces pressed Operation Birmingham in Tay Ninh Province near the Cai Bac River, with B52s and heavy shelling reinforcing the push against Viet Cong positions.
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U.S
1St Infantry Division
Cai Bac
Tay Ninh
Saigon
Guam
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
City Restores Funds From State Order After Auditor Flag
Grace Sloan reports Corry’s 1964 liquid fuels tax fund misused for wages at the Streets Department and at the city dump parking lot and Lawrence Airport. The $316 must be returned to the fuels tax fund as it funds roads bridges and drainage. Council elected to source the transfer from the unpaid bills fund on councilman Guy Abbey’s advice to safeguard future allocations.
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Grace Sloan
Auditor General
City of
Corry
Lawrence
Council
Guy Abbey
Incil
Kennedy calls for sweeping China policy reassessment
Senator Edward M. Kennedy urged President Johnson to create a special commission to reexamine U S policy toward Red China. He proposed a panel headed by a distinguished veteran, with members including Gen Ridgway or Gen Gruenther or Dr Milton Eisenhower. The speech outlined aims to boost informal government contacts with China, address UN seating, and consider a limited air trade and broader Chinese participation in international affairs.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
U.S
China
Johnson
Special Commission
Matthew B. ‘Ridgway
Korea
Alfred M. Gruenther
American Red Cross
Milton 8. Eisenhower
Johns Hopking University
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Red China
United Nations
Kennedy
Formosa
Bea China
New Law Sought To Curb Sidewalk Displays
City officials debated sidewalk merchandise displays in front of shops and whether an ordinance exists to regulate cluttered walks. A study of property lines and traffic impact was ordered, with possible curb rules and an approach to Sidewalk Bazaar Days in debate.
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Couuman
Jack Downey
Downey
Russell Brant
William Peiffer
David Johnson
Center Street
Johnson
WU Pays $100 Utility Fee Under Protest
The Pittsburgh office of the Western Union Telegraph Co. protests a $100 annual city utility fee as onerous for non taxable firms like Pennsylvania Electric, Pennsylvania Gas, and General Telephone. A letter read to City Council included a $100 check for 1966, though WU seeks relief due to declining revenue. Councilmates offered little sympathy as the demand persisted.
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Pittsburgh
Western Union Telegraph Company
Corry
Council
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Pennsylvania Gas Company
General Telephone Company
Ask Lower Retirement Age For Paid Firemen
Six city paid fire drivers want pension changes to lower retirement age from 60 to 55 after 25 years service. The request, read at the council meeting, would primarily benefit Leo Neckers if approved.
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Leo Neckers
Neckers
Council
Contin
Police Cite Two Cycle Jockeys Here
City police cited two cycle riders over the weekend for traffic violations. Ronald G. Hepler, 19, of 711 Liberty Street, faced reckless driving after his bike reared on North Center Street. Meredith W. Gilmore, 23, of 432 West Smith Street, received three citations for failing to yield, wrong way on a one way, and passenger grip violations during erratic downtown riding. All citations filed with Alderman M. S. Cobbett.
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Ronald G. Hepler
Liberty Street
North Center Street
Hepler
M. S. Cobbett
Meredith W. Gilmore
West Smith Street
Gilmore
West Main Street
North Center
Clinton Street
Mott Street
Cobbett
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Walter Gilliland
J. Donald Watson
Jack Rooker
Ramsey Rogers
Association
Max Bennink
Joint Board of Education
Allan Eastman
Basil Pokosh
Theresa N. McSweeney
West End
Theresa Nugent
Harry McSweeney
Standard OU Company
U.S. Potash Company
South Viet_ Nam
U. S
Henry” Cabot Lodge
Hoc Mon
South
Viet Nam
Senate
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