Council Briefly Sets Paving Plans and Tightens Safety
City council held a 70 minute session approving paving by the State Highway Department this summer along East Columbus avenue from North Center Street to the city line and East Main street to the line plus a stretch on South Center street. The panel refused a bill for a punctured tire blamed on a street sign mishap. A tentative step was taken to barricade a deteriorating shack on West Pleasant Street to prevent children from playing inside and risking harm.
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State Highway Department
East Columbus Avenue
North Center Street
East Main Street
South Center Street
Joseph Cohen
West Pleasant Street
City Council Advances Paving Projects on East Columbus and East Main
The State Highway Department seeks to pave East Columbus avenue from North Center street to the east city line and East Main street from King street to the east city line. A smaller project covers South Center street from the railroad tracks to Pleasant street. Council readings moved quickly with first readings, then final readings on East Main and South Center, and an East Columbus ordinance. City Engineer David Johnson proposed a Friday special meeting to honor the required time lag while expediting passage.
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State Highway Department
Columbus Avenue
North Center Street
East City Line
Main Street
King Street
South Center Street
Pleasant Street
East Main
Columbus Avenue i
David Johnson
City Council Refuses to Pay for Driver’s Tire Damage
City officials reject a resident’s demand to cover a $38 tire cost after his car hit a curb and a street sign stub buried by snow. Joseph Cohen claimed the expense from the city, but the council deemed him negligent and said the only recourse is to sue.
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Percy Corbin
Cotfeil
Joseph Cohen
North Center Street
Cohen
Sears
Rclly
Douglas Rozette
City backs halt on dilapidated shanty on West Pleasant Street
Corry City Council moved to barricade a hazardous West Pleasant Street shanty used by local children, pending long legal steps to demolish the Heath estate property. Notices will demand barricading within 10 days or city action and owner billing.
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Corry
West Pleasant Street
Democrats Plan Candidates Night In Corry
The Corry Democratic Committee hosts a candidates night on Saturday in the VFW Club ballroom starting at 9 p.m. All county Democratic candidates are expected to attend. The event will be informal with candidates mingling through the crowd absent speeches. Dancing and a buffet will round out the evening.
Fatal Union City Fire Likely Started in Rear Bedroom
Union City investigators suspect a Saturday blaze began in a second story rear bedroom, killing two teen brothers Richard Dingle, 16, and Norman Dingle, 14. Trooper Russell Anderson pledged to complete the probe while interviewing family members and neighbors. The Dingle parents, burned and shocked, were hospitalized, and Coroner Merle Wood attributed death to suffocation with minor burns on the bodies.
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Union City
Pire
Russell Anderson
Anderson
Fred Dingle
Richard
Norman
Dingle
Union City Memorial Hospital
Merle Wood
State Troopers Take Stand In Rights Killing
In Hayneville Alabama two state troopers prepared to testify in the murder trial of Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr a Ku Klux Klan member charged in the slaying of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo. The jurors were sequestered overnight in Montgomery with the case moving to witness testimony after a lengthy jury selection.
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Hayneville
Ala
Carlton Perdue
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Thomas E. McGehee
Henry L. Burgess
Us.c
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Mich
Teamsters Union
Selma
Montgomery
Leroy Moton
Liuzzo
Thee
Burgess
Lowndesbo FC
Alabama
Pennsylvania Eyes Mandatory Daylight Saving Time
A proposed bill in the Pennsylvania Senate would require all communities to adopt daylight saving time. The measure, introduced yesterday, would shift clocks one hour ahead from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October statewide.
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Pennsylvania
Senate
Shakeup Rumors and Viet Nam War Actions Reported
Reports of a looming shakeup in South Viet Nam's military top command circulated in Saigon as armed forces council discussions suggested possible civilian defense minister changes. Meanwhile U S Marines and Air Force jets conducted offensives near Da Nang and targets south of Hanoi. SEATO met in London to discuss wider help, with Australia promising a battalion and New Zealand studying the request.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Vinh Ginh
U.S
da Nang
Armed Forces Council
Nguyen van Thieu
Hanoi
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
London
Orient
United States
Viet Nam
U. S
George W. Ball
SEATO
France
Pakistan
New Zealand
Australia
Adlai Stevenson Denies U.S. 'Naked Force' Charge at UN
At the United Nations Security Council Adlai Stevenson rebutted Soviet and Cuban charges that the United States pursues a policy of naked force to topple Latin American governments. He pledged a detailed response later and defended U.S. actions in the Dominican Republic as protection against communism.
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United Nations
N.Y. AP
U.S
Adlai
Stevenson
United States
Security Council
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Fernando Alvarez Tébio
Dominican Republic
Johnson seeks $700 million more for Vietnam and Dominican aid
President Johnson urged Congress to approve an extra 760 million dollars to back U S operations in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. He described the funding as a firm commitment and said the U S will press on despite risks, while calling for quicker congressional action and testimony in support of the request.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
United States
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
House
Senate Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Appropriations
White House East Room
Texas
Jolson
Dominican Repub
Juan Bosch
Organization of American States
Cop Shot but No One Would Stop to Help
Patrolman Thomas J. Maier, shot on overtime subway duty in Queens, recalls crawling 150 feet to a snack shop while bystanders did not aid him. In an exclusive interview Maier laments the lack of help but says he will return to duty to continue protecting people.
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New York
Thomas J. Maier
City Hospital
Elmhurst
Queens
Mayer
Long Island Star-Journal
Maler
Maier
Vic
Fear Terror Campaign In Dominican Republic Peace Plan
Washington reports warn hard core Communist leaders may go underground or launch terror campaigns as peace returns to the Dominican Republic. President Johnson vows all measures to prevent a Communist seizure before U.S. troops depart, with 14,000 troops already in place and up to 6,500 rebels estimated. The aim is to deter insurgents through a strong display of force while seeking OSAY leadership in resolving the crisis.
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Washington
Dominica Republic
U.S
Caribbean
Johnson
Afl-Cio Building Trades Department
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Peace Hopes Rise as Yank Troops Seal Off Rebels Stronghold
U S forces sealed the rebel stronghold in Santo Domingo as OAS negotiators showed progress toward a peace accord after two hours with rebel leaders. Marines and paratroopers blocked streets to secure a corridor for aid to a safety zone for foreigners amid ongoing fighting. Casualties mounted with six U S personnel dead and many wounded. rebels suffered losses as residents faced tensions, and officials noted some rebels considering laying down arms. President Johnson vowed not to let communists set a government in the hemisphere.
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Santo Domingo
Domiiyan Republic
Organization of American States
U.S
Sano Domingo
Ricardo Colombo
Argentina
OAS
Francisco Caamano Deno
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
U. S
Puerto Rico
U.S. Defense Department
Washington
Johnson
Page Sted
Franklin Area Boy Drowns In Pond On Dad's Land
A 12 year old Franklin area boy flannaville Pennsylvania drowned in 8 to 10 feet of water in a pond on his father's land while playing with his younger brother. Firemen and a doctor attempted resuscitation but the boy died. The body was recovered by Donald Miller and identified by the coroner as Robert Borger. The pond lies eight miles west of Franklin on the Border property. It is unclear how the boy entered the water. The incident occurred after school as the boys changed clothes to go to a baseball game.
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Franklin
Flannaville
Amar
Deal
Robert Borger
Sont
Nell D
Mary Lou Mortigan Berger
Hannaville
Donald Miller
Allen Volunteer Fire Department
Jimmy
Miller
Estrets
Utica
Cochranton
Greg Ney
Robert
Venango County
Maurice Dinberg
Hobe
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Health Department
Heath
Republic
Russia
Western Hemisphere
Ailal &. Stevenson
Dominican
Ete
Pan American Union
Capitol Hill
Franklin Area
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