CJ Wins Record 700000 Furniture Contract From Deere
Corry Jamestown Corp CJ announced a 700000 dollar contract from Deere & Company to furnish a new Moline headquarters and a Dubuque office building. The work covers desks tables files and storage for about 830 staff and supports future Deere furniture needs. The project aligns with Deere's long range plan and Saarinen designed admin center.
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Corry Jamestown Corp
David A. Hillstrom
Ed Hs
Deere & Company
Moline
Dubuque
Iowa
Deere
Destgn
Maple Avenue
Eero Saarinen
Saarinen Company
CBS
Manhattan
Dulles Aiport
Washington
Yale
Jefferson Memorial Arch
St. Louis
Trans- World Airlines
Idler_ wild
Lincoln Center Theatre
Desk For Deere Is Special Plain
The special desk for Deere and Co designed by Warren of Ber Saarin features a plain form with central base pontoons giving a floating look. Gold beading trims top coverings, with plastic laminates for tops and top grain cowhide leather for executive upholstery. The beige furniture has dark brown trim, product development took 14 months with CJ interviewing 600 people and producing 75 floor layouts. CJ was the sole bidder to submit a sample desk at bid opening.
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Chicago
Owes His Life To Stray Collie
Curtis Gene Riggs of New Castle Indiana owes his life to a stray collie that guided rescuers to him after a tractor accident on his farm. He was pinned by plowshares and unable to move before the dog led the rescuers to locate him in time for treatment.
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New Castle
Ind
Curtis Gene Riggs
Riggs
Here
Abusive Aides Charged At Costa Mesa State Hospital
Thirteen attendants at Fairview State Hospital faced 21 misdemeanor and felony charges for brutalities against patients including children. Twelve were arrested. one is sought. Ten suspensions followed initial actions as investigators probe ongoing abuses amid claims conditions were the worst.
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Costa Mesa
Calif
Fairview State Hospital
Martin
Dave Bach
Orange County
Sniper kills U S Army sergeant in South Viet Nam patrol
A Communist sniper killed a US Army sergeant during a patrol with Vietnamese troops in the northernmost region of South Vietnam on Monday.
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Yank Saigon
South Vietnam
South Viet Nam
Link Race Riots Tied to Kennedy Ambitions in Mississippi Report
Mississippi lawmakers fault federal planning and actions during the Oxford riots tying them to Kennedy era politics. The 2000 page inquiry blames marshals and federal control of the National Guard for provoking violence after James Meredith's university enrollment, noting two dead and extensive damage.
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Jackson
Miss
University of Mississippi
Kennedy
General
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Oxford
Mississippi National Guard
James H. Meredith
Negro Delighted With Offer Of Job As Pilot
Marlon D. Green says he is delighted to be offered a pilot position with Continental Airlines, potentially making him the first Black pilot for a U.S. airline. The offer follows a Supreme Court ruling upholding state bans on discriminatory hiring by interstate carriers. Green, 33, would accept. his Denver attorney calls it a bona fide offer. Green left the Air Force in 1957 after airlines agreed to bar racial discrimination in hiring flight crews.
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Denvehr
Marlon D. Green
United States
Continental Airlines
U.S. Supreme Court
Green
Continental
Taylor
T. Rayber Taylor
Denver
Air Force
Old Guard blamed as Pennsylvanians clash in Harrisburg
Former Governor David T. Lawrence, now with the Kennedy administration, accuses the Republican old guard of seizing state power at a news conference in Harrisburg. Scranton aides counter that Lawrence and aides hid fiscal gaps and overstated a 1962 surplus, prompting a party line dispute over state finances.
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Harrisburg
David T. Lawrence
Leverton
Lawrence
Capitol Hill
Commonwealth
William W. Scranton
Kennedy
Washington
Press Club
Scranton
Martin H. Brackbill
Lawrence People
Brackbill
Scranton Shorts
War threat eases as tensions remain high on Hispaniola
From Santo Domingo to Washington observers report the Dominican Republic Haiti crisis cooling but not ending. The OAS and the UN Security Council plan meetings to discuss options, while President Bosch derides Duvalier as a mad man and signals cautious vigilance amid possible evacuations.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Organization of American’ States
U.N. Securty Council
Caribbean
Hispaniola
Cuba
Security Council
OAS
Juan Bosch
Francois Duvalier
Bosch
United States
Duvalier
Port Au Prince
Dorntesn
Sine Assy
Organization of American States
His
Tiros V Weather Satellite Goes Dead
NASA reports Tiros V weather satellite stopped transmitting images after a record 10 months of operation. The shutter on the remaining camera likely failed, leaving other cameras out of action since July 6.
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Wasrungton
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
House Within One Vote Of Passing Penns Lew Increase
Harrisburg AP House Majority Leader Alhirt W Johnson says he is within one vote of passing a 5 per cent tax plan to fund the Penns Lew increase. He claims 15 supports and expects to muster 10 more. 10 Republicans holdouts and 16 abstentions are noted. Dow remains open to an alternate tax plan but will vote for 5 per cent if compelled.
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Harrisburg
House
Alhirt W. Johnson
Associated Press
Johnson
Pashage
Antes Levy
Cain Scranton
Scranton
Capitol
Ralph J. Down-Mercer
Down
Sharon Businese
Troopers to Aid Birmingham in Strife as King Demands End to Segregation
Heavily armed state troopers moved into Birmingham as racial unrest entered its seventh day. Gov. Wallace ordered 75 patrolmen, under public safety director Al Linge, to quell the demonstrations. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. urged continued action until segregation ends, while crowds filled the downtown area and fire hoses were used to disperse them. Police casualties were few and injuries mostly rocks.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Wallace
Militani
Tvaned Sehway
al Linge
Linge
Wallace
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Busines
Ames
Firemen Fail to Save Chicken in Fast Main House
Neighbors called the fire department after smoke rose from the William Dahl home at 28 Fast Main Street. Three fire trucks and 20 men arrived but the chicken on the kitchen stove was found with third degree burns over nearly all its body and died on the front lawn. No major damage to the house was reported.
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William Dahl
Main Street
Dahl
William Halfast
Youth, 17, Admits Theft From Home and School
A 17 year old Corry youth admitted stealing money from the home of Donald VanKeuren at 425 King Street and another theft at a school. Carnegie said the youth would make restitution and face a related school action. VanKeuren will be consulted on charges against Thomas Spetz of RD 2 Corry.
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Corry
Dam at New Canadohia Lake Leaky Needs Sandbags
A $192000 dam at Camsuvute Lake built by Milano Construction of Erie fails to hold water. The State Department of Forests and Waters plans sandbagging and road closures near the Shoot-The-Cat bridge for about two weeks while a fix is devised. 3000 sandbags braced with wine pilings are being used temporarily.
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Canadohia
Camsuvute Lake
Milano Construction Co
Erie
State Department of Forests and Waters
Spring Creek
2 Milano Alde
Belour Algas
Leonard Simanteris
Milano
Simanteris
Department of Forests and Waters
Civil Rights Hearings Begin As Alabama Tensions Rise
Washington AP reports the House Judiciary Committee opens hearings on Kennedy administration civil rights proposals amid Alabama racial unrest. Republicans back strong action while debates loom over temporary voting referees, education tests, and extended Civil Rights Commission powers.
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Washington
Alabama
Birmingham
House Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
House
Civil Rights Commission
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Memorial Day Service Plans Map Vets In Corry
Corry Vets Council of American Legion and VFW set Memorial Day events at Mead Park 11 a.m. with a firing squad from Te mon Post and a main speaker not yet secured. Cleanup crews will gather May 5 after an 8 a.m. breakfast to prepare Memory Lane markers.
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Mead Park
Corry
Nynen
Memory Lane
Telstar 2 Mission Delivers Clear Earth to Europe Link
Telstar 2 satellite operated flawlessly sending color television images between the United States and Europe. Ground stations at Andover Maine reported magnificent and very clear pictures after a test program in perfect orbit launched from Cape Canaveral.
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New York
United States
Europe
Andover
Maine
Axtellte
Cape Canaveral
Job Openings At Low ebb Here PSES Says
April activity at the Corry office of the Pennsylvania State Employment Service shows 97 new job applications filed at North Center Street with 36 from students and 18 openings. 45 high school students were tested and counseled, aimed at guiding work fit. Outdoor construction may boost openings later as conditions improve. Edward J T Freeland former Beaver County newspaper owner editor died in Indianapolis at 81 while visiting a son.
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Jon
Corry
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
William Michael
Michael
Jie
Apri
North Center Street
Indianapolis
Edward JT. Freeland
Beaver County
Freeland
Beaver Daily Times
Beaver County Times
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Deere and Company
Corry Jamestown Corpora
Deere and Co
Warren
Ber Saarin
Dave Lawrence
Old Guard
Penna
U.S. Tiros
Abe Hors
Bama
Vets
Oda
Lawson
Legion Post
Roger Grape
Sam Buresal
VFW
Telstar 2
A-Ok
Pses
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