New Fund Gifts Push Hospital To 247 424
Corry Memorial Hospital drive nears halfway toward its 550 000 goal as corporate gifts lift total to 247 424. Corporate donations add 66 000 reaching 102 000 while industrial plants show a turn around with hourly workers contributing near 100 000. Erie County Plastics reports 39 7.50 per employee and Rogers Structural Steel 125 per worker. Russell Brant directs school employee drive with 4 714 today and aims to wrap up soon. A revised industrial solicitation plan and a broader Q A program are soon to be announced.
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Corry Memorial Hospital Fund
Pital Fond
Erie County Plastics
Rogers Structural Steel
Russell Brant
Brant
Corry
Pace Letters
Enroll Handicapped Brothers Here In State Aid Plan
The Corry Area School Committee favorably considered admitting two wheelchaired brothers to local schools on a tuition basis after their mother urged inclusion to avoid long drives to other districts. Superintendent Ray Elsen said Warren County might cover tuition for both, with the younger entering Columbus and Corry Area High School. The family previously belonged to The Overcomers group, aided by CHEER.
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Corry
Bear Lake
Ray Elsen
Columbus
Overcomers
Columbus and
Warren County
CAHS
Mises
Split in committee over Johnson rail strike plan
The House Commerce Committee remains divided on President Johnsons rail strike plan. hearings begin with Admin officials. Democrats split between backing a 90 day mediation with binding settlement and opposing compulsory measures. Republicans seek broader labor dispute tools. main issue is a 1967 dispute that could trigger a 90 day no strike period with a presidential board and mediation steps.
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Huuvglun
House Commerce Committee
Johnson
Administration
Secretary of
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Senate
Harley C. Staggers
D-W.va
Toney
Queen Mary Queen Elizabeth to End Service
Cunard Line will withdraw the 81,273 ton Queen Mary from service at year end and her 83,997 ton sister Queen Elizabeth a year later. The ships, once the largest passenger liners, faced competition and a yearly loss of 2.1 million. Cunard may scrap or sell them but will not use them competitively or for undignified purposes. A single successor, named Q4, will launch Sept 20 and enter service in 1989.
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London
Cunard Line
Isline
Cunard
Directors stall change to teacher retirement date
The Cory Area Joint School Committee discussed delaying a Corry High School teacher’s retirement to August to qualify for higher pension payments. Superintendent Ray Elsen urged minutes be corrected from June approval, noting pending Harrisburg legislation that could raise post June pensions. The move would affect about four teachers. Columbus director Joseph Pitcavage questioned its ethics. The committee paused minutes and delayed action after a brief debate.
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Corry Area
Columbus
Joseph Pitcavage
School Board Plans To Plug Loophole In Income Tax
The Corry School Board discussed two tax issues at a regular meeting, aiming to rewrite the city income tax resolution to ban joint filing. The Earned Income Tax Committee noted a loophole allowing a business loss to be deducted from a spouse’s income, costing about 200 dollars yearly but raising broader concerns. The solicitor suggested maintaining separate taxes on income and net business profit.
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School
Corry
J. Earle Bliley
Bliley
R. Elwin Puller
Amity
Venango
Fuller
Shotgun Shell Booby Trap Found In Cemetery
Warren officials investigated a dangerous booby trap found by George Yarzabek Jr. in Grace Church St Joseph Cemetery. Three live 12 gauge shells were set upright near the office. a mower could trigger an explosion. No injuries reported. charge possibilities discussed.
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Warren
D. E. Allen Jr
James C. Peterson
George Yargabek Jr
St. Joseph Cemetery
Peterson
Young Yarzabek
Thomas
235 U S Planes Lost And MIG Field Hit Near Laos Border
An AP Wirephoto shows a Marine in a foxhole as Viet Namese troops clash near the Laotian border in South Vietnam. Reports say 881 U.S. planes lost in the war and a naval supply base severely damaged. Heavy fighting continues with Marines on a battle-scarred hillside.
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South Vietnam
Local Youth Pleads Guilty to Burglary in Corry Case
Dale C. McQuiston a 19 year old of 918 West Pleasant street surrendered at the Corry police station yesterday and pled guilty to burglary at the Corry Concrete Block Co on Shady avenue. He had fled since the September 6 1955 break in and theft of a checkbook and check writer containing nearly 300 checks which he cashed in multiple states. McQuiston appeared before Alderman Norbert Bachemer and was released on bond pending Erie County criminal court.
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Corry Wensget Piea
Corry Concrete
Shady Avenue
Dale C. McQuiston
West Pleasant Street
McQuiston
Pennsylvania
California
Frank Carnegie
Warrendale
Camp Hill
Greensburg
Kans
Imperial Beach
Calif
Carnegie
Norbert Bachemer
Erie County Criminal Court
Charge Pair In Larceny Of Road Lights
Two Waterford youths David P. Milk and William G. Hovis face larceny charges for stealing two highway department blinker lights from a rural road barricade near Waterford. They appeared before Justice of the Peace Clinton J. Patchen after admitting the thefts. each posted $500 bond for upcoming proceedings.
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Waterford
Justice of the Peace
Clinton J. Patchen
Highway Department
Corry State Pace
John G. , Tucker
David P. Milk
William G. Hovis
Tucker
John Evanko
Richard Gambino
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Milk
JP Patchen
Erie Man Killed In Headon Crash Near Waterford
An early morning headon crash on Route 1 two miles north of Waterford killed Terrence Reid 25 of Erie and left Kenneth Young 61 of Erie in fair condition at Erie Osteopathic Hospital. The crash occurred when the two cars collided. A second item notes New York City spent 200000 to renovate the Central Park Zoo cafe and add lighting to draw more visitors at night.
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Erie
Headon
Waterford
KOE
Terrence Reid
Eris Osteopathic Hospital
Kenneth Young
Wlso
New York
New York City
Central Park Zoo
Directors Vote To Pay 229 For Harding Architects
The Corry Area Joint School Committee voted seven to two to pay the remaining 229 due to Johnson Horrigan and Yaple of Erie for work renovating the former Harding School Building into administrative offices. Attor ney Frank McKnight warned refusal could trigger a lawsuit and extra legal costs. The project reportedly leaves the building too cold or too warm, with heating problems blamed on design. Continued on Page Six. TOKYO plans to build a 29 000 yard tunnel between France and Italy under Mont Blanc beginning this fall, costing about 34 7 million.
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Corry Area
McKnight
Tokyo
Japan
France
Italy
Mont Blanc
Franklin Set To Start Own Ambulances
The Franklin area will establish the Community Ambulance Service Inc with a nine member board of directors elected at a meeting in the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce. By laws will be adopted as the city moves to replace funeral directors who will discontinue service on July first after a fire damaged the previous setup. Citizens have met to study options and will use the new citizen’s corporation for ambulance service.
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Franklin
Community Ambulance Service Inc
Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce
Vincent J. Caccayo
Franklin Funeral
Oity
Shafer claims early backing for constitutional referendum
Gov. Shafer reports surprising early success in winning support from justices of the peace for the constitutional convention referendum. He notes a still uncertain outlook as voters prepare for the primary next Tuesday. About 200 minor judges have replied to a support letter signed by Rep. Joseph Rigby, with roughly half of JPs responding.
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Harrisburg
Shafer
Ln Hia
Joseph P. Rigby
R-Alleghany
Pittsburgh
Jps
U S Air Attacks Target Hoa Lac MIG Base West of Hanoi
U S air strikes over North Vietnam claim Hoa Lac MIG air base near Hanoi is out of action after five raids since April. One Thunderchief was shot down during Monday missions, with the pilot listed missing in action. Bombing damaged runway ends and antiaircraft sites as Enterprise diversifies attacks near Haiphong.
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Saigon
U.S
Hoa Lac
Hoa Lac Field
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Haiphong
Hoa Lae
Kep
Air Force
Navy
Enterprise
Suspect Arson In Fire At Grand Valley
A fire that destroyed a 100 year old landmark store building and the home of Sheldon Baker at Grand Valley is suspected arson. Cpl. William C. Kattner leads the investigation with evidence suggesting arson. The blaze also threatened nearby structures as firefighters used over 2,000 feet of hose to draw water from a creek. Baker’s eight member family became homeless though most of the first floor furniture was saved. Estimated total damage nears $20,000 with no electric in the store since 1963 and paint and a meat counter inside the building at closure.
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Grand Valley
William C. Kattner
Warren State Police
Sheldon Baker
Cpl
Kattner
Baker Home
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Melvin Jones
Beltzhoover
Allegheny County
William Hunt
Jones
Arthur Crawford
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth
Marie Herman
St. George's School
Cong
U. S
Hill
Harding
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