School Board Puts Concord Playarea Blacktop Plan On Hold
Corry School Board shelved action on blacktopping a 4 800 square foot Concord School play area after the Property Committee asked to study the project. Cross Co. of Union City bid 1 850 the only offer among three invited firms. The original plan included two blacktop areas built with the school bond issue but the playground remained uninstalled with equipment stored awaiting future use.
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Corry
Concord School
Dale Webster
Cross Co
Union City
Concord
Cross
Robert Ott
Page Siz
Harrisburg Court Martial to Hear Wiretap Allegations
State police Maj. Willard J. Stanton prepares to face a three count court martial in Harrisburg. He is charged with ordering illegal wiretaps during investigations, disobeying a superior, and purchasing equipment from a Miami firm without following police procedure. No trial date set.
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Harrisburg
Willard J. Stanton
Stanton
State Police Detective Bureau
Miami
Fia
Shupe Bids For Corry Superintendency In Letter
Corry Area Joint School Committee hears a formal bid from Superintendent Thomas R. Shupe to seek reelection as superintendent. The May 6 1966 letter to the 32 member board outlines his qualifications and reasons he is the best candidate.
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Corry Area
Mohr Criticizes Interference in Superintendent Search
Dr. John Mohr, president of the Corry Area Joint School Committee, urged directors to stop meddling in the superintendent selection. He warned of letters allegedly sent to candidates discouraging Mohr, and said any director involved should resign as a taxpayer or cooperate with all directors. Mohr noted the Penn State and University of Pittsburgh search plans could be affected by local pressures.
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John Mohr
Corry Area
Mohr
Penn State
Univrsity of
Pittsburgh
Corry Jointure
Pitt
Penn
State
Polen
Corry School Board Weighs Tax Sources for Budget
Director Robert Ott urged closer review of property tax millage increases and pitched raising the per capita tax to share the budget burden. He warned a one mill rise would hit homeowners, while spreading taxes could involve nonproperty owners when income tax sources rise. The board discussed keeping millage to one mill if possible, with no final decision.
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Corry
Robert Ott
Ott
Oit
No Segregation Rumor Denied by School Leader
Corry Area Joint School Committee heard Wayne County rumors that Conelway School students might be segregated if enrolled at Concord School next fall. Superintendent Thomas R. Shupe stated the rumor is entirely false and urged officials to disregard the unverified report.
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Conelway
Thomas R. Shupe
Corry Area
Bomb in Saigon Kills, Wounds Dozens in Market Street
Viet Cong mine blast in central Saigon kills five and wounds 29 to 32, with most injuries from U.S. fire as MPs open fire after the explosion. A Vietnamese policeman, three women, and a child among the dead. eight Americans and at least 21 Vietnamese civilians hurt. Seven suspects detained then released. Embassy offers sympathy and compensation.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Army
Work
Tan
Pennsylvania mourns Alessandroni in plane crash
Gov Scranton and leaders react to the death of Walter E Alessandroni the lieutenant governor hopeful and four others in a Piper Aztec crash near Connellsville Pennsylvanias political circle grieves for Alessandroni Staudinger Ladin and the Alessandronis wife are named among the dead.
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Harrisburg
Capittol Hill
Pennsylvania
Gov
Scranton
Walter B. Alessandroni
Alessandroni
Tthel
James Staudinger
State Liquor Control Board
Melvin Ladin
Connellsville
Uniontown
Raymond P. Shafer
Shafer
Aleadroni
Staudinger
Ladin
Commonwealth
Robert P. Casey
Casey
U.S
Hugh Scott
Alessandronis
Jim Staudinger
John K. Tabor
Craig Truax
Somerset
Walter E. Alessandron
Walter Alessandroni
Corry
Willlam Scranton
Civil Air Patrol
Publica Presidential
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Aleasandroni
Two
Repub
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Johnston receives seven-gallon pin as James Howard presents
A brief ceremony shows James Howard presenting Johnston with a seven gallon pin. The scene captures a badge handover with a focus on the pin and the attendees surrounding them.
Donors Fail To Hit 160 Pint Blood Goal
A Blood mobile visit fell 87 donors short of 160 pint goal. Local chairman James Howard notes 1965 quota was 208 pints and Corry area donors surpassed a prior goal of 218 to 308, while this effort left the program 41 pints under target.
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James Howard
Corry
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Ronald Policare
New York
Bronx
Bronx Park
Policare
Joseph Coffee
Christopher Hill
Shupe
Tolio
Joint Board of Education
William Kafferlin
Kafferlin
Hotel Corry
Kafferlls
Joint Board
John Brown
Clifford Bnesink
J. Earle Bliley
Capitol Hill
Walter E. Alessandroni
W. Stuart Helm
The
Republican Committee
Helm. Wid
Johnston
Leland Johnston
Yexter
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