Deferment 400000 College Boys Test Details Exam
AP writer Barry Schweid surveys the three hour 150 question draft deferment test used since 1951 at 1200 colleges. Scores influence boards though not guaranteed for deferment. Critics call the system unfair and link it to selective education goals echoing debate sparked by Rep Adam Powell. Continued on Page Three.
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Panama Canal Zone
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Hitler
Powell
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Corry Hospital plans 85 bed geriatric unit
Corry Memorial Hospital is planning an 85 bed geriatric unit as hospital staff anticipate needs in nursing aides dietitians and maintenance. Administration notes the unit may not require extra physicians but could attract a geriatrics physician. A nurse aide training program funded by the federal government is planned to support the expansion.
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Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
Samuel Antrim
Antrim
Clifford C. Greene
Erie Office of Department of Pub
Plan Sale of AFS Bonds in Corry Area High
Members of the American Field Service Club and the Student Council will canvas Sunday afternoon to sell 50 cent bonds to fund hosting a foreign student for a full school term this fall. Advisor Mrs. Elmer Ortner said the volunteers will wear AFS armbands. CAHS has no exchange student this year, first since 1961.
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American Field Service Club
Corry Area
Students Seize Chicago University Draft Notice Center
University of Chicago students maintain a six story protest site after two days of sit-ins and teach-ins opposing sharing class ranks with local draft boards. A 15 man task force ran entry checks but later allowed access as leaders claim cordial talks failed to produce results.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
University
Police identify suspect among trio in Greenville patrolman shooting
Mercer, Pa. AP report states state trooper Cpl. George Barron identified a passenger in a car that evaded a Warren County roadblock. The trio William Fawcett 15 Edward 14 Ronald Hardin 15, from West Mifflin near Pittsburgh, are charged in the killing of Rodney Wentling 21. Barron described firing at the fleeing car and Edward Fawcett peering back from the rear seat as it crashed into a Corry building where the youths were captured.
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Greenville
George Barron
Justice of the Peace
Virginia Palmer
Fairview
William Fawcett
Edward
Ronald Hardin
Pittsburgh
West Mifflin
Rodney Wentling
Barron
Garland
Warren County
Edward Fawcett
Corry
Encourages Hiring Those Over 40 Paradox of 40 plus workers in job market
J M Kablach of Corry employment office cites hundreds of cases where skilled professionals over 40 remain unemployed while employers report difficulty finding qualified workers. He notes many firms maintain age barriers despite studies showing older workers bring productivity, adaptability, and loyalty. President Johnson declares Senior Citizens Month urging equal opportunity for 40 plus workers.
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Corry
Public
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Johnson
U. S. Department of Labor
Cagey Crooks Get $10,000
A report describes a theft where suspects netted about ten thousand dollars after executing a burglary at a front door. Details on suspects or locations are sparse in the readable text.
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Cagey Crooks
Plane Shot Down U.S. Denies Provocation Charges
The United States Air Force denied Peking's claim that American fighters intruded into China to shoot down a Chinese plane. An F4C Phantom reportedly downed a Communist MIG17 over North Vietnam near the Chinese border, with North Vietnamese origin suspected. The incident occurred in the Red River Valley near Hanoi, with details of a fourth MIG and an electronic ramming aircraft involved.
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Red China
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N.M
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Dudley
McNamara Rejects Charge Overlooking Chiefs Views
Washington AP Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara called the claim that he ignored the Joint Chiefs views without foundation Hebert released classified testimony to prove the Chiefs favored a new manned bomber Gen John P McConnell backed full scale development of a new aircraft He McNamara said the charge that a majority of Chiefs supported bomber funding in 1967 is baseless and his positioning was misrepresented.
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Robert S. McNamara
House Armed Services Committee
F. Edward Hebert
Louisanna
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Congress
Air Force
John P. McConnell
Chiefs
Marines halt Viet Cong force in South Vietnam clash
U S Marines wiped out most of a Viet Cong force in South Vietnam while American planes claimed a 12th Communist MIG shot down over North Vietnam. Government security forces reported a major blow against Viet Cong terrorists in Saigon, arresting 38 commandos linked to bombings and raids that killed 21 and wounded over 250. In Da Nang area fierce fighting left Marines reporting 176 Viet Cong killed.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Red China
da Nang
Leathernecks
3Rd Marine Division
Sniper Attacks Wound Nine In New York
A moving car emitted gunlike fire from an air pistol or air rifle, wounding nine people. Two victims were hit in the eye and listed in serious condition. The attacks occurred between 9 45 p m and 11 65 p m as a slowly passing auto drew near victims. Police noted some could not identify the projectile while others described a moving car.
Fire Marshal Joins Probe of Area Fire
An area fire near Corry Spring Creek road drew in an assistant state fire marshal and Trooper Paul Sita from the Corry substation to join Trooper Joseph Robyal in the investigation. Hollis Upperman of Columbus fire department identified the owner as Mrs. Susie Apthorp, now living in Waterford, with electricity cut off for a month. Damage to the building and contents was estimated at $1,000.
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State Royce
Corry Spring Creek Road
Baker Hill
Joseph Robyal
Lawrence Park
Paul Sita
Corry
Hollis Upperman
Columbus Fire Department
Upperman
Susie Apthorp
Waterford
Worker killed in industrial accident at West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Tyrone resident Elwood Biddle, 36, died from head injuries in an industrial incident at the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. He was pushed against a building framework by a puff-out from pressure in a vat, company spokesman said.
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Tyrone
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co
Elwood Biddle
Demolition by Inches Threatens Cliffside Homes
A San Clemente shoreline slide forces partial collapse of two houses, Leze Adams and Tyler Upham, as five more homes face threat from ongoing earth movement. Officials cite water seepage and shifting foundations as the cause, with geologists noting the slide has progressed for about two weeks.
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San Clemente
Leze Adams
Tyler Upham
Johnson Urges Democrats to Stand Firm on Vietnam
President Johnson and Senate Leader Mike Mansfield urged Democratic contenders to tell voters America will stand with honor and patience in Vietnam. The event drew over 6,100 attendees at a National Guard Armory fundraiser for Democratic candidates for House and Senate. Mansfield warned the party to face the Vietnam issue in the campaign, while acknowledging split views within the party.
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