New Castle School Board Fires 331 Teachers in Strike
In New Castle Pa the school board fired 331 of 405 striking teachers as it shut down district schools serving about 8 000 students. A two hour meeting read the fired teachers names and state officials authorized graduation for the senior class while hearings will be held for each teacher. In Johnstown the GIEA reaffirmed a strike vote 191 to 110 as talks continue for a $7 000 starting salary from the current 6 300.
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New Castle
New Castle Area
GIEA
Ed Tursic
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Johnstown
Sewer Water Plan Hearing Set For Corry Wednesday
Corry officials will review a regional master sewer and water plan next Wednesday. City Council, township supervisors, Planning Commission, Sewer and Water Authority members, and other utilities stakeholders are invited. The session, called by Local Government Advisory Committee and Erie MPO with the county health department, explains state requirements and grants for small communities. Elected officials may comment. objections after are not accepted as the plan will be filed with the state. Involved entities include Amity, Concord, Wayne, Union townships and Union City, Elgin borough.
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Corry
Planning Commission
Sewer and Water Authority
Erie Metropolitan Planning Commission
Erie County Department of Health
Chris Capotis
Erie County
Amity
Concord
Wayne
Union
Union City
Elgin
Nixon Signals Limited Cambodia Action After Pullout
Secretary of State Rogers outlined post withdrawal options to block North Vietnamese sanctuary bases in Cambodia. He expects continued U S South Vietnamese naval patrols off the coast and possible air reconnaissance with potential bombing if targets are found. He ruled out U S troops backing Lon Nol and stressed restraint within the June 30 deadline and 21.7 mile penetration limit.
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Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
William P. Rogers
Rogers
United States
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
House Committee
Iedia
South Vietnam
Senators Move To Block Cambodia Funds In Congress
In Washington, supporters of Nixon’s Cambodia actions counterattack to block a Cooper Church amendment that would bar funds for U S troops in Cambodia and curb air strikes. Scott proposes a legal fallback to allow missions if needed to protect Americans in Vietnam. Debate likely to run into July. Eastland seeks to bar enforcement of limits until all POWs are released.
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Washington
Nixon
Cambodia
GOP
Senate
Hugh Scott
Johnn Sherman Cooper
Vietnam
Cooper Church
U.S
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
America
Stennis
Church
Southeast Asia
John C. Stennis
Armed Services Committee
Corry Civil Defense Honors Members at Awards Dinner
At the Corry Motor Inn dinner last evening CD members received promotions. Shown are Ray Huffman Lyle Bewley Theodore Swanson Clifford Holcomb Ernest Emmons Larry Shally and Charles Mack. Holcomb announced Swanson to major Emmons to captain Mack to second lieutenant and Shelly to sergeant.
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Corry Civil Defense
Corry Motor
Plan Kindergarten Registration Here
Kindergarten registration for children entering kindergarten in September will be held at the Concord School Library on Friday morning and afternoon, June 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Parents should bring the child’s birth and vaccination records.
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Concord School
Echool
Treecitie Doorn
Antoinette Baresal
HUD Approves Corry Low Rent Housing
The Office of Congressman Joseph Wigggito says HUD approved a 30 unit elderly low income housing project in Corry Fourth Ward Urban Renewal Area. The plan covers about a quarter of the renewal area between Pleasant Street and South First Avenue, with a $4,500 preliminary grant for planning. The Corry Housing Authority will oversee the turnkey project.
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Joseph Wigggito
Fourth Ward
David Johnson
Pleasant Street
South First Avenue
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Corry Housing Authority
Marvin McHale
James Kelsey
Allison Brown
Thomas Lamendola
William Helmintoller
Arrest Boy 16 for Bradford High School Bomb Threat
Bradford police arrested a 16 year old student after a second bomb scare at Bradford Area High School. Earlier a fire department call claimed a bomb at the Dresser Manufacturing plant, but searches found nothing. The youth admitted making the call from his home.
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Bradford
Bradford Area
Dresser Manufacturing Division
Former Patient Kills Three At Mental Hospital
Coleman G. Gish, 45, a former patient released two years earlier, shot three hospital officials to death and wounded a fourth at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Danville Illinois in a 20 minute rampage through five buildings. He fled in a stolen car and a murder warrant was issued. The victims included W Dale Cooper and Bessie Mealer. Reverend Gerhard Leverenz died en route to an Indianapolis hospital after being shot.
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Danville, Ill
Veterans Administration Hospital
Coleman G. Gish
Buda
Til
Gerhard Leverenz
Crawfordsville
Ind
Indianapolis
Roger Arnold
W. Dale Cooper
Cemetery plan for aborted children shocks Hawaii
Robert Pearson, Maui contractor who opposed Hawaii's liberal abortion law, proposes a national cemetery for aborted fetuses, likening it to a unknown soldiers grave. He has spent thousands to oppose the law and offers to cover pregnancy counseling and delivery costs if women choose not to abort. seven women took up the offer, from various states, with mixed backgrounds.
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Honolulu
Robert Pearson
Hawaii
Pearson
Maui
California
Colorado
North Carolina
Indiana
Georgia
Corry Area Schools to Pass on Budget
School directors of six districts in the Corry Area Jointure meet next Monday to adopt final district budgets and finalize the jointure budget. They will also elect a treasurer for the coming year.
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Corry Area
Jointure
Corry
Eckerd's Open in Corry Bypass Plaza
Grand opening ceremonies for the new Eckerd Drug Store in the Corry Bypass Plaza drew Corry officials Eckerd executives and S H Green Stamp Co DePree Co reps. The photo lists attendees including Eckerd President John Cochran Mayor Edward Zarger and Corry Chamber of Commerce head Ross Bailey with several store staff. Absent were Frances Halfast Clara Scouten and Maxine Teeter.
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Eckerd Drug Store
Corry Bypass Plaza
Corry
Eckerd’s
S&h Green Stamp Co
The
DePree Co
Daryl Severin
Eckerd
Jerry Hagerty
William Voigstadt
Arnold Seastead
Patricia Estes
Dennis Frushone
Corry Chamber of Commerce
Donna Hartel
Patrick Donohue
John Cochran
Carol Hoffman
Tom Hoffman
Edward Zarger
Cashi Jeannette Sventek
Donald Jones
Ross Bailey
Joy Mallory
Ralph Thomas
Frances Halfast
Clara Scouten
Maxine Teeter
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Nobuhisa Kawafuji
Hiroshima
Japan
Brownfield
Gish
Grant Gish
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