West Springfield GOP faces 'macing' scandal and layoffs
Early reports claim West Springfield Republicans pressed for the suspension of Joseph Rohrer, county highways superintendent, amid alleged macing of highway workers for $20 political contributions. Affidavits from about 220 employees threaten mass layoffs if funds are not delivered by 5 p.m. today. A separate captioned photo shows a 4 year-old David and Corry fire officials at a false alarm incident on Spring Street.
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Joseph Rohrer
David
Goliath
Goliaths
Corry
Waterhouse Denounces Here Political Gouge On State Workers
Waterhouse calls the practice of pressuring highway department workers for political contributions a gouge. He states he never allowed state employees to be coerced for campaigns and will refund any money given. He condemns political intimidation and says the case shows political ignorance that should not be tolerated.
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Wweee of Corry
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Macing
Erie County
Highway Department
GOP Feud Ties Coughlin Rohrer to County Scandal
At the Erie County courthouse a veteran Republican warns The Journal that Coughlin and Rohrer are behind the misconduct. Neal Coughlin county GOP chairman and Joseph Rohrer county highways superintendent declined comment. An assistant alleged a coercive payroll kickback of 20 monthly 52 per year deducted biweekly. Longtime Republicans fret ahead of a primary as coercion sparks concern about party integrity.
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Journal
Coughlin
Rohrer
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Neal Coughlin
Joseph Rohrer
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Pa Construction Worker Drowns in Reservoir Near Monaca
A construction worker drowned yesterday after falling into a reservoir near Monaca while helping a fellow worker. The Beau office was conducting an investigation into the death of Danis Contenta, 23, of Baden.
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Beau
Danis Contenta
Baden
Corry Woman Acquitted On One Charge In Theft Case
A Corry resident, Helen Louise Petty, 41, was acquitted in Erie County court of one charge of receiving stolen goods and convicted on another. The case involved 38 twenty dollar bills worth 760 stolen from Glenn Shifficheam, allegedly given to Petty by Donald Huffman to buy food and merchandise while she was on relief. Huffman, 24, faced separate counts for theft and handling stolen items. The jury found Petty guilty only of the money receipt and she awaits sentencing with Visiting Judge Walter P. Wells set to render the sentence Friday at 9:30 a.m.
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Corry
Erie County
Helen Louise Petty
West Pleasant Street
Glenn ‘Shifficheam
West Main Street
F Heme
John McMahon
Elgin
Petty
Walter P. Wells
City Gravel Pile Accident Warns Councilman
City Councilman Robert Grice warned of a near fatal accident at the Raymond Avenue and Wright Street city warehouse site. A group of youngsters played on gravel piles. one climbed into a scoop and the pile collapsed around him, but a rescuer freed him. Grice plans trespassing signs and urges parental supervision.
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Wright Street
Robert Grice
Grice
Hiditt
Industry Day in Corry Highlights Local Firms
Corry marks Industry Day proclaimed by Governor Scranton to honor local firms. The Journal ad spotlights principal industries and their role in the economy, noting a $14 million of Corry’s $16 million payroll in 1962 from local industry. Two Wayne Township plants, Corry Instrument Co. and Erie County Plastics Corp., are excluded from the city payroll.
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Scranton
Journal & Fulk
Chamber of Commerce
Corty
Wayne Township
Corry Instrument Co
Erie County Plastics Corp
Senate Republicans push to approve sales and cigarette tax hikes
In Harrisburg Republicans aim for Senate approval of a three levy package raising sales from 4 to 5 percent, cigarettes, and liquor to 15 percent total. The plan would raise about 141 million annually, surpassing Gov. Scranton's request, with final passage possible Friday or Saturday after three readings.
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James S. Berger
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Coud
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House Democrats
Virginian Held On Three Counts After Police Stop
Donald R Logsdon of Arlington Virginia arrived in town driving a vintage Studebaker with expired plates. He lacked a license or permit and the car was not registered in his name, making him prime suspect in a possible stolen car case as police lodged him in jail for verification with Virginia officials.
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Logsdon
Arlington, Va
North Center
West Smith Street
Virginia
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Po Uce
Os City
Haiti Leader Rumors Of Fleeing To Exile
Rumors spread that Haitian dictator Francois Duvalier planned to flee his country at the end of his term. Reports suggested a Curacao stop and travel to New York then Europe. Pan Am listed four reservations under Duvalier for New York to Paris tonight as officials in Washington and Santo Domingo watched.
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Venezela
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New ‘York
Paris
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Washington
Louis Dejoie
Puerto Rico
Daniel Fignole
Negro Leader Attacks Governor over Birmingham Troops
Birmingham scene heats as Rev Fred L Shuttlesworth accuses Gov George Wallace of blocking desegregation progress by keeping state troopers in the city Wallace demands removal of federal troops prompting White House silence and Kennedy talks with Alabama leaders continue.
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Ala
George C. Wallace
Fred L. Shuttiesworth
Wallace
Wallace Agilly
Kennedy
Alabama
Shuttlesworth
White House
Goldlera
Alaama
Syracuse man held on 1962 theft of 65 bushels of spuds
A Syracuse man was arrested by a Tubaville police unit and handed to Corry State Police for questioning on charges of larceny and burglary linked to 65 bushels of potatoes stolen from the Henderson farm in Crawford County on October 40 1962. Weatherford pled guilty in Titusville and awaits further court action while authorities seek a second suspect and additional theft charges involve farm equipment. Buffalo fire destroys a two story East Side business valued at 250 000 to 400 000 dollars, housing a restaurant.
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Corry
Walter Weatherford
New York State City
Ned Henderst
Oll Creek Township
Crawford “County
Raymond Andersen
Edward Pas
Weatherford
Titusville
Crawford County
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Cooper At A Glance
Berns Sime profiles Gordon Cooper noting his age, birthplace Shawnee Oklahoma and education at University of Hawaii and Wright Patterson. He married to wife Trudy with daughters Camara and Janita, lives in Houston Texas and belongs to Methodist church. Military service includes Marine Corps year then Air Force entry 1949 with duties in West Germany Edwards Air Force Base and Air Force Institute.
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Ohlo
Trudy
Camara
Janita
Houston
Tex
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West Germany
Air Force Institute
Edwards Air Force , Base
Calif
Minor League To Rec Program Here
The former Minor League baseball program for boys under 10 becomes a recreational league with a no cut policy. Lou Hanna, recreation director, says registration and uniforms will be handed out at Corry Avenue High School gym in late May or early June. The eight team league will schedule afternoon games on three fields Loveland Field Wright School High School and Mead Park with a potential fourth field for church league softball. Each game will be supervised by a City Recreation staff member and 10 year olds in Little League are excluded from the younger program. If not successful the program may revert to the Minor League format. games run 1p m to 5p m.
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Atternom Furies
Lou Hanna
Corry Aven High School
Hanna Aald
Hanna
Loveland Field
Wright School
Mead Park
Tittle League
Church Ieague
City Recreation Program
Erie Man Found Innocent In Hit Run Case
Renaud of Erie was cleared by a criminal court jury after being accused of hit and run following a May accident. The Erie resident reportedly drove about a mile past the scene near Union City before his car radiator failed and forced him to stop. Charles Roach and his wife Dorothy suffered whiplash injuries and were treated at Union City Memorial Hospital.
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Semnnra A. Menchild
Hiteran
Erie County Criminal Court
Renaud
Erie
Charles Rowch
Rowley
Union City
Corry
Roach
Dorothy
Union City Memorial Hospital
Control Center Chooses Extended Flight For Cooper
Cape Canaveral reports Gordon Cooper cleared for at least seven more orbits after a thorough system check on the first pass. Virgil Grissom at Guaymas confirms the go ahead with a lighthearted exchange as the flight continues toward planned 22 orbits.
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Cape Canaveral
Pla
Gordon Comper
America
Mercury Control Center
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Pacific
Cooper
Virgil J. Grissom
Guaymmas
Mexico
Grissom
Roger
Cooper Reports Clear Orbit Over Africa
U S astronaut Gordon Cooper sped over Africa on a test orbit today. A crowd tracking station reported it was the best reception yet and Cooper sounded calm and confident over the voice link.
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Lagos
Nigeria
U. S
Gordon Cooper
Africa
Cooper
Cooper’s Faith 7 Completes First Orbit After Atlas Launch
The Florida Georgia border launch of Cooper’s Faith 7 aboard Atlas sent the craft into a near perfect orbit. Cooper and Schirra exchanged brief remarks as television cameras captured the flight, the Canaries ground station handling a 7 minute overflight.
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Cooper
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Atlas
Jersey
Canary Islands
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