City Wraps Up Three Long-Sought Projects
City Council in a special meeting approved three major moves. It plans off street parking by converting land off East Washington and Maple avenue parcels, a landfill garbage disposal contract with C W Parkhurst, and a purchase of a new fire truck.
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West Washington Street
East Washington Street
Corry Jamestown Corp
Maple Avenue
East Washington
David Johnson
Washington Lot
Felas
Johnson
Ray Weber
C. W. Parkhurst
Parkhurst
Superior Refuse Co
Roof Collapses at Brooklyn Supermarket Injuring 23
A Brooklyn Food Queen Supermarket roof collapse sent tons of concrete debris onto customers and clerks injuring 23. Fire officials and residents pulled victims from under rubble as shoppers fled through broken windows.
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New York
Brooklyn
Sam Kinker
Sev
Eral
Martin Scott
Food Queen
Bensonhurst
Mary Rossi
Senate Chief Seeks Vote On Rights Bill Clash Over Cloture Looms
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield plans to push a vote on the voting rights bill next Tuesday after filing a debate-limitation petition Friday. He seeks a two-thirds cloture tally to limit debate to an hour per speaker, with GOP Leader Dirksen backing the move. The measure would suspend literacy tests in many areas and allow federal examiners to register voters, drawing Southern opposition over states rights.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Montanan
Allen. Ellender
D-Le
South
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Republican Policy Committee
Hickenlooper
Dirksen
Power mower injures six youths including 1 year old
A 1 year old on Liberty Street suffered serious foot injuries when a power lawn mower slipped down an embankment. John Lawson and five other youngsters were treated at Corry Memorial Hospital for varied injuries from falls and lacerations.
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Liberty Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
John
John Lawson
Vincent L. Broderick Named NYPD Commissioner
Vincent L. Broderick, 45, an assistant U.S. attorney, was named head of the New York City police force. Mayor Robert F. Wagner appointed Broderick to lead the 27,000-member NYPD, succeeding Michael J. Murphy who resigned to pursue private investigative work.
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Kitwwxunn
Vincent L. Broderick
U.S
Broderick
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Michael J. Murphy
India and Soviet Union deepen ties amid U S friction
India seeks a new era of cooperation with the Soviet Union as Prime Minister Shastri returns from Moscow claiming Moscow's sympathy and support. The United States faces a cooler Indian stance amid disputes with Pakistan over American aid and the Rann of Kutch.
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India
Soviet Union
Lat Bahadur Shastri
U.S
Viet Nam
Shastri
Moscow
Lef
United States
Johnson
Washington
Pakistan
Rann of Kutch
Remier
Alexei N. Kosygin
Shatri
Leningrad
America
Ips
King Receives Three Months For Stabbing in Erie
Judge Burton R. Laub in Erie County court sentenced Glenn E. King to three months in county jail for aggravated assault stemming from a March 6 stabbing of a local woman. The original charge of assault with intent to kill was reduced after the jury found intoxication. King, of 111 Lemon Street, was also ordered to pay court costs.
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King
Burton R. Laub
Erie County
Glenn E. King
Lemon Street
Laub
Right There Alvaro Machado Helps Sekerak Plan Italy Trip
Ex change student Alvaro Machado points out Italy on a World Atlas to Miss Marie Sekerak of Corry as she prepares to spend the summer in Italy. She will travel Erie to New York City then ship to the Netherlands and train to Voghera to stay with Pier Carlo Marchese’s family.
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Alvaro Machado
Brazil
Italy
Marie Sekerak
George Sekerak
Corry
Scherak
Erie
New York City
Netherlands
Pier Carlo Marchese
Voghera
Taly
Marchese
Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation
Dealers Favor Year-Round Milk Pricing Over Seasonal Hikes
Erie area milk dealers support year-round pricing rather than seasonal prices. Meadowbrook Dairy’s Kennett L. Brown argues fall increases create consumer psychology effects and do not drop when prices fall. Public hearing by the state Milk Control Commission heard from dealers led by Melvin Vowman on rising production costs from wage contracts.
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ERIE
Kennett L. Brown
Meadowbrook Dairy
State Milk Control Commission
Melvin Vowman
GenTel Fees Delaying Union City TV Cable Start
Union City delays TV cable service as GenTel and Union City TV Cable Co clash over pole rent. John Blatt of Corry, owner of GenTel linked firms, says GenTel seeks high fees and offers a five year transmission lease without renewal guarantees. Borough Council resists pole installations while talks continue.
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Union City TV Cable Co
General Telephone Co
Union City
John Blatt
Blatt
Corry
Corry Cable Co
GenTel
Milk deliveries halted as Toledo Teamsters strike
A Toledo milk strike by Local 361 with about 500 drivers and plant workers shuts off deliveries from six major dairies. Emergency milk distribution is set at four fire stations, hospitals and care homes. The dispute centers on replacing an expired contract and ending commission structures with a $3.90 hourly rate, cutting weekly pay and removing retail delivery guarantees.
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo
Teamsters
Lawrence N. Steinberg
Teamsters Joint Council 65
Dairies
Steinberg
Tax repeal could drop new car prices by 230 dollars
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to repeal the excise tax on passenger autos over four years. Major automakers said the cut would be passed to buyers, lowering average car prices by about 230 dollars, with a 10 percent tax reduced toward 5 percent.
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New House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Nance
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Byrd
Karachi to London flight crashes near Cairo killing 120
A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 720B on inaugural Karachi London service struck a sand hill near Cairo Airport in heavy fog, killing 120 of 126 aboard. Capt Akhtar Aly Khan piloted the four engine jet. six people survived, all Pakistani.
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London
U.S
Gers
Geneva
Akhtar Aly Khan
Jorash
Karachi
U S Warns Reds To Halt Asia War
In Vietnam near Da Nang a Viet Cong mortar barrage killed one U S Marine and wounded two on patrol. Marines replied with mortars and rockets. they believed they killed at least two Viet Cong. Air Force planes dropped leaflets near Hanoi warning Communists to halt aggression or face consequences. A day of air strikes targeted the north including Phu Qui complex and a radar station on Hon Matt Island.
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Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Mike Jeffords
Milwaukee
Wis
Saigon
South Viet Nam
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South
North
Ninh Binh
Hon Matt
Carlier
Phu Qui
TS Navy
Coral Seq
Vinh
Anda
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