Castro Claims U S Plans Aggression
In Havana Fidel Castro said the United States plans armed aggression against Cuba and ordered a state of alert for Cuba's 100000-man armed forces. He accused Secretary of State Dean Rusk of threatening war over clashes at Guantanamo along the U S base perimeter. Corticos called in Communist ambassadors and volunteers to aid against Yankee imperialism. response unclear.
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Seek Pellet Gun Shooter As Boy 11 Hit In Eye
An 11 year old Corry boy was treated at St. Vincent's Erie for an eye wound from a pellet fired from an air gun. Harold Jr. walked in woods near his home when the shot hit near his eye but did not strike the eyeball. He is under observation for five days. Police canvassed the Rosa area but no witness has emerged. A 24 hour delay hindered the investigation.
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Erie
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May Walk Out Later Avert Penelec Strike in Pennsylvania
Penelec and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers agreed to suspend contract talks until Tuesday and extend the current contract to Wednesday. The long-running talks, centered at Penelec headquarters in Johnstown, faced pessimism after a Friday session. About 1,450 employees across multiple locals including Warren Bradford Oil City Titusville Erie Johnstown Clearfield Williamsburg Saxon Towanda Sayre faced a possible strike vote, which was postponed as negotiations continued.
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Tion
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Associated Press
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Corry
North Tier
Warren- Bradford
Oil
City-Titusville
Erie
Clearfield
Williamsburg-Saxon
Towanda-Sayre
Slaps Teacher Must Try Teacher s Job
Honolulu AP report says Doris Texeira convicted of assault on a school teacher. Magistrate George Nakamura offered two half day teacher s assistant sessions or a $25 fine, with until next Friday to decide. The case stemmed from a belief the teacher had punished her son.
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Honolulu
Doris Texeira
George Nakamura
Texeira
Science Scholarships awarded to four high school seniors
Four high school seniors were named winners of $500 Science Fair Scholarships by the Pennsylvania Medical Society. The recipients chosen Wednesday are Frank R. Rudy, 17, Harrisburg. Douglas C. Wiseman, 18, Huntingdon Valley. Linda M. Dauberman, 18, Selinsgrove. and Veronica M. Bierbaum, 17, Bethlehem.
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Pennsylvania Medical Society
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Douglas C. Wiseman
Huntingdon Valley
Linda M. Dauberman
Selinsgrove
Veronica M. Bierbaum
Bethlehem
Boy drowns after skipping school swim at lake
Dale Krammes, 17, a Schuylkill Haven senior, skipped classes with three classmates and drowned in Sweet Arrow Lake. He struggled to swim across the 200 yard pond and was found exhausted in about 20 feet of water.
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Dale Krammes
Schuylkill Haven Union High School
Schuylkill County
Krammes
Sweet Arrow Lake
Final Tally Puts Austin Graham In Erie County State Committees
May 17 primary tallies exclude absentee ballots and show two Corry residents elected to Erie County party committees. Charles V. Graham, Democrat, 468 votes, and Ina M. Austin, Republican, 1444 votes, both unopposed. They will represent Corry Union City Elgin Union and Concord townships on respective party committees.
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Erie County
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Ina M. Austin
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Metal Spring Kills Nun On Pennsy Train
A passing freight train shed a metal spring that crashed through a passenger car window, fatally injuring Sister Kathryn Maureen 32, an Immaculate Heart of Mary nun and Saint Monica Convent teacher in Philadelphia. Four others were treated for glass injuries. she died of a skull fracture at Princeton Hospital. The spring measured about five inches in diameter and six inches long.
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Order of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Saint Monica Convent
Philadelphia
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Princeton Hospital
Annexation Tax Picture: Can You Figure It Now
The proposed Wayne Township annexation by Corry city promises tax changes but readers must wait for the actual tax bill. The article explains how school district mergers and countywide reassessment could alter rates, and notes assessors apply varying percentage formulas, making precise comparison difficult. The Journal probes how city and township taxes, plus county and school levies, interact under current rules and potential reforms.
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Erie County
State
10000 Red Troops Poised To Strike Saigon
North Vietnamese regulars, up to 10000 strong, massed in Cambodia’s Chu Phong Mountains threaten Pleiku region. Maj. Gen. Larsen says six regiments may move into South Viet Nam, despite Defense Department denial. Informants note plans to strike after rains, with units including the 2nd and 33rd of the 325th Division.
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South Viet Nam
Chu Phong
Cambodia
Stanley R. Larsen
Washington
Larsen
U.S. Defense Department
Pleiku
Viet Nam
Ia Drang
Police To Cite Corry Boy To Juvenile Court
A Corry boy age 13 faces citation to Erie County juvenile court after an alley incident last night. Two two year olds were seen in the alley attempting to open a metal strong box behind Wallace Garage on First Avenue. Police found the box with money a hunting knife and papers belonging to the uncle of one boy. The youths said they took the box to get the hunting knife and planned to replace it. They were ordered to report to the police station this morning and were questioned along with the uncle.
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South Street
Wallace
First, Avenue
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Delta jet loses all four tires on precautionary landing
An Atlanta Delta Air Lines DCB jet with 102 passengers and 7 crew aboard blew out all four tires during a precautionary landing after the aircraft indicated a hydraulic brake malfunction following takeoff for New York. Emergency vehicles sprayed foam. no injuries were reported.
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Delta Air Lines
New York
Erie Trade School Bought By Ex-Corryite Dean
The Erie Commercial School at 913 State Street in Erie is now owned and operated by David Spencer, former Corry resident and Jamestown Business College dean. The school, established in 1932, offers secretarial programs and will expand with legal and executive secretarial courses for about 60 students. Spencer, a 1954 Indiana State College graduate and ex-Army serviceman, plans to add courses while continuing to live with his family in Hemms Point.
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Erie
State Street
Corry
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Jamestown Business, College
C. C. Brown
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Corry Area
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Hemms Folnt
Pentagon Disputes General On Asia Military Picture
Washington officials clash over North Vietnamese strength in Cambodia with Gen. Larsen claiming up to six regiments massed in the Chu Phong Mountains and Saigon sources noting as many as 12,000 troops. Rusk downplays the disturbance, urging neutral action for Cambodia while noting limited effect on operations near Da Nang and Hue.
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Cambodian
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Ia Drang
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
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Rusk
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United States
Viet Nam
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Hue
Edison aide to Edison dies at 74 in Charlottesville
John F. nesses, a onetime secretary to inventor Thomas A. Edison, died Thursday in Charlottesville Virginia. The longtime aide had worked with Edison during his early years and remained a notable figure in Edison history.
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John F. Nesses
Thomas A. Edison
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