Corry Area High School Class of 1969 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named
Debora Gilliland 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Gilliland of 304 Concord street, earns valedictorian honors for Corry Area High School Class of 1969 and will attend St Johns College Annapolis on a scholarship. Salutatorian Marlene Zajac, 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs Steve Zajac of 536 East South street, will attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania to study speech therapy after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debora Gilliland
Walter Gilliland
Concord Street
Corry Area
Miss Gilliland
St. John's College
Annapolis
National Honor Society
American Field Service
Future Physicians Club
Sing-Out Corry
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Marlene Zajac
Steve Zajac
East South Street
Gilliland
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana
Extend Commercial License Date for Pennsylvania Vehicles
AP Dispatch reports Pennsylvania Revenue Secretary Warner M. Depuy extended vehicle registration renewals by 13 days to midnight June 13 due to heavy workload and Memorial Day weekend. The extension covers trucks tractor trailers buses and taxis whose registrations would have expired May 3 to reflect more new vehicle activity and to avoid overtime on holiday or Saturday expirations. Allan Haines Lockheed 80 aviation pioneer and Lockheed Aircraft founder died Monday night in Tucson Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Warner M. Depuy
Depuy
Pennsylvania
McCray and Hanisek Vindicated After Primary Counts
H. Marvin McCray and Sheriff Andy Hanisek were vindicated as Erie County Commissioners proved both Republican candidates in the primary performed better than the initial tally. McCray, running unopposed for Elgin Borough mayor, initially counted at three votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Marvin McCray
Andy Hanisek
Erie County Commissioners
McCray
Elgin
Lamberton
The
Journal
Hanisek
County Board of Elections
Judge Overturns 85000 Verdict In Kiss Injury Case
A judge overturned an 85000 verdict awarded to Howard Reppert and his wife for facial injuries from a January 30 1968 fall at a Des Moines apartment building. Circuit Judge Grady Crawford ruled the amount excessive and ordered a new trial, noting the sum seemed unbelievable amid political context and suggesting a 30 vote error related to local election tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Howard Reppert
Circuit
Grady Crawford
Des Moines
Vietnam War Costs Near 100 Billion
Washington AP reports the Vietnam war’s total price nears 108.2 billion dollars with admitted expenses rising from 1965 to 1970. Indirect costs include economic aid to Thailand Laos and border help, while Thai airfield construction adds over 150 million to the bill. Military aid to Laos and Thailand has grown, and MAP costs have been folded into the defense budget. Thomas Monaghan elected president of St Bonaventure University Lay Faculty Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vietnam
Thailand
Laos
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
U.S
Sattahip
United States
South Vietnam
Saigon
Thomas Monaghan
St. Bonaventure University
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania General Assembly ends two day recess
In Harrisburg the General Assembly wrapped a two day session after a two week primary recess. Sen William Lesler denounced the body as a dismal session noting 2000 measures introduced but only 12 laws passed including a $6000 teachers salary bill and a permanent sales tax change. The Senate will not reconvene until next Tuesday and the House plans to meet Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
General Assembly
Senate
House
Ing
William Lesler
Derie
Erie
Raymond J. Broderick
Lesler
Pennsylvania
Sesler
No Reason To Stay: Troops Leave Dong Ap Bia After 10 Days
U S paratroopers pulled off the Dong Ap Bia crest and began sweeping west and south along mountain slopes. Command said North Vietnamese forces on the mountain had been beaten and there’s no tactical reason to stay. Two battalions about 800 Americans moved to seek and defeat enemy forces wherever found continuing Operation Apache Snow in the Shaw Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Dong Ap Bia
U.S
Sen. Ed
Ward Kennedy
Congress
U.S .1St Airborne Division
Dak To
Central Highlands
173Rd Airborne Brigade
A Shaw
Elephant Loose Found At NJ Apartments Leads Home
Madison Township police chased a loose elephant from a nearby circus to Brynwood Apartments on Route 9. Two patrolmen found the elephant rummaging through trash and the trainer led it back to the circus camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Township
N.J
Brynwood
Route 9
Initial Clearing Underway For Route 6 Bypass Plaza
Land clearing begins for a Route 6 bypass shopping plaza between Hatch and Worth streets with earth movers at work. Major tenants include Loblaw's Eckerd Drugs Murphy's Betty Bright Cleaners and a State Liquor Store planned for West Smith street site. Plans show 63 964 square feet of shops with 460 parking spaces and a 494 foot front. Sewer work starts along Worth street north to the bypass and paving schedules on Worth street are outlined for this year and next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route 6
Hatch and
Worth Streets
Irwin Thomases
Youngstown
Ohio
Center Associates
Loblaw’s
G. C. Murphy Co
Betty Bright Cleaners
Eckerd Drugs of
Erie
State Liquor Store
State Liquor Control Board
West Smith Street Plaza
Bypass Plaza
Loblaws
Eckerds
Shop
Murphy's
Betty Bright
Worth Street
West Smith
Nixon Gets Notice His Taxes Are Up
President Nixon was notified by Dade County Tax Assessor Wirt Culbertson that his 1969 tax assessments on two vacation homes near Biscayne would rise. The assessments increased from 50 650 to 75 850 and from 56 100 to 93 070, with a protest deadline of June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biscane
Fla
Nixon
Dade County
Wirt Culbertson
Culbertson
Das
McGovern pushes 87 percent tax on Vietnam war profits
Sen George S McGovern and 14 Democrats back a new 87 percent tax on defense industry profits from the Vietnam war to fund war costs. The plan faces doubtful support, with Williams and Mansfield signaling narrow chances. McGovern argues such taxes have historical precedent and could raise about 9.5 to 10 billion annually, though the effort may mainly set a record on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Mansfield
Vietnam
House
Welfare Pays For Golf He Wants Horse Too
New York welfare recipient David Davis received city funds for golf permits and greens fees citing therapeutic need. He sought a trotting horse and other purchases, but was denied. District Attorney Burton Roberts said he faced seven counts of grand larceny and three of petit larceny for cashing welfare checks and replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City Unds
City Social Service Department
Gant
Bronx
Davis
Roberts
Laos Battle Rages Over Plaine des Jarres
Government troops withdrew from Xieng Khouang as Communist Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces press to seize the Plaine des Jarres. Heavy air bombing and ground fighting persist on the strategic plateau where highways converge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
Plaine Des Jarres
Xieng Khouang
Pathet Lao
Xiang Khouang
Kieng Khouang
Nixon Eyes Partial Overhaul of U S Foreign Aid Plan
President Nixon seeks bipartisan backing for a 2.6 billion foreign aid request to Congress, proposing moderate changes to the Agency for International Development and a broader reform after a blue ribbon study. Emphasis on technical assistance and private investment, with a proposed new federal investment corporation and a 75 million special appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Executive Branch
Johnson
Agency For International Development—Aid
Kennedy
Special Committee
AID
Also Mentioned on This Page
Zajac
Gilli
Aviation Pioneer
Tucson
Ariz
Allan Haines Lockheed
Pioneer
Lockheed
Malcolm
Lockheed Aircraft
John J. Williams
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!