Renewal Funds Dwindle as Phase I Meets Loom
Next Wednesday and Friday key meetings set with eight parcel developers to sign contracts needed to unlock Phase II funds for the Fourth Ward urban renewal project. HUD warns delay risks stalled progress, cites Titusville as caution, with limited survey funds holding through mid June and emergency measures possible. Parcels span Salvation Army to Ajax Iron Works and Hammond Jr with total value around 52 thousand dollars per parcel, as officials press for swift Phase I completion.
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Fourth Ward
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Titusville
Salvation Army
Corry Rubber Co
Ajax Iron Works
Arrest Ousted Irish Ministers For Smuggling
Two former Irish ministers Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney were arrested in Dublin on charges of conspiring to import arms. They were released on bail of 2400 dollars each. The arrests come after their May dismissal over an arms plot tied to tensions around Northern Ireland and reunification.
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Dublin
Ireland
Haughey
Blaney
Jack Lynch
Lynch
Fianna Fail
Charles Haughey
Neil Blaney
Northern Ireland
Corry GI Killed In Vietnam
Pfc. Monte L. Gates, 21, of 512 Concord street, killed in action in Vietnam. Radioman with First Air Cavalry, he had served four months overseas after enlisting in 1969. A Corry Area High School graduate, he attended Penn State Behrend and University Park campuses. Army officers notified his family at 12 15 p m today. The Phuoc Vinh area unit was cited in the incident. Officer retirement rules are changing from ten to fifteen years.
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Monte L. Gates
Concord Street
Vietnam
Corry
Pfc
Gates
Neil Gates
First Air Cavalry
Fort Polk
Washington
Corry Area High School
Penn State
Behrend
Erie
University Park
Eric
Phuoc Vinh
Twenty IBEW Local 30 Walks Out At Penelec Pact
Pickets form at Corry Pennsylvania Electric Company headquarters as 19 of 20 Penelec Local 30 IBEW members join 1,700 others in Systems Council 12 on a strike after contract talks collapsed. Old contract expired May 2. basic issues include pay hospitalization and fringe benefits.
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Corry
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Penelec
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Systems Council 12
Johnstown
Systems Council
Altoona
UEW
Erie
Albion
Meadville
Waterford
Ken Griffith
Griffith
Addicts Lose 75 Synanon Members Over Smoking
SANTA MONICA Calif AP Synanon which helps addicts kick the drug habit has lost 75 members who were unable to stop smoking cigarettes The foundation banned cigarettes three weeks ago and several tobacco firms had offered to donate them The ones who left because they couldn't give up smoking did so probably in most cases as an excuse to back to drugs said Synanon president Jack Hurst on Wednesday
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Santa Monica
Calif
Synanon
Jack Hurst
Air Force Advised Against C5A Wing Repair Plan
Washington AP report says a scientific advisory board urged the Air Force to abandon fixes for the C5A wing and consider an entirely new design. The C5 program faced major cost overruns and was trimmed from 120 aircraft amid congressional criticism.
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Washington
Air Force
Congress
Korea Pullout Sets Stage For Reduced U S Police Role
Washington sources say the Pentagon begins planning a phased withdrawal of U S troops from South Korea. The move could start late next year with less than a division removed, indicated by Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird in a speech signaling broader troop reductions.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
South Korea
Melvin R. Laird
Pacific
Laird
United States
Korea
Vietnam
Corry SA Fund Drive nears $30 548 by Tuesday
The Corry Salvation Army Capital Fund Drive reports $69,451 raised so far and must reach $100,000 by Tuesday evening. A victory dinner is set for 6 30 Tuesday at the Corry Motor Inn, with a radiothon from 7 am to 9 pm planned to boost donations.
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Corry
Frank McKnight
Paul Roche
Frank Grice
Market Rise Marks Largest Single-Day Jump in History
New York AP reports the Dow Jones average surged 32.04 points to 663.20, a 5.07 percent gain, its biggest one-day rise. Volume reached 17.44 million shares as all 30 industrials rose, with notable strength in beverages, drugs, medical supplies, office equipment, and more. Analysts cite oversold conditions and potential signals from a Nixon meeting, while others warn fundamentals unchanged.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Dow Jones
Dem Dinner Raises About 1 Million for Party
Washington AP reports a Democratic fundraiser dinner featured nostalgia for past leaders and tribute to retiring Speaker John W. McCormack Jr. Proceeds and pledges were said to approach one million dollars with attendance by party officials, aides, and lobbyists. Lyndon Johnson praised McCormack as a mentor as the event reflected on the Democratic era.
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Washington
John W. McCormack Jr
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eleck
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Albert
Senate
Mike Man
GOP
Johnson
McCormack
John McCormack
Sam Rayburn
State Extends Auto Registration Deadline to June 12
In Harrisburg AP Pennsylvania motorists gain two extra weeks to register cars and station wagons after about 250 000 applications remained unreturned. Revenue Secretary Warner M Caperi pushed the deadline from May 31 to June 12, with prior moves from March 31 to May 31 and later extensions to June 22 for special cases. Tom pater director of the
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Revenue
Warner M. Caperi
Depuy
Epec Ata Ae
Tom Pater
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Chris Capotis
Erie County
State Department of Highways
City
Union Street
West Main Street
Corry GI
Harvey
Marietta
Blas
NATO
Europe
William P. Rogers
Dem
Mansfield
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