Scranton Signs Pa Tax Bill Into Law
Harrisburg Gov. Scranton signed into law a 5 percent sales tax rate, the highest in the nation, saying the increase was a sacrifice Pennsylvanians must bear to fund education and development. The move coincides with a two cent cigarette tax hike and additional liquor tax changes aimed at balancing a 1963-64 budget.
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Scranton
Harrisburg
Gov. Scranton
Pennsylvania
House
Senato
Henry J. Propert
Finance Committee
Senate Gop
Assembly Malls 565 Million Plans and Record Roads Budget
Harrisburg report shows special fund programs totaling over 565 million with a record highways budget of 532.9 million for the fiscal year starting July 1. Gov. Scranton notes linking highway construction to industrial expansion and seeks debt financing of 37.3 million via the Highway and Bridge Authority as part of the state’s most ambitious road program to date. Other special fund budgets for 1969 84 include game 6.20 million fish 2.53 million banking 1.90 million milk control 0.55 million and more.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Gov. Scranton
State Highway and Bridge Authority
Commonwealth
Scranton
Charge Four In Rash Of Auto Hi Jinks
A string of traffic incidents led to five citations for four drivers in a rash of motor code violations. Nancy Swab 17 was cited for driving with a learner permit without a licensed adult and an outdated tag on West Washington Street. Roland Taylor 25 was cited for driving on the left side of the street near West Washington. Gary Paige 21 was cited for running a red light at North Center Street. Juli Griffis 21 was cited for running a stop sign and erratic driving on West Pleasant Street. citations filed with Aldermen Cobbett and Gordon.
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Nancy V. Swab
West Park Place
West Washington Street
Cobbett
Roland L. Taylor
Frederick Street
Gary Paige
R. D
Corry
North Center Street
Juli Griffis
Mead Avenue
Griffis
Pleasant Street
South Center Street
Center Street
George Gordon
GOP Fires 32 Tax Workers Hired By Dens
Harrisburg AP report says 32 Philadelphia revenue field investigators in the Bureau of Sales and Use Tax were dismissed by Revenue Secretary Theodore B. Smith amid an immediate reorganization of the Philadelphia office. Smith cited unsatisfactory work and promised replacement by better qualified employees to end what he called appalling management under Democratic Gov. David L. Lawrence.
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Philadelphia
State Revenue Department
Scranton
Bureau of Sales and Use Tax
Theodore B. Smith
David L. Lawrence
Smith
Bank Coin Contest Winners Near Exact Value
The National Bank of Corry announced three winners in its coin card contest. Donna Hopkins won $25 savings, Harold R. Howard earned $15, and Lauri Romanosky placed third for guessing the coin value closely to the actual total of $176.49.
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National Bank of Corry Today
Donna Hopkins
Corry
Harold R. Howard
West Frederick
Final Memorial Day Tribute Taps to Open Services
Wendell Gage will blow Taps to close Memorial Day ceremonies beginning at 10 30 a m. A brief morning service is set for Mead Park with solemn notes of Taps marking tribute to fallen soldiers from all battles in history.
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Wendell Gage
Mead Park
Girl testifies of five months of confinement by father and aunt
In Warren Ohio 18 year old Frances Jean Carr testified that her father Francis Carr and aunt Mrs Richard Carr subjected her to confinement for five months. She described being locked in a saddlebox attic metal cabinet shed and a cellar chained and tied with ropes and forced to endure three scalding showers and a pine oil drink as punishment for housework. She wore the same clothes from November until her March escape and weighed 78 pounds at hospital.
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Warren, Ohio
Frances Jean Carr
John King
Richard Carr
Warren Twp
Francis Carr
Frances Jean
John Spain
Frances
Warren General Hospital
Deputes
Governors Lunch With Kennedy Highlighting 1964 Election Fortunes
Democratic governors gather in Washington for a Kennedy White House lunch amid talk of federal state function shifts and 1964 campaign implications. Governor Rolvaag of Minnesota notes uncertainty about topics, while remarks imply Minnesota’s pivotal role in the election. Nixon’s 1960 loss margin and Illinois recounts cited to illustrate tenuous party splits nationwide.
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Karl Rolvung
Minnesota
Rolvany Wes
Kennedy
Rolvany
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Rolvaag
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Biz
Chicago
Tennessee
Zoning Board Lets Trailer Sales Site On West Smith
Corry's three member Zoning Board of Appeals approved Alfred Aikens appeal to set up a trailer sales lot on West Smith street beside the Corry Auto Auction. Two mobile homes and two trailers would be shown unoccupied year round to resemble a showroom with a four square foot sign. Neighbors protested the sightlines from Mrs. Russell's home at West Smith and Hatch. The site would use Hartley property and operate April through November with limited winter activity.
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Corry
All Mes
Russell
Aikens
George Hartley
Alkens
Negro Leader Vehicle Bombed In Jackson Mississippi
AP reports a kerosene bomb damaged the station wagon of Medgar Evers, NAACP field secretary, as he predicted renewed integration activity. Evers' wife and five children were at home. he was at an NAACP meeting. Police suspected pranksters. Evers had warned of possible demonstrations at the city park and lunch counters after local leaders clashed with the mayor over racial accords.
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Jackson
Miss.ap
Milite
Red Cross to Move Office to YMCA Building
Red Cross members approved moving the chapter office to the YMCA building on August 1st to cut overhead costs. The move, planned as a trial, follows months of deliberation and board discussions between the Red Cross and YMCA. The Bloodmobile schedule will also shift between locations, centralizing Red Cross work in Corry.
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Red Cross
Corry
VFW
Robert Catlin
Home Service
Daniel Reynolds Jr
Lawrence Andersen
Lester Lopus
B. G. Bennett
Paul Stroup
Richard Shannon
James St
Robert Wotus
Raymond Anderson
Olin Bracken Sr
Leo Hooks
Harold Jackson
Gerald Staples
Nicholas Savko
Sydney Bars End Tea Break Rule In NSW
Australian AP report notes hotel bars in Sydney and across New South Wales may stay open until 10 pm, ending the compulsory tea break from 6 20 to 7 00 pm. Lawmakers said the break prompted rushed drinking before closing and abolished the tradition to curb late night drinking.
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Sxonex
Australia
Sydney
New South Wales
Man Gets Jail Term In 1962 Theft Of Spuds
Walter Weatherford pled guilty before Crawford County Judge Herbert Mack to burglary and larceny in a 1962 case. He was arrested by Titusville police on May 14 and later pleaded guilty to charges tied to stealing 65 bushels of potatoes valued at $25 from the Ned Henderson farm. He received four to 22 months in Crawford County jail, plus fines and costs. He also faced larceny charges for four tires and wheels from the Henderson farm. The sentence runs concurrent with the other counts.
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Titusville
Pennsylvania
Crawford County
Herbert Mack
Walter Weatherford
Ned Henderson
H. D
Ol Creel
Townabin
Graward County
Weatherford
Cory Styte
Raymond Anson
Edward Past
Tiusville
Qlaht
Mook
Henderson Farm
Shipping magnate dies in Lausanne Greece bio ship magnate dies
Shipping magnate Bianon Livanos died in Lausanne after a heart attack Monday. He was one of Greece's three leading shipping magnates and died yesterday at age 75.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Bianon Livanos
Greece
Bio
Car Truck Crash Kills Area Minister
Rev. John Theodore Lindquist, 73, pastor of Mayville Lutheran Church, died when his southbound car hit the rear of a convoy trailer on Route EE three miles north of Mayville. His wife Valhorge Jamedquist, 71, was injured, and the trucker, Auster Trucker of Cincinnati, was northbound. Sheriff deputies cited rain as a factor. coroner Ralph Wallace ruled the death accidental.
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Mayville
John Theodore Lindquist
Ohio
Chautauqua County Sheriff's Deputies
Ralph Wallace
West- Neld
Lundquist
Elephantless Circus Continues After Elephant Escape
In Hagerstown Maryland AP says the United Nations Circus lost five elephants yesterday but pressed on with the show. The elephants reappeared in Carlisle Pennsylvania after the driver got lost and a local officer helped. They arrived in time for the night performance as a different circus was slated for Harrisburg today.
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Hagerstown
United Nations Circus
Carlisle
Tagerstown
Harrisburg
Lisbon Station Roof Collapses Killing Dozens
A collapse at Cals de Sodre railway station in Lisbon crushed 44 people and injured 26 as a peace holiday crowd gathered. Passengers returning from beaches were among the victims. priests gave last rites and doctors conducted transfusions. Rescue work used cranes and an emergency hospital was set up as authorities opened an investigation amid sabotage rumors.
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Portugal
Rset
Antonio Oliveira Salanar
Cals de Sodre
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