Memorial Day edition notes postponed and local police blotter
The Journal will not publish tomorrow due to Memorial Day with normal publication resuming Wednesday. Police investigated car racing rumors at Pine Grove Cemetery with no evidence found. Carlson and Kurtich faced traffic charges and fines in Corry. Weather forecasts predict highs in the 60s to 70s and lows in the 50s across western Pennsylvania. A youth gathering near Lawrence Airport was dispersed while police addressed a trailer incident with a disabled elderly resident. A newborn at Corry Memorial Hospital and a Meadville airport lease dispute against Chadderton Air Service appear in local notices. A cocker spaniel escaped from Kathy Kelley’s trailer court home. A Wattsburg driver was cited after a collision with another vehicle.
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Kathy Kelley
Aikens
Local Youths Report Four Minor Incidents
Police logged several small cases including a bike theft report from 137 Maple Avenue involving a black Phillips three speed bike and glasses lost by Arthur Perkins at 218 East Smith Street. A youth on West Church Street reported a bat dispute and recovery with disciplinary action. Chamber of Commerce Retail Division urged Wednesday afternoon closes amid the holiday. Corry State Police transmitter tower near the city was struck by lightning and briefly offline. repairs completed by morning.
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David Cochran
Maple Avenue
YMCA
Phillips
Arthur Perkins
East Smith Street
Chamber of Commerce
Corry
Marines end Operation Hickory as Cushman to lead
At a news conference General Walt announced the official end of Operation Hickory, the Marine South Vietnamese operation begun nearly two weeks earlier. Maj. Gen. Robert B. Cushman Jr. will assume command Thursday as Walt is reassigned to Washington.
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Orean
Walt
Robert B. Cushman Jr
Washington
Raymond Division Receives Vendor of the Month Award
The Raymond Division of Associated Spring Corp earned a General Electric Locomotive Division merit certificate as Vendor of the Month in Erie for delivering over 33,000 springs with zero rejections in the past year. It is the first time a company has won the award two years in a row. Present were Robert Waite, Walter Bertram, Joseph Pitcavage, James Orcutt and others.
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Cate
General Electric Locomotive Division
Erie
Robert, Waite
Walter Bertram
Joseph Pitcavage
James Orcutt
Tax plan eyed as retroactive change pits consumers against business
Opposition warns a retroactive tax to January would yield about 195 million yearly while the proposal would shift 90 percent of the burden to consumers and 10 percent to business. Green notes cigaret tax could raise pack price to 40 cents and raise 135 million annually. Fineman questions secrecy before lawmakers vote.
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Green
New York
House
Herbert Fineman
Shafer
The
Philadelphia Democrat
Marines Report Heavy Losses in DMZ Sweep and North Vietnam Clashes
Official figures show Marines killed over 775 North Vietnamese regulars in the DMZ sweep with 139 Marines killed and 896 wounded. Skirmishes south of the DMZ produced 11 Marines dead and 55 wounded as 17 Communist forces fell. Air strikes hit northern and southern DMZ sectors while the carrier Constellation returned to action with Bon Homme Richard and Hancock.
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Vietnam
Dmz
Navy
Constellation
North Vietnam
Bon Homme Richard
Hancock
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