Commissioner raps four years of Democratic rule
Erie County commissioner Leo Weir criticizes four years of Democratic leadership, citing a $46,000 computer contract used part time, overstaffing at the courthouse and hospital, and travel expense abuse. He notes cancellations and payroll cuts, hopes for a county wide assessment program in September to improve finances, and cites a projected $35,000 annual savings from hiring a professional firm to maintain assessment records.
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Leo Weir
Erie County
Weir
Fred Lamberton
Joseph
Senator Clark to View Memorial Day Services in Corry
Senator Joseph Clark and Congressman Joseph Vigorite will attend the Memorial Day program in Mead Park Corry. They are to arrive in Corry, attend the ceremony in the amphitheatre, have lunch, and meet local residents before proceeding to Warren for another Memorial Day event.
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Mead Park
Joseph Clark
Joseph Vigorite
Corry
Warren
Len
Chark
Senate approves $5 billion housing bill to aid poor families
The Senate passed a $5 billion housing bill with a new program to subsidize monthly mortgage interest and support low income families to buy homes or rent apartments. Experts warn the plan yields limited immediate housing, estimating modest funding for 1969 and next year. Major supporters expect House approval before final adjournment and President Johnson praises the measure.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Aizes Brond
Ralph David Abernathy
Poor People
Students Implicate City Patrol Cars Vandalism
Mayor Joseph Furst condemned the crippling of cruisers as a serious offense after high school students allegedly moved a park cannon and dragged the piece to Corry Area High School. They then removed wire coils from police vehicles to prevent pursuit, delaying patrols until the third shift could start.
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Joseph Furst
Corry ‘Area
Pari
Warren Reynolds
Corry Youth Free On Bail In Larceny Assault Charge
A 19 year old Corry youth was released on $1,000 bail after being charged in Jamestown city court with petty larceny and third degree assault. Edward C. Moore of R D 3 Corry West Columbus avenue allegedly took a $250 diamond ring from Norma Annis and later sold it for $4. He pleaded innocent to theft and sale charges.
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Corry
Jamestown Police Department
Jamestown
Edward C. Moore
R. D
West
Columbus Avenue
Moore
Norma Annis
McCarthy Upsets Kennedy In Oregon Primary
Oregon voters tilt toward Eugene McCarthy who wins 44 percent to Kennedy 41 in a shaken Democratic field as Nixon dominates the GOP with 72 percent. Humphrey remains a late factor with write in votes while Johnson garners 13 percent.
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Portland
Ore
Eugene J. McCarthy
Oregon
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Richard M. Nixon
McCarthy
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Administration
Nixon
Hubley Named Third Ward Alderman in Harrisburg
The State Senate unanimously approved the appointment of T A Ted Hubley of 815 North Center Street as Third Ward alderman. Hubley, a retired State Police officer, replaces M S Cobbett who resigned to become relocation officer on the Fourth Ward urban renewal project.
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State Senate
Harrisburg
Ted) Hubley
North Center Street
Third Ward
Hubley
M. S. Cobbett
Fourth Ward
Cobbett
Scorpion Submarine Vanishing Becomes Third Day Search
Navy officials say hope fades as 40 ships and 16 aircraft press a stormy Atlantic search for the missing atomic submarine Scorpion and its 99 crew. No reliable clues surfaced despite near nonstop operations since May 21.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
Atlantic
Navy
Walter N. Dietzen Jr
Richard Fryklund
Pentagon
Azores
Cancer Drive To Open Here Next Week
The Corry Cancer Crusade is set to start in June under Charles Bonavita of 224 South Second Avenue. Marshall Fuller of the American Cancer Society announced the drive with the Corry Area Jaycees assisting for the first time.
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Corry
Charles Bonavita
South Second Avenue
Marshall Fuller
Erie County
American Cancer Society
Corry Area
Bonavita
Jaycees
A. E. Tate
Olin Bracken
Tate
Pa Governor Shafer Proposes Harness Revenue Aid to Nonpublic Schools
Harrisburg AP Senator Wade pledges to bring Gov Shafer’s scaled down 4.3 million program to aid private and parochial schools to the appropriations panel. The plan would fund the program from harness racing receipts until flat racing tax receipts reach 10 million, then divert half of any excess after that.
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Harrisburg
Senate
George N. Wade
Shafer
Wade
Cumberland
House
Pennsylvania Catholic Conference
Schoos
Department of Public Instruction
Saigon Counterattacks Intensify South Side Fighting
South Vietnamese forces and U S Marines clash with Viet Cong on Saigon outskirts and in Gia Dinh. Marines report heavy enemy casualties near Khe Sanh while government troops reclaim Phu Lam and press from north and south. Prisoner claims indicate high VC losses amid ongoing assaults.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
William C. Westmoreland
Gia Dinh
Phu Lam
Ran Wers
Bat
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Raps
William C. Hill
Hill
Corry Memorial Hospital
Bruce Reeder
Samuel Antrim
Eaton
Sen. Clark
Corryite
Kennedys
Groton
Conn
SPS
Atte Wrsiarror
Pine Grove
Robie
Journal
Johnston
William B. Ball
Catholic Conference
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