Fire causes over $12,000 damage on Plank Road
A late afternoon blaze on Plank road Columbus damaged a home and contents estimated at more than $12,000. Fire began in an attached garage at the residence of Mr and Mrs Lyle Smith. Fire chief Thomas Messinger said two Smith boys were home and could not confirm a garage source. Neighbors called Ficcardi store officials but the store was closed. Corry firefighters were alerted and the alarm spread to the next unit.
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Plank Road
Columbus
Lyle Smith
Thomas Messinger
Smith
Corry
Quorum Ruling Trims City Council Ahead of Budget
At a special meeting three council members learned that a three vote quorum is effectively useless without prior consensus. Mayor Peiffer and Councilman Clarke supported a federal funds application for airport turnarounds, while Councilman Downey opposed due to budget constraints. Downey had previously voted against the $3,000 commitment.
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Lawrence
William A. Peiffer
Dorr Clarke
Jack Downey
Clark
Downey
Anly
Chang
Girl, 2, Falls With Glass Cut Fatal Jugular Vein
AP reports a two year old girl, Randy Beaumont of Oakdale, slipped from a kitchen chair during a family reunion visit. She dropped a glass and cut her jugular vein, dying before hospital arrival.
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Kditchen
Randy Beaumont
Oakdale
Airport Pact With County Shakes Three Councilmen
City of Corry and Erie County reached an agreement prepared by County Solicitor John McLaughlin. The pact proposes $3,000 annually to Corry’s airport for five years in exchange for city capital improvement funding. Council was unsettled by a new capital expenditure stipulation and voted to sign after inserting the phrase and/or.
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Corry
Erie County
John McLaughlin
Council
Caretaker Serious After Truck Crash
The Mina Cemetery caretaker, Louis Scarem of Findley Lake, 66, blacked out while driving home from the cemetery and veered into a utility pole. He is listed in poor condition at Corry Memorial Hospital. Driver Jerry Russell, who followed, says Scarem’s truck left the road but Russell was uninjured. Authorities believe Scarem suffered a stroke. his wife notes Memorial Day workload and unfinished cemetery maintenance.
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Mina
Louis Scarem
Findley Lake
Corry Memorial Hospital
Jerry Russell
Scarem
Haiphong Fuel Dumps Targeted In Closest Strike To Hanoi Area
U S Navy aircraft from the carrier Hancock bombed two fuel dumps near Haiphong while heavy ground fighting persisted in South Vietnam near the DMZ. Reports say US planes lost two over North Vietnam and a helicopter in South Vietnam, with total losses rising to 564 combat planes in the north and 181 in the south.
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Saigon
Hancock
Haiphong
Kua Kam River
Hanoi
Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
1St Cavalry
da Nang
Navy
U.S. Senate
Vietnam
America
Memorial Day Car Chase Ends in Two Crashes and $2425 Damage
Police chased two speeding cars on Memorial Day evening, one crash resulting from the pursuit. A youth was slightly injured and total damage reached 2425 dollars as officers followed from North Center Street to Columbus and West Washington. The fleeing driver ran red lights at Smith and Washington streets before swerving and nearly losing control near First Avenue.
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Smith Street
Washington Street
West Washington
Steynolds
French
First Avenue
Memorial Service Draws Record Crowd in Mead Park Amphitheatre
A mass gathering at Mead Park's new Corry Veterans Council amphitheatre paid tribute to the dead of all wars. Rep Joseph Vigorito and Stewart Houghton addressed attendees, praising veterans while vilifying anti war demonstrators and reaffirming support for U S fights in Vietnam. Mayor Peiffer lauded Corry residents for turning out in record numbers.
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Corry
Joseph Vigorito
Vietnam
House of Representatives
Mead Park
William A. Peiffer
Houghton
Harold Schaefer
American Legion Auxiliary
Sam Upperman
Wayne Two Race Settled By One Vote
The Wayne Township supervisor nomination was decided by a one vote margin. Absentee ballots counted at the Erie courthouse gave Richard Querreveld 87 and Jack Dundon 88 after the tally showed 8 to 63 on election night. The final tally, 88 to 87, included seven absentee ballots with Dundon taking four and Querreveld three.
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Richard Querreveld
Jack Dundon
Wayne Township
Erie
Fred Lamberton
Wayne
Querreveld
Dundon
Roger Follett
Five Miles Of Sparta Road Set For Work
Senator James Willard announced bids for the Corry to Crawford County line project will be taken June 23. The upgrade covers just over five miles, with resurfacing and shoulder rebuilding. Elmer Bolte notes the Corry city segment will gain work but the dangerous bend near the Spartansburg road remains unchanged pending larger relocation. A bridge on Route 6 in front of the Corry Jamestown plant is being rebuilt, one of five bridges damaged in a two week span.
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Sparta
Corry-Spartansburg
James Willard
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Corry
Crawford County
Tye
Elmer Bolte
Spartans-burg
Columbus Avenue
Corry Jamestown
Bolte
Erry Area
Wheelock
Bolter
Rain gives way to sun as Indy 500 race resumes
Indianapolis bulletin reports rain halted the 500 mile race after 45 miles on Tuesday. The field restarts at 10:00 a.m. led by Parnell Jones in a bright turbine. A three car crash disrupts the List 100 race with A J Foyt taking pit stop, Carl Williams spinning, Bob Veith hitting the wall, and Jerry Grant skirting the infield.
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Andianapolis
Ind
Parnell Jones
Parnell Tones
A. J. Foyt
Carl Williams
Bob Veith
Veith
Jerry Grant
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Deaths Reach 882
AP reports 882 people were killed in traffic accidents over the four day Memorial Day weekend, surpassing prior four day totals but below early estimates of 650 to 750. Comparison shows 642 deaths in 1966 and 525 in 1963.
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Chicago
Associated Press
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Spartansburg
Journal
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United States
Velma Carnicke
Richard C. Ross
112Th Infantry
Pennsylvania National Guard
Eaton
Wayne Two
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