Erie County ballots and local election notes amid small town updates
Erie County officials report 1000 adventee ballots returned including 400 from servicemen for the November 6 election. Titusville votes discuss moving to a council manager system. Local incidents include a white poodle at Snyder Circle, a found bike on Liberty Street, and minor property damage notes. Community praise for youths easing Halloween vandalism and several missing hubcaps and a broken window are logged by Corry and Erie police.
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County Board of Elections
C. W. Irwin
Corry
Clymer
Pennsylvania Highway Department
India Steels Home Front as Border Tensions Persist
India tightens border posture amid a lull in Chinese shelling along the Himalayan frontier. Nehru dumps Defense Minister Menon to defense production post while meeting with generals, signaling a shift in military leadership and arming plans as both sides brace for a new clash.
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GOP demands answers on Cuba strategy and invasion plans
Washington AP two Republicans Sen Barry Goldwater and Rep Bob Wilson pressed President Kennedy to explain whether the proposed Cuban accord keeps Soviet jet bombers and military personnel in Cuba and whether it cancels an invasion reportedly planned to topple Castro The eight questions cover abandonment of Cuba to the Communists OAS obligations and implications for the Monroe Doctrine They urge Kennedy to address these issues publicly to assure national security
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Warn Against Land Scandals Through Mail
Postal Inspector Montague warned at the National Association of Postmasters convention that swindlers are using the mails to sell worthless land. He cited about 125 land-swindle cases with out of state property sold by mail for down payments and installments, noting some land is arid or underwater and promotions even involve land in South American jungles. He also said medical cure-alls and work at home schemes are circulated by mail.
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Montague
National Association of Postmasters Convention
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Pennsylvania governor race rally hits high note during dinner
In Philadelphia AP reporting, Pennsylvania Democratic leaders rallied a 4,000 strong crowd at a $10 plate fundraiser that netted about $500,000 as Dilworth urged unity against Republican Scranton. Lawmakers projected wins across urban and rural counties, while Scranton pledged wage and job growth if elected. The Philadelphia Bulletin endorsed Scranton, noting unemployment at 6.4 percent in September and signaling caution about Dilworth’s candidacy.
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Richardson
Dilworth
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Scranton
Lackawanna County
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Dil Worth
Green
Joseph S. Clark
David L. Lawrence
Clark
Berks
York
Allegheny County
Lawrence
James H.j.tate
Wicer
Joe Clark
Scranton touts wage law impact and Schuylkill tour
In Schuylkill County Scranton argued the 1941 wage act excludes interstate jobs and agriculture, leaving federal law apply. He forecast unemployment could drop to about 4 percent in a few years depending on the national economy. Scranton spoke amid a Republican rally in Philadelphia with 11,000 attendees, as GOP strategists hope Schuylkill and Northumberland counties swing their way.
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William W. Scranton
Hay
Scranton
Schuylkill County
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Schuylkill
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12Th
Ith
Ivor Fenton
Mahanoy City
George M. Rhodes
Reading
Philadelphia
Teen Driver Kills Sister in Rural Crash near Tunkhannock
Ruth Arendt, 14, of Noxon died when a car lost control on a rural road and plunged into a pasture near Tunkhannock, Pa. Her brother David, 16, the driver, was treated for facial injuries. both were returning from school.
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Ruth Arendt
Noxon
David
Erie and others seek merger votes on school districts
In 11 counties 107 districts vote on merging to form 21 new districts if approved. Ty Warren County Clarendon Meade Township and Kinzua Township vote on merger. Tioga Payette and Camero counties weigh termine new districts under reorganizations already approved. Reorganization law lacks local referenda and new districts take effect in 1965 66. Acting now allows eligibility for state bonuses of 1800 per classroom unit in 1964 65.
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Rue
Rationing Ordered in Belgrade for Basic Foods
Rationing of onions potatoes beans and rice was ordered by the Bulgarian government, according to Yugoslav news agency Tanjug from Sofia. The shortage was blamed on drought. Police said David apparently lost control on a sharp curve four miles west of Beaumont.
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Yugoslavia
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Sofia
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Beaumont
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