Jamestown and Erie News Capsule from Local Reports
Reports from Jamestown note a driver on Clinton Street collided near Washington Lane damaging two cars and promising to cover the costs. A forest fire along the Allegheny River burned about 15 acres with 35 firefighters from Russell, Glade and Clarendon aiding. Church activities were canceled due to a midweek power hour and missions meeting. Jamestown voters swung Democrats to a sweeping victory, with the mayoral race and council reorganization favoring the Democrats. Erie County filings include a marriage license application for Downey Jr. and Lates. Pleasant Township approved a $250,000 addition to the school, adding classrooms and a library, with renovations to connect new and old wings. Fire crews contained a blaze behind Pine Grove Cemetery, while a community play at the city Mayers house was postponed due to illness, with a new date planned.
Letter cites call for greater Viet Nam buildup
A Walt letter from the 3rd Marine Division Association warns the free world may have to go all the way to win in Viet Nam. It argues current policy limits and urges bombing of North Viet Nam targets such as Hanoi. The piece notes U.S. force levels rose from 72,000 to about 125,000, with Marines increasing to roughly 87,000.
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Viet Nam
Hanoi
3Rd Marine Division Association
Walt
U.S
Johnson
United States
Marine, Navy and
Defense
New York’s Lindsay Seeks Federal Help for City Woes
New York Mayor-elect John V. Lindsay gains Johnson's backing for federal aid to tackle city's persistent problems. The President praised the victory and said city and federal officials would work together across party lines while Lindsay prepared to assume office January 1. Lindsay met incumbent Mayor Wagner to plan an orderly transfer of government.
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Jamestown
Frederick H. Dunn
New York
John V. Lindsay
Johnson
Lindsay
Algo
Abraham D. Beame
Beaime
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
View Penn a Sites For Atom Plant View Penn a Sites For Atom Plant
The Atomic Energy Commission will inspect five Western Pennsylvania sites for a 340 million atom smasher. A committee will evaluate Meadville on Nov 46 and four Pittsburgh area sites on Nov 17 and 18, among 85 nationwide. Governor Scranton and Pennsylvania leaders back Pittsburgh as a proposed site. Also, psychologist Dr. Harold M. Hildreth, 59, died in Los Angeles of a heart attack.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Pennsylvania
Joseph S. Clark
Commission
Keystone Ordnance Works
Meadville
Pittsburgh
AEC. Gov. Scranton
Pennsylvania Congressional Steering Committee
The
Regional Industrial Development Corp
Los Angeles
Harold M. Hildreth
National Institute of Mental Health
U S Force Ambushes Red Troops Near Cambodia Border
U S air cavalry ambushed Viet Cong 18 miles west of Plei Me near the Cambodian border, with light American casualties and several Viet Cong killed. U S BAZ bombers from Guam hit a Communist storage area near Saigon for the third straight day. A fighter bomber was shot down over North Vietnam, pilot presumed killed. Newswoman Mickey Chapelle killed by a booby trap while covering a Marine patrol near Da Nang. About 2,000 Americans and Vietnamese participated in the sweep. other engagements reported across Mekong Delta Can Tho and Saigon outskirts.
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Viet Nam
U.S
North
Guam
Saigon
Mickey Chapelle
da Nang
Miss Chapelle
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Plei Me
1St Cavalry
Mekong
Can Tho
Beware Of Phonies In Fund Raising
CHICAGO AP charity solicitors target holiday giving says the Better Business Bureau. Fraudulent fund raisers imitate religious groups to siphon off donations, sometimes up to 90 percent of proceeds. Call the BBB before donating to verify legitimacy and avoid scams.
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Chicago
Swin
Better Business Bureau
John Nichols
Nichols
Claims Burnin Of Draft Card No Accident
Earle Mansfield defends his son Joe's act of burning his Social Security card as a joke. The University of New Mexico student, 24, calls it a symbolic move against administration policies requiring work. A Social Security Administration spokesman notes the act is not illegal and a duplicate card can be obtained if desired.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Earle Mansfield
Joe
Mansfield
Lynn
Mass
University of New Mexico
Social Security Administration
Young Mansfield
U S Warned Rhodesia of Reprisals
President Johnson warned Rhodesia’s Prime Minister Jan D Smith that American reprisals could follow if independence was declared without British consent. The New York Times reported a Johnson letter to Smith influenced deterring secession. Britain insists whites must enable black governance under any independence accord.
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York
Rhodesia
Johnson
Jan D. Smith
New York Times
Smith
Washington
Britain
Students rally to back Taylor at Penn State speech
A Penn State campus group Young Americans for Freedom forms to counter heckling during General Maxwell D Taylor's Sunday talk on Viet Nam Report. The group has collected over 700 signatures endorsing U.S. Viet Nam policy and will present the resolution to Taylor at Recreation Hall.
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Univensit. Ann
Maxwell D. Taylor
Pennsylvania State University
Young Americans For Freedom
U. S
Viet Nam
Taylor
Johnson
Recreation Hall
Veteran war correspondent Miss Chapelle dies at 83
Georgette Meyer Chapelle born Milwaukee served in World War I era coverage and later Vietnam, earning the George Polk Memorial Award in 1962 for What’s A Woman Doing Here? She reported from Korea Cuba the Dominican Republic Algeria Lebanon Kashmir and Hungary where she was jailed during the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Her work appeared in Readers Digest Life National Geographic and Argosy.
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Mandant
Washington
Viet Nam
da Nang
Saigon
Korea
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Algeria
Lebanon
Kashmir
Hungary
Readers Digest
Life Magaine
National Geographic
Argosy
Miss Chapelle
George Polk
Overseas Press Club of America
World
Arthur Sylvester
Sylvester
Associated Press
Bernard Kolenberg
Huynh Thanh My
Miss. Chapelle
Milwaukee
Wis
Paul G.meyer
Georgette Meyer
Anthony Chapelle
New York
University Hospital
Farewell services planned for Rev McCauley and family
Special farewell services are planned Sunday at Cobb's Corners Community Church and Excelsior Full Gospel Church for Rev. and Mrs. Jerry R. McCauley and family. McCauley accepted a call as pastor of Mars Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Mars, Pennsylvania after nearly five years serving the two Alliance churches and conducting a local radio program. A farewell party for the McCauley family is set for tomorrow evening at East Branch Grange. Sunday services include Cobb's Corners at 10 am and Excelsior at 1 pm, with evangelistic services at Cobb's Corners at 8 pm. Public is invited to attend any or all events.
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Cobb's Corners
Excelsior Full Gospel
Jerry R. McCauley
McCauley
Mars Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Mars, Pa
Alliance Church
East Branch Grange
Excelsior
Cobb’s Corners
Redevelopment Hurdles Slow Progress in Oil City Area
Chick, a Titusville official, says small merchants face higher rents in new shopping districts and may relocate to fringe areas with some moving expenses subsidized. In Corry, a stalled plan to build a plaza on the St. Elizabeth's Church site failed due to developer trouble filling spaces, while Oil City continues a cautious, ongoing redevelopment effort.
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Page One
Chick
Titusville
Ami
Corry
St. Elizabeth’s Church
West South
Spring Street
Oil City
Clymer Community Notes Detail Visits and Travels
Clymer residents share social visits and travel plans in a roundup of local happenings. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Harbeck discussed pioneer work in Mexico and planned a trip to Alberta, Canada, while hosting and visiting friends in the region. Other entries note overnight guests from Cayuga and Kenmore, weekend visits with relatives, and a birthday celebration for Mrs. Evonta Hestink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Harbeck
Mexico
Evonta Hestink
Jones panel questions on communists and subversives
In a continuing session, Jones questioned jurors about views on the Communist party. Only one woman claimed knowledge of the case. silence followed questions on hostility, derogatory writings, and the party as a subversive organization.
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Jones
Lowther
Joseph Forer
John J. Abt
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Communist Party
United States
Complete Surprise Party Noted for Kenton Heslink Home
A surprise party at the Kenton Heslink home featured many attendees including Mrs. Emma Beckerink, Mrs. Jennie Beck, Mrs. Addie Sehurlman, Albert and Floyd Reslink, Janice Watrots, Homer Kolstee, Stephen, and the honoree. A lunch with a birthday cake followed, and guests brought gifts. Others visiting included Philip McCray and family with Ralph Damcott in Syracuse.
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Kenton Heslink
Emma Beckerink
Jennie Beck
Addie Sehurman
Albert Res‘link
Floyd Beckerink
Janice Watrots
Homer Kolstee
Stephen
Philip McCray
Judy
Jeffery
Ralph Damcott
Syracuse
Charles Wade
Damcotts
Berdena Lockenhouse
Mary Nyweide
Clarence Spitzer
Hamot Hospital
Bem Smith
Cora Bunce
Kennett Hollingsworth
Monica
Man Confesses Theft In Guard Dog Arrangements
Brian Nixon a 30 year old man who hired out 11 guard dogs at five pounds a week admitted stealing sacks of brass and copper chippings from a suburban factory where his dogs were placed. He said he earned about 55 pounds weekly from the dogs but after expenses netted 15 pounds.
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Sun
Brian Nixon
Nixon
Ctr
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