Corry Split Vote Elevates 2 Democratic Candidates
Corry voters backed two Democratic contenders in local races, a first since the 1930s. Edward Carey edged Richard Scarpitti for district attorney 1128 to 999, while James Dwyer narrowly beat Herbert Johnson Jr. 1079 to 1057 for the Erie County Orphans Court judgeship. Most other races favored Republicans, amid local tensions with Johnson and Scarpitti over party leadership and past investigations. Continued on Page Two.
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Corry
Edward Carey
Ehie
Richard Scarpitti
Carney
Scarpitti
James Dwyer
Erie County Orphans Court
Herbert Johnson Jr
Dwyer
Johnson
W. W
Doc’ Waterhouse
Dems Move Into Erie County Courthouse Victory Ends GOP Control
The Democratic Party takes the Erie County courthouse ending a century of Republican control. Incumbent commissioner Fred Lamberton narrowly held his seat as the other commissioners and several officials including Coneming bar Carl Proctor and Sarah McQuitty lost their races.
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KLUC
Erie County
Coneming
Carl Proctor
Pitti
Register of Wills
Sarah McQuitty
Fred Lamberton
Election At Glance 1140 Out of 142 Precincts
County races show George Wilson 37990 for clerk of courts Richard Searpid 361090 Edward Carney 45924 for district attorney and Roger M. Fischer 38836 Sarah McQuitty 37090 for register of wills. New county commissioner lineup lists Louis Raymtek incumbent joined by William C Hill and Lambertson. A J Jake Gehrlein elected county treasurer defeating Cliff Welsh by about 3000 votes.
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George Wilson
John Wagner
Edward Carney
Richard Searpitd
Register OF Wills
Roger M. Fischer
Sarah McQuitty
Louis Raymtek
William C. Hill
Harborcreek
Lamberton
A. J
Jake" Gehrlein
Cliff Welsh
Rural GOP Holds Line in Corry Area Election Upends City Rallies
In yesterday’s vote rural districts around Corry stayed loyal to the Republican line while city voting bucked the trend. Columbus Township saw a tight race with 447 voters in foul weather and two Dems winning local posts, including Worth Hammond for supervisor and Robert H. Damon for auditor. Concord Township, in contrast, remained GOP strong with four Republicans unopposed after May primaries. Local races also included contested posts for assessor school director and justice of the peace, with Republicans winning several offices amid overall party dynamics.
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Corry
Wayne
Concord
Elgin
Columbus
Poe
Worth Hammond
Hammond
Republin
Howard VanTasser
Robert H. Damon
Dem
Donald L. Engle
Justice of the Peace
Patricia W. Fargo
Mary A. Edwards
Virginia A. Swart
Hollis Uppman
Joseph Pitcavage
Philip C. Wade
Leonard Edwards
George A. Sekerak
Leon Gavin
Albert W. Johnson
William T. Hagerty
Concord Township
Soviet harassment of convoy deepens Berlin crisis
Western nations confront new Soviet aggression as a U S convoy to Berlin is harassed and West German government attacked. Ukraine Bulgaria and Mongolia speakers condemn NATO War Pact aims while Britain and the United States press for a solution in the disarmament debate. In Washington a separate brief notes a couple from Cashmere and Wenatchee applies for a marriage license citing Love in Love.
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United Nations
N.Y
Moscow
Berlin
Bonn
Peter Thomas
Assembly
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Mongolia
West Germany
L. F. Palamarchuk
NATO
Warsaw
Britain
United States
Write In The Rain Adds Color To Local Vote
A tall figure in a tan raincoat and brows hat stood for 10 hours in heavy rain at the Carry Od and Gun Club voting site. Francis Slattery mounted a memorable write-in campaign in a wet 1983 election, tallying 163 to Porter Auer's 828 in a Republican district. He handed out gummed stickers to voters. The judges rejected his ballot inclusion after a failed loyalty oath appeal.
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Carry Od
Gun Club
Francis
Slattery
Porter Auer
Aver
AUS P. i
Dems Hold Power In Key 1963 Off-Year Races
In Kentucky and Mississippi, Democrats held governor and state posts as GOP claim inroads. Philadelphia favored Democrats by about 67,000 votes, the smallest margin in a decade. Civil rights issues loomed, with national impact seen for 1964. In Indiana Indianapolis voters retained mayoral power narrowly while San Francisco's race moved with John Shelley leading. New Jersey Republicans swept the State Senate and gained ground in the Assembly.
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Kentucky
Miele
Philadelphia
GOP
Mississippi
Kennedy
Tndiana
Indianapolis
San Francisco
John F. Shelley
Calif
Harold Dobbs
George Christopher
New Jersey
State
Senate
Assembly
Local Youth Hurt Seriously in One Car Crash
A 16 year old Corry youth, B. D. 2, was seriously injured at 8 40 last night when his 1952 auto failed to negotiate a sharp curve near Bear Lake and crashed into a tree. He was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Corry
Bear Lake
Corry Memorial Hospital
Clair 'T. Damon’ Jr
Elmer Schifka
Setutko
Corry Native Wins Meadville Controller Race
Corry native Cassisle Elston won the Meadville city controller race in his first election. He polled 2337 votes to 1470 for his Democratic opponent. Elston, a Corry High School graduate, class of 1949, is an accountant. The GOP secured a full slate of Meadville municipal offices.
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Sures Gorey
Meadville
Cassisle Elston
Sidney Elston
East Park Place
Corry High
Elston
GOP
Waterville Keeps Bicameral Government Despite Vote
Waterville Maine voters rejected a proposed charter change by 1220 to 1090 to create a unicameral city council. Only Everett Massachusetts currently maintains a two chamber city government in the nation.
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Waterville
Maine
Everett
Maas
Constitution Change Near Defeat in Pennsylvania Vote
AP dispatch reports constitutional revision in Pennsylvania trailing by about 37,000 votes with nearly all returns in. Philadelphia mayoral race favored Democrat James J. Tate over Republican James T. McDermott, with strong turnout statewide and in the city. Republicans also won Superior Court seats and the 28th Congressional District seat. Moon news from Moscow notes cosmonauts Valentina and Andrian Nikolayev planning a honeymoon in multiple Asian, Indian Ocean, and Southeast Asian locations after launch.
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Vinladelphta
Pennsylvana
Scranton
Philadelphia
GOP
James J. J. Tate
James T. McDerfot
Harold L. Brevin
J. Calvin Wright
Superior Court
J. Sydney Hoffman
Paul J. Mahady
Willi
Sidte
Wright
Ervin
Hoffman
Mahady
28Rd
Hunter Killed As Bullets Explode In Shirt Pocket
Bozeman Montana reports coroner describes death from a cartridge explosion rather than gunfire. Victor Vermillion, 25, was found near a deer he had killed, with his rifle nearby and cartridge fragments discovered in his shirt pocket. Coroner Alexander M Schmall cites no bullet impact.
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Bozeman
Mont
Alexander M Schmall
Victor Vermillio
Vermillion
Girl Flees Hospital Over Cancer Surgery Decision
A 16 year old girl with cancer ran from Metropolitan General Hospital after a Juvenile Court judge approved surgery that doctors say could save her life but might require amputation. Her British war-bride mother opposed the operation, fearing a poor outcome and cost, while police searched for her.
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Cleveland
Metropolitan General Hospital
East Cleveland
Walter. Whitlack
Juvenile Court
Jurisdicon
Project 70 and Constitutional Convention Vote Analysis
Voters yesterday weighed two high profile questions. Project 70 drew strong partisan support while the constitutional convention faced a decisive defeat with 963 voting against and 402 for. Loans to college students drew 987 yes to 464 no, seen as a wholesome issue amid education concerns. Move of the state capitol by alumnc attack appeared vague, rural and urban areas showing little consensus. Continued on Page Two.
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State Capitol
Ed Deve
Batt
Ald Tin
Project
Ball
Harrisburg
Corry
Cor
Wallendas Tumble Again In Circus Wire Crash
SANADULA BLUE says the Wallendas were practicing the seven when a thin wire snapped between two trees at Winter quarters. Six injured, none seriously. Leader Karl Wallenda 57 described a big crash and warned higher falls could have killed. The seven had not been attempted since January 1962 Detroit Coliseum disaster. Several family members suffered facial cuts burns and bruises.
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Sanadula
Wallendas
Karl Wallenda
Waltendas
Detroit Coliseum
Jjone Ay Faughman
Gunther Wallenda
Louis Murillo
Katt Wallenda
Paul Jordan
Herman Wallenda
Jenny Faugh- Mian
Andy Andersson
In Tidioute It’s Automation 172 To 126
Election officials reported in Warren County that Tidioute favored installing a voting machine by a 172 to 126 margin. The town, known for slow result reporting, posted the tally after a late count.
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Tidioute
Indioute
Warren County
Tost
Floods Threaten Milan as Rain Eases in North Italy
A third day of easing rain triggers floods across a dozen northern towns near Milan. Authorities order evacuations of scattered homes threatened by landslides and rising waters. Local crews monitor waterways and coordinate with civil defense units to shelter evacuees.
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Milan
Italy
Reds Back Down US Convoys Move Again
A Soviet backdown on the East West autobahn ends a two day War of nerves as a U S Army convoy rolls into West Berlin. British and French convoys passed through with no interference and a 12 vehicle American column reached the city at dawn to cheers from a large crowd. Another 56 troops followed by rail and road from West Germany to West Berlin.
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West Berlin
John Lamb
Wewanitchka
Fla
U.S
West Germany
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