Industry Protests City Garbage Tax Hike in Corry
Industry representatives demand changes to the proposed two mill tax for garbage collection. Aero-Corry president William Masler says the plan unfairly burdens plants like Corry Jamestown that self-remove refuse, noting they would pay thousands while handling their own waste. Council meeting remains tense as residents’ complaints about compulsory service surface.
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Corry
William Masler
Aero-Corry
Corry Jamestown
Council Considers Changes to City Garbage Plan
The council weighed rapid changes to the garbage program with a meeting planned to study it further. A potential second reading of the garbage ordinance is possible next Monday night, amid uncertainty about the plan. The city also eyed a $10 occupation tax for city improvements, not part of the garbage package.
Three U S Copters Lost To Viet Cong Ground Fire
In Tay Ninh Province Communist gunners shot down three U S Army helicopters. B52 bombers pounded Viet Cong 9th Division hideouts near the Cambodian border as U S ground forces pressed the largest war deployment. Casualties not yet reported while the overall air war continued amid bad North Vietnamese weather.
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South Viet Nam
Saigon
North Viet Nam
Guam
School Board Questions Cost Of Tax Collection
The Corry School Board debated the expense of collecting delinquent property taxes citing a 30 percent fee from collector R Elwin Fuller. Directors considered the district taking over collections after failed attempts, aiming to save the cost and legal fees if needed. The discussion centers on burdens of Fuller’s methods and the district’s real estate tax pursuit.
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Corry
Clifford Buesink
R. Elwin Puller
Fuller
Buesink
Dale Webster
Europeans Launch Rocket At Aussie Site
ADELAIDE Australia AP scientists of seven nations celebrated Europa 1 return flight covering 630 miles from Woomera range. The three stage rocket built by ELD0 blasted off and separated stages as planned linking to an Italian satellite and signaling a commercial satellite by 1970. A separate Pittsburgh school bus drivers strike forced suspension of classes for about 4900 pupils in nearby Borough.
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Adelaide
Australia
European Launcher Development Organization
Woomera
Italan
Pittsburgh
Phom
Meadville Man Sentenced After Bingo Case Hearing
Meadville resident John J Patterson faced Judge P Richard Thomas to plead no defense to operating a lottery bingo. He appeared with new attorney George X Simonetta and was ordered to return November 28 for sentencing. Patterson led the Bingo Association of Pennsylvania and was arrested by state police at an East Mead Fire Hall July 4 celebration.
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Meadville
John J. Patterson
P. Richard Thomas
Patterson
George X. Simonetta
Bingo Association of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
East Mead
Pan Am Jet Crashes In East Germany Near West Berlin
A Pan American cargo Boeing 727 crashed in East Germany near West Berlin before dawn, killing all three crew members. Radar contact was lost at 2:42 a.m. EST. the plane carried 7.1 tons of malt. The crash site is eight miles from Tegel Airport and no immediate cockpit details or cause are confirmed.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West Hersin
ADN
U.S
Frankfurt
East Berlin
Pan American
Wsfort
Tegel
Staaken
Doeberitz
Flight 708
Germany
Tempelhof
Act To Curb Cost Of High School Shop Materials
Superintendent Ray Elsen told the Corry Area Joint School Committee he is troubled by high material costs in the high school vocational shops. He favors limiting school funding for expensive woods while supporting basic project materials. Directors Pitcavage and McCray discussed policy, noting dressmaking in home economics is funded differently.
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Ray Elsen
Corry
Columbus
Joseph Pitcavage
Stat Ae
Cone
Robert McCray
Home Ec
Seek Teacher For Teachers Of Modern Mathematics
School officials seek a teacher for the modern math course to train Corry Area Joint School teachers. Superintendent Ray Eisens said Edinboro State College professor Hee may teach, with local teachers bumped up after training. Reimbursement of $20 per semester hour approved, contingent on course completion and superintendent approval. The panel still needs a qualified instructor for the teachers.
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Ray Eises
Corry Area
Must Start Gym For Handicapped In Corry Area
The Corry Area Joint School Committee faces mandating physical education for handicapped students. Superintendent Ray Elsen says more than 100 pupils may join the new courses, with plans to meet doctors nurses and admins to organize the program. A director may be hired, and specialized equipment and teacher training will be needed to accommodate diverse handicaps.
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Corry Area
Ray Elsen
Elsea
J. Guy Butters
Elsen
Strike Shuts Off Canadian Air Service
In Montreal a machinists strike against Air Canada halted all air service, affecting about 20,090 daily passengers. Some 5,200 IAM members rejected an 18 percent raise over two years, seeking a 20 percent increase instead.
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Montreal
Air Canwis
International Association of Machinists
Welcome Aboard Gemini 12 Crew On Wasp Deck
Marines welcome Gemini 12 crew aboard the USS Wasp after a Pacific splashdown. Lovell and Aldrin head toward an Atlantic landing as they wrap up four days and 59 orbits, setting several space records amid thruster and power challenges. Recovery forces aboard the Wasp monitor conditions.
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Wasp
James Lovell
Edwish Allin
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Air Force
Edwin E
Buzz) Aldrin Jr
Pacific Ocean
Globe
Atips
Pines
Lovell
Aldrin
Initial Sparring Over Salary Talks For Corry Teachers
Salary negotiations between Corry Area Jointure teachers and the administration will begin soon as informal sessions lead to the 1967 1968 salary scale for the professional staff. Superintendent Ray Bison reported last night that the teachers salary committee requested an early meeting.
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Corry Area Jointure
Corry
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
Elsen
Three Corry Youths Hurt In Erie Area School Bus Crash
A small bus carrying six Corry area students and the driver crashed near Erie at 8 11 am. Alfred Swackhamer reported the bus pulled right, hit a curb, struck a telephone pole and rolled. All seven occupants wore seat belts and were taken to St Vincent’s for evaluation.
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Corry
Erie
Chester Miller
Erie Police Department
Alfred Swackhamer
North Center Street
Swackhamer
U.S. Pushes Two Thirds Rule for China Vote at U N
United States and twelve other nations call for applying the two thirds rule in the U N General Assembly on the China seating issue. Washington stresses no backing of any U S China deal amid pressure groups and debate over action toward Peking.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
United States
Peking
Teachers Seek More School Patrols At Wright And Concord
Wright and Concord elementary teachers urge the Corry School Board to hire four additional adult patrols to relieve teachers from escorting students across busy streets morning and evening. Superintendent Ray Elsen notes the need offsets by traffic mainly from parents, with projected yearly cost above 400 dollars awaiting an early board decision.
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Wright and Concord
Corry
Ray Elsen
Wright
Concord
Pats Board
Bern
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Geeseer
Aries
Council
School Board
Morrisvile
Trenton
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Harry Tomlinson
Kevin Mullin
Mullin
Lower Bucks County Hospital
Tomlinson
William Schultz
Schultz
Aussie
E. Germany
SVOH
China
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