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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1966
Page
1
Incoherent text fragment lists assorted items and codes, including vehicle terms, metals, batteries, and brass. References to locations, models, and quantities appear scrambled, yielding no clear event or subject.
Readable fragments indicate an auction action by Tal Ata Agency in New York. The text mentions bidding or sale of property or merchandise with limited details.
City councils and the police and fire pension committees push toward new pension plans with aims of better death benefits and widows and orphans protection. A key council stipulation sets a minimum retirement age of 50 to prevent long term fund depletion.
Robert Moses, 77, long time holder of city and state posts, and Mary A. Grady, his secretary for 30 years, were married Monday in New York. Moses has served as chairman of the Tri Borough Bridge and Tunnel Authority and led the New York World’s Fair Corp, serving under six governors and five mayors.
John McShane captain of Group A in the Industrial Division accepts a $7,200 check from E. W. Feldt general manager Raymond Division of Associated Spring. The gift surpasses the company quota for the campaign which began yesterday.
Corry City Council debated bid process for 300 tons of rock salt as officials noted multiple bidders from salt manufacturers. The discussion highlighted price competition concerns and whether bidding was competitive among suppliers.
Rubin Zufelt, a 32 year old steelworker, fell four stories while welding at the Tucson City Hall project. He landed on corrugated roofing on the third floor and returned to work Monday on the seventh floor saying he was stiff but determined.
The City Council accepted a bid of 2226 dollars from Lake Erie Supply Co for four electrically operated barn doors. The project, to be installed later, aims to widen the fire barn doors to accommodate fire trucks, avoiding the earlier plan that required masonry removal and higher costs.
Negotiators for General Electric and its unions meet at the Pentagon with Defense Secretary McNamara and JCS officials to avert a nationwide strike that could disrupt war material production. Labor Secretary Wirtz calls the talks vital to national defense as unions pause the walkout.
City Council vowed to sue to recover about 4000 in delinquent sewer rentals and many on the list quickly paid or made arrangements. City Engineer David Johnson said about 75 percent had settled debts, but officials say the threat remains and suits will follow for remaining delinquents.
City Council unanimously names Carl Hixson public works supervisor as housing officer for the year with no pay until 1967. He will survey the city and prioritize repairs or razing of blighted properties, with appeals heard by the Housing Committee and health sanitarians as expert witnesses.
A car skidded on South Center street hill at midnight injuring 17 year old Suzanne Kuss of Corry. Her passenger Sherry Slye was OK while the vehicle struck a parked car owned by Vernon and Mrs Culver. Damages were about $000. In Pittsburgh thieves smashed a Gimbels window and took 36 fur pieces valued around $3,000.
Hurricane Inez battered southeast Florida with 85 mph winds and heavy rain as it shifted toward the Bahamas. Forecasters predicted the eye would near Key Largo on its uncertain course, while Miami’s hurricane center warned the storm remained hard to forecast.
Dr Nuran Turksey treated Sandra Cwikielnik before the birth of seven premature babies at St. Margaret's Hospital in Dorchester with a hormone drug that induced multiple births. All babies died within a half hour. Researchers race to prevent such multiple pregnancies. Meanwhile Hurricane Inez neared Florida, prompting warnings and rescues as tides rose and winds gusted up to hurricane strength.
Venice plans a year long campaign to fight rats from a city dump island that swim to the canals. City Hygiene Commissioner Vito Chiarelli orders 600 workers to distribute poisoned morsels to all buildings hoping rats carry them to hiding places for their offspring.
Corry city council and the city engineer wrestled with garbage disposal and funding. They favored a final ordinance charging residents via direct taxation, likely raising a levy to cover collection costs and the future use of the Avenue A dump.
A Franklin County judge hearing sought an injunction to stop the sale of Loblaw stores in Titusville Franklin Gil City and Meadville. Local 590 of the Amalgamated Food Employes Union named Max Gabreski as attorney for the union. A hearing is set for October 11 with Oct 10 for Loblaw to respond. The union plans picketing in New York stores and across four area Loblaw outlets where 85 workers have been on strike since July 1.
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