Paragraf reports multiple local legal and civic items
William B. Groel, 20, of 1000 West Pleasant Street pled guilty to drunken driving in Erie County court yesterday. Judge Elmer Evans sentenced Groel to 28 months parole and fined $100. Jamestown City Council authorized $2,237 as the city’s share for completing an Urban renewal master plan. An image intensifier costing $14,197 was unveiled at Warren General Hospital. Funeral arrangements for Bernice Damecott were announced. No junior high dance at the YMCA due to Bradford-Corry game. a junior senior high dance will occur tomorrow night. U. S. Representative Joseph P. Vigorito offered to serve on the Pennsylvania Ski Ball Sponsoring Committee in Washington on January 15. three local ski resorts will participate. The extended weather forecast predicts below-normal temperatures through midweek with rainfall. Real estate transfers included Frontera to Richards in Concord Township. Blatt Brothers Rex Theatre to run two shows nightly from Sunday. Corry Red Cross seeks a range for a fire-destroyed home. Natalie Williams, Warren Times-Mirror city editor, won $902.31 in the Popsi-Cola shopping spree. Two-year-old Michael Pless of Bear Lake was treated for a left shoulder injury from a bed fall at Corry Memorial Hospital and released after treatment.
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William B. Groel
West Pleasant Street
Erie County
Elmer Evans
Groel
Ford Punt Pass Kick Practice Draws 85 Boys
Ford Motor Company and the Rotary Club sponsor a Punt Pass and Kick event with at least 85 boys signed up for a morning practice at Loveland Field from 10 a.m. to noon led by Bill Mitchell and Corry Area High School coaches. The main contest runs next Saturday the 16th at Loveland Field for boys aged 8 to 13 who have not turned 14 before January 9.
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Ford Motor Company
Loveland Field
Bill Mitchell
Buesink Ford
Mitchell
Corry
Corry Area
Johnson undergoes gall bladder and kidney stone surgery
President Johnson is undergoing abdominal surgery to remove a gall bladder stone and to address a kidney stone. Mayo Clinic team planned a one to two hour operation starting about 7:30 a.m. with Dr. James Cain and Dr. George Hallenbeck leading the effort. Johnson, resting in his room with Lady Bird, previously faced a heart attack and a kidney stone removed years earlier.
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Johnson
Moyers
James Cain
Joseph Luitin
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Mann
Lady Bird
Bill D. Moyers
George A. Hallenbeck
Hallenbeck
McNamara Sees Vietnam Stabilized By U S Forces
Secretary of Defense McNamara says Vietnam situation has stabilized since large numbers of U S troops arrived, but warns gains must not be overemphasized as heavy fighting lies ahead. He notes Communists still control parts of South Vietnam and can disrupt transport and morale.
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Washington
Defense Roberts
McNamara
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Air Force
Marine
South Viet Nam
Harold K. Johnson
Army
National Security Industrial Association
China
Cyrus R. Vance
Hanoi
Peking
Youth tragedy after crash at Corry Jamestown building
A youth, identified as Jaquith, died after a car struck a wall at a Corry Jamestown Corp building, tearing through a concrete block wall. The driver Louis Wilkosz, of R D 3 Corry, said he saw the collision while traveling about 35 mph as Jaquith accelerated to around 40 mph. Jaquith’s 1958 car was a total loss valued at 600 dollars. Police described the incident as a fatal crash with the car wreck and wall damage detailed.
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Corry Jamestown Corp
Louis Wilkosz
Corry
Jaquith
Wilkosz
Paratroopers in Viet Nam Authorized to Use Tear Gas
Gen William Westmoreland authorized nonlethal tear gas for select operations against Viet Cong positions. U.S. paratroopers carried tear gas grenades and four Mighty Mite blowers while seeking to minimize civilian harm in guerrilla warfare scenarios. Each use will be decided case by case, not as a blanket order.
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William ©. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
New Jersey dog dealer faces cruelty charge hearing
WILLIAMSPORT PA AP A New Jersey dog dealer faces a Wednesday hearing on cruelty to animals charges for reportedly transporting nine percent unfed puppies in turkey crates. J P ONeill of Princeton N J pleaded innocent before Loyalsock A He posted $300 bail pending the hearing. The charge was filed by the American Humane Society. It said ONeill who operates a kennel in New Jersey drove all day Wednesday and Thursday without feeding or watering the puppies.
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Williamsport
New Jersey
Turkey
J. P. O'Neill
Princeton
N.J
Loyalsock A
American Humane Society
Oneill
Tear gas use in underground shelters sparks controversy
The report notes tear gas and nonlethal gas deployed by helicopters in December and January against Viet Cong positions and suspected prisoner areas. Repeated use drew debate as contacts were minimal and civilian exposure occurred in fortified zones, yielding only marginal success.
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U.S
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