Remodeling of CMH at Snails Pace
The Corry Memorial Hospital remodeling drags on at a snail’s pace prompting the board of trustees to order a special meeting with Gannon Associates architects. Norman Edinger cites on the job decisions and frequent changes after contracts, unclear working drawings, and miscommunication causing delays and extra costs. Continued on Page four.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Board of Trustees
Gannon Associates
Niagara Falls, Ncy
Norman Edinger
Edinger
Authority Sets Parking Survey at Hotel Corry
ACB NOG meeting reports merchants to be surveyed about off street parking. One hundred questionnaires will be mailed to affected merchants and each contacted personally. Chairman John R. Rossbacher notes merchants have guided progress. Separate item: Terry R. Zehring, 21, Lebanon, fatally struck by a car on Pennsylvania 422 near Lebanon.
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ACB Nog
Hotel Corry
City Parking Authority
Authority
John R. Rossbacher
Rossbacher
Lebanon
Terry R. Zehring
Pennsylvania 422
U.S. Presses North Vietnam Bombing Halt Talks
U S forces continue raids on North Vietnam supply routes below the 19th parallel as talks surface on a possible bombing pause. Reports cite Ellsworth Bunker and Thieu meeting while Washington weighs assurances and peace steps. Military briefings note no ground actions reported for two days amid ongoing air campaigns against trucks boats and road links.
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U.S. Air Force
Navy
Johnson
Air Force
CMH Okays 18690 For Parking Area
The Corry Memorial Hospital board approved spending nearly 20 000 to blacktop the parking area and landscape the grounds. Administrator Samuel Antrim said paving should be finished by mid next week weather permitting. Landscaping experts will meet to discuss shrubs and plants. A letter from Frank Frisina about a runaway car that rolled through his yard after parking in the west lot was discussed. trustees see the problem needing correction.
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Corry Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Samuel Antrim
L. W. Crosscut
Antrim
Frank Frisina
West
Smith Street
Frisina
Johnson, Nixon, Humphrey share stage without debate
In New York at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner Johnson, Nixon, and Humphrey appeared in the same room with no debate. Johnson teased adaptively while Nixon praised the president as Humphrey joked about missing a face-to-face clash. The event drew luminaries including Rockefeller, Dewey, Javits, and Farley.
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NEW York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Humphrey
Nixon
Johnson
Alfred E. Smith
Terence J. Cooke
A. Rockefeller
Thomas B. Dewey
Jacob K. Javits
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States Congress
Archbishop Cooke
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Democrat Johnson
Waldorf
Farley
Apollo 7 TV show turns sober as crew tours ship
Apollo 7 astronauts Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham deliver a 12 minute television tour from aboard the spacecraft as they descend from their long space voyage. The program focuses on instrument panels sleeping areas and windows while noting a rough reception and a lighter moment about zero gravity.
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United States
High Space Agency
Schirra
Sehirra
Mission Control Center
New Parcel Post Rates Announced
Postmaster R C McLaughlin stated higher parcel post and catalog rates take effect Saturday with an average rise of 10.5 percent. Local parcel deliveries rise from 40 to 30 cents minimum, outside area from 50 to 60 cents, and most parcels up to 1.10 jump by 10 cents. The changes aim to make fourth class mail break even, cover operating costs, and support postal employee costs. A separate item notes city police warned to stop double parking outside City Hall or face free parking tickets.
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R. C. McLaughlin
Interstate Commerce Commission
McLaughlin
Wweana
Minn
City Hall
Await Word From Hanoi On Reaction To Bombing Halt
Washington reports President Johnson awaits Hanoi assurances that North Vietnam bombing halt will trigger swift Communist steps. Secret talks have raised hope in Saigon that an end to bombing could come within hours. Bunker met Thieu. weather and negotiations cloud timetable as Paris talks show limited progress.
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Hanoi
Washington
Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
Saigon
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen Fan Thieu
Panhandle
Pentagon
New York
Alfred BE. ‘Smith
Paris
White House
Jobson
Pennsylvania Education Faces State Roadblocks in School Reform
The article questions whether removing state-imposed obstacles could speed up schooling in Pennsylvania. It notes administrators and teachers are preoccupied with two major issues, including reorganizing the state's school districts to improve efficiency and educational outcomes.
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Pennsylvania
Union City man gets 12 year federal sentence cut
Jon Simon, 32, Union City, Pa., had his 60 year sentence reduced to 12 years by Judge Cale J. Holder after pleading guilty to three bank robberies in Indiana, Ohio and Missouri. The Hungarian refugee robbed Union Federal Savings and Loan in Indianapolis on Aug. 24 for 425 dollars, Cleveland Trust in Euclid on July 31 for 2,025 dollars, and Boatsmen's National Bank in St. Louis on Aug. 9 for 1,000 dollars.
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Nuia Napous
Jonsef Simon
Union City
Cale J. Holder
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Simon
Union Federal Savings and Loan Association
Indianapolia
Cleveland Trust Co
Euclid
Ohio
Boatsmen's National Bank
St. Louis
28 Join $100-Up UF Club
Darwin Wolcott announces the names of donors joining the $100-and-Up Club for the 1968 United Fund campaign. Recipients include residents and professionals from Erie and Corry Jamestown, with amounts of $100 or more toward the goal of $93,500. Names span Holden to Dahlstrand with many addresses listed.
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Darwin Wolcott
United Fund
Wolcott
C. H. Holden
West Church Street
R. A. Ott Sr
Wright Street
Lawrence Thomas
West Congress Street
Joseph Cohen
North Center Street
Velma P. Moore
E. W. Feldt
West Smith Street
BE. E. Hawkins
Wayne Street
Stewart ‘Doc’ Long
Chamber of Commerce
South Center Street
Merle Amy
John Mohr
Walters. Peake
J. Donald Watson
East Congress Street
Alao
Frank G. McKnight
Harriet Bliss
Marine Bank
Erie
C. A. Hillstrom
East Smith Street
C. A. Williams
Hubert A. Ott Jr
Rogers Structural Steel
D. A. Hillstrom
Suspect Shot, Cop Wounded in Philadelphia Incident
A suspected burglar was shot and killed while a policeman was wounded and taken to Nazareth Hospital in serious condition. Police say the wounded officer is in bad shape and the dead man may have had a companion.
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Philadelphia
Nazareth
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