Second Part of Sparta Merger Vote Prompts Tax Debate
School directors from Spartansburg Sparta Township and Corry meet at Corry Area High School Library to discuss merging with Corry. Robert Nichols emphasizes that merger could burden rural taxpayers while stressing the district would retain Sparta’s identity. Anderson cites Elgin precedent and argues jointures balance autonomy and child welfare, with continued discussion.
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Bill Eaton
Spartansburg
Sparta Township
Corry
Sparta and Corry
Corry Area
Robert Nichols
Sparta
Anderson
Elgin
Corty
Ray Elsen
Corry School Jointure
Miss Gottfried Spawns Wall Street Stampede
Fran cine Gottfried an IBM operator on Wall Street drew an estimated 15000 men Friday when she failed to show up for work. Crowds gathered since morning, four car roofs were damaged as spectators climbed atop vehicles for a better view, while the bank said she would not lose her job and she planned to find another way to work.
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New York
Francine Gottfried
IBM
Wall Street
Brooklyn
1 Gottfried
Gottfried
Trust Company
IBM Machine Chemical Bank of New York
Peace Offer Aims To End New York Teachers Strike
The Board of Education offers a new peace plan to end the eight day strike affecting 1.1 million students. Mayor Lindsay and Education Commissioner Allen seek immediate approval, while Albert Shanker calls it a possible path to reopening next week. Ocean Hill Brownsville district has not yet responded amid disputes over job security and district control, with possible actions against intimidatory conduct.
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New York
Board of Education
John V. Lindsay
Gama
Allen
Albert Shanker
Aflcio United Federation of ‘Teachers
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Uise
Bernard E. Donovan
Ocean Hill Board
Central Board
Tossed Salad Yes But Tossed Chicken Incident in Franklin
Franklin man Delbert Wimer faces disturbing the peace and cruelty to animals charges after allegedly throwing chickens through a Pizza Villa door last Sunday. Wimer has been summoned to answer the charges.
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Franklin
Franklin Pizza Villa
Delbert Wimer
FHA Aide To Speak On Housing In Corry Meeting
Philip J. O Connell director of the Federal Housing Administration office in Pittsburgh will address about 15 members of Corry Chamber of Commerce Industrial Division next Wednesday. He will outline avenues for federal cooperation as the group seeks housing development funds. The meeting marks a more active role for locals amid concern that Corry has no major project, unlike Meadville Erie Warren Bradford and Franklin which already have housing programs.
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Corry
Chamber of Commerce
Philip J. O'Connell
Federal Housing Administration
Pittsburgh
O'Connell
Meadville
Erie
Warren
Bradford
Franklin
Driver Arrested After Crash Near Corry Route 6
A Hartford motorist, Leo Dicicco, 46, was arrested for driving too fast for conditions after his car hit a vehicle turning off Route 6 east of Corry. Dicicco pled guilty, paid a $10 fine and costs, and was released. No injuries. $400 damage.
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Hartford
Conn
Corry
Justice of the Peace
Perry Mead
Leo Dicicco
Dicicco
David Stino
Columbus
I Stino
John Jatmon
Geneva
Otvio
Cannon
Union City
Waterford
Marines Sweep DMZ For Red Supplies In Vietnam Clash
A task force of U.S. Marines swept the DMZ to seize enemy weapons stockpiles and destroy infiltration trails amid heavy fighting near the Cambodian border northwest of Saigon. Fourteen lines of combat text describe kill totals, casualties, and the operation’s aims to disrupt North Vietnamese speed trails and prevent gun positions from threatening Marine outposts.
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SMGON
Saigon
North Vietnam
Dmz
Hunted Erie Teacher Jailed In Bank Heist
Five men accused by Michigan Attorney General of belonging to an organized crime ring operating in Michigan Ohio and Pennsylvania. Three arrested in Flint and one in Erie with the fifth in Natick Mass. The group links to a November 1967 case with 31 defendants. Montevecchio Giacalone and Parry named among the ring members. Parry a Tech Memorial High School teacher from Erie.
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Lansing, Mich
Erie
Michigan
Frank J. Kelley
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Robert J. Leonard
Genesee
Kelley
Flint
Genesee County
Natick
Mass
Boston
Thomas J. Parry
Natick Bank
Parry
Tech Memorial High School
Joseph Giacalone
Mich
Caesar Montevecchio
Ameal E. Bachmann
John Jarez
Montevecchio
Giacalone
Cuban hijack flight ends with Havana detention
Forty six Eastern Air Lines passengers hijacked to Cuba were held in Havana after officials refused to allow the jet to fly to Miami. Captain W. T. Babbitt and six crew landed in Miami later that night with the Boeing 720. Eastern will send a smaller plane to Veradera to recover the stranded travelers.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Cuba
Havana
W. T. Babbitt
San Juan
Jose Marti
Eastern
Veradera
Babbitt
Raymond Recall Slate to Resume Partial Operations Monday
Joe Raymond Division plant will resume partial operations on Monday according to division general manager Ross Bailey. Initial plans limit full recall. two groups are told not to report until notified: labor grades 10 and 9 with seniority dates March 2, 1953 or later, and all other classifications with seniority dates May 11, 1964 or later.
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Joe Raymond
Ross
Bailey
Not REALLY The U S Mails Are They REALLY As Bad As We Are Told
Not really. The article argues railroads dropped mail service as a money loser leaving the USPS with two transport modes trucks and aircraft. Resulting effects include slower short mail and faster long mail while noting ongoing observations from Corry’s Postmaster R C McHe and a continuation on page seven.
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U.S
United States
Uncle
R. C. McHe
Nixon Warns of Quick War Pact in Vietnam Debate
Nixon cautioned against a coalition government in South Vietnam warning it could invite further aggression and delay peace. Humphrey spoke in Louisville pledging to pursue an honorable peace while urging broad support to end the war. Wallace campaigned in Florida denouncing federal power and the Supreme Court as voters prepared for the elections.
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Vietnam
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
South Vietnam
Humphrey
Louisville
Johnson
America
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Sen
Edmunds. Muskie
Maine
Independence
Harry S. ‘Truman
George C. Wallace
Florida
Supreme Court
Wallace
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William McKinley
FHA
W. Joseph Shea
Natick, Mass
Raymond
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