Reclusive widow dies after malnutrition scandal
Neighbors recount a twice married widow living alone in apparent poverty. A probate reveals 800000 in cash in a bank deposit box and 199581.50 in another. Judge ruled her incompetent and named Leite guardian after a Friday examination. She died in a hospital with only a pitiful pile of clothes and stock certificates as possessions. Local observers say she starved while receiving little help.
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Leite
Russell Blair
Adams
Natron Army
Hanna
Graph
Inter
National Paper Co
Derrick
Blair
Petroleum Co
Judge Drops Murder Count In Crawford County Swap
Crawford County judge dismisses the murder indictment against James Wardrop citing immunity in exchange for Crime Commission testimony. Wardrop, a 41 year old Youngstown native, remains imprisoned for burglaries with a 10 to 20 year sentence.
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Crawford County
Meadville, Pa
James Wardrop
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
Youngstown
James Earl Cowden
French Creek
Wardrop
Cowden
Atty
The
Crime Commission
Creamer
Titler
State Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
P. Richard Thomas
State Correctional Institute
Dallas
Blair County
Thomas
Communist Troops Capture More Land In Vietnam Campaign
The AP reports North Vietnamese forces seized large swaths of central coast territory, driving government control to about one third of South Vietnam. Qui Nhon fell, Nha Trang faced rioting as Saigon officials fled, and U S airlifted supplies to replace equipment abandoned by Saigon.
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Associated Press
South Vietnam
Saigon
Qui Nhon
Nha ‘Trang
U.S
Nha Trang
Mekong
Phu Cat
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Indonesia
United States
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thien
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thiet
California
U. S
Tuy Hoa
da Nang
North Mesness
James R
Grocery prices show signs of leveling off in March
The AP market basket survey found prices declined across 11 of 13 cities in March, averaging a 2.7 percent drop, with sugar leading the decreases at about 15 percent. Beef and chopped chuck prices rose in several cities, while overall one year inflation remains high amid higher costs for transport and labor.
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Associated Press
Miami
Providence
Barbershop Show to Bring Erie Commodores to Corry High
Arts Council members approved plans for an Erie Commodores barbershop show at Corry Area High School on Saturday April 26. The event will feature a touring quartet and a chorus with details and admission to be released next week. The council also discussed a fall Country and Western Folk program via the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and a planned summer band in the park with local musicians.
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Corry Area
Pennsylvania Council On the Arts
Clogged Chimney Triggers Corry Sparta Fire Call
Fire crews from Corry and Spartansburg responded to a house on Akam road east of Corry Sparty road for about forty minutes. A clogged chimney attached to a portable fireplace ignited inside the home and filled it with smoke. No structure damage, but chimney and smoke damage estimated at 500.
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Corry and
Spartansburg
Akam Road
Corry-Sparta
George Haenel
Corry
James Maloney
Only A Matter Of Time In Vietnam Crisis
U S government experts privately say the Communist drive in South Vietnam may be unstoppable, with Defense Secretary Schlesinger predicting Saigon may fall within one to two months. Plans for evacuations race ahead, amid dwindling support for Saigon’s leader Thieu and hurried U S moral obligations to evacuate Vietnam linked dependents and workers.
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Ford
Bakersfield
Calif
Southeast Asia
White House
Ron Nessen
Hanoi
Congress
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Saigon
Delta
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
da Nang
Qui Nhon
Corry Area schools eye $29,000 in scholarships
More than $29,000 in scholarship money is expected for Corry Area High School students this year through the Phillips Fund and the Fisher Allen Fund. Phillips Fund head Russell Brant notes over $20,000 will be distributed over four years, while Fisher Allen fund director William Helmin toller cites current funds of about $3,950 with further interest. Applications are at CAHS. deadline is Tuesday April 1.
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Corry Area
Phillips Fund
Fisher-Allen Fund
Russell Brant
CAHS
William Helmintoller
Births Down as Abortion Rise Pressures Smaller Families
A five part Associated Press series reports how births in Pennsylvania fall toward record lows while abortions rise, shaping a trend toward smaller families. Physicians note safer, more meaningful pregnancies with fetus as patient care advances. Planned Parenthood cites growing counseling and services. By Susan J. Reimer, AP.
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Pennsylvania
Susan Reimer
Susan J. Reimer
Associated Press
Eve
Waman
Timothy
Planned Parenthood
Hemphill
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Richard Hemphill
Supreme Court
Richard Depp
Magee Women's Hospital
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