Convicts Pay for Clemency Representation Says Erie Survey
Erie report shows convicts paid $50 to $700 for clemency legal help before the state pardons board. 84 cases reviewed after Secretary Finnegan urged inquiry. Majority of appearances by Republican attorneys. Democrats few. Fees mostly $100, $150, or $250. some out-of-town lawyers charged less due to travel. Local bar rules reportedly do not cover clemency bills.
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Erie
State Pardons Board
Commonwealth
James A. Finnegan
Pels Finnegan
Pressent
Democratic Board
Harrisburg
Jess Lame
Bar Association For Bill
Union aide biography hints at long Teamsters ties and silent dual portraits
The text notes a longtime Teamsters member with 53 years in the union. It portrays a tall cigar smoker with a wooden leg, known as Boston Johnny, nicknamed Friend of the Working Girl, and contrasts him with Beck as a political operator who works alleys to win favors while avoiding extensive public disclosures.
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Kennedy
Teamsters Union
Boston
Johny
Beck
Boy 3 Falls on Cap Pistol Loses Eye
A three year old boy near Titusville fell on a toy cap pistol while playing and lost sight in one eye. He was rushed to Titusville Hospital around midnight where Dr. Harry Kunhofer treated him. David Schettier, youngest of four children of Mr and Mrs Raymond A Schettier, is reported in good condition. His father is department manager at the Brody store in Owl City.
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Titusville
Harry Kunhofer
David Schettier
Raymond A. ‘Schettiers
David
Schettier
Peggy
Jimmy
Mike
Mr. Schettier
Brody
Owl City
Phantom burglar loses parole bid in Erie report
Erie residents Szewczyk and accomplices once tied to the 1956 phantom burglary case face parole denial for Szewczyk due to long criminal history and parole violations. The State Parole Board also granted parole to Earl Denard, set for May 28, 1956, for driving after suspension and assault and battery.
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ERIE
Stanley Syewczyk
State Parole Board
Szewczyk
Szewcryk
Stanley
Szocki
Evie
Szewlcyk
Samuel J. Roberts
Earl Denard
Allegheny County
John A Zurn Of Erie Dies
John A. Zurn age 62 founder and president of Zurn Industries Erie died while vacationing in Florida He was a former U S District Court jury commissioner Survivors include his wife Clara a daughter Mrs Carl Knobloch and two sons Melvin and Everett all of Erie He manufactured drainage fittings grease traps and gears.
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Pi.raisnoom
Fla
John A. Zurn
Zurn Industries, Inc
Erie
U.S. District Court For
Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Zurn
Clara
Carl Knobloch
Melvin
Everett
Birthday Dinner Party At Conetway School
Mrs Lena Ayers principal of Conet Way, and Miss Helen Dabistrand principal of Harding join a birthday dinner party at Con Delgado Way School with other delegates and staff observers.
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Condlway School
Lena Ayers
Conet- Way
Uth Dabistrand
Harding
Helen
Three youths bomb bar. six killed in city blaze
A bomb exploded at a small cafe wounding three youths, and six people died as flames engulfed the bar. Witnesses report two assailants fled in a car, firing at a bystander who tried to intervene. Police identify investigators and mortally injured victims amid the ruined cafe interior.
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Suunusnee
Gbluze
Yietin
James
Vernon Wagey
Miguel Martinez
Martinez
Art Hartner
Juanita
Night bar brawl ends in death and arrests
The scene near a Georgia Street bar became chaotic as Jackie McGinnis, 26, died after a fireball injury amid a mass of witnesses and names. Police identified Gilbert Gonzalez, Harry Robinson, Tony Smaldino, Philip Crawshaw, and an unnamed John Doe among the victims. Minnie Morales, a 28 year old typist, described the start of the trouble when three unidentified men demanded a dance and were ejected after they refused service.
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Hartner, &Rove
Jackie McGinnis
Georgia Street
Vic|ins
Gilbert John Gonzalez
Harry L. Robinson
Tony Smaldino
Philip Crawshaw
John Doe
Fenton
Minnie Morales
Ballencer
Miss Morales
Milkman’s smile fades as City bars cut Sunday dairy deliveries
A reader poem recalls better days when the milkman visited daily, now reflecting hardship as dairy firms move to a three times weekly schedule. The Journal notes an explosion and police report about 15 people in a bar.
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Journal Today
Frank M. Loveland
Leader Passes Up Vela Fax Plan Lew
Governor signs two year extensions to cigarette levy at five cents per pack and public utilities press receipts tax at 14 mill. GOP cites a near 0 billion package while Democrats peg sales yield around 400 million. Legislature kept corporate net income tax at 6 percent and transfer tax at 1 percent, with talks of a broader equitable reform.
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Tecgess
Rgtps
GOP
Atnto
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Calif
Gilbert P. Farrar
Mr. Type
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Bonnet
H&h Dry Cleaners
West Main Street
National Education Association
Betty Damon
Corry
Loblaws
Hamburg
Rd Park
Paris
Rome
Vienna
the National Bank
Tiqwal PN
Mt Canara
Dune Ist
Eplanees
Pennsylvania
Louder
Slocum’s Electronics
American Library OF Sacred Records
Kenneth E. Snyder
Beaverdam
Studebaker Silver Hawk
Studebakers
Studebaker
Studebaker-Packard
Studebaker-Packard Corporation
R. G. Wiggers Motor Sales
North Center Street
Corry, PA
Columbus
Stockton
Borstorff & Fitch
Albert Fox
Center St. Conry. PA
Engle's Builders
Jordan
Shady Avenue
Route 6
Ward Jordan
Keystone Gas and Oil
Frank Betts
Justice of the Peace
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