City Council Rejects Alarm Proposal for Off-Premises System
City council voted to spend up to 400 for a new control board to manage off-premises alarms and 911 hookup, rejecting Slocum Electronics bid to operate the system. The current patchwork setup at fire station one, staffed by paid drivers, cannot be monitored 24 hours. Council will study the matter and decide later. An 11 year-old Niagara Falls boy charged with four more burglaries faces Family Court action after admitting thefts of 170 this weekend.
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Slocum Electronics Company
East Main Street
George Gould
Council
Charles Slocum
General Telephone Company
Chamber of Commerce
Gould
Slocum
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Minor Crash Triggers 12 Hours of Police Shootout Slayings
A minor collision on Interstate 5 sparked a 12 hour gun battle that killed four highway patrolmen and another man. Wounded suspect Russell Lowell Talbert, 28, of Winston-Salem, is jailed on murder charges as authorities verify his identity. a second gunman died in a rooftop standoff, and FBI fingerprint checks are underway. Four slain officers were Roger D. Gore, 23. Walter C. Frago, 23. George M. Alleyn, 24. James E. Pence Jr., 25, leaving four widows and seven children.
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Saugus
Calif
Russell Lowell Talbert
Winston- Salem
N.C
Winston-Salem
FBI
Los Angeles
Jack W. Twinning
Glenn S. Hoag
Dan Schwartz
Chicago
Roger D. Gore
Walter C. Frago
George M. Alleyn
James E. Pence Jr
Murphy Co Opens Huge New Variety Store in Corry
Murphy Co launches its 515th store and 123rd in Pennsylvania with a Thursday ribbon cutting in Corry Shopping Center. The 25,600 square foot facility houses 30,000 items across fashion, home goods, toys, music, TV and photo, and a music to photo center plus a 59-seat modern restaurant. The store features bright decor, pegboard displays, five checkout counters, air conditioning, and new shop at a glance counters for quick selection.
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G.C. Murphy
Corry
Pennsylvania
Murphy
City Aides Pension Plan Hits Snag
City officials تواجه a snag in proposed pension for non civil service staff after state law requires 50 percent of salary excluding Social Security. Council seeks new cost figures under the law, awaiting updated projections to move forward. Potential beneficiaries include streets, office staff, sewage plant workers, meter maids, relief drivers, and admin personnel. Police and fire departments are excluded from Social Security participation.
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Pennsylvania
David Johnson
Council
Douglas Rozelle
Johnson
Civil Service
Streets
Carl Hixson
John Hornick
Memorial Fund Gathers Letters and Gifts For Firemen Losses
The Stanford Hose Company memorial fund collects about 4 7 000 with 3 814 from Marine Bank and 1 106 from Corry Savings plus a large state check unknown at press. About 250 letters with gifts have arrived at the fire station with 25 more today. Donations come from Pittsburgh Meadville Sherman N Y Union City Erie Warren Tidioute Ridgway Kane Emlenton Saegertown. Rep Forest Hopkins plans resolutions and citations for the five fallen firemen to be presented Monday and given to next of kin. Donations mainly come from other volunteer firemen or companies.
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Stanford Hose Company Memorial Fund
Marine Bank
Corry Savings and Loan
State of Washington
Journal
The
Journal Today
Pittsburgh
Meadville
Sherman
N.Y
Union City
Erie
Warren
Tidioute
Ridgway
Kane
Emlenton
Saegertown
Forest Hopkins
North East
Hopkins
House of Representatives
Stanford Hose Company
Bomber Threat Targets Bradford School
A bomb threat forced Bradford Area Senior High School to cancel classes for over 1300 students. A caller phoned at 7:30 a.m., the third such threat in weeks, prompting police to trace the call to a public telephone booth as students waited in the parking lot and were sent home after a search.
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Bradford
Bradford Area Senior High School
CS and L Considers New Location for Corry Savings
Directors of the Corry Savings and Loan Company discussed future plans and potential sites for a new location at a meeting last night. secretary-manager David Nichols said one of two sites on North Center Street between West Smith and West Frederick would be chosen, and a teller’s machine has been located. Operations will begin from a temporary site with full records intact. A separate report notes Patrolman Harry L. Davis died in Philadelphia after being shot March 8 during a tavern holdup.
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Corry Savings and Toan Company
David Nichols
North Center Street
West Smith
West Frederick Streets
Nichols
Apollo 13 Crew Faces Measles Test Threat to Moon Flight
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Apollo 13 astronauts Lovell Mattingly and Haise resumed moon training while medical teams rush blood tests to see if exposure to German measles rubella will delay the $375 million mission. A report due Wednesday could push launch from Saturday and cost delays.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
The
Space Agency
James A. Lovell Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly
Fred W. Haise Jr
Charles Duke
Charles A. Berry
Houston
Manned Spacecraft Center
Lovell
Mattingly
Haise
Fra Maure Highlands
Duke
Jeffrey
Berry
City Council Honors Five Firemen Lost In Easter Blaze
City Council honors five Corry firefighters who died in the Easter Sunday blaze on March 29, 1970. Resolution expresses regret, tribute their sacrifice, and directs copies to survivors and Stanford Hose Company officials, with gold embossing for The Journal. Names listed: David Apps, Richard Brigham, Jon Miller, Dennis Rockafellow, Lauren Shreve.
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Stanford Hose Company
City of Corry
David Apps
Richard Brigham
Jon Miller
Dennis Rockafellow
Lauren Shreve
City to replace damaged Easter fire equipment at cost
Stanford Hose Company reported $2,058 in destroyed and damaged gear from Easter Sunday fire and blast. About $500 is insured, with city funds covering the rest. City engineer David Johnson outlined funding from the 1964 bond residuals and general fund adjustments as replacements proceed. Vehicle gear survived. volunteers cleaned stations and the hose company resumes full operations once replacements are in place.
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Stanford Hose Company
David Johnson
Johnson
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