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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1971
Page
8
Penelec attributed a southwest Erie blackout to vandalism at the Glenwood substation causing 47 minute service cuts to about 1,275 customers and traffic lights. Crews restored power by 8 3 pm after external damage and glass and stones found atop the transformer.
Fire of undetermined origin damaged a trailer used as an office at the Kinzua Power station upper reservoir in Warren. Damage was estimated at 6 000 to 7 000 dollars for the trailer and 2 000 to 3 000 dollars for equipment. No injuries reported. Clarendon volunteers aided containment. Cletus Brady credited quick response from the Warren generating plant team.
A nationwide donor network tied to railroads and trucking firms backed Senator Vance Hartke in his 1968 reelection bid. The fundraising, totaling about 80 900 before expenses, drew support from top executives at American Motors Inland Steel Sears Westinghouse Shell Oil and General Electric among others. Hartke chaired the Senate Commerce subcommittee on surface transportation and faced a rival who also drew funds from business circles.
Thirty passengers on a Chicago Transit Authority elevated train watched a 12-year-old boy be assaulted and robbed by a knife wielding man. Police arrested Andrew Redmond, 30, on charges of deviate sexual assault armed robbery and aggravated battery. The boy and a 13-year-old companion were headed to a museum.
Firemen from Chapmanville Volunteer Fire Department and a private plane pilot aided by the Game Commission conducted a drill after a field fire was reported near Troy Center. A passing truck driver noted a man seen burning a cornfield, prompting the crew to return to the station after the misidentified blaze.
A large public auction listing for Fitch Motors in Corry Pennsylvania includes an Eagle 3 hp air compressor new under 10 hours a Weaver drive on front end machine a 20 ton Ingersol press and extensive auto shop tools and parts plus office furniture. Also announced are sealed transportation bid proposals in Harrisburg for paving 19 480 feet of pavement in Erie County with bids due April 30 2471.
Public notice requests sealed bids for the construction of a Portable Water System Pump, Compression and Distribution Facilities on State Game Lands No. 216 in Greene Township Erie County. Bids due by 12:00 PM April 21 1971 with lump sum submission on provided forms.
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