Violent storm hits Corry causes roof damage and outages
A severe storm blasted Corry area injuring utilities and property. Firemen removed a tree at Dahl Nursing Home roof with three holes punched. Wires down on Shady avenue cut service to residents. About 100 cable outages reported. Weather officials cited fast moving line of storms from Ohio ahead of cold front. Downed trees and branches caused widespread damage and interrupted telephone lines. Damage estimates to be released today.
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Corry
Dahl Nursing Home
R.D. 2
Shady Avenue
National Weather Service
Here
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Richard Mountain
Penelec
GenTel
Dushore
Sullivan County
Weather Service
Lock Haven
Bradford
Regina Pudlo
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Somerset
Somerset Hospital
Indiana
New Alexandria
Westermoreland County
Altoona-Blair County
Martinsburg
Crawford County
Warren County
Garland
Tidioute
Hickory
Sugar Grove
Oil City
Fires and winds ravage French Creek home and store
Dramatic French Creek scene as high winds topple a family store while a father shields his son, averting injury. Firefighters assist James O Brien at 126 York Street for almost an hour removing a fallen tree. The James Karns Sr store roof flies 100 yards and wind rips merchandise from Means Lumber.
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James O'Brien
York Street
French Creek
James Karns
Western Pa Hard Hit By Storms
Winds near 100 mph and a reported tornado accompanied a storm front sweeping across Pennsylvania Sunday night and into Monday. The U S Weather Service issued tornado and severe storm bulletins through the period and lifted them early today. Western Pennsylvania appears to have suffered the worst wind damage.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
U.S. Weather Service
Legion Post Wins 21500 In Court Over Fire Damaged Home
In Judge Lindley McClelland’s courtroom the Elmer G C Post of the American Legion was awarded 21500 for its razed First Avenue post home. Earlier offers and appeals led to the final verdict as the post searches for new quarters after the Fourth Ward project razed the building and cut power lines.
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Lindley McClelland
Elmer GC. Carrier Post
American Legion
First Avenue
Erie County Redevelopment Authority
Post
Corry State Police Probe Seven Crashes and Damage
Corry state police logged seven weekend accidents with total damage of 4800 dollars. Two drivers were hospitalized. An eastbound vehicle on West Main extension hit a mailbox, then fled. Swartz and Coulter collided on Route 27 near Pleasantville. Swartz sustained lacerations, damages 230 and 150 dollars respectively. A second two car crash occurred Saturday at Route 428 and 27 in Venango County.
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Corry Barracks
West Main Street
Lyle Armburger
R.D. 1. Corry
David O. Swartz
R.D. 5
Titusville
Richard A. Coulter
RD. 1
Pleasantville
Swartz
Coulter
Swartz Auto
Venango County
Fire destroys Spartansburg couple’s trailer home
A newlywed Spartansburg pair, Phillip and wife Conners, lost their 12 by 65 foot trailer on County Line road in a midnight blaze that warped interiors and burned about 8000 dollars in value. Fire chief Soety blamed an electrical cause as 16 Spartansburg and 21 Corry volunteers fought the fire for nearly two hours. The home was insured.
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Spartansburg
Phillip Conners
R.D. 1
Corry
Joseph Soety
Sparta
Heaviest Fighting In Five Months Escalates Golan Front
Israeli and Syrian gunners traded artillery and tank fire on the Golan Heights as the heaviest clashes in five months surge. Israeli command reports resumed shelling in the northern bulge area with no casualties announced and notes Brig. Gen. Rafael Eytan takes command of the northern front. Later air strikes and heavy ground combat unfold along a 40 mile front while the UN Security Council plans to convene on Lebanon raids and regional retaliation.
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Golan Heights
Israel
Rafael Eyton
Syria
Lebanon
Eytan
Mordechai Gur
Mt. Hermon
Mt. Her
U.N. Security Council
Juror Resentment Follows Lengthy Federal Duty
Detroit housewife Helen Mueller, 102 pounds, said 20 days of jury service over three months left her bitter. She told Judge Fred Kaess she felt treated like cattle, lacked rules or welcomes, and jurors lie by omission to avoid trials. She urged reform as she described out of court dismissals and miscommunication.
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Detroit
Helen Mueller
U.S. District Court
Fred W.kaess
Kissinger outlines six point plan for shared resource development
United Nations speech by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger proposes a six point program to expand cooperative development of world natural resources. He warns against con flict between haves and have nots and calls for equitable access to oil and commodities, US help for oil producers, and restrictions on commodity trade incentives to curb price spirals.
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United Nations, N.Y
Henry A. Kissinger
United Nation
General Assembly
Kissiner
Kissinger
United Nations
Hei
United States
Stolen Ohio Car Found Nearby After False Alarm
A car reported stolen on Saturday turned up later the same day near West Park Place where residents said it had been parked Friday night. A Buclid resident visiting here said the rented auto was left on North Center Street across from the Corry Motor Inn and disappeared by Saturday morning. The vehicle was found locked with a full tank of gas.
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West Park Place
Buclid
Ohio
North Center Street
Corry Motor Inn
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Means Lumber Company
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Legion Post
Mideast
Washington
Maine
Massachusetts
North Carolina
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