Union City Driver Killed In Early Morning Crash
A 30-year-old Union City area man, Richard J. Fellows of R.D. 4, Union City, was killed instantly at 1 a.m. when his 1960 model car left North Main Street hill near Union City Memorial Hospital, crossed the road and struck a tree after the driver reportedly fell asleep. Officer Daniel Devereaux said no speed indicators were evident at the scene and Fellows was pronounced dead by Dr. Samuel Lowery. Fellows is the second family member to die in an accident, the Union City police noted.
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Union City Area
Main Street
Daniel Devereaux
Richard J. Fellows
R.D. 4
Union City
Union City Memorial Hospital
Joseph
Seitz
Devereaux
Fellows
Samuel Lowery
Harry Musser
Richard Steadman
Richard
Texas
Running Battle Douses Elgin Grass Fire
The Elgin-Beaverdam Volunteer Hose Company fought three grass fires in 75 minutes. A wind fueled the second blaze near Union Township, threatening a house and a garage before volunteers chased it with a truck pumped on the run, a technique learned at a fire school. The last fire was contained to an acre after rapid response.
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Elgin-Beaverdam
Union City
Richard Steadman
Corry
Erie Lackawanna
Mitchell Road
Union Township
Joseph Wetmore
Lord and Mercer
Wetmore
Michigan
Eld
Vics
Nixon proposes sweeping changes to food stamp rules
The Agriculture Department outlined fall implementation of a national income eligibility standard for food stamps, widening access for some low income families while tightening rules for nonworking members and nonrelated commune arrangements. The plan would raise monthly earnings limits, with a target of broader coverage though cost and impact estimates remain undeclared.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
Asst
Agriculture
Richard E. Lyng
South
Lyng
Solon Urges National Welfare Reform in Pa Hearings
State Rep. John P. Murtha urged nationalization of Pennsylvania's welfare system to curb inequities as about 20 witnesses testified before Rep. Stephen Wojdak's 15 member panel. He cited county differences in food stamp administration and costs of similar institutions, noting federal control limits. The hearings addressed inflation, eligibility changes, fraud, and the rise of emergency relief recipients as a panel probes why 3 million in emergency welfare checks were spent last December.
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Pittsburgh
John P. Murtha
D-Cambria
Murtha
Stephen J. Wojdak
Philadelphia
Edward H. Kalberer
Allegheny County Board of Assistance
Wojdak Panel
Titusville bid for state police prompts Corry loss rumor
Titusville officials push for a Pennsylvania State Police substation with city leaders and the Oil Creek Valley Joint Planning Commission spurring talk that the Corry barracks could move here. State Police headquarters in Erie denied any firm plan while Commissioner Rocco Arella orders reviews of all installations for possible consolidation. A letter dated April 6 to State Senator Budd Dwyer cites the need to cut expenditures in tough times.
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Titusville
Pennsylvania
Oil Creek Valley Joint Planning Commission
Corry
Erie
Rocco Arella
R. Budd Dwyer
Bach
Issue Ban On Fires Near Woods
In Harrisburg a statewide emergency ban on smoking building camp fires or burning brush near wooded areas goes into effect today at 5 p m. Gov Shapp signed the proclamation after Maurice Goddard reported rising forest fire danger with about 4 700 acres burned since last Sunday and an estimated 6 500 acres burned this year to date, more than twice last year. The ban covers woodlands or within 200 feet of woods across all counties.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Maurice K. Goddard
Goddard
Commonwealth
New Dial Tone Rollout Affects All Telephone Users
Starting Monday April 19 the General Telephone Company will switch to a single new dial tone identical to the tone heard with touch calling phones. Northern Division manager William J. Schilling said customers may hear either tone during a three day transition. after that the new tone will be standard.
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General Telephone Company
William J. Schilling
Northern
General Telephone
Spartan Specialist Four Clifford Smith Earns Medal in Vietnam
Army Specialist Four Clifford Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orren Smith of Spartansburg, received the Army Commendation Medal while serving with the 23rd Division near Chu Lai, Viet Nam. Assigned as a medical sideman, he joined the Army in July 1969 and is a 1967 Youngsville High School graduate. His wife Patricia resides in Pleasantville.
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Army
Clifford Smith
Orren Smith
Spartansburg
Chu Lai
Vietnam
Smith
6Th Infantry
Patricia
R.D. 2
Pleasantville
Youngsville High School
Fisher and Young
Titusville
Fire at Maple Avenue home causes $8000 damage
Stanford Hose Company volunteers battled a Maple avenue fire sparked by a faulty generator owned by Mrs. Charles Thompson and Mrs. Betty Pratt. Chief Alfred Apps called it a very good stop after 60 minutes of extinguishment with 2000 feet of hose deployed and a grappling mishap corrected. alarm came from Mrs. Thompson at 5:40 p.m. and crews were back by 6:40 p.m. The blaze produced most loss from smoke and heat. London Britain plans 230 miles of new superhighway in 1971.
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Stanford Hose Company
Alfred Apps
Maple Avenue
Charles Thompson
Betty Pratt
Apps
Thompson
London
Britain
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Solon
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