See Trickle Of Voters In Erie County Primaries
Voters in Erie County may exceed 50 percent turnout in Tuesday’s primaries, a high estimate from County Elections head Louis Rzymek due to publicity around numerous presidential hopefuls. The Dem field features eleven contenders for 50th District delegates with varied loyalties to Muskie Humphrey McGovern Jackson and Wallace. Republicans face a sparse slate with President Nixon not on the ballot.
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Erie County
Louis Rzymek
Board of Elections
Pennsylvania
Edmund Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
George Wallace
Alabama
Rzymek
Dem
Muskie
Humphrey
McGovern
Jackson
Wallace
Agness Soff
Robert F. Lark
Betty J. Reese
D.james Callahan
Forest Hopkins
Kingsley J. Blasco
Wattsburg
Hopkins
House
Corry
Rita B. Downey
Corry City
The Way Of Welfare House Sale Boondoggle
Real estate brokers allege state Welfare buys homes swiftly with welfare funds then covers monthly house costs but slows in reclaiming or selling properties to recoup money. A case involving an $11,000 house financed by the Veterans Administration shows delays from Welfare personnel caused a seller to lose $172 in interest and $25 in taxes, with a sale contract signed last November and unresolved by March 24.
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Bill Eaton
State Department of Welfare
Veterans Administration
Department of Welfare
Couple Freed Two Escapees Nabbed By Meadville Police
Meadville police captured Delbert Woodrow Thompson, 25, of Centerville, and Kenneth Eugene Poff, 31, of Red Lion, who escaped April 16 from Rockview State Correctional Institution. Thompson faced 3 to 6 years for burglary and larceny. Poff was jailed for armed robbery. Authorities allege prison breach and possible kidnapping after the morning arrest.
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Meadville
Centerville
Red Lion
Delbert Woodrow Thompson
R.D. 1
Kenneth Eugene Poff
R.D. 2
Rockview State Correctional Institution
Thompson
Crawford County Court
Poff
York County Court
John E. Dunklebarger
Damage Over $20,000 In 3 Area Crashes
An area man visiting his nephew caused a high speed crash on Route 8 near Riceville when brakes failed. His car struck a gas station building, causing $4,800 in damages. he was uninjured. Separate incidents on Route 89 and Route 6 involved injuries and extensive vehicle damage, including a semi collision that pinned a passenger for over two hours and left total damages around $14,000.
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Riceville Corners
Marion Shreve
R.D. 3
Union City
Riceville
Marvin Miller
Shreve
Spartansburg
Frank A. Baumgarten
McKees Rocks
St. Vincent Hospital
Kohmanski
Pollocks Bridge
Lawrence Park Barracks
Howard Anderson
Washington
Edwin Lohr
Wesleyville
Residents oppose Muddy Creek dam plan in Crawford County
Petitions circulated in Athens North Richmond and Rockdale Townships oppose the Muddy Creek dam lake and recreation project. Drafted by Rockdale residents Leon Burdick and Richard Muckinhaupt the petitions urge closer scrutiny of taxpayer money and state the dam is not vital for flood control. About 15 circulators will forward signatures to legislators township supervisors county commissioners and the Army Corps of Engineers with a two week campaign goal.
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Cambridge Springs
Muddy Creek
Athens
North
Richmond
Rockdale
Leon Burdick
Richard Muckinhaupt
U.S
Hugh Scott
Richard Schweiker
Joseph Vigorito
Crawford Coun
Crawford County
Burdick
Army Corps of Engineers
White Rocks Called Important Prize From Apollo 16
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. gathered white rocks on the Descartes region and planned a second drive toward Stone Mountain to collect samples up to 700 feet higher. Scientists say the rocks could reveal how the moon formed, possibly from volcanic activity. Mission control noted a heat flow probe was damaged when Young tripped over a cable, delaying one experiment.
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Space Center
Houston
Moon Mountain
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Descartes Plateau
Stone Mountain
Young
Duke
Mission Control
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Howard Wilshire
U.S. Geological Survey
Corry’s Frank Westley and his early tax computer
Frank Westley, Corry’s city treasurer from 1925 to 1939, invented a hand operated tax computer. His device produced figures for city county and state taxes by turning a knob and cost about $25 to build. He sold machines to treasurers nationwide and supplied printed sheets that fed the machine for specific tax structures.
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Frank Westley
Corry
Westley
California
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Helen Hixson
Kathy
Lindsey
Journal
Pryor
North East
Corry Area
Milton Shapp
Elaine Benton
R.D
Chamber of Commerce
Legislative Action Committee
Bellefonte
Frank Grice
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