Memorial fund climbs after deadly Easter fire
The Sherwin Williams $5,000 check joins a growing memorial fund for the five firemen who died in the Easter Sunday blaze. Contributions from nine counties and mail appeals push total to nearly $23,000 as funds are directed to the Stanford Hose Company and deposited across local banks and chamber offices.
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The
Journal
Sherwin-Williams Company
Cleveland
Sherwin-Williams
A.M. Litz
North Center Street
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Stanford Hose Company
Corry Savings and Loan Association
Citizens Corry
Marine National Bank
Sherwin- Williams
Celoron Fears Freight Train Derailments At Residential Area
The Village Board cites three Erie-Lackawanna freight train wrecks over three years two since December and questions if inspections before trains enter Celoron’s limits are possible. Mayor Carlson Jr issued an order to remove debris after an 18 car derailment and promised railroad compliance. One wreck on December 8 involved propane gas and meat products. no chemical cars were involved last Thursday. Six Ranum High cheerleaders won a $120 judgment against a knitting company over shade of green sweaters for their rah rah activities.
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Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
James Glass
Arthur D. Carlson Jr
Denver
Ranum High School
Agnew Blasts Yale President Over Campus Violence
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew denounces Yale University at a $250 dinner blaming faculty for campus violence. He calls for new university leadership, criticizes President Kingman Brewster, and urges a nine point plan to curb campus radicalism and open enrollment.
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Yale University
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Yale
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Black Panthers
Tial
New Haven
United States
Kingman Brewster
Yale_ University
Dr. Spock
Laird Forecasts Lower Vietnam Draft Numbers This Year
President Nixon may curb draft calls to 150,000 to 180,000 as Vietnam troop withdrawals accelerate and Vietnamization progresses. Melvin R. Laird said the monthly draft average could fall to about 9,000 for the remainder of the year, with last year’s 290,000 draftees already much higher.
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Nixon
Vietnam
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Pentagon
Laird
Kopechne Case Transcript Reveals Closed Inquest Details
Boston AP report on the release of a 74 page transcript and 12 page report from Judge Boyle about the 1969 Chappaquiddick drowning of Mary Jo Kopechne and the Kennedy car crash. It notes Kennedy’s failure to report the accident promptly, his suspended sentence, and how a closed session in Edgartown delayed publication until authorities cleared the case. The piece covers media rights battles over copying the transcript and the public reaction to Kennedy’s political stance.
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Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Suffolk County Superior Court
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
James A. Boyle
Edgartown District Court
Worid
Massachusetts
Senate
Kennedy Brothers
Resort Island
Massachusetts Supreme Court
City Utilities Exempt From Tax
Harrisburg AP report: the 1882 House passed a bill to exempt municipally owned utilities from a new state tax on utility real estate. Senate action expected to narrow the exemption, likely to sewer companies only. House previously defeated an amendment taxing all utilities except sewer.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Stanley G. Stroup
Redford
Stroup
Orville FE. Snare
K-Huntingdon
Shafer
Erie Health Dept Lifts Embargo On Poisonous Pizzas
Erie County Health Department says all suspected poisonous frozen pizzas have been isolated and embargoes on the same brand will be lifted Monday. Acting Health Director Thomas C. West states released pizzas will be safe for consumption. Legislative notes follow on budget costs and municipal utility taxes, with Gov Shafer’s budget message and session timing.
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Erie
Erie County Health Department
Thomas C. West
Department of Health
West
High Schools Face Unrest and Lockstep Policies
Washington AP survey finds rising violence and protests in U S high schools from ghettoes to suburbs. In February 43 incidents drew police, 257 arrests, while most students remain nonviolent. Officials warn tougher rules may heighten tension as youths push for rights and relevant education.
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Washington
America
Associated Press
New York
California
Tobey Moffett
U.S. Office of Education
Marc Libarle
Budget Battle Grows as Shafer Proposals Face House Rift
Harrisburg AP Sen George N Wade Cumberland County backs Shafer 2.4 billion budget saying it meets public demand while House Appropriations Chair Martin P Mullen Philadelphia vows no chance for passage citing cuts to mass transit education and industrial development. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh lawmakers oppose education cuts and urban development funding.
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Shafer
George N. Wade
Cumberland County
Senate
Wade
Senate Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Martin P. Mullen
Philadelphia
Mullen
House
Pittsburgh
Herbert Fineman
Fineman
Pennsylvania
Youth Critical After Found In Truck In Corry
A Corry teen, Lewis Bielak, 17, was found unconscious in a parked truck on Shady avenue yesterday afternoon and was taken by Corry Ambulance Service to Corry Memorial Hospital in critical condition. An Erie Lackawanna railroad employee reported the scene, and police said two teens had tried to awaken him without success. no diagnosis was available at press time.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Shady Avenue
Lewis Bielak
Grove Street
Shady Avenue Bridge
Erie Lackawanna Railroad
Blelak
Journal Press
Bielak
Ohio Officials Capture Canadian Fishers in Lake Erie
Ohio wildlife agents apprehended two 65 foot Canadian fishing trawlers off Ashtabula for allegedly operating illegally in Ohio waters. Coast Guard boats transported agents to the scene as the Donna Mae II and B and E were brought to Fairport Harbor following complaints by Ohio fishermen.
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Ohio Wish & Wildlife Commission
Lake Erie
Daniel Armbruster
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Ontario
Coast Guard
Donna Mae
Fairport Harbor
Ashtabula
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