Severe Weather Drenches Corry Area With Flooding and Fires
The blistering heat yielded to nearly an inch of rain across Corry causing sewer backups and washouts in hills. A tree limb crushed two cars on Sample Flats road while a light plane diverted to a Dodd Farms field for a landing and later safely departed. Lightning struck homes on West Main and Route 6, with one total loss to a Bemis residence near Filgin. Fire officials battled a two hour blaze at the Bemis house and responded to ambulance calls, as storms caused one death near Ellington New York and other damage including a Titusville area barn fire that destroyed the structure and damaged hay mowers and conveyors.
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Corry
Robert Grice
Sample Flats
Emil Toplovich
Dodd Farms
Leslie Dodd
Lawrence
West Main
Sixth Avenue
Jacqueline Bemis
Filgin
Elgin-Beaverdam
Ray Kolo
Kolo
Scott
Jamestown
Ellington Red and Gun
Ellington
N.Y
Jamestown Wca Hospital
Rodney Toy
Lloyd Johnson
Ellington Fire Department
Toy
Sinclairville
Johnson
Titusville
Harold Vanderhoof
Stone Springhouse
Vanderhoof
Chapmanville Volunteer Fire Department
Cherrytree Volunteer Fire Department
Cherrytree
Chapmaneville
Charles Minium
Cherrytree Department
Minium
Chapmanville
Heat Wave Bakes Pennsylvania With Record Temps
Persistent heat gripped the state amid a national heat wave as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia posted record highs. Temperatures topped 90s with Philadelphia reaching 98 on Sunday and 96 in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Showers in Erie briefly cooled readings while hydrants were shut to help urban cooling. Traffic surged and power supplies remained generally adequate despite isolated transformer shortages.
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Pennsylvania
National Weather Service
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Ted Or
Mercury
Harrisburg
Altoona
Erie
Allentown
New Jersey
Firemen Conclude Five Day Convention Amid Storm Parade
A heavy rainstorm ended Corry area firemen festivities from a five day celebration tied to the Northwestern Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association annual meeting. The event featured a large parade, carnival, shows, booths, and the Sunday in the Park program by the Arts Council. Special guests included local officials and relatives of former mayor Fred Stanford. Prize winners spanned multiple corps and units with Zem-Zem-Erie topping the motor corps and Baker Victory earning top drill team honors.
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Northwestern Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association
Pennsylvania
Firemen's Association
Moose Lodge
Standford Hose Company
Arts Council of the
Corry Area
Ruth Abi
Charlotte Chris
Fred Stanford
Corry
Gypsy Brass
Cornpoppers
West Ridge
Ywca High Steppers
Mercer Westernaires
Baker Victory
Royal Rythm Steppers
McDowell
Little's Angels, Motor Corps
Zem- Zem-Erie
Norm Holton
Melvin Seranaling
Imperial Regiment
Mavericks
Sun- Howners
Portville
Maplewood
Hinsdale
Brockton
Aninior
Disalya Saints
Astabula Arrow Cadets
Zem-Zem Legion of Honor
Ford promises personal attention to Yugoslav arms request
President Ford told Tito he would give his personal attention to Yugoslavia’s request to buy second line American arms and spare parts while also pursuing closer economic ties. He stressed moderation in a broader push for Yugoslavia’s independent stance, with a visit framed by Helsinki talks and symbolic support from the U S.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ford
Tito
U.S
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Soviet Union
Dzemal Bi
Jedic
Park of Friendship
Jack Ford
David Kissinger
Federal Executive Council
City Hall
Washington
Mildenhall Air Force Base
England
Helsinki
Europe
Poland
Romania
White House
Ron Nelsen
Sinaia
Bucharest
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Woman killed in weekend carnival truck crash in NY
The carnival truck carrying a giant swing ride slammed into a car on Route 957 near Lottsville, killing 63 year old Thelma M. Bennett of Frewsburg and injuring her husband, Melvin C. Hennett, who is in serious condition. The truck driver, Thomas W. Hughes, was treated and released.
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Lottsville
Thelma M. Bennett
Frewsburg, N.Y
Warren General Hospital
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
King
Turnpike Roads
Wayne Township
Lois M. Nelson
R.D. 3
King Road
Melvin C. Hennett
Hamot Medical Center
Erie
Thomas W. Hughes
East Main Street
Hughes
Bennett Auto
Frederick Mercer
Terrorists seize embassy in Malaysia demand release
In Kuala Lumpur a group stormed the 1.8 Embassy and seized U S consul Robert Stebbins and other hostages. Three security men were wounded as the attackers threatened to blow up the building and set a self declared deadline without incident. Japan pledged to meet demands and release seven prisoners from Japanese jails. A special plane was prepared to transport the prisoners and terrorists as needed. The exact number of attackers and hostages was not known.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Japan
U.S
Robert Stebbins
Takeo Miki
Tokyo
Miki
United States
Ford
Inal
Japan Air Lines
Pilot Forced to Dodd Farms Lands In Alfalfa Field
Ray Kolo, a pilot en route to New York State, was forced to land on Dodd Farms property yesterday. He taxiied to the Dodd home with 12-year-old passenger Scott Kolos aboard. Grounded by bad weather, Kolo regained flight this morning and is stuck at Lawrence Airport awaiting conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd Farms
Leslie Dodd
Ray Kolo
The
Journal Today
New York State
Dodd
Kolos
Scott
Kolo
Lawrence
Corry
Corry Area Rail Cutback Details in USRA Plan
The USRA final system plan excludes over 200 miles of northwest Pennsylvania rail segments from ConRail. Notable cuts include Corry to Titusville and Warren to Ridgway, Oil City to Tidioute, Jamestown to Linesville, and Farrell to New Castle. Interstates Mayville to Corry and Niobe Junction to Corry are also left out.
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Pennyania
Railway Association
Congress
Consolidated Rail Corporation
USRA
ConRail
Corry
Titusville
Warren
Ridgway
New Castle
Chessie
Mayville
Falconer
North Warren
Niobe Junction
N.Y
United States
Oval
Regional Transportation Authority
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rail Services Planning Office
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Datsun
Sample Flats Road
Jeff Dietsch
Toplovich
Journal
Eaton
the Associated Press
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