Subpoena Issues Reach Agnew Records in Maryland Probe
U S attorney presses for 11 years of Agnew election and office records from Maryland Hall of Records and State Board of Election Laws as part of a broader probe into political corruption in Maryland. Officials expect a grand jury session and note Agnew spends time with Frank Sinatra while defense and public opinion weigh on the matter.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
Maryland
Agnew
Jerome B. Wolff
Baltimore County
Radoff
U.S. Attorney's Office
Hall of Records
Grand Jury
George Beall
Beall
J. Marsh Thomson
Marvin Mandel
Hare Creek Pollution Debate Raises Lab Report Doubts
An Erie County water survey questions Hare Creek pollution claims after finding test sites tied to storm sewer outfalls rather than the Corry sewage plant. Officials note the plant passes state effluent tests while fish kills and coliform counts vary across sites.
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Hare Creek
Erie County
Erie
Corry
Raymond Division
Corry Precision Castings
David Johnson
The
Waterways
James
Mimmey
Carter
American Public Health Association
Erie Lab
French Creek
Union City
South Branch
Waterford
LeBeouf Creek
LeBeruf Creek
LeBoeuf Creek
Disorderly conduct charge after crowd dispersal at Ike's Billiards
Police officers John Kelsey and Paul Goodman dispersed youths at Ike's Billiards when Laverne J. Silvis, 21, used profane language and challenged them. Silvis was detained, searched, and jailed as the crowd followed. He later alleged theft by someone in the station as he awaited arraignment. Corry state police seek Judith Sickler, 7, missing from Spring Creek near the Warren County Fair after last being seen with friends. She is described as 5 foot 3, 150 pounds, brown hair and eyes, last wearing brown slacks and a paisley blouse.
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Ike
John Kelsey
Paul Goodman
Laverne J. Silvis
West Pleasant Street
Silvis
Corry
Spring Creek
Warren County
Pittsfield
Judith L. Sickler
Donald R. Sickler
R.D. 1
Skipper
Department
Milk price rise by Erie dairies hits area
Three Erie area dairies raise milk prices by five cents per gallon effective Monday. Dodd Farms Dairy and Elmview Jersey Farm Dairy say they will hold prices after harvest if feed grain costs fall. Harold Curtis notes Elmview may still raise if grain prices stay high.
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Corry
Dodd Farms Dairy
Elmview Jersey Farm Dairy
Charles Dodd
Dodd Farms
Elmview Jersey Farm
Harold Curtis
Elmview
Curtis
Erie Dairies
Teens face charges in Houston serial killing case
Two teenage boys Elmer Wayne Henley Jr 17 and David Brooks 18 faced six serious charges after leading police to 23 bodies tied to Dean Corll in Texas. Victims included Marty Ray Jones 18 Charles Cobbie 17 and William Ray Lawrence 15. Police fear as many as seven more may be found.
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Marty Ray Jones
Charles C. Cobbie
Harris County
Michael J. Hinton
Jones
Cobbie
Brooks
William Ray Lawrence
Lawrence
Cobble
Henley
San Augustine
East Texas
High Island
Robert Corskey
Mass slaying exposes runaways as cover and mystery
In Houston, 23 youths are missing amid a homosexual mass slaying now revealed. Verne Cobble questions why police miss signs of danger. Lt. Joe Skipper notes many runaways skew estimates, masking true missing persons in a large city.
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Houston
Tex
Verne Cobble
Charles
Joe Skipper
Houston Police Department
Patricia L. Fawkes
Juvenile Missing Persons Bureau
Skipper
Corry Board Meeting Faces Move Over Tax Backlash
The Corry Area School District board plans a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the former Harding School board room, with a move to larger quarters possible due to heavy concern over property tax increases. A back page form invites residents to record reactions Monday night.
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Corry Area
Police Union Leaders Arrested After Chicago Hilton Protest
In Chicago police officials faced arrest during a protest outside the Chicago Hilton where Melvin Laird spoke. About 40 off duty officers picketed for police bargaining rights while around 200 peace demonstrators gathered across the street. Five picketers including James Johnson and Howard Kiernan were charged with disorderly conduct and failure to obey police. Johnson posted a $25 bond and both men threatened legal action.
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Chicago
Chicago Hilton
Melvin Laird
Defense
Nixon
Paul V. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
America
Mounder
Chicago Confederation of Police
Ther
James Johnson
Confederation
Howard Kiernan
International Conference of Police Associations
Johnson
Kiernan
Union City Dam referendum decision eyed by Labor Day
Erie County Commissioner Louis Rzymek said a Labor Day ruling is expected on placing the Union City Dam recreation expansion on the ballot. The board chair declined to state a position, promising neutrality before Union City meeting. Petitions calling for a referendum were filed at Erie city hall as council members offered petitions in their clerk’s office.
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Erie
Erie County
Louis Rzymek
Union City Dam
Board of Commissioners
Union City
Nixon Signs Landmark Farm Bill
President Nixon signed a landmark four year farm bill promising to spur full production curb inflation and aid taxpayers while noting some provisions. The law creates price guarantees with target prices for wheat corn and cotton and uses payments to bridge gaps when market prices fall below targets.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Dems Lead Voter Registration Here at Bazaar
A voter registration session amid the Sidewalk Bazaar Daze produced 48 new registrations, 20 address changes, and several name changes. The day’s party breakdown shows GOP 21, Dem 23, Independent 1, Social Worker 1, and 2 with no party affiliation.
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Sidewalk Bazaar Daze
GOP
Dem
Independent
Social Worker
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