FBI Notes Growth In Gun Slayings Highlights 1969 Rise
FBI crime statistics show firearms used in 65 percent of murders and 24 percent of aggravated assaults in 1969, with two thirds of victims surrendering to gunfire. Murders totaled 14,590, up 7 percent from 1968, including 8 police officers. Private firearms estimated at 90 million amid Gun Control Act 1968 effects.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
United States
Newsweek Magazine
U.S
Attorney Asks For Censor of SP Head
An Erie attorney claims police enforcement bias and disciplinary transfers target troopers after moonlighting to pay medical bills. He urges governor review of two troopers’ files and immediate action, while Fraternal Order of Police criticizes the transfers as improper punishment.
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Raymond Broderick
GOP
Erie
Broderick
Raymond Shafer
Warren
Corry
O Falice
Joseph
Walsh
State Covers Part of Carry's Fourth Ward Renewal
The State Department of Community Affairs gave Erie County a check for 86546 as the state share of Garry's Fourth Ward urban renewal. HUD covers 75 percent, with the city and state each contributing 12.5 percent. The state payment does not advance the project. HUD must approve Phase 2 including land removal and parcel sales.
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Carry
State Department of Community Affairs
Erie County
Garry
Fourth Ward
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Pape Hud
Agence
Auto crashes injure three and cause $1,750 damage
Two car crashes yesterday in Corry injure three people with total damage listed at 1750 dollars. An East Columbus Dairy Queen rear end collision injured a family, while a later West South street fender bender caused $200 to one car and more to another.
Relief and Road Work Feature Hopkins Platform Plea
Rep Forest Hopkins of North East urged the Republican platform committee to create welfare to work programs to fix bread and butter roads and shift motor vehicle licensing duties to counties. He testified in Erie and pressed halting welfare for workable people while criticizing dream highways and urging maintenance funding and county control of titles and licenses.
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Forest Hopkins
North East
Republican Platform Committee
Platform Committee
Erie
Hopkins
Pennsylvania
Switch Manslaughter Charges To Assault
John Philips March, 21, of , had voluntary and involuntary manslaughter charges dropped. Police filed new assault and battery charges related to the death of Frank Mihalik after a scuffle. Mihalik died two hours after the alleged incident in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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Johnstown
John Philips March
March
Frank Mihalik
Nixon and Congress clash over 22.4 billion education funds
Washington reports a historic clash as President Nixon and Congress battle over 22.4 billion dollars for education, housing, veterans hospitals, and environmental programs. Roll call votes are set on vetoed bills, with observers noting education has better override odds than the larger package.
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Hugh Scott
Joseph Vigorito
Corry
Nixon
Es Peesay County
House
Office of Education
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Herbert G. Klein
Mein
Land of the Ozarks
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Congress
Vietnam
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Education and
Veterans’ Organizations
Labor Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dense fog blamed for three area traffic accidents
Dense fog caused a $15,000 crash on Route 8 near Route 77 as a Firch Baking Co. tractor-trailer overturned and blocked a lane. The driver escaped injury. Earlier, a 4 year old East Pittsburgh man, John Palarino Jr., lost control on Spring Creek Titusville road, rolled over, skidded to a stop. troopers later found him unhurt and the car damage estimated at $1,000.
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Norbert Irish
Firch Baking Co
John Palarino Jr
Pittsburgh
Spring Creek
Titusville
Crash injures three at Corry Plaza Route 6 bypass
A two-vehicle crash near the east entrance to Corry Plaza on Route 6 bypass sent three people to Corry Memorial Hospital at 11:45 a.m. none seriously hurt. The Superior Refuse Service truck driven by Ronald Messenger 36 of Corry and a car driven by Mrs Hattie Miles Union City were involved. John Miles Spring Creek and infant Randiley were also in the Miles car. Mrs Miles was treated for facial lacerations and released. Damages were estimated at 800 to the Miles car and 500 to the truck. City police were investigating with details limited.
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Dairy Queen
Akam
Corry
Lyle TM
Corry Memorial Hospital
Akams
Harry L. Patterson
Saegertown
Maruska
The
Star
Ie Hospital
West South Street
the Journal
Laverne Messenger
R.D. 1
Richard Courtney
West Church Street
Messenger
Courtney
Corry Plaza
Route 6
Journal Press
Ronald Messenger
Hattie Miles
R.D.4
Union City
Corry Amibulance Service
John Miles
Spring Creek
Randiley
Union City Hospital
Miles
New Post Office Reforms End Franklin Era Seals
President Nixon signs post office reform into law ending patronage appointments linked to Franklin era practices. Postmaster General Blount unveils a bold new blue eagle seal to replace the old rider emblem, with uniform and mailbox color changes to follow as the fleet keeps its color scheme.
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Benjamin Franklin
U.S
Nixon
Franklin
Winton Blount
The
Pony Express
Blount
Aew
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Corry Memorial
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