Riot injures officers as police arrest Silvis group
A routine motor vehicle stop escalated into a near-riot in Union City with two officers and a Civil Defense member injured. Fourteen people including Laverne J. Silvis and Ralph Silvis face charges such as reckless driving disorderly conduct and aggravated assault. State Police assisted as District Justice Justin Butters set arraignments.
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Kenneth Nichols
Justin Butters
Union City
Porter Auer
Laverne J. Silvis
Thomas Jackson
Fairview Street
Ralph Silvis
Fifth Avenue
Charles Silvis
Harry Silvis II
Fifth Street
Donald Kent
LaVerne Silvis
Silvis
Harry Silvis
First Avenue
Scouten
Rhodes
Harry
Ralph
Ayers
Nichols
Wattsburg
Prospects Rise for Youth Aid in Corry Plan
Plans by Greater Erie Community Action Committee to base Neighborhood Youth Corps and child day care in Corry move forward. NYC will place about six youths this year with five slots now assigned including work with the city and the Salvation Army. The program targets ages 14 to 18 with wages of 1.60 per hour and aims to expand in 196? to 100 participants, using local schools and facilities for training and placement.
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Bill Eaton
Greater Erie
Corry
GECAC
NYC
Erie
Journal
Salvation Army
Bach
City
Joseph Hathaway
Ray Elsen
Erie County
Salable
Hathaway
Tech Memorial High School
Bipartisan Breakthrough In Pennsylvania School Aid Plan
AP Harrisburg reports a bipartisan agreement on Pennsylvania school subsidies, with House leaders Irvis and Lee predicting a ready school plan by Monday. The deal aims to unlock passage of the 1971-72 budget and 2.3 percent income tax, while addressing rural and urban district needs amid past Democratic defeats.
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Harrisburg
K. Leroy Irvis
Irvis
Kenneth B. Lee
GOP
Herbert Fineman
Shapp
Fineman
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Senate
Amish Buggy and Truck Crashes Lead to Minor Injuries
State police report two crashes near Spartansburg and one near North East. A William Spaeder truck rolled after leaving the road, minor injuries to Spaeder and $3,000 damage. A buggy hit by a southbound car injured the buggy driver and horse with $700 car damage. A third crash caused $100 damage with no injuries.
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Corry
William Spaeder
R.D. G. Erie
Spartansburg
Spaeder
Berm
Clifford Holcomb
Corry Ambulance Service
Edgar C. Manross
Titusville
David M. ‘Troyer
R.D. 2
Manross
Eera Pipeo
Edward Folking
R.D. 3
North East
Sarah Ve Tee Arbuckle
Folkins
Doctors Group Urges Easier Abortion Restrictions
A major medical bloc asks the Supreme Court to ease state abortion limits arguing current laws in 12 states restrict medical practice and harm patient care. The brief notes abortions are safer than childbirth, cites Swedish data on unwanted children, and targets Georgia and 11 other states with similar provisions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
American College of Obstetricians
Georgia
Hormel
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Delaware
Kansas
Maryland
New
Parolee Charged With Car Theft And Rape
A 23-year-old federal parolee, released August 10 from a four year term for car theft, was arrested for another car theft and charged with assault with intent to ravish. Carl L. Johnson, formerly Corry, is accused in Corry of assaulting an 18-year-old girl and is arraigned today. The Marsh car was stolen on West Smith street and recovered in Erie, where Johnson was found after being reported by a parole officer.
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Carl L. Johnson
Corry
Robert Marsh
East South Street
West Smith Street
Marsh
Gregory
Johnson
William Hammond
The
Hammond
Spring Street
Fairview Street
Second Avenue
Atty General Ends Probe Of Kent Slayings
Washington AP The Atty General John N Mitchell says the federal investigation into the Kent State University killings of four students in May 1970 is closed with no grand jury to be convened and no further action planned He cites lack of credible evidence of a conspiracy or likelihood of prosecutions Parents of the slain students react to the decision noting the shock of their children’s deaths.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
Kent State University
Justice Department
Mitchell
Ohio National Guardsmen
Kent State
Department of Justice
Route 426 Likely Paying Candidate
Rep Forest Hopkins reports Route 426 reconstruction plans discussed with Governor Shapp and transportation secretary Kassab. The long‑standing project, urged by Erie County highway officials for three years, would require a major overhaul and funding is still unfunded.
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Corry
New York State
Eascasy
Forest Hopkins
North East
Journal Today
Milton Shapp
Jacob G. Kassab
Transportation
Hopkins
Kassab
Erie County Superintendent of Highways
Seven Americans Killed as Support Chopper Shot Down
In the DMZ fighting near Sarge and Camp Carroll, North Vietnamese artillery and rockets hit US and South Vietnamese positions. A U.S. helicopter crew of four with three passengers was downed by ground fire, seven Americans killed and several wounded. Marines counterattacked with air strikes and artillery, killing 17 enemy. U.S. B32 bombers conducted saturation raids to deter a major ground offensive. President Thieu accused Vice President Ky of libelous remarks amid regional tensions.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
Sarge
Fou
Camp Carroll
Fuller and
Richard Gardner
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Dale
Itrick Obert
Allan Ayers
Snyder Circle
Charles Rhodes
Dana Scouten
Corry Memorial Hospital
Carlyle Fitch
Mead Park
YMCA
Route
United States
Insurance Information Institute
Doctors’ Group
Sweden
Atty
Kent
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