Residents Clash With Police Over Frederick Street Loitering
Tension rose at four special meetings to curb Frederick street loitering near Fed Barn and Stop n Go. Residents and store owners blamed Police Chief Kenneth Nichols for dereliction of duty amid shouting matches. A Friday car chase near Stop n Go sparked renewed criticism before a Clinton Street pursuit ended without a stop. Congressman Joseph P. Vigorito will visit Corry Thursday at noon for a Legislative Action Committee session at the Corry Motor Inn to discuss business and community matters with reservations required.
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Kenneth Nichols
Stop ‘N Go
Nichols
Clinton Street
Joseph P. Vigorito
Corry
Legislative Action Committee
Corry Chamber of Commerce
Vote to Drop Welfare Office in City Building
Councilwoman Barbara Mack pushed to withdraw city use of the welfare office from state control citing costly renovations to meet new handicapped access rules. The council voted four to one to end the arrangement, with Calderone dissenting over potential political repercussions.
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Barbara Mack
Mack
David Johnson
Benjamin Calderone
Vo Tech Cost Hiked Sharply In Corry School Plan
The Corry Area School District faces a much higher cost to convert the former Elgin Laboratories building into a Vo Tech center. DOE estimates add about 288000, with heating up 80000, electrical 15000 to 20000, and equipment 192000. State reimbursement may be withdrawn if the district does not comply. Superintendent Krepps says the setup cannot be ready by term opening, while equipment rush continues amid deadlines. A Bear Lake woman, Linda Akam, 27, is hospitalized after a collision on Route 958 near Corry. her car struck farm equipment causing 10000 in damage and she suffered facial injuries and a fractured left shoulder.
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Elgin Laboratores Incorporated
State Department of Education
DOE
Charles M. Krepps Jr
Yo Tech
Bear Lake
Corry Memorial Hospital
Corry
Robert
Linda) Akam
Main Street
Akam
Langer Farms
Mai Mrn
Corryiles Left Waiting At ConRail Station
PennDOT delays Harrisburg Erie passenger service to next year while preserving some routes. Altoona to Pittsburgh also delayed. five used rail cars purchased. track rehabilitation underway. tentative Harrisburg Erie schedule shows multiple stops including Corry, Warren, Kane, St Marys, Lock Haven, Jersey Shore, Williamsport, Milton and Sunbury.
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Warren
Kane
Ridgway
St. Marys
Emporium
Renova
Lock Haven
Jersey Shore
Williamsport
Milton
Sunbury
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M. St. Marys
Killer Earthquake Hits Cotabato City Killing Over a Thousand
A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines destroying a four story building in Cotabato City. The ground floor collapsed as 18 foot waves crashed ashore and more than one thousand people are missing or dead.
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Philippines
Ames
Mindanao
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Honolulu Observatory
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International Tsunami Information Center
Ford Seeks Narrow Delegate Edge In Republican Nominating Fight
At the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City Ford trails Reagan by three votes for the 1130 needed to secure the nomination. Delegates from binding or preferred votes show Ford 4137, Reagan 1035, with uncommitted at zero, and total delegates 2288. The race features battles over choosing a running mate and a foreign policy plank, with both sides predicting outcomes on the convention floor.
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Kansas City, Mo
Gerald R. Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Ford
Kansas City
California
Soviet Union
Henry A. Kissinger
Police Seek Driver In Cleveland Hit Run Case
Corry state police hunt an unidentified driver after a late night hit and run. The chase began on Route 6 when the other vehicle struck Clifford Sparks then fled, later crashing and going off an embankment. Vehicle owner is Russell Seitz of Union City and damage totals about 700 dollars.
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Corry
Cleveland
Clifford Sparks
Sparks
Russell Seitz
Union City
Seitz
Registration Forms Here in Corry for Vote-By-Mail
Prospective voters in Corry must visit District Justice Patsy Nichols to obtain vote-by-mail registration forms now moved to district magistrates in Erie County after the Postal Service ban. Erie County Chief Clerk Thomas Becht says magistrates agreed to host the forms. Residents may fill then mail to the courthouse to register once processed. nearby judges Mary Jane Buller in Union City and Anna McCall in Waterford also handle the forms.
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Corry
Patsy Nichols
Erie County
Postal Service
Thomas Becht
Mary Jane Buller
Union City
Anna McCall
Waterford
Philippines Quake Kills 1000 in Mindanao Disaster
A pair of powerful quakes struck the southern Philippines after midnight and midafternoon, killing or leaving hundreds missing. Mindanao and Basilan Island endured the worst damage with towns like Pagadian Zamboanga Cagayan de Oro Cotabato reporting collapsed buildings and widespread homelessness.
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The
Philippines
Philippine
National Disaster Coordinating Center
Philippine Disaster Center
Mindanao
China
Basilan Island
Pagadian
Zamboanga
Cagayan de Oro
Cotabato
Police Station Roof Replacement Planned by Year End
City Council heard from city engineering consultant David Johnson that the police building roof is buckling and must be replaced by year end. The tarred built up roof, eight years old, risks northern weather. plans involve funding from federal revenue sharing as emergency capital expenditure. Johnson sought bids for 9,000 gallons of asphalt emulsion and 250 tons of fine limestone, with past material costs cited. Bids to be opened September 7.
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David Johnson
City Council
Johnson
Jolinson
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