Groucho Marx Dies At 86 In Cedars Sinai Death
Los Angeles AP reports Groucho Marx died of pneumonia at 86 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He faced a guardianship battle earlier and was surrounded by family and longtime companion Miss Erin Fleming. He leaves son Artintz daughter-in-law Lois and grandson Andrew. Zeppo survives among the Marx brothers.
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Los Angeles
Groucho Marx
America
Groucho
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Erin Fleming
Miss Fleming
Associated Press
Artintz
Lois
Andrew
Marx Brothers
Zeppo
Gummo
Chico
Harpo
the Marx Brothers
Area Tax Aides Charged With Deception Theft in Bradford
State officials suspend three McKean County tax office workers after a yearlong investigation. Donald Cummins, Theresa Cummins, Amadeo Funari, and Thomas Friel face charges including theft by deception, conspiracy to steal services, and tampering with public records. All are Bradford residents released on recognizance awaiting hearings.
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Bradford
Milt Lopus
McKean County
State Department of Justice
Donald F. Cummins
Democratic
Theresa Cummins
Cummins
Democrat and Social League
Friel
Fimari
Lopus
PUC Allows Gas Companies to Collect Penalties After Sept
Harrisburg The Public Utility Commission voted to permit Pennsylvania gas firms to begin collecting penalties from customers who overran winter allotments starting September. The ruling directs Columbia Gas and Peoples Natural Gas to notify affected customers of amounts due and to adjust school and institutional volumes back to 90 percent of base allocations, reducing penalties for some large school overruns and canceling others.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Pennsylvania
National Fuel Gas Co
Erie County
Areea
PAC
Columbia Gas
Peoples
Pittsburgh
Louis Carter
Nos
Commission
Columbia Gas and Peoples Natural Gas
Columbia Me
John B. Conly
Tax Increase In Fall? Pa. Budget Passed After Chaos
In Harrisburg a hospitalized lawmaker voted to pass a 51 billion state budget that could trigger a tax hike in the fall. Gov. Shapp signed it after a seven week battle as lawmakers adjourned until Sept 26. The plan with no Penn State aid leaves state workers unpaid and prompts new funding fights for colleges and systems.
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Harrisburg
House
Shapp
Penn State
Ulysses Shelton
Philadelphia
Michael Cassidy
Blair County
Joseph Kulter
Beaver County
Cassidy
Kolter
Treasury Department
Phladgiptna
Temple University
University of Pittsburgh
Lincoln University
Volleges
Allow More Supervisors In Townships
The Pennsylvania legislature passed House Bill 626 to let townships with over 3,000 residents elect five supervisors instead of three. Erie County townships Milcreek Harborcreek Fairview Summit Girard Lawrence Park Greene and North East may add two supervisors if approved by voters next spring, with the change effective September 27. Townships under 3,000 per the 1970 census remain ineligible, including Amity Concord Conneaut Elk Creek Franklin Greenfield LeBoeuf McKean Springfield Union Venango Wattsburg Waterford and Wayne.
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Pennsylvania
Erie County
Millcreek
Harborcreek
Fairview
Summit
Girard
Lawrence Park
Greene
North “East
Amity
Concord
Conneaut
Elk Creek
Franklin
Greenfield
LeBoeuf
McKean
Springfield
Union
Venango
Wattsburg
Waterford
Wayne
Launch Of Voyager 2 At Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral Fla AP Voyager 2 to be launched today on a multibillion mile mission to image Jupiter and Saturn live beginning 1979 and possibly reach Uranus and Neptune. The 1800 pound craft rides a Titan Centaur rocket and will separate after about an hour, then fire its engine to reach 32300 mph toward the outer planets. Voyager 1 is set for Sept 1 launch.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Jupiter
Saturn
Solar System
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
Voyager
Carter
Johnny B
Edward Stone
Galileo
Stone
Samme Ly
Sda
Municipal Authority Mulls $85,000 Debt Elimination
City authorities consider recalling $85,000 in bonds tied to the sewage treatment plant to clear the historic debt from 1951. The move could save interest and future obligations while the authority’s finances improve. State and federal aid have aided debt relief, with funds previously collected as rent totaling about $100,000.
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Rick Martin
Robert Grice
Grice
Marc Lincoln Marks
David Johnson
Johnson
Vandals Strike At Cross Creek Resort
Vandals damaged three greens at Cross Creek Resort near Titusville by digging holes and uprooting ball washers and sand rakes on the I hole course. No dollar figure given, police continue investigation. The article also covers city planning for sewer and drainage improvements funded by federal and state grants, with local costs and timelines discussed.
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Cross Creek
Titusville
Country Club
Skateboard theft shocks local skaters at York and West Smith
Police report a brown car grabbed a 27 inch skateboard valued at 35 dollars from Scott Frisina at the York and West Smith streets intersection. Frisina stood on the sidewalk with friends when the theft occurred. Investigators seek clues in a case tied to the skateboarding craze.
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Scott Frisina
West Smith Street
York
West Smith Streets
Frisina
Area Pilot Killed In Crash Near Philadelphia Falls Township
Curtis McKinney a 53 year old Titusville flyer was killed when his single engine plane struck Amtrak high tension wires near Old Route 13 Bucks County at 3 05 p m The crash halted main Amtrak rail service for over an hour McKinney reportedly flew alone in an aircraft adapted for Canadian bush work He had been involved in a prior crash in Maryland near Aberdeen Proving Grounds en route to the McKinney family summer home in New Haven Connecticut The aircraft carried 145 gallons of fuel and the plane veered low in a south westerly direction before contact with the wires over a wooded area.
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Curtis McKinney
Titusville
Philadelphia Falls Township
Bucks County
Levittown
Amtrak
McKinney
Maryland
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
New Haven
Connecticut
Route 13
Philadelphia
Falls Township
Conrail
J.curtis McKinney
New York
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Oh Vole
Helen O'Bannon
Shelton
Senate
Canaveral
Feds
Cross Creek Resort
Ugly Head
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