Area Bears Weather Swath With Severe Rain Across Corry
A powerful storm drenched Corry and surrounding areas with 2.24 inches of rain. Penelec reported a brief 400 customer outage in Corry, with scattered issues in rural zones. A near-miss traffic crash occurred on North Center Street as floodwaters rose. The same storm claimed a hunter, a young football fan, and a New Kensington electrocution, with dozens injured. Penelec crews and Bell Telephone restored service as lines and trees caused outages citywide.
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Corry
Penelec
Edward Zarger
Penelee
Sparta Road
Bear Lake
Union Township
Philip B. Watrous
R.D. 4
North Center Street
Watrous
Pennsylvania
Stanley Telerle
Pittsburgh
Warren
Oil City
Greer
Warren General Hospital
Bell Telephone
Bell
East End
Pleasant Township
McInnes Acquires Erie Bronze & Aluminum Co
McInnes Steel of Corry bought Erie Bronze & Aluminum Company of Erie. The deal keeps Erie operations under William H. Piper, with management unchanged. The two firms foresee expanded castings and forgings capabilities and growth with McInnes worldwide marketing. Erie Bronze has 100 employees and a strong bronze and aluminum casting reputation. Piper expects more jobs and notes the modern plant near Erie International Airport.
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McInnes Steel Company of
Corry
Erie Bronze &Aluminum Company
Erie
J. Douglas Smiley
McInnes
Erie Bronze & Aluminum Co
William H. Piper
Smiley
Piper
Erie Bronze & Aluminum Company
West Ridge Road
Erie International Airport
United States
Erie Bronze & Aluminum
Tempers Flare In CJ Strike Talks Between IAMAW and Company
Negotiators for Corry Jamestown and Local 1097 IAMAW return to bargaining after a fiery session broken by federal mediator Pat Mingarelle. Officials said the meeting was heated when the company tabled a new economic proposal and the union countered. Mingarelle advised they sleep on it. Both sides resumed talks with no public terms disclosed and reports say proposals remain far apart.
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Corry Jamestown
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
AMAW
Pat Mingarelle
Mingarelle
IAMAW
Flooding Hits Wattsburg Erie County Fair Rides Closed
Heavy rainfall swamped the Wattsburg Erie County Fair causing water six to eight inches deep in tents and midway. Rides shut down and tents collapsed while bingo players and fairgoers waded through the flood. Fire units pumped water away as authorities reported no serious injuries though many events were postponed. Officials plan to proceed with remaining activities weather permitting.
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Erie County
Midway
Fair Grounds
Fair
Wattsburg
McEldowney
Haile Selassie Dies in Addis Ababa at 83
Haile Selassie former Ethiopian emperor died at age 83 in Addis Ababa. Government reports say he was found in his bed by a servant, with illness tied to the prostate cited by Addis Ababa radio. Selassie ruled for decades after gaining the throne in 1928 and 1930, modernizing the country before his downfall following military mutiny and pension demands in 1974.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa Radio
Selassie
Tafari Makonnen
Queen Zauditu
Lij Yasu
Tafari
Zauditu
Lion of
United States
Haile Selassie University
Solomon
Sheba
County to redirect funds for senior center building repairs
Erie County commissioners discussed diverting 1600 of budgeted funds from the Corry senior group to refurbish the former Imperial Hotel donated by W. W. Waterhouse. Waterhouse stated the building is deeded to the senior citizens as long as used as a center, with reversion to him if the center discontinues. Commissioner Hill supported diverting all or part of the funds for the renovation, noting not all money may be needed.
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Erie County
Corry
W. W
Doc
Waterhouse Waterhouse
Imperial Hotel
West Main Street
First Avenue
Waterhouse
William 0 Hill Jr
County Chiefs To Be Named From All Areas In Home Rule
Erie County's Government Study Commission voted to replace the board of county commissioners with an elected county executive and a five member council elected by geographic districts. The plan passed 6-5 with support from Lamary, Ludwig, McBrier, Waterhouse, Murphy, and Kopcke, while O'Brien and Casey expressed concern that an at large base is fairer. The council size drew another 6-5 vote with Ludwig, Lynch, McBrier, O'Brien, Walczak, and Deluca in favor. Boundaries would be set by the Erie County court if voters approve.
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Erie County
Government Study Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Mary Lamary
Richard Ludwig
James McBrier
William Waterhouse
Irving Murphy
Jane Kopcke
John O'Brien
Study Commission
James Casey
Murphy
McBrier
Kopcke
Commission
Ludwig
Judith Lynch
O'Brien
Ray Walczak
Richard Deluca
Erie County Court of Common Pleas
Erie
Lamary
School Teachers Negotiators Set To Meet Tonight
Corry Area School District and Corry Area Education Association CAEA will hold a contract negotiation session tonight at 8. The boards have offered a final proposal, and both sides enter with divergent aims. district leaders stress limited flexibility as talks resume.
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Corry Area
Corry Area Education Association
CAEA
Oil City Schools Approve Contracts
Oil City Area School Board approved contracts for teachers non professional staff management and secretarial clerical workers raising pay by about seven percent for teachers and administrators eight and a half percent for non professionals. Starting teachers with a bachelor's degree move to 8500 from 8150. A three year contract for non professionals includes 30 cent across the board in year one with a cost of living index based adjustment after year one. Secretarial clerical workers gain ten cents per hour across the board.
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Oil City
Oil City Area
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Scott Smith
Spring Creek
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Warren Police
Warren Fire Department
John Greer
King and Main Streets
Erie Bronze
Seward P. Mulligan
Ethopia
King Selassie
Africa
Charles W. Krepps
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