GenTel Expands In Erie County With Major Upgrades
GenTel announces a multi area expansion in Erie County driven by population growth and rising communications demand. The $1 million program includes a $300,000 central office upgrade on West 51st Street, plus new equipment in McKean and Lincolnville exchanges and EAS service between Lincolnville and Union City starting September 15, 1968. New numbers and directory changes follow by dates in 1968 and 1969, reducing party lines and expanding local dialing.
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General Telephone
Erie County
C. A. Crain
Erie
BOI
West 51St Street
Crain
Lincolnville
Riceville
Union City
Lincolnville Exchange
Tillotson
Brittain Road
Canadohia Lake
McKean
McKean Exchange
Bear Lake Church hosts Sunday program by Jimmy Davis group
Jimmy Davis and eight boys from Chautauqua delivered messages at Bear Lake Church Sunday morning with each boy taking a part. Local social notes mention visits by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bush of Corry and Mrs. J. C. Manwaring to Ashville, Vera Carter and Paul Socoski marriage, Linda Newhouse and Norbert Whiteley marriage, and Frances Hardy visiting Jean Jukes. Thomas A. Eazor plans shutdowns idling about 2,500 workers at terminals in the East and Midwest.
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Jimmy Davis
Chautauqua
Bear Lake
Albert Bush
Corry
J. C. Manwaring
Joe Hudson
Ashville
Vera Carter
Gerald Carter
Paul Socoski
Bisbane
Clearfield County
Niagara
Linda Newhouse
Norbert Whiteley
Wrightsville
Frances Hardy
Jean Jukes
Jamestown Teachers Get Raises Under New Salary Schedule
Jamestown School Board approved a new salary plan for 400 teachers, starting salaries of 6600 for bachelors degree holders and 7187 for those with a master’s, rising to about 12000. Rev O Pray voiced concern over the progressive index system amid board and teachers association disputes. Association president Conti said the action ends negotiations under Taylor Law as state aid increases and local tax share remains limited.
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Jamestown
George F. O'Pray
O’pray
Board of Education
Jamestown Teachers Association
James Conti
Association
New York State
Conti
Retrial Ordered in 1960 Erie Slaying Case
A retrial was ordered for John Willman in the slaying of Laura Mutch, a 60 year old, in Erie. Judge Lindley McClellan set September 17 for the retrial after Willman’s 1964 conviction was overturned this year, on grounds that his police confession may have been illegal.
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ERIE
Lindley McClellan
John Willman
Laura Mutch
William
Thhat Williams
Charge Girl 16 For Vandalism
A 16 year old local girl pleaded guilty to third degree criminal mischief in a case before Peace Justice E Robert Bootey. Police Chief Lee Kellogg said seven complaints had arisen from antennas broken from cars on Chau tauqua Avenue East Terrace Avenue area. The girl admitted to only one incident and faced up to one year in jail.
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E. Robert Bootey
Lee N
Will Boycott School Buses Over Road
RIE A McKean Township mother threatens to keep her three teenagers home September 4 and urges other mothers to do the same over unsafe Route 99 relocation. Mrs Normen Rhodes cites a state highway meeting promise to fix the unpaved route as residents plan a meeting to unite against state actions. Route 99 Property Owners Association says three state roads have cut off circular access in the township.
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Rie
McKean
Normen Rhodes
Route 99 Property Owners Association
Reduced Phone Rates To Start On Labor Day
General Telephone announced reduced long distance rates within the continental United States for the Labor Day weekend. Lower rates apply to calls from anywhere in the United States to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The changes cover person to person and station to station calls and run from Friday, August 30, through Labor Day weekend.
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United States
General Telephone
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
How to Buy a Cab Ride in New York
Hal Boyle jokes about taxi drivers and passengers in New York City. The column sketches humorous lines from both sides of the fare, including requests for change, hold ups, scenic routes, and temptations to press for quick trips.
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New York
Hal Boyle
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Spartansburg
Pittsburgh
Favor Express, Inc
Watisburg Fair Grounds
Pnedic
Corry Area High School
Sheen Field
Warren
Journal
Endsley
Bear Lake News
Thomas A. Eazor
Eazor
Midwest
C. J. Peterson
First Avenue
Woolworth
el Ea
Fall Rose
Bud Rose
Small Mums
Marigold
Foliage
Fuji Mum ¢ Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthe
Dahlia
Chrysanthem
Rome Bay Wonatai and
Seer Ees Centatel Eagles
Au Reeuaa Ocs
Woolworth's
Lakewood
Mae
Herman Pfeifflebaum
Jack Gassoway
Herman
Mac
Supreme Court
Crystal Coal CO
Maple Ave
Kroehler
Sammie En Grecton
Barney
Furniture Department
South Center Street
Barney's
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