Zoning Board approves Macko Market site for manufacturing
The Corry Journal reports the Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved the Precision Castings Division of Corry Industries to move into the former Macko Meat Market on East Main Street with off street parking and smoke abatement equipment. Separate items note a house shed fire on Concord Ridge road causing 2100 dollars in damage, a hit and run near Hydetown, road closures due to high water, and Franklin City council tentative approval of a 1.2 million dollar 1971 budget with a millage reduction.
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Macko
East Main Street
Zoning Board of Appeals
Precision Castings
Corry Industries
S.A. Long
John Freno
Harold Wolfe
Charles Weston
Concord Ridge Road
Stanford Hose Company
Elgin-Beaverdam Volunteer Fire Department
Corry
Hydetown
Marjorie Carlson
R.D. 1
Titusville
Franklin
Arbitration Hearings Set Over City Police and Firemen Wages
The city faces arbitration next week over police and firemen wage demands. Weber represents the city with AAA officers and local officials including Sgt Frank Pilewski and Attorney B Meredith Reid. The two unions are represented by Thomas Haines for the firemen and Cowell for the police. The three member panel will decide within 30 days after informal court like hearings.
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Weber
American Arbitration Association
Board of Arbitration
Erie
Frank Pilewski
B. Meredith Reid
Pittsburgh
Pilewski
Order of Police
Reid
AAA
Federal Office of Price Stabilization
Pennsylvania
Duquesne University
National Academy of Arbitrators
Douglas Rozelle
Corry
Cowell
Thomas S. Haines
Warren
John M. Way
Washington
Jefferson College
Way
University of Pittsburgh
Journal
Blue Cross Sets 23.4 Per Cent Rate Increase
Harrisburg AP Capital Blue Cross will raise premiums an average 23.4 percent starting January 1 affecting 286,430 subscribers. Insurance Commissioner George F. Reed said the annual total exceeds 4.5 million dollars with varied increases by category across multiple counties including Adams Berks Centre Cumberland Dauphin Franklin and several others.
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Capital Blue Cross
George F. Reed
Capital
Adams
Berks
Centre
Columbia
Cumberland
Dauphin
Franklin
Fulton
Juniata
Lancaster
Lebanon
Mifflin
Montour
Northumberland
Wee
Schuylkill
Snyder
Union
New Press Secretary Named for Governor-Elect Shapp
Tony May, 28, formerly with the Associated Press, is named press secretary to Governor-elect Milton Shapp. Shapp announced the appointment and other staff picks while vacationing in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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Tony May
Associated Press
Milton Shapp
Shapp
Southern Pines
N.C
Funeral for Sgt Robert A Donnell III in Clymer
Funeral services were held for Sgt Robert A Donnell III 22 of Clymer who was killed in action in Viet Nam on November 18. The service at Spitzer Funeral Home was led by Rev Kelvin Kronemeyer with flag presentation by 1st Lt Henry Fuller and Sgt William Weinert USMC. Bearers named Merle Truesdale Irwin Bensink John Schruise Howard Vidal Gordon Schutt and Howard Beckerink Jr.
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Robert A. Donnell III
Clymer
Viet Nam
Spitzer
Kelvin Kronemeyer
Abbe
Ethiopia Recognizes Red China as Sole Chinese Government
Addis Ababa reports Ethiopia has recognized the Communist Chinese regime as the sole legal government of all Chinese people. A communique says Beijing and Addis Ababa will exchange ambassadors, aligning with Ethiopia’s long standing stance at the UN and in international forums. The agreement follows a four day secret visit by Peking envoy Yang Show-cheng to Emperor Haile Selassie and Ethiopian leaders.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
United Nations
People’s Republic of China
Peking
Yang Show-cheng
Emperor Haile Selassie
Likely One Day for Each Department Decision
The text suggests decisions may be reached quickly, possibly in a single day for each department. Some participants indicate the outcome could be immediate.
Italian Parliament Legalizes Divorce in Italy
Rome reports the Chamber of Deputies approved the divorce bill by 319 to 286 after a long debate. It allows divorce after five years of legal separation, faces potential repeal via referendum, and is seen as a Vatican setback amid church state concordat tensions.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Vatican
Giuseppe Saragat
Senate
Holy See
Mussolini
Pius XI
Paul VI
Emilio Colombo
Christian Democrats
Space Scope Launching Attempt Just A $98.5 Million Mistake
NASA blames a protective nose cone failure for the OAO 3 disaster, a $98.5 million loss that doomed the satellite with the world’s largest space telescope. The Atlas Centaur rocket carried extra weight as shroud elements failed to jettison, preventing orbit and likely breaking up over Africa or the Indian Ocean. Nas a notes past shroud failures in earlier missions and cites an episode with Gemini 9 as a cautionary example.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Africa
Indian Ocean
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
OAO 3
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Earth
Thomas Stafford
Burglary Stolen Gear From Erie Man’s Camper Truck
Ridgeway police probe theft from a camper truck parked behind a local hotel. Stolen items include two revolvers, a rifle, binoculars, a bowie knife, shell boxes, reloaded shells, hunting licenses, and other gear valued at about 700 dollars. The thief broke a window to gain entry. The owner is Jackie Fiske of Erie.
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Ridgway — Borough
Jackie Fiske
Erie
Ridgeway
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Erie County
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Quality Machine Company
Corry Machine and Manufacturing Corp
State Department of Transportation
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Union City
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Henry Fuller
Sgt William Weinert
USMC
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China
Moore, Leonard & Lynch
Pinson
Moore, Leonard & Lynch, Incorporated
Moore, Leonard & Lynch, Inc. Law & Finance
Corry, Pa
Tal
Eatine
Space Scope
Hunter
Ahamilton Gas Dryer
Hamilton
Gas Company
van Heusen
Pennsylvania Gas
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