State Wasting Big Money On Insulation
Rick Marc notes a three part series on Pennsylvania weatherization purchases. James Jurnak authors and Virginia Grice of Erie County Redevelopment Authority clash over insulation buy price. Mono Therm insulation from Oakdale California arrived in Corry and was rejected as too costly. Grice secured 1 400 bags at 5.40 per bag delivered, saving 28 percent, while authorities discuss funds and audits.
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Rick Marc. Eadstor
Focal Redevelopment Authority
James Jurmak
Will
Jurnak
Acros
Mono-Therm Insulation Systems, Inc
Oakdale
California
Corry
Erie County Redevelopment Authority
Virginia Grice
Grice
Erie
James Jurnak
Pennsylvania
Mono-Therm
Jurmak
Insulubinate
Mano-Therm
Aystem
Fieht
State Weatherization Department
Fred Parker
Durnak
Parker
Durak
Floods Devastate Western Washington As Rains Continue
Western Washington endures floods blamed for at least two deaths as rivers rise across Snohomish and Yakima counties. Governor Ray declares emergency, calls up 6,500 National Guard on standby while eastern regions brace for cresting Yakima River. Isolations occur in Lester, King County, with contamination of water supplies and helicopter access cited. Dairy farmers move livestock to higher ground amid ongoing danger.
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Seattle
Washington
Cascade Mountains
Dixy Lee Ray
National Guard
Snohomish County
Snohomish River
Yakima River
Yakima County
Cascades
King County
Lester
Dave Hooper
State Department of Emergency Services
Snohomish
Old City Council Not Through Yet
The City Council meets again Monday night to handle near end terms for two councilmen and the mayor. Items include bid opening for a new police cruiser, first reading of a salary ordinance for municipal, police and fire employees, and the November engineer’s report by City Engineer David Johnson. Barbara Mack offers recreation notes, Robert Grice to discuss a Corryiles tax rebate, with outgoing officials Calderone, Halfast, and Kibler meeting for the last time on December 19 before new city officials take office January 2.
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David Johnson
Barbara Mack
Robert Grice
Corryiles
Benjamin Calderone
William Halfast
Mary Ann Kibler
Mickey Johnson
Louis Hanna
Tyan Bennink
Recommend Closing Farview By 1980
A 17 member task force urged shutting Farview State Hospital by 1980 due to high costs and inefficiency. It proposed three new maximum security units at state mental hospitals near Pittsburgh Philadelphia and central Pennsylvania along with expanded prison and county jail mental health services. Farview near Honesdale houses 178 patients and 458 staff with about 63,000 dollars per patient annually.
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Philadelphia
Farview State Hospital
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Farview
Shapp
Philadelphia Inquirer
Purview
Honesdale
Wayne County
Comatose Mom-To-Be and Allegations of Beating
Investigators in Brooklyn examine claims that Rosemarie Maniscalco, comatose with an unborn child, was regularly abused by her husband John Maniscalco. District Attorney sources cited conflicts and bruising reports, while a spouse denial contrasted with neighbor accounts of frequent abuse.
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NEW York (Ap
Rosemarie Maniscaleo
New York Times
New York Daily News Today
Brooklyn
Eugene Gold
John Maniscaleo
Times
Maniscalco
Lynn Schettina
the Times
John Maniscalco
Four injured in Route 6 two car crash near Drive-In
At press time today four people were being brought to Corry Memorial Hospital by ambulance with undetermined injuries after a two car crash on Route 6 west of the Drive-In. Elgin-Beaverdam and Union City fire companies assisted, while Corry state police investigated at the scene.
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Preas
Corry Memorial Hospital
Elgin
Free Money Scheme Shut Down by State Attorney General
New York authorities halted a Cashtime operation run by George Feldman and Finderhood Inc offering a "free money form" for 10 dollars. Customers paid 390 to cover publishing costs for a private report to members, claiming others would fund their requests. State says the chance of return was remote and the firm has already turned over 125000 for reimbursements to about 6000 responders.
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New York
George Feldman
Finderhood, Inc
Cashtime
Louis Lefkowits
Lefkowitz
Lekowitz
Cars and cows spark late night traffic woes in Corry area
A string of Crate County incidents includes a Route 6 car collision with a cow killing a 95300 heifer near Hydewowe involving Calvin Conklin of Titusville. Other crashes on icy Route 77 near Spartansburg and Route 408 near Hydetown injured drivers and damaged property as Emma Stewart Genevieve Ferry Matrick Fielding Eva Brown and others were involved. Authorities reported injuries treatment at Titusville Hospital and property damage across multiple rural roads.
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JL Wis
Corry
Hydewowe
Calvin Conklin
Titusville
Spartansburg
Titusville Hospital
Emma Stewart
Centerville
Higdetown
Eva Brown
Salvation Army To Give Holiday Aid
Salvation Army in Corry will take applications next week for holiday assistance. Major Robert E. Myers said last year the group helped over 200 area residents with baskets and delivered visits to nursing homes hospitals and shut ins with Christmas sunshine packages. Those seeking aid should file an application Monday through Friday between 9:30 am and noon and 1 to 4 pm at the Christmas assistance office in the Salvation Army building 127 West Washington Street.
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Corry
Salvation Army
West
Washington Street
PennDOT license bust highlights corrupt gatekeeping in Harrisburg
A lengthy dispute over driver licenses exposes PennDOT inefficiencies in handling renewals and name changes. Cheryl Ann Lutton Sutton battled for correction after a junior license expired, a misissued senior license, and a series of delays and fees propelled by bureaucratic errors and regulatory hurdles. The case, tied to a notary and local officials, underscores ongoing struggles within the state motor vehicle system.
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Harrisburg
Cheryl Jean Huff Dillon
Corry
Dillon
State Department of Transportation
Penndot
Norbert Bach
Cheryl Jean Huff
Cheryl
Patsy Nichols
Bach Omner
Sutton-Huff
Mr. Baker
Cheryl Ann Lutton
MV-59
Cheryl Ann Sutton
Dwyer
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Oukuate, California
Anl Tlace
Harold Ross
East Sixth Street
Ross Homme
James Maloney
Charles Weston
Martin
Old’ City Council
William R. Baker
Ass’t
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Psa
Cheryl Ann Luton
Senator Dwyer
Chevyl Ann Lution
Chery
Ann Lutton
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