May Avert Ford Strike and Police Pay Raise Dispute
Arbitration in Corry pits police against city over a 1500 dollar base pay rise about 25 percent for patrolmen amid an eight percent budget increase for city workers. Officer testimony notes 13 years on force and 12 training sessions while city argues current compensation plus fringe benefits reflect duties and comparisons to other areas. The panel, led by Raymond Weber, weighs the police demand against city Preparedness and a 30 day limit for state law timing.
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Richard Cowell
Eric
Kenneth Nichols
Arbitration Board
Douglas Rozelle
Nichols
Rozelle
Corry
Cowell
Raymond Weber
Erie
Frank Pilewski
Fraternal Order of
Nationwide rail strike looms as unions threaten action
A looming nationwide railroad strike appeared inevitable after negotiations collapsed. AFL-CIO unions led by the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks warned they would walk out at 12:01 a.m. Thursday unless Congress blocks or delays Nixon’s bargaining deadline. President Dennis warned of jail terms and fines, while Nixon urged quick congressional action to avert disruption to travelers and shippers.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
C.L. Dennis
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Afl-Cio
Dennis
Department
W.J. Usery
Capitol Hill
Taxpayers and Council Clash Over City Budget
The Corry taxpayers association grilled City Council during an hour plus session about the 1971 budget and a 2.5 mill property tax increase. Council expressed doubt any cuts exist but invited logical reductions, while stressing hardship cases and the duties of property owners.
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Corry
City Plans June Tax Sale Of Delinquent Properties
City council supported a city treasurer sale scheduled for the first Monday in June to liquidate back taxes owed for 1967 and earlier. Attorney Rozelle said the sale, costing buyers 15 percent and delaying deed for two years, is faster than sheriff sales and could prompt owners to redeem by paying overdue taxes before June. Rozelle instructed City Treasurer Mary Hubley to begin processing papers for the sale.
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City Counell
Douglas Rozelle
Rozelle
Sheriff's Department
Council
Eaeeely
Mary Hubley
There Are Exceptions State Airports Found Mostly Well Equipped
An Associated Press survey notes most Pennsylvania airports lack glide slope indicators due to budget and runway length limits. Harrisburg, Beaver Falls, Scranton, Bridgeville, Bloomsburg, Bristol and others runways fail to meet criteria. ILS coverage exists at 12 of 61 airports with varying navigational aids.
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Philadelphia
TriState
Huntington
W. Va
Marshall University
Associated Press
Peon
Federal Aviation Administration
West Virginia
Harrisburg
A. T. Chiarito
Abepin Tineering
FAA
Chiarito
Pennsylvania
Beaver Falls
Fast Stroudsburg
Bridgeville Bloomsburg
Bristol
Franklin
Chess-Lamberton
Commonwealth
Olmsted
Middletown
Greater Pittsburgh
UAW Ford Pact Headed for Vote After 28 Hour Bargain
Ford Motor Co union talks reach tentative contract after 28 hours with the UAW Ford Council to decide if the pact goes to 166,000 members for ratification. If approved, details mirror a GM pattern with wage hikes, retroactive pay, and cost of living increases. An accident near Spring Creek injures a man, thumb lost, in a snow plow repair incident.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Council
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Ao Council
Ford-Uaw
General Motors Corp
Ford
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Corry
Spring Creek
Gregory L. Steuart
K.D. 1
Robert L. Crane
Spring
Ea Steuart
Corry Memorial Hospital
Crane
Norbert Irish
Corry youth arraigned for laundromat burglary
A 2%-year-old Corry youth, Kevin Bailey, was arraigned on burglary charges after police linked him to an early morning break in at the Superior Laundromat. Officers found him inside the building during a routine check and later at the Corry Motor Inn. the burglary involved $20 in dimes stolen from a coin box.
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Corry
Kevin Bailey
North Center Street
Dana Scouten
Joel Steele
Bailey
Steele
East Washington
Tio
Scouten
Corry Motor Inn
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Altoona
Penn Central Railroad
James Hurlbut
Pennsylvania Avenue
Erie Lackawanna Railroad
Richard Ross
RD. 3
William Hedden
Hornell
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Ross
Hedden
Journal
Pryor
George Downey
Edward Zarger
Benjamin Calderone
Calderone
Fremen
Sake Mead Park
Civil Air Patrol
Allentown
Bethlehem-Easton
Stadford
Lancaster
International
Pittsburgh
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Allegheny
Reading
Wilkes- Barre
Williamsport
Wilkes-Barre
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