Columbus Board Tackles Workbook Use and Stolen Snow Fence
The Columbus School Board grapples with authorizing fourth to sixth graders to work in geography workbooks and replacing a missing 50 foot snow fence roll. They approved workbook use as designed and arranged a snow fence replacement, plus a snow plowing contract with Frank Savko at 7.50 per hour. A separate AP item reports Vice President Ky saying a U S hands off approach to the 1971 South Vietnamese elections after a Paris US visit.
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Columbus
Frank Savko
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Paris
United States
Jle
Corry Senior Joins All Eastern Band at Conference
Joy Blakeslee, a Corry Area High School senior and daughter of Howard and Mrs Blakeslee, was chosen from Pennsylvania as one of 19 students to join the 175 member All Eastern Division Band of the Music Educators National Conference. She will travel to Atlantic City New Jersey February 24 for a four day conference.
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Joy Blakeslee
Corry Area High School
Howard Blakeslee
R.D. 1
Corry
Joy
Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
N.J
County Budget Up Half Million With No Tax Hike
Erie County commissioners unveiled a 10.4 million budget for 1971 with no tax increase. The general fund shows 6.72 million in revenue and 6.79 million in spending, offset by a 100 thousand surplus from 1970. Institutions district receives 3.708 million and spends 3.621 million. The plan shifts the 10.5 mill tax to 7 mills for the county and 3.5 for the institution district, with public display for 20 days and adoption slated for December 29 if no complaints arise.
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Erie
A.J
Jake) Gehrlein
Gehrlein
Leann
Fred Lamberton
Institution
Council Bits And Pieces From North Hills City Meeting
City Council discussed bids for a new emergency truck along with a bid review for a chassis. They authorized bids on the second nine of the municipal golf course, funded by the Municipal Authority, with construction set for spring. Also approved forwarding 2000 to Corry Memorial Hospital and 775 to CAIDC for 1970, plus continued 1971 support. December 28 street closure for winter carnival events to include snowmobile races.
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North Hills
Buesink Ford, Inc
Harris Ford
Erie
City Golf Commission
Corry Memorial Hospital
Corry Area
Sciota
Columbus Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Easy Rider
T &U Ravumy Lv
Franklin Street
David Johnson
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Music Educators
Council
Scrooge
New York
John V. Lindsay
Robert F. Kennedy Theater For
Lindsay
Charles Dickens
Sciota Street
Corry Bridge and ‘Supply
Marine Bank
Marine
Marine National Bank
Roper
WGAS
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