Multiple Traffic Crashes Reported by Corry Police
Corry state police reported four more crashes yesterday after a dire weekend with total damage exceeding twelve thousand dollars. Among the injured were an 18 month old child and several adults, with Jeffrey Crowther and Rodney Confer listed in satisfactory condition at Titusville Hospital. A high speed collision on Route 27 near Diamond involved Robert Greer and George Dibble, causing additional property damage. Daniel Phelps escaped injury when his vehicle slid on Route 277 near Corry.
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Corry
Titusville Hospital
Jeffrey Crowther
Amy P. Crowther
Diamond
Confer
Pleasantville
Titusville
Robert Greer
R.D. 2
Centerville
George Dibble
Employment Picture Not Bright Locally
Local industry leaders describe a weak employment outlook with broad downturns across most sectors. Cooper-Pentax and McInnes Steel buck the trend, maintaining staff while expanding in energy equipment. Erie County Plastics reports 130 layoffs, about 40 percent of its workforce, with a grim forecast.
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Dan McEldowney
Cooper- Pentax
McInnes Steel
Cooper-Pentax
McInnes
Samuel Greiner
A. Bruce Smith
Smith
Erie County Plastics Corporation
Paul Roche
Alfred Bud" McAvoy
McAvoy
Corry Jamestown
Haymond and Merchandise
Associated Spring
Council Passes 75 Budget Hikes Taxes to 18 Mills
City Council approved the 1975 budget after a three hour session and on second reading, raising property taxes from 16 to 18 mills. The 1975 budget climbs from 725,965 to 855,703 with wage increases driving much of the rise, leaving only a year end transfer to balance the books and a possible sub $5,000 balance.
Dollar Drops as Gold Price Surges Worldwide
The dollar weakened against major currencies as gold prices vaulted. In London gold rose to 189.25 amid volatile trading before easing to 186.75, while the dollar slid to 2.3325 per pound and 2.5888 Swiss francs as Geneva and intergovernmental moves on gold pricing stirred markets.
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London
Zurich
Ford
Valery Giscard d
City Engineer Contract Contention Is Raised
Corry couple Mr and Mrs Laurance Barton challenge city engineer David A Johnsons contract as illegal under third class city rules claiming a fixed salary is required Rozelle counters that the contract is valid and the Bartons prefer court action though costly They will continue research while Johnson asserts a 9000 base pay with overtime potential if duties demand it
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Douglas Rozelle
David A. Johnson
Laurance Barton
East Pleasant Street
Johnson
Funds Not Available Council Postpones Day Care Plan
City Council declined immediate participation in a proposed Erie day care center costing 5000 dollars locally and 100000 dollars initially. Donna McBee and Johnnie Atkinson outlined existing centers, target ages 3 to 6 with expansion to 6 months, and a 30-child Corry program. Despite tax hikes, council left the idea in committee for possible future consideration, possibly in the 1976 budget, while not abandoning it.
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Donna McBee
Children's Services
Erie County
Johnnie Atkinson
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
GECAC
Miss McBee
Benjamin Calderone
Council
Calderone
Richard Shuster
Maple Avenue
Forest Hopkins
Erie
AP Analysis Foresees Elderly Suffering Under Ford Plans
An AP analysis shows millions of elderly on fixed incomes would face higher health and food costs if Congress backs Ford inflation plans. Medicare charges would rise with a 750 maximum per spell and 10 percent coinsurance. food stamps could be cut starting March 1. Most beneficiaries stay under 60 days in hospital, limiting impact to a small minority.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Medicare
Hew
Erie man linked to UPS bomb death in Pittsburgh
Police traced the package bomb to Erie and tied it to a shaggy haired white male possibly linked to a local motorcycle gang. The device, sent to Spectrum Custom Cycle Shop in Forks Church, exploded December 5 at the North Side UPS center killing 38 year old John Metz of Bellevue.
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Pittsburgh
United Parcel Service
Erie
Erie Area
Robert Colville
UPS
Spectrum Custom Cycle
Armstrong County
Forks Church
John Metz
Metz
Bellevue
Bullet Removed From Corry Man
A Corry man, William Craker, 24, is in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a bullet was removed from his leg. Craker, who lives on Gamma Road, was shot yesterday on Baker Hill while preparing to clean a deer. The shooter, believed to be a hunter not known to Craker, fled the scene. Family members say a snowmobile sped him to a car for hospital transport.
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Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
William Craker
Gamma Road
Baker Hill
Craker
Pennsylvania Game Commission
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Journal
McEldowney
Greer
Dibble Auto
Greer Auto
James Lave
Hydetown
Dibble
Columbus
Daniel Phelps
U.S
Sam Ervin
D-N,c
Senate
U.S. Capitol
Ervin
Federal Council On Aging
The
American Hospital Organization
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