Health official advises head soaking to fight lice in Anderson
In Anderson Indiana a state health official urged parents to soak heads in water at 128 to 130 degrees or use a hair dryer to kill lice and eggs. The lice outbreak prompted closure of 35 schools affecting about 19,000 pupils with reopenings planned for January 7. Superintendent Ebbertt blamed rampant spread and noted some faculty cases while schools would be sprayed and pupils examined for nits.
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Anderson, Ind
Anderson
Raymond Vanderhook
Indiana Board of Health
Division of
Communicable Disease Control
G. E. Ebbertt
Boards of Health
Vanderhook
Meadville Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
John M. Vroman of Meadville was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in a state penal institution for the October 8, 1972 murder of William D. Latshaw, 29, of Erie. He was credited for 24 days already served, free on $25,000 bond pending appeal to the state Supreme Court, due within 30 days. If denied, he will report to Rockview for incarceration. an earlier appeal was denied.
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Meadville
John M. Vroman
Vroman
F. Joseph Thomas
Crawford County
William D. Latshaw
Erie
State Supreme Court
State Diagnostic and Classification Center
Rockview
UC Firemen May Bypass Union City Fire Service
UNION CITY fire department may end fire protection for Union Township after December 31 if township funds are not raised. The department and council have long said township contributions are insufficient, with 1972 allocations totaling $2,600 from the township versus $10,742 from the borough and $3,760 for hydrants. Fire Chief elect John Shreve and Fire Department President Larry Watts urged a higher township share.
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Union City
Union Township
John Shreve
Fire Department
Larry Watts
Oil City Pair Faces Court In Terrorism Case
Two Oil City men Rob ert Parknow 20 and Alfred Covington 21 were bound over to Venango County Court on terroristic threat charges. Covington faced criminal conspiracy dismissal for lack of evidence while Parknow faced criminal mischief dismissal. The arrest followed a Titusville Dec 7 incident tied to the abduction of Edna Stumpner. a weapon was found in their auto and Stumpner was unharmed.
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Franklin
Oil City
Venango County
Robert Parknow
Alfred C. Covington
Covington
Parknow
Charles Thurau
Titusville
Edna Stumpner
West End
Stumpner
County Appeals Hospital Ward Change Ruling
Erie County commissioners voted to appeal a state ruling that would force subdividing the county hospital wards in Fairview into four bed units. Brennan says subdividing is impossible without losing beds, and the county solicitor will file the appeal.
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Erie
Erie County
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Joseph J. Brennan
Brennan and Brennan Architects
Fairview
Department of Welfare
County Solicitor’s Office
Enlistment Drive Pushes 18-Year-Old Draft Registrations
Selective Service reports rising registrations among 18 year olds after a long lull caused by the belief the draft was dead. Director Byron V. Pepitone credits a new publicity push, notes pockets of resistance in New England, and outlines plans for an early March draft lottery for those born in 1955 while projecting about 1.9 million registrations this fiscal year.
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Washington
Selective Service
Byron V. Pepitone
New England
Justice Department
Pepitone
FBI
European Airports Plan Anti Hijacking Measures
European airports pledge tighter security after the Rome hijack and massacre that killed 32. Britain debates nausea gas at Heathrow while Geneva Zurich and other hubs raise police, armored cars and anti terror drills. El Al flights receive armed escorts as nations bolster runway patrols and passenger searches.
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Rome
Winston Churchill
Winston
London
Heathrow
Northern Ireland
Belgium
Zaventem
el al
Geneva
Zurich
Andre Gagnebin
Austria
Athens
Vienna
Denmark
Copenhagen
Kasttrup
Italy
Milan
Drew Lewis Quits Post To Focus On Gubernatorial Bid
Drew Lewis steps down as president of Snelling and Snelling Inc to concentrate on a Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign. He remains employed but off the daily operations while exploring a possible run. Backers include House Speaker Kenneth Lee John Eisenhower and Richard M Scaife with county chairmen support.
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Paoli
Drew Lewis
Snelling and Snelling, Inc
Lewis
Snelling and Snelling
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County
GOP
Kenneth Lee
John Eisenhower
Dwight
Pittsburgh
Richard M. Scaife
Mellon
State Republican Organization
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Philadelphia
Best
Melvin Crawford
America
Waterbury
Conn
Japan
John C. Helies
Scoville Manufacturing Co
Busines
Far East
United States
France
England
Ieathrow
Middle East
Gagnebin
West Germany
Munich
Nuernberg
Holland
Schiphol
Amsterdam
Corry Agway Co-Op
Pennsylvania Avenue
Corry Journal
Corry Evening Journal
Corry
Corry, PA
Cave
Torene
Nevers
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