Utility Tax Sparks Proposed Rate Hikes Across Bell Line
In Harrisburg the Bell Telephone Co of Pennsylvania warned that a 50 mill public utility property tax would erase earnings and force customers to bear substantial rate increases. Bell cited about $100 million tax on $2 billion state property, risking at least 15 percent hikes plus other taxes. Lawmakers faced heavy snowfall delaying sessions as debates continued on House and Senate plans to fund state programs while adjusting for consumer impact.
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Harrisburg
Bell ‘Telephone Co
Pennsylvania
Bell
Senate
William S. Cashel Jr
Cashel
House
Rescue Hopes Fade For Crew Of Ammo Ship
In a Honolulu AP report mounting waves and high winds hindered searchers for 20 crewmen who abandoned the munitions ship Badger State after an explosion tore a hole in its left side about 1,500 miles northwest of Hawaii. Fourteen crew were rescued, five bodies sighted, and ongoing air searches out of Midway Island faced worsening seas. The blast occurred after the cargo shifted while en route to Vietnam.
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Honolulu
Badger State
Hawaii
Navy
Vietnam
Charles Wilson
Yokohama
Japan
Khian Star
Flying Dragon
Air Force
Coast Guard
Midway Island
Savings, Loan Names Nichols As Manager
The Corry Savings and Loan Association elected David L. Nichols as secretary-manager and a director, effective January 19. Nichols has served as credit manager of Corry Jamestown Corp and is ending nearly five years as city controller, a post he assumed in 1965 to replace the late Harry Powers. He had earlier won a full four-year term ending January 5 and is active in local civic groups including the Corry Community Chest and United Fund, with roles in Stanford Hose Company and Mead Park Association.
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Corry Savings and Loan Association
David L. Nichols
Nichols
Corry Jamestown Corp
Harry Powers
Corry Community Chest
The
United Fund
Stanford Hose Company
Mead Park Association
Mystery gunboats tail toward Israel as world watches
Five gunboats built in Cherbourg after Christmas slipped out of France and moved through the eastern Mediterranean toward Haifa. Reports say an Israeli flotilla may have passed Sicily while Soviet ships monitored sea lanes near Malta. The United States and NATO declined comment as diplomats weighed potential impact on France Israel ties.
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Associated Press
France
Mediterranean
Israel
Sicily
Cherbourg
Haifa
Malta
Defense Ministry
U.S
Naples
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
6Th Fleet
State Road Crews Push Snow Removal in Pa
Harrisburg AP The Pennsylvania Department of Highways reports full crews are working to clear remaining snow clogged highways after last week’s storms. Most main routes are open, but trouble spots persist in central and northeastern areas. Motorists urged to stay off roads if possible. Winds abated aiding clearance and salting. drifts reached 25 feet in the northeast and 12 feet near Harrisburg. State police limited truck use without chains after noting tires with little tread. A snow plow moved to I 81 north of Scranton to restore the highway.
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Harrisburg
Pentresylvania Department of Highways
Pennsylvania
Robert G. Bartlett
Interstate 81
Scranton
Grantville
Dauphin County
Olmstead
Middletown
Pittsburgh
Chester Lebaron
Highways Department
Berks County
Bethel
US. 22
Bus Stopped and Searched After Bomb Report
State patrolmen halted an Ohio Valley bus with 34 passengers on I 80 south of Ravenna after a bomb alert. The vehicle and luggage were searched for explosives but none were found, delaying the trip about 1 hour 20 minutes. Some passengers arranged new transport from Akron to Youngstown.
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Unio
Interstate 80S
Ohio 44
Akron
Youngstown
Ohio Valley
Greyhound Bus Lines
Greyhound
Fighting Heats Up As New Cease-Fire Nears
Saigon reports heavy fighting near the front as a Viet Cong 72 hour cease-fire nears. US and South Vietnamese forces tally 8 Americans and 11 South Vietnamese dead, with 49 enemy fatalities amid multiple engagements north and east of Saigon. The 1969 US battlefield deaths end year down about 35 percent from 1968.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
Suoi Ca
United States
Snowmobile Crashes Hospitalize Two After Weekend Accidents
Two men were hospitalized after snowmobile crashes over the weekend. Lawrence Puckly, ... Corry, suffered head injuries, a broken right leg and a concussion after his snowmobile collided with a car on the Corry Clymer road near the Sciota Inn. Dr Norman K Bailey, 35, of Clymer, drove the station wagon and escaped with minor injuries. Puckly was admitted in fair condition. a second victim, B Fred Jensen, 34, of Columbus, was admitted in the early hours with amnesia and possible concussion following a series of collisions during a trail ride for the Corry Winter Carnival.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Puckly
Corry
Corry-Clymer Road
Sciota Inn
Norman K. Bailey
Clymer
Puckly
Donald Raisley
Bailey
Fred Jensen
R.D
Columbus
Jensen
James Jordan
William Stockton
Doubt January 1 Start New JP System Floundering
The state’s new justice of the peace setup may miss the January 1 start as officials flag last minute bugs and office approvals. Corry’s Porter Auer and Union City’s Justin Butters have offices ready, with district salaries around 6000 dollars and clerk pay covered by fees. training rules vary.
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Department of Labor and Industry
State Supreme Court
Corry
District 24
Porter Auer
Taw and Finance
South Center Street
Joseph Furst
Optometret
Justin Butters
South Main Street
Union City
Aiter
Butters
Elgin
Union
Wayne
Concord
Auer
Justices of Peace
No Injuries In City Area Car Crashes In Corry
Two Corry drivers collided just before 7 p.m. Saturday in Spartansburg causing about 1150 dollars in damage. Norma J. Hanks 49 backed into her lane and hit John Cariel 29 whose car struck the rear of hers then left the road and hit a tree. Charges pending after investigation. A separate 7 30 p.m. collision west of Sugar Grove injured no one as William Moyer 34 skidded off a township road and was rear ended by Gary Leonard 19. Damage estimated at 300 dollars. In the city at 7 49 p.m. two cars on Wayne street and East Columbus avenue collided. neither injured. Mark Furst 18 stopped on Wayne then edged into the intersection and was struck by Carol Dickerson 34. Furst reported ice and attempted to cross, Dickerson said she tried to stop but slid. Damages 950 and 800 respectively.
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Corry
Spartansburg
Norma J. Hanks
York Street
John Cariel
North Street
Hanks
Berm
Sugar Grove
William Moyer
Columbus
Gary Leonard
Irvine
John Scoble
Warren
Wayne Street
Columbus Avenue
Mark A. Furst
Carol L. Dickerson
Jamestown
Furst
Dickerson
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