State Capitol Normal After Great Storm
Harrisburg AP reports normal operations at the state capitol after a heavy storm. Only a handful of lawmakers and staff arrived. a 10 minute session was held before adjournment. Gov. Scranton postponed his 1986-67 budget submission until next week due to snow. About 12,000 state employees took the day off. a bipartisan House committee was named to study Prince Gallatin State Park.
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Accused Pair Seeks Public Defender in Burglary Case
Two men Daryl Jackson aged 25 of Jamestown and Vernon Jimmerson 82 of Steamburg appeared in city court after being charged with first degree burglary at Mt Tabor Lodge of Odd Fellows. They requested public defenders as their cases were adjourned while awaiting counsel. Police traced break in from the lodge to nearby suspect tracks in the snow.
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Vernon Jimmerson
Steamburg
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Memo To Larry And Donald Keep In Touch
Larry Seiler of Wauseon Ohio and his uncle Donald Seiler of Pettisville Ohio were in a collision near here as they traveled to and from Buffalo and Erie. Both were 150 miles from home and neither was in their own state. Donald Seiler's wife sustained bruises. no other injuries reported.
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Wauseon
Ohio
Erie
Donald Seiler
Pettisville
Buffalo
Pennsylvania
Kendall Eyes Still Another Merger Plan
Stockholders of Kendall Refining Co Bradford and Witco Chemical Co New York will vote the week of March 21 on a merger. Kendall, a major Pennsylvania crude oil producer, would exchange one Kendall share for one Witco preferred share. Kendall's management would stay. J B Fisher would join Witco as director.
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Kendall Refining Co
Bradford
Wilco Chemical Co
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Pennzoil Co
Witco
United States
J. B. Fisher
Snow Thwarts Fleeing Crooks in Pennsylvania
Chester AP report says two Pennsylvania men were found in a car trapped by snow on Route 17. Trooper on patrol spotted packages of shorts and underwear, leading to the arrest of Jo Mockus, 23, of Philadelphia, and John Murphy, 21, of Morristown. They face charges for stealing goods valued at about 491,250 from a short distribution center.
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Sore Co. Board Approves 2-for-1 Stock Split
Pittsburgh reports the board of directors approved a two for one stock split and will submit it to stockholders at the annual meeting. no assets appear to be taken. Burglars gained entry by a broken window and escaped through the same window.
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Direcak of
Sore Co
New York Funeral Car Drivers Strike Delays Burials
More than 500 hearse and funeral limousine drivers in the New York metropolitan area walked out in a contract dispute between Teamsters Local 49 and the Motors Hearse Owners Association and related groups. The strike halted burials at religious and nonsectarian cemeteries, as drivers refused time and a half pay for weekend work. Officials noted some burials proceeded using station wagons while crews argued about overtime costs and a 32 percent wage offer versus a 65 percent cost impact with weekend overtime.
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Spirit Of St. Louis Helps Asia War Aid Candy Effort
Volunteers in St. Louis and Sunline Inc workers contributed to a wartime effort by producing candy for Viet Nam relief. About 175 Sunline employees labored 12 hours unpaid at a U S I A and Army request. Maj Donald W Cameron in Thy Duc said he worked to help a child while noting pay. The program has produced nearly four million candy packages for South Vietnam.
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South
Charity Candies Reach Vietnamese Children In Need
A United effort delivered penny sized fruit flavored candies ground with aspirin to Vietnamese children. Cameron notes the act brought happiness to many kids who had never received a gift. The firm mobilized workers for a Saturday shift and suppliers donated materials for a car shipment from West Coast ports to aid the effort.
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Four Shots Fire in Pittsburgh Home Slips to Gas Explosion
Melvin Sweeney, 27, fired four quick shots at a thief in his apartment after startling him at night. One bullet hit the family dog in the leg, another punctured a gas line in the kitchen stove, and the remaining two shots missed. The resulting kitchen explosion caused the ceiling to collapse as Elaine Sweeney entered smoking.
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Elaine
Man Wanted in Warren Held in Calif
A Warren County case of forgery and fraudulent pretense leads to the arrest of John Charles Atkinson alias Charles Frank Hundley in San Bernardino California. He is 41 and allegedly forged his employer’s name on a check and cashed several other checks totaling over 700 dollars. A detainer will send him back to Warren County for prosecution once California releases him.
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Warren County
San Bernardino
Calif
California
John Charles Atkinson
Charles Frank Hundley
Youngsville
Atkinson
Tig AceotHeasien
San Bernardino County
Sheriff Department
Letters Appeal For Aid To Vietnamese Children In Need
A reader recounts a son’s report from Da Nang Air Base about a small girl who sells peanuts to airmen. The letter urges readers to donate clothing or small gifts, noting other starving children and offering mailing and drop-off addresses for assistance. Authorities meanwhile ordered an autopsy in Harrisburg for 65 year old Mrs. Laura Simpson found in a snowbank.
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Viet Nam
Phillipines
Harrisburg
Laura Simpson
Gas fumes may have killed two Monessen steel workers
Two Pittsburgh Steel Company employees were found dead late last night near a burner base at a Monessen plant. Blood samples will be analyzed to determine the exact cause. Police said no foul play is suspected. In Hollywood, actress Elizabeth Paterson died at 90 after a long career in film and television.
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Pany
Monessen
Joseph Sim
Stephen Yoney
Westmoreland County
Hollywood
Elizabeth Paterson
IPCRESS FILE and Love and Kisses at Blatt's Rex Theatre
On the Avenue readers can win a free theatre ticket by finding their name in advertisements at the store. The three day event runs Friday February 4 through Sunday February 6 featuring Michael Caine and Nigel Green in IPCRESS FILE, plus Rick and Kristin Nelson in Love and Kisses.
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Michael Caine
Nigel Green
Ipcress
Rick
Kristin Nelson
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