Body search continues for Pittsfield boy after ice accident
The 7-year-old Brian Barnes fell through weak ice on Brokenstraw Creek while sledding with sister Brenda and cousin Lois Bean. Despite swift rescue attempts by family, fire crews, and scuba divers, search efforts proceed as divers cut ice and weather hampers visibility. The accident occurred four miles west of Pittsfield near Route 6, with ongoing concern over 10 foot deep spots and swift current.
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Brian Barnes
Pittsfield
Youngsville
Brokenstraw Creek
Brenda
Lois Bean
Garland
Young Barnes
Barnes
Charles
Warren State Police
Route 6
Youngsville Fire Department
Warren Rescue
William Johnson
Variety Of Charges In Roundups In City Police Action
City police on patrol early yesterday morning rounded up two carloads of men and juveniles and filed charges of possession of alcohol by minors furnishing alcohol to minors and a curfew violation. At 2 50 a.m. officers on Pennsylvania avenue stopped an erratic car and found beer in the glove compartment and wine under the front seat. William A Newhouse 19 HD 1 Clymer and a 17 year old minor were charged and pled guilty before Alderman Porter Auer paying 25 dollars fines and 5 50 costs. They were released. At 3 a.m. officers on West Main street spotted another violation and proceeded with related actions.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
East Street
William A. Newhouse
HD. 1
Supreme Court OKs Great Northern Pacific merger
The Supreme Court in a 7-0 ruling dismissed objections from the Justice Department and others, approving the merger of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads into the Great Northern Pacific & Burlington. The new firm will hold about $2.8 billion in assets and over 26,500 miles of track from Chicago to Seattle and from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico, with safeguards for the Chicago Milwaukee line and workers at risk of job losses.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Justice Department
Great Northern Pacific & Burlington
Chicago
Seattle
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee Railroad
Snowmobiler and Skier Hart Injured in Local Wrecks
Snow season enthusiasm persists despite thaw with two hospital patients. Janet A. MacKenzie of South Euclid Ohio sustained a possible concussion and leg injury from a fall while skiing at Peak n Peek near French Creek on Saturday. Mrs Kenneth Nichols of 600 West Washington Street was admitted after a snowmobile accident near her home during a ride with Paul Blakeslee. Injuries included bruises and a sprained back. Also noted is the Joseph Yablonski Memorial Fund set up to aid Centerville Clinic art purchases in Fredericktown Washington County.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Janet A. MacKenzie
South Euclid
Ohio
Peek
French Creek
Kenneth Nichols
West
Washington Street
Beaver Wrestler Gary Kuzma Hospitalized After Match
Corry Area High School wrestler Gary Kuzma of Beaver was admitted to St. Vincent Hospital in Erie after a 112 pound bout with Mc Dowell High School in Millcreek. He was knocked unconscious when Wheeler pinned him, then recovered on the mat before being rushed away. doctors run tests to assess his injuries.
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Corry Area
Gary Kuzma
St. Vincent Hospital
Erie
McDowell High School
Millcreek
John Kuzma
R.D. 1
Columbus
McDowell
Tom Wheeler
Wheeler
Kuzma
Ed Sinnott
St. Vincent
Nixon Unveils $200.8 Billion 1971 Budget Plan
President Nixon presented a $200.8 billion fiscal 1971 budget promising a small surplus of $1.3 billion and efforts to curb inflation. Critics call the plan inadequate, arguing it fails to meaningfully reduce inflationary pressures or defense spending.
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Washington
Nison
Congress
Nixon
William’ Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
House Economic Committee
Proxmire
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Snowmobiles and annexation plans on city council agenda
City Council meets tonight to discuss a proposed snowmobile ordinance and an appeal of Wayne Township’s annexation. Also on the agenda are York Street paving and a private burglary matter. A hearing in Pittsburgh set for April 13 will review the Wayne Township appeal.
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Wayne Township
York Street
Palce Ie
Wayne ‘Township
Erie County
State Superior Court
Pittsburgh
Negotiators Seek Settlement To Avert Rail Shutdown
Washington officials pushed for a nationwide rail agreement to prevent a looming shutdown as a court-ordered ten day pause neared expiration. Union leaders William P. Winpisinger and railroad chief John P. Hiltz agreed to meet any government call.
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Washington
Washington, D.C
Union Pacific Railroad
John J. Sirica
Labor Department
W. J
William P. Winpisinger
John P. Hiltz
Secretary of
Labor
George P. Shultz
Union Pacific
Five Hurt As Car Hits 12YearOld Near Pittsfield Tragedy
A 12 year old Fairview boy, Michael Adams, died after being struck by a westbound car on Route 27 two miles west of Pittsfield. Isabelle K. Clark, 63, of Youngsville, was driving. Police reported the death as accidental. The incident marked Warren County’s fourth highway fatality this year. A separate Route 8 crash sent five people to Union City Memorial Hospital. Larry Adams, 31, of Union City, faced charges for driving while suspended and reckless driving.
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Fairview
Warren General Hospital
Pittsfield
Michael Adams
Frank H. Adams
Isabelle K. Clark
Youngsville
Warren
Michael
Clark
William Cashman
Warren County
Adams
Route 8
Union City
Union City Memorial Hospital
Larry E. Adams
Pleasant Street
Corry
Paul Brown
Warren State
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Austria
Danny Wilson
Journal
Endsley
Wers
Vth
Steve Welch
The
Olin
Ace) Bracken
Rene Counasse
William Gumbleton
James Kelsey
Kenneth Harvey
Welch
Rails
Hart
Yablonski
Fredericktown
Joseph Yablonski
Centerville
Washington County
Shultz
Nebraska
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