January 1971 Erie State Police statistics tally crashes and arrests
Captain Oliver A. Smith announced January 1971 figures for Erie Crawford Venango and Warren counties. Police logged 411 motor vehicle accidents with 197 injuries and 26 hit and run cases. 921 arrests for motor vehicle code violations. 268 founded criminal offenses producing 105 arrests. two minor city collisions reported despite bad weather. youths shoplifted at Buyer's Fair. hospital and naval training notes follow. Venango County Commissioner William J. Ahrens declines re-election after 1965 tenure.
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Oliver A. Smith
Erie
Crawford
Venango
Warren
Berrigan Leaves Prison
Rev. Phillip Berrigan, a Catholic priest, is seen leaving the Dauphin County Prison in Harrisburg following a prior confinement. The scene marks a notable moment as he exits the facility.
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Phillip Berrigan
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Man Dead as Chair Burns Found in Erie Home
Erie police report a man, James P. Carey, 67, found dead in a chair as a fire sparked by a spotlight burned the chair. Firemen initially suspected smoke inhalation. coroner ruled natural causes likely a heart attack. Carey's daughter, Mrs. Alvin Will, was found dead earlier at about 8:30 p.m. by her husband and a funeral director.
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Erie
James P. Carey
John O'Brien
Eastside
Carey
Alvin Will
O'Brien
Erie County
Merle Wood
Quarantined Apollo 14 Crew Heading For Samoan Port
Apollo 14 astronauts Shepard Mitchell and Roosa, healthy after landing, travel aboard USS New Orleans toward Samoa for quarantine and return to Houston. They will undergo 21 days of isolation, with lunar rock analysis planned at the Manned Spacecraft Center.
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Corry Area
Great Lakes
David C. Amy
Ray M. Amy
West Washington Street
Michael J. Thomas
John Thomas
B.D
Spartansburg
Kenneth A. Lewis
Edward L. Lewis
Elgin
USS
New Orleans
Samoa
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Alan B.shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
South Pacific
Space Agency
Shepard
Mitchell
Roosa
William Carpentier
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
R. H. Culbertson
NASA
Pago Pago
Air Force
Ellington Air Force Base
Lunar
Fra Mauro Highlands
Moon
Earth
Editorialists Say Shapp Reforms Shortchange Public On Promises
Pennsylvania editorial writers largely accept the need for an income tax but criticize Gov. Shapp for not delivering reform. They call for budget discipline and spending cuts, with major papers urging prompt legislative action, transparency on tax use, and caution on eliminating exemptions that affect industry.
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Shapp
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Gov. Shapp
Afterovernor
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Shafer
Scranton
Titusville Herald
Wilkes-Barre
Bucks County
Shapp Considers Delaying 1971 Pennsylvania Primaries
Gov. Shapp said he might favor delaying the 1971 primary elections until September as Senate leaders plan a February hearing on postponement. He cited missing 1970 census data needed to draw equal population districts and warned that May primaries could face court challenges and high costs, including a Philadelphia election re-run costing about $600,000.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Philadelphia
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Justa Paragram
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Robert Alford
Prospect Street
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Alford
Mead Avenue
George Andrus
B.D. 1
Corry
David L. Burlingame
West
Washington Street
Buyer's Fair
Corry Memorial Hospital
Garnet Culver
East South Street
Venango County
William J. Ahrens
Ahrens
Berrigan
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Washington, D.C
H&h Dry Cleaners
Pik-Um
Corry Plaza
Eae
Man
Conry
Samoan
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
General Assembly
Lancaster New Era
Wilkes-Barre Times
Daily News of
McKeesport
Desmond’s Electrical Contractors
the Kitchen Village, Inc
Cests
Kitchen Village
Ins
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America
Serta
Columbus
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