Corry Area approves teacher's conference trip and local updates
Ronald Rairie received authorization for Pittsburg travel to attend the Mid East Conference on Instrumental Music with expenses paid. Erie County jurors selected for the David Clanton murder case include a Corry woman. Three divorce decrees were granted in Warren County court. Frank J. Strange named Warren Borough Manager, replacing Victor Miller. Essex Street fire alarm turned out to be a false report. Copper Industries declares quarterly and preferred dividends payable in March 1989. Corry high school evaluates Grove City Area High School with a team led by David Simmons March 11–13. George Sample appointed to County Board of Viewers. Real estate transfer filed in Warren County. A minor driver training collision on East Main Street causes $35 total damage.
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Ronald Rairie
Corry
Erie County Court
David Clanton
Clanton
Erie
Dorothy Watrous
Warren County Court
Berniece
Mitchell
Pittsfield
Leon E. Mitchell
Bear Lake
Corry Area
Ray Elsen
David Simmons
Grove City Area High School
Simmons
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Erie County
County Board of Viewers
George Sample
East Pleasant Street
Wallace Hammond
West Frederick Street
East Main Street
Kenneth Harvey
Daniel B. Johnson
Clymer
East Main Steet
Shirley L. Reed
Johnson
Law proposal targets private clubs for unlawful discrimination
Harrisburg lawmakers seek to give the Liquor Control Board authority to revoke licenses of private clubs that practice racial discrimination. The bill by Sen. Frederick H. Hobbs and House Majority Leader K. Leroy Irvis stems from Dec 29 incident at the Harrisburg Loyal Order of Moose Club and would not require open membership but declares unlawful discrimination against public policy.
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Harrisburg
House
Liquor Control Board
Frederick H. Hobbs
Schuylkill
K. Leroy Irvis
D-Allegheny
Irvis
Hobbs and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
YMCA Sets Pace in Drive as Auction Night Nears
Kenneth Burr reports the Century Club at 55 percent of its goal and the Y Friends Division starting strong. An annual YMCA meeting follows the final membership drive report with an auction of donated merchandise and play money for bids.
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Kenneth Burr
Century Club
Friends
YMCA
Burr
Cop Killer Edward Bittner Escapes From County Jail
Pittsburgh AP Edward Bittner 24 escaped from the county jail after grabbing a sawed off shotgun from his wife Mary Ann 21. He pistol whipped Deputy Thomas Wilan then shotricochetted pellets grazed Deputy Paul Hoyson. Hoyson treated and released. Bittner faced multiple charges including attempted murder and prison breach.
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Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
Edward Bittner
Mary Ann
William H. Davis
Bitter
Thomas Wilan
Paul Hoyson
Hoyson
Mercy Hospital
Bittner
Ralph H. Smith Jr
New York Faces Flood Cleanup After Winter Storm
National Guard moved an estimated 2,500 abandoned cars from state highways while 1,000 stalled on the Tappan Zee Bridge blocked traffic. Mayor Lindsay urged commuters to stay off the roads as train service remained unreliable. Boston and New York City faced heavy snow with 15 inches in NYC and up to 30 inches in parts of Connecticut.
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National Guard
Tappan Zee Bridge
Tarrytown
N.Y
John Y. Lindsay
New York
Lindsay
Sanitation
Boston
Weather Bureau
New York State
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York City
Connecticut
Oscar Tenenbaum
January Employment Shows Job Stability
The government reports a strong January labor picture with unemployment at 3.3 percent, matching December's 15 year low. Nonfarm payroll figures rose less than expected, while adult men and full time workers held steady and teen unemployment declined according to the Labor Department.
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Washington
Harold Goldstein
Office of Employment Manpower Statistics
Labor Department
Four Letter Words At School Shake Solons
Des Moines reports eight legislators shocked by four letter words at a University of Iowa symposium sparking debate on campus radicalism. Student leaders mock the lawmakers stance as overblown and political posturing. The economy section notes January payroll gains and rising unemployment figures. A bomb threat evacuated Frazier High School in Connellsville, Pa, with no bomb found.
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Des Moines
Iowa
University of Iowa
Floyd Millen
R-Farmington
Town State University
Dennis Forsythe
Connellsville
Frazier High School
Fayette County
Freighter Exminster Quells Sinking Danger
The 473 foot freighter Exminster with 16 crew aboard was in distress after reporting four feet of water per hour in its engine room during an Atlantic storm. Coast Guard crews dropped pumps and sealed the leak, and the vessel was out of immediate danger 180 miles southeast of Nantucket.
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New York
Exminster
Nantucket
Coast Guard
Sherman
Wisdom teeth used to replace molars at USC
USC School of Dentistry chairman Dr. Marsh Robinson reports transplanting wisdom teeth to replace delayed first molars in over 500 teenagers with about a 92 percent success rate. He notes wisdom teeth develop last, making them ideal for molar transplantation.
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Angeles
University of Southern California
School of Dentistry
Marsh Robinson
Philadelphia District Judge Clary to Retire Becomes Senior Judge
Philadelphia Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas J. Clary announced his retirement effective February 28. He will assume senior status with continued assignments in civil and criminal cases and notified U.S. Chief Justice Warren of his decision. He has been seniority next to John W. Lord and has a long history with the district since 1949.
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Thomas J. Clary
U.S. District Court For
Pennsylvania
Clary
U.S
Hart Warren
Oe Ee
John W. Lord T Ceeysuit
Three youths held on marijuana charges in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh AP reports police arrested Kalson 21, Jay Clasky 19, and James Rapisarda 22 for marijuana possession. They are held on $2,000 bond each.
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Pittsburgh
Kalson
Jay Clasky
James Rapisarda
Nine Week Report Plan Discussed by Corry Districts
The Corry Area Jointure districts considered a nine week marking system to reduce paper work and extend the period for grade improvement. Superintendent Ray Elsen noted discussions with teachers about benefits for students and parent consultations.
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Ray Elsen
Parent- Teacher Association
Zoo tops light program as vandals blamed for springtime mating
Syracuse AP report says Burnett Park Zoo lighting aims to deter vandalism but simulates longer days. Director Charles T. Clift notes cougars wooing and expecting a fourth litter next month, goose eggs, and other species set for offspring by Easter August or next season, with deer numbers up 20 percent if trends hold.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Chrles T. Clift
Burnett Park
Clift
Big Lizzie
Moldy hay blamed for 57 horse deaths in Glendale
Los Angeles County officials say 57 horses died after eating moldy hay at Bar-S stables. Improper drainage allowed drain water to soak hay creating botulism risk, part of a wider outbreak affecting about 80 horses.
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Glendale
Calif
Los Angeles
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Baldwin, Pa
Warren
Victor Miller
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Edgewood
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Jerome Davis
Copper Industries, Inc
Ajax Iron Works
Houston
Warren County
Michael Kowalski
Robert Klakamp
Columbus Township
Phoenix
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Crystal Coal CO Co
Bravin Corey Pa
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Robert M. Bracken
Olin W. Bracken
Shake Solons
Vernon Company
Max E. Dodd
Vernon
Newton
Russell Stover
Philly
Lehman
West Main Street
Roberts
Ags Fuller
Roberts Furniture Guaning Ome Furnishings
Columbus
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