Two Make It Erie Pair Fail On Ice Trek Across Lake
Wesley Schalamon and Daniel Greene, both Union Carbide workers, attempted a 30 mile crossing from Catawba Point to Colchester Ontario on frozen Lake Erie. The pair turned back due to wind and worry from families, while a second duo from Erie to Long Point failed and were rescued after noon Sunday. The hikers carried minimal gear and told relatives to seek help only if overdue by six hours.
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Associated Press
Lake Erie
Canada
Wesley Schalamon
Valley City
Ohio
Daniel Greene
Cleveland
Catawba Point
Sandusky
Colchester
Ont
Schalaman
Brian Kinal
Schalamon
Katya
Four brothers slain in Hollandsburg mobile home
In Hollandsburg Indiana four Spencer brothers ages 14 to 2 were shot in their mobile home in an execution style slaying. Mother Betty Spencer 41 wounded escaped after suspects fled in a family car. Two suspects detained nearby. Police say wallet theft occurred. home ransacked and a neighbor recalls the mother seeking help.
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Hollandsburg
Ind
Betty Spencer
Terre Haute
Indiana
Don Aldrich
$1,500 Stolen From Area School Safe
Burglars used tools in a high school workshop to open an office safe at Maplewood High School in Townville. Cash and checks totaling $1,800 were taken. Corry state police responded to RD 1 on Saturday to investigate. Burglars moved the safe to the workshop and opened it with tools before fleeing. Investigation continues.
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Corry
Maplewood High School
RD. 1
Townville
Welfare Rules Increase Pennsylvania Economy
Pennsylvania welfare rolls approach one million as economy worsens. AP reports 955,000 recipients, with increases driven by recession and inflation. State public assistance spending up 51 percent since 1970 71, while medical assistance rose 140 percent to 456 million. Inpatient daily cost up from 132 to about 170, and mental health aid surged from 213 to 450.6 million.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Frank Beal
Shapp
Vo Tech Probe Continues Over Corry Vo Tech Building Pickets
NLRB agents in Erie conduct a continuing inquiry into a Corry Aves School District vo-tech project stalled by pickets from Erie Lodge 333 of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union. The district sought an injunction to stop the non union CJ Peterson and Sons firm from working, halting the job as union lines blocked other contractors. Superintendent Charles Krepps and supervisor Marlin Klingensmith testified before the federal board on the second day.
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National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Erie
Corry Aves
Vo-Tech
Erie Lodge 333
Plumbers and Steamfitters
Erie County
C.J. Peterson and Sons Company
Corry
Woman, 72, Shot In Fight With Intruder
Anna Mae Peterson of Sheffield is hospitalized in satisfactory condition with a gunshot wound to the right chest after a basement scuffle with an unknown intruder late Saturday. State police said the assailant, wearing a dark tasseled cap and Mackinaw coat, fled after the brief encounter as Peterson struck back with scissors. The investigation continues.
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Sheffield
Warren General Hospital
Anna Mae Peterson
Warren
Corry Gains Water and Reservoir Up Foot
Corry's water situation improved but remained serious as crews fixed a four inch main near the Corry Motor Inn and tackled a Northwest street break. The city reservoir rose about a foot to seven feet. normal level is twenty. Fire company assets remained on site, an insulator fault disrupted pumps Saturday night, and a manual valve on a two inch line at Corry Jamestown will be used until replacement. Waters restrictions continued with careful conservation as repairs proceed and melting snow aids replenishment.
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Corry
Corry Motor Inn
Northwest
Smith
Wayne Streets
Clymer
Columbus
Elgin-Beaverdam
North Corry
Water Company
Corry Jamestown
Welfare Department Budget Surges to 1.6 Billion
The Welfare Department budget climbs to 1.6 billion annually, a 96 percent rise since Shapp’s first term. Spiraling medical costs and an economy pushing more people onto aid fuel the increase as the 1077-76 budget is unveiled Tuesday. The department’s costs cover facilities for the mentally ill and handicapped, placing it second only to education in total spending.
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Welfare Department
Shapp
Weekend crash tally shows five figures in damages
Corry state police logged a weekend of automobile incidents with total damages around $5,600 and no injuries. Accidents along Route 6 and Route 8 near Union City, Bloomfield Township, and Sparsburg involved several rear end collisions and snow related mishaps. Individual damages ranged from $50 to $1,000 per vehicle, with a hit and run occurring in Spartansburg.
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Corry
Connie Emmons
East Main Street
Emmons
David Davis
Northwest Street
Davis
Route 6
Carry
George Sammons
Union City
Jeffrey Werkheiser
Meadville
Sammons
Werkheiser
Route 8
Bloomfield Township
Gust Mlagrini
Clarion
Robert Thomas
R.D. 2
Centerville
Ralph Fox
Spar
Union
Claire Sterling
Lincolnville
Ruth Projak
R.D.2
County Cuts Corry Counseling Center Budget 45 Percent
Erie County commissioners slashed funding for the Counselling Services Center in Corry from 180000 to 100000, a 45 percent cut. Staff layoffs and service reductions loom while rural Corry loses its first such community based program amid tensions with Saint Vincent's in Erie and Family Crisis restrictions.
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Corry
Erie County Commissioners
Forest. Hopkins
Erie County Mental Health Services Inc
Charles Weis
Saint Vincent's
Erie
Gloria Carns
County Dems Eye Surge in Erie County Registration
Democratic registration chief Jack Schumacher reports the countywide Dem lead at 28,451 with city totals at 29,546 and an overall goal to surpass 60,000 by spring. Republicans hold a 1.09 edge outside city limits, with Corry and rural districts shaping a close race as Dems push for gains in Millcreek and beyond.
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Jack Schumacher
Dems
Schumacher
Erie County
Millcreek
Corry
Three Minor Crashes Leave $1100 In Damages
Police investigated three weekend traffic crashes causing total damage of 1100 across six cars. No injuries were reported. Wertz and Miscik collided on West Smith Street with Wertz backing into Miscik, causing 100 and 200 dollars of damage respectively. Bennink backed into a parked Johnson vehicle on Wright Street causing 150 dollars damage to both cars. Shumsky slid into Tanner on Sciota Road, with 100 dollar damage to Shumsky and 400 to Tanner.
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Donald E. Wertz
R.D
Intsfield
Gayle
Miscik
East Church Street
Wertz
West Smith Street
Wright Street
Douglas G. Bennink
East Pleasant Street
Wright
David A. Johnson
East Smith Street
Bennink
Sciota Road
Plastics Road
Lisa Shumsky
R.D. 4
Corry
Carter Hill Road
Sciota
Donald L. Tanner
Dunkirk
Shumsky
Tanner
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Raccoon Lake
Indianapolis
Tlinois
Harald Escoe
Valentine
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kan
Ansburg
Thomas
Fox
Magrini
Spartansburg
John Yost
Waterford
Yost
New Corry
Hopkins
Mr. Sart L. Steinberg
P.O. Box
Corry, Pa
Cue Corry
John M. McMahon
Matilda W. Little
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