22 Cars Derailed In EL Freight Crash
An Erie Lackawanna freight train derailed east of Columbus early today, 18 cars left the tracks after colliding with four on a siding. No injuries were reported. Cause undetermined pending later checks. Crews repair lines and remove loaded cars as bulldozers and cranes converge from PA NY OH. Detours and stacking up trains planned. debris cleanup may take days.
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Chicago
The Journal Confounds Lottery Promotion Plans
The Journal reveals it sparked a new set of issues for the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission after contacting its Harrisburg office about postal rules for lottery ads. The paper reported a circular from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association warning that promotional news such as ticket sale locations may violate postal service regulations.
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Journal
Pennsylvania Lottery Commission
Harrisburg
the Journal
Richard Geiselman
The
Lottery Commission
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
Geiselman
New York
Jamestown Post Journal
Postal Service
Postal
Nab Snowsled Driver As City Malls New Rules
City police report eleven arrests of snowmobile operators amid a crackdown on illegal sled use. David Burlingame 21 of 342 West Washington Street was cited under House Bill 36 for riding on Shady Avenue. The police chief notes many snowmobilers seek to understand both the city ordinance and state law. The council weighs designating streets for sled access to rural areas, while ensuring routes avoid prohibited streets.
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David Burlingame
West
Washington Street
Burlingame
Shady Avenue
Kenneth Nichols
Nichols
This Bait Used For Hunter Not Hunted
In McMinnville Tennessee the baiting plan turns dinner into an incentive for hunters to shoot gray foxes. Restaurant owner Vernon Keith added the chicken dinner and a dollar to lure hunters in a rabies plagued area.
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Vernon Keith
Final Plans Made For China Trip
President Nixon and aides pushed late into the night at Camp David and the White House to finish preparations for his historic China visit. An itinerary outline appeared on the Journal back page as Kissinger NSC staff organized classified reading material for the trip with over 200 accompanying Americans.
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China
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Catoctin Mountains
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
United States
Trooper Heads Toward Car Fatal Near Meadville
MEADVILLE The state trooper en route to a highway death near Meadville reportedly struck and injured a youth as he alighted from a stopped school bus. Elmer C. Hall 62 of Meadville was pronounced dead at 3 10 pm after a one car wreck north of Meadville. Robert F Walk 14 of Meadville was in fair condition after being struck walking into the path of a northbound police car.
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Elmer C. Hall
Wilbur C. Thomas
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Spencer Hospital
Robert F. Walk
Joseph Smith
Joyland Rollerdrome
West Berm
West Mead II
Meadville Ambulance Service
Union Leaders Predict Okay For New Dock Pact
Longshore leaders recommended ratification of a tentative contract ending a 131 day West Coast dock strike. Delegates voted to submit the agreement to 13,000 rank and file members across 24 ports from Seattle to San Diego with a possible return to work by Sunday. The pact with the Pacific Maritime Association includes a 72 cent wage boost to five dollars an hour retroactive to December 25 and five forty July 1, plus guaranteed weekly hours financed by a one dollar per ton royalty tax on off dock container cargo.
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West Coast
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San Diego
Sidney Roger
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International, Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Harry Bridges
Pacific Maritime Association
PMA
U.S
White House
Congress
Nixon
Teamsters Union
Unions Ignore Work Order In Britain's Disastrous Coal Strike
Britain endures a six week coal strike as power shortages trigger a three day week and unemployment climbs past 2.5 million. The TUC’s Heath refusal to back a return to work sparks dispute while miners press for a raise above 49.40 weekly with a 15.50 demand.
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Edward Heath
Department of Employment
Heath
Victor Feather
TUC
Feather
National Coal Board
Illinois debate noise pollution bill advances statewide rules
Springfield AP report states Illinois moves to curb community noise with statewide regulations filed Tuesday by the Illinois Institute for Environmental Quality and the state EPA. Proposals await public hearings with the strictest limits for residential zones and night hours.
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Ilinois
State Pollution Control Board
Ilinois Institute For Environmental Quality
State Environmental Protection Agency
YMCA drive falls short of goal in Corry final report
Corry YMCA wrap up of a house-to-house canvass shows 1071 total memberships with 248 new and 823 renewals, missing the 1600 target. Chairwoman Ruth Gumbleton announced a second drive later this year, thanking sponsors Marine Bank National Bank of Corry and Corry Savings and Loan for backing the event.
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Corry Savings and Loan Association
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