Corryites Stay Cool During Wild Night
Snow and wind crippled roads across Erie County and eastern Ohio as six inches fell, bringing total ground cover to ten. A Corry Memorial patient was treated after a sled incident while troopers described conditions as blizzard like with jackknifed trucks and near zero visibility in parts of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
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Ome
Corry ‘Memorial
Richard Mou Fam
Corry
Mountains
Lake
Erie County
Odo
New York
Ivania
James McCabe
New York State
Ohio
Highway Patrol
PSP Chief Barger Defends Death Penalty and Tough Drug Laws
PSP Chief Barger argues for the death penalty for convicted murderers and life terms for hard drug pushers. He supports tightening drug statutes, opposes marijuana legalization, and backs court sanctioned wiretaps for state security or heinous crimes. The remarks follow Shap’s appointment of a commission on capital punishment and a House effort to craft compliant legislation after the Supreme Court ruling.
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Barger
Shap
Senate
Fife
Shapp
Supreme Court
House
Unwary Patients Lose 6 Million Teeth By Extraction Each Year
Harrisburg, Pa. AP report says six million teeth are pulled unnecessarily each year. State Insurance Commissioner Herbert Denemberg announces 32 rules to preserve teeth, criticizing dentists who extract too readily and praising careful, transparent care and pricing.
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Harrisburg
Herbert Denemberg
Israel Denounced For Killing Over 100 On Passenger Jet
Israel faced widespread condemnation after it shot down a Libyan Boeing 727 killing more than 100 aboard. Libyan airline details said 112 on board with nine crew. survivors reported, later two women died. Israel cited pilot refusal to land after flying near Israeli military sites along the Suez Canal. UN and world leaders called for end to aggression. reactions ranged from shock to accusations of barbarity. The incident followed Israeli raids on guerrilla bases in Lebanon and sparked international protests.
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Israel
Nixon
Libya
Egypt
Suez Canal
United Nations
New York
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
London Times
Lebanon
Damascus
Beirut
L’orient-Le Jour
Rare Second Nominee List Surfaces At Y
The YMCA board faced a rare move as a second slate of six nominees was submitted by members during a special meeting. President Ronald Willman noted bylaws allow additional nominations beyond the committee slate. Both slates will be presented to the full board at its annual meeting and election Monday night.
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YMCA
Y Board of Directors
Ronald Willman
Willman
U S and China to Open Liaison Offices in Washington Beijing
The United States and China agreed to set up official liaison offices in Washington and Peking to accelerate normalization of relations. The joint communique announced the arrangement in Washington and Peking, outlining steps toward closer government ties.
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Washington
United States
China
Peking
Laos Cease-Fire Violations Mark Major Front Moves
North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces captured two southern Laos towns after the noon cease-fire began. Reports say large-scale attacks targeted government positions south of the Plain of Jars, with government troops retreating toward the Mekong River from Paksong.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Plain of Jars
Mekong River
Paksong
8Th Regiment
Pakse
Mekong
Muong Phalane
Savannakhet
Vang Pao
U.S
America
Saigon
Two Guilty In Local Corry Cases
In Erie County court yesterday two Corry defendants were found guilty. James Willis, 28, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct with resisting arrest dropped. required to pay costs and restitution for officers damaged eyeglasses and shirt from December 26 scuffle. James Loftus, 45, Erie, found guilty of driving while under the influence.
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Corry
Erie
James Willis
West Pleasant Street
Lindley” McClelland
Willis
James Loftus
Loftus
Daniel Kuhns
Union City
Richard Scarpitti
Kissinger Calls Aid to Hanoi an Investment in Peace
In Washington AP Henry Kissinger framed reconstruction aid to North Vietnam as a long term investment toward peace not a ransom. He said the effort aims to normalize relations with Hanoi and spur peaceful evolution while Congress weighs postwar assistance and economic commission choices. In Wellington New Zealand women bowlers push miniskirt trend with two inch dress shortening up to 16 inches above ground.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
North Vietnam
Indochina
Hanoi
Kissinger
White House
Congress
Wellington
N.Z
New Zealand
Explosion Levels Apartment in Coopersburg Killing Five
A sewer crew may have disturbed a gas line triggering a blast that leveled a six unit apartment building in Coopersburg Pennsylvania killing five residents and injuring twenty two. The dead include Thelma Hoffhines 33 Mary Jane Sacks 26 Steven Gauches 3 Terry Laub 42 and Charles Unmy 69. Gas company crews evacuated the scene as two nearby houses caught fire and several buildings suffered damage.
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Coopersburg
Gas Company
Richard L. Bunn
United Gas Improvement Company
Thelma Hoffhines
Mary Jane Sacks
Steven Gauches
Terry Laub
Charles Unmy
Rey Coline Seerhnes
Allentown
Joseph Michael
Orvis Cossgrove
Copley
Allentown General Hospital
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PSP
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Cairo
Canal
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Souvanna
Souphanouvong
Sam Neua
Prince Souvanna
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