Potholes Deepen Woes For State Highways Boss
Severe winter and freeze thaw cycles strain the State Highways Department in Erie County. Maintenance Supt. Elmer W. Bolte cites 900 miles of roads, daily setbacks from weather, and rising costs as snow removal nears 29 million this year. He warns budgets may top 45 million if storms persist, forcing cuts to summer work but pothole repairs remain top priority.
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Mercer driver faces hit and run charges in Meadville area
State police say William Edward Cameron, 23, of Utica will be charged with leaving the scene and driving without a license after allegedly striking three cars along Route 19 in Greenwood Township early Saturday. Damages exceed $2,000. Cameron was traced by his license plate.
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Solons Seek Means To Limit Pep Pills
Washington AP four Democratic members of the House Select Committee on Crime proposed a bill to cap amphetamine production to curb illegal use among students. An opposing Republican bill mirrors it but drops quotas. The measure calls for licensing, pre license inspections, three month prescriptions and three refills. outright prohibition except for research remains in both.
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Prince Charles Fluffs Lines in Cambridge Satire Show
Prince Charles, then 21, drew the biggest laugh at Cambridge University as he fluffed lines during a satirical review. Dressed as a weather forecaster in a gas mask and blue rubber flippers, he quipped that such scenes do not appear on the BBC.
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Utilities to restart in Venango homes amid gasoline vapor risk
MEADVILLE Utilities will be turned back on today in Venango township homes where potentially dangerous gasoline vapors caused several houses to be vacated over the past weeks. Electric and gas will be restored but occupancy remains barred for a few days until safety is confirmed. Moody Drilling will drill at a service station to sample the water table after about 5,000 gallons leaked last July from a leaking underground tank. prior water tests results are pending.
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Two Pedestrians Struck by Car in Meadville
Two Butler residents who attended a church meeting were hit by a car while crossing in front of Meadville Assembly of God Church Friday night. Bessie Wagner, 69, in guarded condition, and Allen R. Kramer, 29, both of Butler, were hospitalized. Driver Leslie Charles Brown of Townville remained at the scene as Meadville police investigated with lab reports.
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Bessiie Wagner
Allen R. Kramer
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Leslie Charles Brown
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