Buckhole rant questions road quality in Erie area
In a critique of Pennsylvania road work the writer argues Pennsylvania Department of Transportation funds and contractors shortchange Erie County. They fault patching quality on Route 277 and Route 426 and say roads near Corry and Spring Creek remain poorly resurfaced and dangerously narrow. They blame patronage shifts and vow to wait for new officials to address the issues.
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Erie County
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penndot
Crawford County
Chautauqua County
New York State
Sparta
Corry
Spring Creek
Pennsylvania
Corry PTA Bazaar ends early after transformer outage
A power transformer failure cut short the Concord School PTA Bazaar in Corry last night at 7 55 p m plunging the school and nearby homes into darkness less than an hour after the event opened A Blue and Gold banquet followed at the Lutheran Church with 125 cubs and families attending the 6 30 dinner Hosts Mr and Mrs Merle Page of Columbus led planning for a TV variety show by the Columbus Grange in April Local officials considered requesting railroad watchmen after a fatal crossing incident at Maple Avenue Washington reports a CIA recruited mystery man and reputed mob figure John Roselli now ill in Los Angeles County Hospital tied to historic Cuba plots and Las Vegas underworld contacts. over time the piece connects Roselli to the Bay of Pigs era and to figures like Robert Maheu and Sam Giancana.
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Concord School
CIA linked assassin jailed amid shrimp business Cuba link
The piece details Roselli, tied to CIA assassination plots against Fidel Castro, his escape by twin boats, and a Cuban patrol sinking one craft. It notes CIA supervision by Harvey and O Connell, FBI interest, and Roselli’s forged birth records. It also critiques enforcement of the 1968 firearms act, listing low staffing, rising arrests, and limited prosecutions.
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Roselli
Cuba
FBI
CIA
Justice Department
Chicago
Filippo Sacco
Italy
Congress in a presidential race test for Nixon era
The article argues that a strong president depends on state governors with administrative experience but notes no Democratic governors of national stature. With a crowded 92nd Congress pressuring Nixon, many Democrats including Muskie, McGovern, Hughes, Harris, Proxmire, Bayh, Jackson, Mondale, Humphrey, and Kennedy seek the nomination, risking clashes and public opposition while inflation concerns and war weariness shape the political scene.
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Congress
Nixon
Sens
Ed Muskie
George McGovern
Harold Hughes
Fred Harris
William Proxmire
Birch Bayh
Henry Jackson
Walter Mondale
Hubert Humphrey
Ted Kennedy
Corry Evening Journal News Briefs And Notes
A local daily column highlights new dental sealant reducing decay by 40 percent plus tests on insurance coverage suggesting homeowners insure at 80 percent of replacement cost. It cites car trip patterns, migrant worker education, notable quotes, and a Swiss waterfall freezing into a tourist draw.
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New York
Ian
National Institute of Dental Research
Silent majority urged action on national drug problem
Grass roots opinion from Bridgewater notes that the drug problem is out of control and present in small communities. The writer argues people tend to ignore it, urging locals to act rather than assume it cannot affect them.
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William R. Castle
National Geographic Society
U.S
Odd
Sheryl Lynn
Meramec Caverns
St. Louis
Switzerland
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bridgewater
5.D
Tribune
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Merle Page
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Harry B.in
Maple Avenue
Washington
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Fidel Castro
Los Angeles County
John Roselli
Hollywood
Las Vegas
Coast Guard
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Havana
Bay of Pigs
Robert Maheu
Marie
Howard Hugheses
Nevada
Miami Beach
Sam Giancana
Giancana
William Harvey
James “Big Jim
O'Connell
Friars’ Club
Harvey
Indianapolis
CIA Service
Treasury Department
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Paul Harvey
Pennsylvania Avenue
Muskledares
McGovern
White House
Noah
Hal Boyle
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