Corry Jamestown Plant fire alarm and local incidents brief
Firemen responded to a false alarm at Corry Jamestown Plant 3 around 12 30 p m caused by a faulty electrical system. A freight train damaged an oil tanker spilling oil into the sewer system but washing into catch basins rather than into Lake Erie. Erie County licenses list Kenneth Jewell and Betty Root. divorce decree for Margie and Carroll Crowell. Western Pennsylvania tax evasion indictment includes Carl Schmidt of Erie. Police reported snowmobile activity near the Sarnicki property and cooled domestic dispute on Maple Avenue. Warren names Frank Strange borough manager. Ridgway men plead guilty to defrauding an innkeeper. Gill 80 days Miller 22 days. Arnold Longstreth, 48, undergoes amputation and other injuries from a railroad accident. A Corry woman escapes injury after a collision on Schramling Road. Mrs. Jackie Bemis treated for injuries from a downtown fall. Stolen motor vehicle reported with unknown destination.
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Ridgway Area
Warren County
Samuel F. Bonavila
Marlin E. Gill
Robert Miller
Blue Manor
Gill
Miller
Funeral Rites for Mrs Marjorie Bensink Held Saturday
Final rites for Mrs. Marjorie Bensink will be held at Bracken Funeral Home Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
State Police Seek 1800 More Troopers to Meet Demands
Harrisburg AP report says the State Police estimate a need for 1800 additional troopers plus 600 new hires already authorized. Commissioner Frank McKetta cites narcotics enforcement civil disorder duties and rising crime as key factors. He testified before the House Appropriations Committee on a proposed 44.1 million dollar budget for the next fiscal year.
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Harrisburg
Frank McKetta
House Appropriations Committee
McKetta
Appropriations Committee
Rep
University of Pennsylvania
Car Disappear and Reappear in City Larceny Case
Marjorie G. Paulson reported her 1966 model car parked on South Center street vanished for about 15 minutes. City police alerted State Police. At 10 p.m. officers found the car back at the original spot and returned it to the owner.
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Marjorie G. Paulson
East Pleasant Street
South Center Street
Nixon and Lodge to discuss peace Sunday in Paris
In Paris the Vietnam talks weigh the Viet Cong offensive against a tacit pact that ended U S bombing last November. Henry Cabot Lodge prepares a detailed report for President Nixon as South Vietnamese leaders join the review of the stalemate and the war’s civilian toll.
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Paris
Nuericad
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot
Lodge
Nixon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Thieu Dan
Harold Kaplan
Kaplan
Hanoi
Nguyen Thanh le
Birthday month notes and local farewells in narrow window
Evelyn Merkle Hs notes readers about February birthdays and quick well wishes for Dorothy Nichols of Corry Memorial Hospital who just had surgery. Community members from Jamestown and Sumback Road visit. tickets for March 15 sports banquet remain available and help is sought for March 2 banquet. Alan Kenniston leaves for basic training at Fort Dix after a farewell party with local families.
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Evelyn Merkle Hs
Clarence
Dorothy) Nichols
Corry Memorial Hospital
Charles Lucas
Debbie
Glenn Babcock
Jamestown
N.Y
Paul Blakeslee
Sumback Road
Esther Allen
Alan Kenniston
Paul €. Blakeslee
R. D. Corry
David
Barbara
Gerry Kenniston
Corry
Albert Scouten
William Sconten Sr
Woody
Carl Flick
Helen Flick
Leo Philstey
Spartansburg R. D
Alan
Ft. Dix
N. J
US and South Vietnam avoid threats after Viet Cong attacks
The United States and South Vietnam have not issued formal retaliation threats in response to Viet Cong attacks. Vice President Ky has twice said he would urge President Thieu to resume bombing North Vietnam if attacks continue, but no such threat has been made by Ky's government.
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Demilitarized Zone
United States
South Vietnam
Neuyen van Thien
North Vietnam
Testimony Links Flying School Ties to Conspiracy Case
Tadlin and his wife testified to District Attorney Jim Garrison about connections to Ferrie's flying school. The conspiracy to murder charge carries one to 20 years in prison. DESERT GAS STATION TEL AVIV An Israeli veteran won permission to build a gasoline station in the Sinai near the Suez Canal.
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Page One
Lakefront
Ferrie
Tadlin
Musicians’ Union
Dist. Atty
Jim Garrison
Desert Gas Station
Tel Aviv
Middle East
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Probation Ordered After Jail Term For Five Burglaries
Sparcansburg area man Charles Aul 32 of Spartansburg pleaded guilty to five burglaries in Erie County during 1967. He was sentenced to five years probation after release from state penitentiary on other burglary convictions. Aul testified against another man helping convict Samuel S Brown. The case was before Judge Edward H Carney.
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Sparcansburg
Erie County
Charles Aul
B.D
Spartansburg
Edward H. Carney
Union City
Aul
Samuel S
Brown R
Cory
Brown
Scholarships Tied to Character For State Aid Renewal
Harrisburg AF reports 66 000 state scholarship holders will receive renewal forms warning aid depends on satisfactory character. April 30 is the deadline to return for continuation in 1960 70. About 45 000 applications are being reviewed for 1969 graduates, with funding still to be approved by the General Assembly.
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Harrisburg
Kenneth R. Reeder
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
General Assembly
Mine Walkout Now Covers 15 Counties in Western PA
A United Mine Workers walkout spread to 15 of 16 counties in District 2 of Western Pennsylvania with about 4,500 workers staying off the job after pickets at the mines. Armstrong County remained untouched as the dispute centers on seniority. Union officials urged a return to work but warned no solution before next week after failed meetings.
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Surns Town
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Armstrong County
Right to transplant from dead with or without consent debated
At a Chicago symposium, Virginia pathologist Dr Geoffrey Mann urged authorization to transplant organs from the deceased despite survivor objections to save lives. Others argued next of kin consent should be required and public opinion may not accept forcing organs from the dead.
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Chicago
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Geoffrey T. Mann
Mann
Commonwealth of Virginia
University of Virginia Medical School
Blair Sadler
Washington
National Institute of Health
Sadler
Donald Browning
University of Chicago
Crossing signals urged after fatal crash in Erie County
Trooper Rodriguez of Troop E in Erie testified after last August's fatal crossing crash. He urged adding an audible signal to the Masher light and extending flashing time to 40 to 45 seconds before train arrival. Obstructions like bushes should be cleared and the county disclaimed cost, saying the state and railroad are responsible. A second hearing session will follow after further evidence is presented.
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Rodriguez
Troop E
Erie
Warren County
David Rice
Rice
State Highway Department
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
PUC
Apollo nine crew faces medical stretch before launch
A doctor reports nausea and intestinal upset among astronauts during the Apollo orbit flight. Six astronauts across two flights developed illnesses in a two to three week span after returning. Berry postponed the flight at a cost of 500000 dollars as three astronauts improve and rehearse in a space ship trainer amid tapering training plans.
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Earth
Berry
Space Agency
George Hage
Proscern
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Corry Jamestown Plant
Lake Erie
Presque Isle Bay
Kenneth R. Jewell
Pleasantville
Betty Root
Fourth Avenue
Erie County Court
Margie J. Crowell
Raymond Avenue
Carroll D. Crowell
R.D
Pittsburgh
Carl F. Schmidt
Carl F. Schmidt Insurance Agency
Internal Revenue Service
Joseph Sarnicki
York Street
Sarnicki
Maple Avenue
Warren
Frank Strange
Strange
Baldwin
Edgewood
Fox Chapel
Department of Public Works
Department of Water
Arnold Longstreth
Oil City
Lovells Station
Schramling Road
Columbus
Susan Windahl
Jackie Bemis
Pentene Coty Memorial Hospital
Carrig's
Tom
Carrig
Theaires
Carrig's Footwear
North Center St
Roberts
Roberts Furniture
Crawford County Court
Marine Bank
AL BA
Corey
Mamber
Slate
Apple Films Presents
King Features
the Beatles
I Pepper
I Brodak
George Dunning
Lee
Winofe Offal Brodax Ae
Josh
Erich Segal
W. Washington St. Corry, PA
Jane Parker
U. 5
Washad
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