Friends and Fans Mourn Clemente Death Worldwide
Baseball world pays tribute to Roberto Clemente after a plane crash while delivering earthquake aid from Puerto Rico to Nicaragua. Pirates figures including Dick Williams and Willie Stargell express deep grief. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn lauds his talent and humanity. GM Joe Brown and manager Bill Virdon call him a personal loss to baseball and humanity.
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Associated Preag
Danny Murtaugh
Dick Williams
Oakland A's
Roberto Clemente
Roberto
Murtaugh
Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Williams
Puerto Rico
Nicaragua
Baseball
Bowie Kuhn
Willie Stargell
Steve Blass
Blass
Pirate
Joe L. Brown
Brown
Bill Virdon
Springfield
Pittsburgh
Shapp fills posts vacated by Arella Creamer hassle
Harrisburg AP Gov Shapp swore in new state law enforcement leaders filling a weekend vacancy. Israel Packer becomes attorney general and James Barger named state police commissioner. New Crime Commission members Richardson Dilworth Ronald Davenport and George Barco appointed. Edmund Spaeth to Superior Court. Education Secretary John Pittenger and Banking Secretary Carl Demuth to be sworn in. Arella and Creamer resignations followed wiretap controversy.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Israel Packer
James D. Barger
State Crime Commission
Atty
J. Shane-Creamer
Crimé Commission
Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
Ronald Davenport
Duquesne Law School
George Barco
State Bar Association
Meadville
Edmund B. Spaeth
Common Pleas Court
Packer
John Pittenger
Carl Demuth
Rocco P. Arella
Creamer
Packel
The
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Congress Struggles Within Before Nixon War Debate
House Democrats face internal fights as they organize for the 93rd Congress. A key issue is how to end the Vietnam War, with plans for an antiwar resolution facing possible delays after Nixon halted bombing. Leadership races proceed, while Republicans organize and others seek top Senate posts.
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Washington
House
Nixon
House Democrats
Congress
Car ‘Albert
Thomas P O'Neill
Massachusetts
U.S
Indochina
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William P.rogers
Henry Kissinger
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rogers
Kissinger
Ben Rosenthal
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Police raid on West Smith Street nets 17 charged
West Smith Street raid ends with 17 youths, including two juveniles and a 14 year old girl, facing at least two offenses each. Authorities arrested them at 163 West Smith Street after covert TIP tip. Police report 36 charges stemming from the party with marijuana and alcohol found on site. Arraignments set before District Justice Porter Auer this week.
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West Smith Street
Porter Auer
Kenneth Nichols
Nichols
Gary Kuzma
Nicholas
Crashes Leave Few Injuries in Corry Weekend Plunge
Corry based State Police reported five weekend crashes with damage running into thousands of dollars. One Sunday crash at Routes 8 and 408 Hydetown left Ralph Gross’s car struck from behind by Ronald Ames. Ames was hospitalized in Titusville in satisfactory condition. A Saturday night hit-and-run on Route 426 in Wayne Township involved Andrew Hansen whose car hit an abutment a mailbox and a newspaper tube. Hansen was arrested for reckless driving and failure to stop. A third single car crash on Route 89 near Wattsburg was reported but details withheld.
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Ronald Ames
R.D. 3
Titusville
Ames
Palezer
Wayne Township
Corry
Robert G. Williams
Andrew M. Hansen
R.D. 2
Wattsburg
Hansen
Williams
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Journal Today
Pass Hiked Sewer Rental Ordinance
City Council unanimously approved first reading of a sewer rental ordinance raising the rate to $9 every four months starting 1973. The residential rate increases from $7 to $9 while commercial and industrial charges rise proportionally. Rising costs at the sewage plant and state mandates for chlorination drove the change.
Water Authority Plans City Takeover of Corry Water Co
The Municipal Authority will buy Corry Water Supply Co assets for 750000 dollars and lease to the city, financed by an 800000 dollar bank loan over 20 years. Closing is projected about four months away, with no immediate rate changes, as nine company employees and two directors transition under new contracts.
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Corry Water Supply Co
SP Probe Larceny Case One Burglary
State Police at the Corry substation investigated a burglary at John Snedden s mobile home on State Lot road in Sparta Township while he was in Florida. Between December 23 and Saturday windows were broken and the trailer ransacked but no valuables reported missing. A separate larceny involved a 1969 Homelite snowmobile taken from a field on Buffalo road.
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Corry
John Snedden
State Lot Road
Sparta Township
Snedden
Florida
David Tremblay
R.D. 4
Buffalo Road
Donald Raisley
Raisley
William Sesler Named To PUC
State Senator William Sesler, defeated in last Spring’s primary, was named to a vacated Public Utility Commission seat. He replaces Louis Sparrero, appointed to the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas. Sesler’s term expires this month after 12 years as senator, with Corry represented by Budd Dwyer after redistricting. The appointment and oath occurred today in Erie to beat the noon deadline.
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William Sesler
Public Utility Commission
Sesler
Louis J.sparrero
Allegheny Court OF Common Pleas
Corry
R. Budd Dwyer
Edward Carney
Erie
State Senate
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Willie Mays
Arella-Creamer Hassle
Pennsylvania Law School
Superior Court
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Urella
Charles Rhodes
Paul Goodman
Rhodes
Goodman
PUC
Kenneth Hunt
Worth Street
City Streets Department
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