Edinboro to get city mail delivery service start date set
The U S Post Office Department announced Edinboro will begin city delivery on January 9 for 2 620 residents who now use post office boxes or general delivery. The change, prompted by rapid growth, will not affect rural routes and requires adding city carriers. Postmaster is Thomas B Duncan. A separate item notes a hunter seeking the shooter who wounded a beagle with an arrow in the Dempseytown area, with the dog expected to survive.
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Edinboro
U.S. Post Office Department
Thomas 8. Duncan
Titusville Area
Dempseytown
Diamond
Federal legislative package extends broad social programs and rights
A 1969 to 1970 era bill package extends three year farm program limits and caps subsidy per crop to 85000 dollars, expands voting rights and lowers eligibility to 16, raises food stamp coverage with work rules, sets health and safety standards for 80 million workers, blocks rail strikes with wage hikes, authorizes 3.1 billion for transit, and broad tax and social security revisions including a 19 percent Social Security rise, while funding education, health, and veteran benefits programs.
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Jowerta
Penn Central System
Nixon
Post Office Department
Photographer and English bride wed aboard cruising ship
Ron Waller of Hollywood photographs his bride Elizabeth during an 11 day Mexico cruise. Elizabeth is an English citizen and sailor who cannot disembark in the United States. Waller only sees his wife for two hours every 11 days when the ship docks at San Diego and Los Angeles.
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Ron Waller
Hollywood, Calif
Elizabeth
U.S
Waller
San Diego
Los Angeles
Shapp Names James McHale Secretary of Agriculture
Harrisburg AP Milton J. Shapp announced the appointment of James McHale 42 of Linesville Crawford County as secretary of agriculture. McHale is NFU director of organization and milk cooperative manager who helped Shapp-Kline in the campaign. Shapp aims to shift the department toward conservation consumer needs and marketing.
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Harrisburg
Sec
Milton J. Shapp
James McHale
National Farmers Union
NFU
Ture
McHale
Linesville
Crawford County
Farmers Union
Pennsylvania
Shapp-Kline
Shapp
Jim McHale
Agriculture Department
New Year's Weekend Traffic Deaths Reported
The Associated Press notes 434 fatalities from the three day New Year's weekend traffic period. The National Safety Council had estimated 400 to 500 deaths for the span from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday, reflecting harsh travel conditions.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Snomobile Gets Doctor To Hospital
In Atlantic Iowa a snowbound town delays a delivery as Dr John Weresh and his wife become stuck in snowdrifts while rushing to Cass County Memorial Hospital for labor. A snowmobile is finally used to reach the patient and assist the delivery.
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Snomobile
Atlantic
Iowa
Mel Beudine
Cass County Memorial
John Weresh
Erie Busing Plan Affects Seven City Schools
Erie voters approve a short range busing plan for kindergartners through grade six to meet a state Human Relations Commission directive. Seven schools are affected as about fifty residents protest the decision after officials deny public speaking time at the meeting.
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Erie
State Human Relations Commission
Funeral services for Alma Slagle at Bracken Funeral Home
Alma Slagle's funeral services will be at Bracken Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday with calling hours Monday 7–9 p.m. and Tuesday 3–5 p.m. and 7–9 p.m. Burial follows at McCray Cemetery. Chris Christensen's services also at Bracken Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 p.m. with viewing Sunday and Monday 2–4 p.m. and 7–9 p.m. Burial at Pine Grove Cemetery.
Snowmobile law push aims to curb road use and injuries
Troopers back a Pennsylvanian bill tightening snowmobile rules on public roads after reports of residents, including Harborcreek, facing yard trespass and dangers from riders. Testimony cites two winter highway deaths in Corry area and calls for fines, training, and designated park trails to curb misuse while officials urge enforcement to protect landowners and motorists.
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Hopkins
J. Gorman
Corry
Harborcreek
van Newell
Newell
Frank Schwabenbauer
Highmyer Road
South Street
Wayne Street
Grand Street
Mead Avenue
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Paragrak
A. Richard Rowles
Franklin
Penndot
Rowles
Bers of Commerce
Mead Park
Nichols Lodge
James Powell
James
Powell
R.D. 4
Spartansburg
Corry ‘Memorial Hospital
Rebbecca Reese
John Reese
Clymer
Desmond’s Electrical Contractors
Manila
San Fernando
Pampanga
Hutton’s Furniture Store
Clymer, N.Y
S&h
Tam
Food Club
Catsup
Tomato
Saltines
Corry Plaza
Aya
M-Um
Barney
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