Various Meadville Area Police and Civic Updates
A woman reported a lost Caravelle wrist watch to Meadville police and asked that it be returned to Mrs. Duane Beckwith of 9 Marion Street. James E. Ross, 19, of 218 Duane Street, was cited for driving too fast for conditions. The Chautauqua County Board of Elections reported 15 under 21 voters registered on the first day. Meadville police arrested a fifth man, Ronald F. Penfield, 26, of Jamestown, in a truck disposal plot and he remains jailed awaiting a hearing. Sgt. Robert Mullen was commended by the Meadville Rotary Club for saving pedestrians during a downtown traffic incident. The Meadville Redevelopment Authority moved to condemn four downtown properties for urban renewal after owners rejected offers. Crawford County commissioners’ annual reorganizational meeting kept the lineup: Ralph F. Wagner chair, W Earl Austin first vice chair, Harold B. Turner secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Beckwith
Marion Street
Beckwith
James E. Ross
Duane Street
Porter Auer
Chautauqua County Board of Elections
Meadville
Ronald F. Penfield
Jamestown
Crawford County
Robert Mullen
Ralph F. Wagner
W. Earl Austin
Harold B. Turner
Ohio Woman Trapped On Arizona Cliff
A 62-year-old Cleveland woman, Kathryn Wertenberger, was stranded midway up Mt Lemmon near Tucson after her four wheel drive skidded into a ditch on a snow covered road. Olen Clark, of Tucson, walked 15 miles in 12 hours to reach Alpine Lodge and told deputies he left her in the car with the heater on for warmth during a brutal 25 hour ordeal. Deputies hoped to reach her that night as they searched the snowbound mountain environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Pima County Sheriff's Deputies
Cleveland
Midway
Mt. Lemmon
Here
Olen. Clark
Kathryn Wertenberger
Clark
Tam
Kathryn
Christensen Funeral Services Held at Bracken Home
Funeral services for Mr. Christensen were held at Bracken Funeral Home at 2 p.m. yesterday with Rev. H. Kenyon Leishman of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial followed in Pine Grove Cemetery. Bearers were Fred Christensen, N.Y. Elliott, J. Hubert Heerlein, Merle Newhouse, Clarence Wallace and Robert G. Williams. Attending from away were Mr. and Mrs. George Christensen and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Christensen
Mr. Christensen
Bracken
H. Kenyon Leishman
First Presbyterian Church
Pine Grove Cemetery
Fred Christensen
N.Y. Elliott
Hubert Heerlein
Merle Newhouse
Clarence Wallace
Robert.g. Williams
George Christensen
Action Line column answers Corry Pa questions on taxes and parking
The Corry Journal Action Line answers readers questions on snowmobile ordinances tied to the Junior Chamber of Commerce, occupational privilege tax for transient Florida fruit merchants, and possible no parking after dark on Wayne Street near Wright Street School field. City officials note action requires council and resident input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
David Johnson
Florida
Corry
Wayne Street
Congress Street
Wright Street
C. A
Action Line
The
Corry Journal
Shapp opposes cabinet raises while planning reforms
In a briefing after the opening ceremonies Governor Shapp criticized bills for higher state spending and a national constitutional convention. He supported raises only for cabinet members to 37500 dollars and 35000 for others, urging increases after fiscal reforms and noting four posts yet to be filled. He stressed legislators cannot get salary raises during their terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
State Welfare Department
Shapp
Environmental Resources
Smoking Diseases Epidemic in Britain Triggers Action Calls
London under pressure as Royal College of Physicians reports smoking kills over 27 000 Britons yearly. Government may require health warnings on packs and impose further advertising limits. Editorials urge prompt preventative measures while cautious voices warn against alarmist bans. Lung cancer tops killers among smokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal College of Physicians
United States
The
Guardian
Daily Telegraph
Britain
Hobart College To Stand Trial Over Rioting
Hobart College will stand trial February 2 on coercion charges tied to a campus drug raid and student actions. Justice Frederick M. Marshall also imposed probation and a fine on Michael Miles and accepted innocent pleas from Christopher Zaglio and David Stratton on drug charges. A grand jury report absolved 13 officers of misconduct amid the June disorder and implicated a professor and two students in thwarting authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canandaigua
Hobart College
Supreme Court
Geneva City
Ontario County
Hobart
Frederick M. Marshall
Buffalo
Michael Miles
Marblehead
Mass
Christopher Zaglio
Manchester
Conn
David Stratton
Youngstown
Miles
Rockefeller
Gary Bennett
Massapequa Park
Jed Shephard
Fallston
Dist. Atty
Willard Best
Anthony Cecere
Geneva
Thomas McLaughlin
Best
Ray C. Morrow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio
Arizona
Desmond
Gall
Milton Shapp
Harrisburg
Kenneth Lee
Sullivan County
Robert Fleming
Allegheny County
Senate
Shafer
KitchenAid
C. J. Peterson and Son
First Avenue
Roslins
Sleara
Woolrich
Men's & Boys
C.P.O
P.j.s
Aloes
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