FBI Reveals Tight Mafia Grip of NJ
FBI transcripts filed in federal court detail Mafia infiltration of New Jersey police and politics. The twelve volumes cover four years of recordings naming public figures such as singer Frank Sinatra, Newark Mayor Hugh Addonizio, Police Director Dominick Spina, State Police Supt. David B. Kelly, and former Supt. Dominic Capello, plus a powerful Democratic leader John V.
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Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Frank Sinatra
Hugh Addonizio
Dominick Spina
David B. Kelly
Dominic Capello
John V
FBI
Kenny
Capello
Richard J. Hughes
DeCarlo
David Kelly
Spina
Middlesex County Police
David T. Wilentz
Addonizio
Michael
Mickey’’ Bontempo
Sinatra
Harold
Kayo
Konigsberg
Bayonne
State Investigations Commission
Landfill site favored by state for Worth street area
State soil tests rejected the East Columbus Kundracik site for a sanitary landfill citing poor drainage and floodplain limits. Worth street gravel pit was urged as a serious alternative with five usable acres and suitable soil, while Shady avenue was deemed unsuitable. Council to decide at next meeting amid resident objections.
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State Department of Health
Columbus Avenue
Paul Kundracik
Kundracik
Superior Refuse Co
David Johnson
Thomas West
Erie County Department of Health
Hare Creek
Worth Street
Glade Loughry
Shady Avenue
Johnson
Corry Snowmobile Crackdown After Road Incidents
Corry area snowmobile operators face arrests as state police crack down on roadway use. A 24 year old, Lawrence Puckly, was struck by a car while crossing on December 27 and faces pending charges. Police cite numerous complaints of reckless operation and warn arrests will continue until law changes pass.
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Corry
Lawrence Puckly
R.D
Norman Bailey
Puckly
Carl Miller
Miller
Forest Hopkins
North East
House
Senate
Erie
Union City Dam planning plan gains initial support
Nine townships and boroughs surrounding the Union City Dam recreation area received a resolution and letter from borough secretary Harry Smiley appointing a temporary coordinator to form a planning commission. The plan requires cross‑subdivision approval and aims to study development, zoning, and subdivision controls for the reservoir area with a tentative January meeting to hire a consultant.
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Union City Dam
Union City Country Club
Planning Commission
Harry,Smiley
Union City
Union City High School
Smiley
Union City Borough Council
Union Township Board of Supervisors
Corry State Police Report Higher Activity in 1969
Corry State Police show a rise in activity across departments in 1969 with 493 auto crashes including 14 fatal incidents and 369 criminal investigations. The force, now set to reach 22 members, covers Erie Warren and Crawford counties, patrolling routes 6 8 97 19 277 and 426 from Titusville to Wattsburg Waterford to Freehold Township.
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Corry
2Lanan
Erie
Warren
Crawford
Titusville
Wattsburg
Waterford
Freehold Township
James Krznar
Lawrence Park
State Police Academy
Hijacked Brazilian Airliner Returns Home
The Brazilian airliner hijacked to Cuba on New Year Day is returning to Brazil after a refueling stop in San Juan Puerto Rico. The Caravelle carried 10 passengers and seven crew members as it flew to Manaus and Rio de Janeiro. Six Brazilian revolutionaries four men two women led the hijacking, with two children aboard.
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San Juan
P.R
Cuba
Brazil
Puerto Rico
Manaus
Rio de Janeiro
Shafer Pushes Personal Income Tax in State Address
Gov. Shafer urged Pennsylvania lawmakers to enact a personal income tax to help cover mandated programs and balanced budgets. He proposed tax reform for 1970s care, including sales tax cuts and property relief, while warning the decade would demand unpopular actions and a smaller General Assembly.
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Harrisburg
Shafer
Pennsylvania
State of the Commonwealth
Senate
House
K. Leroy Irvis
D-Allegney
Irvis
Commonwealth
General Assembly
Department of Transportaion
Basic Education Administration
Corry Faces Waiting Game Over City Upgrades and Edicts
Corry endures a prolonged waiting period as the state legislature stalls on its budget affecting half cost funding for traffic signal upgrades. The city awaits snow blower parts in Erie to resume plowing and reflects on Wayne Township’s potential appeal of an Erie County court ruling approving Corry’s annexation. The State Labor and Industry approval for alderman quarters and the cost of signaling upgrades from Erie Lackawanna also loom. Continued on Page Four.
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Corry
Streets
Wayne Township
Erie County
Erie Lackawanna Railway Co
PUC
Shady Avenue
State Department of Labor and Industry
Erie
Johnson
Dinis Threatens Walkout In Chappaquiddick Inquest
Dist Adv Edmund S Dinis threatened to walk out unless Judge James A Boyle grants broader questioning at the Kopechne inquest. Boyle ordered Kennedy to testify first and limited the scope to possible criminal action regarding Miss Kopechne's death. Kennedy began the proceedings as the lead witness in the quiet Dukes County courtroom.
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Edgartown, Maas
Dist. Adv
Edmund S. Dinis
James A. Boyle
Mary Jo Kopechne
Boyle
Dinis
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Miss Kopech
Dukes County
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Alan L. Bean
Houston Space Center
The
Space Agency
Board of Direct
Joint Session
Commmunity Development Corporation
Edmund Dinis
Duke County
Edgartown
Mass
Sen
Edward Kennedy
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