Rampant School Crimes Across Nation Alarm Officials
A national survey reported 96.5 million in damages in 36 districts during the 1967 68 school year from arson and vandalism. New York City saw 243 652 broken windows costing 1.21 million, 196 fires and 2757 thefts, while Oakland 1967 68 losses were 309 002 and Los Angeles had 5148 incidents valued at 940 124. FBI chief Hoover warned high schools face political turbulence amid Student for a Democratic Society activity, but the report noted no direct link to the New Left.
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Parents and Teachers Association Magazine
Hoover
New Left
Students For A Democratic Society
Rat feeding blamed for Corry rat surge says city official
Corry residents are blamed for boosting rats by feeding pets and leaving garbage open or buried. City engineer David Johnson says winter sees more rats as they seek warm entrances. poisoning is temporary and cutting off food supplies is essential. He warns a rat in ideal conditions could yield 350 million descendants in three years. Willard seeks reelection in the 50th Senate District for Mercer Crawford and southeast Erie counties.
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Corry
David Johnson
Johnson
Erie News Aide Woman Reporter Jailed In Killing
Peggy Sundberg 32 a city hall reporter at the Erie Morning News is jailed on murder charges after allegedly shooting her fiance David Hutchinson 34 of Millcreek. Police said Sundberg pled not guilty at arraignment and a January 26 hearing was set. Hutchinson died after four bullets were fired from a .38 pistol at his apartment bathroom.
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Erie Morning News
Peggy Sundberg
Erie
Millcreek
David Hutchinson
Joseph Marshall
The
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Larry Pinten
Morning News
Hutchinson
Marshall
Sundberg
Justice of the Peace
Charles Wise
Wise
Erie County
Journal Press
Surveyors Begin Housing Study in Corry City
John Smyth market analyst and Michael Marcelli architect from Mullin and Lonergan Associates arrive in Corry to study a city map at the Municipal Building. They inspect three proposed sites for federally aided housing as details remain to be set.
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Corry
John Smyth
Michael Marcelli
Smyth
Marcelli
Mullin and Lonergan Associates, Inc
Half Inch Rain Triggers Lima Disaster
In Lima Peru a rare .6 inch rain floods streets and swamps shanties. A man was electrocuted, a woman and child drowned in the Rimac River, roofs collapsed, power cut, and vehicles stranded. Insurance estimates tally damage in the millions, with most property uninsured while the airport roof leaked.
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Peru
Seattle
Saigon
Rimac
Erie County adopts justice of the peace title for minor judiciary
A state ruling ends the nomenclature clash in Erie County. Seventeen members of the minor judiciary will now be officially titled justices of the peace, replacing aldermen in Erie and Corry. The change follows constitutional reforms and an official ruling by A Evans Kephart.
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Erie County
Justices of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
Porter Auer
Justin Butters
Erie and
Corry
A. Evans Kephart
Tdec
Government Wins Part Of Inflation Struggle
Washington reports show inflation fought in part with falling industrial production and slowing personal income growth. December figures indicate no economic growth, with industrial output down 0.3 percent and housing starts slipping further, while personal income edged up amid weaker gains.
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Washington
Tax Reform Aids Select Industries Under 1969 Law
The 1969 tax reform bill Public Law 91-172 yields retroactive and transitional credits benefiting specific industries and firms. Lykes Steamship, Lockheed, McDonnell-Douglas, Seatrain, Uniroyal, and 29 pipeline companies gain or extend investment credits despite earlier repeal, with approvals tied to preexisting contracts and affiliate arrangements. AT&T and gas pipelines receive legislative underpinnings for planned equipment and plants.
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Treasury Department
Lykes Steamship Co
New Orleans
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
McDonnell-Douglas Corp
Seatrain Shipbuilding
New York
Uniroyal, Inc
Ardmore
Ohlo
Polluters Cut Back as Pittsburgh Air Emergency Lifts
Allegheny County health officials declare a brief air pollution emergency after pollution levels exceeded double the emergency threshold. Industry cooperated with reduced operations, and Duquesne Light cut coal use as weather inversion trapped pollutants. The move marks the first invocation of the county’s strict new air pollution code.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Frank Clark
U.S. Weather Bureau
Dr. Clark
U.S. Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Duquesne Light Co
Business Accelerates Tax Depreciation on New Equipment
The firm adopted accelerated depreciation for tax purposes while using slower straight line rates for accounting. This approach frees cash flow, allowing the company to build working capital and support ongoing operations.
Snow Buildup Blamed For Two Crashes
Snow piled high in the city cited for two accidents causing $725 in damage to four vehicles. At East Smith and Wright streets Mrs. Garland Swackhamer collided with Lawrence Eckman after sight lines were blocked by snow. Eckman’s car sustained $200 damage and Swackhamer’s $400. Later on West Washington Street Allen Fullom and Russell Cressley sideswiped while navigating a snow choked road, with $75 damage to Fullom’s car and $50 to Cressley’s. Roadway was narrowed to 18 feet of travel space after the snowfall.
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Sylvania
Ohio
Lawrence Eckman
R.D. 3
Union City
East Smith
Wright Streets
R.13
Corry
Russell M. Cressley
Youngsville
Fullom
Cressley
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