Police Linked To Crime Ring Reveals Local Officers’ Help
Pittsburg AP two burglars Wardrop 38 and Snyder serving prison terms testified under immunity about a burglary ring operating in 1968 across Allegheny Beaver Lawrence Mercer and Blair counties with $500000 in takings. Wardrop said local policemen aided about half the burglaries by providing information such as patrol schedules and radio frequencies. A police chief allegedly set up several scores and worked directly with Wardrop.
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Pittsburgh
State Crime Commission
James Wardrop
William Snyder
Allegheny
Beaver
Lawrence
Mercer
Blair
Wardrop
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Snyder
Anthony J. Verilla
Charles McCameron
Farrell
Commission
Atty. Gen. J. Shane Creamer
Creamer
Vincent J. Gallo
Rochester Township
Beaver County
Francis Petrillo
LaCameron
Petrillo
Ohio
Thieves Steal Seven Miles of Copper Wire From Railroads
Officials of the Penn Central Railroad and State Police probe the theft of more than 96,000 feet of copper telephone wire from railroad right of way between Spartansburg and Tryonville. The loss, valued at 1350 dollars in scrap, marks a second major wire theft in four months, including a 1700-dollar Bell Telephone Company line theft on Welch Hill road last October. Police describe a large ring of up to 30 burglars, tipsters, and fences with organized crime links, and state officials plan a broader report with law changes.
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Penn Central Railroad
Spartansburg
Corry
Tryonville
Bell ‘Telephone Company
Welch Hill Road
Corry City Reports Mixed 1971 Crime Trends
City of Corry saw no major crimes in 1971. Overall calls rose from 4,956 in 1970 to 6,043 in 1971. Burglaries up from 26 to 48, larcenies down from 89 to 65, malicious mischief near steady at 68 vs 62. Traffic deaths totaled two, accidents 175, injuries 41, damage about $115,623.
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Corry
Charles Lutton
Lutton
Sutton
Funding Shortage Threatens Area Conservation Effort
An USDA study estimates 148000 acres of Erie County cropland will need conservation by 1975 with 58200 requiring erosion control and 86400 needing drainage or water management. 126000 acres of forest land also need improvements, but federal funds may be insufficient to cover the costs.
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Erie County
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Joseph Burawa
ASCS
Erie
The
Journal Today
Bureau of the Budget
Arts Group Opener Sign Contract For Pops Concert
Corry Area Fine Arts Committee signed a contract with the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra to perform at Corry Area High School on March 18 at 830 pm. John Rossbacher chairs the committee with Douglas Jones of the orchestra present, and John Gosling will conduct. The event, part of a planned cultural series, is funded partly by federal funds and patron drives to keep admission affordable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rossbacher
Corry Area
Corry
Fine Arts Committee
Fine Arts
Rossbacher
Erie Philharmonic
Nixon Urges Congress to Reject Pressure and Act
President Nixon in a State of the Union address urges the Democratic Congress to push through more than 90 major administration proposals, including a larger defense budget and a new technology program to spur research, job creation, and U.S. competitiveness. He vows to finance public schools without increased property taxes and calls for nonpartisan action despite a charged political year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Democratic Congress
Congress
China
Soviet Union
Peking
Moscow
1971 Fire Losses Drop Sharply In City Report
Fire losses in the city for 1971 totaled $42,587, down from $331,184 in 1970. The drop largely reflects the Sherwin Williams blaze that year which caused $312,000 of the prior year’s losses. Residential fires rose to 30 from 18. The department also handled 15 out of town calls, logged 208 training hours per man, and added a new emergency truck to service.
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North Center Street
Thomas Lathrop
Sherwin Illiams
Lathrop
Corry
Labor split stalls Pay Board over railroad contract
Washington AP The Pay Board loses solid labor bloc unity as union members abstain on a trainmen contract, delaying approval amid tensions with business members. Key unions UAW and Machinists abstain, seeking aerospace pact reinstatement and wary of bonus terms. The dispute endangers a 42 percent pay raise and work-rule changes set since 1970, delaying final action to next Tuesday.
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Washington
United Auto Workers
International Association of Machinists
United Transportation Union
Nixon
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Lindstrom
Pryor
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Burawa
Frushone
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Benjamin F. Biaggini
Southern Pacific Co
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