Icy Streets Add To Philadelphia Transit Woes
Icy streets worsen Philadelphia transit strike now in its tenth day. Negotiations extend into a 16 hour session as federal mediators warn against premature settlement. Reported leadership changes at National City Lines stir speculation while union demands focus on a 60 cent wage package and no layoff clause amid wage scales from 2.25 to 2.75 an hour.
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I Don’t Know Why I Did It Slayer Says Murder Confession
Erie report on Daniel Roy Biebighauser, Edinboro State College student, confessing to killing Mary Lynn Crotty. He expresses remorse, cites uncertain motives, and seeks psychiatric evaluation while denying involvement in other unsolved cases. He shows nervousness in jail and requests a lie detector test.
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Policy Lets Teachers Avoid Humiliation Paddling Rule
In New Kensington Pennsylvania, a school board approved a policy clarifying paddling limits and forbidding sarcastic or belittling remarks toward pupils. The measure notes such punishments are now extremely rare and emphasizes respectful discipline practices. In Washington Pa, a baby named for Sen Hugh Scott and Gov William Scranton was born January 13 to Mr and Mrs William Glovier.
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Suspect to undergo lie detector tests in new inquiry
District Attorney Herbert J. Johnson Jr said lie detector tests will be arranged by State Police in the coming days. The suspect will be questioned about unsolved killings and assaults while a psychiatric examination is planned. Mrs. Knost failed to identify him as her assailant, ending a tie-in with the Crotty murder.
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Penelec reorganizes to form Eastern and Western Regions
Penelec divides its 3 county service area into Eastern and Western Regions with headquarters in Altoona for the Eastern Region and Erie for the Western Operations Area. Johnstown Somerset Indiana Meyersdale Blairsville and nearby towns fall under the Eastern Division led by regional VP Russell A. Shumaker. Louis H. Roddis Jr. states the change aims to meet growth and customer needs while pursuing better service at lower prices.
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Penelec consolidates two divisions into one unit
Penelec Weds Two Divisions consolidation approved by the board in Johnstown aims to improve efficiency. The Central Division including Clearfield Philipsburg Tyrone and nearby communities will merge with the Southern Division to form a single operating unit.
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Crash Victim Denzil Younkin Dies in Connellsville
Denzil Younkin 36 of Mill Run Fayette County died at Connellsville State General Hospital after a Thursday crash in which police said brakes failed on a hill near the business district and he steered the car into a pole. Three passengers sustained injuries.
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Fatigued Trucker Blamed For Four Deaths In Tunnel Crash
ICC reports a fatigued truck driver caused last April’s Turnpike crash in a Pennsylvania tunnel. John Ault 49 Chicago died in the crash after driving 770 miles in 25 hours since Milwaukee. He could not have completed required off duty time. His beer-hauling rig collided with a Smyrna Delaware family car killing Burton Melvin 46 his wife and their 1 year old son.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Tuscarora Tunnel
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Reds Kidnap Priest and Three Nuns Near Saigon
In Vietnam, Communist guerrillas abducted a Roman Catholic priest and three nuns as they traveled from a leprosarium about 20 miles southeast of Saigon. The driver and car were later released, but the four abductees fate remained unknown. The Viet Cong were suspected in the incident.
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PRR Reports 1962 Loss Despite Revenue Gain
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad posts a 1962 net loss of 3,209,900 due to higher wages payroll taxes and equipment rental costs. Full year revenue rose 3.7 percent to 350,659,300 while fourth quarter revenue fell 4.8 percent to 200,499,200. The carrier expects a consolidated profit for last year, noting a fourth quarter earnings drop to 1,752,900 or 13 cents a share.
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