Gale-Borne Snows Cripple Northwestern Pa Traffic
Storm winds over 50 mph blanketed Northwestern Pennsylvania with drifting snow. Pittsburgh area and Corry suffered the most damage while surrounding regions bore the brunt. nine State Police accidents reported outside the city, one injury. City crews cleared most streets by 10 a.m. with one abandoned car on Worth Street.
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Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Corry
Streets Department
Worth Street
Carry Utilities
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Edward Zarger
Journal
Nun Jailed After Refusing To Testify
A New York City nun, Sister Jaques Egan, 52, named as a coconspirator in an alleged bomb kidnapping plot, spent the night in York County Prison after refusing to testify before a federal grand jury despite immunity grants. Judge R Dixon Herman ordered custody. immunity decisions for three additional witnesses were set for today.
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Harrisburg
New York City
Jaques Egan
Jogues
U.S. Dist
R. Dixon Herman
York County
Here
Jack Levine
Herman
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Zoia Horn
Patricia Rom
Bucknell University
Joseph Michael Joynt
Silver Springs
General Services Administration
Washington
Thomas J. Menaker
Joynt
de Ictment
Henry Kissinger
Ten Crashes In Blizzard Plague Corry Troopers Report
State Police at the Corry substation handled nine accidents from a blinding snow storm, with two cars damaged $1,000 and $1,200 respectively on Route 277 near Corry. A separate three car crash near Route 6 at Columbus caused $300, $150 and a parked car’s damage, as drivers failed to see one another. A fourth crash on Route 8 near Wattsburg involved Edward Kinley and Thomas Parmenter, both from local townships, after Kinley stopped to avoid the storm. No injuries were reported.
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Corry
Route 277
William J. Finnicum
R.D. 1
Richard K. Colton
R.D. 2
Fairview
Joseph Grunik
Colton
Grunik
Columbus
Thomas A. Craker
R.D. 3
Edward A. Nelson
Nelson
Thomas
Crotty and
Thomas R. Parmenter
Callahan
Norma Cross
Hemlock Street
Union City
Howard P. Link
North Warren
Batty J. Rhodes
Concord Street
Richard Gambino
Linkid
First Snowmobile Driver Convicted Sets Precedent
A Sparta man, Donald L. Parmenter, 43, became the citys first driver convicted on a reckless driving charge involving a snowplow on a state road. The Kinley car sustained $75 damage. Parmenter reported no damage. Buckshaw also investigated a Route 277 crash near the city limits where William Morris and family were treated for minor injuries after a rear collision with Donald McCray. Wrecking crews worked hours to separate the two vehicles.
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Sparta
Donald L., Brown
R.D
Parmenter
Kinley
Paramenter
Buckshaw
Route 277
William A. Morris
R.D. 2
Spartansburg
Donald E. McCray
West Smith Street
Morris
Deanna
Richard
Alan
Corry Memorial Hospital
Corry
Aew McCray
Norbert Irish
Union City
James A. Callahan
York
Callahan
Best Laid Plans Went Awry Blizzard disrupts Corry area services
A devastating blizzard halted travel and postal delivery across Corry and surrounding towns. Only Columbus and Bear Lake post offices issued Tuesday editions. rural routes were left undelivered as carriers skipped trips. The Bloodmobile visit from Buffalo was postponed. two funeral services for Clarence Carter and Duane Teemley were rescheduled for tomorrow. Schools closed, Youth Center board meeting moved, and last night’s sports events were canceled.
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Columbus
Bear Lake
Journal
Bloodmobile
Buffalo
Chautauqua County
Bracken Funeral Home
Clarence L. Carter
Duane A. Teemley
Corry
Fight 4000 Dollar Trailer Fire in Blizzard
A morning blaze in a West Washington trailer during a severe blizzard caused 4000 dollars in damage to the trailer and its contents. Fire units from Station One and Engine Three plus Truck Five responded with about a dozen firefighters. The fire, blamed on an overheated furnace, required tanker assistance from Elgin Beaverdam and Columbus water units due to the location outside city limits. The crew had the fire under control by 8 am.
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West Washington Street
Corry
Elgin-Beaverdam Volunteer Hoge Company
Columbus
Federal bills push catastrophic illness coverage for middle income Americans
In Congress three bills seek to shield families from spiraling medical costs, with Sen. Boggs proposing private insurance pools reinsured by the federal government to offer affordable coverage. Hogan notes limits and Kennedy critics call the plan insufficient, while Nixon signals continued executive support. The debate centers on creating affordable protections for households around $10,000 annual income against very high medical bills.
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Washington
Americana
Congress
Sen. J. Caleb Boggs
R-Del
Senate
Welfare Gets Double Barreled Investigation
Harrisburg AP reports two investigations into the Department of Public Welfare. A House Rules Committee 23 member inquiry targets emergency welfare procedures while Welfare Secretary Helene Wohlgemuth launches her own probe into possible theft and fraud in aid disbursements. She vows accountability for every dollar as she begins her first day on the job. The House measure cites 65 000 December emergency checks totaling about 5 million and notes rapid growth in public assistance costs from 519 million to over 1 billion in recent years, with fraud allegations.
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Harrisburg
Department of Public Welfare
House Rules Committee
Helene Wohlgemuth
Shapp
Wohlgernuth
Whulgemuth
House
Kent D. Shelhammer
D-Columbia
Pennsylvania
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
Congress
Mansfield Comments on State of Union and Nixon Plan
Senator Mansfield says Nixon proposals deserve congressional attention but offers no firm positions yet. He backs consolidating federal departments, opposes unfunded revenue sharing, supports an age limit for senators, and calls for a clear timetable to end U S troop involvement in Indochina while urging European allies to share defense duties. He notes no intent to deliver a Democratic State of the Union response and discusses leadership dynamics with Sen. Byrd.
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Capitol Hill
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Senate
Montana
Mansfield
Congressional Committee
Congress
Indochina
U.S
Europe
South Vietnam
Robert C. Byrd
West
Edward Mr. Kennedy
Juseiiss
Massach
Bob Byrd
Tia
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