Erie superintendent resigns after decade in office
Dr. Joseph Zipper announced his resignation as Erie school district superintendent after ten years. He will not seek another appointment and term ends June 30. Crimes reported include a police run on the Corry Motor Inn at 12:30 a.m. today when a man caused trouble with the manager before leaving. Real estate transfers in Erie County include Willis to Babcock in Corry and Spiesman to Muckinhaupt in First Ward, Hopkins to Hopkins in Fourth Ward. Warren County budget plans may fund a House expansion with higher taxes after December approval. Quaker State Oil Refining declares a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share payable March 16 to shareholders of record February 16. 1969 sales reach 112 million, up 16 percent from 1968, with year-end net income still to be audited.
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Joseph Zipper
Erie
Zipper
Erie County
James E. Willis
Sara J. Babcock
Corry
Louise M. Spiesman
Richard E. Muckinhaupt
Russell W. Hopkins
Constance Hopkins
Fourth Ward
Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation Board of Directors
Lee R. Forker
Drexel Dormitory Sit-In Moves Neighborhood Protest
About 70 to 80 West Philadelphia residents staged a sit-in at Drexel Institute of Technology on Thursday night to halt a 4 million dormitory under construction in Powelton. President Hagerty met demonstrators for over an hour as demands called for a moratorium, disclosure of Drexel properties, no further demolitions, and talks for better land use.
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West Philadelphia
Drexel Institute of Technology
University
Drexel
William W. Hagerty
Center City
Rast Powelton
Hagerty
Powelton
Squirrels in Capitol Park Drop to 36 in Two Year Probe
A seven month state study ordered by the 1968 Legislature finds Capitol Park squirrel numbers have fallen to 36. The report notes difficulty in measuring changes due to missing prior counts, cites visitor observations suggesting decline, and recommends further study and trapping options to relocate other squirrels to the park.
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Sacramento
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Frank P. Belotti
Capital Park
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U S Steel Follows Suit Hikes Prices
U S Steel Corp raised prices on hot rolled cold rolled and coated sheets effective Feb 1. The move comes after Armco and Bethlehem Steel plus others boosted prices, affecting cars appliances and machinery suppliers. U S Steel and rivals also hike carbon steel plates and structural shapes by about five and 15 percent.
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US Steel
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Armco
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Jones & Laughlin
Republic Steel
Steel
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
Former NYC Mayor Files For Divorce
Former Mayor Hubert F. Wagner has filed suit for separation from Barbara Cavanagh Wagner whom he wed in 1963. His attorney confirmed the action led Thursday but offered no details. Mrs. Wagner, sister of former Fire Commissioner Edward Cavanagh, disclosed the development.
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New York
Hubert F. Wagner
Barbara Cavanagh Wagner
Astronaut Borman to Lead Foundation After Space Career
Frank Borman, commander of Apollo 8, plans to resign from the Air Force and NASA on July 1 to head the American Horizons Foundation with H. Ross Perot. The duo aims to use mass media to inform and mobilize the public on national problems and opportunities.
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North Vietnam
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May
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Rail unions inch toward clash as cooling-off ends
The four shopcraft unions narrowly supported a pact but will not sign unless all sign. Sheet Metal Workers rejected in December over a work-jurisdiction clause. Strikes remain possible with union officials warning of a walkout by Monday morning, while Winpisinger dismisses such threats as saber rattling.
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Winpisinger
Wyive
John P. Hiltz
Air Controllers Need Bigger Staff
Washington reports that Transportation Secretary Volpe faces a disaffected air traffic control workforce. A Carson Commission briefed on long standing understaffing calls for immediate controller assignments to high density airports, reduced time in operational duties, and revised training plus better FAA employee relations. Union leaders criticized the plan as partial, noting needs of frontline controllers.
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John A. Volpe
Volpe
Counollers
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
John Carson
Fry Consultants, Inc
Kenneth T. Lyons
National Association of Government Employes
Carson Commission
Students Riot Sees Manila Rebels Besiege Palace
In Manila thousands of Filipino students battled government troops near the presidential palace. Police used tear gas and water hoses as demonstrators tried to breach the gates, with 21 arrests reported and demands including a nonpartisan constitutional convention and land reform.
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Ferdinand E. Mares
Serius
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Lamarr False Arrest Suit Tossed Out
Actress Hedy Lamarr’s $5 million suit against a department store over a shoplifting arrest was dismissed by Superior Court Commissioner Gerald Malkan. Lamarr, 51, had been acquitted after saying illness prevented payment and she did not intend to leave without paying. She was arrested January 27, 1966, while living in New York City.
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Los Angeles
Hedy Lamarr
Superior Court
Gerald Malkan
Miss Lamarr
New York City
River Falls group plans protest over no-deposit bottles
In River Falls Wisconsin an ecology action group of 30 residents pledges a litter campaign against the no-deposit no-return policy. The group will collect discarded bottles and deposit them March 21 at local bottling plants doors. James Lenfestey organized the effort.
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River Falls, Wis
River Falls
County Ordered To Pay Store Damages In Riot Case
A Pittsburgh jury awarded 25000 to Morris Wolf and wife owners of Wolf's Shoe Store for fire damage during April 1968 racial disorders. The ruling withholds lost profits and demolition costs, possibly trimming roughly 1 million from total claims of about 33 million. Both sides plan appeals.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Allegheny County
Arthur Wessel Jr
Wessel
Wolf's Shoe
State Supreme Court
GE strike settlement eyed in inflation debate
Counts said inflation effects would be judged by economists, as the GE strike that began Oct 26 crippled 135 plants in 133 cities, costing workers over 200 million in wages. AFIC calls for nationwide GE boycott while committees vote on the pact before 88,500 GE employees and 16,000 workers cast ballots. The current average domestic wage is 3.25 dollars plus skill premiums.
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Nixon
AFIC10
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