Deaths and local notices from Russell and Clymer area
Word was received today of the death early this morning of Grant Childs 70 at his Russell Pennsylvania home after an extended illness. He is survived by one son, Grant Childs Jr. of Russell, a sister Grace Munsee of Cry, three brothers Glenn of Blackville Everett of Cassadaga N Y and Warren of Warren Pennsylvania. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later. Harry M Leid funeral services will be Thursday at Spitzer Funeral Home in Clymer at 2 p.m. Rev Roger Winn will officiate and burial will be in Holland Cemetery Clymer. Friends may call tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Five Corry aldermen and constables have been installed as officers in the Erie County Magistrates Association with listed offices for M S Cobbett Norbert Bachomer Byron Nichols Porter Auer and Justin Butters. The state Bureau of Traffic Safety announces suspensions for Sylvan F Reese of Spartansburg and Charles E Widger of Union City for financial responsibility and DWI respectively.
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Grant Childs
Russell
Grant Childs Jr
A. W
Grace
Harry M. Leid
Spitzer
Clymer
Roger Winn
Edwards Chapel
Holland Cemetery
Corry
Erie County Magistrates Association
M. 5. Cobbett
Norbert Bachomer
Byron Nichols
Porter Auer
Justice of the Peace
Justin Butters
State Bureau of Traffic Safety
Harrisburg
Sylvan F. Reese
Spartansburg
Charles E. Widger
Union City
Area Man Faces Grand Jury On Murder Charge
Butler area man Donald L. Brown of New Castle faces grand jury action on one murder charge and a hearing on another. He is held for a grand jury in the slaying of Ada Lumley, 16, of Grove City. A Wednesday hearing is set for the shooting of Wallace Coulson, 67, of Sandy Lake. Lumley’s body was found Jan 21 after she went missing Jan 15. Samuel Brown testified his brother said he had to kill the girl. Also reported: Allen Rankin, 72, former U S Seniors golf champion, died yesterday in Columbus.
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Butler, Pa
Donald L. Brown
New Castle
Brown
Ada Lumley
Grove City
Wallace B. Coulson
Sandy Lake R. D
Miss Lumley
Samuel
Samuel Brown
Slippery Rock R. D
Shafer woos Dems on limited constitutional convention
Harrisburg AP reports Gov. Shafer seeks Democratic support for a limited constitutional convention while avoiding alienation of a wary GOP Senate. He notes bipartisan talks, with plans to bring proposals to caucuses and a possible next meeting. Senate GOP splits loom as Democrats push broader open. The House fast tracks eight amendments for May ballot, including a term-limited governor, abolition of a statewide elective internal affairs post, and a two-year General Assembly.
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Harrisburg
Shafer
Senate
Republican Caucus
GOP
House
General Assembly
GM Offering 300 Scholarships To Seniors
General Motors announces 300 scholarships for entering freshmen at over 200 colleges for fall 1987. Seniors at Corry Area High School may apply. Stipends range from 200 to 2000 dollars yearly based on need with no career restrictions. US citizenship required.
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General Motors
Corry Area
United States
East Asia panel head Reischauer to lead new State Dept group
The ex ambassador who resigned five months ago now heads a one man State Department panel on East Asia. It plans to meet privately Friday and Saturday. In Vietnam related notes Washington features 2000 church leaders from 40 states delivering a protest against the war to Congress and Johnson. Air Force chief Harold Brown says U S bombing of North Vietnam may deter Communist artillery and antiaircraft moves but provides no proof of such intent. General Maxwell Taylor reports strong progress in Saigon after a recent trip. South Vietnamese envoy Bui Diem says troops convicted of looting on pacification duty in the Mekong Delta face execution under a tougher Cabinet policy. A civil rights measure would bar discrimination by any government unit.
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Reischauer
State Department
East Asia
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Air Force
Harold Brown
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
Taylor
Bui Diem
Mekng Delta
Midwest Digs, Waits For Next Onslaught
Midwest digs out from a heavy snowstorm as the region braces for more. Park Falls Wisconsin logged two inches in six hours while Minneapolis Minnesota measured one inch. Freezing rain stretched into Iowa and southern Wisconsin. hazardous driving warnings were issued. Chicago schools opened late, and city officials urged public transit for snow removal. Highway clearance and county roads remained largely open with state help from Iowa and Wisconsin. Police reported looting sentences from a 23 inch storm, with three youths jailed. City jail overcrowding rose as arrests surged. Airports varied in operation with O Hare at 85 percent, Midway limited to commercial flights, Meigs field operating. Rain shifted to snow in western areas and Utah eastern Nevada faced heavy mountain snow warnings. Nationwide, the South and East stayed dry and clear.
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Chicago
Midwest
Park Falls
Wis
Minneapolis
Minn
Iowa
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Cook County
Trinity
Towa
Vandalia
Ill
City House of Correction
Jack Johnson
Yellow and
Checker
O'Hare International Airport
Midway Airport
Meigs Field
Lake Michigan
Oregon
California
Utah
Nevada
1968 Auto Safety Standards Released by Commerce Department
Washington AP The Commerce Department announced long awaited 1968 auto safety standards aimed at cutting the highway death toll, with federal aid for state safety programs. Officials stressed the standards would not be overly severe and invited 31 days of public comment. Ford and GM said they could meet about 10 of the original proposals, while American Motors claimed 16 immediate takedowns.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Dustry
William Haddon Jr
National Highway Safety Administrator
Ford
General Motors
American Motors
Chrysler
Plane Carrying Military Cargo Crashes Near San Antonio
A Saturn Airways DCB carrying Air Force priority cargo crashed in heavy fog two miles north of San Antonio International Airport. All three crewmen were killed. The aircraft diverted from Davis-Monthan AFB to Kelly AFB due to fog. Names of the deceased were not released.
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San Antonio
Kelly
Cato
Auto Makers Back Seven Safety Proposals Yet Oppose Three
Domestic manufacturers claim they could meet seven proposed safety standards immediately while unanimously opposing three rules aimed at reducing injury in a crash. They cite insufficient time to meet rules and note a two year lead time is typical from design to mass production. Proposals they could meet now include automatic transmission sequencing, motor driven wipers and coverage, leak resistant brake hoses, seat belt assemblies, hubcap and wheel cover elimination, rupture resistant fuel tanks, and safety glass standards.
Astronauts Graveside Rites Held Near Catskills
Memorials for Grissom Chaffee and White followed a rapid burial schedule. Air Force ceremonies included bands color guards and platoons. Bodies arrived by jet and hearses as investigators interviewed crew members over oxygen chamber fire findings and cause of the space capsule blaze.
Contempt Hearing Set for Cafaro Memorial Hospital
Judge Elwyn V. Jenkins scheduled a February 19 contempt hearing for Cafaro Memorial Hospital in Mahoning County. Local 47, Building Service and Maintenance Union seeks reinstatement of about 60 striking workers seeking union recognition. Hospital says court lacks authority to order reinstatement, while administration notes most strikers have returned as scheduling allows.
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Hospital
Youngstown, Ohio
Elwyn V. Jenkins
Mahoning County
Cafaro Memorial Hospital
Local 47
Building Service and Maintenance Union
Florence Marsteller
State Lawmakers Pay Tribute To Astronauts
In Harrisburg the Pennsylvania flag flew at half mast as legislators paused for a moment of silence for the three Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil Grissom Edward White II and Roger Chaffee who died in the Cape Kennedy fire. Both chambers adopted resolutions mourning the deaths. Also: Ronald Sharpless a Hollidaysburg teen awaits sentencing for second degree murder in his mother’s July shooting.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Spall
Capitol
Cape Kennedy
Air Force
Virgil J. Grissom
Edward H. White
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
Hollidaysburg
Ronald Sharpless
Sharpless
Bette Jane Sharpless
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Corry, PA
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Gerakimos Skalvos
Bob Church
North Center St
Loblaws
Sender
Cherry Valley 7
Wieners
Pascal Celery
Larsup
Page One
Grissom
Catskill Mountains
Hudson River
Chaffee
Newburgh
N.C
White
Houston
Board of Inquiry
Tzvestia
Trud
Bracken’s
Cne
North Center Street
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