Storming to Corry Near Miss as Pennsylvanias Storm Wreaks Havoc
A fierce weather system spared Corry from the worst with only minor street washouts and basement flooding. 400 Penelec customers lost power briefly while Elgin Spartansburg and Route 6 areas reported downed wires. Titusville saw 2.27 inches of rain in a two hour span 4 to 6 pm with hail described as walnuts and golf balls. Route 8 trees and wires blocked traffic for hours. No injuries reported beyond property damage and a dog unharmed.
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Lorry
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York State
Corry
Edward Zarger
Penelec
Elgin
Spartansburg
Canadohia Lake
Zarger
Erie
William Schilling
General Telephone Co
Titusville Water Works
Cherrytree Township
Stanley “Corb
Bayless
Titusville
Cherrytree Fire Department
Fowler Farm
Riceville Corners
Citizens Help PSP During Rainstorm
Corry state police praise residents and motorists who aided traffic control after a heavy rainstorm blocked Route 8 at Hydetown Route 77 east of Little Cooley and Route 8 north of Route 77. Water covered Hydetown road and wind damaged trees at other sites. Police say cleanup involved officers PennDOT crews and citizens.
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Corry State
Hydetown
Little Cooley
Penndot
PLC Northwest District Meeting Held in Corry
City officials hosted representatives from seven northwest Pennsylvania cities including Corry Erie Sharon Meadville Franklin Titusville and Farrell for a two session convention at the Corry Motor Inn. Bernard J. Harkins Erie City Council president chaired the meetings. Morning session covered shared problems and mutual solutions.
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Northwest
Pennsylvania League of Cities
PLC
Corry Motor Inn
Corry
Erie
Sharon
Meadville
Franklin
Titusville
Farrell
Bernard J. Harkins
Slain MLK Sr. death explored as possible conspiracy
In Atlanta, Mrs. King was killed during a church service while playing the organ as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr and others witnessed gunfire. Police said no evidence of a broader plot existed, but the arresting suspect claimed a conspiracy targeted civil rights leaders.
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Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King Sr
Ralph David Abernathy
Dr. King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Atlanta
John Inman
Martin
King
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Alfred Daniel Williams King
J. L. Mullins
Chenault
Mrs. King
Columbus
Ohio
Abernathy
Atlanta Sclc
Hosea Williams
Rev
Williams
Hck
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Honey
Pass Gets Three Life Sentences
Albert Pass, former top UMW official, was sentenced by Erie County Judge Edward Carney to three consecutive life terms for the 1969 Yablonski murders. Pass, 54, claimed innocence and said a recent offer for lighter terms for testifying was not truthful.
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Erie
Albert Pass
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony”’” Boyle
Yablonski
Erie County
Edward Carney
Pass
Harold Gondelman
State Supreme Court
UMW
Joseph A. Yablonski
Middlesboro
William J. Prater
Sprague
Corry Eyes Role in New Northwest Rail Short Line
The Northwest Regional Planning and Development Commission advances a 700 mile short line railroad plan for eight northwestern Pennsylvania counties. It would connect Erie to Emporium and Pittsburgh, lower labor costs, and aim to operate without subsidy beyond two years. Feasibility studies continue as state and federal reviews proceed.
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ERIE
Northwest Regional Planning and Development Commission
Pennsylvania
Crawford
Mercer
Lawrence
Venango
Clarion
Forest
Warren
Emporium
Cameron County
Dunkirk
N.Y
Pittsburgh
Don Meier
Planning Commission
Meier
Conrail
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Railway Administration
Rail Services Planning Office
U.S. Railway Association
Commission
24 Young People Die In Gulliver's Fire At Port Chester
A deadly early morning blaze at Gulliver's Restaurant on the Connecticut New York border killed 24 young people and injured many others. Victims perished from smoke inhalation or were blinded while seeking exits as crowd chaos and packed conditions hampered escape. Westchester officials ordered a full investigation with arson specialists reviewing possible causes, while band leader and witnesses described smoke and frantic attempts to flee the sunken dance floor.
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Port Chester
N.Y
Joe Parsons Jr
Stamford
Bridgeport
Conn
Westchester County
Alfred DelBello
Connecticut
New York
New York City
Vincent Rathgeb
Frank R. Arbusto
Fire Prevention Bureau
Joseph F. Czaluk
County Dist. Atty
Carl A. Vergari
Dzaluk
Nixon Rest day for Sightseeing Between Summit Talks
President Nixon used a half day for sightseeing in Minsk after weekend meetings with Leonid Brezhnev. No progress reported toward a comprehensive nuclear weapon treaty, though a limited MIRV deployment agreement remained possible. The Nixons traveled from Yalta to Minsk aboard Soviet and U.S. planes amid continued arms talks with Kissinger and Gromyko. Brezhnev remained in Moscow awaiting Nixon’s return.
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Minsk
U.S.S.R
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Black Sea
Byelorussia
Henry A Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
Brezhnev
Nixons
Simferopol
Yalta
Weekend string of auto crashes keeps State Police busy
State Police investigated five automobile crashes over the weekend amid a severe storm. Incidents include a Titusville collision between a Potter and a Vincent vehicle with fence damage, a Freehold Township truck wheel separation, a backing crash between Joseph Hanna and M B Blauser, a rural road barn strike by Susan Neely, and a Route 6 collision between John Nelson Jr and Gerald Gradler with total damages listed. No injuries reported.
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Carry
Titusville
Robert L. Potter
RD 1
Tiomesta
Scott BE
Vincent
Pleasantville
Herbert W Hasbrouck
B.D. 2
Tutusville
John H. Krantz
Erie
Freehold Township
Krantz
Joseph Hanna
M.B
Blauser
RD. 1
Cranberry
Hanna
Hanna Auto
Home Township
Susan Neely
George A. Lowther
R.D. 1
Centerville
Lowther
Corry
John J. Nelson Jr
Spring Creek
Nelson
Gerald A. Gradier
Ete
Nelson Auto
Gradler
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Storm, Spares Corry
League of Cities
Georgia
Marcus Wayne Chenault
Dayton
Ohio State University
Prater
Richard Sprague
Pennsylvania League
Northwest District
Journal
McEldowney
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