Fires Keeping Locals on Run Across Three Counties
Corry drivers and volunteers fought a sixth fire in three days, mainly barn fires from Clymer to West Spring Creek. Robert Sperry of West Spring Creek saved his barn by driving to Sugar Grove for gas and noticing smoldering hay. Firefighters pulled 1,000 plus bales from a West Spring Creek haymow while crews battled blazes at the Proper home in East South Street and multiple barns near Clymer. Damages were light and blamed on spontaneous combustion.
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John Proper
East South Street
James Maloney
Clymer
Maloney
West Spring Creek
Robert Sperry
Sugar Grove
Sperry
Spring Creek
Columbus
Corry
Journal
Cameling Beckerink
Beckerink Farm
Elgin- Beaverdam
Panama
Findley Lake
Sherman
Beckerink
Randy Wassink
Bakerink Road
Unemployment Rises to 7.5 Percent in June
Washington reports June unemployment at 7.5 percent, up 0.2 from May and the largest monthly gain since last year’s recession. Labor shows 7.1 million unemployed and 87.5 million employed, with rises across most groups. Economists differ on implications, noting seasonal adjustments may skew the drop earlier in the year.
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Washington
Ford
Maynard Comiez
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Suas
Sune
Comiez
Balloonist Rescued After Four Days Afloat At Sea
Karl Thomas, aiming to cross the Atlantic by balloon, ditched near Lakehurst and spent four days on a raft in the Atlantic after a severe thunderstorm. He was rescued by the Soviet freighter Dekabrist about 980 miles southeast of New York and 300 miles northeast of Bermuda. Thomas, 27, reported three broken ribs and lung bruising from a 200 foot jump from his gondola, and spoke by ship radio saying he was in good shape and eager to tell his tale.
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New York
Karl Thomas
Holland
Atlantic Ocean
Thomas
Dekabrist
Atlantic
Lakehurst
N.J
Naval Air Station
CJCH
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Coast Guard
Bermuda
Charles Juecter
Atlantic Area
Nira
Wallace Clayton
Disposal Of Strays In Corry Illinois City Pound
Stray dogs in the Corry city pound are not being shot for now as officials explore alternatives. Lt Julius Wotus says two dogs remain in the pound and City Administrator Robert Grice mentions volunteers may transport the animals to the Humane Society Erie, though no final disposition or decision has been made and shooting could resume if no better option is found.
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Julius Wotus
Corry
Robert Grice
Humane Society
Erie
Not Dead Miami Man Confounds Funeral Claim
In Miami 62-year-old Alex Monroe appears alive after his family believed he was dead and viewed his open casket funeral in North Carolina. Police confirm there was another man named Alex Monroe of similar description buried nearby. Monroe says he just returned to Miami and denies death. his daughter Mamie Higgs remains skeptical about the death ruse.
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Miami
Alex Monroe
Monroe
Mamie Higgs
North Carolina
Richard Bohan
Bohan
Market Prices Rise Across Food Items in June Survey
June shopping bills rose in nine of 14 cities with an average increase over 2 percent, while four cities saw slight declines. The overall market basket rose 1.3 percent in June, with food items driving the rise. Comparisons to 1976 and yearly trends show broad price gains, including pork chop increases in seven cities.
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Associated Press
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Death Race arcade game prompts close scrutiny in Seattle
Seattle reports a new arcade game named Death Race where players steer a car to run down electronic gremlins for 99 seconds. Skeletal figures shriek and become grave markers when hit, and the game is described as the most popular title from Exidy, despite some distributors declining to carry it. Bill Rubbon notes the game has circulated about two weeks with no visible complaints yet.
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Seattle
Paul
Jacobs
Exidy
Palo Alto
Calif
Wxidy
Bill Rubbon
Seattle Center Arcade
Explosions Rock Boston Area Courthouse and Armory
Explosions rocked Newburyport and Dorchester near Boston with a National Guard truck and fuel tank destroyed at an armory and an Eastern Airlines plane ruined at Logan Airport. Police say bombs likely caused all blasts though no injuries were reported. A warnings call preceded the Logan blast and a pipe bomb was cited by authorities.
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Boston
Newburyport
Eastern Airlines
Logan International Airport
National Guard
Dorchester
Metropolitan District Commission
Essex County Superior
FBI
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