What’s Soil Conservation Signs Means Election Area Sign
Curious readers ask about the two new road signs at the Warren Erie county line Eastbound reads Entering Warren Soil and Water Conservation District Westbound reads Entering Erie Soil and Water Conservation District Luther Watson of the Soil Conservation Service explains the districts align with counties and map county soils to aid farmers builders homeowners and agencies The service helps avoid problems like a house built on soil with high water content and warns that misusing maps can cause headaches The Erie office coordinates soil data and serves diverse county needs including crop planning and water concerns (Continued on Page Three).
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Erie Warren County
Cobry Jamestown
Warren Soil and Water Conservation District
Erie Soil and Water Conservation District
Luther Watson
Soil Conservation Service
Erie
Watson
Pennsylvania
Scs
State Fish Commission
Federal Fish and Wildlife Department
Publicity argued prejudiced jury in Butler murder case
Butler Pennsylvania AP report says defense for Richard Wayne Alwine 22 seeks new trial alleging pre trial publicity harmed jurors. Attorney Newton C Taylor claims Alwine's alleged abnormal mentality was not adequately considered. Alwine, serving life for the fatal stabbing of Frank DeMar 67, in a Butler grocery store last November 24 1953, was moved from Huntingdon State Correctional Institution for the hearing. The district attorney is Aye. Also noted Catholic vicar dies in Chicago.
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Butler, Pa
Butler
Newton C. Taylor
Richard Wayne Alwine
Alwine
Lfe
Frank DeMar
State Correctional Institution At
Huntingdon
Taylor
Weather Hot Across Nation
The nation faced hot weather with widespread sunshine on the east and west coasts and cloudy skies in the central regions. Heavy rain stretched from the central plains to the middle Mississippi valley while showers were scattered elsewhere. Early temperatures ranged from 50s in the north Atlantic states and Pacific coast to 60s and 70s elsewhere with isolated 70s and 80s in the South. A broad thunderstorm belt spanned Missouri into Iowa and western Illinois.
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Associated Press
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Southern Plains
Gulf State
North Atlantic States
Pacific Coast
South
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Scranton visit highlights governor’s family day at home
Gov Sortinori spends today with family at their Scranton home near Scranton, Harrisburg reports note the governor’s office is absent from other official duties.
Death toll on roads behind Independence Day forecast
The National Safety Council cautioned the four day Fourth of July weekend deaths may fall below 500. By mid holiday week, 282 fatalities were recorded, with NSC noting the toll trails its earlier estimate of 550 to 650 and the 1961 peak of 509. Rain affected many regions as homeward travel loomed.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
NSC
Warne
Springfield
Ohio
Lansing
Mich
U.S. Weather Bureau
Wattsburg Phone Co Raises Rates Pending PUC Action
The Wattsburg Telephone Corp asked the Public Utility Commission to approve a $2.40 monthly increase to raise $9,800 in extra annual revenue for 456 Erie County customers. The plan would lift single line residential rates from 4 to 6 and business lines from 4 to 3, citing a small return on investment.
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Harris Buxuak
Public Utility Commission
Wattsburg Telephone Corp
Erie County
PUC
Wattsburg
Linden man held after public safety incident wounding three
Richard Teddy Colurean was captured after a chaotic incident that left his wife and sister in law injured and a 1 year old girl, Mary Kaminski, bloodied. Elizabeth Coleman, a Black woman, was also arrested near Newark and found with weapons in the car. Coleman allegedly struck the girl and did not answer questions. The case involved Newark and Linden authorities with arraignment planned in Newark.
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Linden
N.J
Richard
Teddy) Colurean
Mary Kaminski
Elizabeth Coleman
Newark
Newark Alport
Coleman
Kaminski
Elizabeth
Joseph Sheridan
Joseph Brennan
Magnolia Street
Elizabeth General Hospital
Gas Lines Planned to Serve Clymer This Summer
Pennsylvania Gas Co. received Public Service Commission authorization to build a 75000 dollar gas distribution system in Clymer to extend its franchise. President Donald Conaway said lines will reach Clymer this summer with 5 miles of transmission main then 8400 feet of four inch main on Center to Main, 8000 feet of three inch main on Main, and 15000 feet of two inch main on other streets. The firm expects to serve 155 customers by year end and about 205 by the end of 1966.
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CLY
Ane Reonsylvania Gas Co
Pennsylvania
Jamestown
Public Service Commission
Clymer
Donald ©. Conaway
Wayne Township
State Line
Center Street
Main Street
Pa Leading Nation In Highway Deaths During Holiday Weekend
The Associated Press reports Pennsylvania set a grim pace for the Independence Day long weekend with multiple fatal highway crashes. By Friday midnight 27 deaths had occurred in the state, amid four deadly collisions totaling 16, plus eleven single fatalities and two drownings by early Saturday. Notable crashes include a Route 38 incident near Butler killing Edwin Beckwith and his four children, and a head-on crash on Route 154 near Mercer that killed Thomas Smith and William Buckles, with four others injured. Police noted a traffic-safety warning had been issued earlier in the week.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Harry H. Brainerd
Edwin Beckwith
Butler
Beckwith
Clifford P. Baker
Kane
Thomass, Smith
New Castle
William Buckles
Cincinnati
Ohio
David Taylor
Mercer
Williamsport
Raymond J. Wilts
Robert Christersen
Lewisburg
World Communist powers clash over leadership, talks held
Report from Moscow details secret talks between Soviet and Chinese party leaders. Teng Hsiao-ping and Mikhail Suslov arrived near Moscow for discussions amid disputes over world communist strategy. Soviet press avoided mention of the meetings while Beijing media criticized Khrushchev as soft on the West and blamed him for broken agreements.
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Moscow
Reil Chine
Khrushchev
Vita di
Letin
Teng Hsiao-Ping
Gens Bral
Chin Communist Party
Mikhail Sislev
Kremlin
Pravda
Commmunist Chinse
Hong Kong
Peking
China
Russia
Ching Ho
Kennedy
Ching Po
Berlin
Krushchev
Tokyo
Just A Lazy Summer Day In Ashtabula Ohio
A quiet Friday afternoon on U S Route 2 near Ashtabula ends with a hay wagon fire. A truck driver helps, a father injures his knee, and his son detaches the burning wagon. A passerby fetches water, is bitten by a dog, and a woman in a car births a baby girl at the hospital shortly after. Traffic is blocked for about an hour as flames blister a house and windows are damaged by heat.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
U.S
Paul &, Shellhammer
Paul Jr
Jay Harmon
Sharon man killed in bridge crash on river ridge
Pat Spencers Smith, 68, of Sharon, was fatally injured yesterday when his car crashed into a railing atop a ridge across the Shetango River in Mercer County.
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Pat Spensers Smith
Sharon
Thia
Mercer County
Rail labor seeks peace pattern from steel deals
Labor Secretary Wirtz pushes a temporary two year truce and study groups to resolve the railroad work rules dispute. He envisions a plan modeled after the steel industry's human relations approach to a permanent settlement, with a Sunday decision on the proposal and possible emergency legislation if rejected.
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Washington (Ap
W. Willard Wirts
Steel Industry
Wirtz
St. Louis
H. E. Gilbert
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Gilbert
Kennedy
Congress
Hie
Union Head Calls For Rail Strike Over Manpower Cuts
PHILADELPHIA AP An drew J Kaelin vice president of the Transport Workers Union AF of C IO calls for a national rail strike if railroads proceed with manpower cuts set for Thursday He urges unions to unite and be ready to strike when layoffs begin and suggests railroad nationalization under a transportation department.
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Philadelphia
Andrew J. Kaelin
Transport Workers Union
Afi-Cio
Kaelin
TWU
Nere
Kennedy
Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kaelin Wald
PRR
Missouri delegates likely pro Goldwater in 1964 GOP bid
Missouri 24 delegates to the 1964 Republican National Convention are expected to favor Goldwater. H Kenneth Wangelin, former state GOP chair, said Missouri's delegates will probably back Goldwater based on local sentiment. Francis Corley, Missouri Republican National Committeeman, agreed.
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Missouri
Goldwater
ST. Louis
H. Kenneth Wangelin
Chaiman
Wangelin
Man, 77, Hurt In Freak Mishap
An 11 year old Venango County man was hospitalized after a freak accident injuring 77 year old Harry Bartholomew of Polk RD 2. State Police say a stone struck him or came from a truck tire about noon five miles south of Franklin. Bartholomew was listed in fair condition at Franklin Hospital with possible fractures.
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Pranklin
Venango County
Harry Bartholomew
R.D. 2
Polk
Bartholomew
Franklin Hospital
Ioon
Here
New Jobs To Improve Labor Picture In Corry Area
William Michael of the Pennsylvania state Employment Service reports production at area firms near capacity. In the last month 40 applicants were referred to jobs and 21 placed, with 184 applicants applying. Placed workers include two in professional, six in clerical and sales, three in service, four in semi skilled, and six in skilled trades. five of the hires were 45 or older. Crop damage from frost and heat hurts fruit growers, tempering near-term labor demand in the Erie North East region.
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Corry Aves
William Michael
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
North Center
Mancent High School
Michael
Erie-North East
Two Die in Clearfield Crash on Street
Two men die after a car leaves 1 Clearfield street and hits trees. Coroner says driver Carl Richard Wall 26 died from a fractured neck and muscle injuries, passenger Thomas Delano Ciren 22 died from a fractured neck. Rochester, Minnesota was misread in the text.
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Clearfield
Clearfield Street
Rochester
Robert Heath
Clearfield County
Carl Richard Wall
Thomas Delano Cireen
Prowler Shoots Son By Mistake in Los Angeles
Mrs Carlotta Linna, 45, sobbing, reports a prowler outside her home led to gunfire that fatally wounded her son Louie Linna, 18, after she fired three shots from a .257 rifle. She says she woke to a shadow on the porch and believed it was a prowler. Police investigate the accidental shooting.
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Los Angeles
Carlotta Linna
Lowe
Loule Loutet
Loulé
Louie
General Hospital
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Hoy
Yoo
Bath
Teng
Em- Hsiao-Ping
Eombassy
Shieago
Msgr
George J. Canay
Péeril
Chicago
Brie Soil & Water Conservation District
Holiday Road
Wattsburg Phone Co
Nikita
Lahor
W. Willard Wirte
Tight
Walk and Management
Anton
Morrow
van Francis O'Neill
National Mediation Board, Tap
Wirecthata
Asst
Son
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