Times Guild Signs Paper Still Struck in Erie
About 140 members of the American Newspaper Guild have voted to accept a new contract but will not end a four month strike until all five striking unions return to work. An ITU agreement exists, but no contract until consensus. The strike involves ITU and mailers and pressmen unions. stereotypers remain unsettled. About 300 employees of Times Publishing Co., publishers of the Morning News and Evening Times, have been on strike since March 8.
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Erie, Pa
The
Times Publishing Co
American Newspaper Guild
International Telegraphers ‘Union
Mailers
Pressmen's
Stereotype
ITU
Morning News
Evening Times
Sunday Times- News
PUC Protests EL Cutback
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in Harrisburg protests Erie Lackawanna Railway plans to end its last two Hoboken to Chicago trains. It asks ICC hearings in affected Pennsylvania communities as trains 5 and 6 known as the Lake Gilles are due to stop at eight Pennsylvania locations before the July 18 cutoff.
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Harrisburg
Erie Lackawanna Railway
Hoboken
N.J
Corry
Meadville
Greenville
Sharon
Hijacker Won't Give Up Daughter in Cuba Custody Case
In Havana, Thomas George Washington refuses to surrender his 3-year-old daughter Jennifer after hijacking an Eastern DC8 last December. His wife Joanne Washington, from Philadelphia, arrived seeking custody and met him at the airport before a Swiss Embassy official and Cuban authorities. She has appealed to Fidel Castro and arrived with a 30-day visa via the Czechoslovak Embassy. Washington described the hijacking as a mercy mission but would not release his daughter.
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Cuba
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Jennifer
Joanne Washington
Philadelphia
Fidel Castro
Castro
Washington
Cuban National Airlines
Mexico
United States
Jose Marti
U.S
Eastern Airlines
Miami
DC8
Two Injured One Arrested In Collision
A two car crash at Routes 6 and 19 near Mill Village injured three people and led to the arrest of Betty J. Parker for failing to obey a traffic signal. Helen Styers and Karen Styers were treated at local hospitals and released.
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Mill Village
Corry
Helen Styers
Union City
Betty J. Parker
R.D.J. Polk
Robert Fleetwood
Parker
Styers
Corry Memorial Hospital
Karen Styers
Allan Styers
Helen Parker
Betty Parker
Union City Memorial Hospital
Fleetwood
Holiday Road Toll Sets New Mark
A three-day Fourth of July period last weekend saw 611 traffic fatalities, exceeding the 1966 four-day span but below the 1967 record of 732. The National Safety Council had predicted 550 to 650 deaths for the holiday period from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday.
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National Safety Council
Township zoning stalemate signals change in Columbus area
At a crowded township meeting Officials note a new code supplement removes legal backing for zoning petitions, signaling zoning will be directed by future plans. Planners discuss county sewage study and potential tie-ins with Corry system as Columbus urbanizes and prepares a master plan.
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Columbus Township
Lawrence Miller
Miller
Warren County
Jordan Christensen
The
Journal
Minster
Township Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning and Zoning Commission
Warren County Planning Commission
Corry
Tax plans loom as Dems push budget votes
The General Assembly returns after the July 4 holiday with a $2.455 billion fiscal plan and an alternative revenue proposal to Gov Shafer. The House votes on a $2,054 million general appropriation bill while Republicans oppose, citing insufficient cuts in the Shafer budget. Dems forecast a business tax burden and a nickel cigarette tax hike amid talks of broader tax increases.
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Democrats
Senate
Shafer
Space monkey Benny dies after aborted 130 orbit flight
In Honolulu AP reports that Benny the 14 pound space monkey died suddenly twelve hours after aborting a 130 orbit mission aboard Biosatellite 3. NASA officials said autopsy would be performed and noted the animal had been in fair condition just before death.
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Pacific Ocean
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U.S. Space Agency
Brad Evans
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kauai
Hawaii
America
Air Force
Hickam Air Force Base
NASA
Evans
Benny
Space
Cape Kennedy
Pacific Drop Zone
Hickam
Bonny
U.S
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell
Superior Puts City On Notice Ending Service
Superior Refuse Co informs City Council it will terminate its garbage disposal contract with Corry on March 1, 1970. The move reflects rising labor and maintenance costs and could lead to bidding for a new contract beginning then. the city plans to advertise for bids.
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Superior Refuse Co
Superior
Corry
Supérior
Council
Swanson Seeks $85 From Superior Over Misdelivered Goods
Theodore Swanson, owner of Swanson's News and Sports on East Main, has sought $85 from Superior Refuse Co. since 1967 after workers hauled his magazines and books to a landfill mistaken for trash. The City Council agreed to contact Superior to apply pressure for a settlement.
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Theodore Swanson
Swanson
Superior Refuse Co
East Main Street
Superior
Dog Toll Sparks Berlin East German Surcharges
East German authorities plan a dog toll to raise extra money. Travelers report a 50 cent fee for weekday dog passage through East Germany and a 1 unit charge on weekends.
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Berlin
East Germany
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