Corry Delegate Weighs Switching Support to Reagan
Harrisburg report shows 36 to 30 state GOP delegates met Reagan. Corry farmer Charles Dodd says he is leaning to switch due to Ford milk price regulation failures. Dodd expects to announce within a day, potentially giving Reagan six Pennsylvania delegates.
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Harrisburg
Ronald Reagan
California
Charles Dodd
Corey Farmer
Ford
Reagan
Dodd
Pennsylvania
Kansas City
Associated Press
Gorton Hoffman
Lula Witherow
State College
Triple Fatality Negligence Settlement Reached in 1973 Crash
A New York State Supreme Court settlement awards $234,500 to the estates of three people killed in a March 30, 1973, crash in Chautauqua County. Milo Glancy of Union City and his employer Triscuit Inc were found negligent. Chautauqua County and the towns of Ellicott and Busti were absolved. Damages to Michael L. Welsh and R. Harold Morgan reflect awards for the victims’ estates including funeral costs and interest, totaling $206,400 for Morgan and $25,000 plus funeral costs for Welsh.
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Chautauqua County
New York State Supreme Court
Milo Glancy
Union City
Triscuit, Inc
Rilicott and
Busti
Ellicott
Glancy
Triscutt Inc
Glancy and
Michael L. Welsh
R. Harold Morgan
Welsh
Mary Cecelia Welsh
Morgan
Michelle Lynn Welsh
Mia
Francis Welsh
Carter and Mondale Close Democratic National Convention
In New York Carter and Mondale wrapped up the 1976 Democratic National Convention with tandem acceptance speeches. Carter returns to Georgia to plan post convention strategy as Mondale pledges strong leadership. Carter vows to restore government to the people and pursue a four year plan in the White House.
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New York
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
White House
Larter
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
America
Carter
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Mondale
Martin Luter King
Plains
Sen. Mondale
Bus Found In Dry Canal As 26 Kids Vanish In California
A Chowchilla school bus carrying 26 children and a driver disappeared on their way home from an outing. Sheriff Bates said it appears to be a kidnapping with the FBI assisting as searches span San Joaquin Valley farmland. The bus was found abandoned in a dry canal, fields and bamboo nearby. Three groups of children were dropped off before the fourth stop, investigators note.
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Joe Bigham
Associated Press
Chowchilla
Calif
Madera County
San Joaquin Valley
Ed Bates
Bates
Chowehilla Fairgrounds
Fresno
Foss
FBI
Dairyland Unified School
Nita Hansen
Frank Edward Ray Jr
Yey
Hansen
Bis
Sam Baretta
Lisa Baretta
Retailers Seek Participants For Bazaar
Corry Chamber of Commerce Retail Division seeks clubs and organizations to set up booths for Sidewalk Bazaar Daze August 12 13 14 with a Bicentennial theme. Contact office at 665 9925 for booth locations and participation. $100 in gift certificates awarded to winners.
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Corry Chamber of Commerce
Phyllis Porvaznik
Chamber of Commerce
Disposing of Gas at Dugway After Seven Years
At Dugway Proving Ground Utah the Army is burning portions of partially destroyed M55 rockets containing GB nerve agent, a disposal method begun in 1967 and halted in 1969 by a chemical release moratorium. About 569 warheads remain intact with 10.5 pounds of agent each.
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Dugway Proving Ground
Ktah (Ap
Army
Dugway
Erie Disposal Removes Casters From Boxes
Erie Disposal Company inspects dumpster units after the death of eight year old Thomas Brigham in Corry. A slanted front unit with casters crushed the boy as he rode near West Smith street plaza. Autopsy cites crushed chest. Walker Ambulance called. police investigate a rare local design. Warzagier says casters are being removed from similar boxes.
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Erie Disposal Company
Abraham Warzagier
Warzagier
Thomas Brigham
John Brigham
Mead Avenue
Corry Memorial Hospital
Young Brigham
Thomas
West Smith Street Plaza
Warangier
Erie Disposal
Erie
CMH Seeks Local Bids for ICU Expansion at Corry Hospital
Corry Memorial Hospital invites bids for alterations on the first floor to add a new intensive care unit. Samuel Antrim, president, says the board hopes local contractors submit a single bid covering general construction plumbing drainage heating ventilating and electrical work. Bidding documents are available for examination in public notices published July 8 1976 in The Journal and other papers or at Corry Hospital.
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Ihe Corry Memorial Hospital
Samuel Antrim
Antrim
Corry Hospital
Cyclists Protest Helmet Law in Harrisburg Rally
Philadelphia and western Pennsylvania motorcyclists plan a 2 PM rally at the state capitol to press for helmet law changes. MAUL and WPMA sponsor the event, seeking 18 plus rider choice, plus education and awareness programs ahead of September legislative session.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Motorcyclists
MAUL
Reading
Western Pennsylvania Motorcycle Association
WPMA
Oil City
Rich Halverson
Michael A. O'Pake
Third Man Sentenced to Death in Local Mall Murder
Carl Faulkner 22 of Cleveland received the electric chair for the December robbery slaying of John McQuiston at a Kingsville service station. Judge Roland Pontius set execution in November. Co-defendants Willie Jones and Preston Payne were previously convicted of murder, attempted murder, and aggravated robbery and all three are appealing. A fourth man George Andrus was wounded in the hold up along Interstate 90.
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Spartansburg
Ashtabula County
Ohio
Carl Faulkner
Cleveland
Roland Pontius
Faulkner
John McQuiston
Sportansburg
Kingsville
Willie Jones
Preston Payne
George Andrus
South Center Street
Hurder Ab
Interstate 90
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Halverson
New Jersey
King of Prussia
Carlisle
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