Erie County veterans oppose HEW plan to take over VA
Erie County Veterans Affairs Director John C. Ferguson urged about 40 000 county veterans to protest HEW Secretary Wilbur Cohen s proposal to consolidate federal health programs under a new Interdepartmental Health Policy Council The plan would abolish VA independence and end special veterans aid status Ferguson warned that $6 billion in federal cuts will hit VA programs and the 1 29 billion VA appropriation this year He adds 165 VA hospitals could be closed or disposed of without veterans input The piece closes with a Ky mental health survey noting 15 000 Kentucky children need emotional disturbance treatment.
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Erie
Erie County Veterans Affairs
John C. Ferguson
U. S. Health, Education and Welfare Department
Veterans Administration
Ferguson
Wilbur J. Cohen
HEW
Johnson
General Health Administration
Erie County
Pennsylvania Association of County Veteran Affairs Directors
Congress
Frankfort
Kentucky Mental Health Department
Community Notes and Personal News Snippets
Weather sporadic rain relief reported as residents plan travel. Mary Straite moved to Mead Nursing Home for continued therapy and birthday on July 23 noted. Concord Corners ladies host cancer dressing meeting at Mrs. William Scouten's home next Wednesday at 1 pm. Local visits include Lenah Clute and Lena Proper of Union City visiting Donald Merkle. Kinney children from Findley Lake with grandmother Georgia Kinney. Mrs. Norris Bradley of Atlantic Pa. visited Nellie Steadman and Ralph Steadman of St. Petersburg Fla.
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Isaac Sherlock
Mary Straite
Erie Hospital
Mead Nursing Home
Park Street
Meadville
Concord Corners
William Scouten
Lenah Clute
Lena Proper
Union City
Donald Merkle
Brenda, Craig
DeAnn Kinney
Findley Lake
Craig—Kinney
Georgia Kinney
Norris Bradley
Atlantic
Nellie Steadman
Steadman
Ralph Steadman
Paul
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sparta All Stars Win 8 to 0 in Playoff Opener
Sparta Little League All Stars defeated Conneaut Valley 8 to 0 with Tim Stockton pitching. Sparta representatives include Steven Harper and Kurt Kolaja, players from Diam ond, Chapmanville, Townville, Tryonville, Little Cooley, Centerville and Sparta. Next playoff game set for Lagertown tonight. Sparta Grange to host wiener roast after Saturday July 27 meeting in Grange Hall backyard for members and families.
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Little League All Stars
Conneaut Valley
Sparta
Steven Harper
Kurt Kolaja
Tim Stockton
Tim
Diamond
Chapmanville
Townville
Tryonville
Little Cooley
Centerville
Lagertown
Sparta Grange
Grange Hall
Grange
Eisenhower endorses Nixon in presidential nomina tion
The text notes former President Eisenhower backing Richard Nixon ahead of the nomination and mentions his hospital stay since May 14 with a news conference where he said he felt "great again." It also describes a July club meeting at Mrs Mary Bregisters home with 12 members and one guest, a chicken dinner, and future meeting details.
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Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Ily
Sger ‘Club
Mary Bregister
Vista Sherlock
Geneva Halfast
Dunkirk Considers Nonresident Occupation Privilege Fee
Dunkirk councilmen study legality of a nonresident occupational privilege tax aimed at workers commuting to the city. Councilman Clemens Worosz notes rising nonresident employment using city services without local taxes. The city attorney will review legality and report next session.
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Dunkirk
Clemens Worosz
Pennsylvania
New York City
Dog Case Snarls Franks Town Arrest For License
Franklin An Oil Creek Township woman spent seven hours in Venango County jail for harboring a month old dog without a 1968 county license. Caroline Lesko paid $21 in fines and costs after a hearing. she failed to pay and faced five days in jail but was released when her employer paid. She contends the dog license rule and arrest were mishandled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Venango County
Caroline Lesko
Pleasantville
Lesko
Justice of the Peace
Dary E. Nesko
Hannover
The
Humane Society
Turkeys Aid Return of Burlington Man’s Lost Ring
A Burlington man, Ralph G. Larsen Jr., recovered his wedding ring after it had been swallowed by a turkey at a Central Soya Co turkey farm. A truckload of processed birds from that farm yielded the ring, found inside a turkey’s guard. The paper, nicknamed the Shortest Distance between Customer and Store, notes the odd find.
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Ralph G. Larsen Jr
Burlington
Beonging
Soya Co
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By Evelyn Merkle
David Moyer
Olean
W. P. Titzel
Paul S. Weed
Corry
Bi. B. Cottrell
Westchester, Pa
Kotex
Tampax
FT Oy Oe
Nixon
Hammond
Eagle Street
Germany
North Vietnam
Red , Cross
International
Red Cross
Geneva
Lifetime
Maple ST
Erie, PA
Pokey
Burlington, Town
Frigidaire
Barney
South Center Street
Corry Savings and Loan American Legion Team
Millcreek
Mark Chase
Pitcher
Edward Hajec
West Congress Street
Corry, Pa
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