Employment In County Up This Month
Erie County employment rose to 108700 in June 1971, up 300 from May. Manufacturing payrolls gained 400 to 42500, while nonmanufacturing fell 400 to 54900 due to government contraction. Unemployment rate stands at 6 percent, with seasonally adjusted Erie state and national rates at 4.9, 5.1, and 5.6 respectively. Labor activity suggests only modest 30 to 60 day stability ahead as summer hiring slows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie County
Bernard J. Wiliams
Bureau of Employment Security Office
Erie
Pennsylvania
U.S
Erie and Corry Bes
Williams
Pennsylvania Bans Five States Horses Over Sleep Disease
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania declines to admit horses from Arkansas Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and Louisiana amid Gulf Coast sleeping sickness outbreak. Exemption granted to horses from other states only with health charts proving immunization against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Gulf Coast
Edwin V. Jeszenka
Bureau of Animal Industry
Agriculture
James A. McHale
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Louisana
Jeszenka
YMCA Starts Lifesaving Course for Youths at Pool
YMCA director Alan Schell announced junior and senior lifesaving classes at the pool from July 26 to August 6, 10 am to noon, Monday through Friday. Completion earns YMCA and Red Cross certificates. juniors are 12–15, seniors 16 and up. Contact Sehell at the Y. The YMCA reports 29 children completed the preschool camp led by Irene Mulroy Kay Kelsey and Naketa Howard, with crafts, games, stories, trampoline, swimming, and trips to the fire station, fish hatchery, and Mead Park. An extra camp week is set for August 16–20 for members $7 nonmembers $10. registrations urged. The day camp for older children at the Corry Jamestown Management Club in August has been canceled due to poor registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Schell
YMCA
American Red Cross
Sehell
Corry Jamestown
Court orders Penn Central to halt weekend shifts at Conway Yards
An Allegheny County Common Pleas Court issued a temporary injunction for the Penn Central railroad to stop weekend scheduling of certain Conway Yards employees. The order, sought by the Transport Workers Union, requires reverting to former seniority-based methods. a Friday hearing will decide on a permanent injunction. About 60 workers at the Beaver County yards are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Playground Activities at Mead Park Event List
A dense roster of games and participants from Mead Park Columbus Wright School and Concord School. Games include badminton, cross country, speed race, hop race, checkers, red light green light, mother may I, five hundred, freeze tag, hospital tag, kickball, dodgeball, volleyball, wiffleball, basket ball related events, and several team relays with numerous names such as Ann Hoover Cathy Elchynski Matt Merkle Tim VanTassel Shelly Hamilton Dan Stroup and Teresa Amoroso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead Park
Chris Sprovers
Badmitton
Cathy Elchynski
Diane Grinder
Rick Hoover
Lisa Boutwell
Matt Merkle
Ann Hoover
John Amoroso
Tim VanTassel
Joanne Knapp
Ball Joss
Timmy Cox
Frank Kasper
Donna Dunnewold
Danny Kasper
Frank Sprovers
Georgeann Bichynski
Trail Blazers
Tammy Daniels
Joann Knapp
Audrey Knapp
Columbus
Mary Ann Sekerak
Shelly Hamilton
Todd Phelps
Diane Volk
Allen Lounsbury
Bill Dodd
Joan Davis
Ann Lounsbury
Ricky Gambino
Andy Dodd
Bob McGuire
Richard Page
Shelly Gambino
Buz. Wetmore
Katie
Hearings On Education Plan Set In Harrisburg
The House Education Committee will hold public hearings on July 29-30 in the House Majority Caucus Room to review the Master Plan for Higher Education. Rep. Robert C. Wise, chairman, said the hearings will scrutinize significant features of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
House Education Committee
Robert C. Wise
D-Lycoming
Subcommittee On Higher Education
House
Spy Pilot Francia Powers Takes Skywatch Traffic Role
Francia Gary Powers, the U2 pilot shot down in 1960, now works as a vacation replacement traffic reporter for KGIL. He flies a Cessna over Los Angeles freeways, relaying live congestion reports while noting the ground view is different from his high altitude experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Francia
Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Powers
KGIL
Lockheed Aircraft
Rudolf Abel
United States
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Wickwack
Dan Stroup
John Paul Dean
Ladeane Rhodes
Terry Volk
Pam Stroup
Barry Volk
Chuck Dodd
Uncle Sam
Pam
Allen
Wiffleball
Ernie Kachel
Steve Rushin
Pat Becker
Jane Coleman
Mark Slayton
Mary Ann Hajec
Mary Rushin
Darlene Lewis
Sue Hajec
Tammy Clayton
Scott Frisina
Bonnie Mortimer
Jimmy O'Cono
John di Fonzo
Holly Andrus
Kirt Scheimer
Sue Hajee
I Concord ‘School
Sally Muckinhaupt
Teresa Amoroso
Lee Best
Kathy Ross
Mary Amoroso
Tammy Rhodes
Jody Kurelowich
Hi Waterlo Water
Julie Ottaway
Sam Sample
Tom Muckinhaupt
Jody Kurlowech
Checkers
Sherri Hollabaugh
Cindy Ross
David Kotz
Kay Lynn Eck
Michael Sample
Vicki Amoroso
Beth Duvall
Becky Rhodes
Robin Kurlowech
Jody Kurelowech
Beth Ann Duvall
Joe Lindsay
Darin Kurelowech
Wise
Steevey Va
Rossbacher Insurance Service
Ibs
TOPCO
New York State
Sharp Cheese Food Club
Catsup
BOC
Serta
Firestone Cage
Firestone
Hampion Ord Tires
Mackwall
T.ye
Blackwall
Blackwell
Barney
HOCK
Muprler & Exhauet
THES
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