Rail crossings repair in Corry stalls city’s progress
Conrail official tells Senator Schweiker that asphalt repairs at Corry grade crossings are in use. City administrator Grice confirms asphalt work and only partial, non permanent fixes resulted from agreements with Penn Central and Erie Lackawanna. Schweiker notes poured rubber as a potential permanent crossing solution, but costs hinder action.
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Corry
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bill Raton
Conrail
Richard Schweiker
Allan Schimmel
Schweiker
R. Budd Dwyer
Robert Grice
Dwyer
Fatal Fire Victims Bound in Waterbury Suburb
In Prospect Connecticut police found a mother Cheryl Beaudoin and seven children along with two visiting cousins dead in a fire damaged home. Some victims were bound and gagged. reports of a shooting and arson were not confirmed. Neighbor heard screams and alerted authorities. husband Fred Beaudoin was at work at Pratt & Whitney during the blaze.
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Palino
Cheryl Beaudoin
Feed
Sharon
Debbie
Paul
Rod
Holly
Mary Lou
Jennifer Santoro
Waterbury
Fred Beaudoin
Pratt & Whitney
North Haven
Court Battle Over Timber Rights in Sparta Erie
Four Erie residents and landowners sue REM Development Inc and Clear Lake Lumber of Spartansburg in Erie County Court for more than 50 000 in timber damages on a nearly 40 acre Venanga Township parcel. They allege illegal cutting by REM and Clear Lake with trespass and damage claims seeking over 10 000 from each defendant plus further damages.
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Erie
REM Development, Inc
Clear Lake Lumber, Inc
Spartansburg
Jerome Kruszewski
Edward and
Sophie Kruszewski
Martha Kaminski
REM
Clear Lake
Venanga Township
REM Development
REMN
Elliott Schonager
Remn Development
Clear Lake Lumber
REM and
Schoonover
Closed Bridge Reopens Plan Set For July Thirty
PennDOT says the Spencer Run bridge over Route 6 west of the city will reopen to full traffic by July 30, weather permitting. Underpinning of sinking abutments will precede a new asphalt surface as crews work overtime to speed reopening.
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Penndot
Spencer Run
al Osborne
Osborne
Corry
Johnstown Toll Rises as Flood Deaths Hit 46
Refugees and a volunteer corps scour mud and rubble in the Conemaugh valley as the Johnstown disaster toll climbs to 46. Rescue teams face gruesome scenes, fear more bodies in outlying areas, and looting reports surface while National Guard medics push into hard-hit zones.
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Johnstown
Conemaugh River
Pennsylvania
William H. Heslop
Fim
Harold Berkebile
Solomon Homes
Solomon Run Creek
Solomon Project
National Guard
Corry to Join New Erie County Planning Body
Erie County commissioners approve reorganizing the Erie County Metropolitan Planning Commission by a two to one vote creating a 48 member panel with representation for all municipalities including the city of Erie and Corry. Commissioner Flatley opposed. Boyes and Hill voted in favor noting direct input from west Erie County townships and residents.
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Corry
New Planning Body
Erie County
Erie County Metropolitan Planning Commission
Michael J. Flatley
City of
Erie
Christopher Capatis
Flatley
Karl W. Boyes
William ©. Hill Jr
Hill
Boyes
Johnstown Flood Strands Families as City Blocks Off
Corry teacher James Gruca reports his family in Johnstown remains stranded. Messages pass sparsely via Penelec as guardsmen seal the city to outsiders. A four-man Penelec crew, with a truck, heads to assist Erie efforts to restore power, staying until work ends.
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Journal
James Gruca
Johnstown
Gruca
Corry Penelec
Erie
Edward Zarger
Penelec
Ed Zewatsky
Denny Albers
Jerry Clayton
Lawrence Anderson
Zarger
Emergency Fuel Program aid in Erie County 1976 77 winter
The Erie County Board of Assistance will run an Emergency Fuel Program to help pay higher heating bills from the severe 1976 77 winter. Eligible recipients must show public assistance SSI income limits proof of October 1 1976 to June 30 1977 fuel costs and overdue bills. Corry office opens Mondays and Wednesdays 10 am to 2 pm. senior centers may assist. Applications sent to Harrisburg with checks issued in September 1977.
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Erie County Board of Assistance
Board of Assistance
Corry
Harrisburg
Corry School District cutbacks add about 10 jobs to unemployment
Fred Davids, business manager, says about 12 elementary teacher aide positions and two secretarial roles were eliminated as cutbacks hit funding. Regular full time work was reduced for the first time in years, with possible rehiring if funds permit. Spring Creek school closure helped limit layoffs through attrition.
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Rick Martin
Corry
Fred Davids
Davids
Spring Creek
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Alisten
First Avenue
Hau
Penn Central
Erie Lackawanna
Sparta
Erie Timber Right
Georgette Bilck
Conemaugh
John Sprinz
Cambri County Civil’ Defense
Berkebile
County Civil Defense
Elmer Schenk
National Weather Service
Ernest
General Telephone Co
Larry Bricker
General Telephone
Bills
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