Fire destroys Pace’s Pizzeria in Warren
Fire swept Pace’s Pizzeria in Warren causing an estimated loss between 40 000 and 50 000 dollars. The blaze started around 1 40 pm and may have begun in a deep fryer. The dining area and a second floor apartment were damaged but no injuries were reported. Sixteen firefighters responded with three trucks, and all units remained on scene for about two hours and 25 minutes.
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Warren
Pace
Fred Pace
Fred Cusimano
Borough Fire Department
City To Try To Wake Up Parents
Mercedes city leaders plan to sound a 10 PM siren to alert youths that curfews would be unconstitutional and unenforceable. Commissioner Ray Hernandez argues the root issue is delinquent parents while Mayor Adan Cantu backs the 10 o clock siren idea.
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Mercedes, Tex
Mercedes City Commission
Homer Salinas
Salinas
Ray Hernandez
Adan Cantu
Hernandez
Tornado damages several homes along Mystic Park Road
A tornado ripped through the area, tearing a tin roof from a barn and blowing off a rear porch. It damaged Richard Alexander’s home, smashed a cement block garage, toppled a maple tree onto David Burrows’s house, and damaged Neil Whitman’s property with two out-buildings destroyed. Burrows family unharmed as they were downstairs. The storm crossed Mystic Park Road before dissipating.
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Richard Alexander
David Burrows
Burrows
Neil Whitman
Mystic Park Road
Avery L. White
Union City pool funding blocked by county board
Erie County commissioners rejected a 2500 dollar borough recreation appropriation halting Mer rill Park swimming lessons for about 300 children and cutting arts crafts sessions and dances. The village counts on 500 to 600 daily swimmers at French Creek site, many from Corry, as repairs and rain impact local activity.
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Erie County
French Creek
Corry
Erie bus drivers win 42 cent raise arbitration ruling
An arbitration panel granted Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority bus drivers a 42 cent per hour increase plus longer vacations and a better hospitalization plan. Local 568 members had been without a contract for over a year as the dispute went to binding arbitration on July 8. Authority chairman Dr. Robert Lasher called the added expense a further strain on an already critical financial situation. He outlined three revenue options: attract more riders, seek government aid, or raise fares. A second item notes a Las Vegas ordinance changing bathing cap rules for long hair from girls to all long-haired persons.
College tuition at Jamestown rises for 1968-69
Jamestown Community College will raise resident tuition from 165 to 195 per semester starting fall 1968 69, with nonresidents charged 390 per semester. Semester hour rates climb from 11 to 13. Dr. Albert W. Baisler cites rising costs and notes state and federal aid remains available to offset the increase.
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Jamestown
Jamestown Community College
Albert W. Baisler
College Board of Trustees
Baisler
JCC
Bradford Church Denies Welcoming New Minister
In Bradford county a small Evangelical United Brethren church rejects the merger with the United Methodist Church. Rev Paul H Whitcomb, appointed June 23, is barred from services and told to leave. Church favors independence and keeps pastor Rev Harold A Burdick. Burdick must vacate pulpit by July 1 and parsonage by Aug 1.
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Bradford
Evangelical United Brethern Church
Paul H. Whitcomb
Rew
United Methodist Conference
Evangelical United Brethren
Harold A. Burdick
Whitcomb
Mr. Burdick
Mr. Whitcomb
Lawyer Church
Sawyer Church Council
Andrew Johnson
United Brethren
Pennsylvania
New York State
United Methodists
Johnson
Burdick
Chicago
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Eagle Street
Aluminum
Alcoa Aluminum
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McCray
Kyanize
West Smith Street
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