Telegram Strike Shuts Western Union Offices Nationwide
Two AFL CIO unions UTW and CWA walked out at 12 01 am halting domestic telegrams money orders and overseas services. They rejected a 20 percent two year offer demanding 31 percent raise plus job security while management proposed staged raises and tariffs.
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New York
Western Union
United Telegraph Workers
Communications Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Earl D. Hilburn
Federal Communications Commission
ACWA
CWA
UTW
State Graduation Service At AHS Corry Area High School 254 to Graduate
Corry Area High School will hold a 7 p.m. graduation at Howard J Sheen Field with Darwin Wolcott presenting diplomas after Ray E Elsen. Valedictory dialogue will be by Rebecca Fish and Joan Popovich. Honorees include Peggy Brown and others. Michael Hartley to deliver the desiderata. Atholl Lay will bid Corry farewell as New Zealand exchange student.
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Corry Area High School
Joan Popovich
Standing
Rebecca Fish
Howard J.’Sheen Field
Darwin Wolcott
Board of Education
Ray E. Elsen
Peggy Brown
Alan Chris
Margaret Cooklis
Faith Crook
Barbara Crowell
Michael Darnoall
David Dell
John M. Downey
John P. Downey
Jean Edwards
Rebecca French
Michael Gluvna
Rebecca Guth
Gregory Hartley
Kathy Hasbrouck
James Hooven
Bonnie Jackman
Martha Leishman
Deborah Meerdink
Darlene Miller
Michele McIntyre
Joseph Nichols
Paula Rossbacher
Diane Stutaman
Linda Testi
Deborah Tobin
Terry Westley
Michael Hartley
Corry Area
Ronald Rairie
Memorial Day traffic toll reaches 532 fatalities
Across the nation traffic accidents over the Memorial Day weekend claimed 532 lives. Four youths in western Pennsylvania died in separate crashes on Pennsylvania 65 near Beaver Falls and Pennsylvania 56 near Alum Bank. Other victims included 21 year olds Peter Steiner in Fulton County and Barbara Smith in Chautauqua County New York.
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National Safety Council
Pennsylvania
New York
Pennsylvania 65
North
Sewickley Township
Beaver Falls
Thomas Hartman
Freedom
Mike Kushner
New Sewickley
Michael Bosco
Joseph Walls
Rochester
Samuel F. Donitzen
Hooversville
Pennsylvania 56
Bedford County
Alum Bank
Fall From Cliff Kills NYS Youth at Devil's Punch Bowl
Frederick Cacali, 20, of West Windsor, N.Y., was killed Monday after slipping from a cliff edge and plunging roughly 75 feet into a pond at Harmony Township. His body was recovered from about 80 feet of water at Devil's Punch Bowl.
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Montrose
Frederick Cacali
West Windsor
N.Y
Harmony Township
Audie Murphy Death Plane Found Near Roanoke Mountaintop
Wreckage of a chartered Aero Commander carrying Audie Murphy and five others was located on Brushy Mountain near Roanoke. Rescue teams identified bodies or prepared for identification. Murphy’s status remained unconfirmed though strong indications pointed to him. The five passengers included Claude Crosby, Jack Littleton, a Modular Properties executive, and pilot Herman Butler, with additional crew members.
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Roanoke
Audie Murphy
Roanoke Community Hospital
Andie
Carle
Murphy
Atlanta
Brushy
Here
Parsons
Claude Crosby
Modular Management
Modular Properties Inc
Jack Littleton
Fort Collins
Engurer
Lenoir Ca
Modular Heataaenket
Pete
Colo
Littleton
Herman Butler
Denver
Supporters Push For Vote On Pa. Revenue Sharing
Harrisburg reports three bills seek $90 million in state funds for local governments. Backed by Philadelphia Mayor Tate and Democratic lawmakers, the measures face uncertain fate as Senate and House debate grants for municipalities, police and fire reimbursements, and tax exemptions. The split with Governor Shapp and within party ranks colors the legislative odds.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
James H. J. Tate
Aes
Senate
House
Shapp
Commonwealth
Uest
Fear Jet Held To Swap For Cubans
A Pan American spokesman says a hijacked jet with 69 aboard may be detained in Havana while four Cuban fishing boat captains are jailed in Key West on illegal fishing charges. Havana radio reports another fleet heads toward the spot near the Florida keys.
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Miami
Fla
Pan American World Airways
Havana
Key West
Havana Radio
Florida Keys
Pan-Am
Robert Bohne
U.S. Coast Guard
Cuba
Keys
Pan Am
Najeeb Halaby
Fidel Castro
Buenos Aires
Caracas
Tity
Hugo Delagado
Delagado
State Department
U.S
Coast Guard
Florida Straits
Tortugas Islands
Bomb Threats Keep Ohio Police Hopping
Four bomb threats by phone within 15 minutes targeted Youngstown police and sites including South Side Hospital the Post Office and Youngstown Municipal Airport. No evacuations or bombs found. The caller warned of a Pan Am Boeing 707 hijack plot tied to Fidel Castro broadcasts and a Havana hijacking.
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Youngstown, Ohio
South Side Hospital
Youngstown
Corry Woman 21 Killed In Car Crash
Barbara L. Smith 21 of Corry died at Corry Memorial Hospital after a Sunday night crash on Route 74 near Clymer. Donald Minnick 23 was treated for injuries and released. Miss Smith died from a fractured skull and internal injuries. She was born February 22, 1950 in Erie and lived in Corry since 1980, a 1968 graduate of Corry Area High School. She worked at Minnick's Dairy Bar, Corry Savings and Loan, and Corry Foam Products. Survived by parents Richard L. and Mrs. Smith, four sisters Marilyn May, Carolyn Smith, Gayle and Janet Smith, two brothers Todd and Stephen Smith, and grandparents. Funeral arrangements with Brocken Funeral Home and Faith Church service set. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Chautauqua County Sheriff's Deputies
Minnick
Miss Smith
Erie
Richard L. Smith
Brookside
Corry
Minnick’s Dairy Bar
Corry Savings and Loan
Corry Foam Products Co
Faith Church
Dennis
Marilyn) May
R.D
Glenn
Carolyn) Smith
Gayle
Janet Smith
Todd
Stephen Smith
William Montgomery
Grove City
William
Cora Whitesell
Brocken Funeral
Joseph Kanzelmar
Pine Grove
Nine local youths face 13 charges over fireworks littering
Police filed 13 charges against nine local youths, including five 11 year olds to receive summons from District Justice Porter Auer. The incident began at 11 15 p m last Thursday when a janitor reported fireworks in front of Wright School. Officers found the car and warned the occupants they would be charged. The group allegedly set off fireworks and tossed toilet paper onto city streets. Names listed include Kenneth Heacox Jr Raymond R Pierson and Rick Brown with firework and littering counts.
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Porter Auer
Wright ‘School
Kenneth Heacox Jr
East Smith Street
Raymond R. Pierson
Mead Avenue
Corry
Rick Brown
Yters
Oen
Jackman To Open Men's Wear Store
Leo Jackman announces the opening of Leo Jackman's Men's Apparel at 47 North Seana, occupying the former Rossin's site. He has 17 years in the men's apparel business and plans a formal opening soon, with daily operation and a selection of well known brands.
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Leo Jackman
Rossin
Seana Aho
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AHS
Associated Press
Watfordsburg
Fulton County
Peter Steiner
Hollidaysburg
Barbara Smith
Clymer
Chautauqua County
NYS
Leutenant
Thomas Lamb
D-Allegheny
Harry A. Englehart
Pittsburgh
Urban Coalition
Democratic
Lamb
Englehart
The
Compensation
Fear Jet
Ohio
Corry Memorial Hospital
Barbara L. Smith
B.D. 4
Donald
Park Street
Jackman
Men’s Wear
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