Jets Strafe Beirut as Syrian Forces Press In
Jet fighters rocketed and strafed Beirut amid claims of Syrian troops and tanks advancing from east Lebanon under heavy air cover. Eyewitness reports spoke of rockets hitting southern Beirut near Moslem areas while some jets were said to carry Syrian air force insignia. Syrian naval action was cited as troops invaded to end Lebanon’s civil conflict, with Arab Army units and Palestinian fighters reported in the region.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Berut
Palestine
Saiqa
Associated Press
Mohammed Salam
Radio Beirut
Aaidd
Riyak
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Army
Holmes -Guerrilla Alliance
Damascus-Bairut
Area Burglary Nets Thieves 17 Handguns
A Townville burglary at Hanna's Hardware on Main Street yielded 17 handguns valued at 1060 dollars. Corry state police report, 3 15 a m, window smashed to gain entry, store owner Ernest Hanna reports loss. Bloodhounds from Tracey Miller aided the search.
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Townville
Corry
Hanna's Hardware
Main Street
Ernest J. Hanna
Freemont Street
Tracey Miller
Franklin
Corry Man Held After Bizarre Nude Stunt
Leonard C. Stockton, 24, of RD 2 Cory was arrested by state police after motorists reported a nude man along Route two miles north of Union City. He stopped his car disrobed and attempted to stop a female driver, then threw rocks at passing vehicles. He was found walking nude along Route 8 and taken to Hamot Medical Center in Erie under the Mental Health Act.
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Leonard C. Stockton
Cory
Corry
Stockton
Union City
Hire
Hamot Medical Center
Erie
Teton Dam disaster claims six dead in Idaho flood
In Idaho Falls officials say a warning helped reduce casualties as the Teton Dam breached spilling an 80 billion gallon reservoir. Six people died, about 120 injured, 135 still missing. thousands evacuated from rising floodwaters. cattle survived on rooftops as debris battered homes. Federal inquiry seeks cause.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Teton Dam
Cecil Andrus
Sheriff's Department A
Madison County
Ford Smith
Bureau of Reclamation
Teton
Snake Rivers
Orange Juice Prices Seen Falling on Higher Inventories
Industry experts say frozen orange juice concentrate inventories are larger than first reported, risking $50 million in losses for growers and a wholesale drop of up to 15 cents per dozen six ounce cans. The Florida Canners Association announced the new figures and will query the situation immediately. Some predict wholesale prices could fall within days.
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Urlamo
Florida Canners Association
State Police Battle Weekend Road Mishaps Across County
Corry state police handled a string of weekend incidents including a vehicle rolling into a wooded area near Spartansburg after driver fell asleep at the wheel and a hit and run on Enterprise road when Marie Neville’s car was struck while stalled. A separate crash damaged two cars on a route near Raunane Albers with substantial estimates. A Titusville youth, Brian Vroman, was found after a four hour Cherryttes Township search.
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Corry
Spartansburg
Sunback Road
Bearansburg
Tly
Uilly Pee
Enterprise Road
Marie H. Neville
B.D. 2
Titusville
Relake Grawiers
Joan K. Burgess
Raunane Albers
Iansburg
Samage
Titubville
Cherryttes
Brian Vroman
Primaries focus as candidates race to delegates
Presidential hopefuls stumped in California New Jersey Ohio as Democrats Carter Udall Church and Humphrey seek delegates. Ford and Reagan vie in a winner take all California race while Norton? editors note minimal changes with delegates tally: Ford 606 Reagan 690. Carter leads among Democrats with about 900 delegates. Udall 387.8 uncommitted remain.
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California
New Yy
Ohio
Jimmy Carter
Morrin X. Udall
Frank Church
Edmund G. Brown Jr
New Jersey
Carter
Ford
Republian
Ha Nb
Rens Reag
Dace
New Hampshire
Reagan
Louisiana
Virginia
Colorado
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Georgia
Udall
Arizona
ABC
Brown
Church
Idaho
Alabama
George C
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Time Magazine
Townsfolk Take Care Of Potholes
A group of about 30 volunteers in Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania filled 23 miles of roads with hot tar and stones over two Saturdays, after state delays. Farmers organized, using 86 year old Warren Foster and 36 year old Jerry Charles leading crews while noting state involvement hindered progress. Several young volunteers were turned away due to age limits.
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Buffalo Township
Hte
Toma
Jay Witmer
Warren Foster
Met
Jerry Charles
Witmers
Charles
State Department of Labor and Industry
Alumni Pack School For 102nd Time
Nearly 500 Corry Area School graduates attended the 02nd reunion Saturday with Atholl Law traveling farthest from Whakatane New For Law. The Virgil Curtis award went to Daniel Stroup while the Concord PTA grant of 100 dollars benefitted Scott Carbaugh. Other awards honored multiple graduates and class participation, as officers and committee members were announced.
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Corry Area
Atholl Law
Whakatane
New For Law
Virgil Curtis
Daniel Stroup
Concord Pta
Scott Carbaugh
Concord Loan Fund
Conelway School
PTA
Jane Bennett
Cheryl Young
Denise Jackman
Jon Bennett
A.D. Colegrove
Thomas Grice
Edward Saloum
Robert Coleman
Clara Hill
Ray Amy
Frank Grice
Fceppel ‘Tiffany
No Misteak, Chow Is Gone
Mr and Mrs David Lees of 504 West Washington Street report a burglary that emptied a porch freezer of 40 pounds of steak valued at 97 cents per pound. Police said the theft occurred Saturday and notes the unusual loss cites avarice and hunger as motives.
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David Lees
West
Washington Street
Lees
PennDOT Revises Erie to Harrisburg Rail Schedule
PennDOT has simplified plans for the Erie to Harrisburg passenger rail service. Trains will run Erie to Harrisburg on Monday Thursday and Saturday mornings with stops in Corry. Harrisburg to Erie trains depart Wednesdays and Fridays. Service is now expected to begin at year end. EL Tennyson notes unlikely Erie to Pittsburgh run and possible rail purchases from Erie Lines.
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Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Erle
Harrisbug
Erie
Harrisburg
Corry
EL. Tennyson
Penndot
Pittsburgh
Atrsich
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Snake River Valley
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Liverpool, Pa
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