Mead Park Faces Possible Closure Over Vandalism
Mead Park officials report vandalism at its worst in park history. Nine Mead Park Association members told City Council that repairs are too costly and the park may be abandoned without city aid and police protection. Associations blame gangs of youths using Jeeps and motorcycles to damage fountains and facilities. debate over vigilante volunteers and intensified policing follows.
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Mead Park
Mead Park Association
Edinger
Council
Charles Litton
Association
Marion Street
Worth Street
Douglas Rozelle
Sutton
Johnson
Bill would raise lawmakers expense allowance to 700 a month
A House passed bill to create a state compensation commission could pave a 300 monthly increase to legislative expense funds, boosting the allowance to 700 per month in addition to a 7,200 salary. Senate votes appeared favorable, with 106-83 House passage amid a late session power outage. The measure would lead to new pay scales set by a seven member commission, reducing direct voting on own raises. Republican support helped the bill pass as Democrats wrestled with caucus divisions.
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Harrishurg
State Compensation Commission
House
Senate
Executive Branch
General Assembly
United States
Penelec Hit Hard By Storm GenTel Spared
A severe electrical storm last night damaged Penelec facilities with a jumper line knocked out and power outages across East Columbus Avenue Random Road Route 426 and East South Street. Crews repaired lines by 1:00 AM as a transformer burned at Hatch and West streets and two phase wires failed near Route 6 and Rangers Corners. General Telephone reported few outages. In Erie two stations WSEE and WJET went off air briefly while WICU WQLN remained on. Light wind damage included fallen limbs with no major destruction reported.
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Pennsylvania Electric Company
General Telephone Company
Penelec
First Avenue
East Columbus Avenue
Random Road
Route 426
East South Street
Hatch and
West
Smith Streets
Route 6
Rangers Corners
Peneleclems
Lake Beaware Watts
Lay Bottom Road
Eee
General Telephone
Erie
WSEE
WJET
WICU
WQLN
Arte
Call Treasurer's Sale Success City Gets 5000
The first city treasurer sale yielded 5000 in delinquent taxes from 12 remaining properties of 64 originally listed. City Treasurer Mary Hubley and City Solicitor Douglas Rozelle praised the outcome as exceptionally good and planned a future sale for 1968 and 1969 taxes, with biennial follow ups to match county practice.
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Mary Hubley
Hubley
Douglas Rozelle
Rozelle
Corry
City Council Denies Relief on Sewer Assessment
Harold Messenger and Michael Volansky residents seek relief for a sewer line extending to East Columbus and Sciota streets. They argue the project benefits neighbors, with Volansky incurring about 000 so far and facing more costs, while Social Security-claimed hardship is cited. The council closed the door on relief, citing policy and funding limits.
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Ata Street
Harold Messenger
East Columbus Avenue
Michael Volansiy
East Columbus
Sciota Street
Ang Volansky
Sciota
Volansky
Columbus Avenue
Robert Austin
Tomar plans to close Art Metal Jamestown plant
Jamestown New York Tomar Industries owner of Art Metal Corp says it will negotiate with unions to close the Jamestown facility as a cost saving move. The plan is a proposal and subject to talks with unions possibly delaying closure all summer while the plant remains open. Art Metal, a longtime office furniture maker, was bought by Tomar last October for 18 million dollars.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Tomar Industries, Inc
Art Metal Corp
Tomar
Rochester
Art Metal
New York Reopens Bridges as Sewage Strike Expands
Supervisors worked through the night to reopen seven of 25 drawbridges into Manhattan easing traffic jams. A broad strike by municipal workers including 1,500 sewage treatment staff and 300 crematory workers threatens disposal operations while 11 of 13 plants may be shut. Mayor Lindsay toured the city by helicopter amid heavy but flowing traffic and police caution.
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New York
Manhattan
Arthur Lewis
Department of Sanitation
John V. Lindsay
Harlem
Bronx
Midtown
Lower Manhattan
Lindsay
National Guard
Corry Blood Drive Tops Quota With Last Minute Rush
Corry YMCA collection center boosted the Corry Blood Program over its 1970-71 quota by one pint, totaling 341 units for the year. Yesterday 169 donors signed up with 25 deferred, yielding 144 pints donated, the largest in years, with 48 first time donors.
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Red Cross
Corry
Thomas Grice
Grice
the Journal
Corry Ymca
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Clinton Street
North Center Street
Jana
North Center
Clinton
al Young
Young Bad Johnson
Ottawa
Jean-Paul L’allier
Quebec
Public Service
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Senegal
State Secretary
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