Rotting guard rails plague Pennsylvania roads
A PennDOT tour reveals dozens of deteriorating guard rails from Corry to Route 6 and 27, with missing cables and exposed drop offs. Critics say there is no repair program, despite recent crashes, noting only Route 277 into the city has a solid, newer guard system. The piece questions whether any real fix is coming.
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Pennsylvania
Corry
State Department of Transportation
Penndot
The
Journal
Sparta
Policeman Killed In Robbery After Abduction Try
In Lansing Michigan a police officer died of gunshot wounds while helping pursue three suspects who abducted Michigan National Bank manager Jim Spoelma and his wife from their home and forced them to drive to the bank. One robber was slightly wounded. two gunmen were captured.
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Lansing
Mich
Mack Donnelly Jr
Jerry Mills
Jim Spoelma
Michigan National Bank
Frander
School Van Targeted Of Vandalism In Erie Area
City police report two vandalism incidents on the last day of school. A van owned by the Greater Erie Community Action Committee serving the Senior Citizens Center on First avenue had its sideview mirrors broken. At Erie High School students vandalized restrooms and exterior walls with red spray paint, causing about $100 in damage per William Nichols.
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First Avenue
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
GECAC
Senior Citizens Center
West Main
Patricia Ferson
William Nichols
PennDOT Changes Several Routes in Corry Spartansburg Garland
Richard T. Fox of PennDOT says May changes rerouted Route 720 from Spartansburg to Corry via what was Route 277, which is now eliminated. Route 426 extended from Spring Creek to Route 27 east of Garland, replacing former Route 77 segment. The 77 cutoff suffered steep grades and narrow width between Spartansburg and Spring Creek. New routings appear on the 1977 official Pennsylvania tourist map.
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Richard T. Fox
Penndot
Franklin
Corry
Spartansburg
Garland
Spring Creek
Pennsylvania
Doctors Prescription Look Close At Generics
Dr Roger Cruz and the Corry Medical Group weigh the Pennsylvania generic drug law. They caution that some generics may not measure up to brand names despite state tests. Many physicians favor proven generics but fear rapid new substitutions before long-term use.
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Doctors
Roger Cruiz
Corry Medical Group
Cruz
Regar
Tsay
Fingerprints Sought in Girl Scout Murders in Oklahoma
Locust Grove authorities pursue three clear fingerprints and a footprint from the crime scene to identify the assailant who killed three sleeping Girl Scouts and sexually assaulted them. Investigators report a purse theft from a counselor, a padlocked farmhouse, large tennis shoe prints, and bloodstained tents as they pursue leads. funerals set for Lori Farmer, Doris Milner, and Michelle Guse.
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Locust Grove
Okla
Sid Wise
Lori Lee Farmer
Tulsa
Doris Denise Milner
Michelle Guse
Broken Arrow
Pa. Shortchanged by $866 Million in Defense Payroll Loss
Governor Shapp cites a Defense Department shortfall in Pennsylvania’s defense employment. Only 2.7 percent of national defense workers are in Pa despite 0.5 percent of population, with 63,306 such jobs in 1975 vs. an expected near 120,000.
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Harrisburg
Defense Department
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Defense
Adj
Nicholas Kafkalas
Office of State Planning and Development
Philadelphia
Irvine Parents Rally to Save Spring Creek Elementary
A large Irvine coalition pressed Warren County Board to keep Irvine Elementary open for another year. At a packed Pomona Grange meeting, volunteers presented tax, enrollment, class size, and cost data to show the school strengthens local education and budget efficiency.
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Spring Creek
Corry
Irvine
Youngsville
Warren School
Warren
Irvine Area
Warren Board of Education
Pomona Grange
Warren County Fairgrounds
Gordon Sutton
Sutton
Home Fire Protection- A Priority For Local Plant
Corry Foam adopted a payroll deduction plan to buy home smoke detection systems for employees after a two week safety campaign. About 150 of 175 plant workers purchased devices, with cooperation from an Erie firm selling the detectors. Allender urges other local companies to consider similar fire protection programs.
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Rick Martin
Corry Foam
al Allender
Corry Peam
Allender
Erie
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