State Welfare Ax Gets New Blade
Harrisburg AP Republicans push welfare appropriation revisions to curb general assistance. Measure caps state spend at 318 million through March 1 1971, excluding aid to the blind disabled aged and dependent children. House Democrats support eight month funding while Senate GOP insists limits may reduce recipient numbers. General assistance aid would require job counseling for recipients.
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Harrisburg
Senate
House
Shafer
GOP
D. Elmer Hawhaker
R-Franklin
Hawbaker
Senate Appropriations Committee
Committee
Richard Snyder
Lancaster
Solons Urge Probe of Rail Carriers
Two New York Republicans urge a joint congressional investigation into all rail carriers after Penn Central filed for bankruptcy protection. The move follows Javits and Reid calling for scrutiny as Penn Central reorganizes under court order and markets react with a sharp stock drop.
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Solons
Washington
Penn Central
Jacob K. Javits
Ogden Reid
New York
Javits
Two Erieites Believed Drowned In Lake Erie Incident
A fiberglass boat capsized near Elk Creek mouth, throwing three men into Lake Erie. Two Erie men are believed drowned, divers search for 90 year old Russell Murphey and Louis E. Hartwell, both of Erie. James Kennedy swam to shore.
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Erie
Lake Erie
Russell Murphey
Louis E. Hartwell
James Kennedy
Elk Creek
Corry selects Lutton as police chief in special council session
In a special City Council session last night Mayor Edward Zarger appointed Sgt Charles Lutton as police chief to replace Frank Carnegie whose resignation takes effect July 17. Lutton, 34, a Corry native and Navy veteran, will assume duties July 18. Nichols promoted to sergeant and assistant chief awaits council approval while Robertson receives a corporal promotion ahead of retirement this year.
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Edward Zarger
Sgt
Charles Lutton
Frank Carnegie
Cpl
Kenneth Nichols
Nichols
Lutton
Carnegie
Corry
East Main Street
United States Navy
Atlantic
Erie
Marine Corps
Shady Avenue
Mediterranean
Sutton
Zarger
Pfc
Emmanuel
Pete) Robertson
Robertson
Ef- Nichols
Charles Sergeant
Ef- Lutton
Journal
Eaton
Troopers Accused of Violating Court Referral Law
Representative Forest Hopkins charges the Pennsylvania State Police with guiding arrest cases to newly elected district justices of the peace. He says the law requires cases go to the nearest justice, not to all new appointees, and notes they were told the former justices would finish their terms. Hopkins demands change. McKetta cites an outdated outline.
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Pennsylvania
Forest Hopkins
Hopkins
Frank McKetta
State Police
McKetta
Accuracy Backed Census Faces Town Cheating Claims
The Census Bureau fights a flood of complaints from towns believing they were undercounted. Officials insist results are accurate, citing shifts in population and local economic change as causes. Critics say misses were larger in 1960, when the bureau admitted about 5 million people were not counted. Enumerators reportedly missed forms, leaving many responses uncollected and fueling distrust. Despite ongoing inquiries, the bureau projects a total slightly above 204 million, guiding state representation and local funding, amid pending metropolitan area totals.
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Eveoiranea eraLoreiala
Squires
Aera Ete
Focal
California
Suilieg
House of Representatives
Easmar
Kelley
Airport Manager Seeks More Police Patrols After Runway Incidents
Lawrence Airport manager Frank Lucie asked for tighter police watch following a sequence of runway disturbances. He recounted close calls including a boy on a motorcycle near the strip, and cars driving across the runway, warning of potential accidents if the area is not kept clear.
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Lawrence
Frank Lucie
Lucie
Nixon Signs Bill Lowering Vote Age to 18
President Nixon signed a measure lowering the voting age to 18 attached to a Voting Rights Act extension. He urged swift court testing of constitutionality and asked Congress to pursue a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age further. The act’s core provisions remain in effect for elections, with the 18-year-old vote taking effect Jan. 1.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
South
White House
John Mitchell
Supreme Court
High Court
Six Hurt As Car Skids Into Farm Tractor
Six people, five children, were injured when a car bound for Vacation Bible School skidded on a rural road west of Corry and struck a farm tractor. Doris Tanner, driver, and Rodney Bisbee among the injured were admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital. four others treated and released. State police expect charges. Simultaneous raids in Uniontown led to 102 gambling arrests in Westmoreland and Fayette counties. nineteen charged as operators released on $1,000 bonds.
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Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
Doris Tanner
Union City
Rodney Bisbee
Edwin Mikesell
Dean Belting
David Alfred
Debbie Alfred
Carol Tanner
Corry Hospital
Union City Memorial Hospital
Wattsburg
Steven J. Mongera Jr
B.C
Uniontown
Westmoreland
Fayette
Belle Vernon
Three Held For Trial In Slaying In Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh area three men Anthony Szymanski Monty Crivella and William Welsh were ordered held for grand jury on murder charges for beating Charles Santon 22 of Euclid Ohio and stuffing his body into the trunk of his car The autopsy found he was alive when placed in the trunk and he died days later after the June 12 discovery Detectives said Santon left with the suspects to buy drugs and Santo scrawled Szymanski's phone number on the dust of the car windshield providing a key clue to the case
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Pittsburgh
Euclid
Ohio
Branc
Anthony Szymanski
Monty Crivella
William F. Welsh
Charles Lanton
Charles Amato
Syzmanski
Santon
Szymanski
Juvenile Burglary Case Dismissed Over Missing Witness
In Erie, Juvenile Court Judge Elmer Evans dismissed a burglary case over the absence of the principal witness. The charge involved the breakin at Neese's Dairy Bar last month. A 17-year-old suspect had a knife, long-distance lab photos linked to the pry tool, but the lab technician could not appear, and the judge ruled the local officer's testimony hearsay.
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Elmer Evans
Erie
Neese
State Police Crime Laboratory
Harrisburg
Erie County
Cpl
Kenneth Nichols
Corry
Nichols
Evans
Cyclist Killed After Hitting Train At Crossing
Conneautville police report a 23 year old cyclist named Jerry Gibson died after a collision with a northbound B&LE freight train at a railway crossing in Conneautville around 12:20 a.m. State Police and county coroner Dr. Wilbur C. Thomas investigate the crash.
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Conneautville
Watt Jerry KK
Gitwon
Philip Gibson
Wilbur C Thomas
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Na National Bank of
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Union Bank and Trust Company
Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Company
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C. William Kraft Jr
Philadelphia
John Volpe
Erait
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Surface Transportation Subcommittee
Defense Department
Census Bureau
Ae Cours Lias
Paul A. Squires
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