Corry Mayor Declares Brokenstraw Players Day
Corry Mayor Mary Ann Kibler signed a proclamation naming June 29 as Brokenstraw Players Day in Corry and nearby. Open ing night of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night was set for 8:15 pm at Corry Area High School with performances tonight and tomorrow and Saturday. Pictured are Bill Roche and Linda Manzi with the mayor.
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Linda Manzi
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Dangers of Household Foams From Toxic Fumes Warned
AP reports health officials warn household foams and plastics like polyurethane and vinyl chloride can emit deadly gases such as hydrogen cyanide and hydrogen chloride when burned. Experts urge safer padding and insulation substitutes as fires spread rapidly, noting widespread use in furniture, insulation, and automotive interiors.
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Tennessee
Maury County
Columbia
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Small Homes Council
University of Ilinois
Spies
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Illinois
Warren Mall to rise near Route 62 in Warren
Ed Kane of Zamias Real Estate announces a Warren Mall expected to open by August 1978 with 285000 to 200000 square feet of retail space, anchored by two major stores and 30 to 35 smaller shops. Groundbreaking planned for late September near Warren Route 62, creating over 600 jobs.
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George D. Zamias Real Estate Corporation
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Olean
N.Y
Warren Times Observer Newpaper
Zamias
Meadville
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
Route 62
Johnstown Payroll Records Stolen in City Hall Burglary
Burglars gained access to City Hall in Johnstown Pennsylvania and stole Public Works payroll records. Police say entry was not forced and keys may have been used. The records were reportedly under FBI scrutiny amid alleged kickback over time payments investigation.
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Caseworkers Deny Orders in Hidden Child Abuse Case
Erie County Children’s Services officials deny telling a focal man not to report an alleged child abuse case at a former foster home to police. Agency director Carl Triola says Mowrey’s account includes errors while notes show multiple staff involved. Davies faces six new charges for alleged abuse at the Sarat Reed home, with police estimating six to eight children involved and a Friday hearing slated in Erie.
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Children’s Services
Erie County
Erie Police
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Barclay
Mowrey Monday
Triola
Mowrey
Florida
Tricia
ASD
Act Children's Services
Dauphin County
Davies
Ehe
Jack Cousins
Michael Palmisano
Cousins
Erie
Elliott LeFavier
Nixon Tapes Safe For 2 Years
Washington AP Nixon facing defeat in keeping presidency records private may still block public release for years. Supreme Court upholds 1974 law giving government control over 880 tapes and 42 million pages left by Nixon after resignation. Law assigns General Services Administration to regulate what is public and private, with Nixon retaining right to challenge archivists. Public access depends on final regulations and possible legal challenges.
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Richard M. Nixon
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High Court
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United States
Carter Plans To Make His Papers Available
President Carter's lawyer says he is not concerned about a Supreme Court ruling on Nixon's papers affecting Carter. Lipshutz notes Carter favors openness and may donate his papers with national security and living-person safeguards, possibly via a presidential library funded by royalties.
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Robert Lipshulz
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National Archives
Erie County Jobs Show Solid Gains
Erie County employment rose for the third straight month with 1400 more workers from April to May and unemployment dropping to 7400. The U S Labor Department reclassified Erie from group E to D reflecting improvement, though the area remains in substantial unemployment with a 6.1 percent jobless rate. May 20 saw 3736 regular unemployment claims at Corry and Erie offices as local officials anticipate gradual summer gains but note graduates will strain capacity and could raise short-term job losses.
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Erie County
Bureau of Employment Security
U.S. Department of Labor
Corry and
Bureau
James Roseberry
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