Senate Advances 23 Billion Higher Education Bill with Busing Disputes
The Senate approved a 23 billion higher education bill and sent it to conference to resolve busing provisions. It includes 1.5 billion for desegregation while keeping mild antibusing rules, opposing the House's three strict rider amendments. The conference aims to settle aid formulas, federal funds to colleges, and desegregation support amid sharp differences.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Griffin
Area Flooding Triggers U S Warnings Across Western Pennsylvania
Flood warnings cover a wide swath of western Pennsylvania as creeks and streams swell from melting snow and rain. Route 89 near Warners Corners to Lovells Station will close, with Slaughter Run on Route 6 near the Corry Drive-In nearly over the road. A West Washington street extension and Route 666 in Hickory Township are affected, while a flash flood warning from 10 a.m. today to tomorrow covers Armstrong through Somerset counties and nearby New York areas. No major damage reported yet.
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Slaughter Run
Corry Drive-In
Washington Street
Hickory Township
United States Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Armatrong
Westmoreland
Fayette
McKean, Elk
Jefferson
Indiana
Cambria
Somerset
Irania
Chautauqua
Cattaraugus
New York
Lottery Dealers Listed Tomorrow for Pennsylvania Game
The Pennsylvania Lottery Commission expects to release tomorrow a list of about six thousand qualified lottery ticket dealers in the state including Corry outlets. Connie's Superette is confirmed as a Corry ticket seller. other local distributors remain unconfirmed as opening day approaches.
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Associated Press
Corry
Journal
Connie's Superette
Lottery
Lottery and
Revenue Departments
Lottery Commission
Elgin Borough Council faces court grip on seats
At Elgin Boro Council last night seven members met amid the dispute over whether two recently appointed councilmen can keep their seats. A pending en banc Erie County court ruling and a petition by eight residents loom over the council, with costs of legal action and the future of the five member body clouding decisions on street projects and funding. Mayor McCray noted legal bills may be high, while one new member declined a streets commissioner post until the hearing.
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Elgin Boro
Erie County
William Pratt
Elgin
Marvin McCray
McCray
William Peiffer
Corry
Arden Earll
Journal Today
Richard Burrows
Burrows
Borough Streets Department
Gilly Sentenced To Death In Chair In Yablonski Slayings
Paul E. Gilly, named as middleman in the Yablonski family murders, was condemned to the electric chair by the same jurors who found him guilty of first degree murder in Washington County. The verdict came after a long trial in a sunlit courtroom with former prosecutor Richard Sprague urging the death penalty and defense counsel Samuel Rodgers appealing for mercy.
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Washington, Pa
Paul E. Gilly
Yablonski
Washington County
Charles Sweet
Gilly
Cleveland
Housepainter
United Mine Workers
Joseph
Jock" Yablonski
Clarksville
Richard Sprague
Philadelphia
Sprague
Samuel Rodgers
Rodgers
Paul Gilly
Yablonskis
Kenneth
Joseph Jr
Pay Board struggles with backlog of pay raises
Washington AP Hundreds of thousands of wage increases sit stalled as the Pay Board reports a backlog surge from 800 cases to 2219 as of February 25. Executive director Robert Tiernan outlines steps including IRS training, a new pay regulations manual, and staff realignment to tackle large cases while cautioning delays may worsen before improving.
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Washington
Robert Tiernan
Internal Revenue Service
TRS
Tiernan
McHale’s Son Seen as Improper State Employee
Franklin M. Mc Corker, Republican auditor candidate, labels James D. McHale’s $9,011 annual payroll job improper while he attends Edinboro State College. McHale, son of Agriculture Secretary Jim McHale, works as field investigator for the Revenue Department’s cigarette tax bureau. His supervisor notes he keeps up with classes and weekend shifts.
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Harrisburg
Franklin M. McCorker
James D. McHale
Agriculture
Jim McHale
The
Revenue Department
Cigarette Tax Bureau
Betty Putnam
Bureau
Warren Office
McHale
Edinboro State College
First Of Three Parts Dental Care Boon To Kids At Corry Memorial Hospital
Corry Memorial Hospital launches a free dental clinic for needy children with CHEER, Inc aid and support from Drs John Mohr Merle Amy and VanderWeele. Clinics run monthly on Wednesdays or Saturdays depending on the doctor, with fees charged by state schedules when families can pay. The program relies on philanthropic funds and hospital staff including RN Mrs C Conrad Monroe, aiming to provide dental care that otherwise would be unavailable.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Corry
Cheer, Inc
John Mohr
Hospital Board of Trustees
Samuel Antrim
C. Conrad Monroe
Allen VanderWeele
Carry
Memorial Hospital
Brad Johnson
Pryor
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