Erie council in bitter clash over airport plan
At a city meeting Mayor Barber and Safety Director Martin clashed over alleged secret deliberations on a proposed airport. The dispute centered on a Navy letters and defense program. Parks Director Gale Ross urged transparency, and the mayor said confidential information concerned national defense, not the airport. A separate fire at Hughes general store caused $30,000 damage.
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Martin
Ghirles R. Barber
Joseph
City Oil
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Gale Ross
Porterie
Ross
Erie
Washington
Fatal injuries from fall on tank car claim victim
Franklin, Mar. f inguree suffered a fall from a tank car he was working on March 18 at Hamilton. Delmar Snyder of Polk died Tuesday evening from similar injuries. He was born April 4, 1909, in Polk and lived there most of his life. The body will be sent to the B. L. Biehmen funeral home and later to his parents’ home.
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Franklin
Mar
Mystery election question cleared in Allegany village
Allegany village officials resolved a lighting proposal dispute after discovering only 25 of 130 petition signers were village taxpayers eligible to vote. The plan would raise annual costs by 718 dollars for brighter street lights, with signers from outside the village.
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Allegany
Death by own action notes victim’s Jamestown brother
The body of Emil J. Nolepa, 24, was found in a vacant Queens Village lot with a bullet wound and a 29 calibre line at his side. Police say a note was left to his brother John of Jamestown New York. He was reportedly to be called under selective service.
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Mar
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Jackson's Son Reconsiders Aid To Britain
Jamestown May 27 William Jackson 23 son of Attorney General Robert A. Jackson reports for physical examination to join the service after previously opposing aid to Britain. A Yale senior, he now believes Axis victory threats American democracy and opposed Britain’s defeat.
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Britain
Wiliam
Jackson
Robert A. Jackson
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Ylen
Oncutauqua Tisituion
Germany
State police arrive after attack at plant scene
State police move to the Corry Jamestown area after a disturbance at a plant with hundreds of spectators. Patrols found the conflict largely over as officers restrain further violence. Officials note improved conditions among picket lines with extra personnel keeping strikers quiet. Seventy two employees reported to work, one fewer than Wednesday, as authorities weigh whether the attack was military political or economic.
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Sherif Carl Kuppler
Siow
Corry-Jamestown
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