Roads Crumble on Rural Pennsylvanian Streets
The piece surveys Pennsylvania highways hit hard by a severe winter with Route 426 showing severe pothole damage and hubcaps collected by Frances Jaquith. It contrasts troubled roads with a near pristine stretch between Union City and Waterford and cites officials like Vincent Kennerknecht and Jacob Kassab on maintenance, budgeting, and the need for bonds to fund resurfacing while noting billions in past debt and limited funds for repair.
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Frances Jaquith
Union City
Waterford
New York State Line
Kennerknecht
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Transportation Department
Jacob Kassab
Kassab
Allegheny
Beaver
Burglars Loot Warren Post Office Main Vaults Targeted
Burglars broke into the Warren main post office last night carving a hole in a small vault and entering four safes. They fled with an undetermined cash and stamp contents while two vaults in the federal building remained locked. The break was found at 5 a.m. by the Superintendant of Mails. Investigations by Postal Inspection Service and Warren police continue as authorities seek suspects and note Ohio-plate vehicle sightings.
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Warren
Angelo Coradero
Erie
Coradero
Federal Building
Donald Pearson
Frank Fago
Journal
Warren Barracks
Pennsylvania
New York
Ficers
Ohio
Shippensville
Postal Inspection Service
Warren Borough
Afro Hairdo Ignites In Richmond Car Fire
Richmond firemen report a new hazard when a woman’s large Afro caught fire after she struck a match to light a cigarette. The blaze spread from the hair to the car headliner, causing a vehicle fire in the East End.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
East End
Car Strikes Corry Boy Driver Flees
Troopers seek driver of a black 1970 Chevelle with Ohio plates after it struck Edward B. Reed 9 of Corry yesterday on Route 277 near the city limits. Reed was treated for bruises at Corry Memorial Hospital and released. The errant car fled north after impact at about 5 p.m. The same report notes a Saturday two car collision on Route 8 near Titusville involving Nancy L. (last name unread).
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Corry
Ohio
Edward B. Reed
Donald Reed
H.D. 1
Corry Memorial Hospital
Titusville
Nancy L
White House Ties ITT Probe To Campaign Money
Denver AP report says lobbyist Dita Beard linked the White House to ITT funding questions during a Senate Judiciary hearing before collapsing in a hospital room. Beard testified a memo tied ITT’s financial commitment to the Republican National Convention and the Nixon campaign, with Sen. Tunney noting a $600,000 figure.
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Denver
Dita D. Beard
White House
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Senate Judiciary Committee
Beard
Senate
Jack Anderson
Louis Radetsky
Rocky Mountain Osteopathic Hospital
Nixon
Mrs. Beard
Sen
John Y
Tunney
D-Calif
Pittsburgh Robber Slays Two Officers in Penn Hills Shootout
Rose Dinkins, 24, of Pittsburgh, is charged with murder and armed robbery after a noon shopping center hold up in Penn Hills. Police say she shot Sgt. William Schrott and Patrolman Bartley Connally Jr. as they pursued her. an accomplice, Robert Kemp, 29, faces accessory charges.
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Pittsburgh
Rose Dinkins
Penn Hills
Robert Kemp
Kemp
Sunday Drivers Rescue Snowbound Couples In Kinzua Country
In two nearby rescues, snowmobilers led by Lester Utegg and John Brundage freed stranded motorists in Kinzua Country. They used sleds to ferry adults and a child to safety and to summon tractors to pull free vehicles including a car with a six month old baby. The incidents, part of a weekend trek, highlight snowmobiles as vital rescue tools amid broader chatter of good and bad drivers.
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the Journal
Kinzua
Lester Utegg
Columbus
John Brundage
Baker Hill Road
Erie
Utegg
Brundage
Clegg
Leonard Edwards
Akron
Ohio
Milk Marketing Board survey shows Pa milk farmers bind off
In a Pennsylvania survey of prices in six neighboring states and Washington D C the Milk Marketing Board finds Pennsylvania dairy farmers receive little benefit from minimum price floors. Philadelphia area dairymen get 67 cents per gallon vs a consumer price of 126. Pittsburgh yields about 60 cents with local consumers paying 126, while Youngstown shows 99 cents. The study covers 408 stores and notes only one store operated at a loss to draw shoppers. The board plans to cut western Pennsylvania minimum milk prices, decision forthcoming.
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Harrisburg
Milk Marketing Board
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Ohio
Delaware River
Camden
N.J
Youngstown
The
Sparta Youth Surrenders In Burglary
Joseph Markley an 18 year old Spartansburg area youth surrendered to Titusville police after allegedly burglarizing Hoppe's Sporting Goods Store last Wednesday. He is charged with larceny of three pistols a starter pistol and many boxes of ammunition. A hearing is set for April 4 before District Justice Ron Cole. Two youngsters Lloyd Young and Michael Antill found a starter pistol and shells in Church Run and reported it to police.
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Spartansburg
Titusville
Hoppe
Joseph Markley
A.D. 2
Markley
Ron Cole
Crawford County
Meadville
Cole
Church Run
Lloyd Young
Michael Antill
Titus
Hassling Police A Losing Game
Dennis J. Higby, 19, of R.D. J. Corry confronted midnight patrol officers asking why his sister had been stopped. He refused to calm, struggled when arrested, damaged a radio antenna and coat, and was charged with disorderly conduct at the station.
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Dennis J. Higby
R.D. J. Corry
Higby
Cpl
James Hurlbut
What Happens To Crash Claim Details Examined
The United States Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee released figures on how insurance premiums are allocated. Proponents of the no fault plan in the Pennsylvania legislature argue the reform would cut the insurer's take from premium dollars.
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Pennsylvania
Thay
Ake
Vjiry
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United States Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
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