Local wage tax plan stalls in Senate committee
In Harrisburg the effort to extend local wage taxes to all personal income stalls in a Republican led Senate committee. Democrats propose doubling outside Philadelphia and exemptions for low income groups while labor unions oppose higher taxes and the $10 to $20 occupational tax hike.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Senate
O Ae
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania League of Cities
Pennsylvania School Boards Association
Michael Johnson
Pennsylvania Afl-Cio Council
Ernest P. Kline
D-Beaver
Two Erie youths sentenced in Wattsburg Fairgrounds burglary
Michael R. Senita and Lawrence F. Nies were sentenced by Judge Lindley McClelland to 11 to 22 months in Erie County Jail after pleading guilty to two burglary counts related to thefts at the Wattsburg Fairgrounds storage area. They were fined 100 dollars and must pay costs.
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Erie County
Lindley McClelland
Wattsburg Fairgrounds
Michael R. Senita
R. D
Erie
Lawrence F. Nies
RD. 5
John Evanko
Corry
Fairgrounds
Senita
Nies
Henry Grande
Stolen Checks Returned To UC In Major Rebound
Checks totaling 1193.96 from Kimmy Nichols Inc car agency in Union City were returned after a theft of 400 checks in early March. Four checks for 62.84 arrived yesterday and 16 on Monday. Frederick Whitmeyer of Union City, once of Corry, was arrested April 16 by Patrolman Richard Steadman while off duty in Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimmy Nichols, Inc
Union City
Paul Behan
Frederick Whitmeyer
Corry
Richard Steadman
Steadman
Erie
Fire at Corry Bleacher Co May Not Be Arson
State Police fire marshal Trooper Albert Vota said the Corry Bleacher Co fire could be arson or an accident. The empty gasoline can found at the scene and a prior day fire suggest possible foul play, but the building remains a hangout for youths and may be torn down to eliminate danger.
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Corry Bleacher Co
Albert Vota
Troop E
Lawrence Park
Vota
The
Journal
NYC Detroit Priests Press For Right To Marry
Roman Catholic priests in New York and Detroit voice support for allowing marriage while continuing ministry. The Society of Priests for a Free Ministry estimates 250 members want to marry and stay active, amid bishops reaffirming celibacy. A Detroit group of 38 priests and Brooklyn rally attendees echo the stance. Pope Paul VI plans a June visit to Geneva.
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Detroit
New York
Pat Best
Society of Priests
Eugene C. Bianchi
Des Moines
Michigan
United States
Seminarians
Jerome Fraser
Association of Detroit
Brooklyn
Pope
Bern
Switzerland
Pope Paul VI
Geneva
Spotlight on Youth Parade Plans Amid Weather Uncertainty
Parade organizers press ahead rain or shine with judges named from Rotary Kiwanis and Jaycees. John McLean Dennis Frn shone Robert Stoddard Henry Hicks Robert Grice and Charles Bonavita named as judges reviewing from North Center and West Washington Streets with cash prizes planned.
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John McLean
Dennis Frnshone
Rotary
Robert Stoddard
Henry Hicks
City School Bus Stops Until Fall
The city bus run by William Lord of Elgin for city schoolchildren is being discontinued until next year due to expected low usage from now through the end of the term. Lord emphasizes this is not a permanent stoppage and cites vehicle inspection and potential need for a new bus as reasons for the temporary halt. The service, active mainly in December February, covers East Columbus Avenue and extends north.
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William Lord
Elgin
Lord
The
Journal
City
Columbus Avenue
Five From U. S. 7 Mountain Climbers Killed
Five of ten Americans challenging Dhaulagiri in western Nepal died on the icy slopes. Two guides also perished as Boyd Everett Jr and Vin Hoeman were among the victims. Names of other climbers were withheld pending family notification.
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New York
Nepal
Dhaulagiri
State Department
American Alpine Club
White Peak
Sev
Gaston Rebuffaut
Boyd N. Everett Jr
North America
Everett
Vin Hoeman
Anchorage
Alaska
New Delhi
Himalayas
Mt. Everest
William A. Read
Moose
Wyo
Jeffrey Duenwald
Pullman
Wash
James Morrisey
Olivette
William Ross
Portola Valley
Calif
Paul Gethard
Laguna Beach
Louis Reichardt
Palo Alto
James G. Janney II
David A
Congress Faces Rising Food Prices and Inflation
Congressional experts urge action to curb food cost rises estimated near 3 percent this year, up from previous forecasts. Debate spans wage and price controls to farm subsidy reform as inflation concerns grow. several lawmakers advocate firmer anti inflation measures while others urge careful handling of farm programs. A Syrian leader will visit Moscow for talks following regional tensions.
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Washington
The
Agriculture Department
William B. Widnall
New Jersey
House Banking Subcommittee On
Consumer Affairs
Leonor K. Sullivan
D-Mo
Jack Miller
Congress
Miller
Joint Committee
Milk Strike Ends as Erie Dairies Reach Bargaining Accord
An emergency bargaining session ended the Teamsters milk strike against Meadowbrook Sterling and Sanida dairies in Erie. Workers demanded higher base wages larger commissions and vacation pay. Milk supply in Corry remains stable with area retailers noting local producers and chains already supplying markets.
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Teamsters
Erie Dairies
Meadowbrook, Sterling
Sanida Dairies
Corry
Gil City
United Natural Gas Co
Pennsylvania Gas Co
Teamsters Local 397
Erie
Senida
Sterling
Meadows Brook Dairies
Loblaw
Hawthorne Melody
Brookville
Donald Hunter
The
Journal
Earle Slayton
Quality Markets
Sealtest
Elmview
Columbus
A&p
Ivan Downey
Robert Church
Bob Church
IGA
Corry Area
Free Gas Trick Triggers Larceny Charge In Hydetown
Police search for a black sedan with a female driver after a service station in Hydetown refused payment for eight gallons of gas valued at $2.60. Attendant Roy L. Master, 47, Hydetown, reported the incident as Corry State Police and Trooper Norbert Trish investigate.
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Corry
Hydetown
William Rittenhouse
R. D
Titusville
Roy L. Master
Hydetown Road
Crash Kills 2 Injures 1 in Somerset County Collision
Two people died and a third person was critically injured in a two car crash on Pennsylvania 160 near Myersdale Somerset County. Victims were Daniel Gerhart 17 of Myersdale and Felice Altobello 38 of Kaiser West Virginia, the drivers of the respective vehicles.
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Myersdale
Pennsylvania 160
Somerset County
Daniel Gerhart
Felice Altobello
Kaiser
W. Va
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Norbert Trish
Strabane
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