Hill withdraws support for county funds to tourism bureau
William C. Hill Jr. withdrew his backing of a $7,000 county appropriation to the Erie County Tourist and Convention Bureau after three groups endorsed offshore drilling in Lake Erie to boost tourism revenue. He praised citizens and conservationists for protecting water quality and fishing as opponents of drilling pressed for caution.
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William C. Hill Jr
Lake Erie
County Tourist Bureau
Greater Erie
Millcreek Chambers of Commerce
Erie“ County Tourist and Convention Bureau
Tourist and Convention Bureau
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Memorial honors King with marble stone at ceremony
The article recalls Reverend King's death and title in SCLC as about 350 Negro high school pupils gather outside Quitman County jail in a sit in led by Willie Bolden to protest his arrest. Seven organizers are jailed as a memorial stone is unveiled at a pedestal, bearing King's name and birth date.
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SCLC
Quitman County
Jack Harrison
Willie Bolden
King
Memphis march leader slain during sanitation workers strike
Exhibit visitors recall a fragment engraved from Genesis about dreamers as Memphis plans another march in support of sanitation workers. The slain leader had led a prior march that ended in window breaking and looting and a mass meeting was planned the night he was killed.
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Memphis
Two Titusville Men Eye Top GOP Area Post
Titusville figures emerge as leading contenders for Crawford County Republican Committee chair. George T. Forssell Jr. gains strong backing while former Senator Rowland B. Mahany weighs a one year term amid courthouse pressure. Open field house Air Force Academy opens the new $5.8 million facility Saturday.
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Titusville
Pitusville
Crawford County Republican Committee
Robert S. Bloom Bloom
Raymond Shafer
George T. Forssell Jr
Porssell
Rowland B. Mahany
Mahany
AIR Force Academy
Colo
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TB Increase In State Seen As Significant Problem
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania faces a significant public health issue with 2,736 new active tuberculosis cases and 1,087 inactive cases last year. Health officials note the rate is 23.5 per 100000 population, urging regular medical exams, chest x rays, and tuberculin testing.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Health Department
Harold E. Coder
Department
Coder
Suspect Arson In Erie Fire Near Riot Area
Police and fire units faced rocks and bottles when responding to a house fire on the east side last night. Fire crews contained the blaze in about an hour. A department spokesman said arson caused the fire amid a history of racial unrest in the area. Windows were smashed on two police cruisers by rocks and bottles thrown from rooftops.
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Brie (Ap
Fire Department
City club advert prompts joining appeal in quirky copy
A fragmentary newspaper ad touts joining a local club with playful language and a promise of a “142 quart sauce” item. The text hints at membership benefits but is cut mid-phrase, offering little context on date or full details.
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