Arrest 75 In Roundup At Cockfight In Sugar Grove Township
State Police and county officers raided a cockfight in Sugar Grove Township arresting 75 residents on cruelty to animals charges. Of 19 non residents who pleaded guilty at District Magistrate Hodges court costs and fines. Local residents face summonses. 55 live birds 11 dead birds and 65 carrying cases were seized and given to the Humane Society. Also note brief Ohio feature about Rob Easelstein making over 1000 clay miniature animals.
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Sugar Grove
Corry
Warren
Franklin
Lawrence Park
Warren County
New York State
Suzanne Hodges
John L. Freeman
R.D
Sherman
Francis Bemis
Clymer
Joseph and
Ely Hawkins
Pennsylvania
Courtney V. Myers
Union City
Elizabeth Swanson
Pittsfield
Alfred T. Hansen
Roland C. Rogers
Spartansburg
Lawrence E. Puckley
Durwood E. Rogers
Snyder Circle
Roger A. Daniels
Worth Street
Warren County Humane Society
McHale To Lose Ag Research Plan Powers
Harrisburg report that Pennsylvania moves to strip Agriculture Secretary McHale of project selection in favor of a 15 member committee dominated by agribusiness. The measure, passed House last year, awaits Senate action as chambers reconvene and critics claim the shift serves corporate interests over farmers.
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Harrisburg
State Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Jim McHale
House
Senate
McHale
Roy Wilt
R-Mercer
Pennsylvania
Agriculture Secretary
Damage Racks Up In Three Area Crashes
A Corry man faces charges of driving too fast for conditions and illegal passing after a Route 6 noon crash Saturday. James F. Anderson, 18, of R D 1 Corry, crossed into oncoming traffic to pass several cars, hit Geraldine Stevens, 33, of Lake City, then collided with Paul F. Titch, 33, of Cor. Anderson’s car spun into a ditch, causing Stevens windshield and paint damage. Damages: Anderson 2000, others 100 each. no injuries. A second crash near Titusville at 9:30 p.m. left two minor injuries and 20 in damages after John J. Willis, 22, braked to avoid a stalled vehicle and struck an embankment. A third crash at 2 a.m. on Route 97 near Waterford involved Sandra Hickey, 21, losing control and hitting an embankment with 650 in damages. no injuries.
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Corry
Route 6
James F. Anderson
R.D. 1
Anderson
Geraldine Stevens
Lake City
Paul F. Titch
RD. 3
Cor Anderson
Stevens
Titusville
John J. Willis
West Pleasant Street
Sandra Hickey
East Main Street
Waterford
Thieves Don't Fool Around At Local Service Station
Dennis Console reported his car left for repairs at Foster Arco Station on North Center Street. He found the drive shaft hanging and the four speed transmission and first shifter missing, valued at $400. Police have a suspect and the investigation continues.
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Dennis Console
West Church Street
Foster Arco
North Center Street
Consolo
American Planes Return To Raids On North Vietnam
U S warplanes raided the Hanoi area for the first time in three weeks, hitting fuel depots and military targets on the city’s edges. Navy aircraft from Tonkin Gulf carriers claimed several MIGs shot down. Raids followed Nixon ordered actions to slow the 40 day North Vietnamese offensive and push toward peace talks.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
U.S. Navy
Tonkin Gulf
Nixon
National Security Council
Washington
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Highway 14
Pleiku
Kontum
Hue
Highway 1
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Corry Labor Group Battles Rate Hike
The Corry Central Labor Council spearheads a campaign with Erie Mayor Louis Tullio to protest a Pennsylvania Electric Co rate increase. Petitions are distributed in Corry for a Wednesday Erie meeting and local leaders expect a delegation at the protest. The council plans a May 15 meeting to file a protest, opposing the 17 percent portion of the increase while supporting the 6 percent for employee raises.
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Corry
Penelec
Two hijackers seize jets in weekend political air crimes
The Associated Press reports two weekend hijackings. An Eastern Airlines 727 from Allentown to Miami carried $303,000 ransom. the hijacker bailed out over Honduras as troops hunted him. A Western Airlines jet bound for Cuba was seized by a 21 year old Vietnam era protester named Michael Lynn Hanson, a University of Utah student. Both actions carried anti imperialist messaging and warnings of further incidents.
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Associated Press
Eastern Airlines
Western Airlines
Utah
Cuba
Honduras
Havana
Pennsylvania
Allentown-to
Miami
FBI
Michael Lynn Hanson
The
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
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Clay Menagerie
Kettering
Ohio
Rob Easelstein
Corry Substation
West Columbus Avenue
Stanford Hose Company
West Main
Lemon Streets
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Columbus Volunteers Fire Department
Journal
Pryor
Quang Tri Province
North Capital
North Vietnamese
Haiphong
Radio
Mekong Delta
Kontum City
Uhe Central Highlands
Army
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