State Farm Lands Shrink and an Idea Emerges
Pennsylvania farmland faces rapid conversion as three million acres left crop production from 1959 to 1969. Agriculture remains vital to the economy, with 25 percent of land still in farming and the state ranking high in major crops. Experts propose preservation strategies, including development-right purchases to keep farms productive.
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Pennsylvania
William E. Urash
Erie County Extension Office
Erie County
Penn
Sylvania
Friday the 13th Truck Crash Damages Two Vehicles
Penny Jackson of Anthony's Pontiac Buick owned truck rolled driverless across the upper parking lot and down the bank, ending atop Christine Hornick of The Journal's car. Journal staff survey damage estimated at 900 dollars. Journal photo by Martin.
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Penny Jackson
Anthony
Christine Hornick
The
Journal
Hornick
Martin
Fragmented OCR Note Noted Text
A fragmented OCR snippet references regional or Arab matters with unclear context and missing details, making specific people, places, or events impossible to identify from the readable portion. The fragment hints at a broader story but lacks concrete facts for a full summary.
Fragmentary historic note on Briggs and Dorris case
Vague OCR snippet mentions Max Briggs and Robert, with unclear context about Dorris and a lake. Unable to establish full event, place, or date from the fragment.
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Ile
Dorris Rackesh
Max Briggs
Robertaway
Local Notice Fragments From Mrs Ave Area
Fragmentary text mentions Mrs appearing near Mrs Ave and Briggs with unclear context. No full names, dates, or locations to define a complete event or action.
Fragmentary Detroit notice mentions Vinton and King
The text presents a fragmentary notice from Detroit Michigan naming individuals Vinton and King among legible items, with unclear roles or actions. Readable fragments hint at a social or legal notice but lack complete details to determine precise event or deadline.
Blood drive seeks 85 more donors for 500 pint goal
Red Cross Bloodmobile returns to East Main Street Red Cross building next Monday from noon to 5 30 p m to try to reach a yearly quota of 500 pints. Donors aged 17 to 65 may participate with parental or medical consent where required. Appointments and drop ins accepted.
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Red Cross
East Main Street
Nature
PennDOT Paving Extends From North Center to Route 6
PennDOT Erie office announced a paving project on West Washington Street starting next Wednesday. Works will cover from North Center Street to Route 6, with Cross Construction of Union City as the primary contractor. The plan includes widening Conelway Road soon, followed by resurfacing to improve passability.
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Erie
Penndot
The
Journal
West Washington Street
North Center Street
Route 6
North Center
City Line
Cross Construction
Union City
Corry
West Washington
Conelway
Carter Signs New Public Works Bill
President Carter signed a package authorizing 20 billion dollars for general economic stimulation and a 4 billion public works bill. He called the legislation four major moves in the right direction as mayors congressmen and senators witnessed the Rose Garden ceremony.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Congress
Europe
Right Order Wrong Plant Agway Says Thefts A Misunderstanding
Agway officials in Union City report a supposed theft of 1,500 in spray chemicals was not a theft at all. William Croyle, assistant manager, said a driver claimed an order and loaded a red flatbed truck, later returning the load after contacting Agway. The case closed as the driver was redirected to the correct plant.
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Corry
Agway Fertilizer Division
Union City
William Croyle
Aruck
Agway
Shapp to Repay $299,000 in Federal Funds
Governor Shapp said he will repay $299,066 in federal funds from his 1976 presidential campaign after a Federal Election Commission audit found improper contributions in several states. He claimed no knowledge of fund raising irregularities and stated the repayment should close the matter. He left the press room without answering questions.
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Harrisburg
Milton J. Shap
Shap
Federal Election Commission
Shapp
U.S. “Treasury
Michael McLaughlin
China Warns of Big War and Rush to Build Interior Industry
Chinese Defense Minister Yeh Chien-ying warned of an imminent U S Soviet war and urged rapid interior industrial expansion. In a May 9 Peking speech, he said the two powers are locked in fierce hegemony and that China must race time to prepare, echoed by Hua Kuo-feng urging immediate development of the national economy.
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Tokyo
Yeh Chien-ying
United States
Soviet Union
China
Peking
Yeh
Hua Kuofeng
Hsinhua
Mao Tse-Tung
Chou Enlai
City Income Tax Again Shows Gain
Members of the Combined Earned Income Tax Committee met at the Corrian Hotel and heard that revenue from the city income tax in the final quarter exceeded that of 1076 first quarter. City administrator Robert Grice reported 1977 first quarter revenue at $115,382 versus $108,114 a year earlier, producing a $247,081 balance with carryover. If wage collections stay steady, total year increase could reach about $28,000, surpassing one mill in city taxes.
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Corrian Hotel
Robert Grice
Community-Elderly Center Redevelopment Upgrades Approved
Redevelopment Authority members approved 30116 in change orders for the community elderly center project and 61494 in first payments to contractors. The board raised solicitor Douglas Rozelle's retainer and allowed the executive director Virginia Grice to authorize future contractor payments without board approval.
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Redevelopment Authority
Douglas Rozelle
Virginia Grice
Redevelopment Board
David Johnson
Johnson
Community Center
Nixon recounts foreign policy clashes with Kissinger in Frost interview
In a second Frost interview Nixon portrays himself in control of U S policy, saying he pushed China initiative, faced Soviet pressure during the 1973 Middle East crisis, and assisted Sadat. He says Kissinger warned against Cambodia moves and that Kissinger’s pressure influenced U S actions and media reactions.
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Kissinger
Washington
Richard Nixon
China
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
David Frost
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Cambodia
Kent State
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