Erie County Under Scrutiny in State Contract Probe
Pennsylvania legislators issued subpoenas for political contribution records dating to 1966 in 12 counties including Erie as part of a widening probe into how state contracts relate to campaign donations. Federal and state authorities assess bribery and extortion while local officials brace for record retrieval challenges and possible late-1960s data gaps.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House
Erie County
Erie
House Select Committee
U.S. Atty
Richard Thornburg
Spiro
Agnew
Baltimore
Thornburg
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Fayette
Mercer
Cambria
Greene
Lycoming
Dauphin
Montgomery
Philadelphia
Delaware County
Richard Chase
Chase
Board of Elections
Gleason
Erie County Democratic
Roger Fischer
Greensburg paper calls for Nixon impeachment over million donor
The Greensburg Tribune-Review, backed by publisher Richard Mellon Scaife who gave $1 million to Nixon’s reelection, urges Nixon to stand aside under the 25th Amendment. The eight member editorial board approved the piece, stating resignation could be improper but impeachment should proceed.
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Greensburg, Pa
Greensburg Tribune-Review
Richard Mellon Scaife
Nixon
Scaife
Molly Brown
Richard Scaife
Richard- Nixon
The
Tribune Review
Pennsylvania
Tribune-Review
Mellon
Poker World Series Slated For Tonight
LAS VEGAS AP organizers stage the fifth annual world series of poker with stars like W C Pearson Thomas Amarillo Slim Preston and a mystery player in a high stakes hold em game. The winner earns 10000 from each opponent and past champs have taken six figures. Pearson, a 20 year pro, admits mixed confidence while noting self control is key. The event is sponsored by a Las Vegas club.
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Las Vegas
Nev
W.C
Puggy Wagey
Pearson
Thomas
Amarillo Slim
Preston
Tron
Smith
Corryites Attend Mass Care Session
Two Corry Civil Defense members Clifford Holcomb and Theodore Swanson attended a mass care seminar at the Eagles Club in Erie last night. The session replaced the usual welfare test due to fuel shortages and cost cuts. Films and discussions covered mass care during disasters like tornadoes floods and hurricanes, a cooperative effort by Civil Defense and the American Red Cross.
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Corry Civil Defense Unit
Clifford Holcomb
Theodore
Ted’ Swanson
Eagles Club
Erie
Civil Defense
American Red’ Cross
Valley Grove Board Faces Backlash Over School Cutbacks
Franklin report says Valley Grove School Board announced cuts including dropping golf and cross country programs, laying off six elementary teachers plus one kindergarten teacher, and restricting kindergarten eligibility by changing dates. The plan is tentative pending budget review before the May 38 meeting, drawing criticism from teachers and parents. Also, bids for the senior high boiler conversion were opened.
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Franklin
Valley Grove
Indicted Dunkirk lieutenant accused in pay fraud scheme
Chautauqua County Grand Jury indicted Dunkirk police Lt. Louis R. Barone for official misconduct and five counts of petit larceny over an overtime pay scheme. He allegedly arranged sick calls and off duty work to gain time and a half between March 29 and May 13, with specific thefts on April 1 8 22 30 and May 8. Barone suspended. arraignment set May 28 before Judge Lee Towne Adams.
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Mayville
Chautauqua County Grand Jury
Dunkirk
Louis R. Barone
Mulville
Lt. Barone
Barone
Chautauqua County
Lee Towne Adams
Lottery numbers announced in Williamsport AP brief
The week’s 50 cent lottery winner is number 523283 and the Millionaire lottery prize number is 0014. The item ends with a prompt to check the classifieds for more offers such as a new car.
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Williamsport, Pa
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Patrick Gleason
Fraternal Order of Police
Corry
Mary Ann Kibler
Moose Club
Kibler
Kenneth Nichols
Joel Steele
Journal
Eaton
Bemus Point
Junie Schenck
A&p
Aunt Jane
West Smith Street
Corry Plaza
Boz
Sochat
Switel
Raaialarhy
C. E-Zifounger
Ewirat Mogher
Hit
Merine
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