Pfadt Unseats Levin Pfadt Wins Erie County Judge Primary
William Pfadt defeats George Levin 845 to 508 in Erie County common pleas judge primary securing a clear path to the November election. Levin retires, Pfadt’s rival Piatt lingered in probation leadership, and Pfadt expresses relief and readiness to serve the community.
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Erie County
Court of Common Pleas
William Pfadt
County Probation Office
Common Court Pleas
George Levin
Corry
Pfadt
Erie County Common Pleas
Pfatt
Levin
Milton Shapp
Rural voting yields light turnout in Corry area races
Rural precincts around Corry report light turnout with few contests. Key races list Republican victors for township posts including Justice of the Peace and Supervisor, plus multiple school board and tax positions across East Wayne and Columbus townships. Several names recur in Democrat and Republican slates as voters weighed local offices despite sparse participation.
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Corry
West Wayne Township
Donald L. Watts
Richard M. Querreveld
Leroy Lad
Wanda Sanders
Donald Niggine
Constable Dougherty
Orval Titus
William Helmintaller
Robert Joy
Roger A. Lansberry
James Bennett
East Wayne Township
William Helmintoller
Leroy Ladd
Donald Higgins
Harold
Spring Creek
Virgil Tubbs
Frank Dorrance
Marlin Klingensmith
Dorothy Donaldson
Roger Lansberry
Lansberry
Joy
Helmintoller
Vivian Bailey
Grace Barton
Columbus Township
John Brundage
Richard Melzer
Gladys Stroup
Bennett
Michael Kuzma
E. Jane VanTassel
Helen Damon
Annie Miller
Gold Price Falls From Record High in Europe report
Gold prices cooled after hitting records last week as European trading opened with Zurich at 104.50 dollars per ounce and London around 107.50, while the dollar strengthened. Dealers fixed a midmorning price near 111 dollars, signaling a gradual upward trend amid volatility. The market’s peak earlier in the week and subsequent pullback reflected shifting sentiment and currency moves in Frankfurt and Zurich.
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London
Europe
U.S
Zurich
Frankfurt
Germany
Paris
Zambia Troops Fire On Tourists At Falls
Rhodesian government reports Zambian troops opened fire on a party of foreign tourists at Victoria Falls killing one Canadian woman instantly and injuring a United States man. A second Canadian woman was struck and fell into the Zambezi river. Bodies not recovered. recovery difficult in the deep gorge. It is the second such accusation against Zambian forces.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Victoria Falls
United States
Zambezi River
Zambezi
Zambia
Corry Voters Decide In City Race And Land Values
Republicans pick Edward Zarger for mayor while Dr. Mary Ann Kibler edges Bernard Riehart in the Democratic tally and will face the incumbent in November. Corry turnout runs 40 percent as several school board seats and a city council slate move to fall ballots. Voters approve an agriculture land value revamp 484 to 139.
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Corry
Mary Ann Kibler
Dennis
Bernard Riehart
Edward Zarger
Kibler
Barbara Mack
Zarger
Dr. Kibler
Laurance Barton
Benjamin
Calderone
Robert Kubiak
Kubiak
Eugene Stoddard
Michael Johnson
Clean and Green amendment approved across Pennsylvania counties
Voters statewide approve the Clean and Green amendment by wide margins in Tuesday's primary, with 382 539 yes to 143 174 no as urban and rural areas back a plan to tax farmland differently and curb suburban sprawl. Rural leaders pledge hearings on implementing the measure, amid concerns over tax shifts and potential impacts on nonfarmers.
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Philadelphia
Shapp
New Jersey
H. Francis Kennedy
R-Butler
House Agriculture Committee
Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Primary Turns Clint to Local Upheaval in Pittsburgh
Voters turnout was about 25 percent amid rain and confusing ballots. Pittsburgh Mayor Peter Flaherty secured re election in both major parties. Republican Judge Gwilym A. Price Jr upset the Superior Court race, unseating incumbent Edmund Spaeth Jr. in a cross filed contest. Other Philadelphia results included F. Emmett Fitzpatrick Jr defeating Michael Stack for district attorney nomination and William Klenk toppling David Cohen for city controller. Prices and margins varied by county and party across the state.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Shapp
Peter Flaherty
Gwilym A. Price Jr
Superior Court
Price
Cross
Edmund B. Spaeth Jr
Spaeth
Allegheny County
Richard D. Grifo
Robert van der Voort
van der Voort
Grifo
Flaherty
Richard S. Caliguiri
Caliguiri
Thomas Livingston
F. Emmett Fitzpatrick Jr
Michael Stack
Fitzpatrick
Stack
Arlen Specter
Specter
William Klenk
David Cohen
Klenk
Tom Gola
Skylab overheating study eyes sun shield curtain option
Experts weigh hundreds of ideas to solve Skylab 1 heat problem as readings top 150 degrees. Proposals include a deployable shadow curtain, sealing living quarters, or wrapping a giant thermal blanket. NASA weighs crew spacewalk to install shade and possible delay to Sunday launch of Charles Conrad Jr, Joseph P. Kerwin, and Paul J. Weitz.
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Space Agency
América
Cape Kennedy
Skylab Space Station
Orbiting Laboratory
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Mission Control
Ballot Spot Counts Set for Two Superior Court Seats
Philadelphia AP report on this year’s primary for two Superior Court seats. Four judges drew ballot positions in Harrisburg. Price led GOP and was second on Democratic slate, ensuring cross filing on both tickets. Spaeth led Democratic ticket in Philadelphia despite lower overall GOP showing.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Allegheny County
Gwilym Price
Price
Pittsburgh
Robert van der Voort
Northampton Galinty
Richard Grifo
Edmund Spaeth
Spaeth
Swamp Price
Grifo
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Oryal Titus
Spartansburg
Roland Putnam
Lawrence Scouten
Cameron Blakeslee
Lawrence Murdock
William E. Scouten Jr
Harry C. Hays
Merley Ongley
Mary E. Torry
Patricia Scouten
Louise Mahan
Marlene Shambaugh
Kibler, Zarger Winwell
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Apollo
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