PUC Chief Defends Stance on Municipal Utilities Rebates
Harrisburg report shows George Bloom of the Public Utility Commission says Revenue Secretary Kane errs in accusing the PUC of inaction over rebates by municipally owned utilities. Bloom cites five boroughs refunded totals and notes ongoing compilations for two towns.
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Harrisburg
George Bloom
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Robert P. Kane
Bloom
West Chester
Chester County
Shillington
Kane
Shapp
Burglary at Litz Shoe Repair Loses Six Guns Worth 650
Police probe weekend burglary at A. M. Litz Shoe Repair and Sports Store 112 North Center Street with six guns missing. Two handguns identified a .22 Colt Frontier and a chrome Arminius eight shot. Total loss 650 dollars. Suspect to be charged for malicious telephone use tied to a General Telephone tap. Complainant John McDermott reported nuisance calls in October. tap linked suspect to a tavern call on October 22 at 3 a.m. Charges to be filed.
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A.M. Litz Shoe Repair
North Center Street
Litz
Arminius
Porter Auer
John McDermott
South Center Street
GenTel
McDermott
Hunters Give Farmers Headaches Over Open Season
Corry area struggles with careless hunting as fences are cut and crops trampled. Property owners Kuzma and Burik report damage and trespass incidents as neighbors push to post land. City informs Spring street paving completed with base problems, five ton limit set until repairs next spring.
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Corry
Mike Kuzma
R.D. 1
Columbus
Baker Hill Road
Spring Street
David Johnson
Johnson
Annexation Proceedings Still Haven't Reached The End
A Erie County hearing on city plans to annex part of Wayne Township raises questions. The case returns from Superior Court to Erie County for missing papers. Another hearing may hear one witness, D M Davidson, called by township counsel. Several local residents and officials testified yesterday. locals split in view on the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley McClelland
Erie County
Wayne Township
Superior Court
Pittsburgh
Erie County Court
Douglas Rozelle
Barney Bernard
Erie
D.M. Davidson
Macadam Hill Road
Robert Austin
Corry Corr Crete and Gravel Co
Austin Realty
Leo Heberlein
Robert Bra
Leaf Pickup Nears Finish as Winter Comes
City leaves pickup edges toward completion with two crews and seven to nine hour days. Director Robert Grice warns five extra days may finish the job costly at five to six thousand dollars. Mayor Edward Zarger backs the effort as worthwhile as council debates next year’s budget and possible service cuts. Meanwhile Commissioner Thomas J. Foerster escapes serious injury after his car is struck by a braking tractor trailer at Marshall Avenue in the North Side.
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Streets
Robert Grice
Grice
Edward Zarger
Clare Capwell
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Thomas J. Foerster
Marshall Avenue
Tens of thousands feared dead in Bengal coast storm
AP reports a tidal wave and cyclone devastated 1000 square miles along the Bengal coast affecting up to five million people. In eastern Orissa State 10000 families were feared perished and two million were missing amid an official death toll of 3391, many East Pakistani refugees moved to Jambu island off Calcutta.
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New Delhi
Bengal
United News of India
Orissa
Jambu
Calcutta
Bhubaneswar
Pratap Chandra Mohanty
Cuttack
Balasore
Paradip
Indira Gandhi
London
Y. B. Chavan
Leg Amputated Mishap Kills Farmer Near Meadville
Crawford County man Karol J. Kassai, 53, was killed at 2:30 a.m. when his tractor pulling a corn picker entangled his leg in a power takeoff gear in Randolph Township near Buys Mills. He was pronounced dead at Spencer Hospital. The death was ruled accidental due to excessive blood loss.
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Meadville
Crawford County
Buys Mills
Randolph Township
Karol J. Kassai
R.D. 2
Guys Mills
Xassar
Spencer Hospital
Wilbur C. Thomas
Thomas
Kassai
City Eyes Austerity as 1972 Budget Plan Emerges
City Council last night presented the first 1972 budget progress report warning of revenue declines and higher costs. Calderone and Johnson cited a 2 percent mills tax rise last year and warned that future cuts may hit programs including paying and sewer projects as officials push to hold expenditures within limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Calderone
David Johnson
Calderone
Corry
Council
Clearing Weather Across State May Help Boost Voter Turnout
Philadelphia voters opened the municipal election under rain and overcast skies with forecasts of clearing weather. The mayoral race between Democrat Frank L. Rizzo and Republican Thacher Longstreth drew heavy early participation in the city, while other areas reported varying turnout as skies cleared. Statewide, turnout implications hung on the Philadelphia results as well as races for two state Supreme Court seats and several city posts.
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Philadelphia
Frank L. Rizzo
Thacher Longstreth
Say
Longstreth
Chamber of Commerce
Rizzo
State Supreme Court
Louis F. Manderino
Commonwealth Court
Robert N.C. Nix Jr
Two Injured In Area Truck Crash Near Lovells Corners
Two persons were injured, neither seriously, in a one truck crash on Route 9 one mile south of Lovells corners at 5 20 am today. Donald Braswell 43 R D 1 Corry and his wife Beverly 42 R D 1 Corry were treated and released from Corry Memorial Hospital for minor abrasions and lacerations. The crash occurred when Braswell traveling north on Route 89 lost control on a wet road and struck a tree. They were taken to the hospital by Richard Darrow of R D 3 Corry who was passing by. Damages were estimated at 2000. A separate two car collision on Route 97 west of Union City at 6 pan yesterday involved Diane R Webh 20 R D 1 Waterford turning into a private drive and being rear ended by Edward J Nowakowski 41 Erie. No injuries were reported and damages were about 300 to each car.
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Lovells Corners
Corry Memorial Hospital
Donald Braswell
R.D
Corry
Beverly
Braswell
Richard Darrow
Union City
Diane R. Webh
R.D. 1
Waterford
Edward J. Nowakowski
Erie
Tee
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India
John Buick
Kuzma
Pryor
John Burik
Burik
Burck
Leaf Pickup
Supreme Court
Alexander F. Barbieri
George E. Eppinger
Franklin County Court
Constitutional Party
Gov. Shapp
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