Inflation Pushes City Millage Forecast For 1971 Budget
City councilors warned inflation will force higher millage as the 1971 city budget looms. Finance director and city engineer cited rising costs and lower revenues, including parking meter income and real estate tax collections, while new council member Grice spotlighted wage demands from city employees. Delinquent taxes also worry officials, with up to ten thousand dollars potentially uncollected.
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Bill Eaton
Benjamin Calderone
Calderone
David Johnson
Johnson
Raymond Avenue
Golid
Robert Grice
Streets
Cardinal Cushing to be buried near his cherished dependents
Boston AP report details Cardinal Richard Cardinal Cushing's death at 75 and arrangements to lie in state at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross before Saturday funeral. He will be buried at St. Coletta School in Hanover near the mentally disabled residents he served, with Archbishop Medeiros praising his universal genius and dedication. The piece notes his ecumenical work, stance against racism, and broad influence beyond Boston, including remarks by President Nixon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. It also mentions unrelated crime news about stolen black powder found near a plastics plant and linked freight movements.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
St. Coletta
Hanover
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Joseph P. Kennedy
Boston Ai Oese
Red Sox
Humberto S. Medeiros
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Aristotle Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy
American Jewish Committee
Via
Erie County Plastics Corp
Plastics New
East Main
Penn Central
Shady Avenue
Corry Foam Products Co
Charles Weston
Weston
Sir Carton Co
Mary
Seymore
Ind
Sesler Winds Up Campaign Stop in Corry
United States Senate candidate Bill Sesler closed his Corry visit after a walking tour of more than 60 precincts in Philadelphia. He spoke to supporters and wrapped up his campaign appearance in the city.
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Bill Sesler
United States Senate
Corry
Philadelphia
City To Buy Two Renewal Area Parcels
City Council unanimously authorized Mayor Ed Zarger to buy two small renewal area parcels to speed Phase I to Phase II in the Fourth Ward urban renewal. City cost estimated at 9 000 to 10 000 dollars with zoning change flexibility. One parcel sits beside Ajax Iron Works warehouse on West Main at Fourth. Ajax Rubber Co has paused plans.
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Fourth Ward
Et Industries
Edward Zarger
Ajax Iron Works
Ajax
West Main Street
Fourth Avenue
Ae Bet Bie Rubber Company
Federaliies and Urbanit
HUD
Power Firm Plans Pollution Control at Pittsburgh Plant
Duquesne Light Co announced a $10 million air pollution control installation at its Power Station near Crescent Township set for July 1973. The system aims to scrub total stack emissions, removing both fly ash and sulfur dioxide, according to a consulting engineer before the Allegheny County Air Pollution Variance Board.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Co
Crescent Township
Allegheny County
State Vote Expected Low Turnout Across Pennsylvania
AP reports that both major gubernatorial candidates cast early ballots amid spotty skies as turnout varied by region. Weather forecasts warned of rain and possible wet snow, with observers predicting 65 to 70 percent of registered voters may cast ballots in Pennsylvania's 40th governor race.
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Philadelphia
Commonwealth
Guy
Raymond Shafer
Lancaster
Pittsburgh
Hanover
Harrisburg
Scranton
Pennsylvania
William G. Lesler
Erie
Milton Shapp
Wilkes Barre
Shapp
Rate CAHS Job Night Big Chance
Keppel Tiffany, CAHS guidance counselor, warned 11th and 12th graders that missing Career Night could affect their future. The event at Corry Area High School, starting at 7 pm, aims to explain job options, entry steps, financing, and earning a diploma for dropouts, with superintendent Ray B. Elsen welcoming attendees.
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Keppel Tiffany
Corry Area High School
Tiffany
CAHS
Ray B. Elsen
Corry Area
Ex Corryite Dies In Erie Hotel Fire
A former Corry man Park H Lilley 62 died from smoke in a seventh floor Erie hotel room fire at the Richford Hotel. Fire inspectors say no foul play. Lilley was smoking and may have fallen asleep in a chair with a lighted cigarette. He checked in Sunday at 6 30 p m and checked out, then returned about 10 a m. Autopsy ordered to confirm asphyxiation as the cause of death.
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Corry
Erie
Hamet Hospital
Park H. Lilley
John Grenberg
Richford
Lilley
Grenberg
Exie
Merle Wood
Hamot
UF Appeal Falls Short as Fund Reassessment Looms
Citywide United Fund fell to 82.6 percent of its $20,600 goal, totaling 75,029 after the final tally. Chairman James Howard urged agencies to extend manpower and resources and signaled plans to hire a professional consultant and reevaluate future income sources while considering campaign adjustments.
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James Howard
UF Board of Directors
United Fund
Howard
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