First Independent To Run For Council
The town votes tomorrow with Fred J. Schwab appearing on the Independence ticket for City Council, challenging incumbent William M. Halfast and Barbara P. Mack, along with Democrat Rita B. Downey. Corry Area School District board candidates include Democrats Raymond Morris Frances Syentek Joel W. Alsdorf and Republicans Roger A. Lansberry Rex C. Ireland, Joel Alsdorf. Mary Hubley seeks another term as city treasurer, District Justice race pits W Porter Auer against Patsy Nichols.
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Independent Party
Fred J. Schwab
Schwab
Corry Area High School
William M. Halfast
Barbara P. Mack
Rita B. Downey
Corry Area
Raymond Morris
Frances Syentek
Joel W. Alsdorf
Roger A. Lansberry
Rex C. Ireland
Mary Hubley
W. Porter Auer
Patsy Nichols
Apathy Feeds County Election Clashes Among Candidates
Voter apathy may shape tomorrow’s county contests with candidates loudly advocating for district attorney, treasurer, and register of wills races. Incumbent Dem Robert Chase and John English lead the DA field, while treasurer Neil McLaughlin faces Democrat Robert Cooney, and Roger Fischer defends against William P. Waterhouse for register of wills.
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Dem Robert Chase
John English
Neil McLaughlin
Robert Cooney
Register of Wills
Dem
Roger Fischer
Corry
William P. Waterhouse
Corry UF Campaign Near 90 Percent as Drive Nears Finish
The Corry United Fund drive stands about 88 percent of its $105 500 goal with $93 000 pledged. A WWCB Radio 23rd Hour Appeal raised 279, and final tallies expected to push the total over 90 percent. Volunteers urged contributions and report submissions ahead of tomorrow’s final session. In Erie County politics, race for county commissioner features Hill and Weir incumbents with Democratic challenger Flatley and Republican Boyes. other offices include clerk of courts, coroner, and state judges, with ballots posing questions on a $10 million volunteer fire department loan program and a constitutional amendment for storm and flood aid.
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Corry Area United Fund
Drive
Paul C. “Hoop” Roche
Wwcb Radio
Roche
Corry
Erie County
William O. Hill, Jr
Leo P. Weir
Michael Flatley
Karl Boyes
Darkhorse
Donald Kennedy
Clerk of Courts
Byron Clapper
Armand J.chimenti
Merle E. Wood
Leon
Rzepka
Edmund B. Spaeth Jr
Silvestri Silvestri
Edward H. Carney
Warn Women On Phony Health Ride Scam
After complaints from at least two Concord Township women the Erie County Department of Health advised there are no department personnel checking water at rural homes. Two men posing as health department workers tried to enter homes, private identification will be shown by any employee, and authorities note similar incidents in Corry and Donora Fire destroys Donora Lumber Company with estimated losses near 1 million dollars.
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Concord Township
Erie County Department of Health
The
Journal Today
John Toth
Health Department
Erie
Journal
Toth
Corry
Donora, Pa
Donora Lumber Company
Washington County
It Is Not Wrong See Opposition Over Political Mailings
Erie County Treasurer Neil McLaughlin faced accusations from Democrat Robert Cooney that his office mailed political literature with license applications at taxpayer expense. McLaughlin and his spokesman Charles Moffat refute the claim, saying license applicants cover mailing costs and noting support from David DeHaven and Game Commission member Bob Sutherland. The practice, running for years, remains defended by McLaughlin.
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Erie Country
Neil McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Robert Cooney
David DeHaven
Bob Sutherland
Game Commission
Charles Moffat
The
Journal
Moffat
Here’s Where You Can Find Machines
For tomorrow's political festivities the polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. The Erie County Board of Elections lists polling places by ward and district including Concord School, Corry Aves High School, Corry Public Library, Wright School, Try-M Building, and Marty's Pontiac Buick Inc. as locations for voting machines.
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Erie County Board of Elections
Concord School
Corry Aves
Wright School
Corry
AP Survey Indicates Grocery Bills Stable
Shoppers saw overall grocery bills hold steady in October per an AP market basket survey. Prices for chopped duck juice butter rose while eggs hot dogs and sugar fell. in Salt Lake City sugar spikes affected totals.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Salt Lake City
Rockefeller Leaves Ticket Shocks Ford Team in 1976 Bid
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller withdrew his name from consideration for the 1976 Republican vice presidential nomination in a letter to President Ford. The move unsettles plans for Ford’s ticket, signaling a potential new rival as Reagan seeks to shape the GOP field. Rockefeller, 67, had pressed for federal aid to New York City to avert bankruptcy amid ongoing city debt fears.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ford
Rockefeller
High Morrow
New York City
New York
White House
Ron Nelson
ABC
CBS
NBC
Shifts in U S national security posts name Rumsfeld and Bush
President Ford ordered a top level shakeup with James Schlesinger and William Colby ousted from security posts. Donald Rumsfeld would replace Schlesinger and George Bush would take Colby’s CIA chair, while Kissinger steps down as NSC chair and Scowcroft named successor. Ford canceled other appointments with no explanation given.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
CLA
William E. Colby
U.S
Pentagon
Henry A. Kissinger
National Security Council
Schlesinger
Donald Rumsfeld
White House
Colby
George Bush
China
Kissinger
NSC
Air Force
Scowcroft
Ford
Ron Nelsen
Soviet Union
Area Hunting Mishaps Kill One, Hurt Two
A 16 year old Clarendon youth was killed by a shotgun wound while pheasant hunting in Farmington Township. William Hammerbeck, of Warren, died at Warren General Hospital. The shooter was identified as Steve L Prelog, 18, of Clarendon, who was hunting with Hammerbeck when the incident occurred around 3 30 p m. Charges were expected. In the same area another youth, Brian Mellon, was seriously wounded by his own gun while coon hunting on his grandfather’s farm. Mellon, from Virginia, was listed in guarded condition at Spencer Hospital in Meadville. In Elk County a 21 year old Ridgway man was seriously injured by a gunshot to the face. Charles Eckert was treated at Elk County General Hospital and then transported to a Pittsburgh hospital.
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Clarendon
Farmington Township
Warren General Hospital
William Hammerbeck
Warren County
Warren
Snyder
Hammerbeck
Steve L. Prelog
Virginia
Brian Mellon
Arthur W. Mellon
Conneaut Lake
Meadville
Spencer Hospital
Mellon
Elk County
Ridgway
Elk County General Hospital
Ridgwid
Charles Eckert
Elk County Hospital
Eckert
Pittsburgh
Seek Driver Who Fled After Crash
State police seek the driver of a red Chevrolet with Florida plates involved in a Route 6 collision west of the city yesterday. The Florida car drifted over the centerline and struck Carl A. Lindstrom, 17, of Columbus, whose truck suffered $50 damage. Both drivers reported to the state police station. the other driver fled. Police have a description and the vehicle registration.
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Florida
Carl A. Lindstrom
Columbus
Lindstrom
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