Boyes Wins Rural Vote to Lead in County Commissioner Race
Karl Boyes, Republican, surged to 38 461 votes to top all candidates and push Democrats to control the courthouse as Michael Flatley and incumbent William Hill Jr. followed. Leo Weir, the eight year Republican, was edged out, while independent Donald Kennedy totaled 9 658. Polls suggested district patterns and possible bullet voting influenced the final results. Hill aims to chair the board focusing on human services and welfare as county workers anticipate job stability with two Democrats on the board.
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Karl Boyes
Boyes
Michael Flatley
William C. Hill Jr
Flatley
Hill
Leo P. Weir
Weir
Donald Kennedy
Erie
Board of Commissioners
Three Men Burned In Gas Pocket Explosion At Warren County Well
A gas pocket exploded in a new Clarendon oil well in Warren County this morning. Three men were burned and rushed to Warren General Hospital. Thomas Dominessey in critical condition, Quay Shaffer and Don Fowler in fair condition. Firemen battled the blaze as Dowell firm crews investigated the cause and assessed $35,000 equipment loss.
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Clarendon
Warren County
Warren General Hospital
Thomas Dominessey
South Center Street
Quay Shaffer
Liberty Street
Don Fowler
Dominessey
Shaffer
Fowler
Dowell Firm
West Main Street
Corry
Abrasijet
Dowell
Morrison's Run
Rural Vote Heavy Elgin Leads Way
Voter turnout in Elgin borough reached 81 of 106 registered voters, 76.4 percent, with a steady stream at the town hall amid a long ballot. Results from Elgin and surrounding rural precincts in Corry list candidates and vote tallies for council, auditors, school directors, supervisors, and magistrates across Concord, East Wayne, West Wayne, Columbus, Spring Creek, Sparta, Spanial Township, and related districts.
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Elgin Borough
Elgin
Corry
Elgin Boro Council
Roger Vandercoy
Clarence
McCray
Frank D. Palmer
BORO
Mary Ann McCray
Linda J. Kysor
Raymond J. Morris
Frances Sventek
Joel W. Alsdorf
Roger A. Lansberry
Rex C. Ireland
Concord Township
Andrew Svente
Laurence Wade
Kathleen HE. Skiff
Iva Fralick
East Wayne
Carl H. Fullom
Hubert Wat
Frances Syentek
Roger A
Philadelphia votes in dead man to city council
Philadelphia voters elected Francis O'Donnel a 55 year old candidate who died last Thursday from a heart attack while seeking re election as councilman at large His name appeared on the Democratic ticket as the party swept city offices led by Mayor Frank Rizzo The party could not remove his name in time to update voting machines The seat will be vacant in January and a special election date will be set next year by the council president
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Philadelphia
Francis O'Donnel
Frank Rizzo
O'Donnell
Ihe
Halfast
Public Safety
Jack Downey
Mary Ann Kibler
Ben Calderone
Schwab
Corry voters upset as Democrat and Independent win
In Corry two unprecedented results shift local power. Patsy Nichols, a Democrat, unseats Porter Auer as District Justice, while Fred Schwab, a school teacher running as an Independent, defeats council candidates from both parties making history as the first Independent elected. Schwab won with 917 votes, topping rivals as teacher networks boosted turnout.
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Corry
Patsy Nichols
Porter Auer
District Justice's Post
Fred Schwab
Nichols
United States
New Council Makeup Could Be Interesting
The city saw 65 percent turnout with 2,976 registered and 1,933 voting. Patsy Nichols upset Porter Auer as a Democrat, Fred Schwab won a council seat, and cross over voting appeared high. Analysts expect a potentially contentious next year with Schweb and Mack shaping a more aggressive, independent council dynamic.
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Patsy Nichols
Porter Auer
Fred Schwab
DA Row Officers Hold Jobs Under Pressure in Erie County
Incumbent officers in Erie County retained their posts amid heavy contest. DA Robert Chase, Republican-turned-Democrat, won with 28,457 votes against John English. Coroner Merle Wood secured another term. Clerk Byron Clapper and Treasurer Neil McLaughlin survived strong Democratic pressure. Register of Wills Roger Fischer was a shoo-in.
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Erie County
Robert Chase
Chase
Monca
John English
Merle Wood
Leon Rzepka
Byron Clapper
Neil McLaughlin
Will Roger Fischer
Clapper
Erie Police
Armand Chimenti
McLaughlin
Robert Cooney
County Board of Assessment
Fischer
Corry
William Waterhouse
English
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Winners list from yesterday's voting shows incumbents after oath
Nearby office holders ride to victory with star marks. Rita Downey, William Halfast, Barbara Mack, Fred Schwab win council seats. Patsy Nichols, Porter Auer secure district magistrate. Mary Hubley unopposed becomes city treasurer. Raymond Morris wins school director with Frances Sventek and Joel Alsdorf also listed. Roger Lansberry and Rex Ireland among successful contenders. Joel Alsdorf shows multiple tallies.
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Columbus
Raymond J. Morris
Frances Sventek
Joel W. Alsdorf
Roger A. Lansberry
Rex C. Ireland
Suzanne Hodges
Roy M. Swart
Hollis Upperman
Melvin Baccus
E. Louise Raymond
Spring Creek
Joel W__Alsdorf
G.K. Lodge
Nancy L. Wascak
Ronald W. Messinger
Ralph E. Kester
Sparta Boro
Charles T. Gillette
BORO
Roland T. Putman
E. Gene Webber
David E. Carlson
David H. Hallberg
Roger W. Stranahan
Glenn Cook
Richard W. Dean
James R. Reed
Wilma J. Dean
Kay B. Rowley
Spania Township
Raymond Jr. Morris
Crossfiled
Milo B. Obert
Dwight A. King
Donna Stanbro
Russell Hutchison
Rita Downey
William Halfast
Barbara Mack
Fred Schwab
Patsy Nichols Porter Auer
Mary Hubley
Raymond Morris
Joel Alsdorf
Roger Lansberry
Rex Ireland
Hunter Hit By Shotgun Near Corry
A Corry man, Gerald H. Owens, 38, was accidentally shot in the left neck and face by a 20 gauge shotgun fired about 50 yards away while he hunted with his son, Lawrence P. Owens, 13, near Route 277. Owens was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital and released. the youth reportedly held the gun and was upset.
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Corry
Route 277
Gerald H. Owens
R.D. 1
Lawrence P. Owens
Owens
Corry Memorial Hospital
Rizzo Wins Re Election in Philadelphia Mayor Race
Mayor Frank Rizzo won easy re election as Democrats swept control in Philadelphia. Charles Bowser, a Black independent, defeated Republican Thomas Foglietta by about 34 000 votes in a three man mayoral contest. Democrats also swept 15 of 17 city council seats and all row offices.
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Philadelphtaart
Frank Rizzo
Republican Party
Charles Bowser
GOP
Thomas Foglietta
Philadelphia
School Seats Up For Grabs
Unofficial returns in the Sorry Area School District Board race show Joel W. Alsdorf winning a seat with 3168 votes, while Roger A. Lansberry leads for the second seat with 1686. The third seat is contested between Rex Ireland and Raymond J. Morris as absentee ballots could decide the outcome.
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Roger A. Lansberry
Lansberry
Corry
Rex
Ireland
Raymond J. Morris
Spartansburg
Alsdort
Morris
Philadelphia approves bonds aiding volunteer fire outfits
Philadelphia voters approve a $10 million bond issue to fund two percent loans for about 2,500 volunteer fire, ambulance, and rescue squads for modernization and equipment purchases. The measure, alongside a referendum to allow state grants for Tropical Storm Eloise victims, passed decisively. Superior Court race saw Edmund B. Spaeth defeating Silvestri for a 10 year term.
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Philadelphia
Edmund B. Spaeth
Superior Court
Allegheny County
Silvestri Silvestri
Spaeth
Silvestii
Joseph Zeller
l-Lehigh
James Stomanelli
Senate
Frank Magzei
Mazzei
Robert P. Ravenstahl
Leonard Sweeney
Sweeney
House
Veller
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Democratic City Committee
Carry How
Kenneth Nichols
Kenneth
Patsy) Nichols
William
Barbara) Mack
William Hallast
George
Rita) Downey
Stanford Hose Company
Mack
Dave Miller
Hunter
Rizzo
Sorry Area School District
Warren
Crawford
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