Erie School Board Meets Over Library Budget
Fragmentary notice shows Erie school district addressing library funding. No dates or clear names are readable, but the item indicates a budget discussion or decision at a local board meeting.
15 Nov 1976
Page 1
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1976
Page
1
Fragmentary notice shows Erie school district addressing library funding. No dates or clear names are readable, but the item indicates a budget discussion or decision at a local board meeting.
City police logged at least ten weekend incidents from burglaries to mischief to motor vehicle code violations and careless driving. Notable cases include damage to an above ground pool at Harold Whiteley’s 750 Wright Street, a tire stolen from a car at West Smith Street plaza, and several burglaries on East Washington Street Euclid Street Irving Street with losses including a Salvation Army certificate and cash. Officers issued summonses for overtime parking to twelve drivers, with fines ranging around 20 dollars each.
The Associated Press reports supermarkets increasingly stay open around the clock to boost sales, with Pathmark and A&P expanding 24 hour outlets. Industry analysts note a decade of growth, while crime concerns fade as stores limit cash on hand. Total grocery spending rose about 19 percent from 1974 to 1975 reaching 129.3 billion dollars.
A customer at Loblaws unknowingly carried groceries with a torn bag of dog food, spilling the contents to the station wagon. He returned inside to replace the bag, with the incident captured in a Journal photo by Eston.
In Plains Georgia President elect Jeremy Carter backs integration as the Plains Baptist Church votes 107 to 24 to retain Pastor Bruce Edwards and open doors to all races. A black man attends Sunday service as 65 others join, amid Klan reaction outside. Carter plans news conference with Mondale and leaders near Atlanta.
USDA forecaster Rex Daly warned that consumer food prices could climb 3 to 4 percent in 1977, matching this year's rate. He cited stable grocery costs amid strong meat demand and favorable feed prices, with restaurant prices up about 6 percent next year and away-from-home meals accounting for a quarter of the index.
State police logged multiple weekend crashes with three people treated at Titusville Hospital. Terrence Emerson 18 of 257 Worth Street sustained facial injuries after skidding on an icy Route 61 hill in Freehold Township Warren County. Vehicle damage valued at $1000. Ronald Shiley 20 and Linda Ames 18 of Oil City were treated and released after a collision on Route 6. damage to Shiley’s car listed at $1500. Grace Tarbell 36 of Union City lost control on Route 6 and veered into a wooded area with about $10 paint damage. Deer collisions injured Donald Simmonsen and Louis Watkins. Simmonsen’s wagon $900 damaged, Watkins truck $200 damaged.
Syrian forces and Arab League peacekeepers entered Beirut to complete the occupation and quell the Christian Muslim fighting. By mid morning officials claimed the invasion was about 99 percent successful, though sporadic shooting persisted in the rubble filled city center.
A strong earthquake struck Peking causing buildings to shake and people to flee into the streets. The US National Earthquake Information Service reported 6.5 on the Richter scale while Sweden’s Seismological Institute rated it 6.8, an aftershock much smaller than the Tangshan disaster.
The Corry Memorial Hospital reports 1,242 people vaccinated in a second public swine flu inoculation day. Erie County Health Department deputy director John Toth noted about 11,000 vaccinated so far, with plans to reach 20,000. Sites included Villa Maria College, McDowell High School, Millcreek Mall, Gannon College Auditorium, Park United Methodist Church, Union City Memorial Hospital. Clinics run noon to 6 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on listed days.
Gary Gilmore, condemned for killing a motel clerk, again delays his firing squad by court actions. His lawyer seeks an earlier date, while the ACLU plans further strategy to block the execution. Gilmore has chosen the firing squad under Utah law, with talks of a potential marriage on Death Row.
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