Police log shows multiple local thefts and incidents
Police reported a car collision on First avenue and a damaged Houser vehicle. The Levinson Brothers department store was robbed of 400 dollars with a 200 dollar damage to the safe. Three safes were broken into over six weeks including Armour Meat Co and Munks gard Logans. A missing 175 dollar camera and a 400 dollar cash haul. A high school janitor reported a weekend explosion at Cochranton Area High School with windows blown out and possible gas ignition. Dam and office work stoppages noted, and a red mitten and Rosary beads were turned in to police. A marriage license application was filed by Zielinski and Lincoln.
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Warren
Levinson Brothers
Armour Meat Company
Munksgard-Logan
Clyde Reynolds
Vine Street
First Avenue
Dean Houser
East Pleasant Street
Houser
Reynolds
Reynold
Colton
Cochranton Area High School
Gene Foulk
Hitch-Hiker Robbed On Pike
An unidentified hitch hiker was robbed of 26 dollars by two motorists on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Cove Valley Service Area in Breezewood Pennsylvania. One suspect was captured at a restaurant in Bedford County and the other remains at large. The victim, held at gunpoint, was left stranded and walked to the service area to call police. Wayne Hartford of Raymond New Hampshire was arrested and jailed on armed robbery charges in Fulton County.
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Breezewood
Bedford County
Cove Valley
Turnpike
Iman
Wayne Hartford
Raymond
N. H
Hartford
Fulton County
McConnelisburg
Three Slain In Boston Gang War at Day’s End
In a brutal day of gang violence, three men were found shot in the back of the head. Raymond Distasio 95 of Medford, a Mickey Mouse Cafe bartender, and John B. O Neill 26 of Revere, a customer, were killed at Hevere Beach. Earlier, ex convict Robert A Palladino 34 of Winchester was found killed near Boston Garden. Police tie all deaths to revenge killings between rival gangs of petty criminals.
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Hustun
Greater Boston
Hag
Bendetta
Hevere Beach
Raymond Distasio
Medford
John B. O'Neill
Revere
Grandson agrees to restitution settling family debt
Police spoke with the grandson who admitted taking funds and agreed to return the money. The matter was resolved by a family agreement with charges not pursued as restitution was arranged.
Pinpoint Exact Spot Of Trouble In Blackout
Federal investigators focus on prevention after last Tuesday's Northeast Canada blackout traced to a relay break at Ontario Hydro Beck Plant No 2 near Niagara Falls. Swidler says further failures possible but unlikely. probes seek automatic isolation devices and stronger interconnections to curb spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Northeast
Canada
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission
Queenston
Ross
Ontario Commission
Adam Beck
Beck
Niagara Falls
New York State Power Authority
U.S
Joseph C. Swidler
Federal Power Commission
Johnson
Swidler
Three Penn Hills men plead guilty to cigarette theft
In Pittsburgh, AP report says three Penn Hills men pleaded guilty in U S District Court to stealing about 800 cases of cigarettes valued at $160,000 from the Monroeville transport terminal. They received suspended sentences with fines: Philip Scasserra three years and $3000, Robert L Plusquellec one year and $1000, Louis K Podrasnik two years.
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Pittsburgh
Penn Hills
U.S
Asso
Monroeville
Philip Scasserra
Robert L. Plusquellec
Louis K. Podrasnik
Papaspyrou Wins Greek Parliament Presidency by One Vote
In Athens on Monday night Dimitrios Papaspyrou was elected president of the Greek Parliament, defeating government candidate Stephanos Stephanopoulos 149 to 148 in a secret ballot. Five deputies cast blank ballots and three were absent, marking a tight test of Stephanopoulos's two vote margin in the 300-member body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Dimitrios Papespyrou
Stephanos Stephanoppoulos
Stephanopoulos
Papaspyrou
Proposals for spin reserves to avert future blackouts
Commission staff and industry experts study power system records from the blackout to reconstruct movements and failures. They consider spinning reserves via hydroelectric plants or high voltage direct current links to supply capacity faster than steam plants, avoiding long interconnections.
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Commission
Freak truck accident cuts phones and power near Meadville
Vernon Township suffered a hours long outage when a dump truck bed hydraulic lift jumped into gear and snagged wires at a west Meadville intersection. The Ro bert Construction Co. truck, driven by Edgar Castile, caused signals to fail and power to be cut to Beacon Inn Kerrtown Holiday Inn and a nearby plaza for about 30 minutes starting at 7:30 a.m. Traffic engineers were summoned from Pittsburgh to restore safety and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Vernon Township
Joseph Vrobel
Robert Construction Co
Edgar Castile
R. D
Guys Mills
Erie-Lackawanna
Phone service restored after line damage repair
Crews were dispatched to the trouble spot to repair a damaged pole and replace two sections of cable. The phone company executive anticipated the repairs would restore service promptly after the outage at 1 p.m. last night.
Corry Stores Ad Follows Brief Vehicle Incident
A Corry Stores ad follows a brief incident noting equipment damage to traffic signals and electrical installations estimated at 10 000 dollars after a truck caused damage to the area but the vehicle itself was not harmed. The report mentions Chief Vro bel and a $4 000 equipment figure.
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Vrobel
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James Willis
Mead Avenue
Russell Moore
Wayne Street
Moore
In Dam
Croscot
North Center Street
Harold Munsee
East Columbus Avenue
Munsee
Porter Auer
Erie County
John J. Zielinski
Union City
Diana Sue Lincoln
Corry
William M. Brooks
Robert L. Church
Fourth Ward
Duane and
Worth Street
Charles Haner
Chestnut Street
Staron
Edward Brigham
A&p
Brigham
Charles DuBois
West Smith Street
du Bois
Oil City
Aes
P. O. Box
York
Stanford Hose
WEW
the Supremes
Corry, PA
Robert M.bracken Olin W. Bracken JR
Center Street
B. F. Goodrich
Carrig
North Center St
Ld Pele A
Citizens Corry
Marine National Bank
General Auto Repair
Frank's
Thomas Motors
Crystal Coal Na
Maple Ave
Umea
In Lopez
Chater
Blatt’s Rex Theatre
Frank Sinatra
Deborah Kerr
Dean Martin
Fitch Motors
First Ave
James Scully
Russell Mallory
John
P.S
Rossbacher Insurance Service
Melvin G. McElroy
Raymond Frederick
Goodyear Tractor Tires
Crown Milker
Remington Mall
Johnson Bros
Ste
South
Andrew Petko
S&h
Root Furniture
Frank Woodard
Glenn Kerr
Valiant
Clarence Wallace
Fred Young
Leonard Swanson
Bob Garfield
North First Avenue
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