Question Suspect In Rape Here
City police held a suspect early today in connection with a brutal rape of a local woman Saturday evening. Police Chief Kenneth Nichols said the man is in custody after being picked up in Erie. He is an out-of-towner transient with background traits linking him to the case, but no hard evidence confirms his guilt. State police crime lab will aid identification. A counselor from the Erie Rape Crisis Center assisted the victim, who remains hospitalized in Corry Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition at last report.
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Kenneth Nichols
Erie
Nichols
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
Infant throws infant into icy Ashtabula River
A 22-year-old Ashtabula man Ronald Crawford hurled his 11 month old daughter Cassie Marie Crawford into the near freezing 37 degree Ashtabula River near the A&B Company dock. Coast Guardsman Keith Roberts rescued the child, who remained in guarded condition at Ashtabula General Hospital. Crawford is jailed on $10,000 bail facing attempted aggravated murder charges. The motive remains unclear as police and dock workers recounted a frantic rescue effort using cars and railroad engines to block his escape.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Cassie Marie Crawford
Ashtabula General Hospital
Coast
Keith Roberts
Lake Erie
Ronald Crawford
A&b Company
Crawford
John Olsen
Robert Dieffenbacher
Spamtan
Roberts
Corry City Council approves one mill tax cut in 1978 budget
City Council with Finance Director Benjamin Calderone votes for a one mill property tax reduction for 1978, funded by a budget surplus of over 90,000. Property taxes set at 21 mills next year, water and sewer rates unchanged, and several other taxes hold. The budget faces a 30 day public display before second reading in December.
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Pachman-Finance
Benjamin Calderone
Corry
Valdergas
Mary Ann Kibler
Barbara Mack
William Rickers
Caine
Rickers
Pa Could Lose $10 Million From Highway Maintenance
Harrisburg AP Pennsylvania could lose 10 million from a federal 3 R fund if lawmakers push budget plans. PennDOT warns only 1 million local share may be available, risking resurfacing and rehabilitation of 1400 miles of interstates including sections in Venango Carbon Monroe Westmoreland. två to three years to secure funds, with current cuts and proposed tax shifts complicating usage.
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Pennsylvania
Transportation Department
Take
Penndot
Louis O'Brien
Venango
Carbon
Monroe
Westmoreland County
Congress
O’brien
Clearfield County
O'Brien
Shapp
George Millakos
Concorde Launches Regular Europe to New York Flights
Concorde SST jets from France and Britain landed at Kennedy Airport marking regular service on the Europe to New York run. Each carried 100 passengers with crews of nine, flying 1,340 mph over 3500 miles. Protests by SST opponents were small. fares were 793 dollars one way. Air France plans daily Kennedy service. British Airways aims for daily flights by January. Noise rules set by Port Authority in 1985 will apply to Concorde and other jets.
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Kennedy Airport
Paris
London
Atlantic
Concorde
Norman Lorrie
British Airways
Tost
Corcorde
Air France
New York Times
Kennedy
British Air Ways
Port Authority of
New Jersey
Concordes
Port Authority
Snather
Federal Aviation Administration
Sound Off Tonight prompts Corry readers to call in
Tonight is your night to voice Corry concerns in the Sound Off column. Call 685-8291 between 5 and tonight to raise issues or problems for public attention.
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Corry
Blizzard Drops Eight Inches of Snow Across Regions
A major winter storm dumped up to eight inches of snow in southern Idaho and southwestern Wyoming with heavier accumulations of 18 inches in a record blizzard over the weekend. Utah faced 100 mph winds and road closures, while advisories extended to Oregon, northern California mountains, northern Nevada and northwestern Utah. Montana saw temperatures around 13 degrees below zero as drought relief arrived in Marin County with up to 60 inches of rain, though more storms were needed to end the drought. The system also kicked up gale and flooding concerns along the Great Lakes and eastern shorelines, with widespread snow forecast for the central and northern plateaus and higher elevations in the west.
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Oregon
California
Nevada
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Marin County
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
New England
Virginia
Appalachians
Gulf Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Havr
Mont
Key West
West Palm Beach
Fla
Plateau
Rockies
Central
Northern Pacific
Consumer Prices Rise Slightly in October Report
Washington reports a 0.3 percent monthly rise in consumer prices for October, keeping the annual rate near 4.6 percent. Grocery costs up 0.1 percent, nonfood prices flat, while earnings and tax changes boosted real take-home pay.
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Washington
Labor Department
Hearings Held For Federal Funds Use In City
Preceding last night’s council meeting there were no public hearings. One involved 692000 in hold harmless funds to complete the downtown renewal project. The other covered 212100 in federal revenue sharing funds for police and fire vehicles, Mead Park tennis courts, and major street paving. No public dissent was voiced.
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Mead Park
Council
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