Official Pressured To Ignore Home Hawley Pa./retarded children case
In Harrisburg a former Pennsylvania welfare secretary now a federal judge says lawmakers and others urged him to ease pressure to close the Hawley home for retarded children. He recalls no names, cites seven to eight year old incidents, and notes a deputy handled case details. The home remained open until 1972 after prior injunctions and multiple deaths.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Hawley
Arlin M. Adams
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Adams
Norman V. Lourie
Wayne County
Lourie
Welfare Department
Burlein
John J. Reilly
Reilly
Emerson Howell
Corry Draft Board Joins Erie Merge Reduces Members
The Corry Selective Service Board now has three members after Robert Schwab resigned, leaving George Smith Wayne West and John Rossi Jr. The board joins two Erie boards under a regional consolidation begun in 1973 with the all volunteer army. Offices move to Erie, with future full merger possible.
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Corry
Journal
Corry Board
Erie
Union City
George Smith
Wayne West
John Rossi Jr
Smith
Franklin
Oil City
Jail Both Participants In Hassle Near Lorraine Hotel
Officers called to the Lorraine Hotel area found Guillermo V. Martinez, 86, of Jamestown drunk and bleeding from a wound, and John W. Ploss, 42, of 127 Gould Street, in an alley behind Ike's Billiards. Martinez was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital before both were jailed overnight and later released with summonses for drunkenness and drink and disorderly conduct respectively.
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Lorraine Hotel
Guillermo V. Martinez
Jamestown
East Main Street
South Center Street
Ike
John W. Ploss
Gould Street
Martinez
Corry Memorial Hospital
Pless
Kissinger Tho Hold Brief Paris Meeting After News of Off
Kissinger and Tho met for one hour at a suburban villa near Paris after word the talks were off. The session followed marathon hours this week as negotiators endeavored to complete a cease fire draft. CBC crews tracked the pair as they moved between locations and teased photographers with brief handshakes.
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Kissinger
CBS
Tho
Gif-sur-Yvette
Agence France Presse
White House
Paris
U.S
Nixon
Communist Party
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Phu Duc
Saigon
Thieu
Duc
South Vietnam
Senators Clash Over Black Lung Bill in Pittsburgh
In a heated hallway dispute, Senators Patrick Stapleton and Louis Coppersmith almost fought over a coal mine black lung bill. The measure would shift costs to operators over four years while miners receive benefits, with current state costs at about 18 million for 8,500 retirees.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Senate
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Post-Gazette
Patrick Stapleton
Indiana
Louis D. Coppersmith
Dcambria
Stapleton
Coppersmith
Health and Welfare Committee
House
Robert Mellon
D-Lackawanna
Mines and Mineral Industries Committee
Shapp
Bottle Drive to Fund Rural Delaware Exchange Visit
Sociology students at Corry Area High School led by Mrs. David Simmons will conduct a door to door bottle drive tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to fund a four day cultural exchange with Brandywine High School in Wilmington, Delaware. Delaware students will visit Corry to learn about rural life, share lifestyles, visit sites, and later report on the trip. Dr. Frank Wyrich arranged the annual exchange through local friends.
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Corry Area High School
David Simmons
Wilmington
Del
Corry
Delaware
Brandywine
Frank Wyrich
Heavy Rain Causes Problems in Cairo
AP reports ongoing heavy rains in Cairo for a second day, disrupting traffic, halting streetcars, cutting power to electric cables, reducing taxi service, and causing many government workers to skip work in the six million population center.
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Cairo
Jaycees Plan Free Eye Clinic in Corry
The Corry Area Jaycees will host a free eye screening at the Corry YMCA on Sunday December 4 from 1 to 4 PM to detect amblyopia in children aged 3 to 6. The simple test shows which way the legs of a large E point and is part of a national program. No charge for the service.
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Corry Area
Jaycees
Corry Ymca
the Jaycees
Jaycee
State Department Under Staffed Now
Washington says the State Department’s top administrative officer notes needed improvements in federal foreign affairs machinery. He cites a lean diplomatic corps and welcomes potential federal reforms as President Nixon considers changes. William B. Macomber, deputy undersecretary for management, urges progress.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
Nixon
William B. Macomber
Macomber
Executive Branch
Henry A. Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Kissinger
Rogers
Horses Killings After Car Collision In Clymer
A driver Albert Xander 52 Hillcrest Drive escaped injury when a horse and pony darted across the Clymer Sherman road sending the car into a banked animal. Owner Allison Applebee of Clymer reported the incident and estimated more than 430 dollars needed for repairs to the automobile. Sheriff Merle Campaign confirmed the sequence and noted damage to the car and fatalities of both animals in the freak accident.
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Albert Xander
Hillcrest Drive
Allison Applebee
Clymer
Merle A
Xander
Clymer-Sherman
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Glasses
Gil Sur Yvette
France
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
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Commonwealth Concern
Corry Draft Board
Solons
Bill
Armstrong
Jefferson
Clarion Counties
Imerick
Erry
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Dublin
Isle OF Man
Irish Sea
Wales
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Britain
House of Commons
London
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