Railroad Wage Pact Yet Threatened by Dec Strike Call
Washington reports the National Railway Labor Conference backed an emergency board plan for a historic wage deal. The pact totals a 1.33 per hour raise over three years, up from a current average of 3.96, with unions pressing for more and a Dec. 11 walkout threat looming as talks continue among unions and railroad management.
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Washington
National Railway Labor Conference
Nixon
Labor Department
C.L. Dennis
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Dennis
J.P. Hiltz Jr
Lewis M. Gill
Merion
Beenie of Maintenance of Way
United Trion Union
Hotel and Durant
Hotel and Durant Employes Union
Corry Buried Under 20 Inches Snowfall Threatens Roads
Corry area faced 20 inches of snow with a forecast of cloudy breezy and warmer conditions tomorrow. Weather watcher Mrs Richard Mountain reported total snow from the past two days at 20 inches while yesterday’s high reached 25 degrees and the low dropped to 12. Erie received 16 inches and endured citywide disruption before reopening major routes including interstates 79 and 90 as officials cleared streets.
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Corry
U.S. Weather Bureau
Richard Mountain
Erie
Burglary Probe At City Laundromat
City police investigate a Monday night burglary at an East Washington laundromat. A coin box from a cigarette machine owned by the Canteen Service was pried out and emptied, later found in a washing machine by Mrs Bromley. Canteen personnel will determine the missing amount.
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East Washington Street
Ronald Rathbun
Bromley
Snow and Ice Blamed for Two Corry Area Crashes
State Police investigated two crashes in the Corry area as snow and ice impacted roads. A tractor trailer driven by Arthur A. Tomak was struck when a grader blade cleared snow on Route 8 near Wattsburg, causing damage to the trailer and a grader. No injuries were reported. On Route 426 north of Corry, Michael A. Kokoska tried to brake and slid into oncoming traffic, damaging his vehicle and DeArcy Markle’s car.
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Shady Avenue
Robert L. McLallen
Edinboro
McLallen
Penn Central
R.A. Anderson
Warren
Paul Pirozzola
R.D. 2
Corry
Pirozzola
Milton Griffis
R.D. 3
Hatch Street
Wilbur P. Lathrop
Griffis
Lathrop
Columbus Avenue
Mildred Sokalski
Mill Street
Columbus
Jack Dundon
R.D
West Main Street
Wattsburg
Arthur A. Tomak
R.D. 1
Ulysses
William Pencille
Erie
Michael A. Kokoaka
St. Marya
Kokoska
DeArcy E. Markle
Kotoaka
Markle
Point Of View Turkey Vs Buyer Editor Referee Note
A Corry Area High School senior letter to The Journal argues the turkey is mistreated in American culture. The writer condemns how children distort the turkey image and laments the Pilgrims choosing the eagle as national symbol. He urges humane treatment and suggests pigeon for Thanksgiving.
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Corry Area
Turkey
Plymouth Colony
Establishment Saves Family After Bahamas Sinking Tale
Howard Taylor and his wife Jane and daughter Rebecca survived a reef wreck near Mayaguana when the cruise ship Song of Norway rescued them. Passengers organized aid and an emergency fund, giving the Taylors clothes, housing, and toys as they started over, praising the “establishment” for saving their lives.
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Miami
Howard Taylor
Taylor
Jane
Rebecca
Taylors
Mayaguana
Lars Taylor
Song of
Norway
Living Costs Surge as Wholesale Index Faces Contrasting Signs
Washington reports October living costs rose sharply while November wholesale prices hint at a contrary path. A White House adviser notes the divergent signals from the consumer price index and wholesale data as inflation discussions shift toward jawboning. The Labor Department records October CPI at 137.40, elevating weekly family costs relative to the 1957-58 base.
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Washington
White House
Council of Economic Advisers
Opeshadows
General Motors
Labor Department
Maddox Plans Recording Debut as Ex-Governor
Governor Lester Maddox announces plans to become a recording artist. He aims to be the first former governor to sell a million records, with some tracks featuring his voice and others with a singing group.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester “Maddox
Shapp Panel Recommends State Levy
A tax study committee chosen by Governor elect Milton Shapp backs a state income tax starting January 1 as the core fix to Pennsylvania’s fiscal crisis. The panel proposes broader changes including sales tax reductions, various business tax tweaks, new revenue sources, and elderly tax relief, with full details to come from Shapp. Estimates show about 1.2 billion dollars in new taxes for 1971-72 to fund state services.
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Harrisburg
Milton J. Shapp
John R. Bunting
Bief
First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Co
Shapp
North Carolina
Bunting
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Nab Ex-Corry Man In Erie Police Shooting
Victor G. Nielsen, 24, formerly of Corry, is charged with assault with intent to kill, armed robbery, and violation of the Uniform Firearms Act after allegedly shooting two Erie officers during a November 7 robbery. FBI agents arrested him in Pittsburgh on a warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. he was arraigned in Erie. Both officers were wounded but later released and are convalescing at home.
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Erie
Erie County
Pittsburgh
Victor G. Nielsen
Corry
Erle
FBI
Nielsen
Ao, Smith Co
Hunting Accident Injures New York Man Near Clymer
A New York man, Michael Griffin, 29, of Silver Griffin, is in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a hunting accident near Clymer. He told State Police that he slipped on ice causing his gun to discharge and wound his right hand.
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New York
Corry Memorial Hospital
Clymer
Michael Griffin
Silver Griffin
Corry
Griffin
Aes Ieee
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