Erie tavern shooting leaves patrons ducking for cover
In an Erie bar last night a gunman opened fire after an argument over a bar bill at the Pope Hotel. Two patrons were wounded seriously. one man Johnson was identified as the shooter by Det. Sgt. James Hayes. Police stopped the suspect at Peach Street and 14th Street within about four blocks, discovering a 25 caliber Astra automatic and extra ammunition. George Smith, 49, reported the assailant confronted workers and fired after a dispute, prompting a panicked rush for the exits.
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Pope
Yatke
Abe Neph
Wilton
Eye
Goleman
Ft Luble
Johnson
Tran
Polce
Peach
Weddell Moser
Robert Thurston
James Hayes
George Smith
Erie
Lo Joes Ferguson
Stith
Target Shoot Planned by Corry Rod and Gun Club
The Corry Rod and Gun Club will hold a practice shoot tomorrow evening at 7 30 at the club rooms on East Washington Street. Anyone interested in 22 life target practice is welcome, a club official said.
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Corry
Tank Tanker Creosote Spill Threatens French Creek
A tanker overturn south of Meadville releases creosote components near Connewut marsh. Fireman Machael J. Carrick died after burns to over seven percent of his body. State officials sealed the scene, formed a dam, and impounded liquids while assessing dilution and risk to French Creek.
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French Creek
Franklin
Meadville
Machael J. Carrick
Parkesburg
Chester County
Youth Faces Arson Charges In Mansion Blaze
Erie defendant John Robaly, 18, arraigned on second degree arson and third degree burglary after a Westfield mansion fire. Judge Rollin A. Fancher rejected a youthful offender disposition, and Robaly entered not guilty pleas in open court. The 81 room frame dwelling owned by Richard and Pierre Wright, also of Erie, was unoccupied at the time of the blaze.
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Mayville
Rollin A. Fancher
Erie
Fancher
John Robaly
Robaly
Westfield
Richard and
Pierre Wright
Eris
Pleads Innocent To Wife's Car Thefts
Charles Daris of Riceville pleaded innocent yesterday to taking his wife's car without consent. At arraignment before Alderman N Allen Love he was held in jail on $200 bail pending a hearing. Mrs Daris testified she had lent the car and he drove to Cleveland.
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Titusville
Charles Daris
Riceville
N. Allen Love
Daris
Navy says Reds first with IRBM missiles
The Navy announced that the Soviet Union currently possesses operational intermediate range ballistic missiles capable of striking almost any fixed Allied base in Western Europe within 1500 miles. Capt. H. L. Miller, briefing for NSIA, said this development threatens U.S. bases and underlines carriers’ strategic value as bases move to safety. The U.S. services are also pursuing IRBMs but remain in testing.
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Washington
Russia
Europe
HL. Miller
Orace
Naval Operations
National Security Industrial Association
Hat
U. S
Navy
Rites Held For Former Resident Rathbun Dies At 58
Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Josephine Landers Rathbun a former city resident and Cambridge Springs traveler who died after a six month illness at Meadville General Hospital. She was 58 born in Corry survived by her mother Clara Landers Cambridge Springs a brother Walter Landers Wheelock and nephew Walter Landers Jr in the U S Navy. Services were at Van Matre Funeral Home Cambridge Springs at 1 pm with burial in Jamestown New York.
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Josephine Landers Rathbun
Cambridge Springs
Meadville General Hospital
Rathbun
Corry
Clara Landers
Walter Landers
Wheelock
Walter Landers Jr
U. S. Navy
van Matre
Jamestown
N. Y
Corry Firm Gets Contract On Thruway
A Corry contractor, Fred W. Ewing Inc, won a $3,458,071 bid to build 4.05 miles of the Erie Thruway section linking Ohio and New York. Construction starts October 14 with Gov. Leader at Platea, as state agencies fund a $175.5 million highway program. The Erie project is part of a broader $40 million borrowing plan for a 49 project road network. In Budapest, Molotov Square reverts to Vigado Square three months after Molotov fell from favor in Moscow.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Fred W. Ewing Inc of
Corry
Pennsylvania
George M Leader
Platea
Ohio-Erie County
State Highway and Bridge Authority
Pennsylvania’ Highway Department
Ohio
Budapest
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Molotov
Vigado Square
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National Bank of Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Erignglwy Gane
Pramtar Podoial Decca
Prsccnans
Reds
Corry Firm
Thruway
Nielsen
W. Smith St
New Coity Hospital
PTT
U.S
W. Washington St
Corry, Pa
West 8Th Street
Erie, Pa
Broad Street
Pittsburgh Aves
Ene
Parade Street
West 26Th Street
North East
Kole
U.S. Savings Bond
United States Savings
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