School District Switches To Reassess New Sites
The Corry Area School District board, in a 3% minute closed session, voted to restart site hunting for the Sparta Spring Creek elementary school. It will review all original sites except the Sparta Elementary site, due to demolition cost and acreage limits, and may consider eminent domain. Site reassessment starts immediately with the next meeting possible.
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Board of Education
Corry Area
Sparta
Spring Creek
Sparta Elementary
Charles Krepps
Krepps
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Spiders Trouble South Hill Tenants At South Center
Tenants at South Hill Apartments report a rising spider infestation with bites reported among residents. The Journal and code enforcement officer Greg Pike inspected the complex finding numerous dead spiders and live nests, while tenants accuse the Housing Authority of slow response. Housing officials promise an exterminator and defend prior pesticide use as effective, as questions linger about the spiders’ source and spread citywide.
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Rick Martin
South Hill
South Center Street
The
Journal
Greg Pike
Pike
Virginia Grice
19 Tests Go On Trial Today in Bias Case
In San Francisco a class action accuses IQ tests of cultural bias against black children placed in educable mentally retarded classes due to low scores. The suit, filed in 1971, seeks to end placements based on IQ tests and cites higher retest scores using culturally appropriate wording. The nonjury trial before Judge Robert Peckham is reviewing test use and related factors shaping inner city education.
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San Francisco
Sart Miller
Bay Area Association of Black Psychologists
Miller
U.S District Court
Robert Peckham
Peckham
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Public Advocates
Route 6 crash claims Corry area victim
A two vehicle crash on Route 6 east of Corry killed 87 year old Pearl Labounty of St. Petersburg and left another rider in serious condition. Seven occupants of the car and truck were injured. Kristen Roden, 15, of 222 West Th street, remained hospitalized in Erie with varying injuries. State police from the Corry substation continued investigations.
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Corry
Seriou
Pearl Labounty
St. Petersburg
Corry Memorial Hospital
Hamot Hospital
Erie
Kristen Roden
James Roden
Westth Street
School District To Upgrade Two Boilers
Corry Area School District board approved a contract with Honeywell to upgrade two aging boilers at the high school and Conelway School as winter looms. The project costs 31,974 with plans for a second maintenance contract at 85. Superintendent Krepps cited prior Conelway issues and the need for improved efficiency and safety controls.
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Corry Area School District
Board of Education
The
Honeywell Company
Conelway School
Charles Krepps
Krepps
Conelway
First Snow May Fall Tomorrow in Western Pennsylvania
The weatherman forecasts a chance of showers today and tonight in Western Pennsylvania. It states Wednesday will be blustery and colder with showers likely possibly mixed with snow flurries and lows around 20s.
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Pennsylvania
Senate advances bill outlawing child pornography nationwide
The Senate approved 85 to 1 a bill prohibiting the use of anyone under 16 in producing pornographic materials and banning interstate distribution. It tightens penalties up to 15 years for repeat offenses, adds similar rules for explicit conduct involving children, amends the Mann Act to cover males and transport across states, and notes an explosion of a multimillion dollar child pornography and prostitution industry.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
William Roth Jr
R-Del
John Culver
D Lown
Roth
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Culver
The
Sound Off Tonight Seeks Corry Public Input
Tonight is your chance to call Sound Off and raise issues for Corry. Share concerns on matters that should reach public attention by calling 065 8291 between 5 and 9 PM.
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Corry
Three Girls Slain in Maryland Suburb Mystery Tragedy
Police search muddy woods near Elvaton Maryland for the weapon in a brutal Sunday stabbing spree that killed Theresa Hogan eight Deborah Anne ten and Ann Marie Brzeszkiewicz eight as neighbors wonder if the killer is local. Officers scoured the scene with metal detectors and a hotline was set up for tips while medical examiners noted multiple stab wounds and a hunting knife as the likely weapon.
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Elvaton
Theresa Hogan
Deborah Anne
Ann Marie Brzeszkiewicz
Baltimore
District OKs Bus Contracts with 10 Operators
Corry Area School District board approved tentative bus contracts totaling 266,796 with ten operators. Contractors listed include Bruce Bailey 872,054. Howard Blakeslee 7,560. Glenn Cook 2,520. Georgia Cottle 18,900. G Duane Fralick 12,420. Gordon Fralick 8,820. Edgar Hennigh 25,290. Robert Kafferlin 18,000. William Mercer 83,680. Norman Shellito 16,452.
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Corry Area
Board of Education
Bruce Bailey
Howard Blakeslee
Glenn Cook
Georgia Cottle
Duane Fralick
Gordon Fralick
Edgar Hénnigh
Robert Kafferlin
William Mercer
Norman Shellito
Thieves Net $100 In Burglary Here
City police investigate a burglary reported by Donald McCray Aluminum and Builders Supply at 509 West Smith Street. A window entry and pried office door led to $110 in cash and an undetermined amount of 50 cent pieces taken. time placed between Saturday and Monday. Separate incident: a parked car at South Hills Apartments sustained light damage after being struck. driver identity unknown. Investigation ongoing.
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Donald McCray
McCray
South Hills
South Center Street
Richard C Geiger
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Oks Bus Contracts
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T. Wood
Fred T. Stufflebeam
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Debbie Anderson
Charlynn Stockton
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