Divorce and Sentence Bills Spark Fights in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg, the House plans to take up a divorce bill and a criminal sentencing bill, both expected to trigger sharp debate during a Columbus Day session. The chamber also advances a waterfront land sale to Sun Ship, a graduated taxation amendment, and a mining conservation bill, with action on divorce and sentencing possibly delaying other measures.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Delaware River
Eddystone
Delaware County
Sun
Mullen
Shapp
Man Charged in Beating Death of Union City Child
A 22 year old Union City man was charged with manslaughter in the death of 2 year old Brian Wynkoop of Union City. The charge follows a week long Erie County investigation and a conference in the District Attorney’s office resulting in his arraignment and commitment to Erie County Jail. The child died after hospitalization with injuries described as swollen and black eyes, with autopsy noting injuries not necessarily indicative of a beating.
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Union City
Erie County
Erie County District
Michael Palmisano
James Swan
Brian Wynkoop
Evelyn Wynkoop
Center Street
Swan
Palmisano
Paul Baker
Lawrence Park Barracks
Paul Sita
Corry State Police
Erie
Wood
Justin Butters
Common Pleas Court
Wire Thieves Strike Again On Welch Hill Road
A Bell Telephone wire theft on Welch Hill Road between Corry and Spartansburg over the weekend removed about 57 000 feet of copper. Police note total losses near 127 000 feet or 22 miles of wire, valued around 3000 dollars at current rates. Some wires were linked to GenTel, but most Bell lines were underground and unaffected. Investigators from Bell and the State Police pursue leads with no arrests yet.
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Bell
Welch Hill Road
Bell Telephone Lines
Corry
Spartansburg
Bell Telephone
Hare
Welch Hill
County Line Road
General Telephone
GenTel
Nixonmen Plead With Labor For Support To Phase Two
Two Nixon aides met AFL CIO leader George Meany to secure labor support for Phase Two of economic controls. Meany and other union heads weighed participation in a 15 member pay board with 5 labor 5 industry and 5 public members while fearing veto power by the Cost of Living Council. Republican leaders warned labor inaction could derail efforts to revive the economy.
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Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
George Shultz
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Secretary of Labor
J.D. Hodgson
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Nimon
Shultz
Hodgson
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Aflcio
Frank Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Leonard Woodcock
Fitzsimmons
Woodcock
Abel
United Steelworkers
Floyd Smith
International Association of Machinists
Cost of Living Council
Jacob Javits
Rn.y
Hugh Scott
Senate
Pennsylvania
Aplcio
Price Commission
Labor
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
John B. Connally
Corry Area Board Delays Homecoming Discipline Probe
Corry Area School District board postponed a full probe into the homecoming incident at last night’s meeting. The discussion was referred to the Administration Committee for review and a report back. The incident involved a senior float being barred and a sidearm drawn at the gate. Members of the committee named were Dale Webster, Corry. William Kafferlin, Spring Creek. and Robert Nichols, Sparta.
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Corry Area School District Board of Education
Corry Civil Defense
Dale Webster
Corry
William Kafferlin
Spring Creek
Robert Nichols
Sparta
Welfare-Paid Abortions Prompt Study Board
Gov Shapp moves to speed selection of an all female commission to study Pennsylvania abortion law after learning the Welfare Department subsidized abortions. A spokesman says the governor was unaware of the policy before a news article disclosed it.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Pennsylvania
Welfare Department
Former Voter Aides Sue Erie County Politicians
Two former voter registration workers Irene Spada and Kay Sorvelli filed suit in Erie County Court against County Commissioners Fred Lamberton and Leo Weir. They seek more than $10,000 for false defamatory statements about their work. The firings followed a clash over party politics and a mentor linked to former chief registrar Shirley Colvin.
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Erie County
Fred Lamberton
Leo Weir
Alois Lubiejewski
Irene Spada
Kay Sorvelli
Shirley Colvin
Eon
Weir
Lamberton
GOP
Move To Block Rural Tax Lag
Corry Area School District outlying districts lag in wage tax collection as residents fail to file forms. Board endorses spreading Corry delinquent tax procedures to rural areas to ensure uniform collection, with a report due at the November meeting.
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Corry Area
City of
Corry
Melvin Messenger
Columbus
Messenger
Work School Program Proves Effective in Area
Nineteen Corry Area High School students and two in Spartansburg participate in a school work program. Bertrand Hoyer, assistant superintendent, said the program prevents dropouts by providing a full school day before work. Employers report positive results, and the program differs from the on the job training already in place.
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Corry Area
Spartansburg
Bertrand Hoyer
Hoyer
Sparta and
Corry
Hover
Bomb damages Pittsburgh bar in Oakland district
Police report a bomb ripped through the Hide-Away Bar in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section just before dawn, causing significant property damage but no injuries. Two men were seen fleeing the scene as bomb and arson investigators arrived to examine the wreckage.
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Pittsburgh
Girty
Oakland
Elgin Trailers To Be Taxed Like Homes
In Elgin Borough a tax ruling confirms trailers will be taxed by market value like homes, ending depreciation. The dispute pits homeowners against trailer owners as borough supervisors seek two extra seats amid a counter suit by 80 of 127 voters.
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Elgin
Agnes McCray
The
Journal Today
Erie County
McC
Erie County Court
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