Snow Storm Slams Pa State With Heavy Snow and Outages
A autumn snow storm blanketed central and northeastern Pennsylvania, dropping up to 13 inches and triggering a major power blackout. I roads blocked on I 80 and I 61. 45 000 customers lost power. schools closed in Tioga Sullivan and Bradford counties.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
National Weather Service
Weather Bureau
Tioga
Sullivan
Bradford
Appalachian Mountains
Hazleton
Luzerne Court
Frackville
Schuylkill County
Tobyhanna
Monroe County
State College Centre
Penndot
Rockview
Centre County
Interstate 80
Pennidot
Edward Hanlon
Joseph Krum
Pennsylvania Power and Light Co
Pottsville
Honesdale
Mental Patients Dumped in Welfare Hotels Says Doctor
Philadelphia psychiatrist Dr. Israel Zwerling warned at a conference that tens of thousands of mental patients are housed in urban welfare hotels and boarding houses due to underfunded community housing. He cited a sharp hospital population drop from 858,422 in 1955 to under 200,000 in 1976 and warned of high rehospitalization and unemployment rates amid inadequate care in these settings. He noted 25,000 ex patients in New York City SRO hotels and about 11,000 more in Los Angeles living with little oversight or meals.
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Philadelphia
Israel Zwerling
Department of
Mental Health Sciences
Hahnemann Medical College
Zwerling
New York City
Los Angeles
Grice Briefs City on State Capitol Visit and Plans
City Administrator Robert Grice returned from Harrisburg after two days in the state Capitol. He met with FAA and PennDOT officials on the Lawrence Airport master plan, noting funding uncertainty due to the budget crisis. He also discussed unemployment compensation for city employees with the Pennsylvania League of Cities, outlining contribution versus reimbursement payment options and potential annual costs of about six to seven thousand dollars.
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Rick Martin
Robert Grice
Corry
State Capitol
Grice
Harrisburg
Corrylles
Hubert Vaughn
Paul Aver
Aiport Authority
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Penndot
Lawrence
Snow Falls In City Amid Cold Night Skies
Snow touched the city yesterday as temperatures dropped to the low 30s, with some higher elevations reporting an inch. Weather official Paula Mountain noted the sprinkle limited to certain southern and eastern areas while advisories warned of slick roads and 20s forecast overnight.
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Paula Mountain
Corry
National Weather Srvice
The
Weather Service
Franklin School Fire Blamed On Arson
In Franklin Pennsylvania authorities say two weekend fires caused about $500000 in damage and were arson. Empty gasoline cans and gasoline soaked books were found near the high school library, which was under an expansion and scheduled for completion. One firefighter was slightly injured.
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Franklin
Pennsylvania
Franklin High School
G. Plan Lumber Co
Tom May
Erie
Robert Morris
Morris
Baby Delivered By Dad Grandad In Bear Lake Home
David Ross and his father in law Robert Burch helped deliver a baby girl to Patricia Ross at about 1130 Saturday night in their Bear Lake home. Grandfather Burch, an EMT, then drove the ambulance to Union City Memorial Hospital after mother Muriel Darlene and baby were taken by Bear Lake Fire Department. Both mother and baby are reported doing fine this morning.
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David Ross
Bear Lake
Ross
Robert Burch
Patricia
Burch
Muriel Darlene
Baby
Union City Memorial Hospital
Grandfather Burch
Corry Man Hurt In Shop Accident
Walter Szarzanowicz of 1358 West Pleasant Street was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital at 9 50 AM after a block toppled and struck his leg while unloading six small blocks of steel billet at McInnes Steel Co. He is listed in satisfactory condition. Szarzanowicz works as a hookup man at Melanes and was under the supervision of personnel manager Charles Catania.
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McInnes Steel Co
Corry Memorial Hospital
Walter Szarzanowicz
West Pleasant Street
Corry Ambulance Service
Szarzanowicz
Melanes
Charles Catania
Cave Rescue Freezes Relief Over Maryland Cavern
Rescue workers pulled James Wright Jr. a 19 year old geology student from Frostburg State College from Twiga's Cave in Cumberland Maryland after he was trapped 37 hours 1000 feet below ground. He was escorted to an ambulance after the perilous extraction yesterday.
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James Wright Jr
Wright
Twiga
Cumberland
Frostburg State College
Maryland
Corry Police Arrest Two Men In Minor Corruption Cases
Two Corry men faced charges of corruption of minors and related offenses after weekend police action. George W. Madison 32 of 718 Grand Street and Roger L. Petty 22 of 326 West Pleasant were arrested following alleged encounters with a minor and concealment of a missing girl. Madison posted 500 dollar bond after arraignment. Petty also was released on 500 dollar bond after his arraignment. Additional weekend arrests included Melvin C. Wickstrom 61 of Panama for public intoxication and Eliot V. Anderson 22 of Warren on reckless driving and studded tires. A theft investigation at Une Lawson's store involved LaVerne Skinner with ether product loss of 4.85 dollars. Police continue the investigation.
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Corry
George W. Madison
Grand Street
Palice
Madison
Patsy
Nichols
Roger L. Petty
West Pleasant Street
West Main Street
Petty
Melvin C. Wickstrom
Panama
Eliot V. Anderson
Warren
Distriet Austice Nichols
Anderson
Une Lawson
LaVerne Skinner
Bear Lake
Ryan Products
Trooper Gambino Case Under Investigation in Meadville
Crawford County district attorney Douglas Ferguson will decide charges in the fatal crash involving Trooper Richard Gambino, 96, of Columbus on duty. Cecil R. Harrison Jr died. Gambino remains under treatment on limited duty as investigators review events 20 minutes before the collision near Canadohta Lake.
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Crawford County
Corty
Richard Gambino
Columbus
Cecil R. Harrison Jr
Titusville
Gambino
Pittsburgh
Meadville
Douglas Ferguson
Ferguson
Ene
Canadohta Lake
Harrison
Marine Bank Assets Top $300 Million in 1977 Quarter
Marine Bank reported assets surpassing 300 million for the first time in the third quarter, a near 10 percent rise from 1976. Chairman Charles H Brackett said earnings for the quarter jumped 42 percent to 86 cents a share, with nine month earnings up 49 percent to 1.79. Demand and time deposits rose to a record 276 million, enabling higher loan volumes to 185 million, up from 155 million a year earlier. Brackett said rising credit demand and modestly higher short term rates are likely through year end, signaling continued record growth.
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Marine Bank
Charles H Brackett
Bracken
Marine
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