Watch It Republicans Dems Sneaking Up in Corry Registration
Erie County registration figures show Democrats surpassing Republicans countywide, with 70,309 Democrats and 47,869 Republicans. City of Erie favors Democrats 42,087 to 15,482, while Corry remains GOP stronghold at 1,714 Republicans to 1,262 Democrats. Millcreek Township narrows, 9,244 Republicans to 9,254 Democrats as city Democrats shift outward.
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Corry
Erie County
Della Desser
GOP
Erie
Millcreek Township
Dane Eerates
Orry
Erie courthouse encounter reveals political printing request
An Erie County courthouse scene shows Ed Waszkiewicz, the Democratic campaign chairman and Erie city engineer, sending a woman with a large envelope of political materials to Tom Becht, the Tax Claims Bureau director, who objected and returned the materials. The incident highlights improper use of government property for campaigns.
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Erie
Erie County
Tom Becht
Tax Claims Bureau
Becht
Ed Waszkiewicz
Waszkiewicz
Democratic Party
White Collar Fraud Crackdown Aims at Crime Rings
Washington AP Justice Department officials plan a major assault on government corruption and large scale fraud. Assistant Atty. Gen. Thornburgh says more prosecutors will target corruption organized crime and white collar crime, pending IRS cooperation and possible White House mediation. He cites multistate and international fraud schemes including securities fraud and improper union pension fund activity.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Richard L. Thornburgh
Internal Revenue Service
Thornburgh
IRS
Donald Alexander
Treasury Department
White House
Edward H. Levi
Area Girl, 5, Hit By Truck Near Home
A five year old Corry area girl, Amy Willis, was struck by a pickup along Schramling road in Columbus Township while her father led cows across the rural road. She sustained a broken hip and cuts and bruises and was listed in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital. The driver, Robert Hoyt of R D 2 Corry, remained at the scene and no charges were filed. Police said the truck hit the lead cow before striking the girl. The accident occurred near the Willis home.
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Corry Area
Schramling
Columbus
Amy Willis
John Willis
Corry Memorial Hospital
Corry
Willis
Robert Hoyt
R.D. 2
Hoyt
Grain Oil Pact Firms Russian Grain Purchases
The United States and the Soviet Union reached terms for a grain deal and a limited oil commitment to stabilize Russian purchases over the next several years. Undersecretary Charles W. Robinson concluded the talks in Moscow, with Moscow expected to buy about a million tons of wheat and other grains annually.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Charles W. Robinson
Moscow
U.S
Corry Girl Injured In Jamestown Crash
A Corry girl, 17 year old Kathleen Cochran, was injured when a car left the road and veered into a ditch near Jamestown. Driver Willams Cochrane, 18, was treated and released. The injury details and investigation are ongoing at the Chautauqua sheriff's department.
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Corry
Jamestown
Aera
Wei
Asliehts Ae Geet
Eritt
Len
Welfare checks once a month eyed to save millions
Harrisburg AP The Governor's Review by 76 businessmen suggests issuing welfare checks monthly instead of semimonthly could save over 3 million dollars annually. The report calls for expanding bank delivery in Philadelphia Allegheny and Bucks counties and notes executive orders could implement most recommendations.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
US Steel
John E. Angle
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Bucks
GNP grows 11.2 percent in latest quarter
The Commerce Department reports the gross national product rose at an annual 11.2 percent pace for the quarter ending September 30, the sharpest rise in 20 years, with GDP at 1,497.8 billion and inflation around 5 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Commerce
Ford
James L. Pate
Ent
Weekend of Crashes and Mischief Strikes City
Police logged a weekend of mischief and crashes. A Corry Grange building at 118 Park Street had 22 broken small color windows, BBs and kicks blamed. Four youths aged 9 to 12 were held after one confessed to involving others. A car on 17th Street was struck in a hit-and-run, damage $25, while a motorcycle on West Main near Spring was knocked and left. Rail fence sections at a Shawnee Village trailer suffered $100 damage. A two-vehicle collision at North Center and Columbus left damages of $100 to Kerr and $225 to Warner.
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Corry Grange
Park Street
Waller Rhodes
Bbs
Newell Gates
West Church Street
Richard A. Anderson
Anderson
Randall Trisket
B.D. 2
Corry
Leota Ken
Kerr Auto
Warner
Kerr
New York City Seeks Congress Aid to Avoid Default
Washington reports that Mayor Beame will testify as Congress opens hearings on New York City’s finances amid Ford administration opposition to aid. City faces a potential $1 billion cash shortage to cover December through March payrolls even if debt interest is forgiven.
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New York
Abraham D. Beame
Ford
Treasury
William Simon
Joan Quarantees
Congress
NBC
Washington
New York City
House
Abraham Beame
Beame
Hugh Carey
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
William B. Simon
New York State
Carey
Senate Banking Committee
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Ford Administration
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Elmore C. Patterson
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Walter B. Winston
First City National Bank
Rockefeller
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