Pennsylvania House Approves Anti Obscenity Bill Nearing Law
Harrisburg AP reports the Pennsylvania legislature approved an anti obscenity bill 174 to 21, likely surviving a possible veto by Gov. Shapp. The measure defines obscene material as that which appeals to prurient interests with no serious value and bans printed material, photos, and films showing patently offensive sexual conduct including masturbation and excretory acts.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
State Supreme Court
Bul
Martin Mullen
Dphila
Joseph Rhodes
D-Allegheny
Rhodes
Accused Flim Flam Man Detained Here In Corry Case
A man known as a "paper-nanger" linked to $800 in stolen money orders was brought to Corry for arraignment before District Justice Patsy Nichols. Alex Foltz 36 of Portland Oregon waived a preliminary hearing and posted 3000 dollar bond after facing forgery and related charges. He previously faced arrest in Warren and Edinboro for passing stolen money orders and other offenses. Local police noted banks rarely report such incidents, hindering cases while Foltz believed to be on a cross country spree. In other action Larry A. Borton 21 Spring Creek was jailed for DWI and Glenn Kerr 24 pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and received 16 days in jail.
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Corry
Patsy Nichols
Westerday
Alex Foltz
Portland
Ore
Warren
Foltz
Travelers Express
Idaho
John Leeky Jr
Nebraska
Nichols
Erie County
Edinboro
Lorry
Kenneth Nichols
Warren and Corry
Spring Creek
Larry A. Borton
R.D. 1
Borton
East Main Street
Glenn Kerr
East Street
Kerr
Main Street
Corry Memorial Hospital opens CCU ICU amid high occupancy
The Coronary Care Unit and Intensive Care Unit at Corry Memorial Hospital opened last Sunday at 7:05 AM with the first patient admitted at 7:05. Admissions run ahead of normal for the fiscal year, nearing full occupancy amid a regional respiratory illness surge. Dr J Guy Butters outlined medical audits to verify diagnoses and treatments, with audits sampling about one in ten patients. Paul Dingle joined the board to fill a vacancy, while Ray Amy serves as board chairman.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Paul Roche Sr
J. Guy Butters
Butters
Paul Dingle
Corry Agway
Ray Amy
Two Wattsburg Men Dead In Route 89 Crash
Two Wattsburg men died in a two car collision just after midnight on Route 89 south of I-90. Gary Man Daville, 20, died at the scene. James Moody, 19, died later at Hamot Hospital in Erie. Injured were Frank Wildersleeve, 21, and David Groves, 21, both of North East, with Groves reported to have swerved at high speed before the crash. Extrication was required for multiple occupants by rescue crews.
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Wattsburg
Hamot Hospital
Erie
I-90
Lawrence Park
North East
Groves
Gildersleeve
Harborcreek
Victims Of Rt. 6 Accident Still Serious
Two victims from a Route 6 crash at Rustic Restaurant remain hospitalized two weeks after the two vehicle collision. Kristin Roden, 19, is in serious condition at Hamot Medical Center with a broken neck and other injuries and is not allowed visitors. Her father, in Corry Memorial Hospital, is slowly improving after multiple broken bones. A relative, Pearl Labority, 67, died at CMH. Three others in the pickup were treated and released.
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Route 6
Kristin
James Roden
West
Smith Street
Hamot Medical Center
Erie
Corry Memorial Hospital
Roden
Pearl Labority
St Petersburg
Fla
Cmh
Boden
PennDOT Under Fire For Excess Staffing Says Expert
Dr Thomas O Larson, chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee, contends PennDOT employs too many people for political reasons. He urges staff cuts and a shift of highway maintenance to core programs and local governments to fit funding and achievable projects.
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Penndot
Transportation Institute
Penn State University
Larsen
House“ 219 Association
Commission
Larson
Old Laundro Lot to be Sold by Sealed Bid in City Deal
Virginia Grice of the Redevelopment Authority said the old West Main laundromat site will go to sealed bids, with minimum bids around 8000 dollars based on appraised value. The Authority will restrict uses, excluding gasoline stations, and bid rejections are possible if proposed uses don’t meet approved plans. Frank Anthony has shown interest, and the city has recently spent over 13000 dollars to demolish the condemned building on the jetty.
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West Main Stret
Virginia Grice
Redevelopment Authority
Grice
Frank Anthony
Anthony
Spider Saga Continues at South Hills Apartments
Virginia Grice of the Housing Authority defends the complex, saying there is no spider problem though fleas were found in one unit. An inspector and tenants report spiders. an exterminator notes few live spiders. Tenants dispute the issue, calling it a pest problem caused by tenants rather than the building.
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Rick Martin
Virginia Grice
South Hills
Mle Journal
South Hill
The
Journal
Greg Pike
Erie
West Pleasant Street
Potato Crop Takes Beating In Erie County
Heavy rainfall in August and September flooded low fields and stalled harvesting in Erie County. Potatoes left under water rot and cannot be salvaged. Estimates predict at least 25 percent will be abandoned and losses may reach $1 million as 80 large farms face widespread damage and lingering harvest challenges.
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Erie
Penn- Sip
Erie Couns
Larry Hurst
Horace Ordway
Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers Association
Hurst
Ene County
Hijacked Plane Lands In Atlanta
An apparently calm hijacker on a Frontier Airlines jet carrying 33 people diverted from Nebraska to Kansas City and then to Atlanta. He demanded 3 million dollars, two parachutes, two machine guns, and the release of a jailed accomplice linked to a bank robbery. The FBI identified the hijacker as Thomas Hannan, 29, of Grand Island Nebraska.
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Atlanta
Frontier Airlines
Nebraska
Kansas City
Hartsfield
FBI
Federal Aviation Administration
Security
Bill Williams
Williams
Thomas Hannan
Grand Island
Neb
Bert Lance
FAA
Atlant
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