PUC Orders Scotts Crossing Report Rush and Crossings Inspection
The Public Utilities Commission in Harrisburg ordered the State Highway Department to submit the Scotts Crossing report immediately and cancel the November 29 deadline. Commissioner George S. Bloom also called his staff to Corry to inspect deteriorated crossings posing motorist danger. Rep. Forest Hopkins said Bloom issued the urgency after a meeting in Harrisburg.
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Public Utilities Commission
Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Scotts Crossing
PUC
the Journal
Forest Hopkins
North Hast
George S. Bloom
Bloom
Scotts
Corry
Residents Pressure State Over Scotts Crossing Lights
Corry and Columbus residents press Harrisburg on Scotts Crossing safety. Hopkins cites expected lights and gates after a fatal Erie Lackawanna crash. The State Highways Department study progresses. a large Corry-Columbus petition seeks urgent action with a Journal coupon drive to urge change.
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Corry Journal
Hopkins
Bloom
Scotts Crossing
Warren County
Columbus Township
Erie Lackawanna Railway
State Highways Department
Columbus
A.R. Rowles
Franklin
The
Journal
Corry
Harrisburg
Ruth Bretherton
Garbage Fouls City's 70 Budget
City Council authorized the city engineer to start advertising for bids on a new refuse contract. The contract is a major factor in the 1970 budget as labor, goods, and services costs rise. Councilman Edward Zarger noted that next year's revenue is largely determined and five departments assess their needs. Downey's safety department faces the expected garbage bulge.
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Edward Zarger
Council
Jack Downey
Downey
David Johnson
Journal
Johnson
City of Corry
West Washington Street
State Health Department
General Recalled For Graft Trials
The Army recalls Brig. Gen. Earl F. Cole from Europe to Washington amid Senate graft investigations. Ribicoff panel may question Cole about his 1966 67 Vietnam duties as deputy chief of staff for personnel and administration and his links to NCO club operations.
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Washington
Europe
Pentagon
Senate
Army
Earl F. Cole
Cole
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Madison County
Neb
Ribicoff
Subcommittee
Vietnam
William Higdon
HUD Raises Phantom Grant For Corry
The Journal reports HUD increased Corry Fourth Ward Renewal funds by 111 398 bringing the total to 587 398 though final approval had not been issued. City officials fear delays could jeopardize Route 277 work and renewal plans as Washington and Pittsburgh offices prepare final action.
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Washington
Corry
Fourth Ward
Journal
Joseph Vigorito
Department of Housing At Urban Renewal
HUD
Hugh Scott
Joseph Furst
Scott
The
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Corry Grant
Washington Hud
Donald Snyder
Furst
State Highway Department
Self Service Liquor Stores Open in Allegheny County
Two self service liquor stores opened by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board at South Hills Village Mall and Monroeville Mall. Patrons shop with baskets then pay at the exit, with prices starting around 20 dollars for cognac. The move aims to serve Pennsylvanians quickly and the openings follow New Castle as the state’s fourth and fifth licensed stores. The article notes budgeting and contract bidding details and potential landfill considerations tied to future waste collection plans.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
South Hills Village
Monroeville
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
William L. Scott
Pennsylvania
New Castle
Lawrence County
Laurie Heads North as Gulf Coast Watches New Path
Hurricane Laurie with winds near 100 mph moved through the Gulf of Mexico while five states monitor its likely path. Residents along Louisiana’s coast evacuated inland as Laurie, the season’s eighth hurricane, drifts 240 miles south of New Orleans and could threaten Mississippi or Alabama. A hurricane watch extends from Galveston to Apalachicola. The storm lashes the sea 160 miles outward from its center.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Weather
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Galveston
Tex
Apalachicola
Fla
Texas
Dinis To Wrap Up Testimony Today In Kopechne Case
In Wilkes Barre a Pennsylvania medical examiner cautions an autopsy may confirm, modify, or negate the Massachusetts drowning verdict. Dinis pursues exhumation for an inquest, seeking video of Kennedy remarks as Kopechne’s father testifies and questions on blood presence and possible injuries arise.
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Wilkes-Barre
Philadelphia
Mary Jo Kopechne
Massachusetts
Joseph W. Spelman
Miss Kopechne
Spelman
Common Pleas Court
Dist
Atty
Edmund Dinis
New Bedford
Mass
Dinis
Edward M. Kennedy
Joseph A. Kopechne
Bernard C. Brominski
Armand Fernandes Jr
Donald FR. Mills
Massachusetts Medical Examiner
Fernandes
Larksville
Mills
Dukes County
Mays
Brussels
Belgium
Assembly of the North Atlantic Assembly
Kennedy
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William Lesler
William W. Allen
Richard Frame
Carl C. Turner
Higdon
Long Binh
Charmaine Biggs
Britain
Ronald Biggs
Melbourne
Australia
John O'Connor
Wilkes
Barre
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