Erie County Employment Steady Amid Labor Dispute
Erie County employment remained steady from mid August to mid September with 111,400 jobholders in the Erie area. Unemployment fell to 3.8 percent as the workforce shrank seasonally. manufacturing payrolls rose 1,400 from August, while nonmanufacturing increased slightly. Nearly 40 percent of unemployed receiving benefits are women, and hiring has slowed with seasonal fluctuations expected.
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Erie County
Bernard J. Williams
Bureau of Employment Security Office
Erie
Jevel
Williams
Corry
Stolen Auto Ring Found in State
A Pennsylvania led car theft ring stretching to several states has been uncovered with 105 cars recovered. State police issued a warrant for Ohioan Phil Williams of Kettering, accused of selling 17 cars to a Hollidaysburg dealer. The ring used Kentucky as base with Alabama false ownership papers and unaltered serial numbers. Romance Reborn in Leigh England recounts Henry and Ethel Wilding's 1930 Pa. marriage, 1937 divorce, and plans to remarry after years apart and money strains.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania
Hollidaysburg
Phil Williams
Kettering
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
North Carolina
Ring
Alabama
FBI
Leigh
England
Henry
Ethel Wilding
Fairview
Ethel
America
Wilding
Admitted Names and Addresses in Corry Area
The News Today lists admitted individuals and locations including Mrs Lyle Ladd of 812 West Pleasant Street and Kenneth Sickler in Spring Creek. Other entries reference Orletta Smith 34 Snyder Circle James Hulings Deborah Carlson Rosa Renzi and several Corry residents with street addresses and relatives.
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Lyle Ladd
West Pleasant Street
Kenneth Sickler
Spring Creek
Jimmy
James Smith
Snyder Circle
Orletta
James Hulings
Corry
Arthur Carlson
Liberty Street
Rosa Renzi
East South Street
Charles Hildum
Deborah
Erie Busing Plan Approved Despite Protests
Erie residents opposed to a long range busing plan submitted a petition of about 16,000 signatures but the school board approved the plan 6-2. The Concerned Parents and Tax-Payers group argued the district was not legally designated segregated and funds could be redirected to other programs. The Indiana University of Pennsylvania student Charles E. Lee, 21, was found dead by self action near Indiana, with a shotgun nearby, coroner rules.
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ERIE
Indiana, Pa
Indiana County
Charles E. Lee
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Lee
Pittsburgh
Indiana Borough
Nixon to hear Gromyko on Mideast and peace talks
President Nixon will meet Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to gauge Kremlin stance on his era of negotiations. Gromyko had accused Washington of false charges over Mideast truce violations and Cuban missile submarine bases, while U.S. officials deem his UN speech a routine Kremlin refrain.
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Washington
Nixon
Kremlin
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Moscow
Mideast
U.S
Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Cuba
William P. Rogers
White House
Rogers
Indochina
Vietnam
Berlin
Helsinki
West Berlin
America
Cairo
Suez
Three Car Crash Kills Oil City Man
A 17 year old Oil City driver David A. Ziegler died in a Route 62 crash that also sent Dewey M. Stewart 23 Emlenton and Gary Feroz 17 Seneca along with a Feroz passenger Ronald 16 Seneca to Oil City Hospital. Police reported rain and late night investigation.
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Oil City
David A. Ziegler
Dewey M. Stewart
Emlenton
Gary Feroz
Seneca
Feroz
Ronald Feroz
Oil City Hospital
Gary
Multiple Auctions and Proposals Around Erie and Corry
Classified listings describe two separate auctions on October 24 near North East and near Erie with numerous items for sale including vehicles appliances furniture and tools. Additional notices invite sealed proposals for a new fire department emergency truck and a road grader contract in Spring Creek Township with bid bonds and dates.
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North East
Ford
Valiant
Sunbeam
Radiant
Childs
Stetson Bros
Delmas Chesley and Sons
Lake Pleasant Road
Etter Road
Turnwalds
Ford Motor
OMC
General Electric
Mossburg
City of
Corry
Fire Department
City of Corry
Spring Creek Township
Warren County
Spring Creek
Pennsylvania
Austin
Arthur Brundage
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Richard's
Kodak, Cathers
Rexall Drugs
Ard’s
West Church Street
Moose Lodge
Vwewe
Columbus Pta
Columbus
Sooy
Art King
Lorraine Hotel
Brokenstraw Inn
Ledstead’s
Cliff Carroll's
Aus
EAGLE
the News Today
Corry Memorial Hospital
Corry Ambulance Service
Percy E. Corbin
Tar Journal Daily
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