Endorsed senator seeks reelection in Erie Times News
US Senator Hugh Scott, seeking reelection, is endorsed by the Erie Times News over hometown state Sen. William G. Sealer. The paper says Scott deserves to return to the Senate to continue serving the county and state. Police report two injuries-free car overturn near Tionesta after a spotlight blinded the driver. A Mayville man reports two incidents of mischief and larceny, with a suspect under investigation. The PA avenue railroad crossing will close for about a week for reworking sparked by a Corry Journal protest. A man reports theft by two girls. another woman says a gas siphoning incident occurred near her home. A stray St. Bernard is in the pound. three drivers are cited for code violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Scott
Erie ‘Times News
William G. Sealer
Senate
Scott
Tionesta
Donald Pernesky
Dubois
Pernesky
Francis Morries
Mayville
Daniel Hoyt
RD. 2
Park Street
East Park Place
Pennsylvania Avenue
Corry Journal
Public Utility Commission
Burglary Report Says Thieves Left Bags Behind Evidence
Erie detectives described an unusual weekend house break at Barbara Wolf's apartment where thieves emptied a garbage bag in the kitchen then departed with the bag. Investigators speculate the bag was meant to haul away loot while officers probe whether anything else was stolen. Additionally, the Erie County grand jury convened with 191 cases listed for a six day term and authorities pursue a battery theft from an East Main Street used car lot valued at $27.
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ERIE
Barbara Wolf
Tas
Erie County Grand Jury
Larry J. Beezub
R.D
Knoll Hill Road
Union City
Waterford Township
Bomb hits policeman's parents home in Minneapolis
An explosion shattered kitchen and basement windows at the home of a policeman’s parents in Minneapolis just before midnight. No injuries reported. Mrs. Stanley Fiega Sr. said her son is a policeman, and someone asked for his first name at the station. The couple, asleep, felt a heavy blast with smoke and glass blown into the basement. a 4 inch by 8 inch ground hole suggests placement outside a basement window.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Stanley Fiega
Fiega
Funeral Rites Held for John R. Pierce at Bracken Home
Funeral services for John R. Pierce were conducted yesterday at 2 p.m. at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. H Kenyon Leishman of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Attendees from out of town included numerous relatives from Ohio New York and Canada along with several Erie area mourners.
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John R. Pierce
Pierce
Bracken
H. Kenyon Leishman
First Presbyterian Church of
Corry
Kathryn Pierce
Hastings
Hudson
N.Y
William Campbell
Kirtland
Ohio
Ralph Campbell
Cincinna’phos
Frank Averill
Grace Willison
Mary Wilson
Butler
Thomas Batty
Kansas City
John Keye
Marion
Norris Duncan
J.C. Duncan
Copely
Erie
E.S. Willis
Tony Licata
Neal Fourspring
Harry Montgomery
Sam ‘Triana
North East
B.J. Seppala
Fairview
Coatoam
Union City
Fire erupts on cabin cruiser in Presque Isle Bay
Two men were forced to abandon a 24 foot cabin cruiser after an explosion in the engine room around 2:30 p.m. near the Niagara Boat Ramp. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, saving nearby shore areas from damage. The vessel was a total loss with $3,200 damage. The occupants, Larry Weiss and David Coleman, were rescued by nearby boats and none required hospital care.
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Erie
Presque Isle Bay
Larry Weiss
Fairview
David Coleman
Cold Bay
Coast Guard
Westlake
Niagara
Peninsula
Woman on Crutches Hit by Jamestown Driver
In Jamestown New York a 35 year old Dennis Waite was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a car struck Dorothy Benson 40 while she stood on crutches beside her parked car. Benson was taken to WCA Hospital for examination and released. Police said Waite returned home about 100 feet from the scene.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Dennis Waite
Edward C. Ohmen
Kenneth Magowan
Dorothy I. Benson
Waite
Benson Auto
Minority Candidates Confident in Pennsylvania Governor Race
In Philadelphia Fred Stanton stands in as Socialist Workers Party candidate for governor though the ballot lists Mrs. Pearl Chertov. Other minority hopefuls include Francis McGeever, George Taylor, Andrew Watson, and Clarissa Cain. They argue a reformist, peaceful revolution while predicting regional support from workers, veterans, and blue-collar crowds. Cain notes she is the first black woman on the gubernatorial ballot.
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Philadelphia
Fred Stanton
Pennsylvania
Socialist Workers Party
Socialist Workers
Stanton
Pearl Chertov
Chertov
Francis T. McGeever
Pee Ete
Taylor
Russia
Red China
Cuba
Watson
Harrisburg
Constitutional Party
Milton Shapp
Raymond Broderick
Cain
Dems Begin Struggle For House Leadership
In the campaign season for the November election, House Democrats begin internal jockeying for a new floor leader. Aspirants including Hale Boggs Morris Udall James O Hara Richard Bolling John Moss and Wayne Hays seek votes as Congress reconvenes November 16. Boggs leads as the most active candidate with a strategy to win Southern support while others appeal to liberal and urban factions.
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Washington
House Democrats
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Congress
Hale Boggs
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
James G. O'Hara
Democratic
Richard Bolling
Missouri
House
John E. Moss
California
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Boggs
Democratic Study Bee
Dan Rostenkowski
Ilinois
Edward P. Boland
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Thomas Jackson
Marion Street
Jackson
Marie Wilcox
Sciota Street
St. Bernard
Snyder Circle
Eric’. McCray
Porter Auer
Gary L. Hicks
Spartansburg
Auer
John D. Charlton
East South Street
East Main Street
Floyd
Bud" Hockenberry
Hockenberry
Desmond
Brentwood
Rossin
Elamcaestel
Fiee
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
McGeever
Alabama
George Wallace
Dems
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Albert
Dwyer
Penna
Rifle & Pistol
Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association
Senate of Pennsylvania
R. Budd Dwyer
Jane Parker
Gene's Cheese Pizza
West Smith Street
Corry Plaza
Prestone Anti-Freeze
Columbus
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