City to pay $12,500 for Shady Avenue signal upgrade
The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission ordered Erie Lackawanna Railway Co. to install automatic signals at the Shady Avenue grade crossing. Corry must cover $12,500 of the $30,000 total, with state aid $5,000 to the city for partial reimbursement. Completion required by June 1, 1970. Shared costs include Erie County 5,000 and Warren County 2,000, with Columbus Township 1,000. The site lies at the Erie-Warren county line amid past fatalities and near-misses. A second crossing case at Lottsville is under review with no decision yet.
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Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission
Harrisburg
Erie Lackawanna Railway Co
Shady Avenue
PUC
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Corry
Erie County
Railroad
Warren County
Columbus Township
Erie-Warren County
Corry Jamestown Corporation Union
Corry Jamestown Employas
Erie
Luxury-Liner Queen Elizabeth Sails From New York For Last Time
The RMS Queen Elizabeth, largest passenger liner, sails from New York for its final voyage after 28 years of transatlantic service. About 1,600 passengers and 1,100 crew aboard as harbor crafts salute, with retirement plans to turn the ship into a hotel and museum in Florida. Mayor Lindsay notes the Queen’s end and the upcoming Queen Elizabeth II arrival.
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New York
New York Harbor
Hudson River
Geoffrey Thrippleton Marr
Elizabeth
Port Everglades
Cunard Steamship Co
Lindsay
Fumes Kill Tot As Dad Helps Stranded Driver
SAEGERTOWN AP Ralph Steck stopped to aid a stranded motorist leaving the car running with his infant daughter Wendy Marie 17 months and Samuel 3 on the back seat The infant died from carbon monoxide poisoning and Samuel was hospitalized in good condition In Washington Joseph Asbury Bell 64 noted epidemiologist with the U S Public Health Service died Tuesday apparently of a heart attack
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Saegertown
Ralph Steck
Wendy Marie
Samuel
Joseph Asbury Bell
U.S. Public Health Service
Five Point Five Billion Dollar Road Aid Set for 1970
Washington reports the Department of Transportation has apportioned 5.52 billion dollars in federal highway funds to all states for the 1970 fiscal year starting July 1. The total exceeds last year by about 775 million, with 4.0 billion slated for interstate expansion at 90 percent federal sharing. Primary, secondary and urban highway funding rises to 1.22 billion, a 225 million increase, with 495 million for primary roads and 330 million for farm to market secondary roads and 275 million for urban segments. A new Topics program adds 200 million for capacity and safety, plus 100 million for rights of way acquisitions.
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Washington
Department of ‘Transportation
Congress
Smuggling Ring Moves 10-Foot Sidewinder to Moscow
A report details a scheme using ordinary air freight to ship a 10 foot sidewinder and two navigation instruments to Moscow. The rocket traveled in luggage on two separate nights as part of the operation.
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Moscow
Martin Sald
Ludwig Martin
Erie Morning News Endorses Nixon for President
The Erie Morning News with a 25000 circulation endorses Republican Richard Nixon for president in an editorial. It argues Nixon will accomplish more at a faster pace and restore public confidence in the federal government.
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Erie
Nixon
Erie Morning News
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Nixon
Thieu Rejects Immediate Vietnam Bombing Halt Plan
South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu urged no halt to bombing North Vietnam without reciprocal moves from Hanoi. He objected to Viet Cong front being treated as a separate delegation and warned the halt hinges on North Vietnamese concessions. Despite White House and State Department claims of no breakthrough, officials noted no change in Hanoi’s demand and Abrams reportedly urged caution.
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Thieu
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Johnson
Craighton Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
White House
State Department
New York Times
Washington
Abrams
North Vietnam
Kisaku Sato
United States
French Student Revolt Leader Sentenced In Germany
Danny Cohn-Bendit known as Danny the Red was jailed for three days for disrupting an arson trial of four antiwar protesters in Frankfurt. He faces an eight month suspended term that could be activated if arrested within three years.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Danny
Cohn-Bendit
Colin-Bendit
Leopold Sen+ghot
Senegal
France
University of Frankfurt
UC Faces Ambulance Crisis Too in Union City
The borough warns of a pending ambulance crisis similar to Corry as two local morticians will stop providing service after January 1. Union City officials, hospital board, and supervisors plan swift discussions and possible subsidies to keep ambulance coverage. Hospital board meets November 20 to report progress. The borough meets Monday to address the deadline eight weeks away. In Susquehanna Township a 61-year-old woman Barbara Hammaker died after being hit by a car while crossing a street. She was declared dead on arrival at Polyclinic Hospital.
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Union City
Corry
Glenn Funeral Home
Musser
Sorough
Borough i
Susquehanna
Susquehanna Township
Barbara Hammaker
Polyclinic Hospital
Archbishop Dismisses Four Priests in San Antonio
Archbishop Robert E. Lucey dismissed four of 51 dissenting priests after six days of absence prompting protests. Around 40 priests gathered at Lucey’s home seeking a meeting, with 13 more joining later. Over 100 students supported the priests with a candlelight rally outside a church service.
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San Antonio
Tex
Robert E. Lucey
Lucey
Submarine Located Deep in Atlantic After Deep Sea Search
Bulletin confirms the last nuclear submarine has been found more than 10,000 feet below the Atlantic surface. Search crews report the vessel located in deep water after a prolonged underwater sweep, with authorities to assess recovery options and next steps.
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Atlantic
Break-In At High School Leaves Mess No Damage Reported
City police investigate a high school break-in where no structural damage occurred but a mess was left in the cafeteria and other areas. An open window 18 feet high allowed entry, with youths reportedly boosting inside, spilling paint, bending fridge locks, and leaving tire tracks from bicycles. Officers pursue details as they question staff and review evidence.
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Roy Stiles
8. E. Anderson
Stiles
Unwritten ABM Pact Noted by Jane’s Aircraft Review
London AP reports Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft 1988 69 edition says the Soviet Union and the United States may share an unwritten agreement to limit antiballistic missile defenses. Editor John W R Taylor notes Tallinn defense system targets aircraft, not missiles, and Russia’s fractional orbital space bomb concept aims at US bomber bases. The edition, issued today, adds details on a space based weapon and warning time differences.
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Tallinn
Russia
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