Migrant Camp Faces Health-Driven Cleanup Near Union City
A health inspector report cites dire conditions at Perry Trover potato camp west of Union City with 80 African American workers living in crowded shanties and improvised facilities. The Erie County Health Department gave a Tuesday deadline for improvements, as state police conduct weekly checks and licensing rules apply to farmers who bring migrant labor into Pennsylvania.
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Perry Troyer
Union City
Erie County Health Department
State Department of Labor and Industry
State Police
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Cpl
John
Perry Trover
Health Department
Troyer
Deep South
Pennsylvania
County Health Department
State Bureau of Labor and Industry
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John Hornick
Corry State
Pill Swallowing Girls Cause Stomach Aches After Stunt
Two Erie girls aged 13 and 14 swallowed about 60 tablets each yesterday. They arrived at Hamiet Hospital at 6 30 p m with stomach aches after three hours. Interns treated them and police plan inquiries. the girls will not be named.
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Hamiet Hospital
Alees
Erie
Holiday Death Toll Climbing Fear New Mark
The Labor Day weekend began with heavy auto crash casualties. Traffic deaths reached six on Saturday as the holiday started, with warnings that speed and slick roads will push totals higher. The National Safety Council estimates 410 to 490 motorist deaths before the weekend ends. In Arkansas a fatal crash claimed a man and in Minnesota a separate wreck killed six people including a widow mother of fifteen.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
National Safety Council
Weiner
Ark
W. D. Self
Corry Library Trustees Accept Librarian Resignation
The Corry Public Library Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Mrs. Porter Auer as librarian after a half hour meeting. A new hire will be sought next Wednesday, with the library to close all of next week and reopen Monday September 10 with extended hours to handle the increased schedule. The school board supports the expansion and will consider the matter at its September 10 session, while Mrs Belén Davison also resigns as president of the trustees.
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Belén Davison
Auer
William Peister
Mat
William Hall
David Mackenzie
Robert Tunnel
Thomas Shupe
E. Anderson
Earl Bisley
Paul Meerdink
White House Warns Cuba U S Planes To Shoot Back
The White House said a U S Navy plane was fired on about 15 miles from Cuba and warned that if U S aircraft are attacked in international waters they may use all means for defense. The incident raises questions about defenses for unarmed surveillance planes and possible fighter escort options.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
White House
U.S
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Florida
Launch Industrial UF Drive Sets $72 500 Goal
At a noon luncheon at the Hotel Corry the 1982 United Fund campaign opened with an industrial division goal of 72500, up from last year. Campaign opening is September 14 with concluding date October 13. Keith Henton urged 15 local plants to give their share and Louis Miller spoke for organized labor advocating a single fund drive to reduce confusion. PENN STATE DEGREE UNIVERSITY PARK Pa The Pennsylvania State University conferred degrees today on 816 graduates in the summer term.
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United Pond
Clifford W. Taylor
Camaign Cochairman
Drive
Taylor
James Allyn
Keith Henton
Pon
United Fund
Hlwin Puller
Mhessage
Louis Miller
Miller
Penn State
University Park Pa
Pennsylvania State University
Cuba Grips Havana as Invasion Fears Rise
Unconfirmed reports say anti Castro insurgents staged new landings in central and eastern Cuba sparking jitters in Havana. The regime orders partial militia mobilization and guards tightened at key installations while travel restrictions for Cubans to the United States and Western nations were announced.
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United States
Fidel Castro
Uns
Cuba
Norte
Miami
Washington
Castro
White Street Curbs ToGoth Next Week
City officials reach an agreement with Mayer Brothers Construction of Erie to install 2,220 feet of curbing on White Street starting next week. The project ends in four days, then state crews prepare a base for asphalt surfacing by Western Pennsylvania Asphalt Paving Co.
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Mayer Brothers Construction Company
Erie
White Street
Erie County
Pennsylvania Highways Department
District Highway
Franklin
Comet
J. R. Dearing
Streets Department
Western Pennsylvania Asphalt Paving Co
Warning Items From Shelling Of U S Craft
The White House said Cuban vessels fire on an unarmed U S Navy plane 15 miles north of Cuba. It warned Fidel Castro's government that American crews will shoot back in future attacks as tensions rise amid reports of Russian arms in Cuba. Officials cautioned repeats could bring serious consequences and pledged all means to protect personnel over international waters.
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Washington
Cuba
White House
Fidel Castro
Department
U.S
Labor Day Weekend Opens With Widespread Showers Across Nation
Showers chased across the northern half of the United States from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico as Labor Day weekend began. Rain was heavy in places with South Bend Indiana receiving about an inch in six hours. Thunderstorms and lightning touched Florida’s east coast and the southern Rockies while much of the country saw light rain or drizzle. Morning temps ranged from the upper 40s in the Great Lakes region to 80s and low 90s nationwide.
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Gulf of Mexico
South Bend
Ind
Washington
New England
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Rockies
Texas
Missippi Valley
Western
Duluth
Mini
Button
United States
EX-O1L EXECUTIVE Dies in Houston
Frederick Whiting Sr a longtime executive and former comptroller and director at Esso Standard died in Houston. He served as an executive for many years and was a notable figure in the industry.
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Houston
Tex
Frederick Whiting Sr
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Esso Standard Gl
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