Consulate Barricade Ends After 7 Hours in Los Angeles
The Berenguer family of five adults and three children occupied the French consulate in Los Angeles for seven hours demanding settlement of a 12 year old Algeria land claim worth 20 000 dollars. They ejected a secretary, barred the door, and planned to fast after police intervened and persuaded them to leave.
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Los Angeles
Charlotte Berenguer
Jackie
Joseph Berenguer
France
Algeria
Jeannie
Berenguers
Sata Barbara
Jean Francois Roux
Joseph
Corry Wins County Support for Senior Center and Bus Service
Corry officials returned from Erie County courthouse with two or three concessions. County commissioners pledged a subsidy of 12000 dollars or more to buy a building for the mayor's senior citizens center and a transportation plan mainly for seniors between Corry and Erie beginning September 18. A third proposal seeks county funds to establish a Corry branch of the Dr Gertrude Barber Center likely at the senior center. The bus program will be run by Blue Bird Lines from the Corry Motor Inn at 9 am and return from Erie at 5 20 pm with reduced fares for seniors. The letter of intent will be drawn against next year's budget.
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Corry
Erie County
Erie
Gertrude Barber
Senior Citizens Center
Mary Ann Kibler
Stewart
Doc) Long
Dale Hammerlee
Long
Corry Chamber of Commerce
Hammerlee
Salvation Army Senior Citizens Committee
Blue Bird Lines
Corry Motor Inn
Laundromat Dispute Tops City Council Agenda
Corry council debates the fate of a derelict West Main laundromat owned by Erie County. The building, deteriorating and safety hazardous, is said to be held in trust for back tax agencies including the city, school district and a local bank. A meeting with county and school officials is planned to resolve ownership and action.
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West Main Street
Corry
William Halfast
Robert Grice
Erie County
John Wagner
Fred Davids
Annexation Deadlined For Wayne Act By City Council
City Council unanimously demanded Wayne Township settle a financial agreement within 15 days or risk court action over the annexation of part of Wayne Township. City solicitor Rozelle outlined tax division and facility costs, noting court rulings favoring the city, while township stalled since June.
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Wayne Township
Douglas Rozelle
Rozelle
Erie County
State Superior Court
Erie County Court
Bodies Unearthed in Maratha Mass Grave Cyprus Turmoil
The Associated Press reports 84 Turkish Cypriots, including men women and children, were buried in a Maratha garbage pit, with UN observers noting more bodies and Turkish Premier Ecevit warning of serious measures if massacres persist. Survivors accuse Greek Cypriots. Clerides seeks UN and Red Cross inquiry.
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Associated Press
Maratha
Bulent Ecevit
United Nations Peace Force
Famagusta
Glafcos Clerides
Nicosia
Osman Orek
Palodhia
U.N
Orek
Timi
Limassol
Ecevit
United Nations
International Red Cross
Rauf Denktash
Incinerator Smoke Delays Conelway Elementary Start
About 400 students at Conelway Elementary faced an hour delay as a fire near the building’s incinerators caused smoke to fill the school. Fire Chief James Maloney said a partial blockage likely forced smoke back into the rooms, prompting evacuations and bus delays. No fire damage, but walls and stage curtains may need cleaning. students evacuated calmly with praise from officials.
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Conelway Elementary
Corry
James Maloney
Charles W. Kreps
Corry Area
Elgin-Beaverdam
Maloney
Two Pull Out Of Race 76 Remain
The Erie County Home Rule Commission nominating petition round ended with two withdrawals. Newton Godfrey of Erie and Lynette D Lang of Erie removed their names, leaving 76 candidates vying for 11 seats on the November ballot. The commission will study government forms and recommend a preferred type to Brie County voters.
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Erie County Home Rule Commission
John Wagner
Newton Godfrey
Erie
Lynette D. Lang
Wagner
Home Rule Commission
Brie
Abrams Dies at 59 Army Chief of Staff Creighton Abrams
Washington AP reports Army Chief of Staff Creighton W. Abrams died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center from complications after lung cancer surgery. He led U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1968, oversaw key policy reversals, and will be buried at Arlington. He was 59, two months shy of his 60th birthday.
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Washington
Army
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Callaway
Abrams
Arlington National Cemetery
Good News Bad News Kid Gangs School In Police Report
City Council heard Chief Kenneth Nichols report on police training and youth gatherings downtown. Ten officers are in schools in Meadville and Erie, with Mercyhurst offering degrees. Nichols discussed a Harrisburg trip to seek a third jointly funded patrol car. He announced three desk clerks hired to provide 24 hour coverage and noted an inquiry by the state Judicial Inquiry Review Board into charges against District Justice Porter Auer.
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Kenneth Nichols
Nichols
Northwestern
Pennsylvania State Police Academy
Meadville
Mercyhurst College
Erie
Hershey
Mercyhurst
Harrisburg
Sen. R. Budd Dwyer
State Crime Commission
Gregory Steuart
Marshall Lillie
Vera Robertson
Emmanuel
Pete) Robertson
Robertson
Porter Auer
Richard E. McDevitt
State Judicial Inquiry Review Board
Council
Newark Disorders Continue
In Newark New Jersey sniper fire and looting marked a third straight day of unrest leaving 12 officers and five civilians injured. About 15 stores were looted in a 12 block area around Columbus Homes as youths mainly Puerto Rican rampaged through the North Ward.
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Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Columbus Homes
Branch Brook Park
City Hall
Spokesen
Kenneth A. Gibson
Hubert A. Williams
Broad Street
Gibson
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Clerides
U.N. Force
U.S. Vietnam
Creighton A. Abrams
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