Nixon lauds Brinks courier who shot hijacker
In Chicago AP reports Brinks courier Robert DeNisco of Brooklyn told President Nixon he merely did his job after firing at a hijacker aboard a TWA 707 on a San Francisco airport runway. Nixon telephoned DeNisco to hear a first hand account for federal authorities assembling armed airline guards.
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Chicago
Cairns
Nixon
Robert 5
DeNisco
Brooklyn
N.Y
TWA
San Francisco
White House
Donald
Senate Okays $59,000 Farm Subsidy Limit
The Senate rejected a $20,000 cap on farm subsidies as part of a three year $3.5 billion agriculture authorization. The move keeps a $55,000 per crop limit in place for cotton, feed grain and wheat. The vote on the cap was 44 to 20, with debate citing impacts on large producers and farm programs nationwide.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ralph T. Smith
R-Nl
Smith
Allen Illender
D-La
Agriculture Committee
Ellender
Charles H. Percy
Dismiss Two Pine Grove Damage Cases
Two local youths’ cases from vandalism in Pine Grove Cemetery on August 19 were dismissed or bound over. Dennis Berenz, 19, and a 17-year-old juvenile were sent to court, while Lewis Bielak and Charles Silvis, both 18, had their cases dismissed after statements were signed under pressure. A fifth youth, 17, will face a juvenile petition. Polizei continue investigation.
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Erie County Court
Pine Grove Cemetery
Dennis Berenz
Columbus
Lewis Bielak
Grove Street
Charles Silvis
Fifth Avenue
Porter Auer
Auer
Crossing signals at Scotts Crossing spark blame over who pays
At a Warren County hearing the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Columbus Township Supervisors, Warren County commissioners, and PennDOT argued over funding for a $20,000 network of interconnected highway and railroad signals. Each party claimed shared or reduced responsibility while noting past highway realignment and lack of maintenance capability. The three-way duty was proposed to be shared among PennDOT, the railroad, and local governments.
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Scotts Crossing
Columbus
Public Utility Commission
Erie Lackawanna Road
Columbus Township
Warren County
Railroad
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penmdot
Highway Department
George Levin
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Corry
Penndot
U.S
Hijackers Text Demands Delay Prompts Tense Standoff
Palestinian militants holding 54 hostages aboard three hijacked jets press Western governments to release commandos in exchange for captive Americans and Israelis. Spokesman Ghassan Kanafani says no swap without prisoner release, as negotiations falter and a vast hostage crew remains captive.
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Ghassan Kanafani
Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PLP
Jerusalem
Benn
Bern
London
Israel
Popular Front
Trans World Airlines
British Overseas Airways Corp
Caritas Internationalis
Rome
Jordan
International
Red Croas Ze
Geneva
IRCC
Amman
Kanafani
No Injuries In Two Area Crashes
Corry state police investigated two accidents yesterday both without injuries. A car from a private West Mainstreet extension was struck by Harrison Wilcox of Elgin, with a $200 bond set. At Mill Village Route 6 an oncoming car sideswiped a driver and damaged a mute. a $15 bond was set. Investigation continues.
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Corry
Fce 18
B.D
West Mainstreet Extension
Harrison Wilcox
Elgin
Anthony
Ralph Pfalf
Mill Village
One Killed In Police Panther Shooting Battle
In New Orleans and Birmingham a black man was killed and six wounded by police gunfire as officers targeted suspected firebombers and Black Panther sympathizers. In New Orleans four blacks were shot near a grocery store tied to a raid on Black Panther HQ. three wounded outside, one under a street light awaiting armored protection. In Birmingham three blacks were wounded during a raid on the Alabama Black Liberation Front house. a rifle and shotgun were seized and eight others arrested for resisting arrest and assault with intent to murder. Authorities said the raid aimed to serve an eviction notice and that shots mounted the confrontation.
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Jerusalem
Territories
Popular Front
PFLP
Nablus
Knesset
Israel
Ursula Geiger
Swissair
Fritz Schreiber
New York
New Orleans
Birmingham
Aon
Panther
Alabama Black Liberation Front
R.E. Belcher
ABLF
Taitadataadel Panthers
Jefferson County
Wayland Bryant
Mobile
Ala
William Smith
Alabama
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Migrant Camp Fireworks Sparks County Meeting Dispute
Erie County health officials say the Glenn Troyer farm migrant camp in LeBoeuf Township now meets minimum standards after addressing deficiencies. Township residents and Waterford officials dispute the report, triggering a heated exchange between county solicitor Mortimer Graham and Supervisor James Boyd during a county commissioners meeting. Boyd criticized the release of inspection information without a court order, while Graham urged discussion with him first.
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Erie County Department of Health
Glenn Troyer
LeBoeuf Township
Waterford
Erie County Commissioners
Mortimer Graham
James Boyd
Boyd
Thomas C. West
Troyer
West
Fred W. Lamberton
Graham
Twatter
Vandals Hit Amish Buggies and Rural Mailboxes
Corry State Police investigated vandalism in the Spartansburg Centerville area where six Amish buggies were smashed and eight rural mailboxes along Route 27 were damaged. Buggies belonged to Noah Byler, Jake Byler, John Byler, Martin Byler, Freeman Miller, and Allen Miller. Mailbox damage affected Rexford Abrams, William Hicks, Marshall Mark, John Webb, Arnold Gilson, Elva Burkett, Clarence Fye, and Frank Long. No arrests reported. investigation ongoing.
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Noah Byler
R.D. Spartansburg
Jake Byler
R.D
Spartansburg
John Byler
Martin Byler
R. Centerville
Freeman Miller
R.D. Centerville
Allen Miller
Centerville
Ee Harold Eberhardt
Eith Titusville
Rexford Abrams
William Hicks
Marshall Mark
John Webb
Arnold Gilson
Elva Burkett
Clarence Fye
Frank Long
R.D. 2
Titusville
Ralph Pfaff
Annual Report Shows Hospital Loss Decreased in 1969-70
The Corry Memorial Hospital posted a net loss of 25266 for the year ending June 30 1970 improving from 67604 loss the prior year as income rose to 985083 while expenses reached 1010359. Payroll costs climbed to 873387 from 578086 with supplies up and utilities down. Patient load increased to 22143 with New York State patients a major source and Medicare income rising to 512106 from 271001.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Joseph A. Swift
Certified Public Accountant
Eee
Tme Egg
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