YMCA Plans $110000 Corry Gymnasium
The Corry YMCA approves a $110000 gym to be named for A Bruce Smith with a steel building behind the current facility. Major funding comes from local business gifts, a sizable McInnes Steel contribution, and industry support. ground breaking to occur before winter with completion next summer.
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Corry Ymca
Y's
A. Bruce Smith
McInnes Steel Company
McInnes
Allan Schell
Schell
Rogers Structural Steel Company
Corry Area High School
CAHS
United Fund
Compromise To Hold Down Oil Prices Moves Ahead
The Senate voted to reactivate oil price controls for 50 days while seeking a long term energy policy agreement with President Ford. The measure goes to the House for immediate action. Critics warn the compromise may still fail to curb prices.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
House
Democratic Caucus
Congress
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Dewey Bartlett
R-Okla
U.S
Congressional
Sharon Attorney Marks Seeks GOP Nod for 24th District
Sharon attorney Marc Lincoln Marks, a Republican hopeful for the 1976 24th district congressional nomination, introduced himself to local voters yesterday arriving by helicopter at Corry plaza Route 6 and visiting stores in Smith street plaza. He blamed current officials for political cynicism and said he aims to restore faith in candidates and elected leaders.
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Sharon
Marc Lincoln Marks
Joseph Vigorito
Corry Plaza
Smith Street Plaza
Marks
Journal
McEldowney
Central Pennsylvania braces for major flood as 5000 evacuated
The cities of Lock Haven Williamsport and Harrisburg faced a major flood threat as swollen streams poured into the Susquehanna River Valley. By dawn more than 5000 people were evacuated with thousands more expected. The National Weather Service warned of heavy rain lasting into Saturday and officials urged preparedness. Roads around Williamsport and Lock Haven were shut as creeks flooded and the river rose a foot in two hours.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Lock Haven
Williamsport
Harrisburg
Susquehanna River
National Weather Service
C.B. White
U.S. River Forecasting Center
State Council of Civil Defense
Susquehanna
Floodwaters Rise Across Eastern Pennsylvania Amid Heavy Rain
Paul Sampsell of the Lock Haven Express reports the Susquehanna at 21 feet as floods spread with dawn rain. National guardsmen from multiple counties assist evacuations. Dauphin County helicopters rescue trailer park residents. Governor Shapp seeks federal disaster declaration as Shelters open and state Civil Defense coordinates response.
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Paul Sampsell
Lock Haven
Susquehanna
Tioga County
Lycoming County
Cumberland County
Harrisburg
Chambersburg
Yellow Breeches Creek
O.D. White
Dauphin County
Ernest P. Kline
State Civil Defense Headquarters
Gov
Shapp
Ford
Pennsylvania
Delaware River
Kline
Susquehanna River
You Can See Files On Yourself Privacy Act 1974
Washington AP reports the Privacy Act of 1974 lets U S citizens learn what personal data agencies store about them and correct errors. It requires listing record systems and allows individuals to see who has viewed their files, with agencies naming thousands of systems including payrolls time logs and parking lists. The act, backed by Ervin and Percy, seeks to curb government snooping while balancing with FOIA openness.
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Washington
U.S
Justice Department
Alaska Railroad
Federal Register
Pentagon
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Gets Jail Term For Hassling Trooper
Harvey D. Scholl, 18, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, pleaded guilty in Erie County court to overweight tractor-trailer, following too closely, speeding, and failure to comply with police signals. Judge Lindley R McClelland sentenced him to 11% to 23 months in jail and a $200 fine for allegedly trying to force a Corry-based state trooper off the road. A charge of aggravated assault was pressed as Trooper Richard Deutsch, on loan to Erie, reported the incident occurred on February 19 after signalling the rig to halt.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
Lindley R McClelland
Erie
Harvey D. Scholl
Nhile
Richard Deutsch
Scholl
Area Teener Killed in Route 8 Auto Crash
A 13-year-old Hydetown girl, Andrea K. Henry, was killed last night while walking with her brother on Route 8, about 1.5 miles north of Titusville. The driver, Cheryl T. Lareau, 17, of B D 1 Titusville, was identified by Corry state police as the vehicle operator in the fatal accident.
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Hydetown
Titusville
Corry
Andrea K. Henry
Cheryl T. Lareau
B.D. 1
Lareau
Darren
Lareaui Auto
Corry Station
Raymond P. Adams
Union City
Robert W. List
Adams
Penelec Flanks National Ratings Report Flags Poor Performance
A National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners study rated Pennsylvania Electric Co. poorly among 213 U.S. utilities with seven red flags and one favorable citation. It examined capacity use and expenses, heat rate, net plant investment, and employee productivity amid concerns over rising electric rates.
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Washington
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Indiana
Michigan
U S Moves Up Delivery Date For Bombers
Washington reports a sped up delivery plan to Israel including 25 F15 fighter bombers from 1978 and an electronic warning system. Israel will receive 100 Lance missiles next month with 70 mile range, plus early October shipments of Lance defense units.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Shimon Peres
U.S
Peres
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Patty Hearst Still Silent Amid Growing Mystery
San Francisco AP reports Patty Hearst remains silent in court despite a judge urging her to speak. Her attorneys describe her as fragile and half mad while a jail transcript hints that her alter ego Tania could speak, though Hearst herself has not. The sworn affidavit notes trauma from the kidnapping and memory loss for the past 17 months.
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San Francisco
Patty Hearst
Patty
Tania
Summonese Liberation Army
SLA
the Underground
Miss Tobin
Miss Hearst
Damon
Randolph A
Catherine Hearst
Tam
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