Erie Ambulance Crash Intersections Under Investigation
An Erie Ambulance Service unit collided with a sedan at a stop sign intersection while en route to a medical call. Driver Robert Wharton, 44, from 212 Spring Street, slowed for the sign and entered the path of Joseph Hemme, 27, of Erie. No injuries reported and the ambulance carried no patient. Investigators assess warning devices as Red Cross appeals for flood relief funds in Erie and across Pennsylvania.
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Erie
Robert ©. Wharton
Spring Street
Joseph Hemme
Potato yields drop as co op reports lower harvest
Sun continued reports show bumper crops easing potato prices but local yields lag 2025 levels. The co op manager notes average yields around 400 bushels per acre, about 250 hundredweights, compared with nearly 500 bushels per acre last year.
High School Lawn Incident and Weekend Burglary Summary
Richard P. Williams reported a white Buick stuck on the high school lawn. A group of youths allegedly helped extract the car with a late model Chevrolet arriving later. One youth was charged with driving onto the lawn. No damage figure reported. A burglary at Cindra Cook’s 347 West Washington street home yielded $150 missing from a piggy bank after a 9 pm Saturday to 11:30 am move. Two car crash figures totaled $600 in damage at Mead avenue and West Washington with no injuries. Deborah Booth and Leonard Brown, both named, were involved in the collision with $300 damage to each vehicle. The piece concludes with a poetic line, “The Spoken Word Is Like the Air The Printed Word Is Always There.”
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Richard P. Williams
Williams
Cindra Cook
West
Washington Street
Mead Avenue
West Washington Street
Deborah G. Booth
Wright Street
Mead
Leonard J. Brown
Lemon Street
Brown
Time Delay Bombs Found In Pittsburgh
FBI says three time delay pipe bombs were recovered from underground storage tanks at Gulf Amoco and Exxon stations in Pittsburgh as part of a multi million dollar extortion plot against major oil firms. Two men, Paul Douglass Methven and Larry Shaffer, are in custody in Virginia and Illinois with bond set at 250000.
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Pittsburgh
FBI
Federal
Norfolk
Chicago
Gulf Oil Corp
Washington
PBI
Gulf Service
Carnegie
Amoco
Oakland
Exxon
Squirrel Hill
Vincent Reulis
Paul Douglass Methven
Virginia Beach
Larry Shaffer
Gulf
Warren County GOP Wins Registration Surge in Columbus Session
Warren County Republicans reported a strong turnout at a Saturday registration session in Columbus with 36 Republicans, 14 Democrats, and one Independent registered. Barbara Walker, the county registrar, said two people changed addresses. Additional registrations were available at the Warren County Courthouse on weekdays, with a final pre election deadline of October 11 and a special Saturday session on October 4.
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Warren County
Columbus
Barbara Walker
Walker
Warren
State Rep Claims Politics Hurting PennDOT
Altoona legislator John Millican accuses politically appointed PennDOT supervisors and engineers of waste, with patronage aiding his own hiring. He says the system relies on patronage and questions whether recent gasoline tax hikes and auto fee increases are justified. The inquiry into PennDOT finances and Kassab’s testimony is scrutinized amid committee talks.
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Harrisburg
John Millican
Altoona
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penndot
Millican
Young Democrats
Shapp
Transportation Committee
Jacob Kassab
Milliran
Kassab
House
Herb Fineman
Com
Mittee
Appropriations Committee
Tye
Patrick Gleason
Johnstown
Gleason
Funeral for Milan Gates Held at Bracken Beaverdam Cemetery
Funeral services for Milan L. Gates were conducted at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. George W. Fissel officiating. Interment followed in Beaverdam Cemetery. Bearers included Daniel Gates, Dean Gates, John Oger, and others with attendees from Syracuse, Liverpool, Brewerton, Erie, and Arbuckle.
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Milan Gates
Milan L. Gates
Bracken Funeral Home
George W. Fissel
First Baptist Church
Beaverdam Cemetery
Daniel
Dean Gates
John Oger
Victor Francek
William Grafius
Donald Carroll
Away
Mabel Gates
Lenard Gates
Syracuse
N.Y
Gerry Gates
Don Gates
Liverpool
Troy Gates and Son
Brewerton
James Butterbaugh
Erie
Waterford
Mary Estes
Arbuckle
Supreme Court Opens 1975-76 Term Today
The Supreme Court begins the 1975-76 term with the fate of the death penalty in focus and questions about Justice Douglas’s role after his stroke. Justices convene a week early to screen cases as about 750 appeals await review.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
Douglas
Yakima
Wash
Ford
North Carolina
Postal Service Faces Congress and Unions Over Efficiency
Postmaster General Bailor argues Congress and the postal unions hinder efficiency. He cites proposals to close 12,000 rural post offices and to redesign delivery routes under the Kokomo plan, which faces union strikes and arbitration, while aiming to cut costs without reducing service. Bailor says move ahead on cost reduction.
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Washington
Congress
Benjamin F. Bailor
Bailor
Capitol Hill
House
General Accounting Office
GAO
The
Postal Service
Kokomo
National Association of Letter Carriers
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Harry Rinder
Red Cross
Erie County
Rinder
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McGinley
Della Desser
Tesser
James Porterfield
Sharon
St. Vincent Health Center
Porterfield
Russell
Mercer County
Reynolds
Hickory
Leesburg
Fla
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Bruce
Bernice) Thomas
Susan
Meadville
Greenville
Lillian Zigler
R.D. 4
Hempfield Township
Zigler
Harry Werner
Meadville Spencer Hospital
West Mead No. 2 Firehall
Lawrence Kimmel
Kimmel
Norm Borgardus
R.D. 2
Guys Mills
Borgardus
Venango County
Venango County Planning Commission
J. Edward Adams
Housing and Urban Development Department
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Cash & Carry
Wavi
Roberts
GOP
Elias Howe Jr
Cambridge
Mass
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