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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1972
Page
1
Early this morning demolition crews began the final phase on the Hartley building at West Main Street. Workers cleared debris and prepared for the last razing steps as the street scene changed.
A crowded Harlem Club on North Kentucky Avenue saw a spontaneous armed confrontation before 2 am. Three patrons Tyrone Palmer Rene Cuff and Pamela Pollar all 23 to 24 years old from Philadelphia were killed and 11 injured. Two more Philadelphia residents Gilbert Satterwhite and Ruth Jenkins were wounded. Police pursue grudge theory while others seek treatment after the chaos.
State Police seek two men after James A. May 33 of Bear Lake reports being beaten and robbed of 180 dollars Friday night. He described suspects as two men in their early 20s, about five eight, brown hair, who offered a ride in a late model red Chevrolet after meeting at a Corry tavern.
In Harrisburg a tired jury remains deadlocked on nine counts against Philip Berrigan and co defendants, including conspiracy to kidnap Kissinger. They previously found Berrigan guilty of smuggling a letter out of prison after 33 hours of deliberation. The judge urged continued deliberations, warning of the high stakes and costs of a retrial.
Police in Youngstown say charges will be filed later today in connection with the shooting of Union City man Gary L. Leech. Leech, 26, is in serious condition at Youngstown Southside Hospital with wounds to the wrist hand and stomach. Detained are James Shields Alois Tyczkowski and three Youngstown residents and a local woman. Shields was on the scene of a separate motorcycle gang incident and is held as a witness. Leech had been the subject of a previous manhunt for an alleged abduction from Conneaut.
Sen George McGovern on Face the Nation accuses ITT of paying no federal income tax in 1968 1969 and 1970 citing SEC files while ITT disputes the claim saying taxes were paid in those years and 1971. He and rivals push Wisconsin campaign swing ahead of the Democratic primary as Vietnam policy concerns rise.
In Saigon the United States marshaled its largest air strike force in over three years to prepare for massive raids on North Vietnam. The Kitty Hawk and Constellation joined the Coral Sea and Hancock in the Gulf of Tonkin, with about 275 warplanes, plus 250 Air Force jets in South Vietnam and Thailand. Forecasters warned of slow clear weather, while operations targeted North Vietnamese ground forces crossing the DMZ. The North Vietnamese push continued, with a column of tanks and base losses as U S forces intensified air and naval strikes.
Roy Burns and John Bastak, both 23 from Erie, were beaten by three local men after a pursuit from a car with two women. Police plan assault and battery charges against John Willis 21 Dennis Higby 19 and Thomas Pless 21 all of Corry. Councilman William Halfast witnessed the incident as police were not present at the station.
Six Corry area men may face gambling charges after police found them in an unoccupied Lorraine Hotel room at 6 am playing poker, with about four dollars seized. Officers sought guidance from the Erie County DA while two state troopers nearby offered help. the scene was controlled but awaiting legal ruling. The report ends noting a separate Hartley building obstacle in Route 277 relocation.
The Fourth Ward Urban Renewal District faced legal tangles in acquiring a building yet found demolition surprisingly straightforward. Journal photos credited to Pryor accompany the piece.
Corry man Paul Kundracik flew a Cherokee 295 from Venice Florida to North Carolina then to Virginia. After engine failure at 10 000 feet he landed in a tobacco field near Chatham and avoided serious damage. The plane sustained minor wing and strut scratches and is at a Chesley farm awaiting inspection. Kundracik plans to return for the aircraft in two weeks and then fly home by commercial flight. Moscow snow covers city as crews clear streets after a heavy fall.
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