Murder scheme surfaces in Boyle trial in Media
Sillious Huddleston testified he was approached in 1969 about killing Ted Wilson of Winfield Tennessee as part of a broader UMW plot. He said plans later shifted to killing Joseph Yablonski, with Pass and Prater convicted of Yablonski’s slayings. He linked the scheme to District 19 officials and district funds misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Prater
Albert Pass
Ted Q. Wilson
Winfield, Tenn
Pass
Prater
Union
District 19
Yablonski
Boyle
Huddleston
Wilson
Jack Yablonski
William J. Turnblazer
United Mine Workers District 19
Tony Boyle
Subsidy Delays Force Corry District Cafeteria Funding Change
Corry Area School District directors voted to move 5000 dollars into the cafeteria fund to shore up operations as subsidies lag. The district has only received hot lunch and milk payments for September and October 1973, with November missing, blamed on paperwork delays and rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Davids
Davids
Area Man Loses Eye In Route 27 Crash
Frederick A. Daley age 24 of Grand Valley lost an eye and suffered multiple injuries when his southbound car crossed Route 27 and was hit by a tractor-trailer driven by Walter Ongley of Titusville. Daley was hospitalized in serious condition. Ongley was uninjured. Damages totaled about 9,100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Valley
Warren
Frederick A. Daley
Walter Ongley
R.D.1
Titusville
Daley
Titusville Hospital
Ongley
Two Men Charged With Past Gas Station Theft
City police arrested Richard J. Petty and Laverne J. Silvis for later arraignment before District Justice Porter Auer. Petty faces drunk driving and a prior hit run while Silvis is charged with theft of services after attempting to cash a bad check and leaving a full tank of gas at Skat Oil Co. station. Petty released on $500 bail. Silvis on $100 bail awaiting further hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Auer
Auer
Richard J. Petty
R.D. 1
Columbus
Laverne J. Silvis
West Pleasant Street
Petty
Warren County
Warren
Filigon
Silvis
Skat Oil Co
East Columbus Avenue
Harold Fullom
Corry Area School District hires new superintendent
Directors formalized the hire of Charles W. Krepps, 46, of Pittsburgh as superintendent at $28,000 yearly for four years. The action occurred at the school administration building after a earlier scheduling change due to a law requiring the board to meet on the second Tuesday in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Area
Charles W. Krepps
Pittsburgh
Frank McKnight
Krepps
Skydiver Survives 7200-Foot Fall With Partial Parachute
Sterling Illinois AP reports Jeff Wetzel of Rock Falls survived a 7200 foot jump when his main parachute malfunctioned. After free falling to 400 700 feet his main canopy partially opened allowing a controlled landing in a wet plowed field. Wetzel, 26, suffered two broken ankles and a broken vertebra but expects three to six months of recovery and hopes to jump again in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etzell
Rock River Valley Sky Diving Club
Larry Lyons
Truffer
Welzell
Wetzel
Wetzell
Linda
Panel Awaits White House Tapes Decision On Impeachment
The House Judiciary Committee led by Peter Rodino Jr seeks a White House reply on a subpoena for 42 presidential conversations. A March deadline looms as the White House hints at partial compliance. The panel weighs restricting initial access to only relevant tapes while preserving full access later. Republican pressure grows to set voting procedures for handling impeachment evidence.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Peter W. Rodine Jr
Dn.j
Rodino
James D. St. Clair
Nixon
Committee
John Doar
St. Clair
State Police Probe Crimes Not Much Variety
Crimes are coming in bunches for the Corry state police with two car thefts and two cases of tire and wheel theft reported. One recovered car, a 1970 Ford Bronco, was found on Route 6 west of Columbus with damage after keys were left in ignition. The other theft involved a green and white Bronco stolen from Kafferlin Sales and Service on Route 6 West. Tire and wheel thefts occurred at Corry Chrysler-Plymouth and Jones Cadillac, totaling 566 in value across six wheels and tires from two cars and four tires from the Cadillac lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Route 6
Columbus
Reeder D. Perrin
R.D.1
Pittsfield
McInnes Steel Co
Perrin
Paul Kafferlin
R.D.4
Union City
Kafferlin Sales and Service
Kafferlin
Pennsylvania
Kafferlin Place of
Mark Harvey
Chrysler-Plymouth
David Jones
Jones Cadillac
Titusville
Corry Chrysler Agency
Cadillac
Goodrich
CAEA Seeks Talks On Corry Dept Head Salaries
The Corry Area Education Association urges negotiations with the Board of Education over salaries and working conditions for department heads for the 1974-75 term. A CAEA letter arrived as the board set heads and pay scales, while CASSPA talks continue with progress reported and two sessions planned this month. If separate talks proceed, the board would negotiate with three groups at different times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Area Education Association
CAEA
Corry
Board of Education
CARA
Corry Area
Two Elementary Teachers Resign From Corry District
Corry Area School District teachers resignations leave two elementary positions open. Jean Scouten at Wright Street School plans to give up teaching. Jayne O'Hare, a Conelway third grade teacher who recently married, is moving out of district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Area
Jean Scouten
Wright Street
Jayne O'Hare
Conelway
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Dutists
Wetzells
Mike Truffer
U.S. Parachute Association
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