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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1973
Page
1
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A busy Corry weekend featured CHEER and The Overcomers celebrating 10 years at the Elks Lodge, a peaceful City Park protest, a District 1 Junior Bowling Tournament at Bowl-Aire, the Easter Egg Hunt, Beaver All-Sports Banquet, and a large influx of anglers from Pennsylvania and nearby states. The period also saw Palm Sunday church services and minor incidents, including a lone fishing-memory quest in Elgin and a sizable but calm Easter egg event staged by the Chamber Retail Division.
Tornadoes struck Plainview Pearsall and Corsicana causing eight deaths and over 35 injuries. Flash floods killed two more statewide as storms damaged homes airports and vehicles. Plainview journalist David Bryant died assisting civil defense while Kevin Lewellen aged two perished in Pearsall flood waters.
President Nixon outlined a fall tour to major NATO nations to discuss trade, military aid, and troop levels with Britain France Italy and West Germany. He said Pompidou may visit the U.S. before autumn. Heath Andreotti and Brandt meetings are cited as context. City Council meets tonight with four items on the agenda including street lighting and Behrend College seminars.
South Vietnamese troops move toward the Cambodian frontier following the first incursion since the cease fire. Gunships and armored columns operate on the Cambodian side while the Viet Cong denounce the move as a violation of Cambodia’s sovereignty and the Paris accords. Refugees and reports of border crossings are noted as U S and Saigon claim Hanoi infiltration continues.
In a midnight filing day move, the Tax Action Campaign led by ex senator Fred Harris organized protests in 31 cities to push sweeping tax reform. ITT faced a “Tax Avoider” award as critics cite 4.9 percent tax rate on 1971 profits of 413.9 million. Congressional voices from Muskie and McGovern urged reform amid slim action prospects.
State Police at the Corry substation reported two hit run incidents over the weekend. A northbound vehicle left Conelway road at 2 a.m. striking a mailbox and post owned by John Frontera near Corry, causing $20 damage. A separate hit and run on Main street in Spartansburg damaged Francis Powell’s car grill and radiator, with $50 in damages. A fire in an abandoned building on Whitney Run road, northeast of Centerville, was reported last night at 9 o'clock and is under investigation by Trooper James Robb.
World calendar merges Holy Week events for Christians Passover for Jews and Prophet Mohammed anniversary for Muslims. Palm Sunday processions in Jerusalem and Rome with papal mass in St Peter’s Basilica. Nixon attends White House service as millions mark Holy Week amid heightened Middle East tensions. Passover festivities in Israel vow joy with 25th anniversary while Moscow hosts daily services.
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