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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1974
Page
1
Washington AP report notes the Cost of Living Council ended price and wage controls on retail and wholesale food two weeks early. It forecasts no overall rise in retail food prices for the rest of the year despite possible small increases, as farm prices continue to ease.
Lebanon asks the United Nations Security Council to use decisive measures to stop Israeli raids across the border. The council debated Lebanon’s complaint after Friday night raids on six villages in response to an attack that killed 18 Israelis and three Arabs near Qiryat Shmonah.
Councilman Benjamin Calderone urged a dogcatcher at five thousand dollars yearly to remove the city’s habitual stray dogs funded from Federal Revenue Sharing. The motion died for lack of a second as David Miller and William Halfast opposed the measure.
City Council awarded L W Crosseul Co. a 1400 dollar contract to raze the dilapidated North Center street house next to the Corry Motor Inn. Demolition will start after Frederick Eimers of Ripley removes personal possessions. the property was declared a public nuisance and abatement ordered.
City Council authorized officials to negotiate options on test well properties to ensure future water supply. Fifteen to twenty properties were under study, with several still under consideration. Total options cap set at 1500 dollars. Surface evaluation and seismic tests completed. Water program run by Moody and Associates of Meadville.
The House Judiciary Committee, with a united Democratic majority and Republican minority, prepares to resume impeachment inquiries. Bipartisan support grows around White House handling of tapes from 42 presidential conversations. Rodino’s steady leadership and willingness to compromise eased tensions over Nixon counsel James St Clair.
City officials will begin unannounced fire inspections of commercial properties on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. City Housing official John Hornick accompanies a paid fireman. inspections follow the 1970 Fire Prevention Code and focus on wiring, clutter, blocked aisles, and extinguishers.
Police in Elgin arrested 23 year old Dewey M Lewis on burglary charges tied to the February McCray Aluminum theft in which 2500 in cash and a rifle were stolen. He is to face District Justice Porter Auer as prosecutors resume the case after a previous dismissal.
Federal investigators seek Patricia Hearst on a material witness warrant amid a bank holdup by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Nine participants were involved, with Hearst possibly coerced. Bail set at 500000 each for Hearst and three other women. $10960 robbed. Cars used in escape found. FBI and police search ongoing.
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell testifies in the Vesco case that he was incensed by Vesco’s attempts to muscle the Nixon administration to stop an SEC probe into Vesco’s financial empire. He describes a packet delivered to him threatening to reveal Vesco contributions unless the inquiry ended. Mitchell denies Dean’s account and says Dean did not call about the Vesco matter.
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