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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1970
Page
1
A partial readable fragment from a local newspaper item notes unclear content with no identifiable events names dates or places. The text is too damaged to determine a concrete news item or outcome.
Meadville area teachers in the PSEA will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday to discuss salary negotiations. PSEA president Robert Cervone says a strike vote could be held if necessary, asserting funds exist without a tax increase due to a $62,000 general fund balance and a projected $132,000 rise in state subsidies. The district faces potential costs of up to $236,000 next year, about 7 percent mills, while current tax load sits at 21.5 mills, below state and county averages.
Cambodian officials insisted the 100 plus Vietnamese killed in a Takeo detention camp died in crossfire during fighting with enemy troops. Survivors described deliberate shootings as Cambodian soldiers moved on the camp and fired without warning. Reports said hundreds more Vietnamese civilians were found in the Mekong and that South Vietnamese raids inside Cambodia killed hundreds more, though officials claimed border crossfire. U.S. and Saigon officials discussed Cambodia conduct and potential pressure from Washington.
The Superior Court in Pittsburgh postponed the Corry annexation case to the fall term opening November 9. Delays stem from county records not yet processed for Superior Court use, delaying arguments and leaving residents of the north annexation area in limbo between Corry and Wayne Township. Judge Lindely McClelland had favored annexation in Erie County court, a decision Wayne Township appealed.
Palestinian students in Beirut shout Sisco go home and pelt the American Embassy in Beirut as Joseph Sisco prepares to travel to Amman for talks. Windows shattered but damage limited as security forces strengthen. Jordan requests U S Ambassador Symmes withdrawal. U S denies retaliatory action. In New Delhi, India, 237 million Indians over 10 are illiterate, up 22 million in nine years, per the education minister.
Five separate citations passed unanimously by the Pennsylvania House honor five volunteer firemen who died on Easter Sunday. Introduced by Rep. Forest Hopkins, the notes express gratitude for their devotion to duty. Next of kin named include Jacqueline Shreve Virginia Apps Edward B. Brigham Sandra Rockafellow and Evelyn Miller. Erie County legislators signed the citations beyond Hopkins.
Apollo 13 astronauts Lovell Swigert and Haise return from a four day space mission. They land in the South Pacific aboard the USS Iwo Jima and travel to Hawaii for a reunion with President Nixon. Doctors report exhaustion and a urinary tract infection in Haise but good overall health.
A gas station explosion at Chuck Mack Texaco on North Center Street occurred after 7 30 AM. The blast lifted the concrete island and blew pump faces while underground tanks had been filled the night before. No fire followed. Officials warn a county wide fire ban could be ordered unless rain arrives.
Fred Shaffner 70 of Castile died in a burn center after grass fires at his Wyoming County farm. Nora Wilson 50 of Strykersville was found dead in a scorched trailer field. autopsy pending. Shaffner, with arthritis and prior stroke, was trapped while trying to stamp out the blaze. his brother Victor suffered burns while aiding. Neighbors described Wilson living alone near her trailer.
Union City industrialist LaRue Ottaway vice president of Union City Chair Company is in critical condition at Hamot Hospital Erie after a fall from stairs in the Corner Diner basement dining room. Dr Ellsworth Henderson was first on scene and Ottaway remains unconscious. care team will judge severity in coming hours.
In Isla Vista near UC Santa Barbara a shooting killed Kevin Moran, 22, during a second night of disturbances. Up to 700 youths roamed the area as deputies used tear gas against protesters who set fire to a prefabricated bank and blocked power to the site. At least three arrests were reported.
Governor Keith Miller vetoed a liberal abortion bill saying the right to life governs his decision. The act would have allowed abortions until the fetus could survive outside the womb and set up a mother doctor decision. Legislators note the veto could be overturned if two absent lawmakers voted with the remaining supporters.
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