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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1974
Page
7
A group of students and teachers documented a nine day trip to Germany from April 6 to April 15. The journal entries describe airport jitters, Berlin East and West travel, Munich sightseeing, Neuschwanstein Castle, and Easter rituals, ending with a long journey home via New York and Bangor.
A page of school happenings and local notices recounts assemblies, college speakers, a senior class meeting, and a Beaver Club banquet. It notes an Erie Beauty Academy visit, a junior class trip to Cedar Point, and the first year of the Corry Communication Citizens Band Radio Club with a mayoral recognition. The spring concert is set for May 14 and final exams approach as students return from Easter break.
The piece notes a trend toward handcrafts as the present generation rediscovers making things by hand. It contrasts self-made quality with factory goods and cites the energy crisis driving people to spend more time at home crafting.
A student council sponsored show on April 17 featured Life, a ten member group of three girls and seven boys performing Broadway and classical tunes, Doobie Brothers, Steve Wonder, and a hymn. The audience gave a standing ovation despite small turnout, with a dollar and fifty cent admission. Upcoming events noted include spring concerts and track elimination meets, plus a needlepoint hobby feature and home economics room redecorations.
Bobby Ferguson, previously denied a life sentence by Gov. Robert Ray, has married a woman while in involuntary residence. He says he cannot disclose her name, but describes a stable union with three of her children and a fourth on the way. Ferguson, 39, was jailed for armed robbery and paroled in February 16, taking a janitor job at a penitentiary before leaving, then reappearing in Des Moines and later vanishing again. He claims the marriage and family life give him purpose, while his wife, who declines to be identified, says he is a good father to her three children and helps with housework.
ANCHORAGE AP A Spokesman for Alyeska Pipeline Service Co says Michael Baker Jr Inc consulting engineers has won a contract for engineering services on the trans Alaska pipeline. The firm already holds a subcontract for civil work on a 360 mile road from the Yukon River to Prudhoe Bay. The new contract covers about 16 additional professionals from Fairbanks with work starting in June. The affiliate of Butteries Systems Corp of Beaver PA has provided design and survey services since 1969. No cost figures were announced.
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