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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1976
Page
3
A lightning strike in the 900 block of East Main Street ignited a crater two feet deep and ten by five feet wide after burning through asphalt. Firefighters arrived around 3:30 p.m. and were back at Station Two two hours later, dousing the blaze with liquid foam.
Police in two area cities investigate multiple murders over the weekend. Gerald Wilson, 40, of Meadville died from a knife wound after a domestic quarrel. Robert J. Barnes, 45, of Lewis Run, was shot at Bifano's Restaurant in Lewis. Charles A. Christjohn, 38, of Smathpartwait, is jailed on criminal homicide charges.
Kenneth Painton Jr., 17, of Brownstown Lancaster County, was struck by a Norfolk and Western locomotive while walking on railroad ties during a Virginia championship canoe races trip with his Boy Scout troop. The engineer, traveling about 40 mph, said he sounded the whistle multiple times but could not stop in time. A second brief note: New York Public Library hosts an exhibition titled The American Idea Discovery and Settlement Revolution and Independence on Fifth Avenue through July 19.
Munroe Schwebel obtained over 315000 in short term loans from Chase Manhattan by certifying a net worth above 700000 and presenting a Swiss funds bluff. After his death a dispute over ownership of paintings valued at more than 700000 arose with the bank losing in court. A Clemson chemist proposes a new peanut product as a global food sample.
King Gustav XVI of Sweden visits Housel Valley Lutheran Church in Chandler's Valley Warren County to pay tribute to Swedish settlers. Despite rain and fog crowds line the route as the monarch praises preserving Swedish heritage and later continues to Jamestown where he honors local residents Bert Bloomquist and Lenle with special awards.
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