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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1966
Page
6
An Erle County prison inmate escaped yesterday from a hospital transport wagon while en route to Erle County Hospital on a work detail. Five other prisoners remained aboard as the unguarded wagon sped off with the unidentified escapee.
Two marriage license applications from Corry were filed in Erie County. Earl Messinger, 59, of Columbus and Mildred Fox, 1007 North Center, and Robert Gates, 22, of Union City and Patricia Messinger, 23, of 58 Snyder Circle, are listed. Corry State Police investigated an incident at the John R Burger residence near Wattsburg where a car rolled into a ditch pinning a child. no injuries were reported.
The Pennsylvania House ordered three probes by voice vote. One targets the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and its administration of school sports after a disputed Williamsport versus Plymouth playoff game. Another seeks study of obscenity and pornography laws for possible revision. The third explores additional classifications for third class cities by population. Also, J Howard Edmonds, 90, longtime Bethlehem Steel Lebanon plant manager, died at home.
Mark Zacharias of Fredonia was arraigned in Dunkirk city court on a gambling charge. The Elks Club bartender faced accusation of selling lottery tickets and was released on $25 bail as counsel reserved rights and the case adjourned to May 13.
Sen Joseph 8 Clark D Pa says the Air Force will allocate 7.5 million dollars for Brace development of the Mark-12 reentry space vehicle under a General Electric Co contract in Philadelphia.
The Corry Chamber of Commerce led by E. W. Feldt sent 11 letters urging owners to improve buildings and surroundings as a civic service. The group also pressed the City Council to focus on downtown sidewalk upgrades and reducing tree stumps, a longtime local eyesore. 56 stumps were removed last year across four wards, with 28 more in outlying areas and additional removals by outside firms.
In Ardmore Oklahoma 76 soldiers were killed when an air transport crashed. Forty five bodies including Raymond Vogt Jr. of Middletown Pennsylvania were sent to their homes.
Mrs. Benjamin Calderone, general chairman, announces an auxiliary sale of used books and records at Sears Roebuck store beginning Friday at 10 a.m. Donations can be made by contacting Calderone at her Worth Street home.
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