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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1972
Page
1
Senator Edmund Muskie announced he will stop running in future primaries due to lack of funds while keeping his name on ballots in several states. He urged supporters to reassess commitments and pursue a compromise path toward the Democratic nomination, noting he remains a candidate for the July convention.
Extradition proceedings were held in Cattaraugus County New York for Union City man Larry Wood 24 sought on assault with intent to rape charges from April 3 in Union City. Accomplice Joseph Lilley 32 is jailed in Erie County awaiting a hearing.
Apollo 16 crew John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly splash down in the Pacific after an 11 day mission. They report rocks suggesting ancient volcanic activity and describe unique lunar samples that may expand understanding of the moon.
Property owners rush to pay back taxes ahead of the midsummer treasurer’s sale in the city and county. City Treasurer Mary Hubley notes a larger rush will occur after the sale list is published in The Journal. County Treasurer Neil McLaughlin reports similar behavior and plans to publish a countywide listing date to spur early payments.
Ethan Allen Inc reorganizes Cherry Hill operations moving Henry Walker to regional manufacturing manager of the new southeast region. Arthur Kiehl will replace him at Union City as Cherry Hill manager. Walker, with 10 years at Ethan Allen, will base his new plant roles from Union City. No expansion plans for the Union City plant.
President Nixon outlined plans to remove 20,000 U.S. troops by July 1 while maintaining bombing of North Vietnam until Hanoi halts its South invasion. He spoke in a 17 minute radio television address urging nationwide support, notes that remaining troops will total 49,000, less than 10 percent of 549,000 authorized. He warned Congress and the public against Hanoi's victory and urged credibility in renewed Paris peace talks. The speech ties U.S. strategy to continued negotiations and renewed Paris talks with hopes of rapid progress.
North Vietnamese tanks and infantry attacked Quang Tri city as U S Navy ships shelled enemy positions in the Gulf of Tonkin. In the central highlands the fight quieted while Bong Son endured mortar and rocket pressure and An Loc faced a heavy artillery siege with casualties. Dau Tieng saw new assaults and continued clash in the northern frontier.
Joseph Markley, 18, of Spar tansburg, was bound over to Crawford County court on burglary and larceny charges and a Uniform Firearms Act violation for a March burglary at Hoppe's Sporting Goods in Titusville. He also faces a prison breach charge after fleeing three and a half years ago. He was held without bond.
In Bonn Willy Brandt defeated an opposition bid to oust him by two votes in the Bundestag. The no confidence motion failed 247 to 249 of 496 members, allowing ratification next week of his nonaggression treaties with the Soviet Union and Poland. The Christian Democrats led by Kurt Georg Kiesinger argued the treaties concede too much after World War II.
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