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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1973
Page
1
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Raymond R. Willey of Clymer, 19, is hospitalized in satisfactory condition after a high speed one car crash on Route 496 near Corry. The vehicle rolled several times and caught fire, destroying the car. State Police report Willey apparently fell asleep at the wheel and lost control, the car traveling south near the Corry city limits. Firemen with 18 men extinguished the blaze and rescue crews transported Willey for forehead lacerations and facial injuries. Troopers also noted two other non serious crashes, including a sideswipe near Union City on Route 8 with $100 damage and two drivers involved.
Erie County Judge Edward Carney refused a continuance for the June 4 murder trial of Albert Pass. The ruling also denied a venue change amid publicity. Jury selection will begin next week from voter rolls as in co defendant William Prater’s case. The defense pursues federal habeas relief and a speedy trial request on federal conspiracy charges.
Gov Milton J Shapp proclaims Law Enforcement Recognition Week April 29 to May 3. Sgt William Tilton announces open house at Corry state police substation with hours Sun 1 6 pm and Mon Tue Wed 6 9 pm inviting public to view facilities and equipment. Skeletons Found at Landsberg Nazi Camp Workers uncover seven inmate skeletons during dam construction.
Barbara Ricci, a 1953 Corry High School graduate now living in Reston, Virginia, has published The Year of the Rats through Walker and Company. The forward-looking novel imagines a crowded future United States, focusing on overpopulation, ecological decay, and a domed, self-sufficient city called United. The publisher highlights a grim world where compassion wanes and social, moral, and psychological behavior are stressed by population growth. The book sells for 6.95 US dollars and has foreign rights interest in Europe.
Gov. Shapp unveiled a Comprehensive Health Care Act to regulate hospital budgets room rates and expansions and extend controls to nursing homes and mental health facilities. Health groups questioned state capability arguing private physicians could drop plans to avoid bureaucracy and hospitals fear bankruptcy without timely rate approvals. The plan creates a Health Advocate General consumer representation on governing boards and expands state supervision while excluding private physicians. Joint legislature hearings were planned for summer amid strong industry opposition.
County highway superintendent Vincent Kennerknecht says 12 additional crews will patch potholes on major routes 426 and 27 and surrounding roads in Corry tomorrow, weather permitting. If inclement, work will shift to Monday across Crawford Warren and Erie counties, extending toward Warren and Crawford lines.
Mr Donut, the international donut and pastry chain, will open its Corry outlet on North Center Street next Thursday. Jon Nevins, owner, says Jamestown Warren and Toledo shops plus Andy Alpaugh of Jamestown will run the Corry store. It will offer 35 donut varieties plus pastries, muffins and brownies with coffee and soft drinks. Dine in or takeout will be available and hours initially run 24 hours a day, starting at 6 a.m. next Thursday.
Tokyo reports a 72 hour nationwide transport strike initiating the spring wage push. Rail workers led the walkout with support from harbor, postal, telegraph and government staff, halting 24 million commuters and immobilizing 18 thousand trains while students demonstrated and department stores remained closed.
North Vietnamese Embassy rejected U.S. claims of a Kissinger Le Due Tho meeting to discuss enforcement of the Paris ceasefire. Hanoi issued a statement saying White House reports were unilateral and noted Sullivan Thach talks underway on implementing the accord reached three months earlier.
A strong earthquake rattled the Hawaiian Islands midmorning yesterday, with Hilo bearing the heaviest damage. Four people sustained minor injuries, including a man trapped briefly in a collapsed building before rescue.
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