Fragmentary OCR: City Elec Corp. Names and blocks in dispute
Fragmented text references a City Electric company, a district or block area in Virginia, and Edison. It appears part of a corporate title or property dispute with unclear details.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1974
Page
1
Fragmented text references a City Electric company, a district or block area in Virginia, and Edison. It appears part of a corporate title or property dispute with unclear details.
Ben Hank and Robert Harold Cragg are named in an incident report from First Grove. The brief notes their involvement and the event scene at a local location. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
A terse notice records the burial of Richard Wurg, a veteran, with scant readable details. The brief item notes a burial service and veteran status, implying a local obituary notice in the era’s terse style.
House leaders plan the first presidential impeachment debate in 106 years for August 19 with initial votes about eight days later. Live TV and radio coverage likely. debate to run seven days and voting three to four days on three articles.
Former White House counsel John W. Dean III is sentenced by US District Judge John J. Sirica to one to four years in prison for conspiracy to obstruct justice in the Watergate cover-up. He pled guilty eight months ago and is to report to a minimum security facility in Lompoc, California.
In New York AP reports fourth price hike of the year as costs climb for 30-pound newsprint. Western firms set higher rates citing freight fuel and labor costs while Eastern prices move to 234.50 a ton. Corry residents warned to vet unfamiliar repair workers as a local shopper unpaid bill case emerges.
Detroit report says GM and Ford will voluntarily post EPA fuel economy figures on the 1975 models debuting next month. Chrysler undecided, AMC refuses citing alleged test flaws. Most domestic cars will carry the sticker with mileage data, while several importers including Toyota and BMW will participate.
In western Kyrenia a major flare of fighting erupted as Turkish forces pushed into four Greek Cypriot villages abandoned after heavy bombardment. Turkish tanks attacked the Mt Kyparissouvoune strongpoint while a U.N. armored patrol faced machine-gun fire. Reporters observed Greek Guardsmen retreating under artillery and mortar fire near Agridaki, with Turkish artillery replying from the Crest. U.N. troops, now empowered to draw cease-fire lines, prepared to establish a buffer zone amid continued clashes and a postponed cease-fire talks.
Washington AP reports unemployment barely changed from June to July at 9.4 percent. Labor Department notes 4.9 million jobless, 86.3 million employed, and a 91.2 million civilian labor force. Women's gains drive July rise, teens fall, earnings rise slightly but inflation erodes real pay. Kennedy era adviser Heller predicts higher unemployment. Eagleton to push bipartisan Emergency Task Force on the Economy.
If the Bell System strikes at 12:01 a.m. Monday striking unions warn nationwide disruption. A General Telephone spokesman in Erie expects no interruption thanks to automated systems, while Washington talks intensify to avert a national walkout. Watts says a 7 to 1 union vote backs a strike. pay demands of 14 percent rise amid inflation. Other issues include pensions health and absence control. Local readers also note Bell scope across the country and potential maintenance gaps. Maureen Crotty and Kiwanis parade winners are highlighted on the back.
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