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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1973
Page
1
A fragmented OCR item mentions Cher ek for State and money terms. The readable parts reference a financial note or claim tied to a person and a location, with unclear dates or entities. Context suggests a local notice or brief involving money and state action, but specifics are unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a scent er and a reference to a son singing, but details are too incomplete to determine the event, persons, or location. The readable bits offer no clear names, dates, or actions to anchor a factual summary.
Two Skylab 2 astronauts O K Garriott and J R Lousma stepped into space for a planned three hour walk to unfurl a sunshade and search for air conditioning leaks while Alan Bean guided from inside. Mission control prepared a possible rescue craft in case of delays.
The Corry editorial urges local women to join the Meals on Wheels program run from the Salvation Army to deliver hot noonday meals to 22 elderly recipients. Doctors note reduced need for treatment when beneficiaries stay healthier, and editors urge church groups to support, highlighting a shrinking volunteer base and a single contact: Mrs. Mary McDermott at 664-7100.
The Pentagon confirms 102 Americans were killed on spy missions in Laos and Cambodia since 1985 but declines to state whether any died in North Vietnam. Earlier secret patrols into North Vietnam were common, run by Indochinese crews under American chiefs, code named Daniel Boone and under the Studies and Observations Group.
A Wattsburg driver George Harris collided with a running horse on Route 8 one mile north of Wattsburg. The horse owner is Walter L. Fesmire. The car sustained 250 dollars in damage and a passenger Fidelis Miller was injured minorly. A separate Route 6 collision in Columbus Township caused 600 dollars in damage to both vehicles when Phillip Huffman and Deborah Conklin failed to avoid a market. Huffman’s brake line ruptured.
City engineer administrator David Johnson leads a nocturnal session with no listed agenda items but several topics from the engineering department. He will open discussions on an actuarial study, workable program, national flood insurance program, and articles of agreement on the municipal golf course and future water sources. Bids will be opened for paving, sewers, tar and chips, and jacking a sewer line under the Penn Central tracks.
U S B52s hit Neak Luong naval base on the Mekong near Phnom Penh killing about 100 people and wounding many. An off base strike killed at least a dozen civilians, with over 60 wounded rushed to hospital. Government forces report a fortified perimeter around the base as area devastation is described.
Beatrice Smith of Sherman Findley road sues Dr George P Moylan of Northeast who treats in Corry. The suit claims negligence in orthodontic work on Jeffrey, starting Aug 19, 1971, causing gum inflammation, odor, and dental losses. Mrs. Smith seeks over $5,000 for medical bills, removal of appliances, surgery, and pain.
In Athens on Sunday two Arab gunmen opened fire with grenades at the crowded airport, killing two Americans and an Austrian and injuring 55 others. The attackers surrendered after holding 35 hostages for two hours near the lounge marble bar. A booby trapped letter-box device was found later and disarmed.
Grace A. Reid of West Church Street was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital after her car ran off a rural road near Clymer, struck a fence, and rammed a tree. Police reported she lost control, skidded 110 feet, and may face charges for failing to keep to the right.
State patrol interrupted a burglary at Action Gas Station on Route 6 when officers found a broken rear door, unlocked entry, and two cases of motor oil left in a nearby field. No suspects were inside. thieves fled during the disturbance.
Lawrence Park state police stopped a van on Route 19 south of Waterford at 6 35 p m and arrested Christian Yeates 20 of Waterford and Gary Kuzma 20 of Columbus for possession of marijuana Five packets of marijuana and smoking apparatus were found in the van and Yeates residence They were arraigned before District Justice Anna McCall Kuzma held on $200 bail with a court date pending Yeates released on own recognizance The raid followed a New Year Eve home search in Erie County
Corry state police logged two unattended property hit-and-run incidents over the weekend. In the first, a car left Hammond road in Concord Township and struck a fence owned by Carl Shelton of RD 1 Corry, causing $20 in damage. Phillip M. Stutzman of RD 3 Corry was cited, his car $50 damage cited as well. The second incident occurred yesterday on Columbus Avenue Extension, with $10 damage to Arthur L. Proctor’s lawn from tire marks after a vehicle left the road.
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