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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1975
Page
1
A brief item notes young Ani and Dary embarking on a venture in May. The readable text records their plan and timing, highlighting a community youth project or activity. Further specifics are not clearly captured in the fragment.
Miami federal court denies a request for a new trial for six Corry area men charged with conspiracy over a 1.2 million marijuana haul aboard Hillstrom’s yacht. Attorney Richard Marks plans an appeal to the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans. The six remain free on 10 000 bonds each pending sentencing, with possible five-year terms and 15 000 fines if upheld.
State police in Meadville investigate a possible murder after a white woman in her 20s was found floating in Cussewago Creek with ankles bound by wire and hands tied with similar material. Autopsy pending, no ID located, area sealed.
Chautauqua County executive Joseph Gerace proposed county purchase of Peek'n Peak to solve its finances amid a Bankers Trust mortgage default of 3.3 million dollars with monthly installments of 32,496 not paid since March. Legislators voiced caution offering limited aid while opposing outright purchase. some favored financing support and staff help, others warned against bailing out a private business. Bankers Trust and a receiver appointment affect ongoing litigation as county official changes roles.
Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously to intervene in a lawsuit seeking release of a 10 volume police investigation into the 1968 RFK assassination. Paul Schrade and others seek disclosure of all evidence arguing it may reveal more than one gun was fired.
A spokesperson says 16 of 50 housing units atop South Center street hill near completion and ready for occupancy in October. Virginia Nuzzo, executive director of the local housing authority, said applications are being taken with preference to physically handicapped individuals, 62 or older, and those displaced by government action. Restrictions exclude single people under 21 and unwed cohabiting couples, with net income limits and child deductions affecting eligibility.
Workmen finish a portion of the 50 unit housing project atop South Center Street hill with occupancy possible in October. Many units remain under construction as the housing corporation accepts applications. Inquiries directed to the housing and redevelopment authority offices on West Pleasant Street.
In Rolanda Brazil, Marcos Schautz reports his 70 acre farm damaged by the worst frost in recent history. Parana and Sao Paulo frost hit 60 percent of plantations, delaying recovery and signaling higher coffee costs in the United States for 1977. Brazil holds 15 million bags in reserve and 28 million bags were harvested this year. experts warn of tight supply until production resumes. Jose de Paula Motta Filho notes uncertainty until December on recovery rates.
A Local 1097 IAM chair says the union cannot be blamed for vandalism at Corry Jamestown Corp. plants after police probe about $1,600 damage over the weekend. President William Dean states no member is proven involved and any acts were by individuals acting alone. Contract talks, halted after two days, are not expected to resume until August 26 with strikes ongoing since July 1.
The Air Force relieved Col Harrold J. Austin from Utapao command after 19 Vietnamese refugees were drugged and boarded a plane for Guam. Officials cited exceeding authority and said Thai pressure influenced the decision. The refugees, with mixed statuses, were sedated by U.S. medical personnel and remained on Guam or in the U.S. awaiting repatriation.
In Harrisburg US Attorney Robert Curran says he has subpoenaed witnesses to questions about a $10,000 political contribution to Gov. Shapp after his 1970 election. A GOP senator says the money may be an illegal corporate donation from a Pennsylvania dairy firm. Curran will identify witnesses privately. A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh is also probing Shapp finances.
President Ford will appeal a Court of Appeals decision overturning his $2 per barrel oil tariff. White House spokesman Ron Nessen said Ford would consider legal counsel and the Federal Energy Administration recommendations while on vacation in Vail Colp. He plans to confer with energy chief Frank Zarb before any public statement, likely through the Justice Department this week.
Erie man Donald Chism accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife, their three children, and her stepfather. President Judge Kidward Carney granted a change of venue, noting the state Supreme Court must decide the trial location. The killings occurred last January in Erie County.
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