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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1977
Page
1
The readable text discusses a damaged area near a market and notes about a board and signals. Specific places and events are obscured, leaving only partial references to a creek, ice, a factory, and a state. The fragment lacks coherent facts to form a complete news item.
Timothy Lee Johnson Sr. a 36 year old from Union City was killed in a head on collision on Route 6 about 1.5 miles west of the city near the second fish hatchery. The other driver Norman E. Lavelle 34 of Bear Lake was uninjured. Johnson’s truck was torn apart, Lavelle’s rig damaged. Firefighters used foam to curb potential tanker explosion. Blood alcohol results were not available.
In Harrisburg Democratic leaders push Republicans to break a seven week budget deadlock before a Sunday vote. Three GOP defectors or absentees target passage of a 5.1 billion dollar plan that postpones a 300 million tax rise. State workers and welfare recipients remain unpaid amid warnings of street protests. House Speaker Irvis condemns the delay as chaotic and dangerous while a suburban Philadelphia wage tax cap amendment advances by 94 to 91.
Washington AP report shows FTC testing 166 brands across 30 states found nearly one third have relatively low tar and nicotine levels. The FTC notes a trend toward lower levels and calls for stronger label warnings as cigarettes can kill.
Columbus Township faces a Wednesday meeting to vote on borrowing 52000 at about six percent or less. Residents mobilize to block the loan, noting it equals four years of property taxes at the four mill levy and that no borrowing occurred in eight years. The legal notice confirms supervisory authority to proceed with the loan.
Washington AP reports Chip Carter plans to relocate to Plains Georgia to work in the Carter peanut business, leaving his wife Caron and their son James Earl Carter IV behind at the White House. White House says Caron and baby may join him later amid reported marital strain.
Pennsylvania State Police report two related Saturday incidents at the Flying D dance hall near Canadohia Lake. David Lillie of Spring Creek filed trespass against three youths barred from entry. Les lies Jaquith and two friends, Jace Downer and Rick Johnson, pressed charges of simple assault against the group after a fistfight erupted. Police say the venue remains a weekend hot spot due to underage drinking and ongoing trouble.
Labor Department outlines fast growing fields with apprenticeship paths through 1985. Lithographic workers four to five years, boilermaking four, ophthalmic lab techs via apprenticeship or school, asbestos and insulation four years, cement masons electricians and glaziers rising construction demand, roofers at 18 with diploma. Booklets Jobs for Which Apprenticeships are Available and Jobs Requiring Junior College or Technical Training available free from Pueblo, Colorado.
Leon Jaworski takes formal command of the House investigation into alleged Korean influence buying in Congress. He plans a staff inquiry aimed to wrap up by early next year and will forward recommendations to the ethics committee for possible action against present or former lawmakers.
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