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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1975
Page
1
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Readable phrases indicate a Thursday timing, a forecast of rain or appetite for food, and a reference to a year of hikes. Specific names, places, and concrete events are missing, leaving only vague scheduling and weather cues.
AP dispatches report after Bangladeshi president Mujibur Rahman was killed in a coup. Dacca calm. Lisbon sees Communist push in Portugal with a rally planned near Alcabaca. Honduras cancels Standard Fruit exports. Israel reports cross border fire from Lebanon near Zarit with no casualties.
A San Diego judge authorized castration for Joseph De La Haye and Joseph Kenner. Kenner is not eligible for bail until a capable guardian is found, while De La Haye must be castrated under guard after the operation. In Kansas Susan Ford seeks to film her father in a personal light. James Earl Ray moved from maximum security to general prison population on board recommendation.
In Fayette County a search team seeks 18 year old Keith Knox who disappeared while swimming across the Monongahela River with his brother and another youth. Keith is presumed drowned.
Erie County farms report a bumper crop year with field corn leading yields while beans and cabbage replace potatoes on some acreages. The region faces high yields but lower prices, with weather mostly favorable aside from a July hailstorm in the lakefront area and uneven rainfall affecting certain crops. Local extension and USDA officials voice cautious optimism about overall harvest prospects and price pressure for potatoes and cabbage.
HARRISBURG AP The Bureau of Correction still pays heavy overtime to keep guards on duty at eight state prisons. Some guards are earning twice their salaries through overtime. In the year ended June 30 the agency paid nearly 4 million dollars in overtime, up 750 thousand from the prior year. Auditor General Casey criticized overtime and cited Dallas prison in Luzerne County where he noted 12 guards earned between 10144 and 6707 in overtime.
Joann Little, a 21-year-old black woman, is acquitted of second degree murder in the ice pick stabbing of jailer Clarence Alligood after a one hour 18 minute jury deliberation. She admits stabbing him but claims sexual coercion. trial drew civil rights and feminist support and a contempt ruling against her attorney. She faces a 70 year breaking and entering sentence on the prior conviction and remains free on bond pending appeal.
Washington AP reports that about 2 million Americans suffer taste and smell disorders. Dr. Robert L. Henkin of Georgetown describes conditions ranging from nausea to complete inability to taste or smell. His work, after NIH clinic closure, links these senses to zinc and trace metals and stresses medical awareness and treatment needs.
President Ford hosts Henry A. Kissinger in Vail as reports stir of an Israeli Egyptian interim accord and renewed shuttle diplomacy. Kissinger and his wife arrive from Washington to brief Ford on Mideast talks while both leaders review progress and plan weekend discussions. Ford aims to golf amid a two week vacation.
Corry state police seek Mary F. Sventek missing from Corry since Wednesday. The 13-year-old, about five feet five inches tall and 125 pounds, has long brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing noshes and blue jeans. Call Corry state police with any information.
State police will enforce Pennsylvania no fault law next Tuesday but no criminal arrests will occur due to a May Supreme Court decision blocking prosecutions. Motorists still lose licenses for uninsured driving, but fines and jail terms may be avoided as the burden of proof shifts to proof of insurance or lack thereof. Officials will seek legislative changes to restore strict proof requirements while motorists have five days to present proof after being stopped.
The council will hold its second monthly meeting at 8 pm in the Municipal Building. A second hearing on discretionary Community Development funds seeks 145000 to repair the city reservoir, demolish the old laundromat on West Main, widen South Center Street, add sidewalks, and build a playgroup near CALDC housing. Other business includes bids for paving and curbing, West Park Place sewer status, solid waste task force, and county sinterization project.
Four people injured in a crash at South and Center streets, with $1,000 damage across two cars. Varying light visibility due to dilapidated signals cited. officials delay overhead-light program. Donna Eckler, 41, and Timothy Hult, 19, were involved. occupants suffered minor injuries. charges pending.
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