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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1970
Page
1
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned space probe named Venus 7 to study Venus. Tass reported the probe entered an initial Earth orbit after launch at 8 38 a m Moscow time and later boosted toward Venus, with systems functioning normally and the craft about 26 000 miles from Earth en route.
President Nixon told Southern news executives to stress successful school integration efforts this fall as part of a regional briefing series. He described the media's duty to report the news, both good and bad, while highlighting ongoing White House roadshow briefings across the country.
The United States sent its full Pacific B52 bomber fleet from Guam Okinawa and Thailand to hit North Vietnamese supply and staging areas near the Laotian border. About 100 bombers dropped roughly 3000 tons of bombs in 48 hours as clashes continued along the DMZ and near Fire Base Reilly. Casualties included 18 North Vietnamese, 12 Americans, and seven South Vietnamese with several bases hit and a stockpile found two miles from Reilly.
Corry City Police and Corry State Police investigated three weekend crashes with no serious injuries. A Corry man fainted after a two car crash on East Washington near Western Auto, Charles Reed 35 of 508 West Smith Street rushed to Corry Memorial Hospital and released. Mrs Murrel Baldwin 53 of RD 1 Corry left turning into Western Auto parking lot failed to see Reed. Reed did not see her turning. Reed’s passenger Richard Thompson 28 of Columbus unhurt. In another incident Walter Ross 57 of 24 Vine Street turned onto West Church when a boy bicyclist hit his car. The boy William Maloney 11 was treated and released. Bike damage $19. Both men said to be in satisfactory condition.
A large explosion at the old Federal Office Building in Minneapolis damaged the masonry structure and shattered windows at nearby sites. A night watchman was knocked unconscious but later released after tests showed no injuries. FBI and U S marshal investigators searched the rubble for clues amid estimated damages around 500000 and reports of as much as twenty sticks of dynamite used.
The investigation links Misa Davis to the Aug. 8 courtroom shooting that killed Judge Harold J. Haley and four others after hostages were taken in San Francisco. Authorities say Davis bought the shotgun used in the attack and faces murder and kidnapping counts. the pursuit crosses national borders as the FBI joins the case.
A senator demanded an official explanation after 15 airmen armed with razor blades spent a day cutting 10,000 copies of the Lackland Air Force Base base newspaper Talespinner to remove a cropped photo of Maj. Gen. John S. Samuel. The operation, said to be caused by an inappropriate crop, drew criticism over freedom of the press and taxpayer waste.
City Council tonight will hear a report on West Smith Street sidewalk construction and review a proposed pension plan for city employees excluding police and fire. David Johnson will give a status report on construction projects and present a petition to widen and curb streets. Two ordinances receive second reading on paving programs and West Smith sidewalk project.
A Union City man and his Erie brother were arrested by Game Protector Elmer Simpson for a deer killed out of season in the Tamarack area east of Corry. Each fined 100 dollars and 11 dollars in costs. one paid the fine, the other on bond. Additional charges pending as investigation continues. A separate note reports stereo thefts from unlocked autos, with two units taken from a club parking lot on East Washington street valued at about 80 dollars.
Two Warren County youngsters died over the weekend from separate accidents. Barbara Ellen Hunter, 20 months, drowned in a family pool area after reportedly climbing over a three foot gate. Her death followed a 10 am disappearance and unsuccessful resuscitation. An infant boy, Wayne Arnold Walton Jr., 12 months, died Saturday afternoon from injuries after a reported incident at about 2:25 pm at Warren General Hospital.
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