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18 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1977
Page
1
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Columbus Township moved to borrow 40000 for road maintenance rather than an initial 52000 plan. Supervisor Lawrence Miller urged restraint, preferring a 40000 loan and sacrificing a $10000 truck purchase to avoid tax increases. After hassling, supervisors Brundage Messenger unanimously cut the loan by 12000 and approved the 40000 loan to fund yearly road work.
HUD offered Corry Housing Authority a program to buy existing local housing for conversion to subsidized units for the poor and elderly. Deadline September 1 forces rapid steps including authority vote, site searches, HUD inspections, and City Council approval, with concerns over funding amounts and feasibility.
MEMPHIS Tenn AP hundreds gathered outside Graceland watched as a speeding drunken driver struck and killed two women and injured a third near Elvis Presley Boulevard grave details followed as fans faced a private funeral for the singer sheriff estimates of mourners ranged into the tens of thousands with Rex Humbard expected to officiate the service near the mansion and cemetery
Corry area residents praise James B. Wilson secretary of transportation for a new overtime road maintenance program. The plan targets Plank Road with 12 hour daily crews to repair potholes and improve conditions. Local officials anticipate better service and funding to fix deteriorating roads.
A Pittsfield area boy is in fair condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a farm accident yesterday. Charles Cross, 1, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Cross of R D 2 Pittsfield, suffered severe lacerations to his leg knee and foot when he fell from a farm tractor into a bush hog attached to the tractor.
JARRISBURG AP Guards at Camp Hill State Prison walk off as budget deadlock leaves state workers unpaid. Pennsylvania Social Services Union says strike will start Monday if budget not resolved. Replacements by state police. Union cites contract no-strike clause void.
A lone gunman hijacked a city bus and held 63 captives at a Baha i Faith retreat near Santa Cruz before releasing most, negotiating with hostages to stop threats and surrender. Thomas Wilson, 26, of Bakersfield, was booked for kidnapping auto theft and abduction and was taken to a psychiatric ward for testing.
State police at the Corry substation face payless periods as the budget stalemate delays salaries. Sgt Edward Pass notes troopers rely on loans at six percent or higher to cover taxes mortgages school clothing and other obligations while PennDOT workers continue receiving pay. State funds for police come from motor fuel revenues shared with PennDOT.
A state police spokesman said roughly $38 million has been allocated to the state police from the motor license fund, covering about 70 percent of the department. Dennis Hilton of PennDOT noted payroll delays as the motor license budget had not been in place at fiscal year start.
A late model lawn tractor owned by the Bounds family at Hare Creek Mobile Home Court burst into flames last evening. Firefighters prevented explosion and spread toward nearby units as a battery short may have sparked the blaze. tractor replacement is about 2000 dollars.
Erie DA rejected charges of terroristic threats against Plasters and Cement Finishers Union officer Mario DeFranco and his brother Norman DeFranco after a confrontation over union dues. Elbert Neal, the union member, plans an appeal to President Judge Edward Carney. McGeorge said the DA offered little reason beyond an informal note that more facts were present.
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