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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1974
Page
1
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Nine burglaries were cleared as a Quick Clean Coin Laundry cigarette machine was stolen last Wednesday night from the North Center and West Columbus location. The thieves loaded the machine into a truck thinking it was for repairs by Marty’s Vending Machine Co. The crime went unreported until Saturday when Joe Marty Jr. found the machine missing.
Police reported three weekend crashes with two drivers charged under motor vehicle code. Dorothy Prugar backed into Arthur Van Dresar’s car on West Main street causing $425 total damage. A North Center street collision near IGA incurred $1,000 in damage. Separately, Michael Burton and three others admitted theft of an $865 cigarette machine during burglaries in Crawford County. All four face arraignments, with $1,000 bonds and later hearings.
Corry state police investigated two burglaries in rural Sparta Township discovered over the weekend. A camp owned by Marian R. Forlygen of Washington, Pa., was broken into with items valued at about 104 dollars missing, including a portable TV, beer, a cooler and binoculars. A nearby travel trailer owned by George Chuparkoff of McDonald, Ohio, was breached and a six pack of beer taken.
The U S ambassador to Cyprus Rodger P Davies was shot and killed by Greek Cypriot demonstrators at the U Nicosia embassy as protests over Cyprus policy grew violent. Cypriot President Clerides condemned the crime and called for peace talks while Greek Premier Caramanlis pledged government action.
Charleston AP Republican. Coal miners began a weeklong stoppage at mines producing over three quarters of U S coal as stockpiles dwindle. The memorial period honors killed miners without pay and aims to pressure the UMW contract deadline on November 12.
New York report details Professor Edward Brown who taught full time at California State College in Pennsylvania, New Paltz State College, and Bronx Community College while commuting 350 miles weekly. He held tenure at California State and faced inquiries by New Paltz and Albany officials. Brown, 41, reportedly earned over 50 000 yearly across posts, with a fall term decision pending.
President Ford narrows VP options to about six and plans a Tuesday announcement. Aides say a Republican nominee will be chosen from a diverse mix, with rock-solid indications Rockefeller or Bush may not be the final pick. Potential contenders include Donald Rumsfeld, Governor Daniel Evans, and three Republican senators led by Lowell Weicker Jr. The decision is expected after Ford returns from Chicago and speaks at Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In Erie the upcoming federal grand jury session will focus on possible corruption by government officials alongside continuing organized crime probes. U S Attorney Richard Thornburgh said official corruption will be examined closely, with new evidence guiding the expanded agenda. The panel previously indicted 22 gambling suspects, with all convictions, and witness subpoenas begin for the September session slated to run at least two days. Thornburgh plans to lead the presentation of government evidence in Erie.
Corry state police investigated four weekend crashes causing an estimated 3350 in vehicle damage and sending one woman to Union City Memorial Hospital. Incidents occurred Saturday on routes near Centerville Little Cooley Titusville with drivers Arnold S. Lafferty Alberta Fowler Harry L. Tolbert Samuel G. Cosper and Minnie M. Buell named in the reports.
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