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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1973
Page
1
A utility pole was sheared off by an out of control automobile in dense fog on Turnpike road near Hatch street. The crash caused outages to about 400 Penelec customers as the pole fell and the area lost electricity.
Multiple traffic crashes over the weekend killed three people and caused extensive damage. A car struck a utility pole, triggering a power outage for 400 Penelec customers near Corry. In Sugar Grove, two Warren County youths died after a one car crash driven by Robert Zurcher, 22, Irvine. Craig Blum, 20, Irvine, died at Warren General Hospital while Charles Guthrie, 19, Irvine, died later at WCA Hospital. Zurcher survived in fair condition. A second fatal collision occurred eight miles north of Pleasantville on Route 27 near Titusville, where Lewis Hoepful, 51, Corry, died after his car veered off the road and collided with another vehicle driven by Eugene W. Hahn, 65, Grand Valley. Helen Hahn and Eugene were treated for injuries. Estimated damage totaled around $1,650 between the two crashes. Continued on back page.
Laotian government troops crushed a short revolt led by exiled Gen Thao Ma within ten hours. He seized Vientiane airport with under 100 followers and attacked a military camp before his craft was shot down. Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma announced the coup foiled as talks with the Pathet Lao over a coalition government continued.
Erie police hunt four unidentified men after District Justice James T. Hogan, 62, was mortally wounded in a cafe stick-up and died six hours later. A second weekend killing saw Mrs Joseph Merrell, 38, jailed for murder over the death of her husband during a domestic quarrel. Police described the gunmen as two white and one black wearing red masks with a light-colored car.
Police say two teenagers Louise Kolaja fifteen of 52 East Congress street and Clifford E Lindenberger seventeen of B D 1 Corry collided at a four way stop at 1 a m Saturday. Both cars damaged with $260 estimate on Kolaja vehicle. Wardens charged Kolaja with driving without an operator's license and Lindenberger with driving after hours on a junior license.
Corry state police and area units search today for 12 year old Matthew L Durant who ran from a foster home in Corry yesterday. Last seen hitchhiking along Route 277 south of Corry. He is about 5 feet 2 inches tall, 140 pounds, with long blond hair and blue eyes, wearing purple and white pants and a light shirt. He fled Ernest Ruth foster home.
The Secret Service disclosed a possible conspiracy to assassinate President Nixon during a New Orleans stop. No arrests yet, coordinated with New Orleans Police and the FBI, as Nixon canceled the motorcade and pressed on with travel plans.
Sixteen wildfires raged out of control across 38 000 acres in the West as authorities estimate losses in the millions of dollars. Interagency Fire Center information officer Dick Klade said the crisis is shifting toward Northern California with firefighters flown from the Pacific Northwest.
Tropical Storm Brenda moved off the Acatan Peninsula into the open Gulf of Mexico where forecasters expect hurricane strength this afternoon. The National Hurricane Center reported winds dropping to 50 mph over the peninsula, with conditions still favorable for strengthening into a hurricane by Monday. The storm, centered near Merida Mexico, was moving west at about eight mph, with forecasters cautioning on changing environmental factors.
City police reported a wave of mischief activity linked to female suspects after a sink was torn from a rest room wall at Skat Oil Co station on East Columbus Avenue. Four women left in a NY state numbered car after events at the station, with damage estimated at about $50.
City Council convenes for regular session at 8 p.m. with two first readings on street matters including vacating part of Second avenue and a grade change on Third and Fourth avenues. Mayor Zarger to discuss revenue sharing expenditures and appoint a Corry delegate to the PA League of Cities convention. City engineer David Johnson also presents a water resources study and notes on the 1973 construction program.
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