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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1973
Page
3
Readable fragments reference boycott, authorship, national naturalization, and job loss concerns. Mentions officials, protests, and fear among people, with unclear actors and places. Core facts are obscured by garbled OCR, preventing a clear event, date, or location.
Juan Corona, jailed on 25 consecutive life terms for the 1971 Yuba City area killings of 25 itinerant workers, vows innocence and a new trial. He agrees to lie detector testing if offered, cites attorney decisions at trial, and notes jurors wished for his defense witnesses. He remains hopeful amid circumstantial evidence and losses to his family. An earlier Los Angeles note reports LA Archdiocese planning parent focused sex education classes this fall.
The 89th annual Erie County Wattsburg Fair runs Monday through Saturday with gates opening at 10 am daily. Admission is $1.50 for adults, free for children under 12, and a six day schedule features demolition derby prizes, harness racing, pony contests, a parade, float contest, horse pulling, and performances by World Champion Mustang Hell Drivers and Grand Ole Opry star Tom T Hall.
AP reports a Geneva hospital acknowledged Vittorio de Sica as a recent patient but provided no further details. A hospital official refused to confirm illness or respond to reports, stating no authorization to release information. In Zurich, voters rejected replacing bus and tram systems with a $600 million subway project.
Marathon Oil Co. says it sold 51 percent of Oasis Oil Co. of Libya Inc. to the Libyan National Oil Corp. for about 42 million dollars in four installments. The deal took effect August 11. Marathon will buy Libyan National’s share of crude oil production for seven and a half months at 4.90 dollars per barrel with first option on oil in the next five six month periods. The Oasis unit will continue to operate concessions in Libya.
In Akron on Monday 14 year old James Gronen of Boulder Colorado was stripped of the All American Soap Box Derby crown after officials confirmed an electromagnet powered start device gave his racer an early edge. Runner up Bret Farborough of Elk Grove California received the $7,300 first prize with Diane Mills of Putnam County New York taking second and $5,000.
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