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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1973
Page
8
Charles Harcourt, 38, of Erie, vanished from a Highland Township hunting camp with five friends. A large search found him later at the Bogart Hotel in Ridgway where he had checked in and then boarded a bus to Kane. He blamed unsettled camping conditions for his departure.
Los Angeles AP reports director George Lucas reflects on his rise from being ignored by studios to garnering major attention after American Graffiti. He recalls initial rejections, the film’s $700000 budget, Coppola’s production role, and filming in 28 nights across Petaluma and San Rafael. He hints at a future $3 million space fantasy.
Luzerne County and Wyoming Valley communities may bear 31 million dollars in costs to raise bridges as part of a flood control project. Army Corps district engineer Robert McGarry said federal support would cover 41 million of the 62 million plan, with localities required to fund the rest. Local assurances from Luzerne County Kingston and Plymouth pledged to cover relocations and alterations without U.S. cost, aiding the levy heightening.
Pittsburgh area districts including Baldwin-Whitehall Chartiers Valley Mt Lebanon Riverview and Upper St. Clair plan five cent increases to lunch prices with elementary meals at 35 cents and secondary at 45 cents while Pittsburgh and Churchill charge the ceiling of 30 cents. Dietitians warn items may be cut as federal subsidies shrink and free foods vanish.
Harrisburg AP reports 38 Pennsylvania volunteers left for Montana and Idaho to aid forest fire fighting. Recruited by the U S Forest Service, they hail from Bloomsburg Pottstown Lehighton and Jim Thorpe. A week earlier 41 Pennsylvanians aided the Pratt Creek blaze near Great Falls Montana which scorched 5600 acres before containment.
Police and civilians hid behind cars as three robbers seized six hostages in front of a Stockholm bank. One person was wounded. robbers and hostages remained inside the bank as the situation continued into the afternoon.
An appeals court in New Orleans upheld H. Rap Brown's 1968 firearms conviction, ruling government wiretaps were legal under the President's inherent power to protect national security. Brown faces a 5 to 15 year sentence in New York for a bar holdup, with prior fines of 20 000 dollars.
A long auction notice lists two auctions in August. The first, by Bill Cochran, locates near Bear Lake on Bear Lake Clymer Road with a sale at 5:30 PM featuring antiques and household goods including a 1959 Chevrolet pickup, furniture, appliances, radios, and more. The second, by Kenchak Cabinet Lumber and Supply, at 448 East Main Street Youngsville, offers shop tools, lumber, hardware, and a wide range of machinery and building supplies. Both are cash sales with listed auctioneers and contact numbers.
Located one mile south of Findley Lake on Route 426 Meadows road on Saturday August 2 at 12:30 PM Kelvinator freezer antique trunks quilts drop leaf stand kitchen cupboard and more. Cash terms. Mr and Mrs Raymond Beckman owners Delmas Chesley and Sons Auctioneers North East 725-1171 725-1303.
The Corry Civil Service Examining Board will hold an examination for Fire Truck Driver applicants for the Corry Fire Department at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday August 25 1973 in the Municipal Building second floor. Applicants must be high school graduates 21 to over 35 years old between 5 foot 8 inches and 6 foot 4 inches, weigh in proportion, and be or become a Corry Pa citizen. Further qualifications are at the Municipal Building. Apply at the Office of the City Engineer and Administrator before the exam. Civil Service Examining Yard, LeRoy G. Peck Chairman Theodore C. Swanson MLST-23
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