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23 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1976
Page
1
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A brief item notes another shift in the ER tax annual June plan, signaling adjustments to previously set rates and schedules. Officials indicate the move aims to streamline revenue projections and public reception remains cautious.
State police at the Corry substation led a busy weekend with the arrest of Robert L. Reynolds 28 of Rouseville for a Dairy Queen burglary near Titusville. Over $500 of stolen goods were recovered and Reynolds is held on $2,000 bond. The PSP also investigated a hit and run at the Hammond farm and a minor burglary involving 11 in change. City police reported several minor disturbances at Hare Creek Mobile Home Court and traffic incidents on Wayne Street and Route 8. Two speed violations were issued to local youths.
Six southern England and Wales counties smouldered after night battles that halted two major blazes and 200 plus smaller fires amid a 250 year drought. About 3,000 evacuated, including 1,000 from a country club and 360 from St Leonard's Hospital. Firefighters faced heat, smoke, and 60 foot flame crowns near St Leonard's, with hundreds of troops and volunteers aiding. Water shortages loom as rationing may begin. another large fire burned on Guernsey.
A photo shows PennDOT workers applying double yellow street markings on Park street under a federal marking program. They later added another double stripe after missing parking meters, creating a messy pattern and forcing the city to repaint one set in black.
Egyptian paratroopers stormed a Luxor EgyptAir plane held by gunmen with 44 hostages. Hijackers were captured and all aboard were unharmed. initial reports varied on the number of hijackers and their origins. The event prompted security measures and hotel logistics as passengers were accounted for.
A U S Navy task force led by the aircraft carrier Midway moved toward Korea, provoking North Korea to warn that the operation brings the region closer to war. The five ships were sent from Japan after a prior incident in the neutral zone, with North Korea denouncing U S imperialism and denying claims Midway is nuclear powered while observers noted the ships near the demilitarized zone.
North and South Korea tension flared after a pruning dispute escalated into a free-for-all in which two Americans were killed by North Koreans. Thousands of South Korean workers protested today denouncing North Korea for attacking a United Nations Command working party.
Jimmy Carter prepared to outline campaign themes in a West Coast speech in California as Ford readied strategy sessions in Colorado. The weekend politics saw Ronald Reagan lamenting past campaign choices in Ohio and California, while John Connally reportedly declined a GOP National Committee chair bid, doubting Ford could overcome Carter in polls. Carter spoke at the Los Angeles Town Hall Forum and planned a fundraising event in San Francisco to stress restoring public faith and responsive leadership.
A Chautauqua County woman, Linda Beightol, 28, of Billington, was found dead in a hay field on Friday evening after her hair and blouse were pulled into a baler when repairing the machine. Sheriff officials called it an accidental death. Ellington Rescue Unit could not revive her. She left behind a husband and two young children.
Harrisburg AP report notes Pennsylvania pharmacists may violate legal advertising rights for prescription drugs, with consumer experts arguing price competition lowers costs. While some bans exist for certain controlled substances, a 1971 state board ban was lifted, and a 7-1 Supreme Court ruling last May affirmed states cannot prohibit such advertising.
Washington State Department rejected Pyongyang's note on the killings of Maj. Arthur Bonifas and 1st Lt. Barrett as a backhanded admission of responsibility. Carter criticized Ford's show of force while a UN work party cabled the trimmings of a tree in Panmunjom under jet cover.
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