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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1971
Page
3
A garbled note hints at city officials discussing funds for a new project. The fragment mentions estimates, deadlines, and possible delays, with names and places unreadable. Residents await clarified word on whether the proposal moves forward.
The readable fragments hint at an insurance bill or policy discussion but lack clear names dates places or actions. The text appears garbled with missing letters making specifics unreliable yet suggests a formal financial or policy context.
Bernard Martin a 24 year old former artillery radio operator from San Jose testified he and six or seven others in Medina command group saw US troops shoot eight to 12 civilians mostly women and children as they moved through My Lai. He recalled Medina could have been up to 90 feet away and said a radio report listed a body count of 20.
At Col. Cran K. Henderson’s court martial in Maryland, Army photographers Ronald Haeberle and Jay Roberts testified that after the My Lai raid they feared reporting the grisly scenes and kept color photos hidden. Haeberle recalled distress over the killings of children and concerns about retaliation, while both noted fear of future field missions.
Erie County Health Department sent a final draft of a solid waste recycling plan to the U S Environmental Protection Agency for review in Cincinnati. If approved and funded, a pilot program would be built within a year and, if successful, a demonstration project could follow. The plan uses fluid gravity beds to separate materials and was developed by Behrend Campus professors, a Gannon College faculty member, and the USC Graduate School dean, with federal and Pennsylvania Foundation funding.
Miss Nancy Edwards daughter of Mr and Mrs F Lowe Edwards of Columbus has been selected as one of America's Outstanding Young Women for 1971 She is assistant principal of the Fred Lynn Middle School in Woodbridge Virginia A graduate of Corry Area High School she earned a B S in English from Edinboro State College and a master of education in English from Edinboro She also attended the University of Virginia and taught at Beaty Junior High Warren for six years A full biography and those of 49 other winners will appear in The Outstanding Young Women of America 1971. A PROSPEROUS ROAD FRANKFORT Ky The Kentucky Turnpike may remain a toll road for 20 years with bonds amortized in two years to fund a southward toll road extension.
In Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu told provincial officials and campaign aides he will run for re election on October 3 even if he faces no opponent. Acting Premier Nguyen Lau Vien announced the vote would proceed as scheduled. A hastily arranged meeting with U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker followed by a campaign conference showed Thieu pressing to mobilize countryside support while rumors floated about a staged contest with Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky. Ky’s name remains on the ballot despite his refusal to campaign. U.S. officials privately warned a one man race could affect Vietnam policy and aid. The Majestic Hotel event marked Thieu’s first public appearance since Gen. Minh’s withdrawal the prior Friday.
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS AP The Northwest Rural Electric Cooperative Association received a 1 309 000 grant from the Rural Electrification Administration the first awarded to a Pennsylvania electric cooperative. Rep Joseph P Vigorito Erie said the money will cover 80 percent of the improvement program including four miles of new distribution lines conversion of 133 miles of lines to higher capacity and construction of three new substations.
Communist forces intensified actions in South Vietnam striking a major U.S. ammo dump at Cam Ranh Bay and shelling five other American units. The Viet Cong allegedly caused the blast that halted Air Force flights for nine hours, with civilian casualties reported and fears of a high activity phase as elections approached.
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