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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1973
Page
1
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In Stockholm police captured two armed robbers after a 132 hour bank siege. Four hostages were held. two women cried for mercy saying the captors did not harm them and they never felt a threat to their lives. The victims, including 21 year old Kristin Enmark, escaped unharmed.
The Dr. Gertrude A Barber Center Corry Campus for the Handicapped will hold registrations for parents of children and adults to enroll in its pre school education or sheltered workshop programs tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. at the Salvation Army Building 127 West Washington Street Erie. The center offers diagnostic evaluation psychiatric and psychological services speech and physical therapy medical care social services and rehabilitative recreation with in home programs for very young mentally handicapped children. Parents may call 456 5345 for more information.
Two Corry defendants pleaded guilty in Erie County court. Richard Penoyer, 22, faces a pre sentence examination after admitting three burglaries at Capwell's Cleaners, Zalzneck's Shoe Store, and Leeds dress shop with stolen items valued at 100, 20, and 125 dollars respectively. Dennis L. May, 23, admitted DUI, was fined 150 dollars and placed on one year probation.
Virginia Proper of RD 1 Corry fell asleep at the wheel and veered off Route 426 two miles south of Corry. Her car hit a telephone pole, with $1,000 damage to the vehicle and $125 to the pole. She was not transported but planned to seek hospital examination.
Tokyo China harvest report notes bumper summer grain crop matching last year’s record. Erie County officials say missing mobile homes shift property tax burdens, costing county and schools over 50 000 dollars yearly with 237 trailers unlisted so far this year.
Debris from a subway ceiling collapsed onto a packed train in New York City causing hundreds to evacuate as dense smoke filled stations. One man died, apparently from a heart attack. The incident sparked an investigation into who bears responsibility for uncollected taxes and trailer oversight amid rising losses cited by officials.
A year-old boy, Charles Lennox, was fatally injured when a large wooden spool used to store wire toppled on him at a playground construction site near his Oil City home. The accident occurred as workmen moved the spool. the coroner ruled the death accidental after police investigations.
Torrential rains hindered rescue workers in southeast Mexico as they searched for bodies and trapped survivors after the 6.5 magnitude quake south and east of Mexico City. Officials reported more than 600 deaths, with floods worsening the disaster area spanning Puebla Veracruz and surrounding towns. President Echeverria planned a tour of the stricken region as floods added to losses from crops and homes damaged in a prolonged rainy season.
Federal Judge John J. Sirica weighs whether President Nixon must surrender nine taped conversations with White House aides. The ruling could shape executive privilege and presidential limits while the Watergate case heads toward the Supreme Court, with Cox and Wright arguing their sides.
State police report two burglars entered an unoccupied Pleasantville residence owned by James P. McDowell of Lilydale New York between August 7 and yesterday. They fled with 18 to 20 crocks valued at about 50 dollars.
Erie County officials meet with the Army Corps of Engineers in Pittsburgh to review the Union City Dam recreation plan. Commissioner Hill says a decision on placing the issue on the November ballot will follow the Pittsburgh visit. petitions with signatures support putting the issue to voters.
Demolition along First Avenue under the Fourth Ward Urban Renewal Project awaits a state permit for waste dumping. The A C Laing Company of Franklin expects a permit from Concord Township this week, then work will begin. The Erie County Redevelopment Authority adjourned after approving contracts and staff pay raises, and plan a trip to the state housing conference.
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