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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1974
Page
1
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State police investigate a tractor trailer crash three miles east of Union City as the third such incident in the area since last evening. Other overnight crashes on Route 6 east of Union City caused $21,900 in damage. Since August 12, four injuries and total damages nearing $49,000 have been reported in the same vicinity. The paper urges PennDOT to post warnings about wet conditions.
An early morning explosion destroyed two night spots and a church in a downtown Chattanooga ghetto, leaving half a block in rubble and injuring at least 13 people. Fire Chief Harry Jett doubted a bomb and Police Chief Jerry Pitts reported no deaths. The blast was heard four miles away.
The report lists Ford remarks on Nixon pardon and governance, plus Rockefeller as a policy aide. In Sarasota a nude picketer and a mass blast destroy several downtown buildings, injuring 13. fire crews battle flames amid rubble and uncertainty about the cause.
Erie County moves toward a November ballot question asking voters whether to authorize a contract with the Army Corps of Engineers to develop a Union Dam recreation site at a projected 1.8 million dollar cost over 40 years. The county must publish legal notices and secure updated contract forms before finalizing the ordinance.
Harrisburg AP witnesses told a House committee that investigations into alleged political extortion in Westmoreland County produced enough evidence for at least two court cases but were not prosecuted by District Attorney Albert Nichols. Assistant DA John Driscoll and two county detectives testified evidence could have led to grand jury indictments, while Nichols said it was not his obligation to pursue beyond the DA's office. Testimony centered on PennDOT dealings, with two witnesses saying they paid 400 dollars in Democratic contributions to keep PennDOT contracts and leases.
Moscow reports Soyuz 15 cosmonauts Sarafanov and Demin returned in good health after a two day flight while Salyut 3 remains in orbit as observers question whether docking failed. Tass said the crew conducted experiments on maneuvering and rendezvous and developed night landing techniques.
The New York Times will raise weekday price to 20 cents starting Sept 2 due to higher newsprint and operating costs. Publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger cites wage and cost pressures as reasons, noting other NYC papers have raised prices by five cents. The Sunday edition will rise 10 cents to $1.
In Guadalajara 83 year old Jose Guadalupe Zuno Hernandez, father in law to President Luis Echeverria, was abducted by armed men on a busy street. Police and troops searched the city and state for him and the guerrillas who seized him, amid ransom talks and political tension. Local officials said the group identified with the People's Armed Revolutionary Front, a claim disputed by authorities.
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