Child Born to Mr and Mrs Alan Pratt in Union City
A son was born yesterday at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Alan Pratt of Union City. The couple’s pride is shared with Mrs Pratt, formerly Connie Bemis.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1972
Page
4
A son was born yesterday at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Alan Pratt of Union City. The couple’s pride is shared with Mrs Pratt, formerly Connie Bemis.
Eddie Smith 14 and Diane Huston 11 barely survived a one mile ride in a rain swollen drainage ditch after school. They clung to branches and were swept through culverts twice, suffering bruises from rocks but escaping with their lives.
In Wheeling West Virginia radiation fears surface over a western Pennsylvania nuclear plant slated to open in 1974. Dr E J Sternglass links potential health hazards to upper Ohio Valley residents citing infant mortality spikes. Duquesne Light calls the charges fraud while experts cite dilution factors and variables. UNESCO to assist Mexico with Mayan temple fresco restoration near the Guatemalan border.
Wallace signals the main aim at the upcoming Democratic National Committee meeting is to gain seats for pro Wallace members on major committees. He urges the panel to set aside differences and reflect average citizens.
Corry Memorial Hospital notes include admitted patients from Corry Union City and surrounding towns with names and addresses. The list also records discharges and notes the lack of a physician on call and ambulance desk volunteers Mrs Helen Haight and Mrs Margaret Morrow.
Gov. Shapp signed legislation to transfer 46 acres of state land to Harrisburg for a new middle school building. He cited cooperation between the state city and school district to speed construction reduce red tape and lower costs.
In Phoenix a GOP official rebuked Nixon re election managers for their high handed handling of the RNC. Cochairman Thomas Evans criticized post election conduct and noted friction with the CRP. Governors received the news with surprise as Evans questioned deadlines and a Stans budget summons. The party faces debt projections near 200000 dollars as emphasis shifts to politics.
Belfast reports say British troops killed a sniper in the Anderstown area while two snipers fired on an armored car. In Cookstown, four bomb blasts damaged stores and offices with no casualties. The death toll in Northern Ireland rises to 651 as security forces brace for IRA responses.
A general alarm fire destroyed St. Boniface Catholic Church in downtown Williamsport at about 4 30 a m. The 98-year-old building burned for over two hours before containment. No injuries. Fire officials:first blast started in the cellar and spread through the structure. Rectory convent and elementary school undamaged. The church served over 1 000 people. Sacred vessels removed undamaged. Damage estimate unavailable.
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