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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1973
Page
1
A damaged text segment mentions a court appearance, a bond set at 100, and a deadly incident near a roadway. References to a West area, Winters, and Titusville appear with unclear details, suggesting a linked motorist or accident case and a trial proceeding, but specifics are obscured.
Philadelphia District Attorney Arlen Specter is expected to join President Nixon's Watergate defense team and may head it. A Philadelphia Bulletin report cites Washington sources calling the move logical and inevitable, with Specter possibly leading an 11-lawyer in-house team aimed at countering impeachment efforts. Specter, 43, has reportedly accepted the assignment but did not comment.
A federal judge ordered Rose Mary Woods back to court to disclose what White House lawyers advised before her testimony on the Watergate tapes. Judge Sirica sought to reveal links between Woods and attorneys for the White House as Powers testified. Also, Howard Hughes attorney gave the Senate committee $100,000 in cash, allegedly the same bills once passed to Bebe Rebozo for Nixon’s re election effort.
Preparations for a central 24 hour dispatch network for Corry continue with a plan to staff a full time switchboard handling police fire burglar alarm calls and possibly ambulance calls. City officials say the project includes hiring an additional police officer and three dispatchers and may involve streets department vehicles. Some council members oppose solo female work after 11 pm, prompting staffing with male civilians. The project, originally due earlier, is delayed but expected to start early next year.
DETROIT AP Auto industry layoffs tied to energy shortages and parts gaps affect hundreds of workers but many welcome the holiday pause. The Big Three plan layoffs affecting about 200,000 of 720,000 workers, most for a week or less, with unemployment payments and SUB benefits providing up to 95 percent of take home pay. Some workers anticipate a week off with pay while Buick workers worry about the impact of no small car on future demand.
The Corry city government authorized the mayor and city clerk to sign consent agreements with area property owners for seismographic testing to locate new water sources. Moody and Associates plans early study near the city within four to five miles, using drilling and minor explosives as part of the tests adjacent to glacial dam sites. Permissions would cover several sites totaling about 10 to 30 acres, with only small parcels from each property involved.
Vice Chief Thomas Lathrop and Stanford Hose Company leaders asked City Council for permission to keep a pickup truck at Fire Station No 1. The auxiliary plans to purchase the vehicle, with the council seeking details on maintenance and who pays for lights, siren, and equipment. Halfast pledged to obtain answers and report next meeting.
WASHINGTON AP Higher heating oil prices loom as a test of energy conservation by price signals. The Cost of Living Council plans a two to three cent per gallon rise, with expectations of up to eight cents before winter. Kissinger prepares talks with Saudi and Algerian energy ministers on oil supply.
The Senate approved a 68 to 10 vote for a year round daylight saving plan to conserve energy. It sets full time Daylight Time for 22 months through Oct 1975 with states then choosing, and allows exemptions for undue hardship. The measure prompts FCC rule changes to allow stations before sunrise and includes a 15 day schedule adjustment period for industries.
Erie County commissioners urged EMTA to extend service to Corry and Union City. Dr Mary Kibler presented a plan offering free rides for seniors and full fare for others while a 2,000-name Corry petition accompanied a county letter. Local leaders debate feasibility, committee makeup, and impact on Corry retailers amid an energy crisis.
The piece outlines a council reshuffle triggered by Councilman Robert Grive’s resignation to take a new city post on January 1. Tawney plans to leave at end of two year term on December 1. Downey may stay two more years, affecting the need for a replacement.
Nixon's lawyers told Republican leaders that the President's net worth rose from about $300,000 on January 1, 1969 to $986,000 by last May. A cash flow since May 3 would have added $12,000 to reach millionaire status. The figures, based on an audit by Coopers & Lybrand, were shared by two Nixon confidants at a White House meeting.
City police opened investigations into three theft and burglary incidents reported in the last 24 hours. A Bowl-Aire Lanes break in on East Washington Street saw two pinball machines and a cigarette machine pried open with coin boxes looted and extensive damage. Manley Moore reported $200 in tools missing from his pickup at the VFW Club lot on Mead Avenue. Russell Stover reported $60 in cash taken from trousers left in a locker at the Cooper Pentax plant. Police are pursuing suspects.
Corry city officials weigh selling about five acres of reclaimed land on West Washington Street to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. City engineer Johnson says DOT wants the site for gravel and related materials storage, but solicitor Rozelle urges bidding procedures be followed for transactions over 1500 dollars to avoid unfairness to other bidders.
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