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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1973
Page
3
The 17-year-old son of oil magnate J. Paul Getty III was said to be blindfolded and sedated for much of his five month captivity in Rome. He reportedly told his mother he felt the cutting of his right ear while captors were near, though other accounts say he was unconscious for most of the ordeal.
At the fifth White House worship service President Nixon and 270 guests heard Rev. Billy Graham call for a change in national priorities to combat injustice and aid the powerless. He urged restructuring unjust systems that hurt the poor and dispossessed.
Secretary of State Kissinger met with Prime Minister Meir and Israeli leaders in Jerusalem to discuss prospects for a Geneva peace conference with Arab states. He described talks as friendly and constructive and indicated more sessions were planned amid tensions over POWs and UN auspices.
A preliminary hearing continues before District Justice Estelle Reisner for six men charged with murder conspiracy to commit murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of 15 year old Marlon Matthews in Meadville on December 1. The court moved to Crawford County Courthouse due to space, with seating first come first served and no standing. cameras and recording devices banned.
Small groups of truck drivers protested across Pennsylvania during a dayslong shutdown. State police reported limited traffic impact with arrests in Gouldsboro of James C. Tagliaferri and Joseph Talarico for obstructing routes 380 and 307. At Barton sville and Baronsville stops, protesters claimed hundreds of drivers were halted, while officials counted far fewer. Elegant.
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