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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1976
Page
6
Yardley Pennsylvania craftsman Michael Ruane Manning, 37, markets his stone creations called Stoney Maloney. He describes them as cute, happy little stone figures and notes orders arrive quickly after each phone sale.
John Williams, born Thalidomide without arms, becomes Rhode Island’s first driver to pass a conventional car test using feet. Inspector praises his parallel parking. he starts ignition with toes, shifts with left foot, and steers with right. Williams trains at Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center and tested in Providence.
Calendar entries list daily YMCA activities from Monday to Friday with multiple swim programs, nursery and adult classes, and sports teams. Notable items include Men’s and Women’s Swim sessions, Nursery School, High School Swim Team, Diving Practice, Wrestling, and Karate alongside bus schedules and Adult Instruction offerings. The week ends with Friday and Saturday marked Closed and MF CHRIS.
West Germany faces a looming wave of war crime suits as up to five thousand suspects remain subject to prosecution. Health issues and lack of witnesses mean fewer than ten percent will likely face trial before a December 31 1979 deadline. Adalbert Ruecker's central office seeks to identify suspects, while continuing prosecutions for cases identified before the cutoff and assisting foreign authorities.
A Penn State freshman Lynn Warren from Johnstown answers questions about future plans after her Junior Miss reign and whether she will compete again. The column discusses black judges in Pennsylvania, listing several Philadelphia and Pittsburgh jurists, and cites Judge Lawrence Prattis on judge diversity, with contact suggestions to the Pennsylvania Bar Association and ACLU. It ends inviting readers to send questions about Keystone State news.
Jeb Magruder former Watergate figure and now Young Life official discusses his faith and past, saying skeptics taunt him but he views crises as personal meaning. He notes his turnaround from nominal to committed Christian while touring for fundraising dinners in Pittsburgh. He credits Young Life camps with showing tangible results among 250 youths and lives in Colorado with the organization’s national office.
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