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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1975
Page
1
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A holiday mix of tragedy and triumph unfolded on Christmas Day and Eve. In Pennsylvania five people including three children were slain at home. Tennessee saw a gun battle kill four and wound two. Florida reported a robbery murder in a furniture store. Bayonne and Los Angeles faced fatal fires and a major studio blaze. London welcomed quadruplets, and a Korean orphan found a new home. At Concord New Hampshire inmates rioted over Christmas meals, taking hostages and causing damage before restraint and tear gas pacified the scene.
The Coast Guard reported radio signals claiming a 25-foot Ohio cruiser with 10 aboard in trouble on Lake Erie may be a hoax. Heavy gale winds and near blizzard conditions hindered search efforts as cutters and helicopters prepared to help, while signals later said the boat stabilized.
An Associated Press report notes snow sleet and freezing rain flood Pennsylvania roads causing treacherous driving. Police report numerous minor crashes and a single injury in Upper Chichester Delaware County as a storm moved in from Kentucky. Western Pennsylvania saw up to two inches more snow with Mercer Centre and Monroe Counties hit. Travelers advisories urged caution across south central and eastern portions with more sleet and freezing rain likely while rain or snow flurries covered other areas. Temperatures were forecast to rise into the 40s and 50s before dipping back to the 20s and 30s tonight.
A three vehicle crash north of Union City left Meredith Brown 46 of Union City injured and taken to Erie Osteopathic Hospital with undetermined injuries. Brown rode with Merle Brown 46 of Union City while Brent Hammond 21 of Centerville and Karen Poux 25 of Union City were involved. Total damage reached 1500 dollars.
Fighting raged through the night in Beirut, Tripoli, and Zahlah as a brief Christmas lull collapsed. Mortars, rockets, and sniper fire terrorized Christian and Muslim districts. hundreds sheltered underground. Three policemen and seven civilians were killed. toll among combatants unknown. Premier Rashid Karami met Yasir Arafat in Beirut to mediate.
A barn fire near Five Corners in Carter Hill destroyed the barn and 25 cattle, risking over $60,000 in damage. Fire chief Terry McCray said crews from Elgin-Beaverdam and several neighboring departments fought multiple flare ups from 4:43 a.m. onward, with about 100 volunteers responding. One firefighter suffered burns to both hands. cattle losses priced at about $400 each. The blaze origin is under investigation at Kalika’s Columbus farm, with owner Alex Adamczyk retired from farming.
In Newport Tennessee a gun battle at the Red Lantern inn left four dead and two wounded. Officials say the incident may avenge a prior ambush that wounded prison escapee Jackie Layman, who slipped from a state prison last August and was later shot in an ambush. Crime investigators describe Layman as the attacker using a carbine at about 3 a.m. on Christmas morning.
Corry earned income tax forms mailed to residents 18 and over by April 15. Forms for earnings from inside Corry are due promptly. others must wait for W2. Several gunfire incidents at a tavern in Cocke County left Layman and three men dead, with others wounded or detained.
Corry barracks investigated two pre Christmas incidents. Clarence Thompson files aggravated assault charges against Terry McDaniel after a Pleasantville bar argument. Charles Aveges of Erie reports his car rammed seven times while driving on Route B near Centerville at about 50 miles per hour.
A former Corry couple and their children were in a head on collision on Route 97 near Union City. Louise Louise Howard of Erie was admitted to Union City Hospital with injuries. Her husband, the other driver, and their children escaped with bumps and bruises.
President Ford faces conservative pressure as he shifts on three bills including energy tax cut extensions and a veto of a common site picketing measure. Reagan urged veto, donors threaten funding, and labor groups back the picketing bill. Dunlop weighs quitting amid loyalty tests and policy clashes within the party.
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