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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1974
Page
1
Kuwaiti forces surround the Japanese Embassy as gunmen demand safe passage for Singapore group members. The attackers threaten to execute ambassador and two diplomats unless four from Singapore are released and flown to Kuwait, prompting an emergency cabinet meeting.
The Office of Management and Budget released Corry's request for 30 elderly housing units in the Fourth Ward. The project will go to HUD for reprocessing after thawing from an 18 month freeze, with timing uncertain amid prior agency deliberations in urban renewal.
Corry Area High School marks its 100th anniversary with a dedicated Alumni Celebration Office opening tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the former business service office beside Marine Bank on South Center Street. Mayor D. Mary Ann Kibler will attend the ribbon cutting as organizers announce HQ will coordinate summer events and sales of commemorative plates and coins. Alumni urge graduates to participate and details on prices will be released at the event.
Captain of detectives Richard Schrickler completed a three day background probe into Edward E. English 32 formerly of Corry now in Green Bay hospital after a December gun battle in which one officer was killed and another wounded English faces March arraignment on murder and assault charges The inquiry covered English youth friendships and local court records and will be provided to the Green Bay district attorney for trial use
City maintains normal operations for six weeks with a filled 3,000 gallon tank supplying police cruisers, fire trucks, and streets department vehicles. State police report cruisers at Corry station face no fuel problems as troopers buy from multiple stations and PennDOT. Fire Chief Lathrop warns volunteers may lack gas for private cars and vows action to ensure volunteers stay available for emergencies.
Harrisburg AP The Pennsylvania House approved overwhelmingly a measure to open all meetings of local government agencies to the public. The bill passed 1854 and advances to the Senate, with no debate. It requires public scheduling of meetings for government bodies and allows court voiding of private actions except in emergencies. Four Republicans opposed final passage.
Independent truckers rejected President Nixon's plan to freee diesel prices and future rate increases and told members to keep rigs off the road. Negotiators said they would continue bargaining though no new talks were set, citing inadequate income guarantees amid higher costs. Leonard Fleet urged drivers to stay down as W. J. Usery and Gov. Milton J. Shapp pressed for a settlement amid slow food and goods shortages.
Dozens of Pay school districts shut down as truck slowdowns slash deliveries. Perishables dwindle, grocery shelves thin, and gas stations run dry across western and central Pennsylvania. Officials warn shortages may deepen without truck traffic easing. Local cities arrange fuel shipments to key services amid the crisis.
Police recovered drugs stolen from Eckerd Drugs in Corry Plaza and part of the loot from Flye Rexall Drugs. Investigators traced suspects to Mayville after a NY trooper found the stash in Allegany. Suspects Caldart, Kelly, and Avon had been captured during a Brocton burglary and face 18 drug store burglaries and one armed robbery charge. Kelly described the loot as mostly junk with the best gone.
City Council heard a petition from East Bond Street residents asserting a public nuisance due to a resident's tractor trailer parked at home with two cars nearby. They cited early morning engine idling for up to two hours. Paul Bowen and Stanley Olander presented the petition as the council voted to receive and file it.
Police report progress in the nationwide search for 19 year old Patricia Hearst abducted from her Berkeley apartment. Gunfire erupted as two men dragged her to a waiting car while her fiancé Steven Weed, 26, was beaten. Authorities described the scene near UC Berkeley and noted no ransom demand. Randolph Hearst urged abductors to contact through the press.
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