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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1972
Page
3
A fragmented note records a yell or vow linked to a personal dispute. Names and place details are unreadable, leaving only a hint of a confrontation or decision involving a man and a woman. The readable portion points to a domestic or social tension rather than a formal event.
George Miketish, wounded Monday night during a capture by state troopers and FBI agents in Marienville, was moved to the Western State Penitentiary hospital. A U S magistrate ordered a $500000 bond on charges of kidnapping and assaulting a federal officer as part of a four day manhunt. He faces kidnapping, assault and parole violation counts connected to last Thursday’s abduction of Yvonne Bancroft of Busti New York, the wounding of a 12 year old boy, and the beating of the boy’s mother.
James A. McHale state secretary of agriculture invites Corry area Democratic chairwoman Rita Downey to a 8 p.m. meeting at the Holiday Inn Meadville to discuss current issues before the legislature or executive branch. Paul Blakeslee offers six farmer suggestions on dairy support, advertising, calfhood vaccination, and milk pricing.
The National Guard Armory in Corry underwent its annual inspection yesterday led by Major A.B. Holly of the First Army. Local officials reported a thorough review of facilities and safety procedures during the visit.
The 76,000 ton aircraft carrier Constellation was ordered back from Hong Kong to the Tonkin Gulf amid reports of intensified North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attacks across South Vietnam. Informants say Constellation will join Coral Sea and Hancock to form a strike force against North Vietnam if a major offensive begins, with U S officials predicting action this month. Reports list 37 South Vietnamese killed and 141 wounded. Saigon claims 147 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed and 22 captured.
In Belfast and Londonderry a planned 2 hour civil rights disruption failed to materialize as most shops schools and factories opened normally. Londonderry leader Michael Haward called the Day of Disruption an absolute disaster while the Civil Rights Association said the protest was called to pressure Northern Tre.
In Seminole County Georgia a Meadville area man Kelley Patton 22 and woman Karen Ellison 19 jailed without bond on armed robbery charges from January 20 1971 face trial as jury selection concluded. The case drew local attention amid backlogs and bond denial under state law while political unrest in Northern Ireland is noted in an adjacent dispatch.
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