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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1973
Page
1
Navy Capt. James A. Mulligan Jr of Pensacola Fla gives thumbs up as he boards a bus to the Base Hospital at Clark Air Base Philippines after his release. The scene highlights 143 freed prisoners of war depicted in the accompanying image.
At Clark Air Base Philippines the first 15 American prisoners of war freed by Hanoi stepped from the Starlifter. Lt Cmdr Everett Alvarez Jr the long-time POW smiled as he descended the ramp. The U S side reported 341 Americans still held in North Vietnam with more slated for release in two-week intervals. In Saigon officials pressed ahead with exchanges, sending 200 Vietnamese POWs to Phu Bai and preparing 1 035 others for swap at Loc Ninh.
A GECAC plan to add a nutrition centered meals option alongside Meals on Wheels could begin by midsummer in Erie County including Corry. Elderly may choose either home delivered noon meals or meals at a central dinner center, with emphasis on social interaction and nutrition.
Several thousand striking teachers demonstrated outside the County Detention Center in Philadelphia to protest the jailing of two union officials, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Frank Sullivan and chief negotiator John Ryan, who received six months to four years for criminal contempt. The walkout leaders, and PFT officials, said negotiations would not resume while the pair remain jailed.
Twenty-seven U.S. prisoners of war arrived in Saigon after an 11 hour delay, ending their captivity in Viet Cong camps. They walked a receiving line with Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and Gen. Frederick Weyand, then boarded a Nightingale hospital flight to Clark Air Base. Richard Waldhaus of Pittsburg was identified as the 27th released prisoner who wished to go to the Saigon Army Hospital.
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania taxpayers will owe about 104 million dollars to the state school employee retirement fund for shortfalls dating to the 1960s. The fund now pays about 170 million annually to 42,000 retirees while 209,000 district workers contribute 5.33 percent of salaries. Lawmakers note long standing underpayment and question the math behind district and state contributions.
Jakarta AP reports Wye Sargent an American anthropologist was expelled by the West Irian military command for activities deemed detrimental to regional development. The order urged the immigration department not to extend her visa. Sargent, from Hastings Beach California, had lived four months among the Mulia Tribe researching sex life and wore leaves and strings per tribal customs.
Pennsylvania anti abortion groups press to modify health insurance to require women seeking abortions to pay extra premiums. Blue Cross Blue Shield maintain coverage based on family plans without deeming abortion necessary for health. Critics argue standard rates unfairly burden those opposed to abortion and raise ethical questions about subsidizing others. McGuire of the Pennsylvania for Human Life says the Supreme Court ruling will boost abortion figures, while insurers note state rules may limit future bans. Representatives from 17 groups met to plan actions beyond the insurance issue.
Two weekend accidents investigated by the State Police at the Corry substation caused total damage of 7. Westenday at 2 20 p.m. Trooper Fred Mercer reported a two car crash on Route 26 east of Carry Floyd Hockenberry. Bradley K. Breen 17 attempted to pass and lost control. Breen’s car struck a bridge abutment, injuring no one on the Hockenberry vehicle. A second crash at 2 45 p.m. on West Mem street extension left Edward B. Swarm 23 with head and facial lacerations after his car left the road, sheared a guard rail, and landed in a small creek.
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