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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1972
Page
3
An unclear OCR fragment references individuals and places such as Lifford and Hughes with stray names like Leo and Ronald. The text is garbled and lacks coherent events or dates, preventing a clear summary of a specific news item. No identifiable action, outcome, or identifiable organization is discernible.
The readable bits show a dispute over divorce actions and a contest involving a party named for a legal proceeding. Names and precise actions are unclear, but the fragment indicates a contested divorce with court involvement and a party referenced as “he.”
Beirut AP report on President Anwar Sadat signaling Soviet arms to Egypt to enable deep raids on Israeli cities. He cited U S aid to Israel and said Cairo would receive more weapons, with Egypt ready for heavy losses to inflict greater damage. He spoke after his Feb 2 visit to the Soviet Union.
Three blindfolded men were shot in the thigh in a Roman Catholic district of Belfast, believed to be punishment by IRA squads. Two more men wounded in separate incidents outside Belfast, both Catholics. A youth tarred and feathered on the road to Largan. Police say the attacks likely reflect IRA activity aimed at perceived traitors, with one victim dragged away by a crowd before aid could arrive.
The Corry Area Fine Arts Committee begins ticket sales for the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra concert on March 18. Patron members receive two adult tickets with $10 subscriptions. general public tickets go on sale at local venues with adult $1.50 and student 75 cent prices. Plans include incorporation for tax deductions and eligibility for state and federal funds, with festival growth into live theater and lectures. The next meeting is February 27 at 2:30 p.m. at the Salvation Army.
The Spruce Goose, Howard Hughes 320 foot wingspan plywood seaplane, may be sold by the U S government when its lease ends June 30. Government eyes bid process to recoup part of the 40 million invested. Hughes keeps a $800 monthly lease and $36,000 yearly harbor hangar fee. No buyers reported yet.
Harrisburg AP Those good old days when votes of absent House members helped pass key legislation may be gone. House Speaker Herbert Fineman ordered installation of a $4 000 electronic lock system to prevent absentee voting. The chief clerk would control the device as lawmakers flick their desk switches for yes or no. Absent members would have their switches locked until present. The system could be installed this April. Other reform proposals include opening committee meetings to the public and publicizing trip costs of lawmakers' junkets. Major Senate Democrats moved to strip merger language from a school money bill. Governor Shapp said he would veto a bill restricting labor injunctions but favored hearings to craft new legislation.
Two state workers who oppose all wars were seated as possible alternate jurors in the federal conspiracy trial of antiwar priest Philip Berrigan and six co-defendants. The panel aims for 16 with six backups as deliberations resume in Harrisburg. Opening statements could begin Thursday as jurors, including a 25 year old dairy farmer’s son and Navy veteran, face extensive questioning.
New York AP reports lawyers say Edith Irving plans to surrender today for arraignment on Swiss warrants charging counterfeiting forgery embezzlement and theft larceny. The case centers on the authenticity of the Hughes autobiography alleged to be drawn from over 100 interviews and linked to McGraw Hill Life magazine.
Meadville nineteen year old Karen M Bilison was arraigned before District Justice Clemson Rea on burglary and larceny charges for allegedly stealing a television a transistor radio and an antenna from a Conneautville home in November 1970. She was released on nominal bond pending a hearing set for Thursday at 2 30 p m in Reas office. Ellison was acquitted last week of armed robbery charges in a Donaldsonville Ga holdup last year. She and Kelley E Patton both of Meadville had spent more than a year in the Georgia jail prior to their trial.
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